X0306 4 2016-12-31 1 0000032689 EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO EDE 0001303696 Lind Bonnie Cruickshank THE EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY 602 S. JOPLIN AVENUE JOPLIN MO 64801 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2017-01-03 4 D 0 2500 34.00 D 0 D Phantom Stock Units 0 2016-12-31 4 A 0 2205.88 34.00 A 2017-01-03 Common Stock 2205.88 24551.69 D Phantom Stock Units 0 2016-12-31 4 A 0 63.98 34.00 A 2017-01-03 Common Stock 63.96 24615.67 D Phantom Stock Units 2017-01-03 4 D 0 24615.67 0 D Common Stock 24615.67 0 D Shares of Phantom Stock Units are awarded to director pursuant to Stock Unit Plan for Directors. Shares of Phantom Stock Units are exercisable upon the earliest of this election date, retirement or death. Shares of Phantom Stock Units are exercisable upon the earliest of the election date, retirement or death and do not expire. Reflects the disposition of shares and stock units pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among The Empire District Electric Company (Empire), Liberty Utilities (Central) Co., and Liberty Sub Corp. (the "Merger Agreement"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the effective date of the merger (January 1, 2017), the outstanding shares of Empire common stock were cancelled and converted automatically into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest) equal to $34.00 per share (the "Per-Share Merger Consideration"). Reflects the disposition of Phantom Stock Units pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the effective date of the merger, the Phantom Stock Units were cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Per-Share Merger Consideration, payment to be made at the time elected or provided pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Director Stock Unit Plan. Dale W. Harrington, Attorney In Fact 2017-01-04