8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K FORM 8-K

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2003

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

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

 

Date of report (date of earliest event reported):

April 1, 2003

 

Commission

File Number

  

Exact name of registrants as specified in their

charters, state of incorporation, address of

principal executive offices, and telephone number

  

I.R.S. Employer Identification Number

1-15929

  

Progress Energy, Inc.

  

56-2155481

    

410 S. Wilmington Street

Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1748

Telephone: (919) 546-6411

State of Incorporation: North Carolina

    

1-8349

  

Florida Progress Corporation

A Florida Corporation

410 South Wilmington Street

Raleigh, North Carolina 27601

Telephone: (919) 546-6111

  

59-2147112

1-3274

  

Florida Power Corporation

d/b/a Progress Energy Florida, Inc.

A Florida Corporation

100 Central Avenue

St. Petersburg, Florida 33701

Telephone: (727) 820-5151

  

59-0247770

1-3382

  

Carolina Power & Light Company

d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

410 S. Wilmington Street

Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1748

Telephone: (919) 546-6411

State of Incorporation: North Carolina

  

56-0165465

 

The addresses of the registrants have not changed since the last report.

 

This combined Form 8-K is filed separately by four registrants: Progress Energy, Inc.,

Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.,

Florida Progress Corporation and Florida Power Corporation d/b/a Progress Energy Florida, Inc.

Information contained herein relating to any individual registrant is filed by such

registrant solely on its own behalf.


 

ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS

 

CREDIT AGREEMENTS. On April 1, 2003, Florida Power Corporation, which is now doing business as Progress Energy Florida, Inc. (Progress Energy Florida), entered into a new $200 million 364-day credit agreement and a new $200 million three-year credit agreement, replacing its prior credit facilities (which had been a $90 million 364-day facility and a $200 million five-year facility).

 

The new Progress Energy Florida credit facilities contain a defined maximum total debt to total capital ratio of 65%; as of December 31, 2002 the calculated ratio was 48.6%. The new credit facilities also contain a requirement that the ratio of EDITDA to interest expense to be at least 3 to 1; as of December 31, 2002 the calculated ratio was 8.5 to 1.

 

Also on April 1, 2003, Carolina Power & Light Company, which is now doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., reduced the size of its existing 364-day credit facility from $285 million to $165 million. The other terms of this facility were not changed. Progress Energy Carolinas’ $285 million three-year credit agreement entered into in July 2002 remains in place, for total facilities of $450 million.

 

In March, 2003, Progress Ventures terminated its $50 million working capital credit facility. The remaining $260 million of Progress Ventures’ credit facility was not changed.


 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

PROGRESS ENERGY, INC.

FLORIDA PROGRESS CORPORATION

FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION

CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

Registrants

 

By:    /s/    Peter M. Scott III             

                                                                                                                                                

 

          Peter M. Scott III

          Executive Vice President and

          Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:    April 1, 2003