X0303 4 2009-05-28 0 0000203248 SOUTHERN UNION CO SUG 0001197290 JACOBI HERBERT H C/O SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY 5444 WESTHEIMER ROAD HOUSTON TX 77056-5306 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2009-05-28 4 A 0 1000 A 36250 D Common Stock 15354.704 I Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan Stock Options (right to purchase) 16.98 2009-05-28 4 A 0 14815 A 2019-05-28 Common Stock 14815 14815 D The award of restricted shares was approved by the Board of Directors (the "Board") on May 28, 2009 ("Grant Date 2009"), upon a recommendation by the Compensation Committee and pursuant to the Southern Union Company Second Amended and Restated 2003 Stock and Incentive Plan(the "Plan").The restrictions on the shares associated with this award expire on January 4, 2010. This information concerns shares held under the Issuer's Directors? 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 on the open market at the time of such purchases. Information reported herein is based on a plan statement for the period ended December 31, 2008. Upon a recommendation by the Compensation Committee, the Company's Board approved an award of stock options pursuant to the Company's Plan. The stock options were awarded at an exercise price of $16.98 per share, which is equal to the closing price on Grant Date 2009. The options awarded will vest in full on January 4, 2010 and will remain exerciseable until the tenth anniversary of Grant Date 2009. The vesting of the options will be accelerated in the event of (i) a change of control of the Company or (ii) the death or disability of the Reporting Person. Robert M. Kerrigan, III for Herbert H. Jacobi 2009-06-01