EF-2000-764 (Closed)

In the Matter of the Application of The Empire District Electric Company for an Order Authorizing it to Adopt its Shareholders Rights Plan by Making a Dividend Distribution to all Holders of its Common Stock of Certain Rights, Including, Among Other Things, the Right to Purchase Additional Shares of Preference and Common Stock of the Company, to Issue and Sell Such Additional Shares of Stock as May be Required by the Exercise of Such Rights

• Empire District Electric Company, The (Electric) (Investor)