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UNITED STATES Washington, D. C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) April 26, 2004 CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION Vermont 1-8222 03-0111290 77 Grove Street, Rutland, Vermont 05701 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (802) 773-2711 N/A Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 12: Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated April 26, 2004 announcing the results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.
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Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. This Current Report on Form 8-K and the earnings press release attached hereto are being furnished by Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (the "Registrant") pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K ("Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition") in accordance with the interim guidance provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-8216 dated March 27, 2003, insofar as the disclose historical information regarding the Registrant's results of operations or financial condition for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. On April 26, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. An analyst conference call to review the first quarter 2004 results will be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A live audio web cast of the conference call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis. To listen to the web cast go to www.cvps.com and click on the web cast link. Central Vermont's news releases, current financial information, SEC filings, and Investor Relations presentations are accessible at the same web site. |
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 thereunto duly authorized. |
CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION |
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By |
/s/ Jean H. Gibson |
April 26, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX |
Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit |
99.1 |
Press release dated April 26, 2004 announcing the results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. |
EXHIBIT 99.1 |
Central Vermont Public Service NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 26, 2004 Central Vermont reports first quarter earnings RUTLAND, VT - Central Vermont Public Service (NYSE: CV) reported consolidated first quarter earnings of $10.4 million today, or 84 cents per basic and 82 cents per diluted share of common stock. This compares to first quarter 2003 earnings of $5 million, or 40 cents per basic and 39 cents per diluted share of common stock. When the sale of substantially all the plant assets and franchise of subsidiary Connecticut Valley Electric Company ("CVEC") became probable in the second quarter of 2003, results of its operations were required to be presented in the financial statements as discontinued operations. The sale was completed on Jan. 1, 2004. As a result, first quarter 2004 discontinued operations reflect a gain, net of tax, of $12.3 million, or $1.02 per basic and $1.00 per diluted share of common stock. In the first quarter of 2003, discontinued operations contributed 4 cents to consolidated earnings. For accounting purposes, components of the CVEC transaction are recorded in both continuing and discontinued operations in the consolidated income statement. The gain on the asset sale, net of tax, totaled $12.3 million, but CV recorded a loss on power costs, net of tax, of $8.4 million relating to termination of the power contract between CV and CVEC. When the two accounting transactions are combined to assess the total impact of the transaction, the result is a gain of $3.8 million, or 32 cents per basic and 31 cents per diluted share of common stock. When the power contract loss accrual, discussed above, is removed from results of continuing operations, the increase in earnings from continuing operations for 2004 versus 2003 is 16 cents per diluted share of common stock. "The sale was completed in a very timely and efficient manner, President Bob Young said. This closure allows us to focus solely on our Vermont utility business, rather than dealing with two regulatory jurisdictions. In addition to our core utility, we will continue to invest in wind opportunities at Catamount and transmission projects planned by Vermont Electric Power Company." Quarterly Performance Summary
Purchased Power costs increased $18.4 million, pre-tax, in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the same period in 2003 as a result of the following factors:
Other factors affecting 2004 first quarter results compared to the same period in 2003 included:
Non-utility Business Discontinued Operations Cash proceeds from the Jan. 1, 2004 sale amounted to about $30 million, of which $9 million represented the net book value of CVEC's plant assets. On Jan. 1, 2004, as a condition of the sale, CVEC paid CV $21 million to terminate its long-term wholesale power contract. The sale and contract termination resolved all CVEC restructuring litigation in New Hampshire and CV's stranded cost litigation at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. As stated above, on a consolidated basis, the CVEC sale resulted in a gain, net of tax, of $3.8 million, or 32 cents per basic and 31 cents per diluted share of common stock. 2004 Financial Guidance On April 7, 2004, the Vermont Public Service Board issued an order opening an investigation into whether CV's rates are just and reasonable. The Company cannot predict the outcome of that process at this time. About CV Forward Looking Statements |
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation |
2003 Earnings per diluted share |
$.39 |
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Year over Year Effects on Earnings: |
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.22 |
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.11 |
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.07 |
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.06 |
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.03 |
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(.04) |
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(.14) |
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(.19) |
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.12 |
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$1.00 |
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(.69) |
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.31 |
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2004 Earnings per diluted share |
$.82 |
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation - Consolidated |
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Earnings Release (unaudited) |
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Quarters Ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 |
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(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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2004 |
2003 |
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UTILITY OPERATING DATA |
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Retail and firm sales (mWh) |
612,133 |
591,591 |
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Operating revenues: |
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Retail and firm sales |
$71,785 |
$69,504 |
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Resale sales |
10,186 |
5,528 |
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RS-2 power contract |
- |
2,862 |
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Other operating revenue |
2,143 |
1,582 |
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Total operating revenues |
$84,114 |
$79,476 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Purchased power |
$57,922 |
$39,538 |
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Other operating expense |
26,812 |
33,097 |
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Total operating expenses |
$84,734 |
$72,635 |
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NET INCOME AND COMMON STOCK |
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(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations |
$(1,906) |
$4,601 |
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Gain from Discontinued Operations, net of taxes |
12,256 |
359 |
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Net Income |
10,350 |
4,960 |
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Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements |
258 |
299 |
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Earnings available for Common Stock |
$10,092 |
$4,661 |
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Average shares of common stock outstanding: |
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Basic |
12,063,879 |
11,776,658 |
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Diluted |
12,286,867 |
11,979,743 |
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Earnings per share of common stock - basic: |
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Continuing Operations |
$(.18) |
$.36 |
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Discontinued Operations |
$1.02 |
$.04 |
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Earnings per share |
$.84 |
$.40 |
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Earnings per share of common stock - diluted: |
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Continuing Operations |
$(.18) |
$.35 |
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Discontinued Operations |
$1.00 |
$.04 |
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Earnings per share |
$.82 |
$.39 |
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Dividends per share of common stock |
$.23 |
$.22 |
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NON-REGULATED BUSINESSES: |
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Catamount Energy Corporation: |
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Earnings (losses) per share of common stock |
$.05 |
$(.01) |
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Eversant Corporation: |
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Earnings (losses) per share of common stock |
$.01 |
$.01 |
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Media Inquiries: |
Steve Costello, Director of Public Affairs |
Contact: |
Jean H. Gibson, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |