UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




             Date of Report (Date of earliest reported) May 16, 2003
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                       MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                             Iowa 0-25551 94-2213782
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             (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
               of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)


                    666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (515) 242-4300
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                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)








ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company reports that it completed the sale
of $450 million in principal amount of its 3.50% senior notes due May 15, 2008.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

         This report contains statements that do not directly or exclusively
relate to historical facts. These statements are "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements can typically be identified by the use of
forward-looking words, such as "may", "will", "could", "project", "believe",
"anticipate", "expect", "estimate", "continue", "potential", "plan", "forecast"
and similar terms. These statements represent the Company's intentions, plans,
expectations and beliefs and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other
factors. Many of these factors are outside the Company's control and could cause
actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements.

         These factors include, among others, general economic and business
conditions in the jurisdictions in which the Company's facilities are located;
governmental, statutory, regulatory or administrative initiatives or ratemaking
actions affecting the Company or the electric or gas utility, pipeline or power
generation industries; weather effects on sales and revenues; general industry
trends; increased competition in the power generation, electric utility or
pipeline industries; fuel and power costs and availability; continued
availability of accessible gas reserves; changes in business strategy,
development plans or customer or vendor relationships; availability, term and
deployment of capital; availability of qualified personnel; risks relating to
nuclear generation; financial or regulatory accounting principles or policies
imposed by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board, the SEC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
and similar entities with regulatory oversight; and other business or investment
considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in the Company's SEC
filings or in other publicly disseminated written documents.

         The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as
exclusive.




                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY



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                                        /s/ Paul J. Leighton
                                        Paul J. Leighton
                                        Vice President, Assistant General
                                        Counsel and Assistant Secretary


Date:  May 16, 2003