---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-000385"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SR"
cik: "0001126956"
company_name: "SPIRE INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T09:48:54.091322+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Spire CEO Steven L. Lindsey begins health-related leave of absence; COO Scott E. Doyle assumes duties

## Summary
- President & CEO Steven L. Lindsey began an indeterminate health-related leave on Jan 3, 2025.
- Executive VP & COO Scott E. Doyle will assume Lindsey's duties without additional compensation.
- Lindsey also serves as CEO of Spire Alabama and Spire Missouri subsidiaries.
- Company expects no negative impact on operations during the leave.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-000385
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SR
- cik: 0001126956
- company_name: SPIRE INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000143774925000385/0001437749-25-000385-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3146/000143774925000385/spre20250104_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-000385
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-000385.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-000385.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Scott E. Doyle changed role as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at SPIRE INC.
  - Action: assumed duties of President and CEO
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Scott E. Doyle, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, will assume Mr. Lindsey’s duties and responsibilities during the extent of the leave of absence
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000143774925000385/0001437749-25-000385-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven L. Lindsey changed role as President and Chief Executive Officer at SPIRE INC.
  - Action: began leave of absence
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On January 3, 2025, Steven L. Lindsey, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Spire Inc. (the “Company”) began a leave of absence for health-related reasons.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000143774925000385/0001437749-25-000385-index.htm

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