---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-020589"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SR"
cik: "0001126956"
company_name: "SPIRE INC"
filed_at: "2023-07-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T02:49:46.078695+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Spire expands board to 11, elects Ferrari and Koonce as directors

## Summary
- Board increased from 9 to 11 members; Ferrari elected effective July 19, 2023, Koonce effective July 28, 2023.
- Ferrari retired from Edward Jones as general partner, COO, and CIO; also served at Morgan Stanley, JJ Kenny, Chase Manhattan.
- Koonce retired from Dominion Energy as EVP, president and CEO of Power Generation Group after 38 years in energy.
- Ferrari term expires at 2026 annual meeting; Koonce term expires at 2025 annual meeting.
- Both will receive standard independent director compensation and benefits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-020589
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SR
- cik: 0001126956
- company_name: SPIRE INC
- filed_at: 2023-07-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000143774923020589/0001437749-23-020589-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000143774923020589/spre20230724_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-020589
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-020589.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-020589.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Vincent J. Ferrari was elected as Director at SPIRE INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: and elected Vincent J. Ferrari, age 63, and Paul D. Koonce, age 63, to the Board effective July 19, 2023, and July 28, 2023, respectively
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000143774923020589/0001437749-23-020589-index.htm
- Executive change
  Paul D. Koonce was elected as Director at SPIRE INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: and elected Vincent J. Ferrari, age 63, and Paul D. Koonce, age 63, to the Board effective July 19, 2023, and July 28, 2023, respectively
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000143774923020589/0001437749-23-020589-index.htm

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