[Puget Energy, Inc. Letterhead]
April 15, 2011
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Puget Energy, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-4 |
Filed February 2, 2011 |
File No. 333-172033 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On February 2, 2011, Puget Energy, Inc. (the Company) filed its Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the Registration Statement) relating to its offer to exchange (the Exchange Offer) up to $450,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 6.500% Senior Notes due 2020 (the Exchange Notes) for outstanding 6.500% Senior Notes due 2020 (the Original Notes).
On April 12, 2011, the Company received comments (the Comment Letter) from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) relating to such Registration Statement.
In response to such comments, the Company transmits herewith for filing with the Commission, via EDGAR, its supplemental responses to such Comment Letter (with the numbering corresponding to the Comment Letter), as follows:
General
1. The Company has provided with this response letter a supplemental letter stating that we are registering the exchange offer in reliance on the staffs position enunciated in the Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (May 13, 1988), Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (June 5, 1991), K-III Communications Corporation, SEC No-Action Letter (May 14, 1993) and Shearman & Sterling, Commission (July 2, 1993) no-action letters, which includes the supplemental representations (previously provided in a correspondence filing with the Commission on February 4, 2011) substantially in the form set forth in the Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Shearman & Sterling letters.
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Extensions, Delay in Acceptance, Termination or Amendment, page 22
2. The Company confirms that any delay of acceptance will be consistent with Rule 14c-1(c).
Return of Original Notes Not Accepted or Rejected, page 26
3. The Company will amend the last paragraph in the section entitled Withdrawal of Tenders to read as follows:
Any original notes that have been tendered for exchange but that are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to their holder without cost to the holder, or, in the case of original notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the exchange agents account at DTC according to the procedures described above, such original notes will be credited to an account maintained with DTC for the original notes. This return or crediting will take place promptly after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the exchange offer. You may retender properly withdrawn original notes by following one of the procedures described under The Exchange OfferProcedures for Tendering at any time on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.
Due to the cost of processing an additional amendment to the Registration Statement, the Company respectfully requests that the Commission permit such revision to be made following confirmation that the Commission has no further comments, so that the Company may combine this revision with the other changes required (relating to the details and timing of the exchange offer) prior to going effective.
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If you have any questions, please contact Andrew Bor, our legal counsel, at (206) 359-8436.
Very Truly Yours, |
PUGET ENERGY, INC. |
/s/ Donald E. Gaines |
Donald E. Gaines |
Vice President Finance and Treasurer |
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