Spire Form 4 / Joseph B. Hampton ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hampton Joseph B.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

700 MARKET STREET

(Street)

ST. LOUIS

63101

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPIRE INC [ SR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President, AL & MS

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/29/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	11/29/2024		F		116⁽¹⁾	D	$73.19	7,086	D
Common Stock	11/29/2024		A		1,135⁽²⁾	A	$73.19	8,221	D
Common Stock	11/29/2024		F		334⁽³⁾	D	$73.19	7,887	D
Common Stock								6,368.428⁽⁴⁾	I	Held in 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Phantom Stock	⁽⁵⁾	11/29/2024		A		487		⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	487	$73.19	2,150	D
Phantom Stock	⁽⁶⁾	11/29/2024		F			16	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	16	$73.19	2,134	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the number of shares withheld for the payment of taxes incident to the vesting of 392 shares of time-vested restricted stock.

2. Represents restricted stock performance units that vested and settled in stock based on performance metrics not tied to the market price of the Company's stock.

3. Represents the number of shares withheld for the payment of taxes incident to the vesting of 1,135 performance contingent restricted units.

4. Shares held in Company stock fund of 401(k) plan as reported by trustee as of November 29, 2024.

5. Represents phantom stock vesting to the reporting person pursuant to his election to defer into his deferred income plan account 487 shares of performance contingent stock awarded to him. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Spire Inc. common stock. Shares of phantom stock are payable in annual installments payable for 15 years commencing 6 months following the reporting person's separation of employment and can be transferred to other investments within the reporting person's deferred income plan account at any time at least six months after vesting.

6. Represents the number of shares of phantom stock withheld for the payment of taxes.

Remarks:

	/s/Courtney Vomund as attorney in fact for Hampton Joseph B	12/02/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Spire (SR) Form 4SPIRE / Joseph B. Hampton ownership change