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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-197505"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SR"
cik: "0001126956"
company_name: "SPIRE INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:33:03.779110+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Spire completes sale of gas marketing business to Boardwalk Pipelines for $215M cash

## Summary
- Sale closed April 30, 2026; proceeds of $215M in cash used partially to fund Piedmont Natural Gas Tennessee acquisition.
- Spire Marketing employees and clients transition to new Boardwalk unit, Boardwalk Continuum Marketing, LLC.
- Transaction sharpens Spire's focus on regulated natural gas utility operations and reduces risk profile.
- Pat Strange continues as president of Boardwalk Continuum Marketing, ensuring leadership continuity.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-197505
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SR
- cik: 0001126956
- company_name: SPIRE INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000119312526197505/0001193125-26-197505-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000119312526197505/sr-20260430.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 5b6a575faa2d520555a5372299aef4053a00850a
  claim: SPIRE INC completed a disposition involving Boardwalk Pipelines, LP for $215.0 million in cash (closed 2026-04-30).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 30, 2026, Seller completed the previously announced Transaction for $215.0 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments as provided in the Agreement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000119312526197505/0001193125-26-197505-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.