Energen to Sell Its Natural Gas Utility to St. Louis‐Based the Laclede Group

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Energen Corporation (NYSE: EGN) today announced that it has signed a definitive stock purchase agreement to sell its natural gas utility business, Alabama Gas Corporation (Alagasco), to The Laclede Group, Inc. (NYSE: LG). The value of the transaction is $1.6 billion, subject to customary closing adjustments, and is comprised of $1.28 billion in cash and approximately $320 million of debt. Energen’s after-tax proceeds are estimated to be $1.1 billion, after consideration of accelerated intangible drilling costs.