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EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO

EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO is an American asset-backed securities company, incorporated in Kansas.1 It is headquartered in Joplin, Missouri.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryAsset-Backed Securities1
  • HeadquartersJoplin, Missouri1
  • Incorporated inKS2
  • Business address602 Joplin St, Joplin, Mo 648012
  • Filer categoryLarge Accelerated2

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What it owns

What EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$1.8M3 Dec 31, 2015$2.1M3 Dec 31, 2014−16.7%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$39.5M3 Dec 31, 2015$39.5M3 Dec 31, 20140%

Leadership

Who has led EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. William L. Gipson2006–2011
  2. Bradley P. Beecher2012–2017

President

  1. William L. Gipson2006–2011
  2. Bradley P. Beecher2012–2017

Chief financial officer

  1. Gregory A. Knapp2006–2011
  2. Laurie A. Delano2013–2017

Chief operating officer

  1. Bradley P. Beecher2009
  2. Ronald F. Gatz2010–2017
  3. Kelly S. Walters2011–2017
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (23)

Timeline

  1. Jan 30, 20248-K Other events32
  2. Jan 22, 20248-K Other events33
  3. Feb 3, 2012New chief executive Bradley P. Beecher becomes CEO4
  4. Feb 3, 2006New chief executive William L. Gipson becomes CEO5

Filings

15 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 2 annual reports, 2 major events, 11 other. The latest 15:

  1. Jul 2, 202610-D EDGAR
  2. Mar 30, 202610-K EDGAR
  3. Mar 31, 202510-K EDGAR
  4. Jan 30, 20248-K EDGAR
  5. Jan 22, 2024424B1 EDGAR
  6. Jan 22, 20248-K EDGAR
  7. Jan 19, 2024FWP EDGAR
  8. Jan 18, 2024EFFECT EDGAR
  9. Jan 16, 2024CORRESP EDGAR
  10. Jan 16, 2024CORRESP EDGAR
  11. Jan 11, 2024FWP EDGAR
  12. Jan 5, 2024CORRESP EDGAR
  13. Jan 5, 2024SF-1/A EDGAR
  14. Oct 26, 2023UPLOAD EDGAR
  15. Sep 29, 2023SF-1 EDGAR

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$53.8M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $53.8M in all. Federal grants $47.5M; Other federal assistance $3.3M; Federal contracts $3.0M.$0$20M$40M$60M2008 · Federal contracts: $1.8K20082009 · Federal contracts: $3.0K2010 · Federal contracts: $3.5K20102011 · Federal contracts: $1.7M2012 · Federal contracts: $467.8K20122013 · Federal contracts: $5.8K20142015 · Federal contracts: $604201620182019 · Other federal assistance: $287.0K2019 · Federal contracts: $445.0K2020 · Other federal assistance: $167.9K20202021 · Other federal assistance: $338.2K2021 · Federal contracts: $210.3K2022 · Federal contracts: $192.8K20222024 · Federal grants: $47.5M2024 · Other federal assistance: $622.4K20242025 · Other federal assistance: $1.3M2026 · Other federal assistance: $619.5K2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsOther federal assistanceFederal contractsTotal
2026–$619.5K–$619.5K
2025–$1.3M–$1.3M
2024$47.5M$622.4K–$48.1M
2022––$192.8K$192.8K
2021–$338.2K$210.3K$548.5K
2020–$167.9K–$167.9K
2019–$287.0K$445.0K$732.0K
2015––$604$604
2013––$5.8K$5.8K
2012––$467.8K$467.8K
2011––$1.7M$1.7M
2010––$3.5K$3.5K
2009––$3.0K$3.0K
2008––$1.8K$1.8K

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov34, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Sep 26, 2024$47.1M from Department of Energy: Grid Infrastructure Deployment And Resilience35 To EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, THE Award DEGD0000899

Largest direct payments

  1. $103.0K from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - Schools And Libraries36 To EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, THE Award SL-2599002162
  2. $103.0K from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - Schools And Libraries37 To EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, THE Award SL-2699026621
  3. $87.3K from Federal Communications Commission: Universal Service Fund - Schools And Libraries38 To EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, THE Award SL-2499003172

Largest contracts

  1. Aug 4, 2011$697.5K from Federal Emergency Management Agency: Provide electrical service to two group sites in webb city, mo over by the airport on w. mcarthur in relation to joplin disaster.39 To EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, THE Award HSFE0711U6047
  2. Jul 12, 2011$623.6K from Department of the Army: Esp #3 tornado missouri, jasper north temporary housing site40 To EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, THE Award W912DQ11C4031
  3. Jul 8, 2011$592.5K from Department of the Army: Esf #3 tornado missouri, jasper south temporary housing site41 To EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, THE Award W912DQ11C4023
  4. Feb 1, 2021$224.9K from Department of Veterans Affairs: Electric utility service42 To EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, THE Award 36C10X21P0022
  5. Feb 1, 2020$205.4K from Department of Veterans Affairs: Electric utilities services for the va records center and vault (rcv), located in neosho, mo.43 To EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, THE Award 36C10X20P0012

SEC filer profile

How EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGAREMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO1
  • CIK0000032689
  • Employer ID (EIN)93-345951944
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company44
  • Incorporated inDelaware44
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)6189 Asset-Backed Securities1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Structured Finance, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business address602 Joplin St, Joplin, MO 648011
  • Mailing addressP.O. Box 127, Joplin, MO 648021
  • Phone41762551001
  • Shares outstanding44,094,312 as of Oct 31, 201645
  • Public float$952.4M as of Jun 30, 20153
  • AuditorErnst & Young LLP, Toronto, Canada PCAOB ID 1263; no auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting44
  • On EDGAR sinceFeb 24, 19951
  • Filings1,497 in all: 4 (955), 8-K (181), 10-Q (65), DEFA14A (27), 10-K (24), 4/A (24), DEF 14A (23), 424B5 (21)1
    All 45 form types

    SC 13G/A (19), UPLOAD (16), 3 (15), 424B2 (15), CORRESP (15), ARS (13), S-3 (10), FWP (9), SC 13G (9), S-8 POS (7), EFFECT (5), S-8 (5), 424B3 (4), 10-Q/A (3), 3/A (3), 5 (3), 8-A12B (3), S-3D (3), S-3/A (2), 10-D (1), 10-K/A (1), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), 424A (1), 424B1 (1), 8-A12B/A (1), 8-K/A (1), DEFM14A (1), DEFR14A (1), POS AM (1), POSASR (1), PREM14A (1), RW (1), S-3ASR (1), S-3DPOS (1), SF-1 (1), SF-1/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 30, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Nov 7, 2016
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Mar 16, 2016
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Jan 30, 2024

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