Private company

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 20, 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

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Cash and cash equivalents	$1.8M³ Dec 31, 2015	$2.1M³ Dec 31, 2014	−16.7%

Intangibles and goodwill

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Goodwill	$39.5M³ Dec 31, 2015	$39.5M³ Dec 31, 2014	0%

Leadership

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

Chief executive

President

Chief financial officer

Chief operating officer

2010201520202025

Chief executive officerBradley P. Beecher Feb 3, 2012 to Jan 4, 2017⁴
Chief executive officerWilliam L. Gipson Feb 3, 2006 to May 23, 2011⁵
PresidentBradley P. Beecher Feb 3, 2012 to Jan 4, 2017⁴
PresidentWilliam L. Gipson Feb 3, 2006 to May 23, 2011⁵
Chief financial officerLaurie A. Delano Feb 6, 2013 to Jan 4, 2017⁶
Chief financial officerGregory A. Knapp Feb 3, 2006 to May 16, 2011⁷
Chief operating officerKelly S. Walters May 16, 2011 to Jan 4, 2017⁸
Chief operating officerRonald F. Gatz Feb 3, 2010 to Jan 4, 2017⁹
Chief operating officerBradley P. Beecher Jul 29, 2009 to Jul 29, 2009¹⁰

Board members and other officers (23)

Vice PresidentBrent A. Baker Mar 6, 2015 to Jan 4, 2017¹¹
Vice PresidentMartin O. Penning Feb 11, 2011 to Feb 6, 2015¹²
Vice PresidentBlake A. Mertens May 2, 2011 to Jan 4, 2017¹³
Controller, Asst Sec & Asst TrRobert W. Sager Aug 3, 2011 to Jan 4, 2017¹⁴
Controller, Asst Sec & Asst TrLaurie A. Delano Feb 24, 2009 to Feb 24, 2009¹⁵
Vice PresidentBradley P. Beecher Feb 3, 2006 to Feb 4, 2014¹⁶
Vice PresidentDavid W. Gibson Feb 3, 2006 to Feb 9, 2006¹⁷
Vice PresidentMichael E. Palmer Feb 3, 2006 to Feb 21, 2014¹⁸
Vice PresidentRonald F. Gatz Feb 3, 2006 to Feb 6, 2009¹⁹
Vice PresidentKelly S. Walters May 2, 2006 to Feb 28, 2011²⁰
Vice PresidentHarold R. Colgin Ii. Oct 31, 2006 to Feb 28, 2011²¹
Board memberBradley P. Beecher Feb 3, 2012 to Jan 4, 2017⁴
Board memberThomas M. Ohlmacher May 2, 2011 to Jan 4, 2017²²
Board memberHerbert J. Schmidt Apr 30, 2010 to Jan 4, 2017²³
Board memberBonnie Cruickshank Lind Apr 23, 2009 to Jan 4, 2017²⁴
Board memberPaul R. Portney Apr 23, 2009 to Jan 4, 2017²⁵
Board memberAllan T. Thoms Jan 4, 2006 to Mar 16, 2010²⁶
Board memberBill D. Helton Jan 4, 2006 to May 2, 2011²⁷
Board memberD. Randy Laney Jan 4, 2006 to Jan 4, 2013²⁸
Board memberJulio S. Leon Jan 4, 2006 to Mar 16, 2010²⁹
Board memberMary McCleary Posner Jan 4, 2006 to Apr 24, 2009³⁰
Board memberRoss C. Hartley Jan 4, 2006 to Jan 4, 2017³¹
Board memberWilliam L. Gipson Feb 3, 2006 to Jun 16, 2015⁵

Timeline

Jan 30, 20248-K Other events³²
Jan 22, 20248-K Other events³³
Feb 3, 2012New chief executive Bradley P. Beecher becomes CEO⁴
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:

Jul 2, 202610-D EDGAR
Mar 30, 202610-K EDGAR
Mar 31, 202510-K EDGAR
Jan 30, 20248-K EDGAR
Jan 22, 2024424B1 EDGAR
Jan 22, 20248-K EDGAR
Jan 19, 2024FWP EDGAR
Jan 18, 2024EFFECT EDGAR
Jan 16, 2024CORRESP EDGAR
Jan 16, 2024CORRESP EDGAR
Jan 11, 2024FWP EDGAR
Jan 5, 2024CORRESP EDGAR
Jan 5, 2024SF-1/A EDGAR
Oct 26, 2023UPLOAD EDGAR
Sep 29, 2023SF-1 EDGAR

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

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)93-3459519³⁴
Filer statusNon-accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company³⁴
Incorporated inDelaware³⁴
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, 2016³⁵
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 reporting³⁴
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

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGAREMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGAREMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGAREMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO 10-K for fiscal 2015
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SEC EDGARBradley P. Beecher, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARWilliam L. Gipson, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARLaurie A. Delano, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARGregory A. Knapp, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARKelly S. Walters, Chief operating officer
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SEC EDGARRonald F. Gatz, Chief operating officer
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SEC EDGARBradley P. Beecher, Chief operating officer
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SEC EDGARBrent A. Baker, Vice President
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SEC EDGARMartin O. Penning, Vice President
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SEC EDGARBlake A. Mertens, Vice President
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SEC EDGARRobert W. Sager, Controller, Asst Sec & Asst Tr
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SEC EDGARLaurie A. Delano, Controller, Asst Sec & Asst Tr
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SEC EDGARBradley P. Beecher, Vice President
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SEC EDGARDavid W. Gibson, Vice President
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SEC EDGARMichael E. Palmer, Vice President
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SEC EDGARRonald F. Gatz, Vice President
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SEC EDGARKelly S. Walters, Vice President
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SEC EDGARHarold R. Colgin Ii., Vice President
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SEC EDGARThomas M. Ohlmacher, Board member
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SEC EDGARHerbert J. Schmidt, Board member
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SEC EDGARBonnie Cruickshank Lind, Board member
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SEC EDGARPaul R. Portney, Board member
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SEC EDGARAllan T. Thoms, Board member
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SEC EDGARBill D. Helton, Board member
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SEC EDGARD. Randy Laney, Board member
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SEC EDGARJulio S. Leon, Board member
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SEC EDGARMary McCleary Posner, Board member
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SEC EDGARRoss C. Hartley, Board member
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SEC EDGAROther events
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SEC EDGAROther events
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SEC EDGAREMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO 10-K filed Mar 30, 2026: cover page
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SEC EDGAREMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO 10-Q filed Nov 7, 2016: shares outstanding