ST. LOUIS, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At today's meeting of the Board of Directors of The Laclede Group, Inc. , the Board increased the quarterly dividend from 35-1/2 cents per share to 36-1/2 cents per share on its common stock, par value $1.00 per share. The dividend will be payable on January 2, 2007, to shareholders of record on December 11, 2006.
In addition, the Board of Directors of Laclede Gas Company declared the quarterly dividend of 31-1/4 cents per share on its preferred stock, series B, and the quarterly dividend of 28-1/2 cents per share on its preferred stock, series C, payable December 31, 2006 to stockholders of record December 11, 2006.