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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): January 3, 2017
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MDU Resources Group, Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Delaware | | 1-3480 | | 41-0423660 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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1200 West Century Avenue
P.O. Box 5650
Bismarck, North Dakota 58506-5650
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (701) 530-1000 |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On January 3, 2017, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., issued a press release announcing that it has signed a 25-year agreement with a subsidiary of ALLETE Clean Energy to purchase the power from an expansion of the Thunder Spirit Wind farm located near Hettinger, North Dakota. Thunder Spirit Wind 2 will produce up to 50 megawatts of additional energy and is anticipated to be on line in December 2018. The agreement also includes an option for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. to buy the project at the close of construction. Construction costs for the project are estimated to be $85 million.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| | 99 | | Press Release issued January 3, 2017, announcing Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., signed an agreement to purchase power from wind farm expansion |
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.
Date: January 3, 2017
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| MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Daniel S. Kuntz |
| | Daniel S. Kuntz |
| | General Counsel and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | | Description of Exhibit |
99 | | Press Release issued January 3, 2017, announcing Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., signed an agreement to purchase power from wind farm expansion |