Exhibit 4.19a
WHEREAS, on August 28, 1986, the Board delegated to any
two of the Chairman of the Board, President, Executive Vice
President or Senior Vice President of Laclede Gas Company, the
standing authority to make certain amendments to employee benefit
plans (as defined by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 ("ERISA")) and related trust agreements (the "Plans") to the
extent such amendments deal with changes necessary or appropriate:
(1) to comply with, or obtain the benefit of, applicable laws
and/or regulations, as amended from time to time; (2) to reflect
minor or routine administrative matters; (3) to clarify the meaning
of any provisions of the Plans; and/or (4) to evidence changes in
then existing Plans to reflect the interrelationship thereof with
newly adopted Plans or amendments to Plans, which newly adopted
Plans or amendments affect the terms of such other then existing
Plans (the "Delegated Authority"); and
WHEREAS, the Board desires to name additional officers to
execute such Delegated Authority.
RESOLVED, that any two of the Chairman of the Board,
President, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer or Corporate Secretary of the Company
or Laclede Gas Company shall be authorized to execute Plan
amendments pursuant to the Delegated Authority.
