Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
In connection with the retirement of Mr. Robert T. Ratcliff, Sr. as a Class II
director, the Board of Directors of Cleco Corporation (the "Company") on January
24, 2013 amended the Company's Bylaws effective January 24, 2013 to decrease the
number of directors serving on the board to eight. Prior to the amendment, the
Company's Bylaws provided for nine directors to serve on its board. The text of
the amendment to the Company's Bylaws is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current
Report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
3.1 Text of the Amendment to the Bylaws of Cleco Corporation.