MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC — Capital/Financing Update 2018

Mar 1, 2018

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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): March 1, 2018

MDU Resources Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	1-03480	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 March 1, 2018, 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 expansion to be developed by ALLETE Clean Energy (ACE), a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc. The wind farm expansion, located near Hettinger, North Dakota, is anticipated to be completed in late 2018. The project’s cost is approximately $85 million and the purchase is subject to approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

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99	Press Release issued March 1, 2018, announcing Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., signed an agreement to purchase a North Dakota wind farm expansion to be developed by ALLETE Clean Energy (ACE), a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc.

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: March 1, 2018

MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC.
By:	/s/ Jason L. Vollmer
	Jason L. Vollmer
	Vice President, Chief Financial
	Officer and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99	Press Release issued March 1, 2018, announcing Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., signed an agreement to purchase a North Dakota wind farm expansion to be developed by ALLETE Clean Energy (ACE), a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc.