Form 4 Hack Robert J For: Jul 10 (10K)

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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)
07/10/2009

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	07/10/2009		P		73.0573 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 16.93	8,229.6078	I	Issuer's Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan ⁽²⁾
Common Stock								8,667.8524	I	401(k) Plan ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								1,575 ⁽⁴⁾	D

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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Options (right to purchase)

$ 16.8255

⁽⁵⁾

02/06/2014

Common Stock

3,308

Employee Stock Options (right to purchase)

$ 24.0572

⁽⁶⁾

07/26/2015

Common Stock

768

Cash restricted Units

⁽⁷⁾

Common Stock

1,091

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 28.07

⁽⁸⁾

12/28/2016

Common Stock

10,392

Cash Restricted Units

⁽⁹⁾

Common Stock

2,376

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 28.48

⁽¹⁰⁾

12/17/2017

Common Stock

16,925

Cash Restricted Units

⁽¹¹⁾

Common Stock

8,546

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 12.55

⁽¹²⁾

12/15/2018

Common Stock

35,124

Explanation of Responses:

1. This amount reflects shares acquired from reinvested dividend proceeds awarded to the Reporting Person as part of the Company's quarterly cash dividend. The Company makes separate filings for these dividend transactions.

2. 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.

3. This information concerns shares held under the Issuer's 401(k) Plan. Information reported herein is based on a plan statement for the period ended December 31, 2008.

4. The restrictions on 1,182 shares have expired. Restrictions expire on the remaining 393 shares on July 26, 2009.

5. The Reporting Person is fully vested in these options and all of these options are currently exercisable.

6. 512 options are fully vested and exercisable.The remaining 256 options will vest on July 26, 2009.

7. 3,273 cash restricted units were awarded to the Reporting Person on December 28, 2006 ("Grant Date 2006"). The cash restricted units permit the recipient to receive, on predetermined dates upon expiration of applicable restrictions, cash in an amount equal to a specified number of shares of the Company's common stock valued at the closing price of the Company's common stock on such dates. Restrictions on the award will expire in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of Grant Date 2006. To date, restrictions have expired on 2,182 of the cash restricted units.

8. Stock appreciation rights will be settled in shares of common stock at an exercise price of $28.07 per share, which was equal to the closing price on Grant Date 2006. The award will vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the Grant Date 2006. To date 6,928 stock appreciation rights have vested

9. 3,563 cash restricted units were awarded to the Reporting Person on December 17, 2007 ("Grant Date 2007"). The cash restricted units permit the recipient to receive, on predetermined dates upon expiration of applicable restrictions, cash in an amount equal to a specified number of shares of the Company's common stock valued at the closing price of the Company's common stock on such dates. Restrictions on the award will expire in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of Grant Date 2007. To date, restrictions have expired on 1,187 of the cash restricted units.

10. Stock appreciation rights will be settled in shares of common stock at an exercise price of $28.48 per share, which was equal to the closing price on the Grant Date 2007. The award will vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of Grant Date 2007. To date, 5,641 stock appreciation rights have vested.

11. 8,546 cash restricted units were awarded to the Reporting Person on December 15, 2008 ("Grant Date 2008"). The cash restricted units permit the recipient to receive, on predetermined dates upon expiration of applicable restrictions, cash in an amount equal to a specified number of shares of the Company's common stock valued at the closing price of the Company's common stock on such dates. Restrictions on the award will expire in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of Grant Date 2008.

12. Stock appreciation rights will be settled in shares of common stock at an exercise price of $12.55 per share, which was equal to the closing price on the Grant Date 2008. The award will vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of Grant Date 2008.

	Robert M. Kerrigan, III for Robert J. Hack	07/13/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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