Summary

 The Empire District Electric Company - Oil & Gas - Deals and Alliances Profile is an essential source for company data and information. The profile examines the company’s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy as well as highlighting the company’s major recent financial deals.

The Empire District Electric Company (Empire District) is an independent energy distribution company. It is engaged in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Further, it also supplies natural gas and water service, to approximately 215,000 customers in its operating region. The company has three business segments, namely, electric, gas and other. In the electric segment, the company principally serves 121 incorporated communities and various unincorporated areas, and four municipally owned distribution systems. The combined generation capacity of its power plants is 1,255 MW.

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Recent Developments

Nov 02, 2009: EDE Announces Board Changes
Apr 23, 2009: EDE Reports Election Of Directors And Officers
Feb 05, 2009: EDE Reports Year-End 2008 Results

Scope

- Provides key company information for business intelligence needs
- Gives information on the company’s major recent financial deals including mergers & acquisitions, asset transactions, PE/VC deals, equity offerings, debt offerings and partnerships.
- Data is supplemented with details on the company’s history, key executives, business description, locations and subsidiaries as well as a list of products and services and the latest available company statement.

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- Understanding the key deals which have shaped the company."
 

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List of Tables 3
List of Figures 3
The Empire District Electric Company, Oil & Gas, Deals By Year, 2004 to YTD 2010 4
The Empire District Electric Company, Oil & Gas Deals By Type, 2004 to YTD 2010 5
The Empire District Electric Company, Oil & Gas, Deals By Region, 2004 to YTD 2010 6
The Empire District Electric Company, Oil & Gas, Deals By Sector, 2004 to YTD 2010 7
The Empire District Electric Company, Oil & Gas, Deals Summary, 2004 to YTD 2010 7
The Empire District Electric Company, Oil & Gas, Deal Details 8
Asset Purchase 8
Aquila Sells Missouri Natural Gas Utility Division To The Empire District Gas 8
Equity Offering 9
The Empire District Electric Completes Offerigng For $69 Million 9
The Empire District Electric Completes Public Offering Of $77 Million 11
Debt Offering 13
The Empire District Electric Completes Offering Of First Mortgage Bonds For $75 Million 13
The Empire District Electric Issues 6.375% First Mortgage Bonds Due 2018 For $90 Million 14
The Empire District Electric Issues 5.875% First Mortgage Bonds Due 2037 For $80 Million 15
The Empire District Electric Issues 6.82% First Mortgage Bonds For $55 Million 16
The Empire District Electric Completes Public Offering Of 5.8% Senior Notes Due 2035 For $40 Million 17
Key Competitors 18
Key Employees 18
Locations And Subsidiaries 19
Head Office 19
Recent Developments 20
Financial Announcements 20
Feb 05, 2009: EDE Reports Year-End 2008 Results 20
Feb 05, 2009: EDE Declares Quarterly Dividend 21
Oct 23, 2008: EDE Declares Quarterly Dividend 21
Oct 23, 2008: EDE Reports 3Q 2008 Results 21
Jul 24, 2008: EDE Declares Quarterly Dividend 23
Jul 24, 2008: EDE Reports 2Q 2008 Results 23
Apr 24, 2008: EDE Reports 1Q 2008 Results 24
Apr 24, 2008: EDE Declares Quarterly Dividend 26
Jan 31, 2008: EDE Declares Quarterly Dividend 26
Jan 31, 2008: EDE Declares Full Year 2007 Results 26
Oct 25, 2007: EDE Declares Q3 2007 Results 27
Oct 25, 2007: EDE Declares Quarterly Dividend 28
Jul 26, 2007: EDE Declares Q2 2007 Results 28
Jul 26, 2007: EDE Declares Quarterly Dividend 29
Apr 26, 2007: EDE Declares Q1 2007 Results 29
Apr 26, 2007: EDE Declares Quarterly Dividend 30
Feb 01, 2007: EDE Declares Q4 2006 Results 30
Feb 01, 2007: EDE Declares Quarterly Dividend 31
Other Significant Developments 31
Nov 02, 2009: EDE Announces Board Changes 31
Apr 23, 2009: EDE Reports Election Of Directors And Officers 32
Feb 05, 2009: EDE Announces Board Changes 32
Appendix 34
Methodology 34
About Global Markets Direct 34
Contact Us 34
Disclaimer 34"
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List of Tables
The Empire District Electric Company, Oil & Gas, Key Facts, 2008 1
Aquila Sells Missouri Natural Gas Utility Division To The Empire District Gas 8
The Empire District Electric Completes Offerigng For $69 Million 9
The Empire District Electric Completes Public Offering Of $77 Million 11
The Empire District Electric Completes Offering Of First Mortgage Bonds For $75 Million 13
The Empire District Electric Issues 6.375% First Mortgage Bonds Due 2018 For $90 Million 14
The Empire District Electric Issues 5.875% First Mortgage Bonds Due 2037 For $80 Million 15
The Empire District Electric Issues 6.82% First Mortgage Bonds For $55 Million 16
The Empire District Electric Completes Public Offering Of 5.8% Senior Notes Due 2035 For $40 Million 17"
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List of Figures
The Empire District Electric Company, Oil & Gas, Deals By Year, 2004 to YTD 2010 4
The Empire District Electric Company, Oil & Gas, Deals by Type, 2004 to YTD 2010 5
The Empire District Electric Company, Oil & Gas, Deals By Region, 2004 to YTD 2010 6
The Empire District Electric Company, Oil & Gas, Deals by Sector, 2004 to YTD 2010 7"

Companies Mentioned
The following companies are the major competitors of The Empire District Electric Company:

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
NV Energy, Inc.
Westar Energy, Inc.
OGE Energy Corp.
NSTAR
NorthWestern Corporation
NiSource Inc.
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
DPL Inc.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Aquila, Inc."
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