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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0001140361-10-006902
Form Type:: 5
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2010-02-16 12:00:00
Reporting Period:: 2009-12-31

Filing Date:: 2010-02-16
Accepted Time:: 2010-02-16 17:42:39
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
203248	Southern Union Co	SUG	Natural Gas Transmission (4922)	750571592

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1338069	E George Aldrich	C/O Southern Union Company 5444 Westheimer Road Houston TX 77056	Senior V.p. - Controller & Cao	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2009-12-31	23	$0.00	647	No	5	P	Indirect	401(K) Plan
Common Stock	Disposition	2009-09-03	211	$19.20	2,567	No	5	D	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	5	P	Indirect	401(K) Plan
No	5	D	Direct

Reported Derivative Holdings

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to purchase)	$24.80	2015-09-02	15,000	15,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Appreciation Rights	$28.07	2016-12-27	13,361	13,361	Direct
Common Stock	Cash Restricted Units	$0.00		2,036	2,036	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Appreciation Rights	$28.48		29,014	29,014	Direct
Common Stock	Cash Restricted Units	$0.00		5,698	5,698	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Appreciation Rights	$12.55	2018-12-15	35,124	35,124	Direct
Common Stock	Cash Restricted Units	$0.00		5,182	5,182	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Appreciation Rights	$21.64	2019-12-15	18,190	18,190	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2015-09-02	15,000	15,000	Direct
2016-12-27	13,361	13,361	Direct
	2,036	2,036	Direct
	29,014	29,014	Direct
	5,698	5,698	Direct
2018-12-15	35,124	35,124	Direct
	5,182	5,182	Direct
2019-12-15	18,190	18,190	Direct

Footnotes

This information concerns shares held under the Issuer's 401(k) Plan. This report reflects shares purchased for the plan by the plan trustee, at the sole discretion of the trustee, at such prices as were available in the open market at the time of such purchases. Information reported herein is based on the plan statement for the period ended December 31, 2009.
The Reporting Person covered the cost of the associated taxes with the shares disbursed. The Plan Administrator failed to timely report this transaction to the Issuer.
These options are fully vested and exerciseable.
The stock appreciation rights are fully vested and exerciseable.
6,108 cash restricted units were awarded to the Reporting Person on December 17, 2007 (the "Grant Date 2007"). The cash restricted units permit the recipient to receive, on predetermined dates upon expiration of applicable restrictions, cash in an amount equal to a specified number of shares of the Company's common stock valued at the closing price of the Company's common stock on such dates. Restrictions on the award will expire in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the Grant Date 2007. To date restrictions have expired on 4,072 of the cash restricted units.
Stock appreciation rights will be settled in shares of common stock at an exercise price of $28.48 per share, which was equal to the closing price on Grant Date 2007. The award will vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of Grant Date 2007. To date 19,342 stock appreciation rights have vested.
8,546 cash restricted units were awarded to the Reporting Person on December 15, 2008 (the "Grant Date 2008"). The cash restricted units permit the recipient to receive, on predetermined dates upon expiration of applicable restrictions, cash in an amount equal to a specified number of shares of the Company's common stock valued at the closing price of the Company's common stock on such dates. Restrictions on the award will expire in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the Grant Date 2008. To date restrictions on 2,848 cash restricted units have expired.
Stock appreciation rights will be settled in shares of common stock at an exercise price of $12.55 per share, which was equal to the closing price on Grant Date 2008. The award will vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of Grant Date 2008. As such 11,708 stock appreciation rights are currently vested and exerciseable.
5,182 cash restricted units were awarded to the Reporting Person on December 15, 2009 (the "Grant Date 2009"). The cash restricted units permit the recipient to receive, on predetermined dates upon expiration of applicable restrictions, cash in an amount equal to a specified number of shares of the Company's common stock valued at the closing price of the Company's common stock on such dates. Restrictions on the award will expire in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the Grant Date 2009.
Stock appreciation rights will be settled in shares of common stock at an exercise price of $21.64 per share, which was equal to the closing price on Grant Date 2009. The award will vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of Grant Date 2009.