LACLEDE GAS COMPANY (a Missouri corporation) First Mortgage Bonds, 6.35% Series due October 15, 2038 PURCHASE AGREEMENTPurchase Agreement • September 23rd, 2008 • Laclede Gas Co • Natural gas distribution • New York
Laclede Gas Company, a Missouri corporation (the “Company”), confirms its agreement with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (“Edward Jones”) and each of the other Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters,” which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10 hereof), for whom Edward Jones is acting as representative (in such capacity, the “Representative”), with respect to the issue and sale by the Company and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective principal amounts set forth in said Schedule A of $80,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s First Mortgage Bonds, 6.35% Series due October 15, 2038 (the “Securities”). If there are no Underwriters set forth in Schedule A hereto other than Edward Jones, then the terms “Underwriters” and “Representative” shall each be deemed to refer to Edward Jones. The Securities are to be issued pursuant to the Company’s Mortgage
