BERNHARD CAPITAL-BACKED DELTA UTILITIES TO EXPAND MISSISSIPPI FOOTPRINT THROUGH ACQUISITION OF SPIRE INC.'S NATURAL GAS BUSINESS

BATON ROUGE, La., April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Utilities, a natural gas utility and Bernhard Capital Partners ("Bernhard") portfolio company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Spire Inc. (NYSE: SR) to acquire its Mississippi local natural gas distribution company ("Spire Mississippi") that serves approximately 18,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers across south central Mississippi.