Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

The Board of Directors of Spire Inc. announced that it increased the size of the Board from nine to ten members effective November 11, 2021 and elected Carrie J. Hightman, age 64, to the Board of Directors effective November 11, 2021 to fill the vacancy created by increasing the size of the Board. Ms. Hightman retired from NiSource Inc. in January 2021 after having served as executive vice president and chief legal officer since 2007. She also served as president and chief executive officer of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, one of the commonwealth's largest natural gas utilities, from early 2020 until its sale by NiSource in October 2020. She will receive the same compensation and benefits as do other independent Board members. On January 27, 2022, the Board appointed Ms. Hightman to serve on the Audit and the Strategy committees of the Board.

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