# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001126956
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-057095
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 10300
**Document Hash:** de375b9bf5e4f9f39c488578c56a257b
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-057095.hdr.sgml**: 20260218

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-057095

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260213

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260218

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260218

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SPIRE INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001126956
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 742976504
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MO
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-16681
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26648566

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 700 MARKET STREET
- **CITY:** ST LOUIS
- **STATE:** MO
- **ZIP:** 63101
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3143420500

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 700 MARKET STREET
- **CITY:** ST LOUIS
- **STATE:** MO
- **ZIP:** 63101

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LACLEDE GROUP INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20001024

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM** 8-K

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2026

<u>CommissionFile Number</u>   <u>Name of Registrant, Address of PrincipalExecutive Offices and Telephone Number</u>   <u>State ofIncorporation</u>   <u>IRS EmployerIdentification No.</u> <br> 1-16681 Spire Inc.700 Market Street St. Louis, MO 63101 314-342-0500 Missouri 74-2976504

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock $1.00 par value | SR | New York Stock Exchange LLC |
| 6.375% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2086 | SRJN | New York Stock Exchange LLC |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**<u>Item 5.03</u> <u>Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year</u>.** 

On February 13, 2026, Spire Inc. (the "Company") filed a Termination of Certificate of Designations of 5.90% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Termination of Certificate of Designations") to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, eliminating from the Articles of Incorporation all matters set forth in the Certificate of Designations with respect to its 5.90% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock"). This amendment terminates the Certificate of Designations of 5.90% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, which was made a part of the Articles of Incorporation when filed with the Missouri Secretary of State on May 16, 2019. A copy of the Termination of Certificate of Designations is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

**<u>Item 8.01</u> <u>Other Events</u>.** 

On February 13, 2026, the Company completed the previously announced redemption of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the corresponding depositary shares representing fractional interests in the Series A Preferred Stock.

**<u>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</u>**

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 3.1 | [<u>Termination of the Certificate of Designations of 5.90% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock</u>](sr-ex3_1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and included in the Interactive Data Files submitted under Exhibit 101). |

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**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  |  | **Spire Inc.** | **Spire Inc.** |
| Date: | February 18, 2026 | By: | <br>/s/ Adam Woodard |
|  |  |  | Adam Woodard<br>Executive Vice President and <br>Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 3.1

**Exhibit 3.1**

**TERMINATION OF** 

**CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF**

**5.90% SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK**

**OF**

**SPIRE INC.**

Pursuant to Section 351.180 of the General Business and Corporations Law of the State of Missouri, Spire Inc., a Missouri corporation (the "<u>Corporation</u>"), does hereby certify that:

Pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "<u>Board of Directors</u>") by the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (as such may be further amended, modified or restated from time to time, and including this Termination of Certificate of Designations, the "<u>Articles of Incorporation</u>"), and applicable law, the Board of Directors adopted a resolution on February 13, 2026, authorizing the cancellation of the Certification of Designations of 5.90% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "<u>Certificate of Designations</u>") filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri on May 16, 2019, which created a series of 10,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $25.00 per share, of the Corporation designated as "5.90% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock" (the "<u>Series A Preferred Stock</u>");

Certain designated officers of the Corporation, including the President and any Vice President of the Corporation have been authorized by the Board to take action to terminate the Certificate of Designations; and

Pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board by the Articles of Incorporation and Section 351.180.7 of The General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri, which provides, in pertinent part, that the Board may eliminate from the Articles all references to the Series A Preferred Stock by filing this certificate terminating the Certificate of Designations, the Board adopted the following resolutions:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board, the Certificate of Designations is hereby terminated and all references to the Series A Preferred Stock, including all powers, designations, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof as set forth in the Certificate of Designations, are hereby eliminated from the Articles of Incorporation;

RESOLVED FURTHER, that no shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding and none of such shares will be issued pursuant to the Certificate of Designations;

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the shares of Preferred Stock previously designated as Series A Preferred Stock shall be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock of the Corporation, without designation as to series, and may thereafter be issued by the Corporation as shares of any series of preferred stock as may be designated by the Board from time to time in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation and applicable law; and

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RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Board further authorizes and directs the officers of the Corporation ("<u>Officers</u>") to execute and deliver any and all agreements, amendments, certificates, reports, applications, notices, instruments, schedules, statements, consents, letters or other documents with respect to the matters contemplated by the foregoing resolutions, to make any filings pursuant to federal, state or local laws, including any filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, that such Officers deem necessary to incur any fees and expenses and to do or cause to be done any and all such other acts and things as, in the opinion of any such Officer, may be necessary, appropriate or desirable in order to comply with the applicable laws and regulations of any jurisdiction, or otherwise in order to enable the Corporation fully and promptly to carry out the purposes and intent of the foregoing resolutions and to permit the matters contemplated thereby to be lawfully consummated.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Spire Inc. has caused this Termination of Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock to be signed by Courtney Vomund, its Senior Vice President, this 13th day of February, 2026.

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| SPIRE INC. | SPIRE INC. |
| By: | /s/ Courtney M. Vomund |
| Name: | Courtney M. Vomund |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary |

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