SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hack Robert J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

5444 WESTHEIMER ROAD

(Street)

HOUSTON

77056-5306

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOUTHERN UNION CO [ SUG ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	COO of Division

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/20/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock (Restricted)	11/20/2006		S		396⁽¹⁾	D	$27.2901	1,179⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock								5,495.4123	I	401(k)⁽³⁾
Common Stock								7,662.1345	I	Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan⁽⁴⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (right to purchase)	$14.6521							⁽⁵⁾	06/05/2011	Common Stock	2,298		2,298	D
Employee Stock Option (right to purchase)	$16.8255							⁽⁶⁾	02/06/2014	Common Stock	6,616		6,616	D
Employee Stock Option (right to purchase)	$24.0572							⁽⁷⁾	07/26/2015	Common Stock	1,024		1,024	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Inadvertently, the Registrant was not informed of this transaction until December 8, 2006.

2. The Reporting Person became vested in 396 restricted shares on 07/26/06. The remaining restricted shares vest in increments of 393 on 07/26/07, 07/26/08, and 07/26/09.

3. This information concerns shares held under the Issuer's 401(k) Plan. This report reflect 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 a plan statement for the period ended December 31, 2005.

4. This information concerns shares held under the Issuer's Supplemental 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. Information reported herein is based on a plan statement for the period ended December 31, 2005.

5. The Reporting Person became fully vested in these options on July 1, 2006.

6. The Reporting Person became/will become fully vested in these options in increments of 1,654 on 03/01/06, 03/01/07, 03/01/08, and 03/01/09.

7. The Reporting Person became/will become vested in these options in increments of 256 on 07/26/06, 07/26/07, 07/26/08, and 07/26/09.

Remarks:

	Robert M. Kerrigan, III for Robert J. Hack	12/08/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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