X0202 5 2004-06-30 0 0 0 0000203248 SOUTHERN UNION CO SUG 0001184005 ROUNTREE GEORGE III C/O SOUTHERN UNION CO ONE PEI CENTER WILKES BARRE PA 18711 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 1988-08-08 5 A 0 0 A 27843.905 I Directors Plan This information concerns shares held under the Issuer's Director's Deferred Compensation 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 for the period ended June 30, 2004. Information reported herein is based on the Plan Statement for the period ended June 30, 2004. The Reporting Person may also be deemed to own directly 44,084 shares of common stock and indirectly 1,670 shares of common stock owned by his wife, 3,645 shares of common stock as trustee for the Rountree and Seagle Profit Sharing Plan, and 27,843.905 shares of common stock through the Issuer's Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. Dennis K. Morgan for George Rountree III 2004-08-13