Wdesk | Item 8.01 (wind farm)

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): November 24, 2014



MDU Resources Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
1-3480
 
41-0423660
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
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 8.01 Other Events.

On November 24, 2014, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., issued a press release announcing that it has signed an agreement to purchase a North Dakota wind farm to be developed by ALLETE Clean Energy, a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc. The wind project, located near Hettinger, North Dakota, is anticipated to be completed in December 2015. The project's cost is approximately $200 million, and the purchase is subject to regulatory approvals.



Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
 
99
 
Press Release issued November 24, 2014, announcing Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., signed an agreement to purchase a North Dakota wind farm
 


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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: November 24, 2014


 
MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Doran N. Schwartz
 
 
Doran N. Schwartz
 
 
Vice President and
 
 
   Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
 
Description of Exhibit
99
 
Press Release issued November 24, 2014, announcing Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., signed an agreement to purchase a North Dakota wind farm






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