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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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[Letter to beneficial shareowners on company letterhead]
January 12, 2001
Dear Laclede Shareholder:
Laclede Gas Company's annual meeting will be held on
Thursday, January 25, 2001.
We need your vote. Your broker cannot vote your shares on
Proposal 3 unless it receives your specific voting instructions
regarding Proposal 3. A duplicate voting instruction card and
return envelope are enclosed for your convenience.
Proposal 3 involving the formation of a holding company
requires approval by at least two-thirds of the outstanding
shares. The Board of Directors and management recommends you
vote "For" Proposal 3, Institutional Shareholder Services
recommends a vote "For" Proposal 3 and over 90% of votes
received to date have voted "For" Proposal 3, but we have not
yet received your vote.
Please vote now by signing the enclosed card and returning
it. In the event that two proxies are received from you, the
one bearing the latest date will be counted, as it automatically
revokes all prior proxies.
Thank you,
/s/Douglas H. Yaeger
Douglas H. Yaeger
Enclosure
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[Letter to record shareowners on company letterhead]
January 12, 2001
Dear Laclede Shareholder:
Laclede Gas Company's annual meeting will be held on
Thursday, January 25, 2001.
We need your vote. With the Annual Meeting now only a
short time away, it is important that you sign and return your
proxy card as soon as possible to make sure that your shares
will be voted. A duplicate proxy card and return envelope are
enclosed for your convenience.
This year Proposal 3 involves the formation of a holding
company, which requires approval by at least two-thirds of the
outstanding shares. The Board of Directors and management
recommends you vote "For" Proposal 3, Institutional Shareholder
Services recommends a vote "For" Proposal 3 and over 90% of the
votes received to date have voted "For" Proposal 3, but we have
not yet received your vote.
Please vote now by signing the enclosed card and returning
it. In the event that two proxies are received from you, the
one bearing the latest date will be counted, as it automatically
revokes all prior proxies.
Thank you,
/s/Douglas H. Yaeger
Douglas H. Yaeger
Enclosure
