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| [ X ] | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                         For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2013 |

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| [     ] | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934                      For the Transition Period from ­__________ to __________ |

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| Missouri(State of Incorporation)                                                                                                                                                | 43-0368139(I.R.S. Employer Identification number) |
| 720 Olive StreetSt. Louis, MO  63101(Address and zip code of principal executive offices) 314-342-0500(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |

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|   | Large accelerated filer | [     ] |   | Accelerated filer | [     ] |
|   | Non-accelerated filer | [ X ] |   | Smaller reporting company | [     ] |

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| (a) | See Exhibit Index |

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|   |   |   |   |   |   | LACLEDE GAS COMPANY |
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|   | Date: |   | May 15, 2014 | Signature: |   | /s/ Steven P. Rasche |
|   |   |   |   |   |   | Steven P. Rasche |
|   |   |   |   |   |   | Chief Financial Officer |

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| 12*         | - | Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
| 31          | - | CEO and CFO Certifications under Exchange Act Rule 13a – 14(a). |
| 32          | - | CEO and CFO Section 1350 Certifications. |
| 101.INS*    | - | XBRL Instance Document. (1) |
| 101.SCH*    | - | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema. (1) |
| 101.CAL*    | - | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase. (1) |
| 101.DEF*    | - | XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase. (1) |
| 101.LAB*    | - | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase. (1) |
| 101.PRE*    | - | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase. (1) |

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| (1) | Attached as Exhibit 101 to the Original Filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q were the following documents formatted in extensible business reporting language (XBRL): (i) Document and Entity Information; (ii) unaudited Statements of Income for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012; (iii) unaudited Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012; (iv) unaudited Balance Sheets at December 31, 2013, September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012; (v) unaudited Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and (vi) Notes to the unaudited Financial Statements. We also make available on our website the Interactive Data Files submitted as Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report. |