-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QOV2aMwpEbtaMkbhicQ3hZmOVpIKGdXzaASq8G+Qhonb6meQ22W9sl0uPFPhZx3V tvgct2rZe/h8niZ1hmuq6g== 0001104659-05-008368.txt : 20050225 0001104659-05-008368.hdr.sgml : 20050225 20050225164428 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-05-008368 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 20 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20041231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050225 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050225 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UNION LIGHT HEAT & POWER CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000100858 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931] IRS NUMBER: 310473080 STATE OF INCORPORATION: KY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-07793 FILM NUMBER: 05641873 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 139 E FOURTH ST STREET 2: C/O TREASURER DEPT, PO BOX 960 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45201 BUSINESS PHONE: 5133812000 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CINERGY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000899652 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931] IRS NUMBER: 311385023 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11377 FILM NUMBER: 05641872 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 139 E FOURTH ST CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 BUSINESS PHONE: 5132872644 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 139 E FOURTH STREET STREET 2: P.O BOX 960 CITY: CINCINATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000020290 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931] IRS NUMBER: 310240030 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01232 FILM NUMBER: 05641875 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 139 E FOURTH ST ROOM 362-ANNEX STREET 2: PO BOX 960 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 BUSINESS PHONE: 5132872291 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 139 E. FOURTH ST. STREET 2: PO BOX 960 CITY: CINCINNATTI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PSI ENERGY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000081020 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 350594457 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03543 FILM NUMBER: 05641874 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1000 EAST MAIN STREET STREET 2: PO BOX 960 CITY: PLAINFIELD STATE: IN ZIP: 46168 BUSINESS PHONE: 3178399611 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1000 EAST MAIN STREET STREET 2: PO BOX 960 CITY: PLAINFIELD STATE: IN ZIP: 46168 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF INDIANA INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900509 10-K 1 a05-3610_110k.htm 10-K

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

ý   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

 

or

 

o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                    to                   

 

Commission

File Number

 

Registrant, State of Incorporation,

Address and Telephone Number

 

I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.

 

 

 

 

 

1-11377

 

CINERGY CORP.

(A Delaware Corporation)

139 East Fourth Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(513) 421-9500

 

31-1385023

 

 

 

 

 

1-1232

 

THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

(An Ohio Corporation)

139 East Fourth Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(513) 421-9500

 

31-0240030

 

 

 

 

 

1-3543

 

PSI ENERGY, INC.

(An Indiana Corporation)

1000 East Main Street

Plainfield, Indiana 46168

(513) 421-9500

 

35-0594457

 

 

 

 

 

2-7793

 

THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER COMPANY

(A Kentucky Corporation)

139 East Fourth Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(513) 421-9500

 

31-0473080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Each of the following classes or series of securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act is registered on the New York Stock Exchange:

 

Registrant

 

Title of each class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company

 

Cumulative Preferred Stock

 

4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI Energy, Inc.

 

Cumulative Preferred Stock

 

4.32

%

 

 

Cumulative Preferred Stock

 

4.16

%

 

 

Cumulative Preferred Stock

 

6-7/8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Union Light, Heat and Power Company

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None


Indicate by check mark whether each registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that such registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ý    No o


Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants’ knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  o


Requirements pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K are not applicable for The Union Light, Heat and Power Company.

 

The Union Light, Heat and Power Company meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction I (1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and is therefore filing this Form 10-K with the reduced disclosure format specified in General Instruction I (2) of Form 10-K.


Indicate by check mark whether each registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

 

 

Cinergy Corp.

Yes

ý

No

o

 

The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company

Yes

o

No

ý

 

PSI Energy, Inc.

Yes

o

No

ý

 

The Union Light, Heat and Power Company

Yes

o

No

ý


As of June 30, 2004, the aggregate market value of the common equity of Cinergy Corp. held by non-affiliates (shareholders who are not directors or executive officers) was $6.8 billion.  All of the common stock of The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and PSI Energy, Inc. is owned by Cinergy Corp., and all of the common stock of The Union Light, Heat and Power Company is owned by The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company.  As of January 31, 2005, each registrant had the following shares of common stock outstanding:

 

Registrant

 

Description

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Par value $.01 per share

 

191,404,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company

 

Par value $8.50 per share

 

89,663,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI Energy, Inc.

 

Without par value, stated value $.01 per share

 

53,913,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Union Light, Heat and Power Company

 

Par value $15.00 per share

 

585,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Portions of the Proxy Statement of Cinergy Corp. and the Information Statement of PSI Energy, Inc. to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2005 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.

 

This combined Form 10-K is separately filed by Cinergy Corp., The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, PSI Energy, Inc., and The Union Light, Heat and Power Company.  Information contained herein relating to any individual registrant is filed by such registrant on its own behalf.  Each registrant makes no representation as to information relating to registrants other than itself.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Item Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information

 

 

 

 

 

PART I

 

1

Business

 

 

Website Access to Reports

 

 

Organization

 

 

Business Segments

 

 

Employees

 

 

Environmental Matters

 

 

Future Expectations/Trends

 

2

Properties

 

 

Commercial Business Unit

 

 

Regulated Business Unit

 

 

Peak Load

 

3

Legal Proceedings

 

 

Clean Air Act Lawsuit

 

 

Carbon Dioxide Lawsuit

 

 

Selective Catalytic Reduction Units at Gibson Generating Station

 

 

Zimmer Generating Station

 

 

Manufactured Gas Plant Sites

 

 

Asbestos Claim Litigation

 

4

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

5

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

6

Selected Financial Data

 

7

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

Executive Summary

 

 

2004 Results of Operations - Cinergy

 

 

2004 Results of Operations - CG&E

 

 

2004 Results of Operations - PSI

 

 

2004 Results of Operations - ULH&P

 

 

2003 Results of Operations - Cinergy

 

 

2003 Results of Operations - CG&E

 

 

2003 Results of Operations - PSI

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

 

Future Expectations/Trends

 

 

Market Risk Sensitive Instruments

 

 

Accounting Matters

 

7A

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules

 

8

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

9

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

9A

Controls and Procedures

 

9B

Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

PART III

 

10

Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrants

 

 

Board of Directors

 

 

Executive Officers

 

11

Executive Compensation

 

12

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

13

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

 

14

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART IV

 

15

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

 

Financial Statements and Schedules

 

 

Exhibits

 

 

Financial Statement Schedules

 

 

Signatures

 

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

 

In this report Cinergy (which includes Cinergy Corp. and all of our regulated and non-regulated subsidiaries) is, at times, referred to in the first person as “we”, “our”, or “us”.

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions.  These forward-looking statements are identified by terms and phrases such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “intend”, “estimate”, “expect”, “continue”, “should”, “could”, “may”, “plan”, “project”, “predict”, “will”, and similar expressions.

 

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to be materially different from the results predicted.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in any forward-looking statement include, but are not limited to:

 

                  Factors affecting operations, such as:

(1)          unanticipated weather conditions;

(2)          unscheduled generation outages;

(3)          unusual maintenance or repairs;

(4)          unanticipated changes in costs;

(5)          environmental incidents; and

(6)          electric transmission or gas pipeline system constraints.

 

                  Legislative and regulatory initiatives and legal developments.

                  Additional competition in electric or gas markets and continued industry consolidation.

                  Financial or regulatory accounting principles including costs of compliance with existing and future environmental requirements.

                  Changing market conditions and other factors related to physical energy and financial trading activities.

                  The performance of projects undertaken by our non-regulated businesses and the success of efforts to invest in and develop new opportunities.

                  Availability of, or cost of, capital.

                  Employee workforce factors.

                  Delays and other obstacles associated with mergers, acquisitions, and investments in joint ventures.

                  Costs and effects of legal and administrative proceedings, settlements, investigations, and claims.

We undertake no obligation to update the information contained herein.

 

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BUSINESS

PART I

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

WEBSITE ACCESS TO REPORTS

We make our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, filed or furnished pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 available free of charge on or through our internet website, www.cinergy.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

 

ORGANIZATION

Cinergy Corp., a Delaware corporation organized in 1993, owns all outstanding common stock of The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and PSI Energy, Inc. (PSI), both of which are public utilities.  As a result of this ownership, we are considered a utility holding company.  Because we are a holding company with material utility subsidiaries operating in multiple states, we are registered with and are subject to regulation by the SEC under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.  Our other principal subsidiaries are Cinergy Services, Inc. (Services) and Cinergy Investments, Inc. (Investments).

 

CG&E, an Ohio corporation organized in 1837, is a combination electric and gas public utility company that provides service in the southwestern portion of Ohio and, through The Union Light, Heat and Power Company (ULH&P), in nearby areas of Kentucky.  CG&E is responsible for the majority of our power marketing and trading activity.  CG&E’s principal subsidiary, ULH&P, a Kentucky corporation organized in 1901, provides electric and gas service in northern Kentucky.

 

CG&E is in a market development period for residential customers and in the competitive retail electric market for non-residential customers, transitioning to deregulation of electric generation and a competitive retail electric service market in the state of Ohio.  Applicable legislation governing the transition period provides for a market development (frozen rate) period that began January 1, 2001, ended December 31, 2004 for non-residential customers and is scheduled to end December 31, 2005 for residential customers.  At the end of these market development periods, CG&E will not implement market rates, but rather a rate stabilization plan (RSP) approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) that covers the period after the market development period through 2008.  The RSP, among other things, increases rates for environmental costs and capacity reserves and provides for a fuel and emission allowance tracker through 2008.  See “Electric Industry” in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A)” for the various filings that led to the PUCO’s approval of CG&E’s RSP, further details of the plan, and a discussion of key elements of Ohio deregulation.

 

PSI, an Indiana corporation organized in 1942, is a vertically integrated and regulated electric utility that provides service in north central, central, and southern Indiana.

 

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The following table presents further information related to the operations of our domestic utility companies, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P (our utility operating companies):

 

 

 

Principal Line(s) of Business

 

Major Cities Served

 

Approximate Population Served

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

•   Generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity

 

 

 

•   Sale and/or transportation of natural gas

•   Electric commodity marketing and trading operations

 

Cincinnati, OH
Middletown, OH
Covington, KY
Florence, KY
Newport, KY

 

2,064,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

•   Generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity

 

Bloomington, IN
Carmel, IN
Columbus, IN
Kokomo, IN
Lafayette, IN
New Albany, IN
Terre Haute, IN

 

2,283,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P(1)

 

•   Transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity

 

•   Sale and transportation of natural gas

 

Covington, KY
Florence, KY
Newport, KY

 

345,000

 

 

 


(1)   See “Generation — Fuel Supply and Emission Allowances” under the “Regulated” section for further discussion of the possible transfer of generation assets.

 

Services is a service company that provides our subsidiaries with a variety of centralized administrative, management, and support services.  Investments holds most of our non-regulated, energy-related businesses and investments, including natural gas marketing and trading operations (which are primarily conducted through Cinergy Marketing and Trading, LP (Marketing & Trading), one of its subsidiaries).

 

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

We conduct operations through our subsidiaries and manage our businesses through the following three reportable segments:

 

                  Commercial Business Unit (Commercial);

                  Regulated Business Unit (Regulated); and

                  Power Technology and Infrastructure Services Business Unit (Power Technology and Infrastructure).

 

The following section describes the activities of our business segments as of December 31, 2004.

 

See Note 16 of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for financial information by business segment.

 

Commercial

Commercial manages our wholesale generation and energy marketing and trading activities.  Commercial’s wholesale generation consists of CG&E’s electric generation in Ohio due to Ohio’s transition to deregulation of electric generation and a competitive retail service market.  See “Electric Industry” in “Item 7. MD&A” for further detail of key elements of Ohio deregulation.  Commercial also performs energy risk management activities, provides

 

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customized energy solutions and is responsible for all of our international operations.  See the “Market Risk Sensitive Instruments” section of “Item 7. MD&A” for information on risks associated with these activities.

 

Detail of Commercial’s operations can be found in the following sections:

 

                  Generation — Fuel Supply and Emission Allowances — Describes Commercial’s generation capacity, sources of fuel, and its various cost recovery mechanisms;

                  Trading Operations and Risk Management — Describes Commercial’s energy marketing and trading activities in the United States and Canada;

                  Competition — Describes the key competitors to Commercial’s various business operations;

                  Energy Services — Describes Commercial’s operations consulting services and its operation of a synthetic fuel production facility;

                  International — Describes Commercial’s operations outside of the United States; and

                  Revenue Data and Customer Base — Describes the primary revenue generators for the various business operations of Commercial.

 

Generation — Fuel Supply and Emission Allowances

As of December 31, 2004, the total winter electric capacity (including our portion of the total capacity for the jointly-owned plants) of Commercial’s domestic generating plants was 6,276 megawatts (MW).  Approximately 67 percent of this generation portfolio is coal-fired.  See “Item 2.  Properties” for further discussion of the generating facilities.

 

Each year CG&E purchases over 10 million tons of coal to generate electricity, primarily from mines located in Indiana, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Colorado.  The price of coal has increased dramatically in 2004 as compared to 2003.  Contributing to the rise in the price of coal are (1) increases in demand for electricity, (2) environmental regulation, and (3) decreases in the number of suppliers of coal from prior years.  To help mitigate the price fluctuation of coal, Cinergy has a general practice to procure a substantial portion of coal through fixed-price contracts of varying length.  We hold fixed-price contracts that will source a substantial portion of our expected 2005 coal requirements.  We evaluate the appropriate amount of contract coal and length of contracts based on market conditions, including pricing trends, volatility and supplier reliability.  See “Contractual Cash Obligations” in “Item 7. MD&A” for further detail on CG&E’s total commitment under fixed-price coal contracts.

 

Commercial has natural gas-fired peaking plants that have a capacity of 1,766 MW.  The fuel for these units is primarily obtained through the natural gas spot market as it is difficult to forecast the natural gas requirements for these plants.  For further information on the risk of purchasing natural gas, see the “Market Risk Sensitive Instruments” section of “Item 7. MD&A”.

 

A joint operating agreement, effective in April 2002, allows Cinergy to jointly dispatch the regulated generating assets of PSI in conjunction with the deregulated generating assets of CG&E.  Under this agreement, transfers of power between PSI and CG&E are generally priced at market rates.

 

Commercial monitors alternative sources of coal and natural gas to assure a continuing availability of economical fuel supplies.  As such, it will maintain its practice of purchasing a portion of coal and natural gas requirements on the open market and will continue to investigate least-cost coal options to comply with new and existing environmental requirements.  Cinergy and CG&E believe that they can continue to obtain enough coal and natural gas to meet future needs.  However, future environmental requirements may significantly impact the availability and price of these fuels.

 

At times, Commercial purchases power to meet the energy needs of its customers.  Factors that could cause Commercial to purchase power for its customers include generating plant outages, extreme weather conditions, summer reliability, growth, and price.  We believe we can obtain enough purchased power to meet future needs.  However, during periods of excessive demand, the price and availability of these purchases may be significantly impacted.

 

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Commercial emits sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) in the generation of electricity and maintains emission allowances to offset their emissions in order to comply with NOX and SO2 emission reduction requirements.  In 2004, the market prices of SO2 allowances rose more than 200 percent from 2003.  Cinergy is continually evaluating market conditions and managing our overall cost structure through the addition of pollution control equipment, where economically feasible, and the use of emission allowance markets to help manage our emissions costs.

 

Under CG&E’s new RSP, retail fuel and emission allowance costs will be recovered through a cost tracking mechanism that recovers costs that exceed the amount originally included in the rates frozen in CG&E’s earlier transition plan.  CG&E will recover retail fuel and emission allowance costs consumed in serving retail load and collect a Provider of Last Resort charge from non-residential customers from 2005 through 2008 and from residential customers from 2006 through 2008.  See “Electric Industry” in “Item 7. MD&A” for further detail of CG&E’s RSP.

 

Trading Operations and Risk Management

Commercial’s energy marketing and trading activities principally consist of Marketing & Trading’s natural gas marketing and trading operations and CG&E’s power marketing and trading operations.  In April 2002, CG&E and PSI executed a new joint operating agreement whereby new power marketing and trading contracts since April 2002 are originated on behalf of CG&E only.  Historically, such contracts were executed on behalf of CG&E and PSI jointly.

 

Our domestic operations market and trade over-the-counter (an informal market where the buying/selling of commodities occurs) contracts for the purchase and sale of electricity (primarily in the midwest region of the United States), natural gas, and other energy-related products, including coal and emission allowances.  Our natural gas domestic operations provide services that manage storage, transportation, gathering, and processing activities.  In addition, our domestic operations also market and trade natural gas and other energy-related products on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

 

Marketing & Trading’s natural gas marketing and trading operations also extend to Canada where natural gas marketing and management services are provided to producers and industrial customers.  Our Canadian operations also market and trade over-the-counter contracts.

 

See the “Market Risk Sensitive Instruments” section of “Item 7. MD&A” for information on risks associated with these activities.

 

Competition

 

Commercial competes for wholesale contracts for the purchase and sale of electricity and natural gas.  Commercial’s main competitors include public utilities, power and natural gas marketers and traders, and independent power producers.

 

Energy Services

Commercial, through Cinergy Solutions Holding Company, Inc., is an on-site energy solutions and utility services provider.  We provide utility systems construction, operation and maintenance of utility facilities, energy efficiencies and conservation consulting services, as well as cogeneration.  Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of two or more forms of useable energy from a single fuel source.

 

Commercial, through Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc., owns a coal-based synthetic fuel production facility which converts coal feedstock into synthetic fuel for sale to a third party.  As of December 31, 2004, Cinergy has produced and sold approximately 7.8 million tons of synthetic fuel at this facility.  The synthetic fuel produced at this facility qualifies for tax credits (through 2007) in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code Section 29 if certain requirements are satisfied.  The three key requirements are that (a) the synthetic fuel differs significantly in chemical composition from the coal used to produce such synthetic fuel, (b) the fuel produced is sold to an unrelated entity

 

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and (c) the fuel was produced from a facility that was placed in service before July 1, 1998.  For further information on the tax credit qualifications see Note 11(c)(iv) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

 

International

As of December 31, 2004, we had ownership interests in (1) generation assets located in three countries capable of producing approximately 150 MW of electricity and 700 MW equivalents of steam; and (2) approximately 1,200 miles of gas and electric transmission and distribution systems through jointly-owned investments in two countries, through which we serve approximately 8,500 transmission and distribution customers.  These assets serve retail and wholesale customers by providing utility services including generation of electricity and heat as well as the distribution of gas and electric commodities.

 

Revenue Data and Customer Base

Commercial primarily recognizes revenues from generation provided to customers in CG&E’s service territory who have not switched to an alternative generation supplier under Ohio’s electric deregulation market.  Because rates are frozen during the market development period in Ohio, the majority of these revenues are under a fixed-price tariff.  Under the Ohio customer choice program, CG&E’s retail customers may choose their electric supplier.  The percentage of customers switching to other electric suppliers and the related volume by customer class was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MW Hours For the

 

Switching

 

 

 

MW at December 31

 

Years Ended December 31

 

Percentage at December 31(1)

 

Revenue Class

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

75

 

92

 

334,224

 

283,477

 

4.07

%

5.17

%

Commercial

 

339

 

374

 

1,722,822

 

1,654,061

 

19.17

%

21.55

%

Industrial

 

226

 

295

 

1,376,210

 

1,591,345

 

17.89

%

23.60

%

Other Public Authorities

 

89

 

91

 

284,214

 

265,039

 

19.09

%

19.95

%

Total

 

729

 

852

 

3,717,470

 

3,793,922

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)   The residential switching percentage is based on annual energy consumption and the non-residential switching percentages are based on average monthly peak demand.

 

Customer switching reduces retail revenues by the generation component of rates and shopping incentives.  CG&E still collects transmission and distribution revenues from the delivery of electricity to switched customers (see Regulated section for further information).  During the market development period, the reduction in revenues due to customer switching is mitigated by wholesale power sales from the freed-up generation capacity.  For further discussion on Ohio deregulation and the recently approved RSP see “Electric Industry” in “Item 7. MD&A”.

 

Commercial’s operating revenue is also derived by providing electricity at wholesale and trading electricity primarily in the midwest region of the United States.  In addition, Commercial provides and trades natural gas primarily to wholesale customers across the United States.  The majority of these customers are public utilities, power and natural gas marketers and traders, and independent power producers.

 

Energy services operating revenues are derived primarily by providing steam, electricity, and operation and maintenance services to large industrial customers. 

 

No single Commercial customer provides more than 10 percent of total operating revenues.

 

Regulated

Regulated consists of PSI’s regulated generation and transmission and distribution operations, and CG&E and its subsidiaries’ regulated electric and gas transmission and distribution systems.  Regulated plans, constructs, operates, and maintains Cinergy’s transmission and distribution systems and delivers gas and electric energy to consumers.  Regulated also earns revenues from wholesale customers primarily by these customers transmitting electric power

 

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through Cinergy’s transmission system.  These businesses are subject to cost of service rate making where rates to be charged to customers are based on prudently incurred costs over a test period plus a reasonable rate of return.  Regulated operated approximately 48,000 circuit miles (the total length in miles of separate circuits) of electric lines to provide regulated transmission and distribution service to approximately 1.5 million customers as of December 31, 2004.  Regulated operated approximately 9,226 miles of gas mains (gas distribution lines that serve as a common source of supply for more than one service line) and service lines to provide domestic regulated transmission and distribution services to approximately 500,000 customers as of December 31, 2004.  See “Item 2.  Properties” for a further discussion of the transmission and distribution systems owned by our utility operating companies.

 

Detail of Regulated’s operations can be found in the following sections:

 

                  Generation - - Fuel Supply and Emission Allowances — Describes Regulated’s generation capacity, sources of fuel, and its various cost recovery mechanisms;

                  Transmission and Distribution — Describes Regulated’s agreements with the regional utilities and regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinate the planning and operation of generation and transmission facilities and the associated cost recovery mechanisms;

                  Gas Supply — Describes Regulated’s responsibility to purchase and deliver natural gas to native load (the total requirements of a wholesale utility’s franchised retail market) customers and the mechanisms used to fulfill their responsibility; and

                  Revenue Data and Customer Base — Describes the primary revenue generators for the various business operations of Regulated.

 

Generation - - Fuel Supply and Emission Allowances

As of December 31, 2004, the total winter electric capacity (including our portion of the total capacity for the jointly-owned plants) of Regulated’s generating plants was 7,055 MW.  Approximately 78 percent of this generation portfolio is coal-fired.  See “Item 2.  Properties” for a further discussion of the generating facilities.

 

Each year PSI purchases over 15 million tons of coal to generate electricity, primarily from mines located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.  The price of coal has increased dramatically in 2004 as compared to 2003.  The primary driving forces behind the increase in coal prices are (1) increases in demand for electricity, (2) environmental regulation, and (3) decreases in the number of suppliers of coal from prior years.  To help mitigate the price fluctuation of coal, Cinergy has a general practice to procure a substantial portion of coal through fixed-price contracts of varying length.  We hold fixed-price contracts that will source a substantial portion of our expected 2005 coal requirements.  We evaluate the appropriate amount of contract coal and length of contracts based on market conditions, including pricing trends, volatility and supplier reliability.  See “Contractual Cash Obligations” in “Item 7. MD&A” for further detail on PSI’s total commitment under fixed-price coal contracts.

 

Regulated has natural gas-fired peaking plants that have a capacity of 1,263 MW.  The fuel for these units is primarily obtained through the natural gas spot market as it is difficult to forecast the natural gas requirements for these plants.  For further information on the risk of purchasing natural gas see the “Market Risk Sensitive Instruments” section of “Item 7. MD&A”.

 

A joint operating agreement, effective in April 2002, allows Cinergy to jointly dispatch the regulated generating assets of PSI in conjunction with the deregulated generating assets of CG&E.  Under this agreement, transfers of power between PSI and CG&E are generally priced at market rates.

 

At times, Regulated purchases power to meet the energy needs of its customers.  Factors that could cause Regulated to purchase power for its customers include generating plant outages, extreme weather conditions, summer reliability, growth, and price.  We believe we can obtain enough purchased power to meet future needs.  However, during periods of excessive demand, the price and availability of these purchases may be significantly impacted.

 

ULH&P purchases energy from CG&E pursuant to a contract effective January 1, 2002, which was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Kentucky Public Service Commission (KPSC).  This five-year agreement is a negotiated fixed-rate contract with CG&E.

 

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The KPSC has conditionally approved a long-term electric supply plan for ULH&P that will replace the current contract with CG&E as previously discussed.  Under this new plan, CG&E will transfer ownership of approximately 1,100 MW of electric generating capacity to ULH&P.  The capacity is currently part of CG&E’s generating assets used to service ULH&P under a multi-year wholesale power supply contract as previously discussed.  ULH&P is currently seeking approval of the transaction from the SEC, wherein the Ohio Consumers Counsel has intervened in opposition, and the FERC.  The transfer, which will be paid for at net book value, will not affect current electric rates for ULH&P’s customers, as power will be provided under the same terms as under the current wholesale power contract with CG&E through December 31, 2006. Assuming receipt of regulatory approvals, we would anticipate the transfer to take place in the second quarter of 2005.

 

Cinergy is studying the feasibility of constructing a commercial integrated coal gasification combined cycle (IGCC) generating station to help meet increased demand over the next decade.  PSI would own all or part of the facility and operate it.  Cinergy will partner with Bechtel Corporation and General Electric Company to complete this study.  An IGCC plant turns coal to gas, removing most of the SO2 and other emissions before the gas is used to fuel a combustion turbine generator.  The technology uses less water and has fewer emissions than a conventional coal-fired plant with currently required pollution control equipment.  Another benefit is the potential to remove mercury and carbon dioxide (CO2) upstream of the combustion process at a lower cost than conventional plants.  If a decision is reached to move forward with constructing such a plant, PSI would seek approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to begin construction.  If approved, we would anticipate the IURC’s subsequent approval to include the assets in PSI’s rate base.

 

Regulated monitors alternative sources of coal and natural gas to assure a continuing availability of economical fuel supplies.  As such, it will maintain its practice of purchasing a portion of coal and natural gas requirements on the open market and will continue to investigate least-cost coal options to comply with new and existing environmental requirements.  Cinergy and PSI believe that they can continue to obtain enough coal and natural gas to meet future needs.  However, future environmental requirements may significantly impact the availability and price of these fuels.

 

PSI recovers retail and a portion of its wholesale fuel costs from customers on a dollar-for-dollar basis through a cost tracking recovery mechanism (commonly referred to as a fuel adjustment clause). In addition to the fuel adjustment clause, PSI utilizes a purchased power tracking mechanism approved by the IURC for the recovery of costs related to certain specified purchases of power necessary to meet native load peak demand requirements to the extent such costs are not recovered through the existing fuel adjustment clause.

 

Regulated emits SO2 and NOX in the generation of electricity and maintains emission allowances to offset their emissions in order to comply with NOX and SO2 emission reduction requirements.  In 2004, the market prices of SO2 allowances rose more than 200 percent from 2003.  PSI utilizes a cost tracking mechanism as approved by the IURC allowing it to recover substantially all of its emission allowance costs from its customers.  Cinergy is continually evaluating market conditions and managing our overall cost structure through the addition of pollution control equipment, where economically feasible, and the use of emission allowance markets to help manage our emissions costs.

 

Transmission and Distribution

Cinergy (through our utility operating companies) and other non-affiliated utilities in a nine-state region are parties to the East Central Area Reliability Coordination (ECAR) Agreement.  Through the ECAR Agreement, ECAR supports the planning and operation of generation and transmission facilities, which provides for reliability of regional bulk power supply.

 

Cinergy (through our utility operating companies) is also a member of the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO), a RTO established in 1998 as a non-profit organization which maintains functional control over the combined transmission systems of its members.

 

The Midwest ISO is the provider for transmission service requested on the transmission facilities under its tariff.  It is responsible for the reliable operation of those transmission facilities and the regional planning of new

 

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transmission facilities.  The Midwest ISO also will administer energy markets utilizing Locational Marginal Pricing (i.e., the energy price for the next MW may vary throughout the Midwest ISO market based on transmission congestion and energy losses) as the methodology for relieving congestion on the transmission facilities under its functional control.  ECAR will maintain the responsibility for establishing the level of operating reserves for those utilities participating in the ECAR Agreement and the operation of the Automatic Reserve Sharing system upon the Midwest ISO’s implementation of its Energy Markets Tariff.  See “Electric Industry” in “Item 7. MD&A” for further detail regarding the Midwest ISO energy markets.

 

Transmission and Distribution Cost Recovery

Transmission cost recovery mechanisms will be established under CG&E’s new RSP to, among other things, permit CG&E to recover Midwest ISO charges.  CG&E also plans to file a distribution rate case to recover certain distribution costs with rates to become effective January 1, 2006 and has deferred certain costs in 2004 and will defer costs in 2005 pursuant to its RSP.  See “Electric Industry” in “Item 7. MD&A” for further detail of CG&E’s RSP.

 

PSI has received IURC approval for the recovery of Midwest ISO costs and is currently seeking IURC approval that would further define the mechanisms for recovery of such costs.

 

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Transmission System Interconnections

The following map illustrates the interconnections between our electric systems and other electric systems.

 

 

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Gas Supply

Regulated is responsible for the purchase and the subsequent delivery of natural gas to native load customers.  Regulated’s natural gas procurement strategy is to buy firm natural gas supplies (natural gas intended to be available at all times) and firm interstate pipeline transportation capacity during the winter season (November through March) and during the non-heating season (April through October) through a combination of firm supply and transportation capacity along with spot supply and interruptible transportation capacity.  This strategy allows Regulated to assure reliable natural gas supply for its high priority (non-curtailable) firm customers during peak winter conditions and provides Regulated the flexibility to reduce its contract commitments if firm customers choose alternate gas suppliers under Regulated’s customer choice/gas transportation programs.  In 2004, firm supply purchase commitment agreements provided approximately 63 percent of the natural gas supply, with the remaining gas purchased on the spot market.  These firm supply agreements feature two levels of gas supply, specifically (1) base load, which is a continuous supply to meet normal demand requirements, and (2) swing load, which is gas available on a daily basis to accommodate changes in demand due primarily to changing weather conditions.

 

Regulated manages natural gas procurement-price volatility mitigation programs for CG&E and ULH&P.  These programs pre-arrange between 20-75 percent of winter heating season base load gas requirements and up to 50 percent of summer season base load requirements.  CG&E and ULH&P use primarily fixed-price forward contracts and contracts with a ceiling and floor on the price.  As of December 31, 2004, CG&E and ULH&P, combined, had hedged approximately 60 percent of their winter 2004/2005 base load requirements.  See the “Gas Industry” section of “Item 7. MD&A” for further information.

 

Interstate pipelines either (1) transport gas purchased directly to the distribution systems or (2) inject gas purchased into pipeline storage facilities for future withdrawal and delivery.  The majority of the gas supply comes from the Gulf of Mexico coastal areas of Texas and Louisiana.

 

Revenue Data and Customer Base

Regulated’s generation revenue is derived from the fulfillment of its native load requirements.  The percent of retail operating revenues derived from full service electricity and gas sales and transportation for each of the three years ended December 31 were as follows:

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

Registrant

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

Electric

 

Gas

 

Electric

 

Gas

 

Electric

 

Gas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

76

%

24

%

76

%

24

%

81

%

19

%

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

45

 

55

 

46

 

54

 

56

 

44

 

PSI

 

100

 

 

100

 

 

100

 

 

ULH&P

 

65

 

35

 

67

 

33

 

74

 

26

 

 

Electric and gas sales are seasonal.  Electricity usage in our service territory peaks during the summer and gas usage peaks during the winter.  Air conditioning increases electricity demand and heating increases electricity and gas demand.

 

The service territory of CG&E and its utility subsidiaries, including ULH&P, is heavily populated and is characterized by a stable residential customer base and a diverse mix of industrial customers.  The territory served by PSI is composed of residential, agricultural, and widely diversified industrial customers.  No single retail customer provides more than 10 percent of total operating revenues (electric or gas) for Regulated.

 

Power Technology and Infrastructure

Power Technology and Infrastructure primarily manages Cinergy Ventures, LLC (Ventures), Cinergy’s venture capital subsidiary.  Ventures identifies, invests in, and integrates new energy technologies into Cinergy’s existing businesses, focused primarily on operational efficiencies and clean energy technologies.  In addition, Power

 

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Technology and Infrastructure manages our investments in other energy infrastructure and telecommunication service providers.

 

In March 2004, Cinergy announced that it would begin offering broadband over power line (BPL) services in the Cincinnati, Ohio area.  BPL utilizes the low and medium voltage distribution lines of Cinergy to transmit high speed data and other digital information to and from the internet via home electrical outlets and can be used for monitoring utility infrastructure.  These services are being offered through joint ventures created by Ventures and Current Communications Group LLC, marketing to Cinergy service territory and municipal and co-op utilities throughout the United States.  Ventures has invested approximately $18 million to date.

 

EMPLOYEES  

We have collective bargaining agreements with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the United Steelworkers of America (USWA), the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), and various international union organizations.

 

The following table indicates the number of employees by classification at January 31, 2005:

 

Classification

 

CG&E(4)

 

PSI

 

ULH&P

 

Cinergy(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IBEW(1)

 

1,018

 

1,218

 

60

 

2,546

 

USWA(2)

 

280

 

 

79

 

398

 

UWUA(3)

 

387

 

 

58

 

768

 

Various Union Organizations

 

 

 

 

355

 

Non-Bargaining

 

198

 

354

 

19

 

3,775

 

 

 

1,883

 

1,572

 

216

 

7,842

 

 


(1)   IBEW #1347 contract will expire on April 1, 2006, IBEW #1393 contract will expire on May 1, 2005, and IBEW #352 contract expired on February 5, 2005 and was replaced with a new contract set to expire on February 5, 2008.

(2)   USWA #12049 and #5541-06 contracts will expire on May 15, 2007.

(3)   Contract will expire on March 31, 2005.

(4)   CG&E and subsidiaries excluding ULH&P.

(5)   Includes 3,154 Services’ employees who provide services to our operating utilities and other non-regulated companies.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

Cinergy is currently affected by several different issues which involve compliance with federal and state regulations regarding the protection of the environment including, but not limited to, reductions in mercury, NOX, and SO2 emissions.  Cinergy is able to recover certain costs of this environmental compliance equipment through various trackers set up with Cinergy’s respective state regulatory agencies.  See the “Environmental Issues” section in “Item 7. MD&A” for a discussion of these environmental issues and the estimated capital expenditures.

 

FUTURE EXPECTATIONS/TRENDS

See the information appearing under the same caption in “Item 7. MD&A” for the following discussions:

 

                  Regulatory Outlook and Significant Rate Developments;

                  FERC and Midwest ISO;

                  Gas Industry; and

                  Other Matters.

 

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PROPERTIES

 

ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES

COMMERCIAL BUSINESS UNIT (COMMERCIAL)

Electric

Domestic Power Generation

Commercial’s domestic power generating stations’ total winter electric capacity, reflected in megawatts (MW), as of December 31, 2004, are shown in the table that follows.  Commercial’s electric generating plants are primarily located in Ohio and Kentucky and are wholly-owned or jointly-owned facilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal

 

Gas

 

Oil

 

Total

 

Commercial(1)

 

Stations

 

MW

 

MW

 

MW

 

MW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E)

 

9

 

4,186

 

736

 

324

 

5,246

 

Cinergy Investments, Inc. (Investments)(2)

 

2

 

 

1,030

 

 

1,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

11

 

4,186

 

1,766

 

324

 

6,276

 

 


(1)   This table includes only our portion of the total capacity for the jointly-owned plants.

(2)   Represents natural gas peaking plants located in Tennessee and Mississippi, owned by Investments, that sell electricity on the wholesale market.

 

During 2004, Commercial’s electric generating plants, including those that we own but do not operate, performed reliably, as evidenced by our annual capacity factor of 68 percent and a utilization factor of 83 percent (excluding natural gas and fuel oil peaking stations) and an equivalent availability factor of 84 percent.  A capacity factor is a percentage that indicates how much of a power plant’s capacity is used over time.  A utilization factor is a percentage that indicates how much of a power plant’s capacity is used while being available.  An equivalent availability factor is a percentage that indicates how much of a unit is available to generate compared to its potential maximum generation.

 

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Below is a geographical map showing the locations of Commercial’s generation plants.

 

 

Legend

 

Number

 

Generation Plant

 

Fuel Type

 

MW Capacity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Dick’s Creek

 

Gas

 

172

 

2

 

Woodsdale

 

Gas

 

564

 

3

 

Miami Fort

 

Coal/Oil

 

962

 

4

 

East Bend

 

Coal

 

414

 

5

 

Beckjord

 

Coal/Oil

 

1,107

 

6

 

Wm. Zimmer

 

Coal

 

604

 

7

 

J.M. Stuart

 

Coal

 

913

 

8

 

Killen

 

Coal

 

198

 

9

 

Conesville

 

Coal

 

312

 

10

 

Brownsville

 

Gas

 

480

 

 

 

Caledonia(1)

 

Gas

 

550

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

6,276

 

 


(1)   Commercial’s generation plant not included in the map is located in Caledonia, Mississippi.

 

Cogeneration

As of December 31, 2004, Cinergy had ownership interests in and/or operated 27 domestic cogeneration facilities capable of producing 5,357 MW of electricity, 4,303 MW equivalents of steam and 236 MW equivalents of chilled water.  Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of two or more forms of useable energy from a single fuel source.  During 2005, Cinergy anticipates completion of an expansion at one of our existing cogeneration facilities, which is expected to provide an additional 70 MW equivalents of steam and 42 MW equivalents of chilled water.

 

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Synthetic Fuel

Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc. owns a coal-based synthetic fuel production facility, which converts coal into synthetic fuel for sale to a third party.  See “Synthetic Fuel Production” in “Item 7. MD&A” for additional information regarding this business initiative.

 

International

As of December 31, 2004, we had ownership interests in (1) generation assets located in three countries capable of producing approximately 150 MW of electricity and 700 MW equivalents of steam; and (2) approximately 1,200 miles of gas and electric transmission and distribution systems through jointly-owned investments in two countries, through which we serve approximately 8,500 transmission and distribution customers.  These assets serve retail and wholesale customers by providing utility services including generation of electricity and heat as well as the distribution of gas and electric commodities.

 

REGULATED BUSINESS UNIT (REGULATED)

Electric

Domestic Power Generation

Regulated’s domestic power generating stations’ total winter electric capacity, reflected in MW, as of December 31, 2004, are shown in the table that follows.  The electric generating plants are located in Indiana and Ohio and are wholly-owned or jointly-owned facilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal

 

Gas

 

Oil

 

Hydro

 

Total

 

Regulated(1)

 

Stations

 

MW

 

MW

 

MW

 

MW

 

MW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

11

 

5,488

 

1,263

 

259

 

45

 

7,055

 

 


(1)   This table includes only our portion of the total capacity for the jointly-owned plants.

 

During 2004, Regulated’s electric generating plants, including those that we own but do not operate, performed reliably, as evidenced by our annual capacity factor of 74 percent and a utilization factor of 85 percent (excluding natural gas and fuel oil peaking stations) and an equivalent availability factor of 89 percent.  A capacity factor is a percentage that indicates how much of a power plant’s capacity is used over time.  A utilization factor is a percentage that indicates how much of a power plant’s capacity is used while being available.  An equivalent availability factor is a percentage that indicates how much of a unit is available to generate compared to its potential maximum generation.

 

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Below is a geographical map showing the locations of Regulated’s generation plants.

 

 

Legend

 

Number

 

Generation Plant

 

Fuel Type

 

MW Capacity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Cayuga

 

Coal/Gas/Oil

 

1,135

 

2

 

Wabash River

 

Coal/Oil

 

966

 

3

 

Edwardsport

 

Coal/Oil

 

160

 

4

 

Gibson

 

Coal

 

2,844

 

5

 

Miami Wabash

 

Oil

 

104

 

6

 

Noblesville

 

Gas

 

310

 

7

 

Henry County

 

Gas

 

129

 

8

 

Connersville

 

Oil

 

98

 

9

 

Gallagher

 

Coal

 

560

 

10

 

Markland

 

Hydro

 

45

 

11

 

Madison

 

Gas

 

704

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

7,055

 

 

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Transmission and Distribution

Relevant information for our utility operating companies’ electric transmission and distribution systems located in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana is as follows:

 

 

 

Electric

 

Electric

 

Substation

 

 

 

Transmission

 

Distribution

 

Combined

 

Registrant

 

Systems

 

Systems

 

Capacity

 

 

 

(circuit miles)

 

(circuit miles)

 

(kilovolt-amperes)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E

 

1,561

 

16,743

 

21,121,288

 

The Union Light, Heat and Power Company (ULH&P)

 

106

 

2,883

 

1,419,878

 

Other subsidiaries

 

40

 

 

 

Total CG&E and subsidiaries

 

1,707

 

19,626

 

22,541,166

 

PSI Energy, Inc. (PSI)

 

5,354

 

20,917

 

30,569,289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

7,061

 

40,543

 

53,110,455

 

 


(1)   Kilovolt-amperes (1,000 volt-amperes) are a broad measure of our substation transformer capacity.

 

At the end of 2004, our utility operating companies’ electric systems were interconnected with 14 other utilities.  Our electric transmission and distribution systems are designed and constructed to further the goal of providing reliable service to our customers.  Every effort is made to ensure that sufficient facilities are in service to meet this goal without installing facilities beyond what is required to operate reliably and within the designed parameters.  Through our ongoing review of these systems, enhancements are developed and constructed to meet our planning, loading, and reliability guidelines.  This process allows us to prudently invest in capacity additions only when and where they are required.  The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO) holds functional control of Regulated’s transmission systems.

 

Gas

As of December 31, 2004, the natural gas transmission and distribution systems of Cinergy and CG&E and its subsidiaries had approximately 9,226 miles of mains and service lines located in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky.  Cinergy and CG&E and its subsidiaries also jointly own three underground caverns with a total storage capacity of approximately 23 million gallons of liquid propane (of which 18.7 million gallons belongs to CG&E, including 7.5 million gallons belonging to ULH&P).  As of December 31, 2004, Cinergy had 16.6 million gallons of liquid propane in storage (of which 14.4 million gallons belongs to CG&E, including 5.8 million gallons belonging to ULH&P).  This liquid propane is used in the three propane/air peak shaving plants located in Ohio and Kentucky.  Propane/air peak shaving plants store propane and, when needed, vaporize the propane and mix with natural gas to supplement the natural gas supply during peak demand periods and emergencies.

 

PEAK LOAD

In July 2004, we experienced peak loads for the year of 10,911 MW, 4,998 MW, and 6,000 MW for Cinergy, CG&E, and PSI, respectively.  Cinergy and CG&E set record peak loads of 11,305 MW and 5,311 MW in August 2002, respectively, while PSI set a record peak load of 6,088 MW in July 2002.

 

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) LAWSUIT

In November 1999, and through subsequent amendments, the United States brought a lawsuit in the United States Federal District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (District Court) against Cinergy, CG&E, and PSI alleging various violations of the CAA.  Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that we violated the CAA by not obtaining Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), Non-Attainment New Source Review (NSR), and Ohio and Indiana State Implementation Plans (SIP) permits for various projects at our owned and co-owned generating stations.  Additionally, the suit claims that we violated an Administrative Consent Order entered into in 1998 between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Cinergy relating to alleged violations of Ohio’s SIP provisions governing particulate matter at Unit 1 at CG&E’s W.C. Beckjord Generating Station (Beckjord Station).  The suit seeks (1) injunctive relief to require installation of pollution control technology on various generating units at CG&E’s Beckjord Station and Miami Fort Station, and PSI’s Cayuga Generating Station, Gallagher Generating Station, Wabash River Generating Station, and Gibson Generating Station (Gibson Station), and (2) civil penalties in amounts of up to $27,500 per day for each violation.  In addition, three northeast states and two environmental groups have intervened in the case.  The case is currently in discovery, and the District Court has set the case for trial by jury commencing in February 2006.

 

In March 2000, the United States also filed in the District Court an amended complaint in a separate lawsuit alleging violations of the CAA relating to PSD, NSR, and Ohio SIP requirements regarding various generating stations, including a generating station operated by Columbus Southern Power Company (CSP) and jointly-owned by CSP, The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L), and CG&E.  The EPA is seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties of up to $27,500 per day for each violation.  This suit is being defended by CSP.  In April 2001, the District Court in that case ruled that the Government and the intervening plaintiff environmental groups cannot seek monetary damages for alleged violations that occurred prior to November 3, 1994; however, they are entitled to seek injunctive relief for such alleged violations.  Neither party appealed that decision.

 

In addition, Cinergy and CG&E have been informed by DP&L that in June 2000, the EPA issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to DP&L for alleged violations of PSD, NSR, and Ohio SIP requirements at a generating station operated by DP&L and jointly-owned by CG&E.  The NOV indicated the EPA may (1) issue an order requiring compliance with the requirements of the Ohio SIP, or (2) bring a civil action seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties of up to $27,500 per day for each violation.  In September 2004, Marilyn Wall and the Sierra Club brought a lawsuit against Cinergy, DP&L and CSP for alleged violations of the CAA at this same generating station.

 

We are unable to predict whether resolution of these matters would have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.  We intend to vigorously defend against these allegations.

 

CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) LAWSUIT

In July 2004, the states of Connecticut, New York, California, Iowa, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, and the City of New York brought a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Cinergy, American Electric Power Company, Inc., American Electric Power Service Corporation, The Southern Company, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Xcel Energy Inc.  That same day, a similar lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the same companies by Open Space Institute, Inc., Open Space Conservancy, Inc., and The Audubon Society of New Hampshire.  These lawsuits allege that the defendants’ emissions of CO2 from the combustion of fossil fuels at electric generating facilities contribute to global warming and amount to a public nuisance.  The complaints also allege that the defendants could generate the same amount of electricity while emitting significantly less CO2.  Plaintiffs are seeking an injunction requiring each defendant to cap its CO2 emissions and then reduce them by a specified percentage each year for at least a decade.  Cinergy intends to defend these lawsuits vigorously in court and filed motions to dismiss with the other defendants in September 2004.  We are not able to predict whether resolution of these matters would have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

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SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION UNITS (SCR) AT GIBSON GENERATING STATION

In May 2004, SCRs and other pollution control equipment became operational at Units 4 and 5 of PSI’s Gibson Station in accordance with compliance deadlines under the NOX SIP Call.  In June and July 2004, Gibson Station temporarily shut down the equipment on these units due to a concern over an acid aerosol mist haze (plume) sometimes occurring in areas near the plant.  Portions of the plume from those units’ stacks appeared to break apart and descend to ground level at certain times under certain weather conditions.  As a result, and, working with the City of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, Illinois EPA, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), EPA, and the State of Illinois, we developed a protocol regarding the use of the SCRs while we explored alternatives to address this issue.  After the protocol was finalized, the Illinois Attorney General brought an action in Wabash County Circuit Court against PSI seeking a preliminary injunction to enforce the protocol.  In August 2004, the court granted that preliminary injunction.  PSI is appealing that decision to the Fifth District Appellate Court, but we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of that appeal or of the underlying action by the Illinois Attorney General.

 

We will seek recovery of any related capital as well as increased emission allowance expenditures through the regulatory process.  We do not believe costs related to resolving this matter will have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

ZIMMER GENERATING STATION (ZIMMER STATION) LAWSUIT

In November 2004, a citizen of the Village of Moscow, Ohio, the town adjacent to CG&E’s Zimmer Station, brought a purported class action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief against CG&E for alleged violations of the CAA, the Ohio SIP, Ohio laws against nuisance and common law nuisance.  CG&E filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on primarily procedural grounds and we intend to defend against these claims vigorously.  At this time, we cannot predict whether the outcome of this matter will have a material impact on our financial position or result of operations.

 

MANUFACTURED GAS PLANT (MGP) SITES

Coal tar residues, related hydrocarbons, and various metals have been found in at least 22 sites that PSI or its predecessors previously owned and sold in a series of transactions with Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) and Indiana Gas Company, Inc. (IGC).  The 22 sites are in the process of being studied and will be remediated, if necessary.  In 1998 NIPSCO, IGC, and PSI entered into Site Participation and Cost Sharing Agreements to allocate liability and responsibilities between them.  The IDEM oversees investigation and cleanup of all of these sites.  Thus far, PSI has primary responsibility for investigating, monitoring and, if necessary, remediating nine of these sites.  In December 2003, PSI entered into a voluntary remediation plan with the state of Indiana, providing a formal framework for the investigation and cleanup of the sites.

 

In April 1998, PSI filed suit in Hendricks County in the state of Indiana against its general liability insurance carriers.  PSI sought a declaratory judgment to obligate its insurance carriers to (1) defend MGP claims against PSI and compensate PSI for its costs of investigating, preventing, mitigating, and remediating damage to property and paying claims related to MGP sites; or (2) pay PSI’s cost of defense.  The trial court issued a variety of rulings with respect to the claims and defenses in the litigation.  PSI appealed certain adverse rulings to the Indiana Court of Appeals and the appellate court remanded the case to the trial court.  PSI settled its claims with all but one of the insurance carriers in January 2005 prior to commencement of the trial.  With respect to the lone insurance carrier, a jury returned a verdict against PSI in February 2005.  PSI is considering whether to appeal this decision.  At the present time, PSI cannot predict the outcome of this litigation if it were to appeal the decision.

 

PSI has accrued costs related to investigation, remediation, and groundwater monitoring for those sites where such costs are probable and can be reasonably estimated.  We will continue to investigate and remediate the sites as outlined in the voluntary remediation plan.  As additional facts become known and investigation is completed, we will assess whether the likelihood of incurring additional costs becomes probable.  Until all investigation and remediation is complete, we are unable to determine the overall impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

CG&E and ULH&P have performed site assessments on certain of their sites where we believe MGP activities have occurred at some point in the past and have found no imminent risk to the environment.  At the present time,

 

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CG&E and ULH&P cannot predict whether investigation and/or remediation will be required in the future at any of these sites.

 

ASBESTOS CLAIM LITIGATION

CG&E and PSI have been named as defendants or co-defendants in lawsuits related to asbestos at their electric generating stations.  Currently, there are approximately 100 pending lawsuits.  In these lawsuits, plaintiffs claim to have been exposed to asbestos-containing products in the course of their work at the CG&E and PSI generating stations.  The plaintiffs further claim that as the property owner of the generating stations, CG&E and PSI should be held liable for their injuries and illnesses based on an alleged duty to warn and protect them from any asbestos exposure.  A majority of the lawsuits to date have been brought against PSI.  The impact on CG&E’s and PSI’s financial position or results of operations of these cases to date has not been material.

 

Of these lawsuits, one case filed against PSI has been tried to verdict.  The jury returned a verdict against PSI in the amount of approximately $500,000 on a negligence claim and a verdict for PSI on punitive damages.  PSI received an adverse ruling in its initial appeal of the negligence claim verdict, but the Indiana Supreme Court accepted the transfer of the case and heard oral argument in June 2004.  In addition, PSI has settled a number of other lawsuits for amounts, which neither individually nor in the aggregate, are material to PSI’s financial position or results of operations.

 

At this time, CG&E and PSI are not able to predict the ultimate outcome of these lawsuits or the impact on CG&E’s and PSI’s financial position or results of operations.

 

We currently, and from time to time, are involved in lawsuits, claims, and complaints incidental to the conduct of our business.  In the opinion of management, no such proceeding is likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

 

See Note 11 of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further information regarding our commitments and contingencies.

 

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SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders of Cinergy, The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, or PSI Energy, Inc. during the fourth quarter of 2004.

 

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MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Cinergy Corp.’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.  The high and low stock prices for each quarter for the past two years are indicated below:

 

 

 

High

 

Low

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

$

41.10

 

$

37.17

 

Second Quarter

 

41.04

 

34.92

 

Third Quarter

 

40.75

 

36.95

 

Fourth Quarter

 

42.63

 

38.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

$

35.87

 

$

29.77

 

Second Quarter

 

38.75

 

33.25

 

Third Quarter

 

36.99

 

33.14

 

Fourth Quarter

 

38.86

 

35.19

 

 

Cinergy Corp. holds all outstanding common stock of The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and PSI Energy, Inc. (PSI), and CG&E holds all of the common stock of The Union Light, Heat and Power Company (ULH&P).  Therefore, no public trading market exists for the common stock of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P.

 

As of January 31, 2005, Cinergy Corp. had 45,628 shareholders of record.

 

Cinergy Corp. declared dividends on its common stock of $.47 and $.46 per share for each quarter of 2004 and 2003, respectively.  The quarterly dividends paid to Cinergy Corp. by CG&E and PSI, and to CG&E by ULH&P for the past two years were as follows:

 

Registrant

 

Quarter

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E

 

First

 

$

54,926

 

$

47,082

 

 

 

Second

 

55,612

 

63,100

 

 

 

Third

 

57,971

 

56,473

 

 

 

Fourth

 

67,249

 

61,208

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

First

 

$

28,957

 

$

30,503

 

 

 

Second

 

28,913

 

17,837

 

 

 

Third

 

26,839

 

24,984

 

 

 

Fourth

 

17,879

 

20,626

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P

 

First

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

Second

 

 

6,305

 

 

 

Third

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth

 

14,600

 

 

 

On January 14, 2005, the Board of Directors of Cinergy Corp. declared dividends on its common stock of $.48 per share, payable February 15, 2005, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 1, 2005.

 

See “Dividend Restrictions” in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for a brief description of the registrants’ common stock dividend restrictions.

 

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The number of shares (or units) provided in the table below represent shares exchanged in connection with employee option exercises and shares purchased by the plan trustee on behalf of the 401(k) Excess Plan.

 

Period

 

(a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased

 

(b) Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)

 

(c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs

 

(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 1 — October 31

 

4,580

 

$

39.67

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

November 1 — November 30

 

2,288

 

$

39.45

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

December 1 — December 31

 

 

$

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

2000

 

 

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues

 

$

4,688

 

$

4,416

 

$

4,059

 

$

3,950

 

$

3,752

 

Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

401

 

435

 

397

 

457

 

400

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax(2)

 

 

9

 

(25

)

(15

)

(1

)

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax(3)

 

 

26

 

(11

)

 

 

Net income

 

401

 

470

 

361

 

442

 

399

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share (EPS) - basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

2.22

 

2.46

 

2.37

 

2.87

 

2.52

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax(2)

 

 

0.05

 

(0.15

)

(0.09

)

(0.01

)

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax(3)

 

 

0.15

 

(0.06

)

 

 

Net income

 

2.22

 

2.66

 

2.16

 

2.78

 

2.51

 

EPS - diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

2.18

 

2.43

 

2.34

 

2.84

 

2.51

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax(2)

 

 

0.05

 

(0.15

)

(0.09

)

(0.01

)

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax(3)

 

 

0.15

 

(0.06

)

 

 

Net income

 

2.18

 

2.63

 

2.13

 

2.75

 

2.50

 

Cash dividends declared per share

 

1.88

 

1.84

 

1.80

 

1.80

 

1.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets from continuing operations

 

14,982

 

14,114

 

13,685

 

12,558

 

12,604

 

Total assets from discontinued operations

 

 

5

 

147

 

234

 

197

 

 

 

14,982

 

14,119

 

13,832

 

12,792

 

12,801

 

Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)

 

4,448

 

4,971

 

4,188

 

3,656

 

2,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues

 

$

2,511

 

$

2,382

 

$

2,137

 

$

2,247

 

$

2,101

 

Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

257

 

300

 

264

 

327

 

267

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax(4)

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

257

 

331

 

264

 

327

 

267

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

6,232

 

5,809

 

5,751

 

5,559

 

6,182

 

Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)

 

1,594

 

1,569

 

1,690

 

1,205

 

1,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI Energy, Inc. (PSI)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues

 

$

1,754

 

$

1,603

 

$

1,611

 

$

1,574

 

$

1,512

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

165

 

134

 

214

 

162

 

135

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax(5)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

Net income

 

165

 

133

 

214

 

162

 

135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

5,450

 

5,140

 

4,539

 

4,864

 

4,906

 

Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)

 

1,874

 

1,720

 

1,372

 

1,348

 

1,113

 

 


(1)   The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

(2)   See Note 14 of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further explanation.

(3)   In 2003, Cinergy recognized a gain/(loss) on cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles of $39 million (net of tax) and $(13) million (net of tax) as a result of the reversal of accrued cost of removal for non-regulated generating assets and the change in accounting of certain energy related contracts from fair value to accrual.  In 2002, Cinergy recognized a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of $(11) million (net of tax) as a result of an impairment charge for goodwill related to certain of our international assets.

(4)   In 2003, CG&E recognized a gain/(loss) on cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles of $39 million (net of tax) and $(8) million (net of tax) as a result of the reversal of accrued cost of removal for non-regulated generating assets and the change in accounting of certain energy related contracts from fair value to accrual.

(5)   In 2003, PSI recognized a loss on cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of $(1) million (net of tax) as a result of a change in accounting of certain energy related contracts from fair value to accrual.

 

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MD&A - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

In this report, Cinergy (which includes Cinergy Corp. and all of its regulated and non-regulated subsidiaries) is, at times, referred to in the first person as “we”, “our”, or “us”.

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report.  We have reclassified certain prior-year amounts in the financial statements of Cinergy, The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E), PSI Energy, Inc. (PSI), and The Union Light, Heat and Power Company (ULH&P) to conform to current presentation.  The following discussions of results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in any future period.

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A), we explain our general operating environment, as well as our results of operations, liquidity, capital resources, future expectations/trends, market risk sensitive instruments, and accounting matters.  Specifically, we discuss the following:

 

                 factors affecting current and future operations;

                 why results changed from period to period;

                 potential sources of cash for future capital expenditures; and

                 how these items affect our overall financial condition.

 

Financial Highlights

Net income for Cinergy for the years ended December 31, 2004, and 2003 was as follows:

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

401

 

$

470

 

$

(69

)

(15

)%

 

The decrease in net income was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   Higher operating costs due, in part, to increases in costs for employee labor and benefits, production maintenance, and the implementation of a continuous improvement initiative;

                   Lower margins from the sale of electricity in the Commercial Business Unit (Commercial) primarily due to higher fuel and emission allowance costs;

                   Impairment and disposal charges on certain investments primarily in the Power Technology and Infrastructure Services Business Unit (Power Technology and Infrastructure); and

                   Net gains recognized in 2003 resulting from the implementation of certain accounting changes and the disposal of discontinued operations.

 

These decreases were partially offset by:

 

                   A higher price received per megawatt hour (MWh) resulting from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s (IURC) approval of PSI’s base retail electric rate increase in May 2004;

                   Growth in non-weather related demand for electricity;

                   An increase in gross margins on power marketing, trading, and origination contracts; and

                   A gain related to a Power Technology and Infrastructure investment.

 

For further information, see “2004 Results of Operations — Cinergy”.

 

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Forward-looking Challenges and Risks

Environmental Challenges

Cinergy faces many uncertainties with regard to future environmental legislation and the impact of this legislation on our generating assets and our decisions to construct new assets.  In two separate rulemakings, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed significant reductions in sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOX) and mercury emissions from power plants, neither of which have been finalized.  Additionally, multi-emissions reductions legislation could be passed in 2005 that may take the place of these proposed rulemakings.  In 2004, Cinergy’s utility operating companies began an environmental construction program to reduce overall plant emissions that is estimated to cost approximately $1.8 billion over the next five years.  We believe that our construction program optimally balances these uncertainties and provides a level of emission reduction that will be required and/or economical to Cinergy under a variety of possible regulatory outcomes.  See “Environmental Issues” in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” for further information.

 

Regulatory Challenges

Ohio has enacted electric generation deregulation legislation.  CG&E’s residential customers are in a market development period through 2005, during which prices are fixed, while non-residential customers are under a recently approved rate stabilization plan (RSP) that runs through December 31, 2008.  Residential customers will be under the RSP beginning in 2006, also ending in 2008.  At this time, it is difficult to predict how the regulatory environment will look after the rate stabilization period ends.  To date, deregulation in Ohio has not progressed as originally anticipated and the Ohio General Assembly may consider re-regulation laws as early as 2005.  However, the possibility of deregulation or a hybrid of both deregulation and regulation still exists.  These regulatory uncertainties are particularly challenging as we attempt to address short-term and long-term generation capacity needs as well as environmental requirements previously discussed.  See “Regulatory Outlook and Significant Rate Developments” in “Future Expectations/Trends” for further discussion of these risks and uncertainties.

 

Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO) Energy Markets

The projected implementation date is April 1, 2005 for the Midwest ISO to begin operating under the Energy Markets Tariff (sometimes referred to as a Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP) market or MISO Day 2 market).  The implementation of an LMP market will introduce new scheduling requirements, new products for mitigating transmission congestion risks, and new pricing points for the purchase and sale of power.  Cinergy is in the process of preparing for the implementation and the Midwest ISO is currently conducting market trials and testing of the Energy Markets.  This is a significant undertaking by the Midwest ISO and its stakeholders and testing is not yet complete.  See “Midwest ISO Energy Markets” in “Future Expectations/Trends” for further details regarding these new markets.

 

Rising Coal and Emission Allowance Prices

The prices of coal and SO2 allowances have increased dramatically in 2004, as compared to 2003.  Contributing to the increases in coal and SO2 prices have been (1) increases in demand for electricity, (2) environmental regulation, and (3) decreases in the number of suppliers of coal from prior years.  Since rates have been frozen for non-residential customers through 2004 and residential customers through 2005, pursuant to Ohio deregulation, these increases in coal and emission allowance prices could not be recovered through rates.  The impact of these price increases on earnings is discussed in more detail in “Results of Operations”.  See “Generation Portfolio Risks in “Market Risk Sensitive Instruments” for information on how we plan to mitigate these risks going forward.

 

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MD&A - - 2004 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - CINERGY

 

2004 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - CINERGY

Gross Margins

Given the dynamics of our business, which include regulatory revenues with directly offsetting expenses and commodity trading operations for which results are primarily reported on a net basis, we have concluded that a discussion of our results on a gross margin basis is most appropriate.  Electric gross margins represent electric operating revenues less the related direct costs of fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power.  Gas gross margins represent gas operating revenues less the related direct cost of gas purchased.  Within each of these areas, we will discuss the key drivers of our results.  Gross margins for Cinergy for the Regulated Business Unit (Regulated) and Commercial for the years ended December 31, 2004, and 2003 were as follows:

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

 

 

Regulated

 

Commercial

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric gross margin(1)

 

$

1,656

 

$

1,469

 

$

187

 

13

%

$

637

 

$

714

 

$

(77

)

(11

)%

Gas gross margin(2)

 

263

 

244

 

19

 

8

 

92

 

88

 

4

 

5

 

Total gross margin

 

$

1,919

 

$

1,713

 

$

206

 

12

 

$

729

 

$

802

 

$

(73

)

(9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)                                  Electric gross margin is calculated as Electric operating revenues less Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power expense from the Statements of Income.

(2)                                  Gas gross margin is calculated as Gas operating revenues less Gas purchased expense from the Statements of Income.

 

Cooling degree days and heating degree days are metrics commonly used in the utility industry as a measure of the impact weather has on results of operations.  Cooling degree days and heating degree days in Cinergy’s service territory for the years ended December 31, 2004, and 2003 were as follows:

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooling degree days(1)

 

882

 

831

 

51

 

6

%

Heating degree days(2)

 

5,006

 

5,316

 

(310

)

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)                                  Cooling degree days are the differences between the average temperature for each day and 65 degrees, assuming the average temperature is greater than 65 degrees.

(2)           Heating degree days are the differences between the average temperature for each day and 65 degrees, assuming the average temperature is less than 65 degrees.

 

The change in cooling degree days and heating degree days did not have a material effect on Cinergy’s gross margins for the year ended December 31, 2004, as compared to 2003.

 

Regulated Gross Margins

The 13 percent increase in Regulated’s electric gross margins was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An approximate $80 million increase resulting from a higher price received per MWh due to PSI’s base retail electric rate increase in May 2004; and

                   An approximate $32 million increase due to growth in non-weather related demand.

 

The eight percent increase in Regulated’s gas gross margins was primarily due to an approximate $16 million increase in tariff adjustments mainly associated with the gas main replacement program.  Partially offsetting this increase was an approximate $7 million decrease reflecting a decline in non-weather related demand.

 

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Commercial

Gross Margins

The 11 percent decrease in Commercial’s electric gross margins was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An approximate $51 million increase in CG&E’s average price of fuel without a matching increase in the price of power charged to customers (the majority of which were under fixed price contracts); and

                   An approximate $62 million increase in emission allowance costs, primarily due to increases in SO2 emission allowance market prices, without a matching increase in the price of power charged to customers.  The number of SO2 emission allowances used also increased in 2004.

 

Partially offsetting these decreases were:

 

                   An approximate $24 million increase in gross margins on power marketing, trading, and origination contracts attributable to higher margins on physical and financial trading, primarily related to regional spreads between the mideast and midwest markets; and

                   An approximate $15 million increase due to growth in non-weather related demand.

 

Commercial’s gas gross margins under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and Commercial’s adjusted gas gross margins were relatively flat in 2004, as compared to 2003, although volatility during 2004 was significant due to timing differences in revenue recognition between physical storage activities and the associated derivative contracts that hedge the physical storage.  We evaluate the results of our gas marketing and trading business on an economic basis, which we term “adjusted gas gross margins”.

 

Our gas marketing and trading business regularly hedges its price exposure of natural gas held in storage by selling derivative contracts for winter month delivery.  The majority of the gas held in storage is designated as being hedged under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133’s, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Statement 133), fair value hedge accounting model, which allows the gas to be accounted for at its fair value (based on spot prices).  Under GAAP, the derivative contracts hedging the gas are accounted for at fair value (based on forward winter prices).  Conversely, the agreements with pipelines to store this natural gas until the winter periods are not derivatives and are not adjusted for changes in fair value (see footnote 1 in the table below).

 

For a more complete understanding of our gas marketing and trading results, we have prepared the following table, which reconciles the gas margins under GAAP, the impact of adjusting these margins for the fair value of pipeline agreements and certain gas held in storage, and the resulting adjusted gas gross margins:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas margins, as reported (GAAP)

 

$

92

 

$

88

 

$

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value adjustments not recognized under GAAP(1)

 

(7

)

(5

)

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted gas gross margins

 

$

85

 

$

83

 

$

2

 


(1)                                          Relates to fair value of storage agreements.  The value of a storage agreement is the ability to store and optimize gas between periods of lower prices (typically summer) and periods of higher prices (typically winter).  A large component of the fair value is therefore the differences between winter prices and spot prices.  As this spread gets wider, the value of a storage agreement increases.

 

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Other Operating Revenues and Costs of Fuel Resold

The 41 percent increase in Other Operating Revenues was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An approximate $67 million increase in Commercial’s revenues from coal origination resulting from increases in coal prices and the number of coal origination contracts.  Coal origination includes contract structuring and marketing of physical coal; and

                   An approximate $28 million increase in Commercial’s revenues from the sale of synthetic fuel.

 

Costs of fuel resold includes Commercial’s costs of coal origination activities and the production of synthetic fuel.  These costs have increased in 2004, which is consistent with the increases in the associated revenues as previously discussed.

 

The following explanations correspond with the line items on the Statements of Income for Cinergy.  However, only the line items that varied significantly from prior periods are discussed.

 

Other Operating Expenses

 

 

Cinergy

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation and maintenance

 

$

1,282

 

$

1,119

 

$

163

 

15

%

Depreciation

 

460

 

399

 

61

 

15

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

254

 

250

 

4

 

2

 

Total

 

$

1,996

 

$

1,768

 

$

228

 

13

 

 

Operation and Maintenance

The 15 percent increase in Operation and maintenance expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   Costs primarily associated with employee labor and benefits increased approximately $50 million.  Labor and benefit costs increased approximately six percent;

                   Maintenance expenses, primarily production related, were higher by approximately $26 million;

                   An approximate $20 million of costs incurred in 2004 related to a continuous improvement initiative;

                   Higher transmission costs of approximately $15 million.  This increase was due, in part, to refunds received in 2003, which offset a portion of the costs for that year; and

                   An approximate $14 million increase in operation expenses for non-regulated service subsidiaries that started operations, or became fully consolidated, after the second quarter of 2003.

 

These increases were partially offset by:

 

                   The recognition of approximately $14 million of costs associated with voluntary early retirement programs and employee severance programs in 2003; and

                   An approximate $12 million for costs incurred in 2003 associated with the bankruptcy of Enron Corp.

 

Depreciation

The 15 percent increase in Depreciation expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An approximate $36 million increase due to the addition of depreciable plant, primarily for pollution control equipment, and the accelerated gas main replacement program; and

                   An approximate $27 million increase resulting from a) higher depreciation rates, as a result of changes in useful lives of production assets and an increased rate for cost of removal and b) recovery of deferred depreciation costs, both of which were approved in PSI’s latest retail rate case.

 

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These increases were partially offset by approximately $15 million due to longer estimated useful lives of CG&E’s generation assets resulting from a depreciation study completed during the third quarter of 2003.

 

Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

The increase in Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Subsidiaries was primarily due to a gain of approximately $21 million relating to the sale of most of the assets by a company in which Power Technology and Infrastructure holds an investment.  See Note 15(b) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further information.

 

Miscellaneous Income (Expense) - Net

The decrease in Miscellaneous Income (Expense) — Net was primarily due to the recognition of approximately $56 million in impairment and disposal charges in 2004 primarily associated with certain investments in the Power Technology and Infrastructure portfolio.  The values of these investments reflect our estimates and judgments about the future performance of these investments, for which actual results may differ.  A substantial portion of these charges relate to a company, in which Cinergy holds a non-controlling interest that sold its major assets in 2004.  This company is involved in the development and sale of outage management software.

 

This decrease was partially offset by interest income of approximately $9 million on the notes receivable of two subsidiaries consolidated in the third quarter of 2003.

 

Interest Expense

The two percent increase in Interest Expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An approximate $12 million increase due to Cinergy’s recognition of a note payable to a trust; and

                   An approximate $9 million increase related to additional debt recorded in accordance with the consolidation of two new entities.

 

The note payable and additional debt were both recorded in July 2003 resulting from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (Interpretation 46).

 

These increases were partially offset by:

 

                   A decline in average long-term debt; and

                   Charges recorded during 2003 associated with CG&E’s refinancing of certain debt.

 

Preferred Dividend Requirement of Subsidiary Trust

The decrease in Preferred Dividend Requirement of Subsidiary Trust was a result of the implementation of Interpretation 46.  Effective July 1, 2003, the preferred trust securities and the related dividends are no longer reported in Cinergy’s financial statements.  However, interest expense is still being incurred on a note payable to this trust as previously discussed.  See Note 1(q)(i) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further details.

 

Income Taxes

Cinergy’s 2004 effective tax rate was approximately 21 percent, a decrease of four percent from 2003, resulting from a greater amount of tax credits associated with the production and sale of synthetic fuel and the successful resolution of certain tax matters.

 

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Discontinued Operations

During 2003, Cinergy completed the disposal of its gas distribution operation in South Africa, sold its remaining wind assets in the United States, and substantially sold or liquidated the assets of its energy trading operation in the Czech Republic.  Pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets (Statement 144), these investments have been classified as discontinued operations in our financial statements.  See Note 14 of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional information.

 

Cumulative Effect of Changes in Accounting Principles

In 2003, Cinergy recognized a Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax gain of approximately $26 million.  The cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles was a result of the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations (Statement 143) and the rescission of Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue 98-10, Accounting for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities (EITF 98-10).  See Note 1(q)(iv) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further information.

 

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MD&A - 2004 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – CG&E

 

2004 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - CG&E

Summary of Results

Net income for CG&E for the years ended December 31, 2004, and 2003 were as follows:

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

257

 

$

331

 

$

(74

)

(22

)%

 

The decrease in net income was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   Higher operating costs due, in part, to increases in costs for employee labor and benefits;

                   Lower margins from the sale of electricity primarily due to higher fuel and emission allowance costs; and

                   A net gain recognized in 2003 resulting from the implementation of certain accounting changes.

 

These decreases were partially offset by:

 

                   Growth in non-weather related demand for electricity; and

                   An increase in gross margins on power marketing, trading, and origination contracts.

 

Gross Margins

Gross margins for CG&E for the years ended December 31, 2004, and 2003 were as follows:

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric gross margin(1)

 

$

1,168

 

$

1,195

 

$

(27

)

(2

)%

Gas gross margin(2)

 

263

 

245

 

18

 

7

 


(1)                                  Electric gross margin is calculated as Electric operating revenues less Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power expense from the Statements of Income.

(2)                                  Gas gross margin is calculated as Gas operating revenues less Gas purchased expense from the Statements of Income.

 

Cooling degree days and heating degree days in CG&E’s service territory for the years ended December 31, 2004, and 2003 were as follows:

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooling degree days(1)

 

876

 

812

 

64

 

8

%

Heating degree days(2)

 

4,881

 

5,119

 

(238

)

(5

)


(1)                                  Cooling degree days are the differences between the average temperature for each day and 65 degrees, assuming the average temperature is greater than 65 degrees.

(2)                                  Heating degree days are the differences between the average temperature for each day and 65 degrees, assuming the average temperature is less than 65 degrees.

 

The change in cooling degree days and heating degree days did not have a material effect on CG&E’s gross margins for the period.

 

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Electric Gross Margins

The two percent decrease in CG&E’s electric gross margins was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An approximate $51 million increase in the average price of fuel without a matching increase in the price of power charged to customers (the majority of which were under fixed price contracts); and

                   An approximate $32 million increase in emission allowance costs, primarily due to an increase in SO2 emission allowance market prices, without a matching increase in the price of power charged to customers.

 

These decreases were partially offset by:

 

                   An approximate $31 million increase in margins from retail customers due to growth in non-weather related demand; and

                   An approximate $29 million increase in gross margins on power marketing, trading, and origination contracts attributable to higher margins on physical and financial trading, primarily related to regional spreads between the mideast and midwest markets.

 

Gas Gross Margins

The seven percent increase in CG&E’s gas gross margins was primarily due to an approximate $16 million increase in tariff adjustments mainly associated with the gas main replacement program.  Partially offsetting this increase was an approximate $7 million decrease reflecting a decline in non-weather related demand.

 

Other Operating Revenues and Costs of Fuel Resold

The increase in Other Operating Revenues was due to an approximate $67 million increase in revenues from coal origination resulting from increases in coal prices and the number of coal origination contracts.

 

Costs of fuel resold represents the costs of coal origination activities.  These costs have increased in 2004, which is consistent with the increase in the associated revenues as previously discussed.

 

The following explanations correspond with the line items on the Statements of Income for CG&E.  However, only the line items that varied significantly from prior periods are discussed.

 

Other Operating Expenses

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation and maintenance

 

$

594

 

$

500

 

$

94

 

19

%

Depreciation

 

179

 

187

 

(8

)

(4

)

Taxes other than income taxes

 

198

 

200

 

(2

)

(1

)

Total

 

$

971

 

$

887

 

$

84

 

9

 

 

Operation and Maintenance

The 19 percent increase in Operation and maintenance expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   Costs primarily associated with employee labor and benefits increased approximately $28 million;

                   Maintenance expenses, primarily production and distribution related, were higher by approximately $21 million;

                   An approximate $9 million of costs incurred in 2004 related to a continuous improvement initiative; and

 

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                   Higher transmission costs of approximately $9 million.  This increase was due, in part, to refunds received in 2003, which offset a portion of the costs for that year.

 

Partially offsetting these increases was the recognition of approximately $4 million of costs associated with voluntary early retirement programs and employee severance programs in 2003.

 

Depreciation

The four percent decrease in Depreciation expense was primarily due to longer estimated useful lives of CG&E’s generation assets resulting from a depreciation study completed during the third quarter of 2003, which resulted in a decrease of approximately $15 million.  This decrease was partially offset by an approximate $8 million increase due to the addition of depreciable plant primarily for pollution control equipment and the accelerated gas main replacement program.

 

Miscellaneous Income - Net

The 47 percent decrease in Miscellaneous Income — Net was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   A final reconciliation recorded in 2003 between CG&E and PSI due to a previous demutualization of a medical insurance carrier used by both companies; and

                   A decline in the allowance for equity funds used during construction resulting from certain assets being placed into service and a decrease in the equity rate applied.

 

Interest Expense

The 21 percent decrease in Interest Expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   A decline in average long-term debt; and

                   Charges recorded during 2003 associated with the refinancing of certain debt.

 

Cumulative Effect of Changes in Accounting Principles

In 2003, CG&E recognized a Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax gain of approximately $31 million as a result of the adoption of Statement 143 and the rescission of EITF 98-10.  See Note 1(q)(iv) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further information.

 

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MD&A - - 2004 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – PSI

 

2004 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - PSI

Summary of Results

Net income for PSI for the years ended December 31, 2004, and 2003 were as follows:

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

165

 

$

133

 

$

32

 

24

%

 

The increase in net income was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   The impact of the PSI base retail electric rate increase in May 2004; and

                   Growth in non-weather related demand.

 

These increases were partially offset by higher operating costs due, in part, to increases in costs for employee labor and benefits.

 

Electric Gross Margins

Gross margins for PSI for the years ended December 31, 2004, and 2003 were as follows:

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric gross margin(1)

 

$

1,103

 

$

973

 

$

130

 

13

%


(1)           Electric gross margin is calculated as Electric operating revenues less Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power expense from the Statements of Income.

 

Cooling degree days and heating degree days in PSI’s service territory for the years ended December 31, 2004, and 2003 were as follows:

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooling degree days(1)

 

887

 

850

 

37

 

4

%

Heating degree days(2)

 

5,128

 

5,512

 

(384

)

(7

)


(1)                                  Cooling degree days are the differences between the average temperature for each day and 65 degrees, assuming the average temperature is greater than 65 degrees.

(2)                                  Heating degree days are the differences between the average temperature for each day and 65 degrees, assuming the average temperature is less than 65 degrees.

 

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The change in degree days did not have a material effect on electric gross margins for the period.  The 13 percent increase in PSI’s electric gross margins was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An approximate $80 million increase resulting from a higher price received per MWh due to PSI’s base retail electric rate increase in May 2004; and

                   An approximate $16 million increase due to growth in non-weather related demand.

 

The following explanations correspond with the line items on the Statements of Income for PSI.  However, only the line items that varied significantly from prior periods are discussed.

 

Other Operating Expenses

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation and maintenance

 

$

475

 

$

449

 

$

26

 

6

%

Depreciation

 

222

 

164

 

58

 

35

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

47

 

46

 

1

 

2

 

Total

 

$

744

 

$

659

 

$

85

 

13

 

 

Operation and Maintenance

The six percent increase in Operation and maintenance expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   Costs primarily associated with employee labor and benefits increased approximately $14 million;

                   An approximate $8 million of costs incurred in 2004 related to a continuous improvement initiative;

                   An increase in production related maintenance expense of approximately $7 million; and

                   Higher transmission costs of approximately $6 million.  This increase was due, in part, to refunds received in 2003, which offset a portion of the costs for that year.

 

Partially offsetting these increases was the recognition of approximately $4 million of costs associated with voluntary early retirement programs and employee severance programs in 2003.

 

Depreciation

The 35 percent increase in Depreciation expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An approximate $27 million increase due to the addition of depreciable plant primarily for pollution control equipment; and

                   An approximate $27 million increase resulting from a) higher depreciation rates, as a result of changes in useful lives of production assets and an increased rate for cost of removal and b) recovery of deferred depreciation costs, both of which were approved in PSI’s latest retail rate case.

 

Interest Expense

The seven percent increase in Interest Expense was primarily due to an increase in the effective interest rate on short-term debt and an increase in the average amount of short-term debt outstanding.

 

 

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MD&A - 2004 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – ULH&P

 

2004 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - ULH&P

The Results of Operations discussion for ULH&P is presented only for the year ended December 31, 2004, in accordance with General Instruction I(2)(a).

 

Electric and gas gross margins and net income for ULH&P for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, were as follows:

 

 

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric gross margin(1)

 

$

68

 

$

68

 

$

 

%

Gas gross margin(2)

 

45

 

40

 

5

 

13

 

Net income

 

19

 

19

 

 

 


(1)                                  Electric gross margin is calculated as Electric operating revenues less Electricity purchased from parent company for resale expense from the Statements of Income.

(2)                                  Gas gross margin is calculated as Gas operating revenues less Gas purchased expense from the Statements of Income.

 

Electric gross margins for ULH&P remained flat as growth in non-weather related demand was offset by the cost of increased electricity purchases to meet that demand.  The 13 percent increase in gas gross margins was due, in part, to an approximate $3 million increase in rate tariff adjustments associated with the gas main replacement program and the demand-side management program, which encourages efficient customer gas usage.

 

Net income remained flat as an approximate $2 million increase in operating costs, primarily related to increased transmission and distribution expenses, was partially offset by an approximate $1 million reduction in property taxes during 2004.

 

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MD&A - - 2003 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - CINERGY

 

2003 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - CINERGY

Summary of Results

Net income for Cinergy for the years ended December 31, 2003, and 2002 was as follows:

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

470

 

$

361

 

$

109

 

30

%

 

Cinergy’s increase in net income was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   Increases in gas gross margins as a result of an increase in base rates for Ohio customers, colder weather and increased volatility in gas prices in the first quarter of 2003, as compared to 2002, and an increase in natural gas sold from storage;

                   Lower operating costs primarily resulting from the recognition of higher costs in 2002 associated with employee severance programs;

                   Lower property taxes, primarily resulting from the change in property value assessment in the state of Indiana in 2003;

                   The 2002 write-off of certain investments;

                   A net gain recognized in 2003 resulting from the implementation of certain accounting changes;

                   Gains realized in 2003 and losses incurred in 2002 from the disposal of discontinued operations; and

                   Lower income taxes resulting primarily from tax credits associated with the production of synthetic fuel, which began in July 2002.

 

These increases were partially offset by:

 

                   A decrease in electric gross margins primarily due to milder weather in 2003; and

                   A decline in electric gross margins associated with Cinergy’s natural gas peaking assets.

 

Gross Margins

Given the dynamics of our business, which include regulatory revenues with directly offsetting expenses and commodity trading operations for which results are primarily reported on a net basis, we have concluded that a discussion of our results on a gross margin basis is most appropriate.  Electric gross margins represent electric operating revenues less the related direct costs of fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power.  Gas gross margins represent gas operating revenues less the related direct cost of gas purchased.  Within each of these areas, we will discuss the key drivers of our results.  Gross margins for Cinergy for Regulated and Commercial for the years ended December 31, 2003, and 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

 

 

Regulated

 

Commercial

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Change

 

% Change

 

2003

 

2002

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric gross margin(1)

 

$

1,469

 

$

1,571

 

$

(102

)

(6

)%

$

714

 

$

735

 

$

(21

)

(3

)%

Gas gross margin(2)

 

244

 

203

 

41

 

20

 

88

 

77

 

11

 

14

 

Total gross margin

 

$

1,713

 

$

1,774

 

$

(61

)

(3

)

$

802

 

$

812

 

$

(10

)

1

 


(1)                                  Electric gross margin is calculated as Electric operating revenues less Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power expense from the Statements of Income.

(2)                                  Gas gross margin is calculated as Gas operating revenues less Gas purchased expense from the Statements of Income.

 

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Cooling degree days and heating degree days are metrics commonly used in the utility industry as a measure of the impact weather has on results of operations.  Cooling degree days and heating degree days in Cinergy’s service territory for the years ended December 31, 2003, and 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooling degree days(1)

 

831

 

1,357

 

(526

)

(39

)%

Heating degree days(2)

 

5,316

 

5,093

 

223

 

4

 


(1)                                  Cooling degree days are the differences between the average temperature for each day and 65 degrees, assuming the average temperature is greater than 65 degrees.

(2)                                  Heating degree days are the differences between the average temperature for each day and 65 degrees, assuming the average temperature is less than 65 degrees.

 

Regulated Gross Margins

The six percent decrease in Regulated’s electric gross margins was primarily due to a decline in retail electric margins mainly resulting from milder weather in 2003, compared to 2002.  As noted in the table, cooling degree days were down 39 percent in Cinergy’s service territory.  Partially offsetting this decrease was an increase in rate tariff adjustments associated with certain construction programs at PSI.

 

The 20 percent increase in Regulated’s gas gross margins was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An increase in base rates, as approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) in May 2002, and tariff adjustments associated with the gas main replacement program and Ohio excise taxes; and

                   The colder weather in the first quarter of 2003, compared to 2002, which resulted in a greater amount of thousand cubic feet (mcf) delivered to customers.

 

Commercial

Gross Margins

The three percent decrease in Commercial’s electric gross margins was primarily due to a decline in margins associated with Commercial’s natural gas peaking assets in 2003, as compared to 2002.  Partially offsetting this decrease were higher margins from physical and financial trading primarily in and around the midwest.

 

The 14 percent increase in Commercial’s gas gross margins was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An increase in the volatility of natural gas prices in the first quarter of 2003, as compared to the same period in 2002; and

                   An increase in natural gas sold out of storage in 2003.  Cinergy Marketing & Trading, LP (Marketing & Trading) began engaging in significant storage activities at the end of the second quarter of 2002.

 

Other Operating Revenues and Costs of Fuel Resold

The 22 percent increase in Other Operating Revenues was primarily due to an increase in Commercial’s revenues from the sale of synthetic fuel, which began in July 2002.  This increase was partially offset by a decline in Commercial’s revenues from coal origination.

 

Costs of fuel resold includes Commercial’s costs of coal origination activities and the production of synthetic fuel.  In 2003, the costs of producing synthetic fuel increased and the costs of coal origination activities decreased, both of which are consistent with the changes in the associated revenues as previously discussed.

 

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The following explanations correspond with the line items on the Statements of Income for Cinergy.  However, only the line items that varied significantly from prior periods are discussed.

 

Other Operating Expenses

 

 

Cinergy

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation and maintenance

 

$

1,119

 

$

1,202

 

$

(83

)

(7

)%

Depreciation

 

399

 

404

 

(5

)

(1

)

Taxes other than income taxes

 

250

 

263

 

(13

)

(5

)

Total

 

$

1,768

 

$

1,869

 

$

(101

)

(5

)

 

Operation and Maintenance

The seven percent decrease in Operation and maintenance expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   The recognition of higher costs associated with employee severance programs in 2002;

                   Decreased transmission costs, largely the result of changes in the Midwest ISO operations; and

                   A decrease in employee incentive costs.

 

These decreases were partially offset by:

 

                   The charges associated with our resolution of claims with respect to the bankruptcy of Enron Corp.; and

                   An increase in maintenance expense for our generating units and overhead lines.

 

Depreciation

The one percent decrease in Depreciation expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An increase in estimated useful lives of CG&E’s generation assets resulting from a depreciation study completed during the third quarter of 2003; and

                   CG&E’s discontinuance of accruing costs of removal for generating assets (which was previously included as part of Depreciation expense) as a result of the adoption of Statement 143.  See Note 1(j) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further details.  Prior periods were not restated for the adoption of Statement 143.

 

Partially offsetting these decreases was the addition of depreciable plant primarily including pollution control equipment, accelerated gas main replacement program assets, and equipment associated with the production of synthetic fuel.

 

Taxes Other Than Income Taxes

The five percent decrease in Taxes other than income taxes expense was primarily due to lower property taxes, which were partially offset by increased excise taxes.  This decrease was primarily a result of a change in property value assessments in the state of Indiana in 2003.

 

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Miscellaneous Income (Expense) - Net

The increase in Miscellaneous Income (Expense) - Net was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   2002 write-offs of certain equipment and technology investments and costs accrued related to the termination of a contract for the construction of combustion turbines; and

                   Interest income on the notes receivable of two newly consolidated subsidiaries in 2003.  See Note 1(q)(i) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further details.

 

Partially offsetting these increases were net gains realized in 2002 from the sale of equity investments in certain renewable energy projects.

 

Interest Expense

The 11 percent increase in Interest Expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An increase in average long-term debt outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2003;

                   Charges during 2003 associated with the re-financing of certain debt; and

                   Additional debt recorded in July 2003 with the consolidation of two new entities and the recognition of a note payable to a trust resulting from the adoption of Interpretation 46.  See Note 1(q)(i) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

 

These increases were partially offset by a decrease in short-term interest rates.

 

Preferred Dividend Requirement of Subsidiary Trust

The 50 percent decrease in Preferred Dividend Requirement of Subsidiary Trust was a result of the implementation of Interpretation 46.  Effective July 1, 2003, the preferred trust securities and the related dividends are no longer reported in Cinergy’s financial statements.  However, interest expense is still being incurred on a note payable to this trust as previously discussed.  See Note 1(q)(i) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further details.

 

Income Taxes

The decrease in the effective income tax rate was primarily due to tax credits associated with the production and sale of synthetic fuel, which began in July 2002.  Cinergy’s effective tax rate for 2003 was approximately 25 percent.

 

Discontinued Operations

In 2002, Cinergy sold and/or classified as held for sale, several non-core investments, including renewable and international investments.  During 2003, Cinergy completed the disposal of its gas distribution operation in South Africa, sold its remaining wind assets in the United States, and substantially sold or liquidated the assets of its energy trading operation in the Czech Republic.  Pursuant to Statement 144, these investments have been classified as discontinued operations in our financial statements.  See Note 14 of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional information.

 

The increase in discontinued operations in 2003 as compared to 2002 was due to the recognition of losses on disposal of foreign investments in 2002 and the recognition of gains on disposal in 2003.

 

Cumulative Effect of Changes in Accounting Principles

In 2003, Cinergy recognized a Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax gain of approximately $26 million.  The cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles was a result of the adoption of Statement 143 and the rescission of EITF 98-10.

 

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In 2002, Cinergy recognized a Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax loss of approximately $11 million as a result of implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.  See Note 1(q)(iv) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further information.

 

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MD&A - 2003 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – CG&E

 

2003 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - CG&E

 

Summary of Results

Net income for CG&E for the years ended December 31, 2003, and 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

331

 

$

264

 

$

67

 

25

%

 

CG&E’s increase in net income was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   Increases in gas gross margins due to an increase in base rates, as approved by the PUCO in May 2002, and colder weather in the first quarter of 2003 as compared to 2002;

                   Lower operating costs primarily resulting from the recognition of higher costs in 2002 associated with employee severance programs; and

                   A net gain recognized in 2003 resulting from the implementation of certain accounting changes.

 

Offsetting these increases was a decrease in electric gross margins primarily due to milder weather in 2003, as compared to 2002.

 

Gross Margins

Gross margins for CG&E for the years ended December 31, 2003, and 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric gross margin(1)

 

$

1,195

 

$

1,205

 

$

(10

)

(1

)%

Gas gross margin(2)

 

245

 

205

 

40

 

20

 


(1)                                  Electric gross margin is calculated as Electric operating revenues less Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power expense from the Statements of Income.

(2)                                  Gas gross margin is calculated as Gas operating revenues less Gas purchased expense from the Statements of Income.

 

Cooling degree days and heating degree days in CG&E’s service territory for the years ended December 31, 2003, and 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooling degree days(1)

 

812

 

1,353

 

(541

)

(40

)%

Heating degree days(2)

 

5,119

 

4,926

 

193

 

4

 


(1)                                  Cooling degree days are the differences between the average temperature for each day and 65 degrees, assuming the average temperature is greater than 65 degrees.

(2)                                  Heating degree days are the differences between the average temperature for each day and 65 degrees, assuming the average temperature is less than 65 degrees.

 

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Electric Gross Margins

The one percent decrease in CG&E’s electric gross margins was primarily due to a decline in retail electric margins mainly resulting from milder weather in 2003 as compared to 2002.  As noted in the table, cooling degree days were down 40 percent in CG&E’s service territory.  Higher margins from physical and financial trading partially offset this decrease.

 

Gas Gross Margins

The 20 percent increase in CG&E’s gas gross margins was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An increase in base rates, as approved by the PUCO in May 2002, and tariff adjustments associated with the gas main replacement program and Ohio excise taxes; and

                   The colder weather in the first quarter of 2003, compared to 2002, which resulted in a greater amount of mcf delivered to customers.

 

Other Operating Revenues and Costs of Fuel Resold

The 23 percent decrease in Other Operating Revenues was due to a decrease in revenues from coal origination.

 

Costs of fuel resold represents the costs of coal origination activities.  These costs decreased in 2003, which is consistent with the decline in the associated revenues as previously discussed.

 

The following explanations correspond with the line items on the Statements of Income for CG&E.  However, only the line items that varied significantly from prior periods are discussed.

 

Other Operating Expenses

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation and maintenance

 

$

500

 

$

531

 

$

(31

)

(6

)%

Depreciation

 

187

 

197

 

(10

)

(5

)

Taxes other than income taxes

 

200

 

198

 

2

 

1

 

Total

 

$

887

 

$

926

 

$

(39

)

(4

)

 

Operation and Maintenance

The six percent decrease in Operation and maintenance expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   Decreased transmission costs largely the result of changes in the Midwest ISO operations;

                   The recognition of higher costs associated with employee severance programs in 2002; and

                   A decrease in employee incentive costs.

 

These decreases were partially offset by an increase in maintenance expense for our generating units and overhead lines.

 

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Depreciation

The five percent decrease in Depreciation expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An increase in the estimated useful lives of CG&E’s generation assets resulting from a depreciation study completed during the third quarter of 2003; and

                   The discontinuance of accruing costs of removal for generating assets (which was previously included as part of Depreciation expense) as a result of the adoption of Statement 143.  See Note 1(j) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further details.  Prior periods were not restated for the adoption of Statement 143.

 

Miscellaneous Income - Net

The increase in Miscellaneous Income - Net was due, in part, to a final reconciliation with PSI of a previous demutualization of a medical insurance carrier used by both companies which was recorded in 2003.

 

Interest Expense

The 20 percent increase in Interest Expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   An increase in average long-term debt outstanding; and

                   Charges during 2003 associated with the re-financing of certain debt.

 

Cumulative Effect of Changes in Accounting Principles

In 2003, CG&E recognized a Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax gain of approximately $31 million as a result of the adoption of Statement 143 and the rescission of EITF 98-10.  See Note 1(q)(iv) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further information.

 

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MD&A - - 2003 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – PSI

 

2003 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - PSI

Summary of Results

Net income for PSI for the years ended December 31, 2003, and 2002 was as follows:

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

133

 

$

214

 

$

(81

)

(38

)%

 

PSI’s decrease in net income was primarily attributable to decreases in electric gross margins due to milder weather in 2003, as compared to 2002. This decrease was partially offset by the following factors:

 

                   The recognition of higher operating costs in 2002 associated with employee severance programs; and

                   Lower property taxes, primarily resulting from the change in property value assessment in the state of Indiana in 2003.

 

Electric Gross Margins

Gross margins for PSI for the years ended December 31, 2003, and 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric gross margin(1)

 

$

973

 

$

1,064

 

$

(91

)

(9

)%


(1)                                  Electric gross margin is calculated as Electric operating revenues less Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power expense from the Statements of Income.

 

Cooling degree days and heating degree days in PSI’s service territory for the years ended December 31, 2003, and 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooling degree days(1)

 

850

 

1,360

 

(510

)

(38

)%

Heating degree days(2)

 

5,512

 

5,260

 

252

 

5

 


(1)                                  Cooling degree days are the differences between the average temperature for each day and 65 degrees, assuming the average temperature is greater than 65 degrees.

(2)                                  Heating degree days are the differences between the average temperature for each day and 65 degrees, assuming the average temperature is less than 65 degrees.

 

The nine percent decrease in PSI’s electric gross margins was primarily due to a decline in retail electric margins resulting from milder weather in 2003, compared to 2002.  As noted in the table, cooling degree days were down 38 percent in PSI’s service territory.  An increase in rate tariff adjustments associated with certain construction programs partially offset these decreases.

 

The following explanations correspond with the line items on the Statements of Income for PSI.  However, only the line items that varied significantly from prior periods are discussed.

 

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Other Operating Expenses

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation and maintenance

 

$

449

 

$

470

 

$

(21

)

(4

)%

Depreciation

 

164

 

155

 

9

 

6

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

46

 

57

 

(11

)

(19

)

Total

 

$

659

 

$

682

 

$

(23

)

(3

)

 

Operation and Maintenance

The four percent decrease in Operation and maintenance expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   Recognition of higher costs associated with employee severance programs in 2002;

                   Decreased transmission costs, largely the result of changes in the Midwest ISO operations; and

                   A decrease in employee incentive costs.

 

These decreases were partially offset by an increase in maintenance expense for our generating units and overhead lines.

 

Depreciation

The six percent increase in Depreciation expense was primarily due to the following factors:

 

                   The addition of depreciable plant resulting from PSI’s December 2002 purchase of two gas-fired peaking plants from non-regulated affiliates.  See Note 19 of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for more information; and

                   The addition of other depreciable plant primarily reflecting pollution control equipment and the repowering of Noblesville Station.

 

Taxes Other Than Income Taxes

The 19 percent decrease in Taxes other than income taxes expense was primarily due to lower property taxes, which were partially offset by increased excise taxes.  This decrease was primarily a result of a change in property value assessments in the state of Indiana in 2003.

 

Miscellaneous Income - Net

The 69 percent decrease in Miscellaneous Income - Net was primarily a result of a final reconciliation with CG&E of a previous demutualization of a medical insurance carrier used by both companies which was recorded in 2003.

 

Interest Expense

The 16 percent increase in Interest Expense was primarily a result of an increase in average long-term debt outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2003.  This increase was partially offset by a decrease in short-term interest rates.

 

Income Taxes

The increase in the effective income tax rate was primarily due to an increase in the Indiana state income tax rate.

 

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MD&A – LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Historical Cash Flow Analysis From Continuing Operations

Operating Activities from Continuing Operations

For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, our cash flows from operating activities from continuing operations were as follows:

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities from Continuing Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

$

833,004

 

$

945,673

 

$

955,802

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

445,621

 

557,761

 

653,029

 

PSI

 

483,463

 

246,735

 

499,047

 

ULH&P

 

45,381

 

33,061

 

60,707

 


(1)                                  The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

The tariff-based gross margins of our utility operating companies continue to be the principal source of cash from operating activities.  The diversified retail customer mix of residential, commercial, and industrial classes and a commodity mix of gas and electric services provide a reasonably predictable gross cash flow.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2004, Cinergy’s and CG&E’s decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to unfavorable working capital fluctuations, including the build up of fuel and emission allowances inventory.  PSI’s increase was due to an increase in earnings (after adjusting for non-cash items) and a difference in the timing of payables and income tax payments.  ULH&P’s increase in net cash provided by operating activities was attributable to favorable working capital fluctuations.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2003, CG&E’s, PSI’s, and ULH&P’s net cash provided by operating activities decreased, as compared to 2002.  CG&E’s decrease was primarily due to unfavorable working capital fluctuations.  PSI’s decrease was largely due to a decrease in earnings (after adjusting for non-cash items) and a decrease in receivables sold under the receivables sale facility.  A significant portion of ULH&P’s decrease was due to unfavorable working capital fluctuations and an increase in deferred costs under the gas cost recovery mechanism.  Cinergy’s net cash provided by operating activities in 2003 was comparable to 2002, comprised of the decreases at CG&E and PSI discussed above offset by improved operating cash flows at our non-regulated subsidiaries.

 

Financing Activities from Continuing Operations

For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, our cash flows from financing activities from continuing operations were as follows:

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities from Continuing Operations

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

$

(233,881

)

$

(245,128

)

$

42,689

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

(172,782

)

(263,296

)

(293,445

)

PSI

 

(164,141

)

90,070

 

(43,817

)

ULH&P

 

(9,226

)

4,852

 

(22,026

)


(1)                                  The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2004, CG&E’s decrease in net cash used in financing activities was primarily due to a decrease in redemptions of long-term debt.  PSI’s increase in net cash used in financing activities was attributable to the repayment of short-term debt in 2004 and capital contributions from Cinergy Corp. that were made in 2003.  ULH&P’s increase in net cash used in financing activities was due to an increase in dividends on common stock.  Cinergy’s net cash used in financing activities in 2004 was comparable to 2003.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2003, Cinergy’s net cash used in financing activities increased, as compared to 2002, primarily due to increases in redemptions of long-term debt.  CG&E’s net cash used in financing activities decreased during 2003, as compared to 2002, primarily due to a net increase in short-term debt financing.  PSI’s and ULH&P’s net cash provided by financing activities increased during 2003, as compared to 2002.  PSI’s increase was primarily due to capital contributions from Cinergy Corp.  ULH&P’s increase was primarily attributable to increases in short-term debt.

 

Investing Activities from Continuing Operations

For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, our cash flows used in investing activities from continuing operations were as follows:

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities from Continuing Operations

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

$

(603,702

)

$

(731,537

)

$

(885,636

)

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

(284,527

)

(323,959

)

(323,322

)

PSI

 

(315,093

)

(332,247

)

(454,810

)

ULH&P

 

(33,857

)

(39,940

)

(38,854

)


(1)                                  The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2004, Cinergy’s decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to decreases in capital expenditures related to energy-related investments.  CG&E’s decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to a decrease in capital expenditures for ongoing environmental compliance programs and normal construction activity.  PSI’s and ULH&P’s net cash used in investing activities in 2004 was comparable to 2003.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2003, Cinergy’s net cash used in investing activities decreased, as compared to 2002, primarily due to decreases in capital expenditures related to environmental compliance programs and other energy-related investments.  Cinergy also purchased a synthetic fuel production facility during 2002.  PSI’s decrease was primarily due to decreases in capital expenditures for ongoing environmental compliance programs and other construction projects.  CG&E’s and ULH&P’s net cash used in 2003 investing activities was comparable to 2002.

 

Capital Requirements

Environmental Issues

Proposed Environmental Protection Agency Regulations

 

In December 2003, the United States EPA proposed the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), formerly the Interstate Air Quality Rule, which would require states to revise their State Implementation Plans (SIP) to address alleged contributions to downwind non-attainment with the revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone and fine particulate matter.  The proposed rule would establish a two-phase, regional cap and trade program for SO2 and NOX, affecting approximately 30 states, including Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, and would require SO2 and NOX emissions to be cut approximately 70 percent and 65 percent, respectively, by 2015.  The EPA also issued draft regulations regarding required reductions in mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants (Clean Air Mercury Rule).  The draft regulations include two possible alternatives to achieve emissions reductions:  a mercury cap and trade program or source specific reductions achieved through a command and control approach.  The cap and trade approach would provide a longer compliance horizon and provide more flexible compliance options for coal-fired generators, including the purchase of allowances in lieu of further capital expenditures with respect to these investments.  This approach would require a reduction of approximately 30 percent by 2010 and 70 percent by 2018.  The source specific reduction approach would require a reduction of approximately 30 percent by 2008.  The EPA is expected to issue final rules on CAIR and the Clean Air Mercury Rule by March 2005.

 

Over the 2005-2009 time period, estimated capital costs associated with reducing mercury, SO2, and NOX in compliance with the currently proposed CAIR and Clean Air Mercury Rule are not expected to exceed approximately

 

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$1.72 billion if the EPA approves the mercury cap and trade approach and approximately $2.15 billion if the EPA approves the source specific reduction approach without a cap and trade program.  These estimates include estimated costs to comply at plants that we own but do not operate and could change when taking into consideration compliance plans of co-owners or operators involved.  Moreover, as market conditions change, additional compliance options may become available and our plans will be adjusted accordingly.  Approximately 60 percent of these estimated environmental costs would be incurred at PSI’s coal-fired plants, for which recovery would be pursued in accordance with regulatory statutes governing environmental cost recovery.  CG&E would receive partial recovery of depreciation and financing costs related to environmental compliance projects for 2005-2008 through its recently approved RSP.  See Note 11(b)(iii) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for more details.

 

In June 2004, the EPA made final state non-attainment area designations to implement the revised ozone standard.  In January 2005, the EPA made final state non-attainment area designations to implement the new fine particulate standard.  Several counties in which we operate have been designated as being in non-attainment with the new ozone standard and/or fine particulate standard.  States with counties that are designated as being in non-attainment with the new ozone and/or fine particulate standards are required to develop a plan of compliance.  Although the EPA has attempted to structure the CAIR to resolve purported utility contributions to ozone and fine particulate non-attainment, at this time, Cinergy cannot predict the effect of current or future non-attainment designations on its financial position or results of operations.

 

In May 2004, the EPA issued proposed revisions to its regional haze rules and implementing guidelines in response to a 2002 judicial ruling overturning key provisions of the original program.  The regional haze program is aimed at reducing certain emissions impacting visibility in national parks and wilderness areas.  The EPA is currently considering whether SO2 and NOX reductions under the CAIR regulation will also satisfy the reduction requirements under the regional haze rule.  However, the regional haze rule, when finalized, could potentially require significant additional SO2 and NOX reductions necessitating the installation of pollution controls for certain generating units at Cinergy’s power plants.  In light of the EPA’s ongoing rulemaking efforts and the fact that the states have yet to announce how they will implement the final rule, at this time it is not possible to predict whether the regional haze rule will have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

Clear Skies Legislation

 

President Bush has proposed environmental legislation that would combine a series of Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements, including the recently proposed regulations for mercury and particulate matter for coal-fired power plants with a legislative solution that includes trading and specific emissions reductions and timelines to meet those reductions.  The President’s “Clear Skies Initiative” would seek an overall 70 percent reduction in emissions from power plants over a phased-in reduction schedule beginning in 2010 and continuing through 2018.  When the Clear Skies Initiative was stalled in Congress, the EPA proposed the CAIR regulations to accomplish Clear Skies’ goals within the existing framework of the CAA.  Clear Skies has been reintroduced in the Senate and could be considered in Committee over the next several weeks.  However, at this time, we cannot predict whether this or any multi-emissions bill will achieve approval.

 

Energy Bill

The United States House of Representatives (House) passed the Energy Policy Act in April 2003.  The legislation, as passed in the House, included the repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (PUHCA), as well as tax incentives for gas and electric distribution lines, and combined heat and power and renewable energy projects.  The United States Senate (Senate) Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed its version of comprehensive energy legislation in April 2003.  A conference agreement which merged both the House and Senate versions passed in the House in October 2003, but failed to pass in the Senate.  The legislation will be introduced again during the 109th Congress, however, it is anticipated that several changes will be made.  At this time, it is not possible to predict whether a final energy bill will pass in 2005.

 

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Environmental Lawsuits

We are currently involved in the following lawsuits which are discussed in more detail in Note 11(a) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.  An unfavorable outcome of any of these lawsuits could have a material impact on our liquidity and capital resources.

 

                   CAA Lawsuit

                   Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Lawsuit

                   Selective Catalytic Reduction Units at Gibson Generating Station

                   Zimmer Generating Station Lawsuit

                   Manufactured Gas Plant Sites

                   Asbestos Claims Litigation

 

Capital and Investment Expenditures

Actual construction and other committed expenditures for 2004 and forecasted construction and other committed expenditures for 2005 and for the five-year period 2005-2009 (in nominal dollars) are presented in the table below:

 

Capital and Investment Expenditures

 

 

 

Actual

 

Forecasted

 

 

 

2004

 

2005

 

2005-2009

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

$

701

 

$

1,115

 

$

5,430

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

300

 

430

 

2,345

 

PSI

 

340

 

620

 

2,645

 

ULH&P

 

34

 

80

 

335

 


(1)                                  The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

In 2004, we spent $203 million for NOX and other environmental compliance projects.  Forecasted expenditures for environmental compliance projects (in nominal dollars) are approximately $465 million for 2005 and $1.8 billion for the 2005-2009 period.  The vast majority of this forecast includes our entire estimate of costs to comply with draft regulations requiring reductions in mercury, NOX, and SO2 emissions, assuming a cap and trade approach to mercury emissions.  Approximately 60 percent of these estimated environmental costs would be incurred at PSI’s regulated coal-fired plants.  See “Environmental Issues” for further discussion.

 

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Contractual Cash Obligations

The following table presents Cinergy’s, CG&E’s, PSI’s, and ULH&P’s significant contractual cash obligations:

 

 

 

Payments Due

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There-

 

 

 

Contractual Cash Obligations

 

2005

 

2006

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

after

 

Total

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital leases

 

$

7

 

$

7

 

$

7

 

$

10

 

$

10

 

$

24

 

$

65

 

Operating leases

 

43

 

36

 

28

 

18

 

14

 

27

 

166

 

Long-term debt(2)

 

220

(3)(4)

355

 

726

 

551

 

270

 

2,376

 

4,498

 

Fuel purchase contracts(5)

 

879

 

495

 

420

 

49

 

 

 

1,843

 

Other commodity purchase contracts(6)

 

28

 

7

 

3

 

1

 

 

 

39

 

Total Cinergy

 

$

1,177

 

$

900

 

$

1,184

 

$

629

 

$

294

 

$

2,427

 

$

6,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital leases

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

$

6

 

$

6

 

$

16

 

$

40

 

Operating leases

 

10

 

8

 

7

 

5

 

4

 

6

 

40

 

Long-term debt(2)

 

150

(4)

 

100

 

120

 

20

 

1,240

 

1,630

 

Fuel purchase contracts(5)

 

413

 

202

 

161

 

 

 

 

776

 

Other commodity purchase contracts(6)

 

5

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

7

 

Total CG&E and subsidiaries

 

$

582

 

$

215

 

$

272

 

$

132

 

$

30

 

$

1,262

 

$

2,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital leases

 

$

3

 

$

3

 

$

3

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

$

8

 

$

25

 

Operating leases

 

11

 

10

 

9

 

7

 

6

 

13

 

56

 

Long-term debt(2)

 

50

(3)

326

 

266

 

43

 

223

 

976

 

1,884

 

Fuel purchase contracts(5)

 

466

 

293

 

259

 

49

 

 

 

1,067

 

Total PSI

 

$

530

 

$

632

 

$

537

 

$

103

 

$

233

 

$

997

 

$

3,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital leases

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

2

 

$

3

 

$

9

 

Long-term debt(2)

 

 

 

 

20

 

20

 

55

 

95

 

Total ULH&P

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

21

 

$

22

 

$

58

 

$

104

 


(1)                                  Includes amounts related to non-registrants.

(2)                                  Amounts do not include interest payments. See the Consolidated Statements of Capitalization in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for disclosure of interest rates for interest payments.

(3)                                  Includes PSI’s 6.50% Debentures due August 1, 2026, reflected as maturing in 2005, as the interest rate is due to reset on August 1, 2005. If the interest rate does not reset, the bonds are subject to mandatory redemption by PSI.

(4)                                  CG&E’s 6.90% Debentures due June 1, 2025, are putable to CG&E at the option of the holders on June 1, 2005. However, based upon current market conditions, we believe it is unlikely that the debentures will be put to CG&E on this date.

(5)                                  We have significantly more coal under contract; however, these contracts contain price re-opener provisions effectively making them variable contracts after certain dates. Contract coal after the price re-opener date is therefore excluded from this table.

(6)                                  Includes long-term contracts accounted for on an accrual basis. See the Fair Value of Contracts maturity table in “Market Risk Sensitive Instruments” for disclosure of energy trading contracts that are accounted for at fair value.

 

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Cinergy maintains qualified defined benefit pension plans covering substantially all United States employees meeting certain minimum age and service requirements.  Plan assets consist of investments in equity and debt securities.  Funding for the qualified defined benefit pension plans is based on actuarially determined contributions, the maximum of which is generally the amount deductible for tax purposes and the minimum being that required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).  Although mitigated by strong performance in 2003 and 2004, ongoing retiree payments and the decline in market value of the investment portfolio in 2002 reduced the assets held in trust to satisfy plan obligations.  Additionally, continuing low long-term interest rates have increased the liability for funding purposes.  As a result of these events, our near term funding targets have increased substantially.  Cinergy has adopted a five-year plan to reduce, or eliminate, the unfunded pension obligation initially measured as of January 1, 2003.  This unfunded obligation will be recalculated as of January 1 of each year in the five-year plan.  Because this unfunded obligation is the difference between the liability determined actuarially on an ERISA basis and the market value of plan assets as of January 1, 2003, the liability determined by this calculation is different than the pension liability calculated for accounting purposes reported on Cinergy’s Balance Sheets.

 

Cinergy’s minimum required contribution in calendar year 2004 was $16 million, as compared to $11 million in calendar year 2003.  Actual contributions during calendar year 2004 and 2003 totaled $117 million and $74 million, reflecting additional discretionary contributions of $101 million and $63 million, respectfully, under the aforementioned five-year plan.  Due to the significant 2004 and 2003 calendar year contributions, Cinergy’s minimum required contributions in calendar year 2005 are expected to be zero.  Should Cinergy continue funding under the five-year plan, discretionary contributions are expected to be $72 million in 2005.  Cinergy may consider making discretionary contributions in 2006 and future periods; however, at this time, we are unable to determine the amount of those contributions.  Estimated contributions fluctuate based on changes in market performance of plan assets and actuarial assumptions.  Absent the occurrence of interim events that could materially impact these targets, we will update our expected target contributions annually as the actuarial funding valuations are completed and make decisions about future contributions at that time.

 

Cinergy sponsors non-qualified pension plans that cover officers, certain key employees, and non-employee directors.  Cinergy’s payments for these non-qualified pension plans are expected to be approximately $9 million in 2005.

 

We provide certain health care and life insurance benefits to retired United States employees and their eligible dependents.  Cinergy’s payments for these postretirement benefits in 2005 are expected to be approximately $25 million.  See Note 9 of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional information about our pension and other postretirement benefit plans.

 

Other Investing Activities

Our ability to invest in growth initiatives is limited by certain legal and regulatory requirements, including the PUHCA.  The PUHCA limits the types of non-utility businesses in which Cinergy and other registered holding companies under the PUHCA can invest as well as the amount of capital that can be invested in permissible non-utility businesses.  Also, the timing and amount of investments in the non-utility businesses is dependent on the development and favorable evaluations of opportunities.  Under the PUHCA restrictions, we are allowed to invest, or commit to invest, in certain non-utility businesses, including:

 

                   Exempt Wholesale Generators (EWG) and Foreign Utility Companies (FUCO)

 

An EWG is an entity, certified by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), devoted exclusively to owning and/or operating, and selling power from one or more electric generating facilities.  An EWG whose generating facilities are located in the United States is limited to making only wholesale sales of electricity.  An entity claiming status as an EWG must provide notification thereof to the SEC under the PUHCA.

 

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A FUCO is a company all of whose utility assets and operations are located outside the United States and which are used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy for sale at retail or wholesale, or the distribution of gas at retail.  A FUCO may not derive any income, directly or indirectly, from the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy for sale or the distribution of gas at retail within the United States.  An entity claiming status as a FUCO must provide notification thereof to the SEC under the PUHCA.

 

Cinergy has been granted SEC authority under the PUHCA to invest (including by way of guarantees) an aggregate amount in EWGs and FUCOs equal to the sum of (1) our average consolidated retained earnings from time to time plus (2) $2 billion through June 30, 2005.  As of December 31, 2004, we had invested or committed to invest approximately $0.8 billion in EWGs and FUCOs, leaving available investment capacity under the order of approximately $2.8 billion.  In February 2005, Cinergy filed an application with the SEC under the PUHCA requesting an extension of this authority through December 31, 2008.  At this time, we are unable to predict whether the SEC will approve this request.

 

                   Qualifying Facilities and Energy-Related Non-utility Entities

 

SEC regulations under the PUHCA permit Cinergy and other registered holding companies to invest and/or guarantee an amount equal to 15 percent of consolidated capitalization (consolidated capitalization is the sum of Notes payable and other short-term obligations, Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year), Cumulative Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries, and total Common Stock Equity) in domestic qualifying cogeneration and small power production plants (qualifying facilities) and certain other domestic energy-related non-utility entities.  At December 31, 2004, we had invested and/or guaranteed approximately $1.1 billion of the $1.4 billion available.  In August 2004, Cinergy filed an application with the SEC requesting authority under the PUHCA to increase its investment and/or guarantee authority by $2 billion above the current authorized amount.  At this time, we are unable to predict whether the SEC will approve this request.

 

                   Energy-Related Assets

 

Cinergy has been granted SEC authority under the PUHCA to invest up to $1 billion in non-utility Energy-Related Assets within the United States, Canada, and Mexico.  Energy-Related Assets include natural gas exploration, development, production, gathering, processing, storage and transportation facilities and equipment, liquid oil reserves and storage facilities, and associated assets, facilities and equipment, but would exclude any assets, facilities, or equipment that would cause the owner or operator thereof to be deemed a public utility company.  As of December 31, 2004, we did not have any investments in these Energy-Related Assets.

 

                   Infrastructure Services Companies

 

Cinergy has been granted SEC authority under the PUHCA to invest up to $500 million in companies that derive or will derive substantially all of their operating revenues from the sale of Infrastructure Services including:

 

                    Design, construction, retrofit, and maintenance of utility transmission and distribution systems;

                    Installation and maintenance of natural gas pipelines, water and sewer pipelines, and underground and overhead telecommunications networks; and

                    Installation and servicing of meter reading devices and related communications networks, including fiber optic cable.

 

At December 31, 2004, we had invested approximately $30 million in Infrastructure Services companies.  In February 2005, Cinergy filed an application with the SEC under PUHCA requesting authority to invest up to $100 million in Infrastructure Services companies through December 31,

 

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2008, which is a $400 million reduction in Cinergy’s current authority.  At this time, we are unable to predict whether the SEC will approve this request.

 

Guarantees

We are subject to an SEC order under the PUHCA, which limits the amounts Cinergy Corp. can have outstanding under guarantees at any one time to $2 billion.  As of December 31, 2004, we had approximately $877 million outstanding under the guarantees issued, of which approximately 96 percent represents guarantees of obligations reflected on Cinergy’s Balance Sheets.  The amount outstanding represents Cinergy Corp.’s guarantees of liabilities and commitments of its consolidated subsidiaries, unconsolidated subsidiaries, and joint ventures.  In February 2005, Cinergy filed an application with the SEC under the PUHCA requesting authority to have an aggregate amount of guarantees outstanding at any point in time not to exceed $3 billion.  At this time, we are unable to predict whether the SEC will approve this request.

 

See Note 11(c)(v) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for a discussion of guarantees in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others (Interpretation 45).  Interpretation 45 requires disclosure of maximum potential liabilities for guarantees issued on behalf of unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures and under indemnification clauses in various contracts.  The Interpretation 45 disclosure differs from the PUHCA restrictions in that it requires a calculation of maximum potential liability, rather than actual amounts outstanding; it excludes guarantees issued on behalf of consolidated subsidiaries; and it includes potential liabilities under indemnification clauses.

 

Marketing & Trading Liquidity Risks

Cinergy has certain contracts in place, primarily with trading counterparties, that require the issuance of collateral in the event our debt ratings are downgraded below investment grade.  Based upon our December 31, 2004 trading portfolio, if such an event were to occur, Cinergy would be required to issue up to approximately $310 million in collateral related to its gas and power trading operations, of which $69 million is related to CG&E.

 

Capital Resources

Cinergy, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P meet their current and future capital requirements through a combination of funding sources including, but not limited to, internally generated cash flows, tax-exempt bond issuances, capital lease and operating lease structures, the securitization of certain asset classes, short-term bank borrowings, issuance of commercial paper, and issuances of long-term debt and equity.  Funding decisions are based on market conditions, market access, relative pricing information, borrowing duration and current versus forecasted cash needs.  Cinergy, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P are committed to maintaining balance sheet health, responsibly managing capitalization, and maintaining adequate credit ratings.  Cinergy, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P believe that they have adequate financial resources to meet their future needs.

 

Sale of Accounts Receivable

CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P have an agreement with Cinergy Receivables Company, LLC (Cinergy Receivables), an affiliate, to sell, on a revolving basis, nearly all of the retail accounts receivable and related collections of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P.  Cinergy Receivables funds its purchases with borrowings from commercial paper conduits that obtain a security interest in the receivables.  This program accelerates the collection of cash for CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P related to these retail receivables.  Cinergy Corp. does not consolidate Cinergy Receivables because it meets the requirements to be accounted for as a qualifying special purpose entity (SPE).  A decline in the long-term senior unsecured credit ratings of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P below investment grade would result in the termination of the sale program and discontinuance of future sales of receivables.

 

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Notes Payable and Other Short-term Obligations

We are required to secure authority to issue short-term debt from the SEC under the PUHCA and from the PUCO.  The SEC under the PUHCA regulates the issuance of short-term debt by Cinergy Corp., PSI, and ULH&P.  The PUCO has regulatory jurisdiction over the issuance of short-term debt by CG&E.

 

 

 

Short-term Regulatory Authority
December 31, 2004

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authority

 

Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

$

5,000

(1)

$

676

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

665

(2)

180

 

PSI

 

600

 

131

 

ULH&P

 

65

(2)

11

 


(1)           Cinergy Corp., under the PUHCA, was granted approval to increase total capitalization (excluding retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)), which may be any combination of debt and equity securities, by $5 billion.  Outside this requirement, Cinergy Corp. is not subject to specific regulatory debt authorizations.

(2)           In December 2004, Cinergy and ULH&P requested approval from the SEC for an increase in ULH&P’s authority from $65 million to $150 million to coincide with the completion of its pending transaction with CG&E in which ULH&P will acquire interests in three of CG&E’s electric generating stations.  At this time, we are unable to predict whether the SEC will approve this request.

 

For the purposes of quantifying regulatory authority, short-term debt includes revolving credit line borrowings, uncommitted credit line borrowings, intercompany money pool obligations, and commercial paper.

 

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Cinergy Corp.’s short-term borrowing consists primarily of unsecured revolving lines of credit and the sale of commercial paper.  Cinergy Corp.’s $2 billion revolving credit facilities and $1.5 billion commercial paper program also support the short-term borrowing needs of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P.  In addition, Cinergy Corp., CG&E, and PSI maintain uncommitted lines of credit.  These facilities are not firm sources of capital but rather informal agreements to lend money, subject to availability, with pricing determined at the time of advance.  The following is a summary of outstanding short-term borrowings for Cinergy, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P, including variable rate pollution control notes:

 

 

 

Short-term Borrowings

 

 

 

December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving

 

 

 

Established

 

 

 

 

 

Standby

 

Lines of

 

 

 

Lines

 

Outstanding

 

Unused

 

Liquidity(1)

 

Credit

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving lines(2)

 

$

2,000

 

$

 

$

2,000

 

$

688

 

$

1,312

 

Uncommitted lines(3)

 

40

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial paper(4)

 

 

 

676

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility operating companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncommitted lines(3)

 

75

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

Pollution control notes

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-regulated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving lines(5)

 

158

 

8

 

150

 

 

150

 

Short-term debt

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pollution control notes

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Total

 

 

 

$

959

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncommitted lines(3)

 

$

15

 

$

 

$

15

 

 

 

 

 

Pollution control notes

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money pool

 

 

 

180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E Total

 

 

 

$

292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncommitted lines(3)

 

$

60

 

$

 

$

60

 

 

 

 

 

Pollution control notes

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money pool

 

 

 

130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI Total

 

 

 

$

266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money pool

 

 

 

$

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P Total

 

 

 

$

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)                                  Standby liquidity is reserved against the revolving lines of credit to support the commercial paper program and outstanding letters of credit (currently $676 million and $12 million, respectively).

(2)                                  Consists of a three-year $1 billion facility and a five-year $1 billion facility.  The five-year facility contains $500 million sublimits each for CG&E and PSI.

(3)                                  These facilities are not guaranteed sources of capital and represent an informal agreement to lend money, subject to availability, with pricing to be determined at the time of advance.

(4)                                  In September 2004, Cinergy Corp. increased its commercial paper program limit from $800 million to $1.5 billion.  The commercial paper program is supported by Cinergy Corp.’s revolving lines of credit.

(5)                                  In December 2004, Cinergy Canada, Inc. successfully placed a $150 million three-year senior revolving credit facility.

 

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At December 31, 2004, Cinergy Corp. had approximately $1.3 billion remaining unused and available capacity relating to its $2 billion revolving credit facilities.  These revolving credit facilities include the following:

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Credit Facility

 

Expiration

 

Established Lines

 

and Committed

 

Unused and Available

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five-year senior revolving

 

December 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct borrowing

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 —

 

$

 

 

Commercial paper support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total five-year facility(1)

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-year senior revolving

 

April 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct borrowing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial paper support

 

 

 

 

 

676

 

 

 

Letter of credit support

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total three-year facility(2)

 

 

 

1,000

 

688

 

312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Credit Facilities

 

 

 

$

 2,000

 

$

 688

 

$

 1,312

 


(1)                                  In April 2004, Cinergy Corp. successfully placed a $500 million 364-day senior unsecured revolving credit facility.  This facility replaced the $600 million 364-day senior unsecured revolving credit facility that expired in April 2004.  In December 2004, Cinergy Corp. successfully replaced the $500 million 364-day facility with a $1 billion five-year facility.  CG&E and PSI each have $500 million borrowing sublimits on this facility.

(2)                                  In April 2004, Cinergy Corp. successfully placed a $1 billion three-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility.  This facility replaced the $400 million three-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility that was set to expire in May 2004.

 

In our credit facilities, Cinergy Corp. has covenanted to maintain:

 

•      a consolidated net worth of $2 billion; and

•      a ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated total capitalization not in excess of 65 percent.

 

As part of CG&E’s $500 million sublimit under the $1 billion five-year credit facility, CG&E has covenanted to maintain:

 

•      a consolidated net worth of $1 billion; and

•      a ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated total capitalization not in excess of 65 percent.

 

As part of PSI’s $500 million sublimit under the $1 billion five-year credit facility, PSI has covenanted to maintain:

 

•      a consolidated net worth of $900 million; and

•      a ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated total capitalization not in excess of 65 percent.

 

A breach of these covenants could result in the termination of the credit facilities and the acceleration of the related indebtedness.  In addition to breaches of covenants, certain other events that could result in the termination of available credit and acceleration of the related indebtedness include:

 

•      bankruptcy;

•      defaults in the payment of other indebtedness; and

•      judgments against the company that are not paid or insured.

 

The latter two events, however, are subject to dollar-based materiality thresholds.

 

As discussed in Note 1(q)(i) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”, long-term debt increased in the third quarter of 2003 resulting from the adoption of Interpretation 46.  The debt which was recorded as a result of this new accounting pronouncement did not cause

 

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Cinergy Corp. to be in breach of any covenants at the time of adoption.  As of December 31, 2004, Cinergy, CG&E, and PSI are in compliance with all of their debt covenants.

 

Variable Rate Pollution Control Notes

 

CG&E and PSI have issued certain variable rate pollution control notes (tax-exempt notes obtained to finance equipment or land development for pollution control purposes).  Because the holders of these notes have the right to have their notes redeemed on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, they are reflected in Notes payable and other short-term obligations on the Balance Sheets of Cinergy, CG&E, and PSI.  At December 31, 2004, Cinergy, CG&E and PSI had $273 million, $112 million and $136 million, respectively, outstanding in variable rate pollution control notes, classified as short-term debt.  ULH&P had no outstanding short-term pollution control notes.  Any short-term pollution control note borrowings outstanding do not reduce the unused and available short-term debt regulatory authority of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P.  See Note 5 of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

 

Commercial Paper

Cinergy Corp.’s commercial paper program is supported by Cinergy Corp.’s $2 billion revolving credit facilities.  The commercial paper program supports, in part, the short-term borrowing needs of CG&E and PSI and eliminates their need for separate commercial paper programs.  In September 2004, Cinergy Corp. expanded its commercial paper program from $800 million to a maximum outstanding principal amount of $1.5 billion.  As of December 31, 2004, Cinergy Corp. had $676 million in commercial paper outstanding.

 

Money Pool

Cinergy Corp., Cinergy Services, Inc., and our utility operating companies participate in a money pool arrangement to better manage cash and working capital requirements.  Under this arrangement, those companies with surplus short-term funds provide short-term loans to affiliates (other than Cinergy Corp.) participating under this arrangement.  This surplus cash may be from internal or external sources.  The amounts outstanding under this money pool arrangement are shown as a component of Notes receivable from affiliated companies and/or Notes payable to affiliated companies on the Balance Sheets of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P.  Any money pool borrowings outstanding reduce the unused and available short-term debt regulatory authority of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P.

 

Operating Leases

We have entered into operating lease agreements for various facilities and properties such as computer, communication and transportation equipment, and office space.  See Note 6(a) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional information regarding operating leases.

 

Capital Leases

Our utility operating companies are able to enter into capital leases subject to the authorization limitations of the applicable state utility commissions.  New financing authority is subject to the approval of the respective commissions.  The following table presents further information related to the capital lease authorizations of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P at December 31, 2004.

 

 

 

Capital Lease Authority
December 31, 2004

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authority

 

Outstanding

 

Remaining

 

Expiration Date

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

$

60

 

$

9

 

$

51

 

12/31/2005

 

PSI

 

100

 

4

 

96

 

12/31/2005

 

ULH&P

 

25

 

2

 

23

 

12/31/2006

 

 

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See Note 6(b) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional information regarding capital leases.

 

Long-term Debt

We are required to secure authority to issue long-term debt from the SEC under the PUHCA and the state utility commissions of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.  The SEC under the PUHCA regulates the issuance of long-term debt by Cinergy Corp.  The respective state utility commissions regulate the issuance of long-term debt by our utility operating companies.

 

A current summary of our long-term debt authorizations at December 31, 2004, was as follows:

 

 

 

Authorized

 

Used

 

Available

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUHCA total capitalization(1)(2)

 

$

5,000

 

$

1,747

 

$

3,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Public Utility Commissions

 

$

575

 

$

 

$

575

 

State Public Utility Commission - Tax-Exempt

 

250

 

94

 

156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Public Utility Commission

 

$

500

 

$

 

$

500

 

State Public Utility Commission - Tax-Exempt

 

250

 

209

 

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Public Utility Commission(4)

 

$

75

 

$

 

$

75

 


(1)                                  Cinergy Corp., under the PUHCA, was granted approval to increase total capitalization (excluding retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)), which may be any combination of debt and equity securities, by $5 billion.  Outside this requirement, Cinergy Corp. is not subject to specific regulatory debt authorizations.

(2)                                  In February 2005, Cinergy filed an application with the SEC under the PUHCA to issue an additional $5 billion in any combination of debt and equity securities from time to time through December 31, 2008.  At this time, we are unable to predict whether the SEC will approve this request.

(3)                                  Includes amounts for ULH&P.

(4)                                  In January 2005, ULH&P filed an application with the Kentucky Public Service Commission (KPSC) seeking financing authority to issue and sell up to $500 million principal amount of secured and unsecured debt; enter into inter-company promissory notes up to an aggregate principal amount of $200 million; and borrow up to a maximum of $200 million aggregate principal amount of tax-exempt debt through December 31, 2006.

 

Cinergy Corp. has an effective shelf registration statement with the SEC relating to the issuance of up to $750 million in any combination of common stock, preferred stock, stock purchase contracts or unsecured debt securities, of which approximately $323 million remains available for issuance.  CG&E has an effective shelf registration statement with the SEC relating to the issuance of up to $800 million in any combination of unsecured debt securities, first mortgage bonds, or preferred stock, all of which remains available for issuance.  PSI has an effective shelf registration statement with the SEC relating to the issuance of up to $800 million in any combination of unsecured debt securities, first mortgage bonds, or preferred stock, all of which remains available for issuance.  ULH&P has an effective shelf registration statement with the SEC for the issuance of up to $75 million in unsecured debt securities, $35 million of which remains available for issuance.  ULH&P also has an effective shelf registration statement with the SEC relating to the issuance of up to $40 million in first mortgage bonds, of which $20 million remains available for issuance.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Cinergy uses off-balance sheet arrangements from time to time to facilitate financing of various projects.  Off-balance sheet arrangements are often created for a single specified purpose, for example, to facilitate securitization, leasing, hedging, research and development, reinsurance, or other transactions or arrangements.  The following describes our major off-balance sheet arrangements excluding the investments Cinergy holds in various unconsolidated subsidiaries which are accounted for under the equity method.  See Note 1(b)(ii) of the “Notes to

 

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Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional information on the accounting for equity method investments.

 

(i)   Guarantees

Cinergy has entered into various contracts that are classified as guarantees under Interpretation 45.  For further information, see Note 11(c)(v) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

 

(ii)  Retained Interest in Assets Transferred to an Unconsolidated Entity

In February 2002, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P replaced their existing agreement to sell certain of their accounts receivable and related collections.  Cinergy Corp. formed Cinergy Receivables to purchase, on a revolving basis, nearly all of the retail accounts receivable and related collections of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&PCinergy Corp. does not consolidate Cinergy Receivables since it meets the requirements to be accounted for as a qualifying SPE.  CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P each retain an interest in the receivables transferred to Cinergy Receivables.  The transfer of receivables are accounted for as sales, pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities.  For a more detailed discussion of our sales of accounts receivable, see Note 3(c) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

 

(iii) Derivative Instruments that are Classified as Equity

In 2001, Cinergy Corp. issued approximately $316 million notional amounts of combined securities, a component of which was stock purchase contracts.  These contracts obligated the holder to purchase common shares of Cinergy Corp. stock by February 2005.  Since the stock purchase contracts were detachable and classified in equity, the change in their fair value was not recorded in equity or earnings. In January and February 2005, the stock purchase contracts were settled, resulting in the issuance of common stock that is recorded on Cinergy’s Balance Sheets as Common Stock Equity.  For further information see Note 3(b) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

 

(iv) Variable Interest Entities (VIE)

Cinergy holds interests in VIEs, consolidated and unconsolidated, as defined by Interpretation 46.  For further information, see Note 1(q)(i) and Note 3 of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

 

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Securities Ratings

As of January 31, 2005, the major credit rating agencies rated our securities as follows:

 

 

 

Fitch(1)

 

Moody’s(2)

 

S&P(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Credit

 

BBB+

 

Baa2

 

BBB+

 

Senior Unsecured Debt

 

BBB+

 

Baa2

 

BBB

 

Commercial Paper

 

F-2

 

P-2

 

A-2

 

Preferred Trust Securities

 

BBB+

 

Baa2

 

BBB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Secured Debt

 

A-

 

A3

 

A-

 

Senior Unsecured Debt

 

BBB+

 

Baa1

 

BBB

 

Junior Unsecured Debt

 

BBB

 

Baa2

 

BBB-

 

Preferred Stock

 

BBB

 

Baa3

 

BBB-

 

Commercial Paper

 

F-2

 

P-2

 

Not Rated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Secured Debt

 

A-

 

A3

 

A-

 

Senior Unsecured Debt

 

BBB+

 

Baa1

 

BBB

 

Junior Unsecured Debt

 

BBB

 

Baa2

 

BBB-

 

Preferred Stock

 

BBB

 

Baa3

 

BBB-

 

Commercial Paper

 

F-2

 

P-2

 

Not Rated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Unsecured Debt

 

BBB+

 

Baa1

 

BBB

 


(1)           Fitch Ratings (Fitch)

(2)           Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s)

(3)           Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P)

 

The highest investment grade credit rating for Fitch is AAA, Moody’s is Aaal, and S&P is AAA.

The lowest investment grade credit rating for Fitch is BBB-, Moody’s is Baa3, and S&P is BBB-.

 

A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities.  These securities ratings may be revised or withdrawn at any time, and each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.

 

Equity

Under the SEC’s June 2000 Order, Cinergy Corp. is permitted to increase its total capitalization by $5 billion (as previously discussed).  The proceeds from any new issuances will be used for general corporate purposes.

 

Cinergy Corp. issued approximately 3.9 million shares in 2004 and approximately 4.6 million shares in 2003 to satisfy its obligations under its various employee stock plans and the Cinergy Corp. Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

 

In January 2003, Cinergy Corp. filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC with respect to the issuance of common stock, preferred stock, and other securities in an aggregate offering amount of $750 million.  In February 2003, Cinergy issued 5.7 million shares of common stock of Cinergy Corp. with net proceeds of approximately $175 million under this registration statement.  The net proceeds from this transaction were used to reduce short-term debt of Cinergy Corp. and for other general corporate purposes.  In December 2004, Cinergy Corp. issued 6.1 million shares of common stock with net proceeds of approximately $247 million, which were used to reduce short-term debt.

 

In May and August of 2003, Cinergy Corp. contributed $200 million in capital to PSI in two separate $100 million capital contributions to support PSI’s current credit ratings.

 

In January and February 2005, Cinergy Corp. issued a total of 9.2 million shares of common stock pursuant to certain stock purchase contracts that were issued as a component of combined securities in December 2001.  Net proceeds from the transaction of approximately $316 million were used to reduce short-term debt.  See

 

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Note 3(b) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further discussion of the securities.

 

Dividend Restrictions

Cinergy Corp.’s ability to pay dividends to holders of its common stock is principally dependent on the ability of CG&E and PSI to pay Cinergy Corp. dividends on their common stock.  Cinergy Corp., CG&E, and PSI cannot pay dividends on their common stock if their respective preferred stock dividends or preferred trust dividends are in arrears.  The amount of common stock dividends that each company can pay is also limited by certain capitalization and earnings requirements under CG&E’s and PSI’s credit instruments.  Currently, these requirements do not impact the ability of either company to pay dividends on its common stock.

 

Other

Where subject to rate regulations, our utility operating companies have the ability to timely recover certain cash outlays through various regulatory mechanisms.

 

As opportunities arise, we will continue to monetize certain non-core investments, which would include our international assets and other technology investments.

 

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MD&A - FUTURE EXPECTATIONS/TRENDS

 

FUTURE EXPECTATIONS/TRENDS

In the “Future Expectations/Trends” section, we discuss developments in the electric and gas industry and other matters.  Each of these discussions will address the current status and potential future impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY

Regulatory Outlook and Significant Rate Developments

Currently, regulatory and legislative initiatives shaping the transition to a competitive retail market are the responsibilities of the individual states.  Many states, including Ohio, have enacted electric utility deregulation legislation.  In general, these initiatives have sought to separate the electric utility service into its basic components (generation, transmission, and distribution) and offer each component separately for sale.  This separation is referred to as unbundling of the integrated services.  Under the customer choice initiative in Ohio, we continue to transmit and distribute electricity; however, the customer can purchase electricity from any certified supplier.  The following sections further discuss the current status of deregulation legislation and other significant regulatory developments in the states of Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, which encompass our utility service territories.

 

Ohio

CG&E is in a market development period for residential customers and in the competitive retail electric market for non-residential customers, transitioning to deregulation of electric generation and a competitive retail electric service market in the state of Ohio.  The market development (frozen rate) period began January 1, 2001, ended December 31, 2004 for non-residential customers and is scheduled to end December 31, 2005 for residential customers.

 

CG&E made multiple rate filings in 2003 with the PUCO seeking approval of CG&E’s methodology for establishing market-based rates for generation service at the end of the market development period and to recover investments made in the transmission and distribution system.  The PUCO requested in these proceedings that CG&E propose a RSP to mitigate the potential for significant rate increases when the market development period comes to an end.  In January 2004, CG&E filed its proposed RSP.  In May 2004, CG&E entered into a settlement agreement with many of the parties to these proceedings requesting that the PUCO approve a modified version of the RSP.  In September 2004, the PUCO issued an order seeking to modify several key provisions of this settlement and as a result of these modifications, CG&E filed a petition for rehearing in October 2004.  The PUCO approved a modified version of the plan in November 2004, the major features of which are as follows:

 

                  Provider of Last Resort (POLR) Charge:  CG&E will begin to collect a POLR charge from non-residential customers effective January 1, 2005, and from residential customers effective January 1, 2006.  The POLR charge includes several discrete charges, the most significant being an annually adjusted component (AAC) intended to provide cost recovery primarily for environmental compliance expenditures; an infrastructure maintenance fund charge (IMF) intended to provide compensation to CG&E for committing its physical capacity to meet its POLR obligation; and a system reliability tracker (SRT) intended to provide cost recovery for capacity purchases, purchased power, reserve capacity, and related market costs for purchases to meet capacity needs.  We anticipate the collection of the AAC and IMF will result in an approximate $36 million increase in revenues in 2005 and an additional $50 million in 2006.  The SRT will be billed based on dollar-for-dollar costs incurred.  A portion of these charges are avoidable by certain customers who switch to an alternative generation supplier.  Therefore, these estimates are subject to change, depending on the level of switching that occurs in future periods.  In 2007 and 2008, CG&E could seek additional increases in the AAC component of the POLR based on CG&E’s actual net costs for the specified expenditures.

                  Generation Rates and Fuel Recovery:  A new rate has been established for generation service after the market development period ends.  In addition, a fuel cost recovery mechanism will be established to recover costs for fuel, emission allowances, and certain purchased power costs, that exceed the amount originally included in the rates frozen in the CG&E transition plan.  These new rates will apply to

 

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                        non-residential customers beginning January 1, 2005 and to residential customers beginning January 1, 2006.

                  Generation Rate Reduction:  The existing five percent generation rate reduction required by statute for residential customers implemented under CG&E’s 2000 plan will end on December 31, 2005.

                  Transmission Cost Recovery:  Transmission cost recovery mechanisms will be established beginning January 1, 2005 for non-residential customers and January 1, 2006 for residential customers.  The transmission cost recovery mechanisms will permit CG&E to recover Midwest ISO charges, all FERC approved transmission costs, and all congestion costs allocable to retail ratepayers that are provided service by CG&E.

                  Distribution Cost Recovery:  CG&E will have the ability to defer certain capital-related distribution costs from July 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005 with recovery from non-residential customers to be provided through a rider beginning January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2010.

 

CG&E had also filed an electric distribution base rate case for residential and non-residential customers to be effective January 1, 2005.  Under the terms of the RSP described previously, CG&E withdrew this base rate case and, in February 2005, CG&E filed a new distribution base rate case with rates to become effective January 1, 2006.  The requested amount of the increase is approximately $78 million.

 

The RSP provides for rate recovery through December 31, 2008.  Although it is difficult to predict, it is likely that any one of three scenarios could exist after the rate stabilization period ends in 2008:

 

                  The legislation could be repealed or revised to establish a return to regulation of electric generation;

                  Deregulation and a competitive retail electric service market with market-based rates for all customer classes; or

                  A hybrid of regulation and deregulation.

 

Although we cannot predict the regulatory outcome, we believe any of these scenarios could have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations.  However, we believe that a return to regulation of electric generation would provide the least volatility in ongoing results, although likely accompanied by less opportunity for growth in earnings.

 

In December 2004, CG&E filed an application with the PUCO requesting recovery of future costs of additional generating facilities in Ohio, for either construction of new electric generating facilities or the purchase of existing assets currently owned by others.  CG&E would seek recovery of these costs over the lives of the assets.  These investments are needed to meet ongoing load growth by customers receiving generation service from CG&E and would enable the company to reliably meet its obligation as the provider of last resort for customers returning to CG&E from alternate suppliers.  To maintain flexibility in providing electric service at the lowest cost, CG&E is also seeking the authority to purchase existing capacity and power from other suppliers and to earn a return commensurate with the risk from these agreements.

 

Indiana

We are not aware of any current plans for electric deregulation in Indiana.

 

In May 2004, the IURC issued an order approving PSI’s base retail electric rate case, and PSI implemented base retail electric rate changes to its tariffs.  When combined with revenue increases attributable to PSI’s environmental construction-work-in-progress tracking mechanism, the order results in an approximate $140 million increase in annual revenues.  PSI’s original request for an approximate $180 million annual revenue increase was reduced by approximately $20 million for a lower return on equity, approximately $15 million of assumed profits included in base rates related to off-system sales (subject to future adjustment through a tracking mechanism and a 50/50 sharing agreement), and approximately $5 million of additional items.  The order authorizes full recovery of all requested regulatory assets and an overall 7.3 percent return, including a 10.5 percent return on equity.  In addition, the IURC’s order provides PSI the continuation of a purchased power tracker and the establishment of new trackers for future NOX emission allowance costs and certain costs related to the Midwest ISO. 

 

Cinergy is studying the feasibility of constructing a commercial integrated coal gasification combined cycle (IGCC) generating station to

 

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help meet increased demand over the next decade.  PSI would own all or part of the facility and operate it.  Cinergy will partner with Bechtel Corporation and General Electric Company to complete this study.  An IGCC plant turns coal to gas, removing most of the SO2 and other emissions before the gas is used to fuel a combustion turbine generator.  The technology uses less water and has fewer emissions than a conventional coal-fired plant with currently required pollution control equipment.  Another benefit is the potential to remove mercury and CO2 upstream of the combustion process at a lower cost than conventional plants.  If a decision is reached to move forward with constructing such a plant, PSI would seek approval from the IURC to begin construction.  If approved, we would anticipate the IURC’s subsequent approval to include the assets in PSI’s rate base.

 

In November 2004, PSI filed a compliance plan case with the IURC seeking approval of PSI’s plan for complying with pending SO2, NOX, and mercury emission reduction requirements, including approval of cost recovery and an overall rate of return of eight percent related to certain projects.  PSI requested approval to recover the financing, depreciation, and operating and maintenance costs, among others, related to approximately $1.08 billion in capital projects designed to reduce emissions of SO2, NOX, and Mercury at PSI’s coal burning generating stations.  An evidentiary hearing is scheduled for April 2005 and a final IURC Order is expected in the third quarter of 2005.

 

Kentucky

We are not aware of any current plans for electric deregulation in Kentucky.

 

The KPSC has conditionally approved ULH&P’s planned acquisition of CG&E’s 68.9 percent ownership interest in the East Bend Generating Station, located in Boone County, Kentucky, the Woodsdale Generating Station, located in Butler County, Ohio, and one generating unit at the four-unit Miami Fort Station located in Hamilton County, Ohio.  ULH&P is currently seeking approval of the transaction from the SEC, wherein the Ohio Consumers Counsel has intervened in opposition, and the FERC.  The transfer, which will be paid for at net book value, will not affect current electric rates for ULH&P’s customers, as power will be provided under the same terms as under the current wholesale power contract with CG&E through December 31, 2006.  Assuming receipt of regulatory approvals, we would anticipate the transfer to take place in the second quarter of 2005.   Once approved, ULH&P would be required to file a rate case with the KPSC to include these assets in rate base with rate increases to be effective January 1, 2007.  Costs of fuel and emission allowances would be recovered through a fuel adjustment clause currently in existence in Kentucky, beginning January 1, 2007 when the assets are in rate base.  Because the KPSC has already conditionally approved the transfer, we expect the regulatory process to result in a reasonable rate base valuation for these assets; however, at this time we cannot predict whether we will receive approval of the transaction from the FERC and SEC.

 

FERC and Midwest ISO

Midwest ISO Energy Markets

The Midwest ISO is a regional transmission organization established in 1998 as a non-profit organization which maintains functional control over the combined transmission systems of its members, including Cinergy.  In March 2004, the Midwest ISO filed with the FERC proposed changes to its existing transmission tariff to add terms and conditions to implement a centralized economic dispatch platform supported by a Day-Ahead and Real-Time Energy Market design, including Locational Marginal Pricing and Financial Transmission Rights (Energy Markets Tariff). The Midwest ISO is now in the final stages of market trials and testing of its Energy Markets Tariff.  The FERC has issued orders that, among other things, conditionally approve the start-up of the Energy Markets Tariff. The projected implementation date is April 1, 2005.  Requests for rehearing are pending before FERC, and FERC’s orders have also been appealed to a federal appeals court.

 

Specifically, the Energy Markets Tariff proposes to manage system reliability through the use of a market-based congestion management system.  The proposal includes a centralized dispatch platform, the intent of which is to dispatch the most economic resources to meet load requirements reliably and efficiently in the Midwest ISO region, which covers a large portion of 15 midwestern states and one Canadian province.  The Energy Markets Tariff uses Locational Marginal Pricing (i.e., the energy price for the next MW may vary throughout the Midwest ISO market based on transmission congestion and energy losses), and the allocation or auction of Financial Transmission Rights, which are instruments that hedge against congestion costs occurring in the Day-Ahead market.  The Energy Markets Tariff also includes market monitoring and mitigation measures as well as a resource adequacy proposal, that

 

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proposes both an interim solution for participants providing and having access to adequate generation resources as well as a proposal to develop a long-term solution to resource adequacy concerns.  The Midwest ISO will perform a day-ahead unit commitment and dispatch forecast for all resources in its market.  The Midwest ISO will also perform the real time resource dispatch for resources under its control on a five minute basis.  The Cinergy utility operating companies will seek to recover costs that they incur related to the Energy Markets Tariff.   This is a significant undertaking by the Midwest ISO and its stakeholders and testing is not yet complete. At this time, we cannot predict the outcome of these matters and whether they will have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

Blackout Report

In April 2004, the United States-Canada Power System Outage Task Force issued its Final Report on the August 14, 2003 Blackout in the United States and Canada.  The report reviewed the causes of the Blackout and made 46 recommendations intended to minimize the likelihood and scope of similar events in the future.  One of the recommendations is to make reliability standards mandatory and enforceable with penalties for noncompliance.  In the past, compliance with North American Electric Reliability Council’s reliability standards and guidelines has largely been voluntary.  At this time, we do not believe the recommendations of the Final Report, if implemented, will have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

FERC’s Market Screen Orders

In April 2004, the FERC issued an order establishing a new, interim set of market power screens for use in evaluating sales of wholesale power at market-based rates.  In July 2004, the FERC issued an order generally affirming that order.  In April 2004, the FERC also commenced a rulemaking to evaluate whether its overall test for market-based rates should be continued, and to determine a permanent market power test to replace the interim test.  That rulemaking process remains pending.  Under FERC’s interim generation market power analysis, as a member of the Midwest ISO, Cinergy could consider the Midwest ISO geographic market for purposes of FERC’s market power analysis once the Midwest ISO has a sufficient market structure and a single energy market.  Cinergy does not believe it has market power in generation.  However, if Cinergy were unable to establish that it does not have the ability to exercise market power in generation, it could result in the loss of market-based rate authority in certain regions of the wholesale market and, assuming such loss of market-based rate authority, would require Cinergy to charge certain wholesale customers cost-based rates for wholesale sales of electricity.  In February, 2005, FERC issued final rules that may affect how and when circumstances have changed to an extent that requires FERC review of previously granted authorization to sell at existing market-based rates.  At this time, we cannot predict the outcome of these matters and whether they will have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

Global Climate Change

Presently, GHG emissions, which principally consist of CO2, are not regulated, and while several legislative proposals have been introduced in Congress to reduce utility GHG emissions, none have been passed.  Nevertheless, we anticipate a mandatory program to reduce GHG emissions will exist in the future.  We expect that any regulation of GHGs will impose costs on Cinergy.  Depending on the details, any GHG regulation could mean:

 

                  Increased capital expenditures associated with investments to improve plant efficiency or install CO2 emission reduction technology (to the extent that such technology exists) or construction of alternatives to coal generation;

                  Increased operating and maintenance expense;

                  Our older, more expensive generating stations may operate fewer hours each year because the addition of CO2 costs could cause their generation to be less economic; and

                  Increased expenses associated with the purchase of CO2 emission allowances, should such an emission allowances market be created.

 

We would plan to seek recovery of the costs associated with a GHG program in rate regulated states where cost recovery is permitted.

 

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In September 2003, Cinergy announced a voluntary GHG management commitment to reduce its GHG emissions during the period from 2010 through 2012 by five percent below our 2000 level, maintaining those levels through 2012.  This was also published in our December 2004 Air Issues Report to Stakeholders.  Cinergy expects to spend $21 million between 2004 and 2010 on projects to reduce or offset its GHG emissions.  Cinergy is committed to supporting the President’s voluntary initiative, addressing shareholder interest in the issue, and building internal expertise in GHG management and GHG markets.  Our voluntary commitment includes the following:

 

                  measuring and inventorying company related sources of GHG emissions;

                  identifying and pursuing cost-effective GHG emission reduction and offsetting activities;

                  funding research of more efficient and alternative electric generating technologies;

                  funding research to better understand the causes and consequences of climate change;

                  encouraging a global discussion of the issues and how best to manage them; and

                  participating in discussions to help shape the policy debate.

 

Cinergy is also studying the feasibility of constructing a commercial IGCC generating station.  The IGCC plant would be expected to run more efficiently than traditionally constructed coal-fired generation and would thus contribute fewer CO2 tons per megawatt of electricity produced.  See the previous section “Indiana” for more details on the plans to construct the IGCC facility.

 

GAS INDUSTRY

Significant Rate Developments

ULH&P Gas Rate Case

In the second quarter of 2001, ULH&P filed a retail gas rate case with the KPSC requesting, among other things, recovery of costs associated with an accelerated gas main replacement program of up to $112 million over ten years.  The costs would be recovered through a tracking mechanism for an initial three year period, with the possibility of renewal up to ten years.  The tracking mechanism allows ULH&P to recover depreciation costs and rate of return annually over the life of the deferred assets.  Through December 31, 2004, ULH&P has recovered approximately $5.1 million under this tracking mechanism.  The Kentucky Attorney General has appealed to the Franklin Circuit Court the KPSC’s approval of the tracking mechanism and the new tracking mechanism rates.  At the present time, ULH&P cannot predict the timing or outcome of this litigation.

 

In February 2005, ULH&P filed a gas base rate case with the KPSC. ULH&P is requesting approval to continue the tracking mechanism in addition to its request for a $14 million increase in base rates, which is a seven percent increase in current retail gas rates.

 

Gas Prices

While natural gas prices remained relatively high during the first three quarters of 2004, some moderation in prices was seen in the latter half of the fourth quarter.  Price movement is usually driven by the effects of weather conditions, availability of supply, and changes in demand and storage inventories.  Currently, neither CG&E nor ULH&P profit from changes in the cost of natural gas since natural gas purchase costs are passed directly to the customer dollar-for-dollar under the gas cost recovery mechanism that is mandated under state law.

 

ULH&P utilizes a price mitigation program designed to mitigate the effects of gas price volatility on customers, which the KPSC has approved through March 31, 2005.  The program allows the pre-arranging of between 20-75 percent of winter heating season base load gas requirements and up to 50 percent of summer season base load gas requirements.  CG&E similarly mitigates its gas procurement costs, however, CG&E’s gas price mitigation program has not been pre-approved by the PUCO but rather it is subject to PUCO review as part of the normal gas cost recovery process.

 

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CG&E and ULH&P use primarily long-term fixed price contracts and contracts with a ceiling and floor on the price.  These contracts employ the normal purchases and sales scope exception, and do not involve hedges under Statement 133.

 

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INFLATION

We believe that the recent inflation rates do not materially impact our financial condition.  However, under existing regulatory practice for all of PSI, ULH&P, and the non-generating portion of CG&E, only the historical cost of plant is recoverable from customers.  As a result, cash flows designed to provide recovery of historical plant costs may not be adequate to replace plant in future years.

 

OTHER MATTERS

Synthetic Fuel Production

In July 2002, Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc. acquired a coal-based synthetic fuel production facility.  The synthetic fuel produced at this facility qualifies for tax credits (through 2007) in accordance with Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 29 if certain requirements are satisfied.  The three key requirements are that (a) the synthetic fuel differs significantly in chemical composition from the coal used to produce such synthetic fuel, (b) the fuel produced is sold to an unrelated entity and (c) the fuel was produced from a facility that was placed in service before July 1, 1998.  In addition to the existing plant, we have recently exercised an option to buy an additional synthetic fuel plant.

 

During the third quarter of 2004, several unrelated entities announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had or threatened to challenge the placed in service dates of some of the entities’ synthetic fuel plants.  A successful IRS challenge could result in disallowance of all credits previously claimed for fuel produced by the subject plants.  Cinergy’s sale of synthetic fuel has generated approximately $219 million in tax credits through December 31, 2004, of which approximately $96 million were generated in 2004.

 

The IRS has not yet audited Cinergy for any tax year in which Cinergy has claimed Section 29 credits related to synthetic fuel.  However, it is reasonable to anticipate that the IRS will evaluate the placed in service date and other key requirements for claiming the credit.  We anticipate this audit to begin in the spring of 2005.

 

Cinergy received a private letter ruling from the IRS in connection with the acquisition of the facility that specifically addressed the significant chemical change requirement.  Additionally, although not addressed in the letter ruling, we believe that our facility’s in service date meets the Section 29 requirements.

 

IRC Section 29 also provides for a phase-out of the credit based on the price of crude oil.  The phase-out is based on a prescribed calculation and definition of crude oil prices.  We do not expect any impact on our ability to utilize Section 29 credits in 2004.  Future increases in crude oil prices above the price stipulated by the IRS could negatively impact our ability to utilize credits in subsequent years.

 

Workforce Issues

Between 2005 and 2013, 44 percent of our workforce will be eligible for retirement.  The loss of these employees could have a negative impact on Cinergy’s overall operations.  Cinergy is preparing for this loss that (a) understanding our current employee profile (demographics), (b) identifying critical positions (considered core to our business and that have licensing or lengthy apprenticeship requirements associated with them), and (c) preparing an action plan.  The action plan involves long-term staffing plans including such things as detailed recruitment plans, the utilization of co-ops and interns, identification of key employees, and strong succession planning.  We will also use senior and phased retirement programs that allow new employees to train and consult with experienced highly-skilled employees post- and pre-retirement.  In addition, we are exploring ways of accelerating and enhancing our training programs through collaboration with area educational institutions and other third-party providers.

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MD&A - MARKET RISK SENSITIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

MARKET RISK SENSITIVE INSTRUMENTS

Energy Commodities Sensitivity

The transactions associated with Commercial’s energy marketing and trading activities and substantial investment in generation assets give rise to various risks, including price risk.  Price risk represents the potential risk of loss from adverse changes in the market price of electricity or other energy commodities.  As Commercial continues to develop its energy marketing and trading business, its exposure to movements in the price of electricity and other energy commodities may become greater.  As a result, we may be subject to increased future earnings volatility.

 

Commercial’s energy marketing and trading activities principally consist of Marketing & Trading’s natural gas marketing and trading operations and CG&E’s power marketing and trading operations.

 

Our domestic operations market and trade over-the-counter (an informal market where the buying/selling of commodities occurs) contracts for the purchase and sale of electricity (primarily in the midwest region of the United States), natural gas, and other energy-related products, including coal and emission allowances.  Our natural gas domestic operations provide services that manage storage, transportation, gathering and processing activities.  In addition, our domestic operations also market and trade natural gas and other energy-related products on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

 

Marketing & Trading’s natural gas marketing and trading operations also extend to Canada where natural gas marketing and management services are provided to producers and industrial customers.  Our Canadian operations also market and trade over-the-counter contracts.

 

Many of these energy commodity contracts commit us to purchase or sell electricity, natural gas, and other energy-related products at fixed prices in the future.  The majority of the contracts in the natural gas and other energy-related product portfolios are financially settled contracts (i.e., there is no physical delivery related with these items).  In addition, Commercial also markets and trades over-the-counter option contracts.  The use of these types of commodity instruments is designed to allow Commercial to:

 

                  manage and economically hedge contractual commitments;

                  reduce exposure relative to the volatility of cash market prices;

                  take advantage of selected arbitrage opportunities; and

                  originate customized transactions with municipalities and end-use customers.

 

Commercial structures and modifies its net position to capture the following:

 

                  expected changes in future demand;

                  seasonal market pricing characteristics;

                  overall market sentiment; and

                  price relationships between different time periods and trading regions.

 

At times, a net open position is created or is allowed to continue when Commercial believes future changes in prices and market conditions may possibly result in profitable positions.  Position imbalances can also occur due to the basic lack of liquidity in the wholesale power market.  The existence of net open positions can potentially result in an adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations.  This potential adverse impact could be realized if the market price of electric power does not react in the manner or direction expected.  Cinergy’s Risk Management Control Policy contains limits associated with the overall size of net open positions for each trading operation.

 

Trading Portfolio Risks

Commercial measures the market risk inherent in the trading portfolio employing value at risk (VaR) analysis and other methodologies, which utilize forward price curves in electric power and natural gas markets to quantify estimates of the magnitude and probability of future value changes related to open contract positions.  VaR is a

 

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statistical measure used to quantify the potential change in fair value of the trading portfolio over a particular period of time, with a specified likelihood of occurrence, due to market movement.  Commercial, through some of our non-regulated subsidiaries, markets physical natural gas and electricity and trades derivative commodity instruments which are usually settled in cash including: forwards, futures, swaps, and options.

 

Any proprietary trading transaction, whether settled physically or financially, is included in the VaR calculation.

 

Our VaR is reported based on a 95 percent confidence interval, utilizing a one-day holding period.  This means that on a given day (one-day holding period) there is a 95 percent chance (confidence level) that our trading portfolio will not lose more than the stated amount.  Prior to March 31, 2004, our VaR model used the Parametric variance-covariance statistical modeling technique and historical volatilities and correlations over the past 21-trading day period.  Beginning with April 1, 2004, we calculate VaR using a Monte Carlo simulation methodology using implied forward-looking volatilities and historical correlations.  Comparisons indicated that the differences in VaR between the Monte Carlo and Parametric calculations were not material and were within expectations.  The primary reason for changing to a Monte Carlo approach is that it offers a more scalable method for handling more complex derivative positions and provides a consistent platform for quantifying both market and credit risk.

 

The VaR for Cinergy’s trading portfolio is presented in the table below:

 

VaR Associated with Energy Trading Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

Trading VaR

 

Percentage of Operating Income

 

Trading VaR

 

Percentage of Operating Income

 

 

 

(dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95% confidence level, one-day holding period, one-tailed December 31

 

$

1.9

 

0.3

%

$

0.6

 

0.1

%

Average for the twelve months ended December 31

 

2.4

 

0.3

 

1.3

 

0.2

 

High for the twelve months ended December 31

 

5.8

 

0.8

 

3.8

 

0.5

 

Low for the twelve months ended December 31

 

0.7

 

0.1

 

0.4

 

0.1

 

 

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Changes in Fair Value

The changes in fair value of the energy risk management assets and liabilities for Cinergy and CG&E for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 are presented in the table below.  In April 2002, CG&E and PSI executed a new joint operating agreement whereby we chose to originate all new power marketing and trading contracts since April 2002 on behalf of CG&E only.  Historically, such contracts were executed on behalf of PSI and CG&E jointly.  PSI’s remaining contracts, entered into prior to the new joint operating agreement, are not material.  Therefore, we have not presented PSI separately in the fair value tables below.

 

 

 

Change in Fair Value

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

CG&E

 

Cinergy(1)

 

CG&E

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Fair value of contracts outstanding at the beginning of period

 

$

41

 

$

20

 

$

75

 

$

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in fair value attributable to changes in valuation techniques and assumptions(2)

 

(5

)

(4

)

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other changes in fair value(3)

 

185

 

70

 

127

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option premiums paid/(received)

 

5

 

6

 

(3

)

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounting Changes(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidation of previously unconsolidated entities

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

 

 

(20

)

(13

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts settled

 

(144

)

(56

)

(146

)

(65

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of contracts outstanding at end of period

 

$

82

 

$

36

 

$

41

 

$

20

 


(1)          The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

(2)          Represents changes in fair value recognized in income, caused by changes in assumptions used in calculating fair value or changes in modeling techniques.

(3)          Represents changes in fair value recognized in income, primarily attributable to fluctuations in price. This amount includes both realized and unrealized gains on energy trading contracts.

(4)          See Note 1(q)(i) and Note 1(q)(iv) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for further information.

 

The following are the balances at December 31, 2004 and 2003 of our energy risk management assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

CG&E

 

Cinergy(1)

 

CG&E

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy risk management assets - current

 

$

381

 

$

149

 

$

305

 

$

73

 

Energy risk management assets - non-current

 

139

 

47

 

97

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy risk management liabilities - current

 

(311

)

(120

)

(296

)

(78

)

Energy risk management liabilities - non-current

 

(127

)

(40

)

(65

)

(12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

82

 

$

36

 

$

41

 

$

20

 


(1)          The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

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The following table presents the expected maturity of the energy risk management assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2004 for Cinergy and CG&E:

 

 

 

Fair Value of Contracts at December 31, 2004

 

 

 

Maturing

 

 

 

Source of Fair Value(1)

 

2005

 

2006-2007

 

2008-2009

 

Thereafter

 

Total Fair Value

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Cinergy(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices actively quoted

 

$

74

 

$

18

 

$

 

$

 

$

92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices based on models and other valuation methods(3)

 

(4

)

(5

)

2

 

(3

)

(10

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

70

 

$

13

 

$

2

 

$

(3

)

$

82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices actively quoted

 

$

25

 

$

13

 

$

 

$

 

$

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prices based on models and other valuation methods(3)

 

4

 

(6

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

29

 

$

7

 

$

 

$

 

$

36

 


(1)          While liquidity varies by trading regions, active quotes are generally available for two years for standard electricity transactions and three years for standard gas transactions.  Non-standard transactions are classified based on the extent, if any, of modeling used in determining fair value.  Long-term transactions can have portions in both categories depending on the length.

(2)          The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

(3)          A substantial portion of these amounts include option values.

 

Generation Portfolio Risks

Cinergy optimizes the value of its non-regulated portfolio. The portfolio includes generation assets (power and capacity), fuel, and emission allowances and we manage all of these components as a portfolio. We use models that forecast future generation output, fuel requirements, and emission allowance requirements based on forward power, fuel and emission allowance markets. The component pieces of the portfolio are bought and sold based on this model in order to manage the economic value of the portfolio. With the issuance of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 149, Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Statement 149), most forward power transactions from management of the portfolio are accounted for at fair value. The other component pieces of the portfolio are typically not subject to Statement 149 and are accounted for using the accrual method, where changes in fair value are not recognized.  As a result, we are subject to earnings volatility via mark-to-market gains or losses from changes in the value of the contracts accounted for using fair value. A hypothetical $1.00 per MWh increase or decrease consistently applied to all forward power prices would have resulted in an increase or decrease in fair value of these contracts of approximately $3 million as of December 31, 2004.

 

Cinergy is exposed to risk from changes in the market prices of fuel (primarily coal) and emission allowances to the extent the risk is not mitigated by regulatory recovery mechanisms in Ohio and Indiana.  To the extent we must purchase fuel or emission allowances in a rising price environment, increased cost of electricity production could result without a corresponding increase in revenue.  Cinergy manages this risk through the use of long-term fixed price fuel contracts and acquisitions of emission allowances.  These risks at CG&E are partially mitigated in 2005 and significantly mitigated from 2006 through 2008 by a retail fuel cost recovery mechanism established in Ohio as part of the RSP for non-residential customers beginning January 1, 2005 and for residential customers beginning January 1, 2006.  This mechanism will recover costs for fuel and emission allowances that exceed the amount originally included in the rates frozen in the CG&E transition plan through December 31, 2008.  PSI continues to be protected against market price changes of fuel and emission allowances costs incurred for its retail customers by the use of cost tracking and recovery mechanisms in the state of Indiana.

 

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Concentrations of Credit Risk

Credit risk is the exposure to economic loss that would occur as a result of nonperformance by counterparties, pursuant to the terms of their contractual obligations.  Specific components of credit risk include counterparty default risk, collateral risk, concentration risk, and settlement risk.

 

Trade Receivables and Physical Power Portfolio

Our concentration of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable from electric and gas retail customers is limited.  The large number of customers and diversified customer base of residential, commercial, and industrial customers significantly reduces our credit risk.  Contracts within the physical portfolio of power marketing and trading operations are primarily with traditional electric cooperatives and municipalities and other investor-owned utilities.  At December 31, 2004, we believe the likelihood of significant losses associated with credit risk in our trade accounts receivable or physical power portfolio is remote.

 

Energy Trading Credit Risk

Cinergy’s extension of credit for energy marketing and trading is governed by a Corporate Credit Policy.  Written guidelines approved by Cinergy’s Risk Policy Committee document the management approval levels for credit limits, evaluation of creditworthiness, and credit risk mitigation procedures.  Cinergy analyzes net credit exposure and establishes credit reserves based on the counterparties’ credit rating, payment history, and length of the outstanding obligation.  Exposures to credit risks are monitored daily by the Corporate Credit Risk function, which is independent of all trading operations.  Energy commodity prices can be extremely volatile and the market can, at times, lack liquidity.  Because of these issues, credit risk for energy commodities is generally greater than with other commodity trading.

 

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The following tables provide information regarding Cinergy’s and CG&E’s exposure on energy trading contracts as well as the expected maturities of those exposures as of December 31, 2004.  The tables include accounts receivable and energy risk management assets, which are net of accounts payable and energy risk management liabilities with the same counterparties when we have the right of offset.  The credit collateral shown in the following tables includes cash and letters of credit.  As previously discussed, PSI’s remaining contracts are not material; therefore, we have not presented PSI separately in the credit risk tables below.

 

Cinergy(1)

Rating

 

Total Exposure
Before Credit Collateral

 

Credit Collateral

 

Net Exposure

 

Percentage of
Total Net Exposure

 

Number of
Counterparties
Greater than 10% of
Total Net Exposure

 

Net Exposure of
Counterparties Greater than

10% of Total Net Exposure(4)

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Grade(2)

 

$

737

 

$

75

 

$

662

 

84

%

 

$

 

Internally Rated-Investment Grade(3)

 

68

 

1

 

67

 

9

 

 

 

Non-Investment Grade

 

135

 

90

 

45

 

5

 

 

 

Internally Rated-Non-Investment Grade

 

51

 

37

 

14

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

991

 

$

203

 

$

788

 

100

%

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity of Credit Risk Exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exposure

 

Total Exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater than

 

Before Credit

 

Rating

 

2005

 

2006-2007

 

2008-2009

 

5 Years

 

Collateral

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Grade(2)

 

$

636

 

$

74

 

$

16

 

$

11

 

$

737

 

Internally Rated-Investment Grade(3)

 

61

 

7

 

 

 

68

 

Non-Investment Grade

 

133

 

2

 

 

 

135

 

Internally Rated-Non-Investment Grade

 

50

 

1

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

880

 

$

84

 

$

16

 

$

11

 

$

991

 


(1)          Includes amounts related to non-registrants.

(2)          Includes counterparties rated Investment Grade or the counterparties’ obligations are guaranteed or secured by an Investment Grade entity.

(3)          Counterparties include a variety of entities, including investor-owned utilities, privately held companies, cities and municipalities. Cinergy assigns internal credit ratings to all counterparties within our credit risk portfolio, applying fundamental analytical tools. Included in this analysis is a review of (but not limited to) counterparty financial statements with consideration given to off-balance sheet obligations and assets, specific business environment, access to capital, and indicators from debt and equity capital markets.

(4)          Exposures, positive or negative, with counterparties that are related to one another are not aggregated when no right of offset exists and as a result, credit is extended and evaluated on a separate basis.

 

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CG&E

 

 

 

Total Exposure Before Credit Collateral

 

Credit Collateral

 

Net Exposure

 

Percentage of Total Net Exposure

 

Number of Counterparties
Greater than 10% of Total Net Exposure

 

Net Exposure of
Counterparties Greater than 10% of Total Net Exposure(3)

 

Rating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Grade(1)

 

$

165

 

$

21

 

$

144

 

92

%

2

 

$

45

 

Internally Rated-Investment Grade(2)

 

8

 

 

8

 

5

 

 

 

Non-Investment Grade

 

18

 

15

 

3

 

2

 

 

 

Internally Rated-Non-Investment Grade

 

3

 

1

 

2

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

194

 

$

37

 

$

157

 

100

%

2

 

$

45

 

 

 

 

Maturity of Credit Risk Exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exposure

 

Total Exposure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater than

 

Before Credit

 

Rating

 

2005

 

2006-2007

 

2008-2009

 

5 Years

 

Collateral

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Grade(1)

 

$

156

 

$

8

 

$

1

 

$

 

$

165

 

Internally Rated-Investment Grade(2)

 

8

 

 

 

 

8

 

Non-Investment Grade

 

18

 

 

 

 

18

 

Internally Rated-Non-Investment Grade

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

185

 

$

8

 

$

1

 

$

 

$

194

 


(1)   Includes counterparties rated Investment Grade or the counterparties’ obligations are guaranteed or secured by an Investment Grade entity.

(2)   Counterparties include various cities and municipalities.

(3)   Exposures, positive or negative, with counterparties that are related to one another are not aggregated when no right of offset exists and as a result, credit is extended and evaluated on a separate basis.

 

Financial Derivatives

Potential exposure to credit risk also exists from our use of financial derivatives such as interest rate swaps and treasury locks.  Because these financial instruments are transacted with highly rated financial institutions, we do not anticipate nonperformance by any of the counterparties.

 

Risk Management

We manage, on a portfolio basis, the market risks in our energy marketing and trading transactions subject to parameters established by our Risk Policy Committee.  Our market and credit risks are monitored by the Global Risk Management function to ensure compliance with stated risk management policies and procedures.  The Global Risk Management function operates independently from the business units, which originate and actively manage the market risk exposures.  Policies and procedures are periodically reviewed to assess their responsiveness to changing market and business conditions.  Credit risk mitigation practices include requiring parent company guarantees, various forms of collateral, and the use of mutual netting/closeout agreements.

 

Exchange Rate Sensitivity

Cinergy has exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates between the United States dollar and the currencies of foreign countries where we have investments.  When it is appropriate we will hedge our exposure to cash flow transactions, such as a dividend payment by one of our foreign subsidiaries.

 

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Interest Rate Sensitivity

Our net exposure to changes in interest rates primarily consists of short-term debt instruments (including net money pool borrowings) and variable-rate pollution control debt.  The following table reflects the different instruments used and the method of benchmarking interest rates, as of December 31, 2004:

 

Interest Benchmark

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term Bank Loans/Commercial Paper/Money Pool

 

•Short-term Money Market

 

Cinergy

 

$

686

 

 

 

•Commercial Paper

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

180

 

 

 

Composite Rate(1)

 

PSI

 

131

 

 

 

•LIBOR(2)

 

ULH&P

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pollution Control Debt

 

•Daily Market

 

Cinergy

 

741

 

 

 

•Weekly Market

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

290

 

 

 

•Auction Rate

 

PSI

 

426

 


(1)          30-day Federal Reserve “AA” Industrial Commercial Paper Composite Rate

(2)          London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

 

The weighted-average interest rates on the previously discussed instruments at December 31, were as follows:

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term Bank Loans/Commercial Paper

 

2.5

%

Money Pool

 

2.4

%

Pollution Control Debt

 

2.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2004, forward yield curves project an increase in applicable short-term interest rates over the next five years.

 

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The following table presents principal cash repayments, by maturity date and other selected information, for each registrant’s long-term debt, other debt, and capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2004:

 

 

 

Expected Maturity Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There-

 

 

 

Fair

 

Liabilities

 

2005

 

2006

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

after

 

Total

 

Value

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term Debt(1)(6)

 

$

200

(4)(5)

$

326

 

$

366

 

$

513

 

$

243

 

$

2,223

 

$

3,871

 

$

4,074

 

Weighted-average interest rate(2)

 

6.8

%

6.6

%

7.6

%

6.4

%

7.4

%

7.1

%

7.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other(3)

 

$

20

 

$

29

 

$

360

 

$

38

 

$

27

 

$

153

 

$

627

 

$

687

 

Weighted-average interest rate(2)

 

7.9

%

6.8

%

6.9

%

6.9

%

6.7

%

6.9

%

6.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-rate leases

 

$

7

 

$

7

 

$

7

 

$

10

 

$

10

 

$

24

 

$

65

 

$

65

 

Interest rate(2)

 

5.4

%

5.3

%

5.3

%

5.2

%

5.1

%

4.9

%

5.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term Debt(1)

 

$

150

(5)

$

 

$

100

 

$

120

 

$

20

 

$

1,240

 

$

1,630

 

$

1,677

 

Weighted-average interest rate(2)

 

6.9

%

%

6.9

%

6.4

%

7.9

%

5.1

%

5.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-rate leases

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

$

6

 

$

6

 

$

16

 

$

40

 

$

40

 

Interest rate(2)

 

5.3

%

5.3

%

5.2

%

5.2

%

5.1

%

4.9

%

5.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term Debt(1)

 

$

50

(4)

$

326

 

$

266

 

$

43

 

$

223

 

$

976

 

$

1,884

 

$

2,009

 

Weighted-average interest rate(2)

 

6.5

%

6.6

%

7.8

%

6.4

%

7.3

%

9.6

%

8.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-rate leases

 

$

3

 

$

3

 

$

3

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

$

8

 

$

25

 

$

25

 

Interest rate(2)

 

5.5

%

5.4

%

5.4

%

5.3

%

5.1

%

4.9

%

5.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term Debt

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

20

 

$

20

 

$

55

 

$

95

 

$

100

 

Weighted-average interest rate(2)

 

%

%

%

6.5

%

7.9

%

5.7

%

6.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-rate leases

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

1

 

$

2

 

$

3

 

$

9

 

$

9

 

Interest rate(2)

 

5.4

%

5.4

%

5.4

%

5.3

%

5.2

%

4.9

%

5.6

%

 

 


(1)          Long-term Debt includes amounts reflected as Long-term debt due within one year.

(2)          The weighted-average interest rate is calculated as follows:  (1) for Long-term Debt and Other, the weighted-average interest rate is based on the interest rates at December 31, 2004 of the debt that is maturing in the year reported and includes the effects of an interest rate swap that fixes the interest payments differently from the stated rate; and (2) for Capital Leases, the weighted-average interest rate is based on the average interest rate of the lease payments made during the year reported.

(3)          Promissory notes and long-term notes payable related to investments under Cinergy Global Resources, Inc., Cinergy Investments, Inc., and debt related to CC Funding Trust.  See Note 3(b) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for a discussion of the debt associated with the CC Funding Trust.

(4)          Includes PSI’s 6.50% Debentures due August 1, 2026, reflected as maturing in 2005, as the interest rate is due to reset on August 1, 2005.  If the interest rate is not reset, the bonds are subject to mandatory redemption by PSI.

(5)          CG&E’s 6.90% Debentures due June 1, 2025, are putable to CG&E at the option of the holders on June 1, 2005. However, based on current market conditions, we believe it is unlikely that the debentures will be put to CG&E on this date. 

(6)          Includes amounts related to non-registrants.

 

Our current policy in managing exposure to fluctuations in interest rates is to maintain approximately 30 percent of the total amount of outstanding debt in variable interest rate debt instruments.  In maintaining this level of exposure, we use interest rate swaps.  Under the swaps, we agree with other parties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed-rate and variable-rate interest amounts calculated on an agreed upon notional amount.  In the future, we will continually monitor market conditions to evaluate whether to modify our level of exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.

 

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CG&E has an outstanding interest rate swap agreement that decreased the percentage of variable-rate debt.  See Note 7(a) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional information on financial derivatives.

 

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MD&A - - ACCOUNTING MATTERS

 

ACCOUNTING MATTERS

Critical Accounting Estimates

Preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with GAAP requires the use of assumptions and estimates regarding future events, including the likelihood of success of particular investments or initiatives, estimates of future prices or rates, legal and regulatory challenges, and anticipated recovery of costs.  Therefore, the possibility exists for materially different reported amounts under different conditions or assumptions.  We consider an accounting estimate to be critical if: 1) the accounting estimate requires us to make assumptions about matters that were reasonably uncertain at the time the accounting estimate was made, and 2) changes in the estimate are reasonably likely to occur from period to period.

 

These critical accounting estimates should be read in conjunction with the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.  We have other accounting policies that we consider to be significant; however, these policies do not meet the definition of critical accounting estimates, because they generally do not require us to make estimates or judgments that are particularly difficult or subjective.

 

Fair Value Accounting for Energy Marketing and Trading

We use fair value accounting for energy trading contracts, which is required, with certain exceptions, by Statement 133.  Short-term contracts used in our trading activities are generally priced using exchange based or over-the-counter price quotes.  Long-term contracts typically must be valued using less actively quoted prices or valuation models.  Use of model pricing requires estimating surrounding factors such as volatility and price curves beyond what is actively quoted in the market.  In addition, some contracts do not have fixed notional amounts and therefore must be valued using estimates of volumes to be consumed by the counterparty.  See “Changes in Fair Value” for additional information.

 

We measure these risks by using complex analytical tools, both external and proprietary.  These models are dynamic and are continuously updated with the most recent data to improve assessments of potential future outcomes.  We measure risks for contracts that do not contain fixed notional amounts by obtaining historical data and projecting expected consumption.  These models incorporate expectations surrounding the impacts that weather may play in future consumption.  The results of these measures assist us in managing such risks within our portfolio.  We also have a Global Risk Management function within Cinergy that is independent of the marketing and trading function and is under the oversight of a Risk Policy Committee comprised primarily of senior company executives.  This group provides an independent evaluation of both forward price curves and the valuation of energy contracts.  See “Trading Portfolio Risks” for additional information.

 

There is inherent risk in valuation modeling given the complexity and volatility of energy markets.  Fair value accounting has risk, including its application to short-term contracts, as gains and losses recorded through its use are not yet realized.  Therefore, it is possible that results in future periods may be materially different as contracts are ultimately settled.  We monitor potential losses using VaR analysis.  As previously discussed, our one-day VaR at December 31, 2004, assuming a 95 percent confidence level, was approximately $1.9 million, which means there is a 95 percent statistical chance (based on market implied volatilities) that any adverse moves in the value of our portfolio will be less than the reported amount.  In addition, our five-day VaR at December 31, 2004, assuming the same 95 percent confidence level, was approximately $3.9 million.

 

For financial reporting purposes, assets and liabilities associated with energy trading transactions accounted for using fair value are reflected on the Balance Sheets as Energy risk management assets current and non-current and Energy risk management liabilities current and non-current, classified as current or non-current pursuant to each contract’s length.  Net gains and losses resulting from revaluation of contracts during the period are recognized currently in the Statements of Income.

 

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Regulatory Accounting

CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P are regulated utility companies.  Except with respect to the electric generation-related assets and liabilities of CG&E, the companies apply the provisions of Statement 71.  In accordance with Statement 71, regulatory actions may result in accounting treatment different from that of non-rate regulated companies.  The deferral of costs (as regulatory assets) or amounts provided in current rates to cover costs to be incurred in the future (as regulatory liabilities) may be appropriate when the future recovery or refunding of such costs is probable.  In assessing probability, we consider such factors as regulatory precedent and the current regulatory environment.  To the extent recovery of costs is no longer deemed probable, related regulatory assets would be required to be recognized in current period earnings.  Our calculations under the fuel adjustment and emission allowance cost recovery mechanisms at PSI (and CG&E for non-residential retail customers beginning in 2005 and residential retail customers in 2006) involve the use of estimates.  Fuel costs (including purchased power when economically displacing fuel) and emission allowance costs must be allocated between PSI’s retail customers and wholesale customers, with the lowest costs allocated to retail customers.  This process is complex and involves the use of estimates that when finalized in future periods may result in adjustments to amounts deferred and collected from customers.

 

At December 31, 2004, regulatory assets totaled $609 million for CG&E (including $10 million for ULH&P) and $421 million for PSI.  Current rates include the recovery of $602 million for CG&E (including $9 million for ULH&P) and $378 million for PSI.  In addition to the regulatory assets, CG&E and PSI have regulatory liabilities totaling $165 million (including $30 million for ULH&P) and $392 million at December 31, 2004, respectively.  See Note 1(c) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional detail regarding regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities.

 

Income Taxes

Management judgment is required in developing our provision for income taxes, including the determination of deferred tax assets, deferred tax liabilities, and any valuation allowances recorded against the deferred tax assets.  We evaluate quarterly the realizability of our deferred tax assets by assessing our valuation allowance and adjusting the amount of such allowance, if necessary.  The factors used to assess the likelihood of realization are our forecast of future taxable income and the availability of tax planning strategies that can be implemented to realize deferred tax assets.  These tax planning strategies include the utilization of Section 29 tax credits associated with our production of synthetic fuel.  Failure to achieve forecasted taxable income might affect our ability to utilize the Section 29 tax credits and the ultimate realization of deferred tax assets.

 

Contingencies

When it is probable that an environmental, tax, or other legal liability has been incurred, a loss is recognized when the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.  Estimates of the probability and the amount of loss are often made based on currently available facts, present laws and regulations, and consultation with third-party experts.  Accounting for contingencies requires significant judgment by management regarding the estimated probabilities and ranges of exposure to potential liability.  Management’s assessment of Cinergy’s exposure to contingencies could change to the extent there are additional future developments, administrative actions, or as more information becomes available.  If actual obligations incurred are different from our estimates, the recognition of the actual amounts may have a material impact on Cinergy’s financial position and results of operations.

 

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

Current accounting standards require long-lived assets be measured for impairment whenever indicators of impairment exist.  If deemed impaired under the standards, assets are written down to fair value with a charge to current period earnings.  As a producer of electricity, Cinergy, CG&E, and PSI are owners of generating plants, which are largely coal-fired.  At December 31, 2004, the carrying value of these generating plants is $5 billion for Cinergy, $2 billion for CG&E and $2 billion for PSI.  As a result of the various emissions and by-products of coal consumption, the companies are subject to extensive environmental regulations and are currently subject to a number of environmental contingencies.  See Note 11(a) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional information.  While we cannot predict the potential

 

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effect the resolution of these matters will have on the recoverability of our coal-fired generating assets, we believe that the carrying values of these assets are recoverable.  In making this assessment, we consider such factors as the expected ability to recover through the regulatory process any additional investments in environmental compliance expenditures for PSI, the relative pricing of wholesale electricity in the region, the anticipated demand, and the cost of coal.

 

For the gas-fired peaking plants that Cinergy owns that are not subject to cost-of-service-based ratemaking, the recoverability will be dependent on many factors, but primarily the price of power compared to the cost of natural gas, often referred to as the spark spread, over the life of the plants.  While we currently believe these assets are recoverable on a nominal basis (the basis required for evaluation under Statement 144 given our intent to continue operating these assets), changes in the estimates and assumptions used (primarily power and gas prices along with their related volatilities) in evaluating these assets over their useful life could result in an impairment in the future.  At December 31, 2004, the carrying value of these gas-fired peaking plants is approximately $441 million.

 

We will continue to evaluate these assets for impairment when events or circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable.

 

Impairment of Unconsolidated Investments

We evaluate the recoverability of investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset is other than temporarily impaired.  An investment is considered impaired if the fair value of the investment is less than its carrying value.  We only recognize an impairment loss when an impairment is considered to be other than temporary.  We consider an impairment to be other than temporary when a forecasted recovery up to the investment’s carrying value is not expected for a reasonable period of time.  We evaluate several factors, including but not limited to our intent and ability to hold the investment, the severity of the impairment, the duration of the impairment and the entity’s historical and projected financial performance, when determining whether or not impairment is other than temporary.

 

Fair value is determined by quoted market prices, when available, however in most instances we rely on valuations based on discounted cash flows and market multiples.  There are many significant assumptions involved in performing such valuations, including but not limited to forecasted financial performance, discount rates, earnings multiples and terminal value considerations.  Variations in any one or a combination of these assumptions could result in different conclusions regarding impairment.

 

Once an investment is considered other than temporarily impaired and an impairment loss is recognized, the carrying value of the investment is not adjusted for any subsequent recoveries in fair value.  As of December 31, 2004, we do not have any material unrealized losses that are deemed to be temporary in nature.  See Note 15(a) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for the amount of impairment charges incurred during the year.

 

Accounting Changes

Consolidation of VIEs

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation 46, which significantly changed the consolidation requirements for traditional SPEs and certain other entities subject to its scope.  This interpretation defines a VIE as (a) an entity that does not have sufficient equity to support its activities without additional financial support or (b) any entity that has equity investors that do not have substantive voting rights, do not absorb first dollar losses, or receive residual returns.  These entities must be consolidated whenever Cinergy would be anticipated to absorb greater than 50 percent of the losses or receive greater than 50 percent of the returns.

 

In accordance with its two stage adoption guidance, we implemented Interpretation 46 for traditional SPEs on July 1, 2003, and for all other entities, including certain operating joint ventures, as of March 31, 2004.  The consolidation of certain operating joint ventures as of March 31, 2004, did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

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On July 1, 2003, Interpretation 46 required us to consolidate two SPEs that have individual power sale agreements with Central Maine Power Company.  Further, we were no longer permitted to consolidate a trust that was established by Cinergy Corp. in 2001 to issue approximately $316 million of combined preferred trust securities and stock purchase contracts.  Prior period financial statements were not restated for these changes.  For further information on the accounting for these entities see Notes 3(a) and (b) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.

 

Cinergy has concluded that its accounts receivable sale facility, as discussed in Note 3(c) of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”, will remain unconsolidated since it involves transfers of financial assets to a qualifying SPE, which is exempted from consolidation by Interpretation 46 and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities.

 

Share-Based Payment

In December 2004, the FASB issued a replacement of Statement 123, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (Statement 123R).  This standard will require accounting for all stock-based compensation arrangements under the fair value method in addition to other provisions.

 

In 2003, we prospectively adopted accounting for our stock-based compensation plans using the fair value recognition provisions of Statement 123, as amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, for all employee awards granted or with terms modified on or after January 1, 2003.  Therefore, the impact of implementation of Statement 123R on stock options within our stock-based compensation plans is not expected to be material.  Statement 123R contains certain provisions that will modify the accounting for various stock-based compensation plans other than stock options.  We are in the process of evaluating the impact of this new standard on these plans.  Cinergy will adopt Statement 123R on July 1, 2005.

 

Income Taxes

In October 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act (AJCA) was signed into law.  The AJCA includes a one-time deduction of 85 percent of certain foreign earnings that are repatriated, as defined in the AJCA.  In December 2004, the FASB issued Staff Position 109-2, Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.  The staff position allows additional time for an entity to evaluate the effect of the legislation on its plan for repatriation of foreign earnings for purposes of applying Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income TaxesCinergy will complete its evaluation of the effects of the provision on its plan for repatriation of foreign earnings in 2005.

 

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ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Reference is made to the “Market Risk Sensitive Instruments” section of “Item 7. MD&A”.

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Independent Auditors’ Report

 

Cinergy Corp. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income for the three years ended December 31, 2004

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2004 and 2003

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Stock Equity for the three years ended December 31, 2004

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 2004

Consolidated Statements of Capitalization at December 31, 2004 and 2003

 

The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income for the three years ended December 31, 2004

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2004 and 2003

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Stock Equity for the three years ended December 31, 2004

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 2004

Consolidated Statements of Capitalization at December 31, 2004 and 2003

 

PSI Energy, Inc. and Subsidiary

Consolidated Statements of Income for the three years ended December 31, 2004

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2004 and 2003

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Stock Equity for the three years ended December 31, 2004

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 2004

Consolidated Statements of Capitalization at December 31, 2004 and 2003

 

The Union Light, Heat and Power Company

Statements of Income for the three years ended December 31, 2004

Balance Sheets at December 31, 2004 and 2003

Statements of Changes in Common Stock Equity for the three years ended December 31, 2004

Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 2004

Statements of Capitalization at December 31, 2004 and 2003

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Cinergy Corp. and Subsidiaries

The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and Subsidiaries

PSI Energy, Inc. and Subsidiary

The Union Light, Heat and Power Company

 

The information required to be submitted in schedules other than those indicated previously, have been included in the Balance Sheets, the Statements of Income, related schedules, the notes thereto, or omitted as not required by the Rules of Regulation S-X.

 

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors of Cinergy Corp.:

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and statements of capitalization of Cinergy Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in common stock equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004.  Our audits also included the financial statement schedule included in Item 15 of this Annual Report.  These financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Cinergy Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Also, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

 

As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, in 2003, Cinergy Corp. adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations;” Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities;” and the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.”

 

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 11, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

 

Cincinnati, Ohio

 

February 11, 2005

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors of The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company:

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and statements of capitalization of The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in common stock equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004.  Our audits also included the financial statement schedule included in Item 15 of this Annual Report.  These financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Also, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

 

As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, in 2003, The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.”

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

 

Cincinnati, Ohio

 

February 11, 2005

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors of PSI Energy, Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and statements of capitalization of PSI Energy, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in common stock equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004.  Our audits also included the financial statement schedule included in Item 15 of this Annual Report.  These financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PSI Energy, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Also, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

 

As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, in 2003, PSI Energy, Inc. adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.”

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

 

Cincinnati, Ohio

 

February 11, 2005

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors of The Union Light, Heat and Power Company:

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets and statements of capitalization of The Union Light, Heat and Power Company as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related statements of income, changes in common stock equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004.  Our audits also included the financial statement schedule included in Item 15 of this Annual Report.  These financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Union Light, Heat and Power Company as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Also, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

 

As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, in 2003, The Union Light, Heat and Power Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.”

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

 

Cincinnati, Ohio

 

February 11, 2005

 

 

94



 CINERGY CORP.

AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

 

95



 

CINERGY CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues (Note 1(d))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

 

$

3,536,649

 

$

3,320,256

 

$

3,256,437

 

Gas

 

783,316

 

835,507

 

590,471

 

Other (Note 1(d)(iii))

 

367,985

 

260,114

 

212,444

 

Total Operating Revenues

 

4,687,950

 

4,415,877

 

4,059,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power

 

1,244,027

 

1,136,950

 

950,463

 

Gas purchased

 

428,087

 

503,834

 

309,983

 

Costs of fuel resold

 

280,891

 

196,974

 

130,286

 

Operation and maintenance

 

1,282,278

 

1,118,680

 

1,201,564

 

Depreciation

 

460,389

 

398,871

 

403,909

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

253,945

 

249,746

 

263,002

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

3,949,617

 

3,605,055

 

3,259,207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

738,333

 

810,822

 

800,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

 

48,249

 

15,201

 

15,261

 

Miscellaneous Income (Expense) - Net

 

(3,213

)

38,156

 

12,402

 

Interest Expense

 

275,238

 

270,874

 

243,652

 

Preferred Dividend Requirement of Subsidiary Trust (Note 3(b))

 

 

11,940

 

23,832

 

Preferred Dividend Requirements of Subsidiaries

 

3,432

 

3,433

 

3,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Before Taxes

 

504,699

 

577,932

 

556,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Taxes (Note 10)

 

103,831

 

143,508

 

160,255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Changes in Accounting Principles

 

400,868

 

434,424

 

396,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 14)

 

 

8,886

 

(25,161

)

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax (Note 1(q)(iv))

 

 

26,462

 

(10,899

)

Net Income

 

$

400,868

 

$

469,772

 

$

360,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic

 

180,965

 

176,535

 

167,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Common Share - Basic (Note 17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

$

2.22

 

$

2.46

 

$

2.37

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 14)

 

 

0.05

 

(0.15

)

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax (Note 1(q)(iv))

 

 

0.15

 

(0.06

)

Net Income

 

$

2.22

 

$

2.66

 

$

2.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted

 

183,531

 

178,473

 

169,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Common Share - Diluted (Note 17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

$

2.18

 

$

2.43

 

$

2.34

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 14)

 

 

0.05

 

(0.15

)

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax (Note 1(q)(iv))

 

 

0.15

 

(0.06

)

Net Income

 

$

2.18

 

$

2.63

 

$

2.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Dividends Declared Per Common Share

 

$

1.88

 

$

1.84

 

$

1.80

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to Cinergy Corp. are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

96



 

CINERGY CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

164,541

 

$

169,120

 

Notes receivable, current

 

214,513

 

189,854

 

Accounts receivable less accumulated provision for doubtful accounts of $5,514 at December 31, 2004, and $7,884 at December 31, 2003 (Note 3(c))

 

1,061,140

 

1,074,518

 

Fuel, emission allowances, and supplies (Note 1(g))

 

444,750

 

357,625

 

Energy risk management current assets (Note 1(k)(i))

 

381,146

 

305,058

 

Prepayments and other

 

174,624

 

146,422

 

Total Current Assets

 

2,440,714

 

2,242,597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, Plant, and Equipment - at Cost

 

 

 

 

 

Utility plant in service (Note 19)

 

10,076,468

 

9,732,123

 

Construction work in progress

 

333,687

 

275,459

 

Total Utility Plant

 

10,410,155

 

10,007,582

 

Non-regulated property, plant, and equipment (Note 19)

 

4,700,009

 

4,527,943

 

Accumulated depreciation (Note 1(h)(i))

 

5,180,699

 

4,908,019

 

Net Property, Plant, and Equipment

 

9,929,465

 

9,627,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Regulatory assets (Note 1(c))

 

1,030,333

 

1,029,242

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

513,675

 

494,520

 

Energy risk management non-current assets (Note 1(k)(i))

 

138,787

 

97,334

 

Notes receivable, non-current

 

193,857

 

213,853

 

Other investments

 

125,367

 

184,044

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

60,502

 

45,349

 

Restricted funds held in trust

 

358,006

 

 

Other

 

191,611

 

180,260

 

Total Other Assets

 

2,612,138

 

2,244,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets of Discontinued Operations (Note 14)

 

 

4,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

14,982,317

 

$

14,119,206

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to Cinergy Corp. are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

97



 

CINERGY CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

1,348,576

 

$

1,240,423

 

Accrued taxes

 

216,804

 

217,993

 

Accrued interest

 

54,473

 

68,952

 

Notes payable and other short-term obligations (Note 5)

 

958,910

 

351,412

 

Long-term debt due within one year

 

219,967

 

839,103

 

Energy risk management current liabilities (Note 1(k)(i))

 

310,741

 

296,122

 

Other

 

171,188

 

107,438

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

3,280,659

 

3,121,443

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt (Note 4)

 

4,227,741

 

4,131,909

 

Deferred income taxes (Note 10)

 

1,597,120

 

1,557,981

 

Unamortized investment tax credits

 

99,723

 

108,884

 

Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs (Note 9)

 

688,277

 

662,834

 

Regulatory liabilities (Note 1(c))

 

557,419

 

490,856

 

Energy risk management non-current liabilities (Note 1(k)(i))

 

127,340

 

64,861

 

Other

 

225,298

 

205,344

 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

 

7,522,918

 

7,222,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities of Discontinued Operations (Note 14)

 

 

11,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

10,803,577

 

10,355,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

Not subject to mandatory redemption

 

62,818

 

62,818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Equity (Note 2)

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock - $.01 par value; authorized shares - 600,000,000; issued shares - 187,653,506 at December 31, 2004, and
178,438,369 at December 31, 2003; outstanding shares - 187,524,229 at December 31, 2004, and 178,336,854 at December 31, 2003

 

1,877

 

1,784

 

Paid-in capital

 

2,559,715

 

2,195,985

 

Retained earnings

 

1,613,340

 

1,551,003

 

Treasury shares at cost - 129,277 shares at December 31, 2004, and 101,515 shares at December 31, 2003

 

(4,336

)

(3,255

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 18)

 

(54,674

)

(44,835

)

Total Common Stock Equity

 

4,115,922

 

3,700,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

$

14,982,317

 

$

14,119,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to Cinergy Corp. are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

98



 

CINERGY CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

Common

 

 

 

Common

 

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Treasury

 

Comprehensive

 

Stock

 

 

 

Stock

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Stock

 

Income (Loss)

 

Equity

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance (159,402,839 shares)

 

$

1,594

 

$

1,619,659

 

$

1,337,135

 

$

 

$

(16,929

)

$

2,941,459

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

360,576

 

 

 

 

 

360,576

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effect of $11,509 (Note 18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustments (Note 1(r))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,917

 

25,917

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(13,763

)

(13,763

)

Unrealized loss on investment trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,277

)

(5,277

)

Cash flow hedges (Note 1(k)(ii))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19,748

)

(19,748

)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

347,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock - net (9,260,276 shares)

 

93

 

267,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

267,861

 

Dividends on common stock ($1.80 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

(298,292

)

 

 

 

 

(298,292

)

Other

 

 

 

30,709

 

4,034

 

 

 

 

 

34,743

 

Ending balance (168,663,115 shares)

 

$

1,687

 

$

1,918,136

 

$

1,403,453

 

$

 

$

(29,800

)

$

3,293,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

469,772

 

 

 

 

 

469,772

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effect of $11,700 (Note 18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustments (Note 1(r))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,528

 

10,528

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(33,846

)

(33,846

)

Unrealized gain on investment trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,757

 

6,757

 

Cash flow hedges (Note 1(k)(ii))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,526

 

1,526

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

454,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock - net (9,775,254 shares)

 

97

 

269,977

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

270,074

 

Treasury shares purchased (101,515 shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,255

)

 

 

(3,255

)

Dividends on common stock ($1.84 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

(322,371

)

 

 

 

 

(322,371

)

Other

 

 

 

7,872

 

149

 

 

 

 

 

8,021

 

Ending balance (178,336,854 shares)

 

$

1,784

 

$

2,195,985

 

$

1,551,003

 

$

(3,255

)

$

(44,835

)

$

3,700,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

400,868

 

 

 

 

 

400,868

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effect of $8,259 (Note 18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment (Note 1(r))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,953

 

14,953

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31,752

)

(31,752

)

Unrealized gain on investment trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,418

 

2,418

 

Cash flow hedges (Note 1(k)(ii))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,542

 

4,542

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

391,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock - net (9,215,137 shares)

 

93

 

350,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

350,526

 

Treasury shares purchased (27,762 shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,081

)

 

 

(1,081

)

Dividends on common stock ($1.88 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

(338,630

)

 

 

 

 

(338,630

)

Other

 

 

 

13,297

 

99

 

 

 

 

 

13,396

 

Ending balance (187,524,229 shares)

 

$

1,877

 

$

2,559,715

 

$

1,613,340

 

$

(4,336

)

$

(54,674

)

$

4,115,922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to Cinergy Corp. are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

99



 

CINERGY CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Continuing Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

400,868

 

$

469,772

 

$

360,576

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

460,389

 

398,871

 

403,909

 

(Income) Loss of discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

(8,886

)

25,161

 

(Income) Loss on impairment or disposal of subsidiaries and investments, net

 

48,144

 

(93

)

(16,518

)

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax

 

 

(26,462

)

10,899

 

Change in net position of energy risk management activities

 

(40,443

)

(11,723

)

(43,202

)

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits - net

 

(4,113

)

85,108

 

148,069

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

(48,249

)

(15,201

)

(15,261

)

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

 

(2,269

)

(7,532

)

(12,861

)

Regulatory asset/liability deferrals

 

(38,868

)

(81,791

)

(132,117

)

Regulatory asset amortization

 

92,422

 

89,931

 

115,967

 

Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs

 

25,443

 

36,667

 

127,366

 

Cost of removal

 

(17,763

)

(16,598

)

 

Changes in current assets and current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts and notes receivable

 

(11,555

)

123,504

 

(235,437

)

Fuel, emission allowances, and supplies

 

(89,699

)

1,410

 

(81,303

)

Prepayments

 

(88,463

)

8,859

 

(26,818

)

Accounts payable

 

108,476

 

(89,149

)

311,339

 

Accrued taxes and interest

 

(15,360

)

(35,510

)

65,019

 

Other assets

 

(50,234

)

(26,008

)

(50,572

)

Other liabilities

 

104,278

 

50,504

 

1,586

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

833,004

 

945,673

 

955,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in short-term debt

 

545,405

 

(393,096

)

(442,472

)

Issuance of long-term debt

 

39,361

 

688,166

 

628,170

 

Redemption of long-term debt

 

(830,543

)

(487,901

)

(112,578

)

Issuance of common stock

 

350,526

 

270,074

 

267,861

 

Dividends on common stock

 

(338,630

)

(322,371

)

(298,292

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(233,881

)

(245,128

)

42,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction expenditures (less allowance for equity funds used during construction)

 

(697,643

)

(704,117

)

(853,332

)

Proceeds from notes receivable

 

17,460

 

9,187

 

 

Withdrawal of restricted funds held in trust

 

25,273

 

 

 

Acquisitions and other investments

 

(2,965

)

(87,859

)

(118,375

)

Proceeds from distributions by investments and sale of investments and subsidiaries

 

54,173

 

51,252

 

86,071

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(603,702

)

(731,537

)

(885,636

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations

 

(4,579

)

(30,992

)

112,855

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations at beginning of period

 

169,120

 

200,112

 

87,257

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations at end of period

 

$

164,541

 

$

169,120

 

$

200,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

(7,093

)

$

(5,871

)

$

40,397

 

Financing activities

 

7,093

 

(14,898

)

(39,464

)

Investing activities

 

 

(202

)

(3,772

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations

 

 

(20,971

)

(2,839

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations at beginning of period

 

 

20,971

 

23,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations at end of period

 

$

 

$

 

$

20,971

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest (net of amount capitalized)

 

$

298,142

 

$

263,228

 

$

253,266

 

Income taxes

 

$

73,197

 

$

92,175

 

$

57,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to Cinergy Corp. are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

100



 

CINERGY CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITALIZATION

                                                                                  

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term Debt (excludes current portion)

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

Other Long-term Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

6.53% Debentures due December 16, 2008

 

$

200,000

 

$

200,000

 

6.90% Note Payable due February 16, 2007

 

326,032

 

326,032

 

Total Other Long-term Debt

 

526,032

 

526,032

 

Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net

 

(3,980

)

(6,080

)

Total - Cinergy Corp.

 

522,052

 

519,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Global Resources, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Other Long-term Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

6.20% Debentures due November 3, 2008

 

150,000

 

150,000

 

Variable interest rate of Euro Inter-Bank Offered Rate plus 1.2%, maturing November 2016

 

89,391

 

79,104

 

Total Other Long-term Debt

 

239,391

 

229,104

 

Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net

 

(126

)

(160

)

Total - Cinergy Global Resources, Inc.

 

239,265

 

228,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Investments, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Other Long-term Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

9.23% Notes Payable, due November 5, 2016

 

105,834

 

107,142

 

7.81% Notes Payable, due June 1, 2009

 

74,773

 

93,041

 

Other

 

17,930

 

3,547

 

Total - Cinergy Investments, Inc.

 

198,537

 

203,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Companies

 

 

 

 

 

The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) and subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

First Mortgage Bonds

 

94,700

 

94,700

 

Other Long-term Debt

 

1,385,721

 

1,401,721

 

Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net

 

(36,753

)

(37,614

)

Total Long-term Debt

 

1,443,668

 

1,458,807

 

PSI Energy, Inc. (PSI)

 

 

 

 

 

First Mortgage Bonds

 

620,720

 

620,720

 

Secured Medium-term Notes

 

77,500

 

77,500

 

Other Long-term Debt

 

1,135,813

 

1,032,663

 

Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net

 

(9,814

)

(10,407

)

Total Long-term Debt

 

1,824,219

 

1,720,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consolidated Long-term Debt

 

$

4,227,741

 

$

4,131,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

$

20,485

 

$

20,485

 

PSI

 

42,333

 

42,333

 

Total Cumulative Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries

 

$

62,818

 

$

62,818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Equity

 

$

4,115,922

 

$

3,700,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consolidated Capitalization

 

$

8,406,481

 

$

7,895,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to Cinergy Corp. are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

101



 

THE CINCINNATI GAS &

ELECTRIC COMPANY

AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

 

102



 

THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues (Note 1(d))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

 

$

1,689,683

 

$

1,691,353

 

$

1,618,687

 

Gas

 

690,675

 

627,720

 

437,092

 

Other (Note 1(d)(iii))

 

130,365

 

62,876

 

81,631

 

Total Operating Revenues

 

2,510,723

 

2,381,949

 

2,137,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power

 

521,959

 

496,041

 

413,406

 

Gas purchased

 

427,585

 

382,310

 

232,558

 

Costs of fuel resold

 

98,898

 

54,661

 

60,674

 

Operation and maintenance

 

594,381

 

499,556

 

531,482

 

Depreciation

 

179,487

 

186,819

 

196,539

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

198,445

 

199,818

 

197,827

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

2,020,755

 

1,819,205

 

1,632,486

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

489,968

 

562,744

 

504,924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Income - Net

 

16,228

 

30,660

 

9,742

 

Interest Expense

 

90,836

 

115,215

 

95,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Before Taxes

 

415,360

 

478,189

 

419,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Taxes (Note 10)

 

158,518

 

178,077

 

155,341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Before Cumulative Effect of Changes in Accounting Principles

 

256,842

 

300,112

 

263,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax (Note 1(q)(iv))

 

 

30,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

256,842

 

$

331,050

 

$

263,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Dividend Requirement

 

845

 

846

 

846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Applicable to Common Stock

 

$

255,997

 

$

330,204

 

$

262,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

103



 

THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

4,154

 

$

15,842

 

Notes receivable from affiliated companies

 

121,559

 

110,149

 

Accounts receivable less accumulated provision for doubtful accounts of $722 at December 31, 2004, and $1,602 at December 31, 2003 (Note 3(c))

 

145,105

 

107,733

 

Accounts receivable from affiliated companies

 

30,916

 

58,406

 

Fuel, emission allowances, and supplies (Note 1(g))

 

199,769

 

135,948

 

Energy risk management current assets (Note 1(k)(i))

 

148,866

 

72,830

 

Prepayments and other

 

54,650

 

15,186

 

Total Current Assets

 

705,019

 

516,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, Plant, and Equipment - at Cost

 

 

 

 

 

Utility plant in service (Note 19)

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

 

2,249,352

 

2,155,457

 

Gas

 

1,179,764

 

1,104,797

 

Common

 

249,576

 

288,394

 

Total Utility Plant In Service

 

3,678,692

 

3,548,648

 

Construction work in progress

 

45,762

 

71,947

 

Total Utility Plant

 

3,724,454

 

3,620,595

 

Non-regulated property, plant, and equipment (Note 19)

 

3,660,226

 

3,576,187

 

Accumulated depreciation (Note 1(h)(i))

 

2,694,708

 

2,625,568

 

Net Property, Plant, and Equipment

 

4,689,972

 

4,571,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Regulatory assets (Note 1(c))

 

609,550

 

611,855

 

Energy risk management non-current assets (Note 1(k)(i))

 

47,276

 

36,583

 

Restricted funds held in trust

 

93,671

 

 

Other

 

86,871

 

73,733

 

Total Other Assets

 

837,368

 

722,171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

6,232,359

 

$

5,809,479

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

104



 

THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

332,316

 

$

217,652

 

Accounts payable to affiliated companies

 

85,127

 

136,470

 

Accrued taxes

 

149,010

 

146,216

 

Accrued interest

 

19,408

 

21,572

 

Notes payable and other short-term obligations (Note 5)

 

112,100

 

112,100

 

Notes payable to affiliated companies (Note 5)

 

180,116

 

49,126

 

Long-term debt due within one year

 

150,000

 

110,000

 

Energy risk management current liabilities (Note 1(k)(i))

 

120,204

 

77,791

 

Other

 

33,712

 

32,319

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

1,181,993

 

903,246

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt (Note 4)

 

1,443,668

 

1,458,807

 

Deferred income taxes (Note 10)

 

1,090,897

 

985,481

 

Unamortized investment tax credits

 

73,120

 

79,186

 

Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs (Note 9)

 

228,058

 

219,393

 

Regulatory liabilities (Note 1(c))

 

164,846

 

155,336

 

Energy risk management non-current liabilities (Note 1(k)(i))

 

40,184

 

11,665

 

Other

 

70,395

 

69,687

 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

 

3,111,168

 

2,979,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

4,293,161

 

3,882,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Preferred Stock

 

 

 

 

 

Not subject to mandatory redemption

 

20,485

 

20,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Equity (Note 2)

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock - $8.50 par value; authorized shares - 120,000,000; outstanding shares—89,663,086 at December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003

 

762,136

 

762,136

 

Paid-in capital

 

584,176

 

586,528

 

Retained earnings

 

610,232

 

589,993

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 18)

 

(37,831

)

(32,464

)

Total Common Stock Equity

 

1,918,713

 

1,906,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholder’s Equity

 

$

6,232,359

 

$

5,809,479

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

105



 

THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

Common

 

 

 

Common

 

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

Stock

 

 

 

Stock

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Income (Loss)

 

Equity

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

762,136

 

$

571,926

 

$

408,706

 

$

(5,678

)

$

1,737,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

263,696

 

 

 

263,696

 

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax effect of $13,060 (Note 18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(872

)

(872

)

Unrealized loss on investment trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(462

)

(462

)

Cash flow hedges (Note 1(k)(ii))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,734

)

(18,734

)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

243,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

(846

)

 

 

(846

)

Dividends on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(185,909

)

 

 

(185,909

)

Contribution from parent company for reallocation of taxes

 

 

 

14,366

 

 

 

 

 

14,366

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

2,005

 

 

 

2,005

 

Ending balance

 

$

762,136

 

$

586,292

 

$

487,652

 

$

(25,746

)

$

1,810,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

331,050

 

 

 

331,050

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effect of $4,321 (Note 18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,017

)

(8,017

)

Unrealized gain on investment trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

Cash flow hedges (Note 1(k)(ii))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,298

 

1,298

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

324,332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

(846

)

 

 

(846

)

Dividends on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(227,863

)

 

 

(227,863

)

Contribution from parent company for reallocation of taxes

 

 

 

236

 

 

 

 

 

236

 

Ending balance

 

$

762,136

 

$

586,528

 

$

589,993

 

$

(32,464

)

$

1,906,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

256,842

 

 

 

256,842

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effect of $3,453 (Note 18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,666

)

(9,666

)

Cash flow hedges (Note 1(k)(ii))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,299

 

4,299

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

251,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

(845

)

 

 

(845

)

Dividends on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(235,758

)

 

 

(235,758

)

Other

 

 

 

(2,352

)

 

 

 

 

(2,352

)

Ending balance

 

$

762,136

 

$

584,176

 

$

610,232

 

$

(37,831

)

$

1,918,713

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

106



 

THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

256,842

 

$

331,050

 

$

263,696

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

179,487

 

186,819

 

196,539

 

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits - net

 

53,519

 

82,228

 

104,103

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax

 

 

(30,938

)

 

Change in net position of energy risk management activities

 

(15,797

)

(20,593

)

(7,061

)

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

 

(458

)

(2,749

)

(356

)

Regulatory asset/liability deferrals

 

(16,535

)

(40,510

)

(84,694

)

Regulatory asset amortization

 

48,649

 

36,824

 

44,339

 

Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs

 

8,665

 

18,109

 

20,559

 

Cost of removal

 

(7,875

)

 

 

Changes in current assets and current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts and notes receivable

 

(25,348

)

23,453

 

84,193

 

Fuel, emission allowances, and supplies

 

(65,030

)

(14,061

)

19,014

 

Prepayments

 

(39,586

)

(6,393

)

1,750

 

Accounts payable

 

63,928

 

9,608

 

(38,441

)

Accrued taxes and interest

 

938

 

(14,283

)

48,885

 

Other assets

 

(11,286

)

20,314

 

2,713

 

Other liabilities

 

15,508

 

(21,117

)

(2,210

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

445,621

 

557,761

 

653,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in short-term debt, including net affiliate notes

 

134,460

 

104,114

 

(587,260

)

Issuance of long-term debt

 

39,361

 

256,198

 

580,570

 

Redemption of long-term debt

 

(110,000

)

(394,899

)

(100,000

)

Dividends on preferred stock

 

(845

)

(846

)

(846

)

Dividends on common stock

 

(235,758

)

(227,863

)

(185,909

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(172,782

)

(263,296

)

(293,445

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction expenditures (less allowance for equity funds used during construction)

 

(299,751

)

(323,959

)

(323,320

)

Other investments

 

59

 

 

(2

)

Proceeds from disposition of subsidiaries and investments

 

15,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(284,527

)

(323,959

)

(323,322

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(11,688

)

(29,494

)

36,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

15,842

 

45,336

 

9,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

4,154

 

$

15,842

 

$

45,336

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest (net of amount capitalized)

 

$

92,542

 

$

103,339

 

$

86,895

 

Income taxes

 

$

102,502

 

$

45,937

 

$

28,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

107



 

THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITALIZATION

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term Debt (excludes current portion)

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E

 

 

 

 

 

First Mortgage Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

5.45% Series due January 1, 2024 (Pollution Control)

 

$

46,700

 

$

46,700

 

5 ½% Series due January 1, 2024 (Pollution Control)

 

48,000

 

48,000

 

Total First Mortgage Bonds

 

94,700

 

94,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Long-term Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

Liquid Asset Notes with Coupon Exchange due October 1, 2007 (Executed interest rate swap to fix the rate at 6.87% through maturity)

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

6.40% Debentures due April 1, 2008

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

6.90% Debentures due June 1, 2025 (Redeemable at the option of the holders on June 1, 2005)

 

 

150,000

 

5.70% Debentures due September 15, 2012, effective interest rate of 6.42%

 

500,000

 

500,000

 

5.40% Debentures due June 15, 2033, effective interest rate of 6.90%

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

5 3/8% Debentures due June 15, 2033

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

Series 2002A, Ohio Air Quality Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, due September 1, 2037 (Pollution Control)

 

42,000

 

42,000

 

Series 2002B, Ohio Air Quality Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, due September 1, 2037 (Pollution Control)

 

42,000

 

42,000

 

Series 2004A, Ohio Air Quality Development Revenue Bonds, due November 1, 2039 (Pollution Control) (Note 4)

 

47,000

 

 

Series 2004B, Ohio Air Quality Development Revenue Bonds, due November 1, 2039 (Pollution Control) (Note 4)

 

47,000

 

 

Series 1992A, 6.50% Collateralized Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, due November 15, 2022

 

12,721

 

12,721

 

Total Other Long-term Debt

 

1,290,721

 

1,346,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net

 

(36,093

)

(37,299

)

Total Long-term Debt

 

1,349,328

 

1,404,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Union Light, Heat and Power Company

 

 

 

 

 

Other Long-term Debt

 

95,000

 

55,000

 

Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net

 

(660

)

(315

)

Total Long-term Debt

 

94,340

 

54,685

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consolidated Long-term Debt

 

$

1,443,668

 

$

1,458,807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Preferred Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par/
Stated
Value

 

Authorized
Shares

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2004

 

Series

 

Mandatory Redemption

 

 

 

 

 

$

100

 

6,000,000

 

204,849

 

4% - 4 ¾%

 

No

 

$

20,485

 

$

20,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,918,713

 

$

1,906,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consolidated Capitalization

 

 

 

$

3,382,866

 

$

3,385,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

108



 

PSI ENERGY, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANY

 

109



 

PSI ENERGY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues (Note 1(d))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

 

$

1,753,699

 

$

1,603,019

 

$

1,610,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power

 

651,086

 

630,216

 

547,031

 

Operation and maintenance

 

474,517

 

448,668

 

470,263

 

Depreciation

 

221,596

 

163,938

 

154,524

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

47,152

 

46,200

 

56,695

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

1,394,351

 

1,289,022

 

1,228,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

359,348

 

313,997

 

382,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Income - Net

 

9,348

 

6,288

 

20,582

 

Interest Expense

 

91,481

 

85,843

 

73,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Before Taxes

 

277,215

 

234,442

 

328,958

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Taxes (Note 10)

 

112,213

 

100,567

 

114,709

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Before Cumulative Effect of a Change in Accounting Principle

 

165,002

 

133,875

 

214,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax (Note 1(q)(iv))

 

 

(494

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

165,002

 

$

133,381

 

$

214,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Dividend Requirement

 

2,587

 

2,587

 

2,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income Applicable to Common Stock

 

$

162,415

 

$

130,794

 

$

211,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to PSI Energy, Inc. are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

110



 

PSI ENERGY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

10,794

 

$

6,565

 

Restricted deposits

 

22,063

 

92,675

 

Notes receivable from affiliated companies

 

72,958

 

65,715

 

Accounts receivable less accumulated provision for doubtful accounts of $171 at December 31, 2004, and $1,110 at December 31, 2003 (Note 3(c))

 

31,177

 

37,194

 

Accounts receivable from affiliated companies

 

437

 

459

 

Fuel, emission allowances, and supplies (Note 1(g))

 

108,793

 

149,392

 

Energy risk management current assets (Note 1(k)(i))

 

2,820

 

7,959

 

Prepayments and other

 

8,984

 

5,303

 

Total Current Assets

 

258,026

 

365,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, Plant, and Equipment - at Cost

 

 

 

 

 

Utility plant in service (Note 19)

 

6,397,776

 

6,183,475

 

Construction work in progress

 

287,925

 

203,512

 

Total Utility Plant

 

6,685,701

 

6,386,987

 

Accumulated depreciation (Note 1(h)(i))

 

2,284,932

 

2,133,235

 

Net Property, Plant, and Equipment (Note 19)

 

4,400,769

 

4,253,752

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Regulatory assets (Note 1(c))

 

420,783

 

417,387

 

Energy risk management non-current assets (Note 1(k)(i))

 

1,690

 

7,061

 

Other investments

 

73,396

 

66,803

 

Restricted funds held in trust

 

264,335

 

-

 

Other

 

30,897

 

29,372

 

Total Other Assets

 

791,101

 

520,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

5,449,896

 

$

5,139,637

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to PSI Energy, Inc. are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

111



 

PSI ENERGY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

65,151

 

$

58,286

 

Accounts payable to affiliated companies

 

38,292

 

69,746

 

Accrued taxes

 

65,871

 

69,419

 

Accrued interest

 

27,532

 

26,615

 

Notes payable and other short-term obligations (Note 5)

 

135,500

 

80,500

 

Notes payable to affiliated companies (Note 5)

 

130,580

 

188,446

 

Long-term debt due within one year

 

50,000

 

-

 

Energy risk management current liabilities (Note 1(k)(i))

 

1,428

 

14,744

 

Other

 

31,898

 

25,636

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

546,252

 

533,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt (Note 4)

 

1,824,219

 

1,720,476

 

Deferred income taxes (Note 10)

 

638,061

 

573,946

 

Unamortized investment tax credits

 

26,603

 

29,698

 

Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs (Note 9)

 

209,992

 

193,336

 

Regulatory liabilities (Note 1(c))

 

392,573

 

335,520

 

Energy risk management non-current liabilities (Note 1(k)(i))

 

475

 

2,796

 

Other

 

88,190

 

74,958

 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

 

3,180,113

 

2,930,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

3,726,365

 

3,464,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Preferred Stock

 

 

 

 

 

Not subject to mandatory redemption

 

42,333

 

42,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Equity (Note 2)

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock - without par value; $.01 stated value; authorized shares - 60,000,000; outstanding shares - 53,913,701 at December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003

 

539

 

539

 

Paid-in capital

 

626,019

 

627,274

 

Retained earnings

 

1,078,617

 

1,018,790

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 18)

 

(23,977

)

(13,421

)

Total Common Stock Equity

 

1,681,198

 

1,633,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholder’s Equity

 

$

5,449,896

 

$

5,139,637

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to PSI Energy, Inc. are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

112



 

PSI ENERGY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

Common

 

 

 

Common

 

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

Stock

 

 

 

Stock

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Income (Loss)

 

Equity

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

539

 

$

416,414

 

$

880,129

 

$

(1,595

)

$

1,295,487

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

214,249

 

 

 

214,249

 

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax effect of $4,189 (Note 18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,138

)

(2,138

)

Unrealized loss on investment trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,386

)

(4,386

)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

207,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

(2,587

)

 

 

(2,587

)

Dividends on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(111,842

)

 

 

(111,842

)

Contribution from parent company for reallocation of taxes

 

 

 

10,519

 

 

 

 

 

10,519

 

Other

 

 

 

(2

)

1,997

 

 

 

1,995

 

Ending balance

 

$

539

 

$

426,931

 

$

981,946

 

$

(8,119

)

$

1,401,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

133,381

 

 

 

133,381

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effect of $3,645 (Note 18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,534

)

(11,534

)

Unrealized gain on investment trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,232

 

6,232

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

(2,587

)

 

 

(2,587

)

Dividends on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(93,950

)

 

 

(93,950

)

Contribution from parent company - equity infusion

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

Contribution from parent company for reallocation of taxes

 

 

 

343

 

 

 

 

 

343

 

Ending balance

 

$

539

 

$

627,274

 

$

1,018,790

 

$

(13,421

)

$

1,633,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

165,002

 

 

 

165,002

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effect of $7,350 (Note 18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12,597

)

(12,597

)

Unrealized gain on investment trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,041

 

2,041

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

154,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

(2,587

)

 

 

(2,587

)

Dividends on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(102,588

)

 

 

(102,588

)

Other

 

 

 

(1,255

)

 

 

 

 

(1,255

)

Ending balance

 

$

539

 

$

626,019

 

$

1,078,617

 

$

(23,977

)

$

1,681,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to PSI Energy, Inc. are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

113



 

PSI ENERGY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

165,002

 

$

133,381

 

$

214,249

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

221,596

 

163,938

 

154,524

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax

 

 

494

 

 

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits - net

 

49,085

 

38,424

 

33,908

 

Change in net position of energy risk management activities

 

(5,127

)

(1,133

)

9,544

 

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

 

(1,811

)

(4,783

)

(12,505

)

Regulatory asset/liability deferrals

 

(22,333

)

(41,282

)

(47,423

)

Regulatory asset amortization

 

43,723

 

53,107

 

71,628

 

Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs

 

16,656

 

9,037

 

24,130

 

Cost of removal

 

(9,887

)

(16,598

)

 

Changes in current assets and current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts and notes receivable

 

(1,204

)

35,643

 

233,040

 

Fuel, emission allowances, and supplies

 

39,234

 

27,330

 

(50,463

)

Prepayments

 

297

 

686

 

(2,908

)

Accounts payable

 

(24,589

)

(104,515

)

(119,032

)

Accrued taxes and interest

 

(2,631

)

(33,004

)

2,961

 

Other assets

 

(4,906

)

(5,721

)

(20,830

)

Other liabilities

 

20,358

 

(8,269

)

8,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

483,463

 

246,735

 

499,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in short-term debt, including net affiliate notes

 

(57,866

)

15,542

 

46,991

 

Issuance of long-term debt

 

 

431,968

 

47,600

 

Redemption of long-term debt

 

(1,100

)

(460,903

)

(23,979

)

Contribution from parent

 

 

200,000

 

 

Dividends on preferred stock

 

(2,587

)

(2,587

)

(2,587

)

Dividends on common stock

 

(102,588

)

(93,950

)

(111,842

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(164,141

)

90,070

 

(43,817

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction expenditures (less allowance for equity funds used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

during construction)

 

(337,208

)

(330,362

)

(451,326

)

Withdrawal of restricted funds held in trust

 

25,273

 

 

 

Other investments

 

(3,158

)

(1,885

)

(3,484

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(315,093

)

(332,247

)

(454,810

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

4,229

 

4,558

 

420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

6,565

 

2,007

 

1,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

10,794

 

$

6,565

 

$

2,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest (net of amount capitalized)

 

$

101,275

 

$

95,733

 

$

89,865

 

Income taxes

 

$

60,353

 

$

65,564

 

$

27,401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to PSI Energy, Inc. are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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PSI ENERGY, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITALIZATION

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Long-term Debt (excludes current portion)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Mortgage Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

Series ZZ, 5 ¾% due February 15, 2028 (Pollution Control)

 

$

50,000

 

$

50,000

 

Series AAA, 7 1/8% due February 1, 2024

 

30,000

 

30,000

 

Series BBB, 8.0% due July 15, 2009

 

124,665

 

124,665

 

Series CCC, 8.85% due January 15, 2022

 

53,055

 

53,055

 

Series DDD, 8.31% due September 1, 2032

 

38,000

 

38,000

 

Series EEE, 6.65% due June 15, 2006

 

325,000

 

325,000

 

Total First Mortgage Bonds

 

620,720

 

620,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured Medium-term Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

Series A, 8.55% to 8.57% as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Due December 27, 2011.

 

7,500

 

7,500

 

Series B, 6.37% to 8.24%, due August 15, 2008 to August 22, 2022

 

70,000

 

70,000

 

(Series A and B, 7.255% weighted average interest rate as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. 9.1 and 10.1 year weighted average remaining life at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively)

 

 

 

 

 

Total Secured Medium-term Notes

 

77,500

 

77,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Long-term Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana Development Finance Authority Environmental Refunding Revenue Bonds, due May 1, 2035

 

44,025

 

44,025

 

Indiana Development Finance Authority Environmental Refunding Revenue Bonds, due April 1, 2022

 

10,000

 

10,000

 

6.35% Debentures due November 15, 2006

 

50

 

50

 

6.50% Synthetic Putable Yield Securities due August 1, 2026 (Interest rate resets August 1, 2005)

 

-

 

50,000

 

7.25% Junior Maturing Principal Securities due March 15, 2028

 

2,658

 

2,658

 

6.00% Rural Utilities Service Obligation payable in annual installments

 

79,888

 

80,988

 

6.52% Senior Notes due March 15, 2009

 

97,342

 

97,342

 

7.85% Debentures due October 15, 2007

 

265,000

 

265,000

 

5.00% Debentures due September 15, 2013

 

400,000

 

400,000

 

Series 2002A, Indiana Development Finance Authority Environmental Refunding Revenue Bonds, due March 1, 2031

 

23,000

 

23,000

 

Series 2002B, Indiana Development Finance Authority Environmental Refunding Revenue Bonds, due March 1, 2019

 

24,600

 

24,600

 

Series 2003, Indiana Development Finance Authority Environmental Refunding Revenue Bonds, due April 1, 2022

 

35,000

 

35,000

 

Series 2004B, Indiana Development Finance Authority Environmental Revenue Bonds, due December 1, 2039 (Note 4)

 

77,125

 

 

Series 2004C, Indiana Development Finance Authority Environmental Revenue Bonds, due December 1, 2039 (Note 4)

 

77,125

 

 

Total Other Long-term Debt

 

1,135,813

 

1,032,663

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net

 

(9,814

)

(10,407

)

Total Long-term Debt

 

$

1,824,219

 

$

1,720,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Preferred Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par/Stated

 

Authorized

 

Outstanding at

 

 

 

Mandatory

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

Shares

 

December 31, 2004

 

Series

 

Redemption

 

 

 

 

 

$

100

 

5,000,000

 

347,445

 

3 1/2% - 6 7/8%

 

No

 

$

34,744

 

$

34,744

 

$

25

 

5,000,000

 

303,544

 

4.16% - 4.32%

 

No

 

7,589

 

7,589

 

Total Preferred Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

42,333

 

$

42,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,681,198

 

$

1,633,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Consolidated Capitalization

 

$

3,547,750

 

$

3,395,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to PSI Energy, Inc. are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

115



 

THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT

AND POWER COMPANY

 

116



 

THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues (Note 1(d))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

 

$

230,068

 

$

222,081

 

$

226,856

 

Gas

 

124,475

 

110,072

 

81,706

 

Total Operating Revenues

 

354,543

 

332,153

 

308,562

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity purchased from parent company for resale (Note 1(s)(ii))

 

162,497

 

154,572

 

159,734

 

Gas purchased

 

79,278

 

69,774

 

46,886

 

Operation and maintenance

 

55,810

 

53,704

 

50,223

 

Depreciation

 

20,034

 

18,315

 

17,350

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

3,544

 

4,412

 

4,598

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

321,163

 

300,777

 

278,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

33,380

 

31,376

 

29,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Income - Net

 

813

 

3,561

 

666

 

Interest Expense

 

5,179

 

6,127

 

5,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Before Taxes

 

29,014

 

28,810

 

24,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Taxes (Note 10)

 

10,376

 

9,781

 

12,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

18,638

 

$

19,029

 

$

12,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to The Union Light, Heat and Power Company are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER COMPANY

BALANCE SHEETS

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

4,197

 

$

1,899

 

Notes receivable from affiliated companies

 

20,675

 

17,906

 

Accounts receivable less accumulated provision for doubtful accounts of $13 at December 31, 2004, and $192 at December 31, 2003 (Note 3(c))

 

1,451

 

2,458

 

Accounts receivable from affiliated companies

 

5,671

 

4,407

 

Fuel and supplies

 

8,500

 

7,936

 

Prepayments and other

 

285

 

279

 

Total Current Assets

 

40,779

 

34,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, Plant, and Equipment - at Cost

 

 

 

 

 

Utility plant in service

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

 

285,828

 

273,895

 

Gas

 

256,667

 

239,670

 

Common

 

42,176

 

53,297

 

Total Utility Plant In Service

 

584,671

 

566,862

 

Construction work in progress

 

6,070

 

6,165

 

Total Utility Plant

 

590,741

 

573,027

 

Accumulated depreciation (Note 1(h)(i))

 

176,726

 

176,368

 

Net Property, Plant, and Equipment (Note 19)

 

414,015

 

396,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Regulatory assets (Note 1(c))

 

10,070

 

16,150

 

Other

 

2,801

 

977

 

Total Other Assets

 

12,871

 

17,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

467,665

 

$

448,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to The Union Light, Heat and Power Company are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

118



THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER COMPANY

BALANCE SHEETS

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

16,028

 

$

13,431

 

Accounts payable to affiliated companies

 

22,236

 

21,131

 

Accrued interest

 

1,370

 

1,230

 

Notes payable to affiliated companies (Note 5)

 

11,246

 

45,233

 

Other

 

7,009

 

7,113

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

57,889

 

88,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt (Note 4)

 

94,340

 

54,685

 

Deferred income taxes (Note 10)

 

58,422

 

55,488

 

Unamortized investment tax credits

 

2,626

 

2,879

 

Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs (Note 9)

 

17,762

 

16,953

 

Regulatory liabilities (Note 1(c))

 

29,979

 

27,443

 

Other

 

14,136

 

13,729

 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

 

217,265

 

171,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

275,154

 

259,315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Equity (Note 2)

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock - $15.00 par value; authorized shares - 1,000,000; outstanding shares—585,333 at December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003

 

8,780

 

8,780

 

Paid-in capital

 

23,455

 

23,541

 

Retained earnings

 

161,562

 

157,524

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(1,286

)

(489

)

Total Common Stock Equity

 

192,511

 

189,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholder’s Equity

 

$

467,665

 

$

448,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to The Union Light, Heat and Power Company are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

119



 

THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK EQUITY

 

 

 

Common

Stock

 

Paid-in

Capital

 

Retained

Earnings

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Loss

 

Total Common Stock

Equity

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

8,780

 

$

21,111

 

$

142,320

 

$

(8

)

$

172,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

12,150

 

 

 

12,150

 

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax effect of $36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(52

(52

)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(9,670

 

 

(9,670

)

Contribution from parent company for reallocation of taxes

 

 

 

2,533

 

 

 

 

 

2,533

 

Ending balance

 

$

8,780

 

$

23,644

 

$

144,800

 

$

(60

)

$

177,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

19,029

 

 

 

19,029

 

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax effect of $291

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(429

(429

)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(6,305

 

 

(6,305

)

Contribution from parent company for reallocation of taxes

 

 

 

(103

)

 

 

 

 

(103

)

Ending balance

 

$

8,780

 

$

23,541

 

$

157,524

 

$

(489

)

$

189,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

18,638

 

 

 

18,638

 

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax effect of $539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(797)

 

(797

)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(14,600

 

 

(14,600

)

Other

 

 

 

(86

)

 

 

 

 

(86

)

Ending balance

 

$

8,780

 

$

23,455

 

$

161,562

 

$

(1,286

)

$

192,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to The Union Light, Heat and Power Company are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

18,638

 

$

19,029

 

$

12,150

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

20,034

 

18,315

 

17,350

 

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits - net

 

7,601

 

7,808

 

3,116

 

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

 

18

 

(183

)

(794

)

Regulatory asset/liability deferrals

 

(2,337

)

(8,138

)

7,787

 

Regulatory asset amortization

 

1,613

 

1,843

 

(1,452

)

Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs

 

809

 

1,333

 

2,343

 

Cost of removal

 

(1,588

)

 

 

Changes in current assets and current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts and notes receivable

 

(3,026

)

(9,060

)

8,997

 

Fuel and supplies

 

(564

)

246

 

2,653

 

Prepayments

 

(6

)

37

 

(16

)

Accounts payable

 

3,702

 

3,449

 

6,997

 

Accrued taxes and interest

 

(729

)

(1,185

)

(4,981

)

Other assets

 

1,815

 

(3,521

)

2,852

 

Other liabilities

 

(599

)

3,088

 

3,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

45,381

 

33,061

 

60,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in short-term debt, including net affiliate notes

 

(33,987

)

31,157

 

(12,356

)

Issuance of long-term debt

 

39,361

 

 

 

Redemption of long-term debt

 

 

(20,000

)

 

Dividends on common stock

 

(14,600

)

(6,305

)

(9,670

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(9,226

)

4,852

 

(22,026

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction expenditures (less allowance for equity funds used during construction)

 

(33,857

)

(39,940

)

(38,854

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(33,857

)

(39,940

)

(38,854

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

2,298

 

(2,027

)

(173

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

1,899

 

3,926

 

4,099

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

4,197

 

$

1,899

 

$

3,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest (net of amount capitalized)

 

$

4,796

 

$

5,842

 

$

5,067

 

Income taxes

 

$

2,827

 

$

3,001

 

$

2,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to The Union Light, Heat and Power Company are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF CAPITALIZATION

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term Debt (excludes current portion)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Long-term Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

6.50% Debentures due April 30, 2008

 

$

20,000

 

$

20,000

 

7.65% Debentures due July 15, 2025

 

15,000

 

15,000

 

7.875% Debentures due September 15, 2009

 

20,000

 

20,000

 

5.00% Debentures due December 15, 2014 (Note 4)

 

40,000

 

 

Total Other Long-term Debt

 

95,000

 

55,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net

 

(660

)

(315

)

Total Long-term Debt

 

$

94,340

 

$

54,685

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Equity

 

$

192,511

 

$

189,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capitalization

 

$

286,851

 

$

244,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes as they relate to The Union Light, Heat and Power Company are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In this report Cinergy (which includes Cinergy Corp. and all of our regulated and non-regulated subsidiaries) is, at times, referred to in the first person as “we”, “our”, or “us”.  In addition, when discussing Cinergy’s financial information, it necessarily includes the results of The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E), PSI Energy, Inc. (PSI), The Union Light, Heat and Power Company (ULH&P) and all of Cinergy’s other consolidated subsidiaries.  When discussing CG&E’s financial information, it necessarily includes the results of ULH&P and all of CG&E’s other consolidated subsidiaries.

 

1.              Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a)                                  Nature of Operations

Cinergy Corp., a Delaware corporation organized in 1993, owns all outstanding common stock of CG&E and PSI, both of which are public utilities.  As a result of this ownership, we are considered a utility holding company.  Because we are a holding company with material utility subsidiaries operating in multiple states, we are registered with and are subject to regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (PUHCA).  Our other principal subsidiaries are Cinergy Services, Inc. (Services) and Cinergy Investments, Inc. (Investments).

 

CG&E, an Ohio corporation organized in 1837, is a combination electric and gas public utility company that provides service in the southwestern portion of Ohio and, through ULH&P, in nearby areas of Kentucky.  CG&E is responsible for the majority of our power marketing and trading activity.  CG&E’s principal subsidiary, ULH&P, a Kentucky corporation organized in 1901, provides electric and gas service in northern Kentucky.

 

PSI, an Indiana corporation organized in 1942, is a vertically integrated and regulated electric utility that provides service in north central, central, and southern Indiana.

 

The following table presents further information related to the operations of our domestic utility companies CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P (our utility operating companies):

 

Principal Line(s) of Business

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

•     Generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity

•     Sale and/or transportation of natural gas

•     Electric commodity marketing and trading operations

 

 

 

PSI

 

•     Generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity

 

 

 

ULH&P(1)

 

•     Transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity

•     Sale and transportation of natural gas


(1)

See Note 19 for further discussion of the possible transfer of generation assets.

 

Services is a service company that provides our subsidiaries with a variety of centralized administrative, management, and support services.  Investments holds most of our non-regulated, energy-related businesses and investments, including natural gas marketing and trading operations (which are primarily conducted through Cinergy Marketing & Trading, LP (Marketing & Trading), one of its subsidiaries).

 

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We conduct operations through our subsidiaries and manage our businesses through the following three reportable segments:

 

                  Commercial Business Unit (Commercial);

                  Regulated Business Unit (Regulated); and

                  Power Technology and Infrastructure Services Business Unit (Power Technology and Infrastructure).

 

See Note 16 for further discussion of our reportable segments.

 

(b)                                  Presentation

Management makes estimates and assumptions when preparing financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).  Actual results could differ, as these estimates and assumptions involve judgment about future events or performance.  These estimates and assumptions affect various matters, including:

 

                  the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in our Balance Sheets at the dates of the financial statements;

                  the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements; and

                  the reported amounts of revenues and expenses in our Statements of Income during the reporting periods.

 

Additionally, we have reclassified certain prior-year amounts in the financial statements of Cinergy, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P to conform to current presentation.

 

We use three different methods to report investments in subsidiaries or other companies: the consolidation method; the equity method; and the cost method.

 

(i)      Consolidation Method

For traditional operating entities, we use the consolidation method when we own a majority of the voting stock of or have the ability to control a subsidiary.  For variable interest entities (VIE) (discussed further in Note 3), we use the consolidation method when we anticipate absorbing a majority of the losses or receiving a majority of the returns of an entity, should they occur.  We eliminate all significant intercompany transactions when we consolidate these accounts.  Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cinergy, CG&E, and PSI, and their wholly-owned subsidiaries.

 

(ii)     Equity Method

We use the equity method to report investments, joint ventures, partnerships, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies in which we do not have control, but have the ability to exercise influence over operating and financial policies (generally, 20 percent to 50 percent ownership).  Under the equity method we report:

 

                    our investment in the entity as Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries in our Balance Sheets; and

                    our percentage share of the earnings from the entity as Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries in our Statements of Income.

 

(iii)   Cost Method

We use the cost method to report investments, joint ventures, partnerships, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies in which we do not have control and are unable to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies (generally, up to 20 percent ownership).  Under the cost method we report our investments in the entity as Other investments in our Balance Sheets.

 

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(c)                                  Regulation

Our utility operating companies and certain of our non-utility subsidiaries must comply with the rules prescribed by the SEC under the PUHCA.  Our utility operating companies must also comply with the rules prescribed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the applicable state utility commissions of Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.

 

Our utility operating companies use the same accounting policies and practices for financial reporting purposes as non-regulated companies under GAAP.  However, sometimes actions by the FERC and the state utility commissions result in accounting treatment different from that used by non-regulated companies.  When this occurs, we apply the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 71, Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation (Statement 71).  In accordance with Statement 71, we record regulatory assets and liabilities (expenses deferred for future recovery from customers or amounts provided in current rates to cover costs to be incurred in the future, respectively) on our Balance Sheets.

 

The state of Ohio passed comprehensive electric deregulation legislation in 1999, and in 2000, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved a stipulation agreement relating to CG&E’s transition plan creating a Regulatory Transition Charge (RTC) designed to recover CG&E’s generation-related regulatory assets and transition costs over a ten-year period beginning January 1, 2001.  Accordingly, application of Statement 71 was discontinued for the generation portion of CG&E’s business and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 101, Regulated Enterprises - Accounting for the Discontinuation of Application of FASB Statement No. 71, was applied.  Excluding CG&E’s deregulated generation-related assets and liabilities, as of December 31, 2004, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P continue to meet the criteria of Statement 71.  However, to the extent Indiana or Kentucky implements deregulation legislation, the application of Statement 71 will need to be reviewed.  Based on our utility operating companies’ current regulatory orders and the regulatory environment in which they currently operate, the recovery of regulatory assets recognized in the accompanying Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2004, is probable.  For a further discussion of CG&E’s regulatory developments see Note 11(b)(iii).  For a further discussion of PSI’s regulatory developments see Notes 11(b)(i) and 11(b)(ii).

 

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Our regulatory assets, liabilities, and amounts authorized for recovery through regulatory orders at December 31, 2004, and 2003, were as follows:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

CG&E(1)

 

PSI

 

Cinergy

 

CG&E(1)

 

PSI

 

Cinergy

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Regulatory assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts due from customers - income taxes(2)

 

$

74

 

$

22

 

$

96

 

$

53

 

$

22

 

$

75

 

Gasification services agreement buyout costs(3)(4)

 

 

227

 

227

 

 

235

 

235

 

Post-in-service carrying costs and deferred operating expenses(4)(9)

 

3

 

80

 

83

 

2

 

70

 

72

 

Deferred merger costs

 

 

38

 

38

 

1

 

46

 

47

 

Unamortized costs of reacquiring debt

 

15

 

25

 

40

 

17

 

28

 

45

 

RTC recoverable assets(4) (5)

 

494

 

 

494

 

517

 

 

517

 

Capital-related distribution costs(6)

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

Other

 

12

 

29

 

41

 

22

 

16

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Regulatory assets

 

$

609

 

$

421

 

$

1,030

 

$

612

 

$

417

 

$

1,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Regulatory assets authorized for recovery(7)

 

$

602

 

$

378

 

$

980

 

$

604

 

$

317

 

$

921

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regulatory liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued cost of removal(8)

 

$

(164

)

$

(367

)

$

(531

)

$

(155

)

$

(336

)

$

(491

)

Deferred fuel costs

 

(1

)

(25

)

(26

)

 

 

 

Total Regulatory liabilities

 

$

(165

)

$

(392

)

$

(557

)

$

(155

)

$

(336

)

$

(491

)


(1)

Includes $10 million at December 31, 2004, and $16 million at December 31, 2003, related to ULH&P’s regulatory assets. Of these amounts, $9 million at December 31, 2004, and $15 million at December 31, 2003, have been authorized for recovery. Includes $(30) million and $(27) million of regulatory liabilities at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, related to ULH&P.

(2)

The various regulatory commissions overseeing the regulated business operations of our utility operating companies regulate income tax provisions reflected in customer rates. In accordance with the provisions of Statement 71, we have recorded net regulatory assets for CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P.

(3)

PSI reached an agreement with Dynegy, Inc. to purchase the remainder of its 25-year contract for coal gasification services. In accordance with an order from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC), PSI began recovering this asset over an 18-year period that commenced upon the termination of the gas services agreement in 2000. 

(4)

Regulatory assets earning a return at December 31, 2004.

(5)

In August 2000, CG&E’s deregulation transition plan was approved. Effective January 1, 2001, a RTC went into effect and provides for recovery of all then existing generation-related regulatory assets and various transition costs over a ten-year period. Because a separate charge provides for recovery, these assets were aggregated and are included as a single amount in this presentation. The classification of all transmission and distribution related regulatory assets has remained the same.

(6)

In November 2004, CG&E’s rate stabilization plan (RSP) was approved by the PUCO. CG&E will have the ability to defer certain capital-related distribution costs from July 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005 with recovery from non-residential customers to be provided through a rider from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2010.

(7)

At December 31, 2004, these amounts were being recovered through rates charged to customers over remaining periods ranging from 1 to 60 years for CG&E, 1 to 51 years for PSI, and 1 to 16 years for ULH&P.

(8)

Represents amounts received for anticipated future removal and retirement costs of regulated property, plant, and equipment that do not represent legal obligations pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations (Statement 143). See Note 1(j) for a further discussion of Statement 143.

(9)

For PSI, this amount includes $38 million that is not yet authorized for recovery and is not earning a return at December 31, 2004.

 

(d)                                  Revenue Recognition

(i)      Utility Revenues

Our utility operating companies record Operating Revenues for electric and gas service when delivered to customers.  Customers are billed throughout the month as both gas and electric meters are read.  We recognize revenues for retail energy sales that have not yet been billed, but where gas or electricity has been consumed.  This is termed “unbilled revenues” and is a widely recognized and accepted practice for utilities.  In making our estimates of unbilled revenues, we use systems that consider various factors, including weather, in our calculation of retail customer consumption at the end of each month.  Given the use of these systems and the fact that customers are billed monthly, we believe it is unlikely that materially different results will occur in future periods when these amounts are subsequently billed.

 

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The amount of unbilled revenues for Cinergy, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P as of December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

$

203

 

$

176

 

$

153

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

129

 

112

 

89

 

PSI

 

74

 

64

 

64

 

ULH&P

 

23

 

20

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)  Energy Marketing and Trading Revenues

We market and trade electricity, natural gas, and other energy-related products.  Many of the contracts associated with these products qualify as derivatives in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Statement 133), further discussed in (k)(i).  We designate derivative transactions as either trading or non-trading at the time they are originated in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue 02-3, Issues Involved in Accounting for Derivative Contracts Held for Trading Purposes and Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities (EITF 02-3).  Trading contracts are reported on a net basis and non-trading contracts are reported on a gross basis.

 

1.                                       Net Reporting

Net reporting requires presentation of realized and unrealized gains and losses on trading derivatives on a net basis in Operating Revenues pursuant to the requirements of EITF 02-3, regardless of whether the transactions were settled physically.  Energy derivatives involving frequent buying and selling with the objective of generating profits from differences in price are classified as trading and reported net.

 

2.                                       Gross Reporting

Gross reporting requires presentation of sales contracts in Operating Revenues and purchase contracts in Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power expense or Gas purchased expense.  Non-trading derivatives typically involve physical delivery of the underlying commodity and are therefore generally presented on a gross basis.

 

Derivatives are classified as non-trading only when (a) the contracts involve the purchase of gas or electricity to serve our native load requirements (end-use customers within our utility operating companies’ franchise service territories), or (b) the contracts involve the sale of gas or electricity and we have the intent and projected ability to fulfill substantially all obligations from company-owned assets, which generally is limited to the sale of generation to third parties when it is not required to meet native load requirements.

 

(iii)   Other Operating Revenues

Cinergy and CG&E recognize revenue from coal origination, which represents contract structuring and marketing of physical coal.  These revenues are included in Other Operating Revenues on the Statements of Income.  Other Operating Revenues for Cinergy also includes sales of synthetic fuel.

 

(e)                                  Energy Purchases and Fuel Costs

The expenses associated with electric and gas services include:

 

      fuel used to generate electricity and the associated transportation costs;

      costs of emission allowances;

      electricity purchased from others; and

      natural gas purchased from others and the associated transportation costs.

 

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These expenses are shown in the Statements of Income of Cinergy, CG&E, and PSI as Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power expense and Gas purchased expense.  These expenses are shown in ULH&P’s Statements of Income as Electricity purchased from parent company for resale expense and Gas purchased expense.

 

PSI utilizes a cost tracking recovery mechanism (commonly referred to as a fuel adjustment clause) that recovers retail and a portion of its wholesale fuel costs from customers.  Indiana law limits the amount of fuel costs that PSI can recover to an amount that will not result in earning a return in excess of that allowed by the IURC.  The fuel adjustment clause is calculated based on the estimated cost of fuel in the next three-month period, and is trued up after actual costs are known.  PSI records any under-recovery or over-recovery resulting from the differences between estimated and actual costs as a deferred asset or liability until it is billed or refunded to its customers, at which point it is adjusted through fuel expense.

 

In addition to the fuel adjustment clause, PSI utilizes a purchased power tracking mechanism approved by the IURC for the recovery of costs related to certain specified purchases of power necessary to meet native load peak demand requirements to the extent such costs are not recovered through the existing fuel adjustment clause.

 

As part of the PUCO’s November 2004 approval of CG&E’s RSP, a cost tracking recovery mechanism was established to recover costs of retail fuel and emission allowances that exceed the amount originally included in the rates frozen in the CG&E transition plan.  This mechanism was effective January 1, 2005 for non-residential customers and will be effective January 1, 2006 for residential customers.  CG&E will begin utilizing a tracking mechanism approved by the PUCO for the recovery of system reliability capacity costs related to certain specified purchases of power.  This mechanism was effective January 1, 2005 for non-residential customers and will be effective January 1, 2006 for residential customers.  See Note 11(b)(iii) for additional information.

 

(f)                                    Cash and Cash Equivalents

We define Cash and cash equivalents on our Balance Sheets and Statements of Cash Flows as investments with maturities of three months or less when acquired.

 

(g)                                 Fuel, Emission Allowances, and Supplies

We maintain coal inventories for use in the production of electricity and emission allowances inventories for regulatory compliance purposes due to the production of electricity.  These inventories are accounted for at the lower of cost or market, with cost being determined using the weighted-average method.

 

Prior to January 1, 2003, natural gas held in storage for our gas trading operations was accounted for at fair value.  All other gas held in storage was accounted for at the lower of cost or market, cost being determined through the weighted-average method.  Effective January 1, 2003, accounting for our gas trading operations’ gas held in storage was adjusted to the lower of cost or market method with a cumulative effect adjustment, as required by EITF 02-3.  See (q)(iv) for a summary of the cumulative effect adjustments.

 

Materials and supplies inventory is accounted for on a weighted-average cost basis.

 

(h)                                 Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, Plant, and Equipment includes the utility and non-regulated business property and equipment that is in use, being held for future use, or under construction.  We report our Property, Plant, and Equipment at its original cost, which includes:

 

      materials;

      contractor fees;

      salaries;

      payroll taxes;

      fringe benefits;

      financing costs of funds used during construction (described in (ii) and (iii)); and

      other miscellaneous amounts.

 

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We capitalize costs for regulated property, plant, and equipment that are associated with the replacement or the addition of equipment that is considered a property unit.  Property units are intended to describe an item or group of items.  The cost of normal repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred.  On an annual basis, we perform major pre-planned maintenance activities on our generating units.  These pre-planned activities are accounted for when incurred.  When regulated property, plant, and equipment is retired, Cinergy charges the original cost, less salvage, to Accumulated depreciation and the cost of removal to Regulatory liabilities, which is consistent with the composite method of depreciation.  See (j) for further information on accrued cost of removal.  A gain or loss is recorded on the sale of regulated property, plant, and equipment if an entire operating unit, as defined by the FERC, is sold.  A gain or loss is recorded on non-regulated property, plant, and equipment whenever there is a related sale or retirement.

 

(i)      Depreciation

We determine the provisions for depreciation expense using the straight-line method.  The depreciation rates are based on periodic studies of the estimated useful lives and the net cost to remove the properties.  Inclusion of cost of removal in depreciation rates was discontinued for all non-regulated property beginning in 2003 as a result of adopting Statement 143.  Our utility operating companies use composite depreciation rates.  These rates are approved by the respective state utility commissions with respect to regulated property.  The average depreciation rates for Property, Plant, and Equipment are presented in the following table.

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

3.2

%

2.8

%

3.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

2.6

 

2.6

 

2.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

3.7

 

3.1

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P

 

3.5

 

3.2

 

3.2

 


(1)

The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

In June 2004, PSI implemented new depreciation rates, as a result of changes in useful lives of production assets and an increased rate for cost of removal, that were approved in PSI’s latest retail rate case.  The impact of this change in accounting estimate was an increase of approximately $18 million in Cinergy’s and PSI’s 2004 Depreciation expense.  The prospective impact of this change in accounting estimate is expected to be an increase of approximately $30 million in annual Depreciation expense, which will be collected in revenues over that same period.

 

(ii)     Allowance for Funds Used During Construction (AFUDC)

Our utility operating companies finance construction projects with borrowed funds and equity funds.  Regulatory authorities allow us to record the costs of these funds as part of the cost of construction projects.  AFUDC is calculated using a methodology authorized by the regulatory authorities.

 

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The equity component of AFUDC, which is credited to Miscellaneous Income (Expense) — Net, for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, was as follows:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

$

1.6

 

$

7.5

 

$

12.9

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

0.5

 

2.7

 

0.4

 

PSI

 

1.1

 

4.8

 

12.5

 

ULH&P

 

 

0.2

 

0.8

 

 

The borrowed funds component of AFUDC, which is recorded on a pre-tax basis and is credited to Interest Expense, for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, was as follows:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

$

2.7

 

$

5.7

 

$

10.1

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

0.4

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

PSI

 

2.3

 

4.7

 

9.1

 

ULH&P

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

0.2

 

 

With the deregulation of CG&E’s generation assets, the AFUDC method is no longer used to capitalize the cost of funds used during generation-related construction at CG&E.  See (iii) for a discussion of capitalized interest.  The equity and borrowed funds components of AFUDC have decreased from 2004 as compared to 2003 and 2002.  The majority of PSI’s projects are being recovered through a construction work in progress (CWIP) tracker.  Once CWIP projects are approved and included in the CWIP tracking mechanism, the costs of funds are no longer accrued on the project.

 

(iii)         Capitalized Interest

Cinergy capitalizes interest costs for non-regulated construction projects in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 34, Capitalization of Interest Cost (Statement 34).  The primary differences from AFUDC are that the Statement 34 methodology does not include a component for equity funds and does not emphasize short-term borrowings over long-term borrowings.  Capitalized interest costs, which are recorded on a pre-tax basis, for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, were as follows:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

$

4.5

 

$

7.9

 

$

7.3

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

4.1

 

7.7

 

7.3

 

 

(i)                                    Impairments

(i)      Long-Lived Assets

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, we evaluate long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable.  So long as an asset or group of assets is not held for sale, the determination of whether an impairment has occurred is based on an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows attributable to the assets, as compared with the carrying value of the assets.  If an impairment has occurred, the amount of the impairment recognized is determined by estimating the fair value of the assets and recording a provision for an impairment loss if the carrying value is greater than the fair value.  Once assets are classified as held for sale, the comparison of undiscounted cash flows to carrying value is disregarded and

 

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an impairment loss is recognized for any amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the assets less cost to sell.

 

(ii)     Unconsolidated Investments

We evaluate the recoverability of investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset is other than temporarily impaired.  An investment is considered impaired if the fair value of the investment is less than its carrying value.  We only recognize an impairment loss when an impairment is considered to be other than temporary.  We consider an impairment to be other than temporary when a forecasted recovery up to the investment’s carrying value is not expected for a reasonable period of time.  We evaluate several factors, including but not limited to our intent and ability to hold the investment, the severity of the impairment, the duration of the impairment and the entity’s historical and projected financial performance, when determining whether or not an impairment is other than temporary.  Once an investment is considered other than temporarily impaired and an impairment loss is recognized (as Miscellaneous Income (Expense)-Net), the carrying value of the investment is not adjusted for any subsequent recoveries in fair value.  As of December 31, 2004, we do not have any material unrealized losses that are deemed to be temporary in nature.  See Note 15(a) for the amount of impairment charges incurred during the year.

 

(j)                                    Asset Retirement Obligations and Accrued Cost of Removal

In accordance with Statement 143, we recognize the fair value of legal obligations associated with the retirement or removal of long-lived assets at the time the obligations are incurred and can be reasonably estimated.  The initial recognition of this liability is accompanied by a corresponding increase in property, plant, and equipment.  Subsequent to the initial recognition, the liability is adjusted for any revisions to the expected value of the retirement obligation (with corresponding adjustments to property, plant, and equipment), and for accretion of the liability due to the passage of time (recognized as Operation and maintenance expense).  Additional depreciation expense is recorded prospectively for any property, plant, and equipment increases.

 

We do not recognize liabilities for asset retirement obligations for which the fair value cannot be reasonably estimated.  CG&E and PSI have asset retirement obligations associated with river structures at certain generating stations.  However, the retirement date for these river structures cannot be reasonably estimated; therefore, the fair value of the associated liability currently cannot be estimated and no amounts are recognized in the financial statements.

 

CG&E’s transmission and distribution business, PSI, and ULH&P ratably accrue the estimated retirement and removal cost of rate regulated property, plant, and equipment when removal of the asset is considered likely, in accordance with established regulatory practices.  The accrued, but not incurred, balance for these costs is classified as Regulatory liabilities, under Statement 71, as previously disclosed in (c).  Effective with our adoption of Statement 143, on January 1, 2003, we do not accrue the estimated cost of removal when no legal obligation associated with retirement or removal exists for any of our non-regulated assets (including CG&E’s generation assets).  See (q)(iv) for a summary of cumulative effect adjustments.

 

(k)                                Derivatives

We account for derivatives under Statement 133, which requires all derivatives, subject to certain exemptions, to be accounted for at fair value.  Changes in a derivative’s fair value must be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met.  Gains and losses on derivatives that qualify as hedges can (a) offset related fair value changes on the hedged item in the Statements of Income for fair value hedges; or (b) be recorded in other comprehensive income for cash flow hedges.  To qualify for hedge accounting, derivatives must be designated as a hedge (for example, an offset of interest rate risks) and must be effective at reducing the risk associated with the hedged item.  Accordingly, changes in the fair values or cash flows of instruments designated as hedges must be highly correlated with changes in the fair values or cash flows of the related hedged items.

 

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(i)      Energy Marketing and Trading

We account for all energy trading derivatives at fair value.  These derivatives are shown in our Balance Sheets as Energy risk management assets and Energy risk management liabilities.  Changes in a derivative’s fair value represent unrealized gains and losses and are recognized as revenues in our Statements of Income unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met.

 

Non-trading derivatives involve the physical delivery of energy and are therefore typically accounted for as accrual contracts, unless the contract does not qualify for the normal purchases and sales scope exception in Statement 133.  Accrual contracts are not adjusted for changes in fair value.

 

Although we intend to settle accrual contracts with company-owned assets, occasionally we settle these contracts with purchases on the open trading markets.  The cost of these purchases could be in excess of the associated revenues.  We recognize the gains or losses on these transactions as delivery occurs.  Open market purchases may occur for the following reasons:

 

                    generating station outages;

                    least-cost alternative;

                    native load requirements; and

                    extreme weather.

 

We value derivatives using end-of-the-period fair values, utilizing the following factors (as applicable):

 

                    closing exchange prices (that is, closing prices for standardized electricity and natural gas products traded on an organized exchange, such as the New York Mercantile Exchange);

                    broker-dealer and over-the-counter price quotations; and

                    model pricing (which considers time value and historical volatility factors of electricity and natural gas).

 

In October 2002, the EITF reached a consensus in EITF 02-3 to rescind EITF Issue 98-10, Accounting for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities (EITF 98-10).  EITF 98-10 permitted non-derivative contracts to be accounted for at fair value if certain criteria were met.  Effective with the adoption of EITF 02-3 on January 1, 2003, non-derivative contracts and natural gas held in storage that were previously accounted for at fair value were required to be accounted for on an accrual basis, with gains and losses on the transactions being recognized at the time the contract was settled.  See (q)(iv) for a summary of cumulative effect adjustments.

 

As a response to this discontinuance of fair value accounting, in June 2003, Cinergy began designating derivatives as fair value hedges for certain volumes of our natural gas held in storage.  Under this accounting election, changes in the fair value of both the derivative as well as the hedged item (the specified gas held in storage) are included in the Statements of Income.  We assess the effectiveness of the derivatives in offsetting the change in fair value of the gas held in storage on a quarterly basis.  Selected information on Cinergy’s hedge accounting activities was as follows:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portion of gain (loss) on hedging instruments determined to be ineffective

 

$

(2

)

$

 

Portion of gain on hedging instruments related to changes in time value excluded from assessment of ineffectiveness

 

28

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total included in Gas operating revenues

 

$

26

 

$

5

 

 

(ii)          Financial

In addition to energy marketing and trading, we use derivative financial instruments to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.  We use interest rate swaps (an agreement by two parties to exchange fixed-interest rate

 

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cash flows for variable-interest rate cash flows) and treasury locks (an agreement that fixes the yield or price on a specific treasury security for a specific period, which we sometimes use in connection with the issuance of fixed rate debt).  We account for such derivatives at fair value and assess the effectiveness of any such derivative used in hedging activities.

 

At December 31, 2004, the ineffectiveness of instruments that we have classified as cash flow hedges of variable-rate debt instruments was not material.  Reclassification of unrealized gains or losses on cash flow hedges of debt instruments from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) occurs as interest is accrued on the debt instrument.  The unrealized losses that will be reclassified as a charge to Interest Expense during the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2005, are not expected to be material.

 

(l)                                    Intangible Assets

We adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Statement 142) in the first quarter of 2002.  Under the provisions of Statement 142, goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized.  Statement 142 requires that goodwill is assessed annually, or when circumstances indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit has declined significantly, by applying a fair-value-based test.  This test is applied at the “reporting unit” level, which is not broader than the current business segments discussed in Note 16.  Acquired intangible assets are separately recognized if the benefit of the intangible asset is obtained through contractual or other legal rights, or if the intangible asset can be sold, transferred, licensed, rented, or exchanged, regardless of intent to do so.

 

We finalized our transition impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2002 and recognized a non-cash impairment charge of approximately $11 million (net of tax) for goodwill related to certain of our international assets.  This amount is reflected in Cinergy’s Statements of Income as a cumulative effect adjustment, net of tax.  See (q)(iv) for a summary of cumulative effect adjustments.

 

(m)                              Income Taxes

Cinergy and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return and combined/consolidated state and local tax returns in certain jurisdictions.  Cinergy and its subsidiaries have an income tax allocation agreement, which conforms to the requirements of the PUHCA.  The corporate taxable income method is used to allocate tax benefits to the subsidiaries whose investments or results of operations provide those tax benefits.  Any tax liability not directly attributable to a specific subsidiary is allocated proportionately among the subsidiaries as required by the agreement.

 

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (Statement 109), requires an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting of income taxes.  The tax effects of differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of accounting are reported as Deferred income tax assets or liabilities in our Balance Sheets and are based on currently enacted income tax rates.  We evaluate quarterly the realizability of our deferred tax assets by assessing our valuation allowance and adjusting the amount of such allowance, if necessary.

 

Investment tax credits, which have been used to reduce our federal income taxes payable, have been deferred for financial reporting purposes.  These deferred investment tax credits are being amortized over the useful lives of the property to which they are related.  For a further discussion of income taxes, see Note 10.

 

(n)                                 Contingencies

In the normal course of business, Cinergy, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P are subject to various regulatory actions, proceedings, and lawsuits related to environmental, tax, or other legal matters.  We reserve for these potential contingencies when they are deemed probable and reasonably estimable liabilities.  We believe that the amounts provided for in our financial statements are adequate.  However, these amounts are estimates based upon assumptions involving judgment and therefore actual results could differ.  For further discussion of contingencies, see Note 11.

 

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(o)                                  Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Cinergy provides benefits to retirees in the form of pension and other postretirement benefits.  Our reported costs of providing these pension and other postretirement benefits are developed by actuarial valuations and are dependent upon numerous factors resulting from actual plan experience and assumptions of future experience.  Changes made to the provisions of the plans may impact current and future pension costs.  Pension costs associated with Cinergy’s defined benefit plans are impacted by employee demographics, the level of contributions we make to the plan, and earnings on plan assets.  These pension costs may also be significantly affected by changes in key actuarial assumptions, including anticipated rates of return on plan assets and the discount rates used in determining the projected benefit obligation.  Changes in pension obligations associated with the previously discussed factors are not immediately recognized as pension costs on the Statements of Income but are deferred and amortized in the future over the average remaining service period of active plan participants to the extent they exceed certain thresholds prescribed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87, Employers’ Accounting for Pensions (Statement 87).

 

Other postretirement benefit costs are impacted by employee demographics, per capita claims costs, and health care cost trend rates and may also be affected by changes in key actuarial assumptions, including the discount rate used in determining the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO).  Changes in postretirement benefit obligations associated with these factors are not immediately recognized as postretirement benefit costs but are deferred and amortized in the future over the average remaining service period of active plan participants to the extent they exceed certain thresholds prescribed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106, Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions (Statement 106).

 

Cinergy reviews and updates its actuarial assumptions for its pension and postretirement benefit plans on an annual basis, unless plan amendments or other significant events require earlier remeasurement at an interim period.  For additional information on pension and other postretirement benefits, see Note 9.

 

(p)                                  Stock-Based Compensation

In 2003, we prospectively adopted accounting for our stock-based compensation plans using the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (Statement 123), as amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure (Statement 148), for all employee awards granted or with terms modified on or after January 1, 2003.  Prior to 2003, we had accounted for our stock-based compensation plans using the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25).  See Note 2(c) for further information on our stock-based compensation plans.  The impact on our Net Income and earnings per common share (EPS) if the fair value based method had been applied to all outstanding and unvested awards in each period was not material.  In December 2004, the FASB issued a revision of Statement 123 entitled Share-Based Payment.  See (q)(ii) for further information.

 

(q)                                  Accounting Changes

(i)      Consolidation of VIEs

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (Interpretation 46), which significantly changed the consolidation requirements for traditional special purpose entities (SPE) and certain other entities subject to its scope.  This interpretation defines a VIE as (a) an entity that does not have sufficient equity to support its activities without additional financial support or (b) any entity that has equity investors that do not have substantive voting rights, do not absorb first dollar losses, or receive residual returns.  These entities must be consolidated whenever Cinergy would be anticipated to absorb greater than 50 percent of the losses or receive greater than 50 percent of the returns.

 

In accordance with its two stage adoption guidance, we implemented Interpretation 46 for traditional SPEs on July 1, 2003, and for all other entities, including certain operating joint ventures, as of March 31, 2004.  The consolidation of certain operating joint ventures as of March 31, 2004, did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

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On July 1, 2003, Interpretation 46 required us to consolidate two SPEs that have individual power sale agreements with Central Maine Power Company (CMP).  Further, we were no longer permitted to consolidate a trust that was established by Cinergy Corp. in 2001 to issue approximately $316 million of combined preferred trust securities and stock purchase contracts.  Prior period financial statements were not restated for these changes.  For further information on the accounting for these entities see Notes 3(a) and (b).

 

Cinergy has concluded that its accounts receivable sale facility, as discussed in Note 3(c), will remain unconsolidated since it involves transfers of financial assets to a qualifying SPE, which is exempted from consolidation by Interpretation 46 and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities (Statement 140).

 

(ii)     Share-Based Payment

In December 2004, the FASB issued a replacement of Statement 123, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (Statement 123R).  This standard will require accounting for all stock-based compensation arrangements under the fair value method in addition to other provisions.

 

In 2003, we prospectively adopted accounting for our stock-based compensation plans using the fair value recognition provisions of Statement 123, as amended by Statement 148, for all employee awards granted or with terms modified on or after January 1, 2003.  Therefore, the impact of implementation of Statement 123R on stock options within our stock-based compensation plans is not expected to be material.  Statement 123R contains certain provisions that will modify the accounting for various stock-based compensation plans other than stock options.  We are in the process of evaluating the impact of this new standard on these plans.  Cinergy will adopt Statement 123R on July 1, 2005.

 

(iii)   Income Taxes

In October 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act (AJCA) was signed into law.  The AJCA includes a one-time deduction of 85 percent of certain foreign earnings that are repatriated, as defined in the AJCA.  In December 2004, the FASB issued Staff Position 109-2, Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.  The staff position allows additional time for an entity to evaluate the effect of the legislation on its plan for repatriation of foreign earnings for purposes of applying Statement 109.  Cinergy will complete its evaluation of the effects of the provision on its plan for repatriation of foreign earnings in 2005.

 

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(iv)    Cumulative Effect of Changes in Accounting Principles, Net of Tax

In 2003, Cinergy, CG&E, and PSI recognized Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax as a result of the reversal of accrued cost of removal for non-regulated generating assets in conjunction with the adoption of Statement 143 and the change in accounting for certain energy related contracts from fair value to accrual in accordance with the rescission of EITF 98-10.  In 2002, Cinergy recognized a Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax loss as a result of the valuation and impairment of goodwill with the implementation of Statement 142.  The following table summarizes these cumulative effect adjustments and their related tax effects.

 

 

 

Year to Date December 31

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

Before-tax Amount

 

Tax (Expense) Benefit

 

Net-of-tax Amount

 

Before-tax Amount

 

Tax (Expense) Benefit

 

Net-of-tax Amount

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Cinergy(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill impairment (Statement 142 adoption)

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

(11

)

$

 

$

(11

)

Rescission of EITF 98-10 (EITF 02-3 adoption)

 

(20

)

8

 

(12

)

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation (Statement 143 adoption)

 

64

 

(25

)

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

44

 

$

(17

)

$

27

 

$

(11

)

$

 

$

(11

)

CG&E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rescission of EITF 98-10 (EITF 02-3 adoption)

 

$

(13

)

$

5

 

$

(8

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

Asset retirement obligation (Statement 143 adoption)

 

64

 

(25

)

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

51

 

$

(20

)

$

31

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rescission of EITF 98-10 (EITF 02-3 adoption)

 

$

(1

)

$

0.5

 

$

(0.5

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

$

(1

)

$

0.5

 

$

(0.5

)

$

 

$

 

$

 


(1)

The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

(r)                                  Translation of Foreign Currency

We translate the assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries, whose functional currency (generally, the local currency of the country in which the subsidiary is located) is not the United States dollar, using the appropriate exchange rate as of the end of the year.  We translate income and expense items using the average exchange rate prevailing during the month the respective transaction occurs.  We record translation gains and losses in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), which is a component of common stock equity.  When a foreign subsidiary is sold, the cumulative translation gain or loss as of the date of sale is removed from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and is recognized as a component of the gain or loss on the sale of the subsidiary in our Statements of Income.

 

(s)                                  Related Party Transactions

CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P engage in related party transactions.  These transactions, which are eliminated upon consolidation, are generally performed at cost and in accordance with the SEC regulations under the PUHCA and the applicable state and federal commission regulations.  The Balance Sheets of our utility operating companies reflect amounts payable to and/or receivable from related parties as Accounts payable to affiliated companies and Accounts receivable from affiliated companies.  The significant related party transactions are disclosed below.

 

(i)           Services

Services provides our regulated and non-regulated subsidiaries with a variety of centralized administrative, management, and support services in accordance with agreements approved by the SEC under the PUHCA.  The costs of these services are charged to our companies on a direct basis, or for general costs which cannot be directly attributed, based on predetermined allocation factors, including the following ratios:

 

                    sales;

                    electric peak load;

 

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                    number of employees;

                    number of customers; and

                    construction expenditures.

 

These costs were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

$

286

 

$

219

 

$

206

 

PSI

 

230

 

193

 

190

 

ULH&P

 

21

 

22

 

23

 

 

During 2002 and 2003, Cinergy Power Generation Services, LLC (Generation Services) supplied electric production-related construction, operation and maintenance services to certain of our subsidiaries pursuant to agreements approved by the SEC under the PUHCA.  CG&E and subsidiaries received services from Generation Services in the amounts of $96 million and $104 million for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  PSI received services in the amounts of $55 million and $58 million for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  Effective January 1, 2004, these services are now provided by Services and/or directly by CG&E and PSI as all Generation Services employees were transferred to other affiliated corporations.

 

(ii)          Purchased Energy

ULH&P purchases energy from CG&E pursuant to a contract effective January 1, 2002, which was approved by the FERC and the Kentucky Public Service Commission (KPSC).  This five-year agreement is a negotiated fixed-rate contract with CG&EULH&P purchased energy from CG&E for resale in the amounts of $162 million, $155 million, and $160 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.  These amounts are reflected in the Statements of Income for ULH&P as Electricity purchased from parent company for resale.  For information on the proposed transfer of generating assets to ULH&P and the effect it will have on purchased energy see Note 19.

 

PSI and CG&E purchase energy from each other under a federal and state approved joint operating agreement.  These sales and purchases are reflected in the Statements of Income of PSI and CG&E as Electric operating revenues and Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power expense and were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric operating revenues

 

$

48

 

$

63

 

$

59

 

Purchased power(1)

 

80

 

74

 

43

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric operating revenues

 

80

 

74

 

43

 

Purchased power(1)

 

48

 

63

 

59

 


(1)   Includes intercompany purchases that are presented net in accordance with EITF 02-3.

 

To supplement native load requirements, CG&E and PSI have, from time to time, purchased peaking power from Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc. (Capital & Trading), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Cinergy Corp., under the terms of a wholesale market-based tariff.  There were no purchases in 2004.  For the year ended December 31, 2003, payments under this contract totaled approximately $5 million for CG&E.  For the year ended December 31, 2002, payments under this contract for CG&E and PSI totaled approximately $27 million and $28 million, respectively.  For PSI, certain of these amounts were deferred and have subsequently been recovered.

 

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CG&E and PSI have an agreement with Marketing & Trading to purchase gas for certain gas-fired peaking plants.  Purchases under this agreement were approximately $4 million, $6 million, and $9 million for CG&E and $37 million, $20 million, and $5 million for PSI for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.  The amounts are reflected in the Statements of Income of CG&E and PSI as Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power expense.

 

(iii)         Other

CG&E and ULH&P enter into various agreements with Marketing & Trading to manage their interstate pipeline transportation, storage capacity, and gas supply contracts.  Under the terms of these agreements, Marketing & Trading is obligated to deliver natural gas to meet CG&E’s and ULH&P’s requirements.  Payments under these agreements for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 were approximately $480 million, $413 million and $40 million for CG&E and subsidiaries, and $79 million, $78 million and $7 million for ULH&P.  These amounts are recorded in the Statements of Income for CG&E and ULH&P as Gas purchased expense.  Certain of these amounts for CG&E and ULH&P have been deferred for future recovery.  In addition, certain of these amounts for CG&E are presented net in Gas operating revenues in accordance with EITF 02-3.

 

In 2004, CG&E and PSI purchased emission allowances from each other under a federal and state approved joint operating agreement.  These purchases, which totaled approximately $11 million and $36 million for CG&E and PSI, respectively, are reflected in the emission allowances inventories of both CG&E and PSI.

 

In February 2003, PSI acquired gas-fired peaking plants in Henry County, Indiana and Butler County, Ohio from two non-regulated affiliates.  For a further discussion on the transfer of these generating assets see Note 19.

 

Cinergy Corp., Services, and our utility operating companies participate in a money pool arrangement to better manage cash and working capital requirements.  These amounts are reflected in Notes payable to affiliated companies and Notes receivable from affiliated companies on the Balance Sheets of our utility operating companies.  For a further discussion on the money pool agreement see Note 5.

 

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2.              Common Stock

(a)                                  Changes In Common Stock Outstanding

The following table reflects information related to shares of Cinergy Corp. common stock issued for stock-based plans.

 

 

 

Shares Authorized for Issuance under Plan

 

Number of Shares Available for Future Issuance(2)

 

 

 

 

Shares Used to Grant or Settle Awards

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. 1996 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (LTIP)

 

14,500,000

 

3,122,900

 

1,729,679

 

1,742,046

 

674,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. Stock Option Plan (SOP)

 

5,000,000

 

1,318,500

 

393,523

 

421,611

 

870,867

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan

 

2,000,000

 

1,482,664

 

 

168,756

 

4,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. UK Sharesave Scheme

 

75,000

 

62,200

 

7,313

 

3,364

 

8,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. Retirement Plan for Directors

 

175,000

(1)

 

5,909

 

5,602

 

1,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan

 

75,000

 

41,034

 

1,095

 

3,824

 

196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan

 

200,000

 

103,234

 

5,388

 

25,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. 401(k) Plans

 

6,469,373

(1)

2,785,258

 

1,174,600

 

1,544,900

 

964,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

3,000,000

(1)

1,035,551

 

627,205

 

679,301

 

657,943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. 401(k) Excess Plan

 

100,000

(1)

 

 

 

 


(1)

Plan does not contain an authorization limit.  The number of shares presented reflects amounts registered with the SEC as of December 31, 2004.

(2)

Shares available exclude the number of shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants, and rights.

 

We retired 829,575 shares of common stock in 2004, 519,976 shares in 2003, and 422,908 shares in 2002, mainly representing shares tendered as payment for the exercise of previously granted stock options.

 

In February 2002, Cinergy Corp. issued 6.5 million shares of common stock with net proceeds of approximately $200 million which were used to reduce short-term debt and for other general corporate purposes.

 

In January 2003, Cinergy Corp. filed a registration statement with the SEC with respect to the issuance of common stock, preferred stock, and other securities in an aggregate offering amount of $750 million.  In February 2003, Cinergy sold 5.7 million shares of Cinergy Corp. common stock with net proceeds of approximately $175 million under this registration statement.  The net proceeds from the transaction were used to reduce short-term debt of Cinergy Corp. and for other general corporate purposes.  In December 2004, Cinergy Corp. issued 6.1 million shares of common stock with net proceeds of approximately $247 million, which were used to reduce short-term debt.

 

In January and February 2005, Cinergy Corp. issued a total of 9.2 million shares of common stock pursuant to certain stock purchase contracts that were issued as a component of combined securities in December 2001.  Net proceeds from the transaction of approximately $316 million were used to reduce short-term debt.  See Note 3(b) for further discussion of the securities.

 

Cinergy Corp. owns all of the common stock of CG&E and PSI.  All of ULH&P’s common stock is held by CG&E.

 

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(b)                                  Dividend Restrictions

Cinergy Corp.’s ability to pay dividends to holders of its common stock is principally dependent on the ability of CG&E and PSI to pay Cinergy Corp. dividends on their common stock.  Cinergy Corp., CG&E, and PSI cannot pay dividends on their common stock if their respective preferred stock dividends or preferred trust dividends are in arrears.  The amount of common stock dividends that each company can pay is also limited by certain capitalization and earnings requirements under CG&E’s and PSI’s credit instruments.  Currently, these requirements do not impact the ability of either company to pay dividends on its common stock.

 

(c)                                  Stock-based Compensation Plans

We currently have the following stock-based compensation plans:

 

•       LTIP;

•       SOP;

•       Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan;

•       UK Sharesave Scheme;

•       Retirement Plan for Directors;

•       Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan;

•       Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan;

•       401(k) Plans; and

•       401(k) Excess Plan.

 

The LTIP, the SOP, the Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan, 401(k) Plans, and the 401(k) Excess Plan are discussed below.  The activity in 2004, 2003, and 2002 for the remaining stock-based compensation plans was not significant.

 

In 2003, we prospectively adopted accounting for our stock-based compensation plans using the fair value recognition provisions of Statement 123, as amended by Statement 148, for all employee awards granted or with terms modified on or after January 1, 2003.  Prior to 2003, we had accounted for our stock-based compensation plans using the intrinsic value method under APB 25.  See Note 1(p) for additional information on costs we recognized related to stock-based compensation plans.  Effective July 1, 2005, Cinergy will adopt Statement 123R.  See Note 1(q)(ii) for additional information regarding this new accounting standard.

 

(i)           LTIP

Under this plan, certain key employees may be granted incentive and non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights (SARs), restricted stock, dividend equivalents, phantom stock, the opportunity to earn performance-based shares and certain other stock-based awards.  Stock options are granted to participants with an option price equal to or greater than the fair market value on the grant date, and generally with a vesting period of three years.  The vesting period begins on the grant date and all options expire within 10 years from that date.

 

Historically, the performance-based shares have been paid 100 percent in the form of common stock.  In order to maintain market competitiveness with respect to the form of LTIP awards and to ensure continued compliance with internal guidelines on common share dilution, in 2003, the Compensation Committee of the Cinergy Corp. Board of Directors approved the future payment of performance-based share awards 50 percent in common stock and 50 percent in cash.  As a result, the expected cash payout portion of the performance shares is reported in Current Liabilities - Other and Non-Current Liabilities - Other.

 

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Entitlement to performance-based shares is based on Cinergy’s total shareholder return (TSR) over designated Cycles as measured against a pre-defined peer group.  Target grants of performance-based shares were made for the following Cycles:

 

Cycle

 

Grant
Date

 

Performance
Period

 

Target
Grant of Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII

 

1/2003

 

2003-2005

 

411

 

VIII

 

1/2004

 

2004-2006

 

404

 

IX

 

1/2005

 

2005-2007

 

395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participants may earn additional performance shares if Cinergy’s TSR exceeds that of the 55th percentile of the TSR of its peer group.  For the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2004 (Cycle VI), approximately 634,000 shares (including dividend equivalent shares) were earned, based on our relative TSR.

 

(ii)          SOP

The SOP is designed to align executive compensation with shareholder interests.  Under the SOP, incentive and non-qualified stock options, SARs, and SARs in tandem with stock options may be granted to key employees, officers, and outside directors.  The activity under this plan has predominantly consisted of the grant of stock options.  Options are granted with an option price equal to the fair market value of the shares on the grant date.  Options generally vest over five years at a rate of 20 percent per year, beginning on the grant date, and expire 10 years from the grant date.  As of October 2004, no additional incentive stock options may be granted under the plan.

 

(iii)         Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan

The Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan allows essentially all full-time, regular employees to purchase shares of common stock pursuant to a stock option feature.  The last offering period began May 1, 2001, and ended June 30, 2003, with 168,101 shares purchased and the remaining cash distributed to the respective participants.  The purchase price for all shares under this offering was $32.78.

 

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Activity for 2004, 2003, and 2002 for the LTIP, SOP, and Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

LTIP and SOP

 

Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan(1)

 

 

 

Shares Subject

 

Weighted Average

 

Shares Subject

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

to Option

 

Exercise Price

 

to Option

 

Exercise Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2001

 

7,447,778

 

$

27.63

 

278,325

 

$

32.78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options granted(2)

 

1,241,200

 

32.27

 

 

 

Options exercised

 

(1,308,738

)

23.96

 

(4,912

)

32.78

 

Options forfeited

 

(18,540

)

31.57

 

(55,243

)

32.78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2002

 

7,361,700

 

29.06

 

218,170

 

32.78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options granted(2)

 

897,100

 

34.30

 

 

 

Options exercised

 

(1,630,046

)

24.89

 

(168,101

)

32.78

 

Options forfeited

 

(59,300

)

30.51

 

(50,069

)

32.78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2003

 

6,569,454

 

30.79

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options granted(2)

 

739,200

 

38.79

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercised

 

(1,950,570

)

26.41

 

 

 

 

 

Options forfeited

 

(32,700

)

35.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2004

 

5,325,384

 

$

33.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Exercisable(3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2002

 

3,744,420

 

$

28.98

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2003

 

3,700,346

 

$

29.52

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2004

 

2,706,876

 

$

32.01

 

 

 

 

 


(1)

Shares were not offered after June 30, 2003.

(2)

Options were not granted under the SOP during 2004, 2003, or 2002.

(3)

The options under the Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan are generally only exercisable at the end of the offering period.

 

The weighted average fair value of options granted under the LTIP was $5.65 in 2004, $4.96 in 2003, and $4.95 in 2002.  The fair values of options granted were estimated as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the following assumptions:

 

 

 

LTIP

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

3.35

%

3.02

%

3.92

%

Expected dividend yield

 

4.97

%

5.34

%

5.66

%

Expected life

 

5.33

yrs.

5.35

yrs.

5.42

yrs.

Expected volatility

 

24.47

%

26.15

%

26.45

%

 

Price ranges, along with certain other information, for options outstanding under the combined LTIP and SOP plans at December 31, 2004, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Exercisable

 

Exercise Price Range

 

Number of Shares

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life

 

Number of Shares

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23.66

 

-

 

$

33.64

 

2,315,346

 

$

29.59

 

6.00 yrs.

 

1,264,238

 

$

27.42

 

$

33.88

 

-

 

$

36.88

 

2,061,638

 

$

35.09

 

5.90 yrs.

 

1,233,938

 

$

35.60

 

$

37.82

 

-

 

$

39.65

 

948,400

 

$

38.74

 

7.68 yrs.

 

208,700

 

$

38.59

 

 

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(iv)    401(k) Plans

We sponsor 401(k) employee retirement plans that cover substantially all United States employees.  Employees can contribute up to 50 percent of pre-tax base salary (subject to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limits) and up to 15 percent of after-tax base salary.  We make matching contributions to these plans in the form of Cinergy Corp. common stock, contributing 100 percent of the first three percent of an employee’s pre-tax contributions plus 50 percent of the next two percent of an employee’s pre-tax contributions, and we have the discretion to make incentive matching contributions based on Cinergy’s net income.  Employees are immediately vested in both their contributions and our matching contributions.

 

Cinergy’s, CG&E’s, and PSI’s matching contributions for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

$

20

 

$

18

 

$

19

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

5

 

3

 

3

 

PSI

 

4

 

4

 

3

 


(1)

The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

Effective January 1, 2003, each Cinergy employee whose pension benefit is determined using a cash balance formula is also eligible to receive an annual deferred profit sharing contribution, calculated as a percentage of that employee’s total pension eligible earnings.  The deferred profit sharing contribution made by Cinergy is based on the corporate net income performance level for the year, and is made to the 401(k) plans in the form of Cinergy Corp. common stock.  Each year’s contribution must remain invested in Cinergy Corp. common stock for a minimum of three years, or until an employee reaches age 50.  Employees age 50 or older may transfer their benefit from Cinergy Corp. common stock into another investment option offered under our 401(k) plans.  Employees vest in their benefit upon reaching three years of service, or immediately upon reaching age 65 while employed.  Cinergy has recorded approximately $2.4 million and $1.5 million, respectively, of profit sharing contribution costs for the years ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003.

 

(v)     401(k) Excess Plan

The 401(k) Excess Plan is a non-qualified deferred compensation plan for a select group of Cinergy management and other highly compensated employees.  It is a means by which these employees can defer additional compensation, and receive company matching contributions, provided they have already contributed the maximum amount (pursuant to the anti-discrimination rules for highly compensated employees) under the qualified 401(k) Plans.  All funds deferred are held in a rabbi trust administered by an independent trustee.

 

3.              Variable Interest Entities

(a)                                  Power Sale SPEs

In accordance with Interpretation 46, we consolidate two SPEs that have individual power sale agreements with CMP for approximately 45 megawatts (MW) of capacity, ending in 2009, and 35 MW of capacity, ending in 2016.  In addition, these SPEs have individual power purchase agreements with Capital & Trading to supply the power.  Capital & Trading also provides various services, including certain credit support facilities.  Upon the initial consolidation of these two SPEs on July 1, 2003, approximately $239 million of notes receivable, $225 million of non-recourse debt, and miscellaneous other assets and liabilities were included on Cinergy’s Balance Sheets.  The debt was incurred by the SPEs to finance the buyout of the existing power contracts that CMP held with the former suppliers.  The cash flows from the notes receivable are designed to repay the debt.  Notes 4 and 8 provide additional information regarding the debt and the notes receivable, respectively.

 

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(b)                                  Preferred Trust Securities

In December 2001, Cinergy Corp. issued approximately $316 million notional amount of combined securities consisting of (a) 6.9 percent preferred trust securities, due February 2007, and (b) stock purchase contracts obligating the holders to purchase between 9.2 and 10.8 million shares of Cinergy Corp. common stock by February 2005.  A $50 preferred trust security and stock purchase contract were sold together as a single security unit (Unit).  The preferred trust securities were issued through a trust whose common stock is 100 percent owned by Cinergy Corp. The stock purchase contracts were issued directly by Cinergy Corp.  The trust loaned the proceeds from the issuance of the securities to Cinergy Corp. in exchange for a note payable to the trust that was eliminated in consolidation.  The proceeds of $306 million, which is net of approximately $10 million of issuance costs, were used to pay down Cinergy Corp.’s short-term indebtedness.  In January and February 2005, certain holders settled the stock purchase contracts early and elected to remove the units from the remarketing.  In February 2005, the remaining preferred trust securities were successfully remarketed and the dividend rate was reset at 6.9 percent.  The preferred trust securities will mature in February 2007.  To settle the stock purchase contracts, Cinergy Corp. issued 9.2 million shares of common stock at the ceiling price of $34.40 per share as the market price of the stock exceeded the ceiling price of the contract.  Net proceeds of approximately $316 million were used to repay short-term indebtedness.

 

Each Unit continues to receive quarterly cash payments of 6.9 percent per annum of the notional amount, which represents a preferred trust security dividend.  Each Unit received quarterly cash payments of 2.6 percent per annum of the notional amount, which represented principal and interest on the stock purchase contracts.  These payments ceased upon delivery of the shares in January and February 2005.  The trust’s ability to pay dividends on the preferred trust securities is solely dependent on its receipt of interest payments from Cinergy Corp. on the note payable.  However, Cinergy Corp. has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the preferred trust securities.

 

As of July 1, 2003, we no longer consolidate the trust that was established to issue the preferred trust securities.  The preferred trust securities are no longer included in Cinergy Corp.’s Balance Sheets.  In addition, the note payable owed to the trust, which has a current carrying value of $322 million, is included in Long-term debt.

 

(c)                                  Sales of Accounts Receivable

In February 2002, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P entered into an agreement to sell certain of their accounts receivable and related collections.  Cinergy Corp. formed Cinergy Receivables Company, LLC (Cinergy Receivables) to purchase, on a revolving basis, nearly all of the retail accounts receivable and related collections of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&PCinergy Corp. does not consolidate Cinergy Receivables since it meets the requirements to be accounted for as a qualifying SPE.  The transfers of receivables are accounted for as sales, pursuant to Statement 140.

 

The proceeds obtained from the sales of receivables are largely cash but do include a subordinated note from Cinergy Receivables for a portion of the purchase price (typically approximates 25 percent of the total proceeds).  The note is subordinate to senior loans that Cinergy Receivables obtains from commercial paper conduits controlled by unrelated financial institutions.  Cinergy Receivables provides credit enhancement related to senior loans in the form of over-collateralization of the purchased receivables.  However, the over-collateralization is calculated monthly and does not extend to the entire pool of receivables held by Cinergy Receivables at any point in time.  As such, these senior loans do not have recourse to all assets of Cinergy Receivables.  These loans provide the cash portion of the proceeds paid to CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P.

 

This subordinated note is a retained interest (right to receive a specified portion of cash flows from the sold assets) under Statement 140 and is classified within Notes receivable from affiliated companies in the accompanying Balance Sheets of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P and is classified within Notes receivable on Cinergy Corp.’s Balance Sheets.  In addition, Cinergy Corp.’s investment in Cinergy Receivables constitutes a purchased beneficial interest (purchased right to receive specified cash flows, in our case residual cash flows), which is subordinate to the retained interests held by CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P.  The carrying values of the retained interests are determined by allocating the carrying value of the receivables between the assets sold and the interests retained based on relative fair value.  The key assumptions in estimating fair value are credit losses and selection of discount rates.  Because (a) the receivables generally turn in less than two months, (b) credit losses are reasonably predictable due to each

 

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company’s broad customer base and lack of significant concentration, and (c) the purchased beneficial interest is subordinate to all retained interests and thus would absorb losses first, the allocated bases of the subordinated notes are not materially different than their face value.  Interest accrues to CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P on the retained interests using the accretable yield method, which generally approximates the stated rate on the notes since the allocated basis and the face value are nearly equivalent.  Cinergy Corp. records income from Cinergy Receivables in a similar manner.  We record an impairment charge against the carrying value of both the retained interests and purchased beneficial interest whenever we determine that an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred (which is unlikely unless credit losses on the receivables far exceed the anticipated level).

 

The key assumptions used in measuring the retained interests are as follows (all amounts are averages of the assumptions used in sales during the period):

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

PSI

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

Anticipated credit loss rate

 

0.7

%

0.6

%

0.9

%

0.8

%

0.5

%

0.5

%

1.2

%

1.0

%

Discount rate on expected cash flows

 

3.8

%

4.4

%

3.8

%

4.4

%

3.8

%

4.4

%

3.8

%

4.4

%

Receivables turnover rate(1)

 

12.6

%

12.8

%

13.4

%

13.6

%

11.5

%

11.8

%

12.9

%

13.2

%


(1)    Receivables at each month-end divided by annualized sales for the month.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The hypothetical effect on the fair value of the retained interests assuming both a 10 percent and 20 percent unfavorable variation in credit losses or discount rates is not material due to the short turnover of receivables and historically low credit loss history.

 

CG&E retains servicing responsibilities for its role as a collection agent on the amounts due on the sold receivables.  However, Cinergy Receivables assumes the risk of collection on the purchased receivables without recourse to CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P in the event of a loss.  While no direct recourse to CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P exists, these entities risk loss in the event collections are not sufficient to allow for full recovery of their retained interests.  No servicing asset or liability is recorded since the servicing fee paid to CG&E approximates a market rate.

 

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The following table shows the gross and net receivables sold, retained interests, purchased beneficial interest, sales, and cash flows during the periods ending December 31, 2004 and 2003.

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

PSI

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables sold as of period end

 

$

538

 

$

339

 

$

199

 

$

54

 

Less: Retained interests

 

194

 

121

 

73

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net receivables sold as of period end

 

$

344

 

$

218

 

$

126

 

$

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased beneficial interest

 

$

18

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales during period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables sold

 

$

3,895

 

$

2,253

 

$

1,642

 

$

367

 

Loss recognized on sale

 

38

 

25

 

13

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows during period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash proceeds from sold receivables

 

$

3,835

 

$

2,213

 

$

1,622

 

$

360

 

Collection fees received

 

2

 

2

 

 

 

Return received on retained interests

 

17

 

10

 

7

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

PSI

 

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables sold as of period end

 

$

487

 

$

310

 

$

177

 

$

50

 

Less: Retained interests

 

172

 

107

 

65

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net receivables sold as of period end

 

$

315

 

$

203

 

$

112

 

$

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased beneficial interest

 

$

14

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales during period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables sold

 

$

3,681

 

$

2,140

 

$

1,541

 

$

346

 

Loss recognized on sale

 

36

 

23

 

13

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows during period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash proceeds from sold receivables

 

$

3,601

 

$

2,092

 

$

1,509

 

$

337

 

Collection fees received

 

2

 

2

 

 

 

Return received on retained interests

 

16

 

9

 

7

 

2

 

 

A decline in the long-term senior unsecured credit ratings of CG&E, PSI, or ULH&P below investment grade would result in a termination of the sale program and discontinuance of future sales of receivables, and could prevent Cinergy Receivables from borrowing additional funds from commercial paper conduits.

 

(d)                                  Other

Cinergy also holds interests in several joint ventures, primarily engaged in cogeneration and energy efficiency operations, that are considered VIEs which do not require consolidation.  Our exposure to loss from our involvement with these entities is not material.

 

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4.              Long-Term Debt

Refer to the Statements of Capitalization for detailed information for Cinergy’s, CG&E’s, PSI’s, and ULH&P’s long-term debt.

 

In March 2003, PSI borrowed the proceeds from the Indiana Development Finance Authority’s issuance of $35 million of its Environmental Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2003, due April 1, 2022.  Interest was initially set at 1.05 percent and resets every 35 days by auction.  Because the holders cannot tender the bonds for purchase by the issuer while the Bonds are in the auction rate mode, PSI’s obligation is classified as Long-term debt.  Later in March 2003, the proceeds from this borrowing plus the interest income earned were used to cause the refunding of the $35 million principal amount outstanding of the City of Princeton, Indiana Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 1997 Series.

 

In April 2003, PSI redeemed $26.8 million of the following Series A, Medium-term Notes:

 

Principal Amount

 

Interest Rate

 

Maturity Date

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2.0

 

8.37

%

11/08/2006

 

5.0

 

8.81

 

05/16/2022

 

3.0

 

8.80

 

05/18/2022

 

16.8

 

8.67

 

06/01/2022

 

 

In June 2003, CG&E issued $200 million principal amount of its 5 3/8% 2003 Series B Debentures due June 15, 2033 (effective interest rate of 5.66 percent).  Proceeds from this issuance were used for general corporate purposes, including the funding of capital expenditures related to construction projects and environmental compliance initiatives, and the repayment of outstanding indebtedness.

 

Also, in June 2003, CG&E modified existing debt resulting in a $200 million principal amount 5.40% 2003 Series A Debenture with a 30-year maturity.  The effective interest rate is 6.90 percent.

 

In June 2003, CG&E also redeemed its $100 million 8.28% Junior Subordinated Debentures due July 1, 2025.

 

Cinergy adopted Interpretation 46 on July 1, 2003, as discussed in Note 1(q)(i).  The adoption of this new accounting principle had the following effects on long-term debt:

 

                  Cinergy no longer consolidates the trust that held Company obligated, mandatorily redeemable, preferred trust securities of subsidiary, holding solely debt securities of the company.  This resulted in the removal of these securities from our 2003 Balance Sheet and the addition to long-term debt of a $319 million (net of discount) note payable that Cinergy Corp. owes to the trust.

 

                  Cinergy consolidated two SPEs effective July 1, 2003.  As a result, Cinergy has approximately $200 million of additional non-recourse debt as of December 31, 2004, comprised of two separate notes.

 

The first note, with a December 31, 2004 balance of $93 million bears an interest rate of 7.81 percent and matures in June 2009.  The second note, with a December 31, 2004 balance of $107 million, bears an interest rate of 9.23 percent and matures in November 2016.

 

In September 2003, PSI redeemed $56 million of its 5.93% Series B, Medium-term Notes at maturity.

 

In September 2003, PSI issued $400 million principal amount of its 5.00% Debentures due September 15, 2013 (effective interest rate of 5.20 percent).  Proceeds from this issuance were used for the early redemption at par of two subordinated promissory notes to Cinergy Corp. totaling $376 million, issued as consideration for two gas fired electric peaking facilities transferred from Cinergy Corp. to PSI in early 2003.  The remaining proceeds were used

 

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to reduce short-term indebtedness associated with general corporate purposes including funding capital expenditures related to construction projects and environmental compliance initiatives.

 

In October 2003, CG&E redeemed its $265.5 million First Mortgage Bonds, 7.20% due October 1, 2023.

 

In December 2003, ULH&P redeemed $20 million of its 6.11% Senior Debentures at maturity.

 

In February 2004, CG&E repaid at maturity $110 million of its 6.45% First Mortgage Bonds.

 

In April 2004, Cinergy Corp. repaid at maturity $200 million of its 6.125% Debentures.

 

In September 2004, Cinergy Corp. repaid at maturity $500 million of its 6.25% Debentures.

 

In November 2004, CG&E borrowed the proceeds from the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority’s issuance of $47 million principal amount of its State of Ohio Air Quality Development Revenue Bonds 2004 Series A and $47 million principal amount of its State of Ohio Air Quality Development Revenue Bonds 2004 Series B (for loans totaling $94 million), both due November 1, 2039.  Payment of principal and interest on the Bonds when due is insured by separate bond insurance policies issued by XL Capital Assurance.  The initial interest rate for both Series A and Series B was 1.92%.  The interest rates on Series A and Series B were initially reset on January 5, 2005 and January 12, 2005, respectively, and then every 35 days by auction thereafter.  Because the holders cannot tender the Bonds for purchase by the issuer while the Bonds are in the auction rate mode, these debt obligations are classified as Long-term debtCG&E is using the proceeds from these borrowings to assist in financing its portion of the costs of acquiring, constructing and installing certain solid waste disposal facilities comprising air quality facilities at Units 7 and 8 at CG&E’s majority-owned Miami Fort Generating Station (Miami Fort Station).

 

In December 2004, PSI borrowed the proceeds from the Indiana Development Finance Authority’s issuance of $77 million principal amount of its Environmental Revenue Bonds, Series 2004B and $77 million principal amount of its Environmental Revenue Bonds, Series 2004C, both due December 1, 2039 (for loans totaling $154 million).  Payment of principal and interest on the Bonds when due is insured by separate bond insurance policies issued by XL Capital Assurance.  The initial interest rate for Series 2004B was 1.80% and for Series 2004C was 1.85%.  The interest rates on both Series 2004B and Series 2004C were initially reset on January 11, 2005 and then every 35 days by auction thereafter.  Because the holders cannot tender the Bonds for purchase by the issuer while the Bonds are in the auction rate mode, these debt obligations are classified as Long-term debtPSI is using the proceeds from these borrowings to assist in the acquisition and construction of solid waste disposal facilities located at various generating stations in Indiana.

 

In December 2004, ULH&P issued $40 million principal amount of its 5.00% Debentures due December 15, 2014 (effective interest rate of 5.26%).  Proceeds from this issuance were used for general corporate purposes and the repayment of outstanding indebtedness.

 

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The following table reflects the long-term debt maturities excluding any redemptions due to the exercise of call provisions or capital lease obligations.  Callable means we have the right to buy back a given security from the holder at a specified price before maturity.

 

Long-term Debt Maturities

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

PSI

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005(2)

 

$

220

 

$

150

 

$

50

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

355

 

 

326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

726

 

100

 

266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

551

 

120

 

43

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

270

 

20

 

223

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thereafter

 

2,376

 

1,240

 

976

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

4,498

 

$

1,630

 

$

1,884

 

$

95

 


(1)   The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

(2)   CG&E and subsidiaries includes long-term debt with put provisions of $150 million in 2005. PSI includes long-term debt with put provisions of $50 million in 2005.

 

Maintenance and replacement fund provisions contained in PSI’s first mortgage bond indenture require:  (1) cash payments, (2) bond retirements, or (3) pledges of unfunded property additions each year based on an amount related to PSI’s net revenues.

 

CG&E’s transmission and distribution assets of approximately $2.8 billion are subject to the lien of its first mortgage bond indenture.  The utility property of PSI is also subject to the lien of its first mortgage bond indenture.

 

As discussed previously, CG&E and PSI periodically borrowed proceeds from the issuance of tax exempt bonds for the purpose of funding the acquisition and construction of solid waste disposal facilities located at various generating stations in Indiana and Ohio.  Because some of these facilities have not commenced construction and others are not yet complete, proceeds from the borrowings have been placed in escrow with a trustee and may be drawn upon only as facilities are built and qualified costs incurred.  In the event any of the proceeds are not drawn, CG&E and PSI would eventually be required to return the unused proceeds to bondholders.  CG&E and PSI expect to draw down all of the proceeds over the next three years.

 

5.              Notes Payable and Other Short-term Obligations

Short-term obligations may include:

 

                    short-term notes;

                    variable rate pollution control notes;

                    commercial paper; and

                    money pool.

 

Short-term Notes

Short-term borrowings mature within one year from the date of issuance.  We primarily use unsecured revolving lines of credit and the sale of commercial paper for short-term borrowings.  A portion of Cinergy Corp.’s revolving lines is used to provide credit support for commercial paper and letters of credit.  When revolving lines are reserved for commercial paper or backing letters of credit, they are not available for additional borrowings.  The fees paid to secure short-term borrowings were immaterial during each of the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002.

 

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At December 31, 2004, Cinergy Corp. had $1.3 billion remaining unused and available capacity relating to its $2 billion revolving credit facilities.  These revolving credit facilities include the following:

 

Credit Facility

 

Expiration

 

Established Lines

 

Outstanding and Committed

 

Unused and Available

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five-year senior revolving

 

December 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct borrowing

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

Commercial paper support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total five-year facility(1)

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-year senior revolving

 

April 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct borrowing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial paper support

 

 

 

 

 

676

 

 

 

Letter of credit support

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total three-year facility(2)

 

 

 

1,000

 

688

 

312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Credit Facilities

 

 

 

$

 2,000

 

$

 688

 

$

 1,312

 


(1)   In April 2004, Cinergy Corp. successfully placed a $500 million 364-day senior unsecured revolving credit facility which replaced the $600 million 364-day senior unsecured revolving credit facility that expired in April 2004. In December 2004, Cinergy Corp. successfully replaced the $500 million 364-day facility with a $1 billion five-year facility. CG&E and PSIeach have $500 million borrowing sublimits on this facility.

(2)   In April 2004, Cinergy Corp. successfully placed a $1 billion three-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility. This facility replaced the $400 million three-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility that was set to expire in May 2004.

 

In addition to revolving credit facilities, Cinergy Corp., CG&E, and PSI also maintain uncommitted lines of credit.  These facilities are not guaranteed sources of capital and represent an informal agreement to lend money, subject to availability, with pricing to be determined at the time of advance.  Cinergy Corp., CG&E, and PSI have established uncommitted lines of $40 million, $15 million, and $60 million, respectively, all of which remained unused as of December 31, 2004.

 

Variable Rate Pollution Control Notes

CG&E and PSI have issued certain variable rate pollution control notes (tax-exempt notes obtained to finance equipment or land development for pollution control purposes).  Because the holders of these notes have the right to have their notes redeemed on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, they are reflected in Notes payable and other short-term obligations on the Balance Sheets of Cinergy, CG&E, and PSI.  At December 31, 2004, Cinergy, CG&E and PSI had $273 million, $112 million and $136 million, respectively, outstanding in variable rate pollution control notes, classified as short-term debt.  ULH&P had no outstanding short-term pollution control notes.  Any short-term pollution control note borrowings outstanding do not reduce the unused and available short-term debt regulatory authority of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P.

 

In August 2003, CG&E caused the remarketing by the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority of $84 million of its State of Ohio Air Quality Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, due September 1, 2030.  The issuance consists of a $42 million 1995 Series A and a $42 million 1995 Series B.  The remarketing effected the conversion from a daily interest rate reset mode supported by a letter of credit to an unsecured weekly interest rate mode.  The interest rate for both series was initially set at 1.30 percent and will reset every seven days going forward.  Because the holders of these notes have the right to have their notes redeemed on a weekly basis, they are reflected in Notes payable and other short-term obligations on the Balance Sheets of Cinergy and CG&E.

 

Also in August 2003, CG&E caused the remarketing by the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority of $12.1 million of its State of Ohio Air Quality Development Revenue Bonds 2001 Series A due August 1, 2033.  The remarketing affected the conversion from an unsecured one-year interest rate reset mode to a daily interest rate reset

 

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mode supported by a standby letter of credit.  The interest rate was initially set at 0.95 percent and will be reset daily going forward.  Because the holders of these notes have the right to have their notes redeemed on a daily basis, they are reflected in Notes payable and other short-term obligations on the Balance Sheets of Cinergy and CG&E.

 

In December 2003, PSI borrowed the proceeds from the issuance by the Indiana Development Finance Authority of $80.5 million of its Indiana Development Finance Authority Environmental Revenue Bonds due December 1, 2038.  The issuance consists of two $40.25 million tranches designated Series 2003A and Series 2003B.  The initial interest rate for both tranches was 1.27 percent and is reset weekly.  Proceeds from the borrowing are being used for the acquisition and construction of various solid waste disposal facilities located at various generating stations in Indiana.  The remaining funds are being held in escrow by an independent trustee and will be drawn down as the facilities are built.  Because the holders of these notes have the right to have their notes redeemed on a weekly basis, they are reflected in Notes payable and other short-term obligations on the Balance Sheets of Cinergy and PSI.

 

In August 2004, PSI borrowed the proceeds from the issuance by the Indiana Development Finance Authority of $55 million principal amount of its Environmental Revenue Bonds, Series 2004A, due August 2039.  The initial interest rate for the bonds was 1.13 percent and is reset weekly.  Proceeds from the borrowing will be used for the acquisition and construction of various solid waste disposal facilities located at various generating stations in Indiana.  The funds are being held in escrow by an independent trustee and will be drawn upon as facilities are built.  Holders of these notes are entitled to credit enhancement in the form of a standby letter of credit which, if drawn upon, provides for the payment of both interest and principal on the notes.  Because the holders of these notes have the right to have their notes redeemed on a weekly basis, they are reflected in Notes payable and other short-term obligations on Cinergy’s and PSI’s Balance Sheets.

 

Commercial Paper

Cinergy Corp.’s commercial paper program is supported by Cinergy Corp.’s $2 billion revolving credit facilities.  The commercial paper program supports, in part, the short-term borrowing needs of CG&E and PSI and eliminates their need for separate commercial paper programs.  In September 2004, Cinergy Corp. expanded its commercial paper program from $800 million to a maximum outstanding principal amount of $1.5 billion.  As of December 31, 2004, Cinergy Corp. had $676 million in commercial paper outstanding.

 

Money Pool

Cinergy Corp., Services, and our utility operating companies participate in a money pool arrangement to better manage cash and working capital requirements.  Under this arrangement, those companies with surplus short-term funds provide short-term loans to affiliates (other than Cinergy Corp.) participating under this arrangement.  This surplus cash may be from internal or external sources.  The amounts outstanding under this money pool arrangement are shown as a component of Notes receivable from affiliated companies and/or Notes payable to affiliated companies on the Balance Sheets of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P.  Any money pool borrowings outstanding reduce the unused and available short-term debt regulatory authority of CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P.

 

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The following table summarizes our Notes payable and other short-term obligations and Notes payable to affiliated companies.

 

 

 

December 31, 2004

 

December 31, 2003

 

 

 

Established Lines

 

Outstanding

 

Weighted Average Rate

 

Established Lines

 

Outstanding

 

Weighted Average Rate

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving lines

 

$

2,000

 

$

 

%

$

1,000

 

$

 

%

Uncommitted lines(1)

 

40

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

Commercial paper(2)

 

 

 

676

 

2.45

 

 

 

146

 

1.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility operating companies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncommitted lines(1)

 

75

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

Pollution control notes

 

 

 

248

 

2.43

 

 

 

193

 

1.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-regulated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving lines(3)

 

158

 

8

 

5.67

 

19

 

10

 

5.90

 

Short-term debt

 

 

 

2

 

4.50

 

 

 

2

 

4.80

 

Pollution control notes

 

 

 

25

 

2.30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Total

 

 

 

$

959

 

2.47

%

 

 

$

351

 

1.45

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncommitted lines(1)

 

$

15

 

$

 

%

$

15

 

 

%

Pollution control notes

 

 

 

112

 

2.34

 

 

 

112

 

1.28

 

Money pool

 

 

 

180

 

2.38

 

 

 

49

 

1.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E Total

 

 

 

$

292

 

2.36

%

 

 

$

161

 

1.23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncommitted lines(1)

 

$

60

 

$

 

%

$

60

 

$

 

%

Pollution control notes

 

 

 

136

 

2.49

 

 

 

81

 

1.48

 

Money pool

 

 

 

130

 

2.38

 

 

 

188

 

1.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI Total

 

 

 

$

266

 

2.44

%

 

 

$

269

 

1.22

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money pool

 

 

 

$

11

 

2.38

%

 

 

$

45

 

1.11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P Total

 

 

 

$

11

 

2.38

%

 

 

$

45

 

1.11

%


(1)   These facilities are not guaranteed sources of capital and represent an informal agreement to lend money, subject to availability, with pricing to be determined at the time of advance.

(2)   In September 2004, Cinergy Corp. increased its commercial paper program limit from $800 million to $1.5 billion. The commercial paper program is supported by Cinergy Corp.’s revolving lines of credit.

(3)   In December 2004, Cinergy Canada, Inc. successfully placed a $150 million three-year senior revolving credit facility.

 

In our credit facilities, Cinergy Corp. has covenanted to maintain:

 

                    a consolidated net worth of $2 billion; and

                    a ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated total capitalization not in excess of 65 percent.

 

As part of CG&E’s $500 million sublimit under the $1 billion five-year credit facility, CG&E has covenanted to maintain:

 

                    a consolidated net worth of $1 billion; and

                    a ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated total capitalization not in excess of 65 percent.

 

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As part of PSI’s $500 million sublimit under the $1 billion five-year credit facility, PSI has covenanted to maintain:

 

                    a consolidated net worth of $900 million; and

                    a ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated total capitalization not in excess of 65 percent.

 

A breach of these covenants could result in the termination of the credit facilities and the acceleration of the related indebtedness.  In addition to breaches of covenants, certain other events that could result in the termination of available credit and acceleration of the related indebtedness include:

 

                    bankruptcy;

                    defaults in the payment of other indebtedness; and

                    judgments against the company that are not paid or insured.

 

The latter two events, however, are subject to dollar-based materiality thresholds.

 

As discussed in Note 1(q)(i), long-term debt increased in the third quarter of 2003 resulting from the adoption of Interpretation 46.  The debt which was recorded as a result of this new accounting pronouncement did not cause Cinergy Corp. to be in breach of any covenants at the time of adoption.  As of December 31, 2004, Cinergy, CG&E, and PSI are in compliance with all of their debt covenants.

 

6.              Leases

(a)                                  Operating Leases

We have entered into operating lease agreements for various facilities and properties such as computer, communication and transportation equipment, and office space.  Total rental payments on operating leases for each of the past three years are detailed in the following table.  This table also shows future minimum lease payments required for operating leases with remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2004:

 

 

 

Lease Expense

 

Estimated Minimum Lease Payments

 

 

 

2002

 

2003

 

2004

 

2005

 

2006

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

Thereafter

 

Total

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

$

64

 

$

72

 

$

85

 

$

43

 

$

36

 

$

28

 

$

18

 

$

14

 

$

27

 

$

166

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

30

 

34

 

36

 

10

 

8

 

7

 

5

 

4

 

6

 

40

 

PSI

 

23

 

31

 

32

 

11

 

10

 

9

 

7

 

6

 

13

 

56

 

ULH&P

 

4

 

4

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)    The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

(b)                                  Capital Leases

In each of the years 1999 through 2004, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P entered into capital lease agreements to fund the purchase of gas and electric meters, and associated equipment.  The lease terms are for 120 months commencing with the date of purchase and contain buyout options ranging from 48 to 105 months.  It is our objective to own the meters and associated equipment indefinitely and the operating companies plan to exercise the buyout option at month 105.  As of December 31, 2004, Cinergy’s effective interest rate on capital lease obligations outstanding was 5.5 percent.  The meters and associated equipment are depreciated at the same rate as if owned by the operating companies.  CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P each recorded a capital lease obligation, included in Non-Current Liabilities-Other.

 

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The total minimum lease payments and the present values for these capital lease items are shown below:

 

 

 

Total Minimum Lease Payments

 

 

 

Cinergy

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

PSI

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total minimum lease payments(1)

 

$

79

 

$

49

 

$

30

 

$

11

 

Less: amount representing interest

 

(14

)

(9

)

(5

)

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present value of minimum lease payments

 

$

65

 

$

40

 

$

25

 

$

9

 


(1)   Annual minimum lease payments are immaterial.

 

 

7.                    Financial Instruments

(a)                                  Financial Derivatives

We have entered into financial derivative contracts for the purpose of managing financial instrument risk.

 

Our current policy of managing exposure to fluctuations in interest rates is to maintain approximately 30 percent of the total amount of outstanding debt in variable interest rate debt instruments.  In maintaining this level of exposure, we use interest rate swaps.  Under the swaps, we agree with other parties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed-rate and variable-rate interest amounts calculated on an agreed notional amount.  CG&E has an outstanding interest rate swap agreement that decreased the percentage of variable-rate debt.  Under the provisions of the swap, which has a notional amount of $100 million, CG&E pays a fixed-rate and receives a variable-rate through October 2007.  This swap qualifies as a cash flow hedge under the provisions of Statement 133.  As the terms of the swap agreement mirror the terms of the debt agreement that it is hedging, we anticipate that this swap will continue to be effective as a hedge.  Changes in fair value of this swap are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)Cinergy Corp. had three interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount of $250 million which settled in September 2004.  These swaps qualified as fair value hedges under the provisions of Statement 133.

 

Treasury locks are agreements that fix the yield or price on a specified treasury security for a specified period, which we sometimes use in connection with the issuance of fixed-rate debt.  On September 23, 2002, CG&E issued $500 million principal amount senior unsecured debentures due September 15, 2012, with an interest rate of 5.70 percent.  In July 2002, CG&E executed a treasury lock with a notional amount of $250 million, which was designated as a cash flow hedge of 50 percent of the forecasted interest payments on this debt offering.  The treasury lock effectively fixed the benchmark interest rate (i.e., the treasury component of the interest rate, but not the credit spread) for 50 percent of the offering from July 2002 through the issuance date in order to reduce the exposure associated with treasury rate volatility.  With the issuance of the debt, the treasury lock was settled.  Given the use of hedge accounting, this settlement was reflected in other Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on an after-tax basis in the amount of $13 million, rather than a charge to net income.  This amount will be reclassified to Interest Expense over the 10-year life of the related debt as interest is accrued.

 

See Note 1(k)(ii) for additional information on financial derivatives.  In the future, we will continually monitor market conditions to evaluate whether to modify our use of financial derivative contracts to manage financial instrument risk.

 

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(b)                                  Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

The estimated fair values of other financial instruments were as follows (this information does not claim to be a valuation of the companies as a whole):

 

 

 

December 31, 2004

 

December 31, 2003

 

Financial Instruments

 

Carrying Amount

 

Fair Value

 

Carrying Amount

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First mortgage bonds and other long-term debt(2)

 

$

4,448

 

$

4,710

 

$

4,971

 

$

5,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First mortgage bonds and other long-term debt(2)

 

$

1,594

 

$

1,641

 

$

1,569

 

$

1,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First mortgage bonds and other long-term debt(2)

 

$

1,874

 

$

1,999

 

$

1,720

 

$

1,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other long-term debt

 

$

94

 

$

99

 

$

55

 

$

61

 


(1)   The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

(2)   Includes amounts reflected as Long-term debt due within one year.

 

 

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values of each major class of instruments:

 

(i)      Cash and cash equivalents, Restricted deposits, and Notes payable and other short-term obligations

Due to the short period to maturity, the carrying amounts reflected on the Balance Sheets approximate fair values.

 

(ii)     Long-term debt

The fair values of long-term debt issues were estimated based on the latest quoted market prices or, if not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, on the present value of future cash flows.  The discount rates used approximate the incremental borrowing costs for similar instruments.

 

(c)                                  Concentrations of Credit Risk

Credit risk is the exposure to economic loss that would occur as a result of nonperformance by counterparties, pursuant to the terms of their contractual obligations.  Specific components of credit risk include counterparty default risk, collateral risk, concentration risk, and settlement risk.

 

(i)      Trade Receivables and Physical Power Portfolio

Our concentration of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable from electric and gas retail customers is limited.  The large number of customers and diversified customer base of residential, commercial, and industrial customers significantly reduces our credit risk.  Contracts within the physical portfolio of power marketing and trading operations are primarily with traditional electric cooperatives and municipalities and other investor-owned utilities.  At December 31, 2004, we believe the likelihood of significant losses associated with credit risk in our trade accounts receivable or physical power portfolio is remote.

 

(ii)     Energy Trading Credit Risk

Cinergy’s extension of credit for energy marketing and trading is governed by a Corporate Credit Policy.  Written guidelines approved by Cinergy’s Risk Policy Committee document the management approval levels for credit

 

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limits, evaluation of creditworthiness, and credit risk mitigation procedures.  Exposures to credit risks are monitored daily by the Corporate Credit Risk function, which is independent of all trading operations.  As of December 31, 2004, approximately 93 percent of the credit exposure, net of credit collateral, related to energy trading and marketing activity was with counterparties rated investment grade or the counterparties’ obligations were guaranteed or secured by an investment grade entity.  The majority of these investment grade counterparties are externally rated.  If a counterparty has an external rating, the lower of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investors Service is used; otherwise, Cinergy’s internal rating of the counterparty is used.  The remaining seven percent represents $59 million with counterparties rated non-investment grade.

 

As of December 31, 2004, CG&E had a concentration of trading credit exposure of approximately $45 million with two counterparties accounting for greater than 10 percent of CG&E’s total trading credit exposure.  These counterparties are rated investment grade.

 

Energy commodity prices can be extremely volatile and the market can, at times, lack liquidity.  Because of these issues, credit risk for energy commodities is generally greater than with other commodity trading.

 

We continually review and monitor our credit exposure to all counterparties and secondary counterparties.  If appropriate, we may adjust our credit reserves to attempt to compensate for increased credit risk within the industry.  Counterparty credit limits may be adjusted on a daily basis in response to changes in a counterparty’s financial status or public debt ratings.

 

(iii)   Financial Derivatives

Potential exposure to credit risk also exists from our use of financial derivatives such as interest rate swaps and treasury locks.  Because these financial instruments are transacted with highly rated financial institutions, we do not anticipate nonperformance by any of the counterparties.

 

8.              Notes Receivable

As discussed in Note 1(q)(i), Cinergy consolidated two previously unconsolidated SPEs effective July 1, 2003.  As a result, Cinergy has approximately $214 million and $231 million of additional notes receivable as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, comprised of two separate notes.

 

The first note, with a December 31, 2004 balance of $101 million and a December 31, 2003 balance of $118 million, bears an effective interest rate of 7.81 percent and matures in August 2009.  The second note, with a balance of $113 million as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, bears an effective interest rate of 9.23 percent and matures in December 2016.

 

The following table reflects the maturities of these notes as of December 31, 2004.

 

Notes Receivable Maturities

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

$

20

 

2006

 

22

 

2007

 

25

 

2008

 

29

 

2009

 

24

 

Thereafter

 

94

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

214

 

 

 

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9.              Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Cinergy Corp. sponsors both pension and other postretirement benefit plans.

 

Our qualified defined benefit pension plans cover substantially all United States employees meeting certain minimum age and service requirements.  During 2002, eligible Cinergy employees were offered the opportunity to make a one-time election, effective January 1, 2003, to either continue to have their pension benefit determined by the traditional defined benefit pension formula or to have their benefit determined using a cash balance formula.  A similar election was provided to certain union employees at a later time.

 

The traditional defined benefit program utilizes a final average pay formula to determine pension benefits.  These benefits are based on:

 

                  years of participation;

                  age at retirement; and

                  the applicable average Social Security wage base.

 

Benefits are accrued under the cash balance formula based upon a percentage of pension eligible earnings plus interest.  In addition, participants with the cash balance formula may request a lump-sum cash payment upon termination of their employment, which may result in increased cash requirements from pension plan assets.  At the effective time of the election, benefits ceased accruing under the traditional defined benefit pension formula for employees who elected the cash balance formula.  There was no change to retirement benefits earned prior to the effective time of the election.  The pension benefits of all non-union and certain union employees hired after December 31, 2002 are calculated using the cash balance formula.  At December 31, 2004, approximately 80 percent of Cinergy’s employees remain in the traditional defined benefit program.

 

The introduction of the cash balance features to our defined benefit plans did not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

Funding for the qualified defined benefit pension plans is based on actuarially determined contributions, the maximum of which is generally the amount deductible for tax purposes and the minimum being that required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.  The pension plans’ assets consist of investments in equity and debt securities.

 

Cinergy’s investment strategy with respect to pension assets is designed to achieve a moderate level of overall portfolio risk in keeping with our desired risk objective, which is established through careful consideration of plan liabilities, plan funded status, and corporate financial condition.  The portfolio’s target asset allocation is 60 percent equity and 40 percent debt with specified allowable ranges around these targets.  Within the equity segment, we are broadly diversified across domestic, developed international, and emerging market equities, with the largest concentration being domestic.  Further diversification is achieved through allocations to growth/value and small-, mid-, and large-cap equities.  Within the debt segment, we principally maintain separate “core plus” and “core” portfolios.  The “core plus” portfolio makes tactical use of the “plus” sectors (e.g., high yield, developed international, emerging markets, etc.) while the “core” portfolio is a domestic, investment grade portfolio.  In late 2004, Cinergy commenced the implementation of an alternative investment strategy in its investment program.  This strategy incorporates an investment in a fund of hedge funds in conjunction with an S&P 500 swaps and futures overlay program and will be classified as part of our large-cap United States equity allocation.  Other than the alternative investment strategy, the use of derivatives is currently limited to collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities.  Investment risk is measured and monitored on an ongoing basis through quarterly investment portfolio reviews, annual liability measurements, and periodic asset/liability studies.

 

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Cinergy uses a September 30 measurement date for its defined benefit pension plans.  The asset allocation at September 30, 2004 and 2003 by asset category was as follows:

 

 

 

Percentage of Fair Value of Plan Assets at September 30

 

Asset Category

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities(1)

 

62%

 

62%

 

Debt securities(2)

 

38%

 

38%

 


(1)   The portfolio’s target asset allocation is 60 percent equity with an allowable range of 50 percent to 70 percent.

(2)   The portfolio’s target asset allocation is 40 percent debt with an allowable range of 30 percent to 50 percent.

 

In addition, Cinergy Corp. sponsors non-qualified pension plans (plans that do not meet the criteria for certain tax benefits) that cover officers, certain other key employees, and non-employee directors.  We began funding certain of these non-qualified plans through a rabbi trust in 1999.  This trust, which consists of equity (65 percent) and debt (35 percent) securities at December 31, 2004, is not restricted to the payment of plan benefits and therefore, not considered plan assets under Statement 87.  At December 31, 2004 and 2003, trust assets were approximately $10 million and $9 million, respectively, and are reflected in Cinergy’s Balance Sheets as Other investments.

 

In 2003 and 2002, Cinergy offered voluntary early retirement programs to certain individuals.  In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 88, Employers’ Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits (Statement 88), Cinergy recognized expense of approximately $9 million and $39 million in 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

Cinergy Corp. provides certain health care and life insurance benefits to retired United States employees and their eligible dependents.  These benefits are subject to minimum age and service requirements.  The health care benefits include medical coverage, dental coverage, and prescription drugs and are subject to certain limitations, such as deductibles and co-payments.  Neither CG&E nor ULH&P pre-fund their obligations for these postretirement benefits.  In 1999, PSI began pre-funding its obligations through a grantor trust as authorized by the IURC.  This trust, which consists of equity (65 percent) and debt (35 percent) securities at December 31, 2004, is not restricted to the payment of plan benefits and therefore, not considered plan assets under Statement 106.  At December 31, 2004 and 2003, trust assets were approximately $71 million and $64 million, respectively, and are reflected in Cinergy’s Balance Sheets as Other investments.

 

Based on preliminary estimates, we expect 2005 contributions of $72 million for qualified pension benefits.  As discussed previously, we do not hold “plan assets” as defined by Statement 87 and Statement 106 for our non-qualified pension plans and other postretirement benefit costs, and therefore contributions are equal to the benefit payments presented in the following table.

 

The following estimated benefits payments, which reflect future service, are expected to be paid:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Qualified Pension Benefits

 

Non-Qualified Pension Benefits

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

$

77

 

$

9

 

$

25

 

2006

 

76

 

9

 

26

 

2007

 

77

 

9

 

27

 

2008

 

78

 

9

 

28

 

2009

 

80

 

11

 

29

 

Five years thereafter

 

443

 

56

 

162

 

 

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Our benefit plans’ costs for the past three years included the following components:

 

 

 

Qualified

 

Non-Qualified

 

Other

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Pension Benefits

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

35

 

$

31

 

$

27

 

$

5

 

$

3

 

$

3

 

$

5

 

$

4

 

$

3

 

Interest cost

 

89

 

86

 

79

 

7

 

7

 

5

 

22

 

23

 

20

 

Expected return on plans’ assets

 

(81

)

(81

)

(86

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of transition (asset) obligation

 

(1

)

(1

)

(1

)

 

 

 

1

 

3

 

5

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

5

 

5

 

6

 

2

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

Recognized actuarial (gain) loss

 

2

 

 

(6

)

2

 

2

 

1

 

8

 

5

 

1

 

Voluntary early retirement costs (Statement 88)

 

 

9

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

49

 

$

49

 

$

58

 

$

16

 

$

13

 

$

10

 

$

36

 

$

35

 

$

29

 

 

The net periodic benefit cost by registrant was as follows:

 

 

 

Qualified

 

Non-Qualified

 

Other

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Pension Benefits

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

$

49

 

$

49

 

$

58

 

$

16

 

$

13

 

$

10

 

$

36

 

$

35

 

$

29

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

15

 

10

 

7

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

9

 

9

 

7

 

PSI

 

13

 

12

 

12

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

20

 

18

 

15

 

ULH&P

 

1

 

1

 

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 


(1)   The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

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The following table provides a reconciliation of the changes in the plans’ benefit obligations and fair value of assets for 2004 and 2003, and a statement of the funded status for both years.  Cinergy uses a September 30 measurement date for its defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Qualified

 

Non-Qualified

 

Postretirement

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Pension Benefits

 

Benefits

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in benefit obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at beginning of period

 

$

1,458

 

$

1,315

 

$

108

 

$

98

 

$

399

 

$

343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

35

 

31

 

5

 

3

 

5

 

4

 

Interest cost

 

88

 

86

 

7

 

7

 

22

 

23

 

Amendments(1)

 

(1

)

 

8

 

 

(24

)

(3

)

Actuarial (gain) loss

 

69

 

98

 

 

7

 

27

 

54

 

Benefits paid

 

(71

)

(72

)

(8

)

(7

)

(20

)

(22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at end of period

 

1,578

 

1,458

 

120

 

108

 

409

 

399

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in plan assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period

 

877

 

757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

98

 

118

 

 

 

 

 

Employer contribution

 

117

 

74

 

8

 

7

 

20

 

22

 

Benefits paid

 

(71

)

(72

)

(8

)

(7

)

(20

)

(22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at end of period

 

1,021

 

877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded status

 

(557

)

(581

)

(120

)

(108

)

(409

)

(399

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrecognized prior service cost

 

30

 

36

 

19

 

13

 

(2

)

 

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

 

304

 

256

 

38

 

43

 

189

 

176

 

Unrecognized net transition (asset) obligation

 

 

(1

)

 

 

4

 

27

 

Employer contribution

 

 

 

2

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued benefit cost at December 31

 

$

(223

)

$

(290

)

$

(61

)

$

(52

)

$

(213

)

$

(196

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts recognized in balance sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued benefit liability

 

$

(366

)

$

(366

)

$

(109

)

$

(101

)

$

(213

)

$

(196

)

Intangible asset

 

30

 

22

 

19

 

13

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (pre-tax)

 

113

 

54

 

29

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net recognized at end of period

 

$

(223

)

$

(290

)

$

(61

)

$

(52

)

$

(213

)

$

(196

)


(1)          For 2003, the Qualified Pension Benefits includes approximately $9 million of voluntary early retirement expenses in accordance with Statement 88, as previously discussed.

 

The accumulated benefit obligation for the qualified defined benefit pension plans was approximately $1,387 million and approximately $1,237 million for 2004 and 2003, respectively.  The accumulated benefit obligation for the non-qualified defined benefit pension plans was approximately $111 million and $102 million for 2004 and 2003, respectively.

 

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The weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations were as follows:

 

 

 

Qualified
Pension Benefits

 

Non-Qualified Pension
Benefits

 

Other
Postretirement
Benefits

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

6.25

%

6.25

%

6.25

%

6.25

%

5.75

%

6.25

%

Rate of future compensation increase

 

4.00

 

4.00

 

4.00

 

4.00

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

The weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

Qualified Pension Benefits

 

Non-Qualified Pension Benefits

 

Other Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

6.25

%

6.75

%

7.50

%

6.25

%

6.75

%

7.50

%

6.25

%

6.75

%

7.50

%

Expected return on plans’ assets

 

8.50

 

9.00

 

9.25

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

3.00

 

Rate of future compensation increase

 

4.00

 

4.00

 

4.00

 

4.00

 

4.00

 

4.00

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

The calculation of Cinergy’s expected long-term rate of return is a two-step process.  Capital market assumptions (e.g., forecasts) are first developed for various asset classes based on underlying fundamental and economic drivers of performance.  Such drivers for equity and debt instruments include profit margins, dividend yields, and interest paid for use of capital.  Risk premiums for each asset class are then developed based on factors such as expected illiquidity, credit spreads, inflation uncertainty and country/currency risk.  Current valuation factors such as present interest and inflation rate levels underpin this process.

 

The assumptions are then modeled via a probability based multi-factor capital market methodology.  Through this modeling process, a range of possible 10-year annualized returns are generated for each strategic asset class.  Those returns falling at the 50th percentile are utilized in the calculation of Cinergy’s expected long-term rate of return.

 

The assumed health care cost trend rates were as follows:

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year

 

8.00

%

9.00

%

Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)

 

5.00

%

5.00

%

Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate

 

2008

 

2008

 

 

Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the health care plans.  A one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects:

 

 

 

One-Percentage- Point Increase

 

One-Percentage- Point Decrease

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect on total of service and interest cost components

 

$

4

 

$

(3

)

Effect on APBO

 

48

 

(43

)

 

On December 8, 2003, President Bush signed into law the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the Act).  The Act introduced a prescription drug benefit to retirees as well as a federal subsidy to sponsors of retiree health care benefit plans that provide a prescription drug benefit that is actuarially equivalent to the benefit provided by Medicare.  We believe that our coverage for prescription drugs is at least

 

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actuarially equivalent to the benefits provided by Medicare for most current retirees because our benefits for that group substantially exceed the benefits provided by Medicare, thereby allowing us to qualify for the subsidy.  We have accounted for the subsidy as a reduction of our APBO.  The APBO was reduced by approximately $17 million and will be amortized as an actuarial gain over future periods, thus reducing future benefit costs.  The impact on our 2004 net periodic benefit cost was not material.  Our accounting treatment for the subsidy is consistent with FASB Staff Position No. 106-2, Accounting and Disclosure Requirements Related to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003.

 

In January 2004, Cinergy announced to employees the creation of a new retiree Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) option, which will impact the postretirement healthcare benefits provided by Cinergy.  HRAs are bookkeeping accounts that can be used to pay for qualified medical expenses after retirement.  The majority of employees had the opportunity during the Fall of 2004 to make a one-time election to remain in Cinergy’s current retiree healthcare program or to move to the new HRA option.  Approximately 40 percent of Cinergy’s employees elected the new HRA option.  The HRA option has no effect on current retirees receiving postretirement benefits from Cinergy.  As is the case under the current retiree health program, employees who participate in the HRA option, generally, will become eligible to receive their HRA benefit only upon retirement on or after the age of 50 with at least five years of service.  We expect that the impact of the new HRA option will not be material to our other postretirement benefit costs.

 

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10.       Income Taxes

The following table shows the significant components of Cinergy’s, CG&E’s, PSI’s, and ULH&P’s net deferred income tax liabilities as of December 31:

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

PSI

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred Income Tax Liability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant, and equipment

 

$

1,706

 

$

1,525

 

$

971

 

$

879

 

$

656

 

$

569

 

$

63

 

$

50

 

Unamortized costs of reacquiring debt

 

15

 

16

 

6

 

6

 

9

 

10

 

 

 

Deferred operating expenses and carrying costs

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased power tracker

 

4

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

4

 

 

 

RTC

 

194

 

204

 

194

 

204

 

 

 

 

 

Net energy risk management assets

 

51

 

10

 

5

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts due from customers-income taxes

 

39

 

47

 

28

 

26

 

11

 

22

 

2

 

4

 

Gasification services agreement buyout costs

 

86

 

86

 

 

 

86

 

86

 

 

 

Other

 

32

 

24

 

19

 

15

 

7

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Deferred Income Tax Liability

 

2,127

 

1,918

 

1,223

 

1,141

 

773

 

691

 

65

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred Income Tax Asset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unamortized investment tax credits

 

39

 

39

 

29

 

30

 

11

 

9

 

1

 

1

 

Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs

 

222

 

195

 

60

 

98

 

65

 

58

 

5

 

4

 

Net energy risk management liabilities

 

28

 

9

 

 

 

28

 

9

 

 

 

Deferred operating expenses and carrying costs

 

26

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rural Utilities Service obligation

 

27

 

28

 

 

 

27

 

28

 

 

 

Tax credit carryovers

 

121

 

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

67

 

42

 

34

 

28

 

4

 

13

 

1

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Deferred Income Tax Asset

 

530

 

360

 

132

 

156

 

135

 

117

 

7

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Deferred Income Tax Liability

 

$

1,597

 

$

1,558

 

$

1,091

 

$

985

 

$

638

 

$

574

 

$

58

 

$

55

 


(1)   The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

Cinergy and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return and combined/consolidated state and local tax returns in certain jurisdictions.  Cinergy and its subsidiaries have an income tax allocation agreement, which conforms to the requirements of the PUHCA.  The corporate taxable income method is used to allocate tax benefits to the subsidiaries whose investments or results of operations provide those tax benefits.  Any tax liability not directly attributable to a specific subsidiary is allocated proportionately among the subsidiaries as required by the agreement.

 

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The following table summarizes federal and state income taxes charged (credited) to income for Cinergy, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P:

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

PSI

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Income Taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

78

 

$

34

 

$

16

 

$

88

 

$

84

 

$

50

 

$

52

 

$

45

 

$

71

 

$

3

 

$

1

 

$

3

 

State

 

30

 

25

 

(4

)

17

 

12

 

1

 

11

 

17

 

10

 

 

1

 

6

 

Total Current Income Taxes

 

108

 

59

 

12

 

105

 

96

 

51

 

63

 

62

 

81

 

3

 

2

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred Income Taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and other property, plant, and equipment-related items

 

126

 

130

 

172

 

76

 

74

 

74

 

61

 

41

 

80

 

7

 

8

 

3

 

Pension and other postretirement benefit costs

 

(29

)

23

 

(17

)

 

10

 

(5

)

(14

)

7

 

(7

)

 

 

 

Unrealized energy risk management transactions

 

26

 

6

 

9

 

13

 

5

 

2

 

1

 

1

 

(3

)

 

 

 

Fuel costs

 

(48

)

7

 

(23

)

(27

)

5

 

9

 

(21

)

3

 

(32

)

(1

)

 

(1

)

Purchased power tracker

 

4

 

(5

)

2

 

5

 

 

 

(1

)

(7

)

2

 

 

 

 

Gasification services agreement buyout costs

 

 

(3

)

(3

)

 

 

 

 

(3

)

(3

)

 

 

 

Tax credit carryovers

 

(74

)

(47

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other-net

 

3

 

(40

)

(14

)

(7

)

(20

)

8

 

13

 

(8

)

(8

)

 

(2

)

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Deferred Federal Income Taxes

 

8

 

71

 

126

 

60

 

74

 

88

 

39

 

34

 

29

 

6

 

6

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State

 

(4

)

22

 

30

 

(1

)

13

 

21

 

13

 

8

 

8

 

1

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Deferred Income Taxes

 

4

 

93

 

156

 

59

 

87

 

109

 

52

 

42

 

37

 

7

 

8

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Tax Credits-Net

 

(8

)

(8

)

(8

)

(5

)

(5

)

(5

)

(3

)

(3

)

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Income Taxes

 

$

104

 

$

144

 

$

160

 

$

159

 

$

178

 

$

155

 

$

112

 

$

101

 

$

115

 

$

10

 

$

10

 

$

12

 


(1)   The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 29 provides a tax credit (nonconventional fuel source credit) for qualified fuels produced and sold by a taxpayer to an unrelated person during the taxable year.  The nonconventional fuel source credit reduced current federal income tax expense approximately $98 million, $84 million, and $42 million for 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.  See Note 11(c)(iv) for further information on this tax credit.

 

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The following table presents a reconciliation of federal income taxes (which are calculated by multiplying the statutory federal income tax rate by book income before federal income tax) to the federal income tax expense reported in the Statements of Income for Cinergy, CG&E, PSI, and ULH&P.

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

PSI

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statutory federal income tax provision

 

$

167

 

$

186

 

$

186

 

$

140

 

$

158

 

$

139

 

$

89

 

$

73

 

$

109

 

$

9

 

$

9

 

$

6

 

Increases (reductions) in taxes resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of investment tax credits

 

(8

)

(8

)

(8

)

(5

)

(5

)

(5

)

(3

)

(3

)

(3

)

 

 

 

Depreciation and other property, plant, and equipment-related differences

 

8

 

4

 

 

4

 

1

 

1

 

4

 

4

 

(1

)

 

(2

)

 

Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax credits

 

(97

)

(84

)

(42

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign tax adjustments

 

4

 

5

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee SOP dividend

 

(7

)

(6

)

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other-net

 

10

 

(1

)

(3

)

4

 

(1

)

(2

)

(2

)

2

 

(8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Income Tax Expense

 

$

78

 

$

97

 

$

134

 

$

143

 

$

153

 

$

133

 

$

88

 

$

76

 

$

97

 

$

9

 

$

7

 

$

6

 


(1)   The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

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11.       Commitments and Contingencies

(a)                                  Environmental

(i)   Ozone Transport Rulemakings

In October 1998, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its ozone transport rule, also known as the nitrogen oxides (NOX) State Implementation Plan (SIP) Call, which addresses wind-blown ozone and ozone precursors that impact air quality in downwind states.  The EPA’s final rule, which applies to 22 states in the eastern United States including the three states in which our electric utilities operate, required states to develop rules to reduce NOX emissions from utility and industrial sources.  In a related matter, in response to petitions filed by several states alleging air quality impacts from upwind sources located in other states, the EPA issued a rule pursuant to Section 126 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) that required reductions similar to those required under the NOX SIP Call.  Various states and industry groups challenged the final rules in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, but the court upheld the key provisions of the rules.

 

The EPA has proposed withdrawal of the Section 126 rule in states with approved rules under the final NOX SIP Call, which includes Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.  All three states have adopted a cap and trade program as the mechanism to achieve the required reductions.  Cinergy, CG&E, and PSI have installed selective catalytic reduction units (SCR) and other pollution controls and implemented certain combustion improvements at various generating stations to comply with the NOX SIP Call.  Cinergy also utilizes the NOX emission allowance market to buy or sell NOX emission allowances as appropriate.  We currently estimate that we will incur capital costs of approximately $23 million in addition to $777 million already incurred to comply with this program.

 

(ii)  Section 126 Petitions

In March 2004, the state of North Carolina filed a petition under Section 126 of the CAA in which it alleges that sources in 13 upwind states including Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, significantly contribute to North Carolina’s non-attainment with certain ambient air quality standards.  Depending on the EPA’s final disposition of the pending petition and its proposal discussed previously, Cinergy’s generating stations could become subject to requirements for additional sulfur dioxide (SO2) and NOX emissions reductions.  We expect a decision from the EPA on this matter by August 2005.  It is unclear at this time whether any additional reductions would be necessary beyond those required under the CAA.

 

(iii) Clean Air Act Lawsuit

In November 1999, and through subsequent amendments, the United States brought a lawsuit in the United States Federal District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (District Court) against Cinergy, CG&E, and PSI alleging various violations of the CAA.  Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that we violated the CAA by not obtaining Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), Non-Attainment New Source Review (NSR), and Ohio and Indiana SIP permits for various projects at our owned and co-owned generating stations.  Additionally, the suit claims that we violated an Administrative Consent Order entered into in 1998 between the EPA and Cinergy relating to alleged violations of Ohio’s SIP provisions governing particulate matter at Unit 1 at CG&E’s W.C. Beckjord Generating Station (Beckjord Station).  The suit seeks (1) injunctive relief to require installation of pollution control technology on various generating units at CG&E’s Beckjord Station and Miami Fort Station, and PSI’s Cayuga Generating Station, Gallagher Generating Station, Wabash River Generating Station, and Gibson Generating Station (Gibson Station), and (2) civil penalties in amounts of up to $27,500 per day for each violation.  In addition, three northeast states and two environmental groups have intervened in the case.  The case is currently in discovery, and the District Court has set the case for trial by jury commencing in February 2006.

 

In March 2000, the United States also filed in the District Court an amended complaint in a separate lawsuit alleging violations of the CAA relating to PSD, NSR, and Ohio SIP requirements regarding various generating stations, including a generating station operated by Columbus Southern Power Company (CSP) and jointly-owned by CSP, The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L), and CG&E.  The EPA is seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties of up to $27,500 per day for each violation.  This suit is being defended by CSP.  In April 2001, the District Court in that case ruled that the Government and the intervening plaintiff environmental groups cannot seek

 

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monetary damages for alleged violations that occurred prior to November 3, 1994; however, they are entitled to seek injunctive relief for such alleged violations.  Neither party appealed that decision.

 

In addition, Cinergy and CG&E have been informed by DP&L that in June 2000, the EPA issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to DP&L for alleged violations of PSD, NSR, and Ohio SIP requirements at a generating station operated by DP&L and jointly-owned by CG&E.  The NOV indicated the EPA may (1) issue an order requiring compliance with the requirements of the Ohio SIP, or (2) bring a civil action seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties of up to $27,500 per day for each violation.  In September 2004, Marilyn Wall and the Sierra Club brought a lawsuit against Cinergy, DP&L and CSP for alleged violations of the CAA at this same generating station.

 

We are unable to predict whether resolution of these matters would have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.  We intend to vigorously defend against these allegations.

 

(iv) Carbon Dioxide (CO2 ) Lawsuit

In July 2004, the states of Connecticut, New York, California, Iowa, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, and the City of New York brought a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Cinergy, American Electric Power Company, Inc., American Electric Power Service Corporation, The Southern Company, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Xcel Energy Inc.  That same day, a similar lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the same companies by Open Space Institute, Inc., Open Space Conservancy, Inc., and The Audubon Society of New Hampshire.  These lawsuits allege that the defendants’ emissions of CO2 from the combustion of fossil fuels at electric generating facilities contribute to global warming and amount to a public nuisance.  The complaints also allege that the defendants could generate the same amount of electricity while emitting significantly less CO2.  Plaintiffs are seeking an injunction requiring each defendant to cap its CO2 emissions and then reduce them by a specified percentage each year for at least a decade.  Cinergy intends to defend these lawsuits vigorously in court and filed motions to dismiss with the other defendants in September 2004.  We are not able to predict whether resolution of these matters would have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

(v)   Selective Catalytic Reduction Units at Gibson Generating Station

In May 2004, SCRs and other pollution control equipment became operational at Units 4 and 5 of PSI’s Gibson Station in accordance with compliance deadlines under the NOX SIP Call.  In June and July 2004, Gibson Station temporarily shut down the equipment on these units due to a concern over an acid aerosol mist haze (plume) sometimes occurring in areas near the plant.  Portions of the plume from those units’ stacks appeared to break apart and descend to ground level at certain times under certain weather conditions.  As a result, and, working with the City of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, Illinois EPA, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), EPA, and the State of Illinois, we developed a protocol regarding the use of the SCRs while we explored alternatives to address this issue.  After the protocol was finalized, the Illinois Attorney General brought an action in Wabash County Circuit Court against PSI seeking a preliminary injunction to enforce the protocol.  In August 2004, the court granted that preliminary injunction.  PSI is appealing that decision to the Fifth District Appellate Court, but we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of that appeal or of the underlying action by the Illinois Attorney General.

 

We will seek recovery of any related capital as well as increased emission allowance expenditures through the regulatory process.  We do not believe costs related to resolving this matter will have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

(vi) Zimmer Generating Station (Zimmer Station) Lawsuit

In November 2004, a citizen of the Village of Moscow, Ohio, the town adjacent to CG&E’s Zimmer Station, brought a purported class action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief against CG&E for alleged violations of the CAA, the Ohio SIP, Ohio laws against nuisance and common law nuisance.  CG&E filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on primarily procedural grounds and we intend to defend against these claims vigorously.  At this time, we cannot predict whether the outcome of this matter will have a material impact on our financial position or result of operations.

 

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(vii)        Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) Sites

Coal tar residues, related hydrocarbons, and various metals have been found in at least 22 sites that PSI or its predecessors previously owned and sold in a series of transactions with Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) and Indiana Gas Company, Inc. (IGC).  The 22 sites are in the process of being studied and will be remediated, if necessary.  In 1998 NIPSCO, IGC, and PSI entered into Site Participation and Cost Sharing Agreements to allocate liability and responsibilities between them.  The IDEM oversees investigation and cleanup of all of these sites.  Thus far, PSI has primary responsibility for investigating, monitoring and, if necessary, remediating nine of these sites.  In December 2003, PSI entered into a voluntary remediation plan with the state of Indiana, providing a formal framework for the investigation and cleanup of the sites.

 

In April 1998, PSI filed suit in Hendricks County in the state of Indiana against its general liability insurance carriers.  PSI sought a declaratory judgment to obligate its insurance carriers to (1) defend MGP claims against PSI and compensate PSI for its costs of investigating, preventing, mitigating, and remediating damage to property and paying claims related to MGP sites; or (2) pay PSI’s cost of defense.  The trial court issued a variety of rulings with respect to the claims and defenses in the litigation.  PSI appealed certain adverse rulings to the Indiana Court of Appeals and the appellate court remanded the case to the trial court.  PSI settled its claims with all but one of the insurance carriers in January 2005 prior to commencement of the trial.  With respect to the lone insurance carrier, a jury returned a verdict against PSI in February 2005.  PSI is considering whether to appeal this decision.  At the present time, PSI cannot predict the outcome of this litigation if it were to appeal the decision.

 

PSI has accrued costs related to investigation, remediation, and groundwater monitoring for those sites where such costs are probable and can be reasonably estimated.  We will continue to investigate and remediate the sites as outlined in the voluntary remediation plan.  As additional facts become known and investigation is completed, we will assess whether the likelihood of incurring additional costs becomes probable.  Until all investigation and remediation is complete, we are unable to determine the overall impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

CG&E and ULH&P have performed site assessments on certain of their sites where we believe MGP activities have occurred at some point in the past and have found no imminent risk to the environment.  At the present time, CG&E and ULH&P cannot predict whether investigation and/or remediation will be required in the future at any of these sites.

 

(viii)       Asbestos Claims Litigation

CG&E and PSI have been named as defendants or co-defendants in lawsuits related to asbestos at their electric generating stations.  Currently, there are approximately 100 pending lawsuits.  In these lawsuits, plaintiffs claim to have been exposed to asbestos-containing products in the course of their work at the CG&E and PSI generating stations.  The plaintiffs further claim that as the property owner of the generating stations, CG&E and PSI should be held liable for their injuries and illnesses based on an alleged duty to warn and protect them from any asbestos exposure.  A majority of the lawsuits to date have been brought against PSI.  The impact on CG&E’s and PSI’s financial position or results of operations of these cases to date has not been material.

 

Of these lawsuits, one case filed against PSI has been tried to verdict.  The jury returned a verdict against PSI in the amount of approximately $500,000 on a negligence claim and a verdict for PSI on punitive damages.  PSI received an adverse ruling in its initial appeal of the negligence claim verdict, but the Indiana Supreme Court accepted the transfer of the case and heard oral argument in June 2004.  In addition, PSI has settled a number of other lawsuits for amounts, which neither individually nor in the aggregate, are material to PSI’s financial position or results of operations.

 

At this time, CG&E and PSI are not able to predict the ultimate outcome of these lawsuits or the impact on CG&E’s and PSI’s financial position or results of operations.

 

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(b)                                  Regulatory

(i)   PSI Retail Electric Rate Case

In May 2004, the IURC issued an order approving PSI’s base retail electric rate case, and PSI implemented base retail electric rate changes to its tariffs.  When combined with revenue increases attributable to PSI’s environmental construction-work-in-progress tracking mechanism, the order results in an approximate $140 million increase in annual revenues.  PSI’s original request for an approximate $180 million annual revenue increase was reduced by approximately $20 million for a lower return on equity, approximately $15 million of assumed profits included in base rates related to off-system sales (subject to future adjustment through a tracking mechanism and a 50/50 sharing agreement), and approximately $5 million of additional items.  The order authorizes full recovery of all requested regulatory assets and an overall 7.3 percent return, including a 10.5 percent return on equity.  In addition, the IURC’s order provides PSI the continuation of a purchased power tracker and the establishment of new trackers for future NOX emission allowance costs and certain costs related to the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO).

 

(ii)  PSI Environmental Compliance Case

In November 2004, PSI filed a compliance plan case with the IURC seeking approval of PSI’s plan for complying with pending SO2, NOX, and mercury emission reduction requirements, including approval of cost recovery and an overall rate of return of eight percent related to certain projects.  PSI requested approval to recover the financing, depreciation, and operating and maintenance costs, among others, related to approximately $1.08 billion in capital projects designed to reduce emissions of SO2, NOX, and Mercury at PSI’s coal burning generating stations.  An evidentiary hearing is scheduled for April 2005 and a final IURC Order is expected in the third quarter of 2005.

 

(iii) CG&E Electric Rate Filings

CG&E made multiple rate filings in 2003 with the PUCO seeking approval of CG&E’s methodology for establishing market-based rates for generation service at the end of the market development period and to recover investments made in the transmission and distribution system.  The PUCO requested in these proceedings that CG&E propose a RSP to mitigate the potential for significant rate increases when the market development (frozen rate) period comes to an end.  In January 2004, CG&E filed its proposed RSP.  In May 2004, CG&E entered into a settlement agreement with many of the parties to these proceedings requesting that the PUCO approve a modified version of the RSP.  In September 2004, the PUCO issued an order seeking to modify several key provisions of this settlement and as a result of these modifications, CG&E filed a petition for rehearing in October 2004.  The PUCO approved a modified version of the plan in November 2004, the major features of which are as follows:

 

                  Provider of Last Resort (POLR) Charge:  CG&E will begin to collect a POLR charge from non-residential customers effective January 1, 2005, and from residential customers effective January 1, 2006.  The POLR charge includes several discrete charges, the most significant being an annually adjusted component (AAC) intended to provide cost recovery primarily for environmental compliance expenditures; an infrastructure maintenance fund charge (IMF) intended to provide compensation to CG&E for committing its physical capacity to meet its POLR obligation; and a system reliability tracker (SRT) intended to provide cost recovery for capacity purchases, purchased power, reserve capacity, and related market costs for purchases to meet capacity needs.  We anticipate the collection of the AAC and IMF will result in an approximate $36 million increase in revenues in 2005 and an additional $50 million in 2006.  The SRT will be billed based on dollar-for-dollar costs incurred.  A portion of these charges are avoidable by certain customers who switch to an alternative generation supplier.  Therefore, these estimates are subject to change, depending on the level of switching that occurs in future periods.  In 2007 and 2008, CG&E could seek additional increases in the AAC component of the POLR based on CG&E’s actual net costs for the specified expenditures.

                  Generation Rates and Fuel Recovery:  A new rate has been established for generation service after the market development period ends.  In addition, a fuel cost recovery mechanism will be established to recover costs for fuel, emission allowances, and certain purchased power costs, that exceed the amount originally included in the rates frozen in the CG&E transition plan.  These new rates will apply to

 

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                        non-residential customers beginning January 1, 2005 and to residential customers beginning January 1, 2006.

                  Generation Rate Reduction:  The existing five percent generation rate reduction required by statute for residential customers implemented under CG&E’s 2000 plan will end on December 31, 2005.

                  Transmission Cost Recovery:  Transmission cost recovery mechanisms will be established beginning January 1, 2005 for non-residential customers and January 1, 2006 for residential customers.  The transmission cost recovery mechanisms will permit CG&E to recover Midwest ISO charges, all FERC approved transmission costs, and all congestion costs allocable to retail ratepayers that are provided service by CG&E.

                  Distribution Cost Recovery:  CG&E will have the ability to defer certain capital-related distribution costs from July 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005 with recovery from non-residential customers to be provided through a rider beginning January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2010.

 

CG&E had also filed an electric distribution base rate case for residential and non-residential customers to be effective January 1, 2005.  Under the terms of the RSP described previously, CG&E withdrew this base rate case and, in February 2005, CG&E filed a new distribution base rate case with rates to become effective January 1, 2006.  The requested amount of the increase is approximately $78 million.

 

(iv) ULH&P Gas Rate Case

In the second quarter of 2001, ULH&P filed a retail gas rate case with the KPSC requesting, among other things, recovery of costs associated with an accelerated gas main replacement program of up to $112 million over ten years.  The costs would be recovered through a tracking mechanism for an initial three year period, with the possibility of renewal up to ten years.  The tracking mechanism allows ULH&P to recover depreciation costs and rate of return annually over the life of the deferred assets.  Through December 31, 2004, ULH&P has recovered approximately $5.1 million under this tracking mechanism.  The Kentucky Attorney General has appealed to the Franklin Circuit Court the KPSC’s approval of the tracking mechanism and the new tracking mechanism rates.  At the present time, ULH&P cannot predict the timing or outcome of this litigation.

 

In February 2005, ULH&P filed a gas base rate case with the KPSC.  ULH&P is requesting approval to continue the tracking mechanism in addition to its request for a $14 million increase in base rates, which is a seven percent increase in current retail gas rates.

 

(v)   Gas Distribution Plant

In June 2003, the PUCO approved an amended settlement agreement between CG&E and the PUCO Staff in a gas distribution safety case arising out of a gas leak at a service head-adapter (SHA) style riser on CG&E’s distribution system.  The amended settlement agreement required CG&E to expend a minimum of $700,000 to replace SHA risers by December 31, 2003, and to file a comprehensive plan addressing all SHA risers on its distribution system.  CG&E filed a comprehensive plan with the PUCO in December 2004 providing for replacement of approximately 5,000 risers in 2005 with continued monitoring thereafter.  CG&E estimates the replacement cost of the approximately 5,000 SHA risers will not be material.   At this time, Cinergy, CG&E, and ULH&P cannot predict the outcome of this matter.

 

(c)                                  Other

(i)   Gas Customer Choice

In January 2000, Investments sold Cinergy Resources, Inc. (Resources), a former subsidiary, to Licking Rural Electrification, Inc., doing business as The Energy Cooperative (Energy Cooperative).  In February 2001, Cinergy, CG&E, and Resources were named as defendants in three class action lawsuits brought by customers relating to Energy Cooperative’s removal from the Ohio Gas Customer Choice program and the failure to deliver gas to customers.  Subsequently, these class action suits were amended and consolidated into one suit (Class-action).  In October 2001, Cinergy, CG&E, and Investments initiated litigation against Energy Cooperative requesting

 

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indemnification by Energy Cooperative for the claims asserted by former customers in the Class-action litigation (Cinergy lawsuit).

 

In March 2001, Cinergy, CG&E, and Investments were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by Energy Cooperative and Resources (Energy Cooperative lawsuit).  This lawsuit concerned any obligations or liabilities Investments may have had to Energy Cooperative following its sale of Resources.  All three matters were settled in the second quarter of 2004.  In the Energy Cooperative lawsuit, Energy Cooperative agreed to indemnify Cinergy, CG&E and Investments for the claims asserted by the former residential customers in the Class-action litigation.  In exchange, Cinergy has agreed to settle claims that it brought in the Cinergy lawsuit.  The settlement received final court approval in January 2005.  None of these settlements are material to Cinergy’s financial position or results of operations.

 

(ii)  Energy Market Investigations

In July 2003, Cinergy received a subpoena from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).  The CFTC request sought certain information regarding our trading activities, including price reporting to energy industry publications for the period May 2000 through January 2001.  Based on our review of these matters, we terminated one employee and took disciplinary action on a second employee.  In November 2004, we settled this matter with the CFTC with a payment of $3 million.

 

In August 2003, Cinergy, along with Marketing & Trading and 37 other companies, were named as defendants in civil litigation filed as a purported class action on behalf of all persons who purchased and/or sold New York Mercantile Exchange natural gas futures and options contracts between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2002.  The complaint alleges that improper price reporting caused damages to the class.  Two similar lawsuits have subsequently been filed, and these three lawsuits have been consolidated for pretrial purposes.  Plaintiffs filed a consolidated class action complaint in January 2004.  Cinergy’s motion to dismiss was granted in September 2004 leaving only Marketing & Trading in the lawsuit.  We believe this action against Marketing & Trading is without merit and intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

 

In the second quarter of 2003, Cinergy received initial and follow-up third-party subpoenas from the SEC requesting information related to particular trading activity with one of its counterparties who was the target of an investigation by the SEC.  Cinergy fully cooperated with the SEC in connection with this matter and has received no further requests since the second quarter of 2003.

 

From time to time, Cinergy receives subpoenas regarding investigations into energy market practices that various Assistant United States Attorneys are conducting.  We understand that we are neither a target nor into energy market practices are we under investigation by the Department of Justice in relation to any of these communications.

 

At this time, we do not believe the outcome of these investigations and litigation will have a material impact on Cinergy’s financial position or results of operations.

 

(iii) Patents

Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. (RAKTL) has offered us a license to a portfolio of patents claiming that the patents may be infringed by certain products and services utilized by us.  The patents purportedly relate to various aspects of telephone call processing in Cinergy call centers.  As of this date, no legal proceedings have been instituted against us, but if the RAKTL patents are valid, enforceable, and apply to our business, we could be required to seek a license from RAKTL or to discontinue certain activities.  Based on the information we have at this time, we do not believe resolution of this matter will have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

(iv) Synthetic Fuel Production

In July 2002, Capital & Trading acquired a coal-based synthetic fuel production facility.  The synthetic fuel produced at this facility qualifies for tax credits (through 2007) in accordance with IRC Section 29 if certain

 

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requirements are satisfied.  The three key requirements are that (a) the synthetic fuel differs significantly in chemical composition from the coal used to produce such synthetic fuel, (b) the fuel produced is sold to an unrelated entity and (c) the fuel was produced from a facility that was placed in service before July 1, 1998.

 

During the third quarter of 2004, several unrelated entities announced that the IRS had or threatened to challenge the placed in service dates of some of the entities’ synthetic fuel plants.  A successful IRS challenge could result in disallowance of all credits previously claimed for fuel produced by the subject plants.  Cinergy’s sale of synthetic fuel has generated approximately $219 million in tax credits through December 31, 2004, of which approximately $96 million were generated in 2004.

 

The IRS has not yet audited Cinergy for any tax year in which Cinergy has claimed Section 29 credits related to synthetic fuel.  However, it is reasonable to anticipate that the IRS will evaluate the placed in service date and other key requirements for claiming the credit.  We anticipate this audit to begin in the spring of 2005.

 

Cinergy received a private letter ruling from the IRS in connection with the acquisition of the facility that specifically addressed the significant chemical change requirement.  Additionally, although not addressed in the letter ruling, we believe that our facility’s in service date meets the Section 29 requirements.

 

IRC Section 29 also provides for a phase-out of the credit based on the price of crude oil.  The phase-out is based on a prescribed calculation and definition of crude oil prices.  We do not expect any impact on our ability to utilize Section 29 credits in 2004.  Future increases in crude oil prices above the price stipulated by the IRS could negatively impact our ability to utilize credits in subsequent years.

 

(v)   Guarantees

In the ordinary course of business, Cinergy enters into various agreements providing financial or performance assurances to third parties on behalf of certain unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures.  These agreements are entered into primarily to support or enhance the creditworthiness otherwise attributed to these entities on a stand-alone basis, thereby facilitating the extension of sufficient credit to accomplish their intended commercial purposes.  The guarantees have various termination dates, from short-term (less than one year) to open-ended.

 

In many cases, the maximum potential amount of an outstanding guarantee is an express term, set forth in the guarantee agreement, representing the maximum potential obligation of Cinergy under that guarantee (excluding, at times, certain legal fees to which a guaranty beneficiary may be entitled).  In those cases where there is no maximum potential amount expressly set forth in the guarantee agreement, we calculate the maximum potential amount by considering the terms of the guaranteed transactions, to the extent such amount is estimable.

 

Cinergy has guaranteed the payment of approximately $9 million as of December 31, 2004, for borrowings by individuals under the Director, Officer, and Key Employee Stock Purchase Program.  Cinergy may be obligated to pay the debt’s principal and any related interest in the event of an unexcused breach of a guaranteed payment obligation by certain directors, officers, and key employees.  The guarantees do not have a set termination date; however, the borrowings associated with these guarantees are due in March 2005.

 

Cinergy Corp. has also provided performance guarantees on behalf of certain unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures.  These guarantees support performance under various agreements and instruments (such as construction contracts, operations and maintenance agreements, and energy service agreements).  Cinergy Corp. may be liable in the event of an unexcused breach of a guaranteed performance obligation by an unconsolidated subsidiary.  Cinergy Corp. has estimated its maximum potential liability to be $52 million under these guarantees as of December 31, 2004.  Cinergy Corp. may also have recourse to third parties for claims required to be paid under certain of these guarantees.  The majority of these guarantees expire at the completion of the underlying performance agreement, the majority of which expire from 2016 to 2019.

 

Cinergy has entered into contracts that include indemnification provisions as a routine part of its business activities.  Examples of these contracts include purchase and sale agreements and operating agreements.  In general, these provisions indemnify the counterparty for matters such as breaches of representations and warranties and covenants

 

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contained in the contract.  In some cases, particularly with respect to purchase and sale agreements, the potential liability for certain indemnification obligations is capped, in whole or in part (generally at an aggregate amount not exceeding the sale price), and subject to a deductible amount before any payments would become due.  In other cases (such as indemnifications for willful misconduct of employees in a joint venture), the maximum potential liability is not estimable given that the magnitude of any claims under those indemnifications would be a function of the extent of damages actually incurred.  Cinergy has estimated the maximum potential liability, where estimable, to be $128 million under these indemnification provisions.  The termination period for the majority of matters provided by indemnification provisions in these types of agreements generally ranges from 2005 to 2009.

 

We believe the likelihood that Cinergy would be required to perform or otherwise incur any significant losses associated with any or all of the guarantees described in the preceding paragraphs is remote.

 

(vi) Construction and Other Commitments

Forecasted construction and other committed expenditures for the year 2005 and for the five-year period 2005-2009 (in nominal dollars) are presented in the table below:

 

 

 

2005

 

2005-2009

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

$

1,115

 

$

5,430

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

430

 

2,345

 

PSI

 

620

 

2,645

 

ULH&P

 

80

 

335

 


(1)   The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

 

This forecast includes an estimate of expenditures in accordance with the companies’ plans regarding environmental compliance.

 

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12.       Jointly-Owned Plant

CG&E, CSP, and DP&L jointly own electric generating units and related transmission facilities.  PSI is a joint-owner of Gibson Station Unit No. 5 with Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc. (WVPA), and Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA).  Additionally, PSI is a joint-owner with WVPA and IMPA of certain transmission property and local facilities.  These facilities constitute part of the integrated transmission and distribution systems, which are operated and maintained by PSI.  The Statements of Income reflect CG&E’s and PSI’s portions of all operating costs associated with the jointly-owned facilities.

 

As of December 31, 2004, CG&E’s and PSI’s investments in jointly-owned plant or facilities were as follows:

 

 

 

Ownership

 

Property, Plant, and

 

Accumulated

 

Construction Work in

 

 

 

Share

 

Equipment

 

Depreciation

 

Progress

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miami Fort Station (Units 7 and 8)

 

64.00

%

$

328

 

$

133

 

$

18

 

Beckjord Station (Unit 6)

 

37.50

 

45

 

29

 

 

Stuart Station(1)

 

39.00

 

384

 

161

 

15

 

Conesville Station (Unit 4)(1)

 

40.00

 

76

 

48

 

5

 

Zimmer Station

 

46.50

 

1,308

 

438

 

4

 

East Bend Station

 

69.00

 

394

 

200

 

5

 

Killen Station(1)

 

33.00

 

206

 

112

 

1

 

Transmission

 

Various

 

88

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gibson Station (Unit 5)

 

50.05

 

287

 

131

 

6

 

Transmission and local facilities

 

94.54

 

2,567

 

1,006

 

 


(1)   Station is not operated by CG&E.

 

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13.       Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

 

 

First

 

Second

 

Third

 

Fourth

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Total

 

 

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Cinergy(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

$

1,289

 

$

1,054

 

$

1,129

 

$

1,216

 

$

4,688

 

Operating Income

 

216

 

137

 

183

 

202

 

738

 

Net Income

 

103

 

59

 

93

 

146

 

401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS - basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

0.57

 

0.33

 

0.51

 

0.81

 

2.22

 

EPS - diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

0.57

 

0.32

 

0.50

 

0.79

 

2.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

$

1,268

 

$

934

 

$

1,092

 

$

1,122

 

$

4,416

 

Operating Income

 

256

 

138

 

205

 

212

 

811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

140

 

76

 

112

 

107

 

435

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax(2)

 

 

9

 

 

 

9

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax(3)

 

26

 

 

 

 

26

 

Net Income

 

$

166

 

$

85

 

$

112

 

$

107

 

$

470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS - basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

0.81

 

0.42

 

0.63

 

0.60

 

2.46

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax(2)

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

0.05

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax(3)

 

0.15

 

 

 

 

0.15

 

Net Income

 

$

0.96

 

$

0.47

 

$

0.63

 

$

0.60

 

$

2.66

 

EPS - diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

0.80

 

0.42

 

0.62

 

0.59

 

2.43

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax(2)

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

0.05

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax(3)

 

0.15

 

 

 

 

0.15

 

Net Income

 

$

0.95

 

$

0.47

 

$

0.62

 

$

0.59

 

$

2.63

 

 

175



 

 

 

First

 

Second

 

Third

 

Fourth

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Total

 

 

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

$

765

 

$

546

 

$

554

 

$

646

 

$

2,511

 

Operating Income

 

144

 

106

 

120

 

120

 

490

 

Net Income

 

77

 

55

 

64

 

61

 

257

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

$

704

 

$

483

 

$

541

 

$

654

 

$

2,382

 

Operating Income

 

157

 

102

 

144

 

160

 

563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

86

 

51

 

79

 

84

 

300

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax(3)

 

31

 

 

 

 

31

 

Net Income

 

$

117

 

$

51

 

$

79

 

$

84

 

$

331

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

$

416

 

$

414

 

$

480

 

$

444

 

$

1,754

 

Operating Income

 

87

 

67

 

112

 

93

 

359

 

Net Income

 

41

 

25

 

48

 

51

 

165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

$

412

 

$

361

 

$

437

 

$

393

 

$

1,603

 

Operating Income

 

74

 

55

 

89

 

96

 

314

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

34

 

23

 

38

 

39

 

134

 

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax(3)

 

(1

)

 

 

 

(1

)

Net Income

 

$

33

 

$

23

 

$

38

 

$

39

 

$

133

 


(1)   The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

(2)   See Note 14 for further explanation.

(3)   See Note 1(q)(iv) for further explanation of cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles.

 

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14.       Discontinued Operations

During 2002, Cinergy began taking steps to monetize certain non-core investments, including renewable and international investments within Commercial.  During the second half of 2002, Cinergy either sold or initiated plans to dispose of generation and electric and gas distribution operations in the Czech Republic, Estonia, and South Africa.  Cinergy also sold investments, which were accounted for under the equity method, in renewable investments located in Spain and California.  In total, Cinergy disposed of approximately $125 million of investments at a net loss, after-tax, of $7 million in 2002.  Included in this net loss were cumulative foreign currency translation losses of approximately $4 million, after-tax.

 

During 2003, Cinergy completed the disposal of its gas distribution operation in South Africa, sold its remaining wind assets in the United States, and substantially sold or liquidated the assets of its energy marketing business in the Czech Republic.

 

As a result of the 2003 transactions, assets of approximately $140 million were sold or converted into cash and liabilities of approximately $100 million were assumed by buyers or liquidated.  The net, after-tax, gain from these disposal and liquidation transactions was approximately $9 million (including a net after-tax cumulative currency translation gain of approximately $6 million).

 

GAAP requires different accounting treatment for investment disposals involving entities which are consolidated and entities which are accounted for under the equity method.  The consolidated entities have been presented as Discontinued operations, net of tax in Cinergy’s Statements of Income and as Assets/Liabilities of Discontinued Operations in Cinergy’s Balance Sheets.  The accompanying financial statements and prior year financial statements have been reclassified to account for these entities as such.  The disposal of the entities accounted for using the equity method cannot be presented as discontinued operations.  A gain of approximately $17 million on the sale of these entities is included in Miscellaneous Income (Expense)-Net in Cinergy’s 2002 Statements of Income.

 

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The following table reflects the assets and liabilities, the results of operations, and the income (loss) on disposal related to investments accounted for as discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002.  We did not have any investments accounted for as discontinued operations in 2004.

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues(1)

 

$

22

 

$

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (Loss) Before Taxes

 

$

4

 

$

(27

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Taxes Benefit

 

$

4

 

$

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from operations, net of tax

 

$

 

$

(1

)

Gain (Loss) on disposal, net of tax(2)

 

9

 

(24

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations

 

$

9

 

$

(25

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

$

5

 

$

49

 

Property, plant, and equipment-net

 

 

78

 

Other assets

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

5

 

$

147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

$

12

 

$

7

 

Long-term debt (including Long-term debt due within one year)

 

 

85

 

Other

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

$

12

 

$

109

 


(1)   Presented for informational purposes only.  All results of operations are reported net in our Statements of Income.

(2)   For 2002, approximately $17 million of this amount represents a write-down to fair value, less cost to sell, on assets classified as held for sale at December 31, 2002.  The remaining loss on disposal for 2002 represents actual losses on completed sales.

 

The losses included in the 2002 discontinued operations primarily pertain to two investments.  In one case, the primary customer of a combined heat and power plant filed for bankruptcy resulting in a significant reduction in future expected revenues from the investment.  This investment was sold in December 2002.  In the second case, the retail market of a gas distribution business did not develop as expected, and we elected to exit the business rather than invest the additional capital which would be required to reach a sustainable level of market penetration.  The investment was written down to its realizable value in December 2002 and was subsequently sold in April 2003.

 

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15.       Investment Activity

(a)                                  Investment Impairment

Cinergy holds a portfolio of direct and indirect investments in Power Technology and Infrastructure (discussed further in Note 16).  During 2004, Cinergy recognized approximately $56 million in impairment and disposal charges primarily associated with this portfolio.  A substantial portion of these charges relate to a company in which Cinergy holds a non-controlling interest, that sold its major assets.  This company is involved in the development and sale of outage management software.  Based on the terms of the transaction, Cinergy concluded that this cost method investment was other-than-temporarily impaired.  These impairment charges are included in Miscellaneous Income (Expense) — Net in Cinergy’s Statements of Income.

 

(b)                                  Sale of Investment

Power Technology and Infrastructure holds an investment in a company that develops, owns and operates wireless communication towers.  In July 2004, this company agreed to sell the majority of its assets.  Most of the assets contemplated in the purchase/sale agreement were sold in the fourth quarter of 2004 and we recorded a gain of approximately $21 million relating to this sale.  These earnings are reflected in Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Subsidiaries in Cinergy’s Statements of Income.

 

16.       Financial Information by Business Segment

We conduct operations through our subsidiaries and manage our businesses through the following three reportable segments:

 

                  Commercial;

                  Regulated; and

                  Power Technology and Infrastructure.

 

Commercial manages our wholesale generation and energy marketing and trading activities.  Commercial also performs energy risk management activities, provides customized energy solutions and is responsible for all of our international operations.

 

Regulated consists of PSI’s regulated generation and transmission and distribution operations, and CG&E and its subsidiaries’ regulated electric and gas transmission and distribution systems.  Regulated plans, constructs, operates, and maintains Cinergy’s transmission and distribution systems and delivers gas and electric energy to consumers.  Regulated also earns revenues from wholesale customers primarily by these customers transmitting electric power through Cinergy’s transmission system.  These businesses are subject to cost of service rate making where rates to be charged to customers are based on prudently incurred costs over a test period plus a reasonable rate of return.

 

Power Technology and Infrastructure primarily manages Cinergy Ventures, LLC (Ventures), Cinergy’s venture capital subsidiary.  Ventures identifies, invests in, and integrates new energy technologies into Cinergy’s existing businesses, focused primarily on operational efficiencies and clean energy technologies.  In addition, Power Technology and Infrastructure manages our investments in other energy infrastructure and telecommunication service providers.

 

Following are the financial results by business unit.  Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

 

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 Financial results by business unit for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, are as indicated below:

 

Business Units

 

 

2004

 

 

 

Cinergy Business Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciling
Regulated

 

Power Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

and Infrastructure

 

Total

 

All Other(1)

 

Eliminations(2)

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Operating revenues -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External customers

 

$

1,665

 

$

3,023

 

$

 

$

4,688

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,688

 

Intersegment revenues

 

163

 

 

 

163

 

 

(163

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Margins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric(3)

 

637

 

1,656

 

 

2,293

 

 

 

2,293

 

Gas(4)

 

92

 

263

 

 

355

 

 

 

355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

133

 

326

 

1

 

460

 

 

 

460

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

25

 

3

 

20

 

48

 

 

 

48

 

Interest expense(5)

 

121

 

149

 

5

 

275

 

 

 

275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

(61

)(6)

178

 

(13

)

104

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment profit (loss)(7)

 

179

 

253

 

(31

)

401

 

 

 

401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total segment assets

 

4,992

 

9,774

 

136

 

14,902

 

80

 

 

14,982

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

413

 

18

 

83

 

514

 

 

 

514

 

Total expenditures for long-lived assets

 

176

 

517

 

7

 

700

 

 

 

700

 


(1)   The All Other category represents miscellaneous corporate items, which are not allocated to business units for purposes of segment performance measurement.

(2)   The Reconciling Eliminations category eliminates the intersegment revenues of Commercial.

(3)   Electric gross margins are calculated as Electric operating revenues less Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power expense from the Statements of Income.

(4)   Gas gross margins are calculated as Gas operating revenues less Gas purchased expense from the Statements of Income.

(5)   Interest income is deemed immaterial.

(6)   The reduction in income taxes in 2004, as compared to 2003, primarily reflects lower business unit taxable income and also includes an increase in the annual tax credits associated with the production and sale of synthetic fuel.  For further information, see Note 11(c)(iv).

(7)   Management utilizes Segment profit (loss), after taxes, to evaluate segment performance.

 

180



 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Business Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Technology

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciling
Eliminations (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

Regulated

 

and Infrastructure

 

Total

 

All Other (1)

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

Operating revenues -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External customers

 

$

1,630

 

$

2,786

 

$

 

$

4,416

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,416

 

 

Intersegment revenues

 

185

 

1

 

 

186

 

 

(186

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric(3)

 

714

 

1,469

 

 

2,183

 

 

 

2,183

 

 

Gas(4)

 

88

 

244

 

 

332

 

 

 

332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

135

 

264

 

 

399

 

 

 

399

 

 

Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

14

 

4

 

(3

)

15

 

 

 

15

 

 

Interest expense(5)

 

94

 

160

 

17

 

271

 

 

 

271

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

7(6

)

148

 

(11

)

144

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax(7)

 

9

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

9

 

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles (net of tax)(8)

 

26

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment profit (loss)(9)

 

275

 

211

 

(16

)

470

 

 

 

470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment assets from continuing operations

 

5,361

 

8,515

 

175

 

14,051

 

63

 

 

14,114

 

 

Segment assets from discontinued operations

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

Total segment assets

 

5,366

 

8,515

 

175

 

14,056

 

63

 

 

14,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

400

 

14

 

81

 

495

 

 

 

495

 

 

Total expenditures for long-lived assets

 

158

 

554

 

 

712

 

 

 

712

 

 


(1)   The All Other category represents miscellaneous corporate items, which are not allocated to business units for purposes of segment performance measurement.

(2)   The Reconciling Eliminations column eliminates the intersegment revenues of Commercial.

(3)   Electric gross margins are calculated as Electric operating revenues less Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power expense from the Statements of Income.

(4)   Gas gross margins are calculated as Gas operating revenues less Gas purchased expense from the Statements of Income.

(5)   Interest income is deemed immaterial.

(6)   The decrease in 2003, as compared to 2002, in part reflects the effect of tax credits associated with production of synthetic fuel beginning in July 2002.

(7)   For further information, see Note 14.

(8)   For further information, see Note 1(q)(iv).

(9)   Management utilizes Segment profit (loss), after taxes, to evaluate segment performance.

 

181



 

 

 

2002

 

 

 

Cinergy Business Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Technology

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciling
Eliminations(2)

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

Regulated

 

and Infrastructure

 

Total

 

All Other(1)

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Operating revenues -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External customers

 

$

1,592

 

$

2,467

 

$

 

$

4,059

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,059

 

Intersegment revenues

 

190

 

 

 

190

 

 

(190

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric(3)

 

735

 

1,571

 

 

2,306

 

 

 

2,306

 

Gas(4)

 

77

 

203

 

 

280

 

 

 

280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

150

 

248

 

6

 

404

 

 

 

404

 

Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

20

 

5

 

(10

)

15

 

 

 

15

 

Interest expense(5)

 

102

 

133

 

9

 

244

 

 

 

244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

23

 

151

 

(14

)

160

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations (net of tax)(6)

 

(25

)

 

 

(25

)

 

 

(25

)

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of tax)(7)

 

(11

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment profit (loss)(8)

 

115

 

270

 

(24

)

361

 

 

 

361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment assets from continuing operations

 

5,691

 

7,746

 

155

 

13,592

 

93

 

 

13,685

 

Segment assets from discontinued operations

 

147

 

 

 

147

 

 

 

147

 

Total segment assets

 

5,838

 

7,746

 

155

 

13,739

 

93

 

 

13,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

337

 

10

 

70

 

417

 

 

 

417

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenditures for long-lived assets from continuing operations

 

184

 

681

 

1

 

866

 

 

 

866

 

Total expenditures for long-lived assets from discontinued operations

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

Total expenditures for long-lived assets

 

188

 

681

 

1

 

870

 

 

 

870

 


(1)   The All Other category represents miscellaneous corporate items, which are not allocated to business units for purposes of segment performance measurement.

(2)   The Reconciling Eliminations column eliminates the intersegment revenues of Commercial.

(3)   Electric gross margins are calculated as Electric operating revenues less Fuel, emission allowances, and purchased power expense from the Statements of Income.

(4)   Gas gross margins are calculated as Gas operating revenues less Gas purchased expense from the Statements of Income.

(5)   Interest income is deemed immaterial.

(6)   For further information, see Note 14.

(7)   For further information, see Note 1(q)(iv).

(8)   Management utilizes segment profit (loss), after taxes, to evaluate segment performance.

 

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Products and Services

(in millions)

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

Traditional Utility

 

Wholesale Commodity

 

 

 

 

 

Year

 

Electric

 

Gas

 

Total

 

Electric

 

Gas

 

Total

 

Other

 

Consolidated

 

2004

 

$

2,324

 

$

690

 

$

3,014

 

$

1,213

 

$

93

 

$

1,306

 

$

368

 

$

4,688

 

2003

 

2,156

 

626

 

2,782

 

1,164

 

210

 

1,374

 

260

 

4,416

 

2002

 

2,024

 

436

 

2,460

 

1,232

 

155

 

1,387

 

212

 

4,059

 

 

Geographic Areas and Long-Lived Assets

Revenues

(in millions)

 

Year

 

Domestic

 

International

 

Consolidated

 

2004

 

$

4,637

 

$

51

 

$

4,688

 

2003

 

4,371

 

45

 

4,416

 

2002

 

4,011

 

48

 

4,059

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Lived Assets from
Continuing Operations

 

Long-Lived Assets from
Discontinued Operations

 

Total Long-Lived Assets

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

(in millions)

 

(in millions)

 

Year

 

Domestic

 

International

 

Consolidated

 

Domestic

 

International

 

Consolidated

 

Domestic

 

International

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

$

12,162

 

$

284

 

$

12,446

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

12,162

 

$

284

 

$

12,446

 

2003

 

11,524

 

273

 

11,797

 

 

 

 

11,524

 

273

 

11,797

 

2002

 

10,801

 

296

 

11,097

 

 

97

 

97

 

10,801

 

393

 

11,194

 

 

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17.       Earnings Per Common Share

A reconciliation of EPS - basic to EPS - diluted is presented below for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002:

 

 

 

Income

 

Shares

 

EPS

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS - basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

400,868

 

180,965

 

$

2.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock options

 

 

 

678

 

 

 

Directors’ compensation plans

 

 

 

150

 

 

 

Contingently issuable common stock

 

 

 

605

 

 

 

Stock purchase contracts

 

 

 

1,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS - diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income plus assumed conversions

 

$

400,868

 

183,531

 

$

2.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS - basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

 

$

434,424

 

 

 

$

2.46

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax

 

8,886

 

 

 

0.05

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax

 

26,462

 

 

 

0.15

 

Net income

 

$

469,772

 

176,535

 

$

2.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock options

 

 

 

746

 

 

 

Directors’ compensation plans

 

 

 

152

 

 

 

Contingently issuable common stock

 

 

 

851

 

 

 

Stock purchase contracts

 

 

 

189

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS - diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income plus assumed conversions

 

$

469,772

 

178,473

 

$

2.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS - basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

$

396,636

 

 

 

$

2.37

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax

 

(25,161

)

 

 

(0.15

)

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax

 

(10,899

)

 

 

(0.06

)

Net income

 

$

360,576

 

167,047

 

$

2.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock options

 

 

 

899

 

 

 

Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Directors’ compensation plans

 

 

 

169

 

 

 

Contingently issuable common stock

 

 

 

934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS - diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income plus assumed conversions

 

$

360,576

 

169,052

 

$

2.13

 

 

Options to purchase shares of common stock are excluded from the calculation of EPS - diluted, if they are considered to be anti-dilutive.  For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, approximately 0.9 million, 1.6 million, and 3.0 million shares, respectively, were excluded from the EPS - diluted calculation.

 

Also excluded from the EPS - diluted calculation for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 are up to 9.7 million, 10.6 million, and 10.8 million shares, respectively, issuable pursuant to the stock purchase contracts issued by Cinergy Corp. in December 2001 associated with the preferred trust securities transaction.  In January

 

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and February 2005, the stock purchase contracts were settled and holders purchased a total of 9.2 million shares of Cinergy Corp. common stock.  Net proceeds of approximately $316 million were used to reduce short-term debt.

 

18.       Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by and distributions to shareholders.  The major components include net income, foreign currency translation adjustments, minimum pension liability adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on investment trusts and the effects of certain hedging activities.

 

We translate the assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries, whose functional currency (generally, the local currency of the country in which the subsidiary is located) is not the United States dollar, using the appropriate exchange rate as of the end of the year.  Foreign currency translation adjustments are unrealized gains and losses on the difference in foreign country currency compared to the value of the United States dollar.  The gains and losses are accumulated in comprehensive income.  When a foreign subsidiary is substantially liquidated, the cumulative translation gain or loss is removed from comprehensive income and is recognized as a component of the gain or loss on the sale of the subsidiary in our Statements of Income.

 

We record a minimum pension liability adjustment associated with our defined benefit pension plans when the unfunded accumulated benefit obligation is in excess of our accrued pension liabilities and the unrecognized prior service costs recorded as an intangible asset.  The corresponding offset is recorded on the Balance Sheets in Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs.  Details of the pension plans’ assets and obligations are explained further in Note 9.

 

We record unrealized gains and losses on equity investments in trusts we have established for our benefit plans, primarily by PSI.  See Note 9 for further details.

 

The changes in fair value of derivatives that qualify as hedges, under Statement 133, are recorded in comprehensive income.  The specific hedge accounting and the derivatives that qualify are explained in greater detail in Note 7(a).

 

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The elements of Comprehensive income and their related tax effects for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 are as follows:

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 

Before-tax Amount

 

Tax (Expense) Benefit

 

Net-of-Tax Amount

 

Before-tax Amount

 

Tax (Expense) Benefit

 

Net-of-Tax Amount

 

Before-tax Amount

 

Tax (Expense) Benefit

 

Net-of-Tax Amount

 

 

 

(dollars in millions)

 

Cinergy(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

505

 

$

(104

)

$

401

 

$

626

 

$

(156

)

$

470

 

$

519

 

$

(158

)

$

361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

23

 

(8

)

15

 

25

 

(8

)

17

 

36

 

(14

)

22

 

Reclassification adjustments

 

 

 

 

(9

)

3

 

(6

)

4

 

 

4

 

Total foreign currency translation adjustment

 

23

 

(8

)

15

 

16

 

(5

)

11

 

40

 

(14

)

26

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

(53

)

21

 

(32

)

(56

)

22

 

(34

)

(23

)

9

 

(14

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on investment trusts

 

4

 

(2

)

2

 

11

 

(4

)

7

 

(8

)

3

 

(5

)

Cash flow hedges

 

8

 

(3

)

5

 

2

 

(1

)

1

 

(33

)

13

 

(20

)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(18

)

8

 

(10

)

(27

)

12

 

(15

)

(24

)

11

 

(13

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

$

487

 

$

(96

)

$

391

 

$

599

 

$

(144

)

$

455

 

$

495

 

$

(147

)

$

348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

415

 

$

(158

)

$

257

 

$

529

 

$

(198

)

$

331

 

$

419

 

$

(155

)

$

264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

(16

)

6

 

(10

)

(13

)

5

 

(8

)

(1

)

 

(1

)

Cash flow hedges

 

7

 

(3

)

4

 

2

 

(1

)

1

 

(32

)

13

 

(19

)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(9

)

3

 

(6

)

(11

)

4

 

(7

)

(33

)

13

 

(20

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

$

406

 

$

(155

)

$

251

 

$

518

 

$

(194

)

$

324

 

$

386

 

$

(142

)

$

244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

277

 

$

(112

)

$

165

 

$

233

 

$

(100

)

$

133

 

$

329

 

$

(115

)

$

214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

(21

)

8

 

(13

)

(18

)

7

 

(11

)

(3

)

1

 

(2

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on investment trusts

 

3

 

(1

)

2

 

10

 

(4

)

6

 

(7

)

3

 

(4

)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(18

)

7

 

(11

)

(8

)

3

 

(5

)

(10

)

4

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

$

259

 

$

(105

)

$

154

 

$

225

 

$

(97

)

$

128

 

$

319

 

$

(111

)

$

208

 


(1)   The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

(2)   Individual amounts for ULH&P are immaterial.

 

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The after-tax components of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 are as follows:

 

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Classification

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

 

Minimum Pension Liability Adjustment

 

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Trusts

 

Cash Flow Hedges

 

Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

 

(dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2001

 

$

(5

)

$

(6

)

$

(1

)

$

(5

)

$

(17

)

Current-period change

 

26

 

(14

)

(5

)

(20

)

(13

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2002

 

$

21

 

$

(20

)

$

(6

)

$

(25

)

$

(30

)

Current-period change

 

11

 

(34

)

7

 

1

 

(15

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2003

 

$

32

 

$

(54

)

$

1

 

$

(24

)

$

(45

)

Current-period change

 

15

 

(32

)

2

 

5

 

(10

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2004

 

$

47

 

$

(86

)

$

3

 

$

(19

)

$

(55

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2001

 

$

 

$

(1

)

$

 

$

(5

)

$

(6

)

Current-period change

 

 

(1

)

 

(19

)

(20

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2002

 

$

 

$

(2

)

$

 

$

(24

)

$

(26

)

Current-period change

 

 

(8

)

 

1

 

(7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2003

 

$

 

$

(10

)

$

 

$

(23

)

$

(33

)

Current-period change

 

 

(9

)

 

4

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2004

 

$

 

$

(19

)

$

 

$

(19

)

$

(38

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2001

 

$

 

$

(1

)

$

(1

)

$

 

$

(2

)

Current-period change

 

 

(2

)

(4

)

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2002

 

$

 

$

(3

)

$

(5

)

$

 

$

(8

)

Current-period change

 

 

(11

)

6

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2003

 

$

 

$

(14

)

$

1

 

$

 

$

(13

)

Current-period change

 

 

(13

)

2

 

 

(11

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2004

 

$

 

$

(27

)

$

3

 

$

 

$

(24

)

 


(1)   The results of Cinergy also include amounts related to non-registrants.

(2)   Individual amounts for ULH&P are immaterial.

 

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19.       Transfer of Generating Assets

In December 2002, the IURC approved a settlement agreement among PSI, the Indiana Office of the Utility Consumer Counselor, and the IURC Staff authorizing PSI’s purchases of the Henry County, Indiana and Butler County, Ohio, gas-fired peaking plants from two non-regulated affiliates.  In February 2003, the FERC issued an order under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act authorizing PSI’s acquisitions of the plants, which occurred on February 5, 2003.  Subsequently, in April 2003, the FERC issued a tolling order allowing additional time to consider a request for rehearing filed in response to the February 2003 FERC order.  In September 2004, FERC issued an order denying the request for rehearing and affirming the acquisition of the plants.

 

The KPSC has conditionally approved ULH&P’s planned acquisition of CG&E’s 68.9 percent ownership interest in the East Bend Generating Station, located in Boone County, Kentucky, the Woodsdale Generating Station, located in Butler County, Ohio, and one generating unit at the four-unit Miami Fort Station located in Hamilton County, Ohio.  ULH&P is currently seeking approval for the transaction from the SEC, wherein the Ohio Consumers Counsel has intervened in opposition, and the FERC. The transfer, which will be paid for at net book value, will not affect current electric rates for ULH&P’s customers, as power will be provided under the same terms as under the current wholesale power contract with CG&E through December 31, 2006.  Assuming receipt of regulatory approvals, we would anticipate the transfer to take place in the second quarter of 2005.

 

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 ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure controls and procedures are our controls and other procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2004, and, based upon this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective in providing reasonable assurance that information requiring disclosure is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the timeframe specified by the SEC’s rules and forms.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we have evaluated any change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2004 and found no change that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Management of Cinergy Corp. (the Company) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.  The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

The Company’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004.  In making this assessment, management used the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

 

Based on our assessment and those criteria, management believes that the internal control over financial reporting maintained by the Company, as of December 31, 2004, was effective.

 

The Company’s independent auditors have issued an attestation report on management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.  That report follows.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Cinergy Corp.
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.  The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.  Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.  Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

In our opinion, management’s assessment that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.  Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

 

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States),  the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004 of the Company and our report dated February 11, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial statement schedule and contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s change in accounting in 2003, for asset retirement obligations, variable interest entities, and stock-based compensation.

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

 

Cincinnati, Ohio

 

February 11, 2005

 

 

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

 

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PART III

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Information regarding Cinergy Corp.’s directors is incorporated by reference from its definitive Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

The directors of The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E) at January 31, 2005, are as follows:

 

                  Michael J. Cyrus - Mr. Cyrus, age 49, is Executive Vice President of CG&E, a position he has held since February 2001.  He has served as director of CG&E since September 2001.  His current term as director expires May 4, 2005.

                  James E. Rogers - Mr. Rogers, age 57, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of CG&E.  He has served as a director of CG&E since 1994.  His current term as director expires May 4, 2005.

                  James L. Turner - Mr. Turner, age 45, is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CG&E, a position he has held since September 2004.  Prior to that, Mr. Turner served as Executive Vice President of CG&E since July 2000.  He served as a director of CG&E from February 15, 1999 to April 30, 2001 and was re-elected, effective October 1, 2001.  Mr. Turner’s current term as director expires May 4, 2005.

Additional information on each of the directors of CG&E is presented in the following “Executive Officers” section.

 

Information regarding PSI Energy, Inc.’s (PSI) directors is incorporated by reference from PSI’s 2005 Information Statement.

 

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The names and ages of the executive officers of Cinergy, CG&E, and PSI and the positions they hold, held, or have been elected to (as of January 31, 2005), and their business experience during the past five years is included in the chart below.

 

 

 

 

 

Positions and Length of Service

Name

 

Age

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

CG&E

 

PSI

Michael J. Cyrus

 

49

 

Executive Vice President
2/01 - present
Chief Executive Officer, Regulated Business Unit
9/04 - present
Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Business Unit (formerly known as the Energy Merchant Business Unit)
2/01 - 9/04
President, Energy Commodities Business Unit
3/99 - 2/01
Vice President
4/98 - 2/01

 

Executive Vice President
2/01 - present
Vice President
4/99 - 2/01

 

Executive Vice President
2/01 - present
Vice President
4/99 - 2/01

R. Foster Duncan(1)

 

50

 

Executive Vice President
2/01 - present
Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Business Unit
9/04 - present
Chief Financial Officer
2/01 - 9/04

 

Executive Vice President
2/01 - present
Chief Financial Officer
2/01 - 9/04

 

Executive Vice President
2/01 - present
Chief Financial Officer
2/01 - 9/04

Gregory C. Ficke

 

52

 

Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Regulated Business Unit
2/01 - 10/01
Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Energy Delivery Business Unit
7/00 - 2/01
Vice President, Operations Services, Energy Delivery Business Unit
4/99 - 7/00

 

President
10/01 - present

 

 

Lynn J. Good(2)

 

45

 

Vice President, Finance and Controller
11/03 - present
Vice President, Financial
Project Strategy

5/03 - 11/03

 

Vice President, Finance and Controller
11/03 - present
Vice President, Financial
Project Strategy

5/03 - 11/03

 

Vice President, Finance and Controller
11/03 - present
Vice President, Financial
Project Strategy

5/03 - 11/03

William J. Grealis

 

59

 

Executive Vice President
7/00 - present
Chief Executive Officer, Regulated Business Unit
2/01 - 10/01
Chief of Staff
7/00 - 2/01
Vice President, Corporate Services, and Chief Strategic Officer
8/98 - 7/00

 

Executive Vice President
7/00 - present
Chief of Staff
7/00 - 2/01
Vice President, Corporate Services, and Chief Strategic Officer
8/98 - 7/00

 

Executive Vice President
7/00 - present
Chief of Staff
7/00 - 2/01
Vice President, Corporate Services, and Chief Strategic Officer
8/98 - 7/00

Julia S. Janson

 

40

 

Chief Compliance Officer
10/04 - present
Secretary
7/00 - present
Senior Counsel
7/98 - present

 

Chief Compliance Officer
10/04 - present
Secretary
1/03 - present
Assistant Secretary
7/00 - 1/03
Senior Counsel
7/98 - present

 

Chief Compliance Officer
10/04 - present
Secretary
7/00 - present
Senior Counsel
7/98 - present

 

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Positions and Length of Service

Name

 

Age

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

CG&E

 

PSI

Marc E. Manly(3)

 

52

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
11/02 - present
Assistant Secretary
1/03 - present

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
11/02 - present

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
11/02 - present
Assistant Secretary
1/03 - present

Theodore R. Murphy II(4)

 

47

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
8/02 - present

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
8/02 - present

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
8/02 - present

Frederick J. Newton III(5)

 

49

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
5/02 - present

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
5/02 - present

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
5/02 - present

Kay E. Pashos

 

45

 

Vice President and General Counsel, Regulated Business Unit
11/03 -12/04
Assistant General Counsel
1/01 - 11/03
Senior Counsel
1/95 - 1/01

 

 

 

President
12/04 - present
Vice President and General Counsel, Regulated Business Unit
11/03 -12/04
Assistant General Counsel
1/01 - 11/03
Senior Counsel
1/95 - 1/01

Ronald R. Reising(6)

 

44

 

Chief Procurement Officer
10/04 - present
Vice President
6/02 - present

 

Chief Procurement Officer
10/04 - present
Vice President
6/02 - present

 

Chief Procurement Officer
10/04 - present
Vice President
6/02 - present

James E. Rogers

 

57

 

Chairman of the Board 12/00 - present
President and Chief Executive Officer
12/95 - present
Vice Chairman
12/95 - 12/00

 

Chairman of the Board 12/00 - present
Chief Executive Officer
12/95 - present
Vice Chairman
12/95 - 12/00

 

Chairman of the Board
12/00 - present
Chief Executive Officer
12/95 - present
Vice Chairman
12/95 - 12/00

James L. Turner(7)

 

45

 

Executive Vice President
10/01 - present
Chief Financial Officer
9/04 - present
Chief Executive Officer, Regulated Business Unit
12/01 - 9/04
President, Regulated Business Unit
2/01 - 12/01
President, Energy Delivery Business Unit
7/00 - 2/01
Vice President
4/99 - 12/01

 

Executive Vice President
7/00 - present
Chief Financial Officer
9/04 - present
President
2/99 - 7/00

 

Executive Vice President
7/00 - present
Chief Financial Officer
9/04 - present

 

None of the officers are related in any manner.  Our executive officers hold the offices set opposite their names until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors and until their successors have been elected and qualified.


(1)

Prior to joining Cinergy, Mr. Duncan was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LG&E Energy Corp. (LG&E) (a non-affiliate of Cinergy) in Louisville, Kentucky since December 1998.

 

 

(2)

Prior to joining Cinergy, Ms. Good was a partner with the international accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP in Cincinnati, Ohio since May 2002. Prior to that, she was a partner with the international accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP from 1992 to May 2002. While at Arthur Andersen LLP, she had regional energy responsibilities for risk consulting and internal audit practices.

 

 

(3)

Prior to joining Cinergy, Mr. Manly was Managing Director, Law and Governmental Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of NewPower Holdings, Inc. (a non-affiliate of Cinergy) from April 2000 to August 2002. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Chief Counsel for AT&T Consumer Services Group (a non-affiliate of Cinergy) from January 1995 to April 2000. On June 11, 2002, NewPower Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates, TNPC Holdings, Inc. and the NewPower Company, filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of The United States Bankruptcy Code.

 

 

(4)

Prior to joining Cinergy, Mr. Murphy was Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Enron Europe, Ltd. (a non-affiliate of Cinergy) from January 2001 to July 2002. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Market Risk of Enron Corp. (a non-affiliate of Cinergy) from March 1997 to December 2000.

 

 

(5)

Prior to joining Cinergy, Mr. Newton was Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of LG&E (a non-affiliate of Cinergy) from January 1999 to May 2002.

 

 

 

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(6)

Prior to joining Cinergy, Mr. Reising was Chief Financial Officer of Focal Communications Corporation (a non-affiliate of Cinergy) from February 2001 to January 2002. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer of Derivon (a non-affiliate of Cinergy) from May 2000 to February 2001. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer of Bell Canada (a non-affiliate of Cinergy) from May 1999 to May 2000. On December 19, 2002, Focal Communications filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of The United States Bankruptcy Code.

 

 

(7)

Mr. Turner served as Vice President of Customer Services from January 2000 until July 2000.

 

Cinergy Corp. has adopted both a code of business conduct and ethics applicable to all of its directors, officers, and employees as well as corporate governance guidelines.  Both of these documents are available on Cinergy’s website at www.cinergy.com.  In addition, any amendments to or waivers from the code of business conduct and ethics will be posted on the website.  Any such amendment or waiver would require the prior consent of the Board of Directors or an applicable committee thereof.

 

Information in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K and regarding Cinergy Corp.’s audit committee required by Items 401(h) and 401(i) of Regulation S-K is incorporated by reference from its definitive Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

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ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Information in response to this item for Cinergy Corp. and CG&E is incorporated by reference from Cinergy Corp.’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

All CG&E directors currently are employees of Cinergy and receive no compensation for their services as directors.

 

Information in response to this item for PSI is incorporated by reference from PSI’s 2005 Information Statement.

 

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Information in response to this item for Cinergy Corp. is incorporated by reference from its definitive Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

Cinergy Corp. owns all outstanding shares of common stock of CG&E, CG&E’s only voting security.

 

CG&E’s directors and executive officers did not beneficially own any shares of any class of equity security of CG&E as of January 31, 2005.  The beneficial ownership of Cinergy Corp. common stock by each director and named executive officer of CG&E as of January 31, 2005, is set forth in the following table:

 

Name of Beneficial Owner

 

Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership(1)

 

Percent of
Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael J. Cyrus

 

258,803 shares

 

 

*

R. Foster Duncan

 

235,526 shares

 

 

*

William J. Grealis

 

378,244 shares

 

 

*

James L. Turner

 

132,828 shares

 

 

*

James E. Rogers

 

1,699,317 shares

 

 

*

All directors and executive officers as a group (12 persons)

 

2,874,140 shares

 

1.51

%

 


*

Less than 1 percent

(1)

Includes shares which there is a right to acquire within 60 days pursuant to the exercise of stock options in the following amounts: Mr. Cyrus - 141,799; Mr. Duncan - 213,500; Mr. Grealis - 235,701; Mr. Turner - 101,626; Mr. Rogers - 970,300; and all directors and executive officers as a group - 1,768,036.

 

Information in response to this item for PSI is incorporated by reference from its 2005 Information Statement.

 

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The following table reflects Cinergy’s equity compensation plan information as of December 31, 2004:

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

Plan Category

 

Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
(a)

 

Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
(b)

 

Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. 1996 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan

 

6,564,519

 

$

33.25

 

3,122,900

 

Cinergy Corp. Stock Option Plan

 

628,400

 

$

34.12

 

1,318,500

 

Cinergy Corp. Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan

 

 

N/A

 

1,482,664

 

Cinergy Corp. Retirement Plan for Directors

 

3,917

 

N/A

 

 

Cinergy Corp. Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan

 

26,843

 

N/A

 

41,034

 

Cinergy Corp. Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan

 

48,564

 

N/A

 

103,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. UK Sharesave Scheme

 

436

 

$

25.14

 

62,200

 

Cinergy Corp. 401(k) Excess Plan

 

77,558

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following information describes the equity compensation plans that have not been approved by shareholders.

 

Cinergy Corp. UK Sharesave Scheme

The Cinergy Corp. UK Sharesave Scheme allows essentially all full-time, regular United Kingdom employees working a minimum of 25 hours per week to purchase shares of common stock pursuant to a stock option feature.  Under the Cinergy Corp. UK Sharesave Scheme, after-tax funds are withheld from a participant’s compensation during a 36-month or 60-month offering period, at the election of the participants, and are deposited in an account.  At the end of the offering period, participants may apply amounts deposited in the account toward the purchase of shares of common stock.  The purchase price cannot be less than 80 percent of the average market price at date of grant or shortly prior to the grant.  Any funds not applied toward the purchase of shares are returned to the participant.  A participant may elect to terminate participation in the plan at any time.  Participation also will terminate if the participant’s employment ceases.  Upon termination of participation, all funds are returned to the participant without penalty although, in certain specified circumstances, options may be exercised early on a pro-rata basis.

 

Cinergy Corp. 401(k) Excess Plan

The Cinergy Corp. 401(k) Excess Plan is a non-qualified deferred compensation plan for a select group of Cinergy management and other highly compensated employees.  It is a means by which these employees can defer additional compensation, and receive additional company matching contributions, when they have already contributed the maximum amount (pursuant to the anti-discrimination rules for highly compensated employees) under the 401(k) Plan.  All funds deferred are held in a rabbi trust administered by an independent trustee.

 

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Information in response to this item for Cinergy Corp. and CG&E is incorporated by reference from Cinergy Corp.’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

Information in response to this item for PSI is incorporated by reference from PSI’s 2005 Information Statement.

 

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ITEM 14.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Information in response to this item for Cinergy, CG&E and PSI is incorporated by reference from Cinergy Corp.’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

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PART IV

ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES

Refer to the page captioned “Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules” for an index of the financial statements and financial statement schedules included in this report.

 

EXHIBITS

The documents listed below are being filed or have previously been filed on behalf of Cinergy Corp., CG&E, PSI, and The Union Light, Heat and Power Company (ULH&P) and are incorporated herein by reference from the documents indicated and made a part hereof.  Exhibits not identified as previously filed are filed herewith:

 

Exhibit
Designation

 

Registrant(s)(1)

 

Nature of Exhibit

 

Previously Filed as
Exhibit to:

Articles of Incorporation /By-laws

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-a

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Certificate of Incorporation of Cinergy Corp., a Delaware corporation, as amended May 10, 2001.

 

Cinergy Corp. March 31, 2001, Form 10-Q

3-b

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

By-Laws of Cinergy Corp., as amended on July 23, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. June 30, 2003, Form 10-Q

3-c

 

CG&E

 

Amended Articles of Incorporation of CG&E effective October 23, 1996.

 

CG&E September 30, 1996, Form 10-Q

3-d

 

CG&E

 

Regulations of CG&E, as amended on July 23, 2003.

 

CG&E June 30, 2003, Form 10-Q

3-e

 

PSI

 

Amended Articles of Consolidation of PSI, as amended April 20, 1995.

 

PSI June 30, 1995, Form 10-Q

3-f

 

PSI

 

Amendment to Article D of the Amended Articles of Consolidation of PSI, effective July 10, 1997.

 

PSI 1997 Form 10-K

3-g

 

PSI

 

By-Laws of PSI, as amended on July 23, 2003.

 

PSI June 30, 2003, Form 10-Q

3-h

 

ULH&P

 

Restated Articles of Incorporation made effective May 7, 1976.

 

ULH&P Form 8-K, May 1976

3-i

 

ULH&P

 

By-Laws of ULH&P, as amended on July 23, 2003.

 

ULH&P June 30, 2003, Form 10-Q

3-j

 

ULH&P

 

Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of ULH&P (Article Third) and Amendment to the By-Laws of ULH&P (Article 1), both effective July 24, 1997.

 

ULH&P 1997 Form 10-K

Instruments defining the rights of holders, incl. Indentures

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-a

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Original Indenture (First Mortgage Bonds) dated September 1, 1939, between PSI and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee, and LaSalle National Bank, as Successor Trustee.

 

Exhibit A-Part 3 in File No. 70-258 Supplemental Indenture dated March 30, 1984

4-b

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Twenty-fifth Supplemental Indenture between PSI and The First National Bank of Chicago dated September 1, 1978.

 

File No. 2-62543

4-c

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Thirty-fifth Supplemental Indenture between PSI and The First National Bank of Chicago dated March 30, 1984.

 

PSI 1984 Form 10-K

4-d

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Forty-second Supplemental Indenture between PSI and LaSalle National Bank dated August 1, 1988.

 

PSI 1988 Form 10-K

4-e

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Forty-fourth Supplemental Indenture between PSI and LaSalle National Bank dated March 15, 1990.

 

PSI 1990 Form 10-K

4-f

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Forty-fifth Supplemental Indenture between PSI and LaSalle National Bank dated March 15, 1990.

 

PSI 1990 Form 10-K

4-g

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Forty-sixth Supplemental Indenture between PSI and LaSalle National Bank dated June 1, 1990.

 

PSI 1991 Form 10-K

4-h

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Forty-seventh Supplemental Indenture between PSI and LaSalle National Bank dated July 15, 1991.

 

PSI 1991 Form 10-K

4-i

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Forty-eighth Supplemental Indenture between PSI and LaSalle National Bank dated July 15, 1992.

 

PSI 1992 Form 10-K

4-j

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Forty-ninth Supplemental Indenture between PSI and LaSalle National Bank dated February 15, 1993.

 

PSI 1992 Form 10-K

4-k

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture between PSI and LaSalle National Bank dated February 15, 1993.

 

PSI 1992 Form 10-K

 

199



4-l

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Fifty-first Supplemental Indenture between PSI and LaSalle National Bank dated February 1, 1994.

 

PSI 1993 Form 10-K

4-m

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Fifty-second Supplemental Indenture between PSI and LaSalle National Bank, as Trustee, dated as of April 30, 1999.

 

PSI March 31, 1999, Form 10-Q

4-n

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Fifty-third Supplemental Indenture between PSI and LaSalle National Bank dated June 15, 2001.

 

PSI June 30, 2001, Form 10-Q

4-o

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Fifty-fifth Supplemental Indenture between PSI and LaSalle National Bank dated February 15, 2003.

 

PSI September 30, 2003, Form 10-Q

4-p

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Indenture (Secured Medium-term Notes, Series A), dated July 15, 1991, between PSI and LaSalle National Bank, as Trustee.

 

PSI Form 10-K/A, Amendment No. 2, dated July 15, 1993

4-q

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Indenture (Secured Medium-term Notes, Series B), dated July 15, 1992, between PSI and LaSalle National Bank, as Trustee.

 

PSI Form 10-K/A, Amendment No. 2, dated July 15, 1993

4-r

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Loan Agreement between PSI and the City of Princeton, Indiana dated as of November 7, 1996.

 

PSI September 30, 1996, Form 10-Q

4-s

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Loan Agreement between PSI and the City of Princeton, Indiana dated as of February 1, 1997.

 

PSI 1996 Form 10-K

4-t

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Indenture dated November 15, 1996, between PSI and The Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee.

 

PSI 1996 Form 10-K

4-u

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

First Supplemental Indenture dated November 15, 1996, between PSI and The Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee.

 

PSI 1996 Form 10-K

4-v

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 15, 1998, between PSI and The Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee.

 

PSI 1997 Form 10-K

4-w

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 5, 1998, between PSI and The Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee.

 

PSI June 30, 1998, Form 10-Q

4-x

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 1998, between PSI and The Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee.

 

PSI 1998 Form 10-K

4-y

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 30, 1999, between PSI and Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee.

 

PSI March 31, 1999, Form 10-Q

4-z

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 20, 1999, between PSI and Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee.

 

PSI September 30, 1999, Form 10-Q

4-aa

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 23, 2003, between PSI and Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee.

 

PSI September 30, 2003, Form 10-Q

4-bb

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Unsecured Promissory Note dated October 14, 1998, between PSI and the Rural Utilities Service.

 

PSI 1998 Form 10-K

4-cc

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Loan Agreement between PSI and the Indiana Development Finance Authority dated as of July 15, 1998.

 

PSI June 30, 1998, Form 10-Q

4-dd

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Loan Agreement between PSI and the Indiana Development Finance Authority dated as of May 1, 2000.

 

PSI June 30, 2000, Form 10-Q

4-ee

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Original Indenture (First Mortgage Bonds) between CG&E and The Bank of New York (as Trustee) dated as of August 1, 1936.

 

CG&E Registration Statement No. 2-2374

4-ff

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and The Bank of New York dated as of November 2, 1972.

 

CG&E Registration Statement No. 2-60961

4-gg

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Thirty-third Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and The Bank of New York dated as of September 1, 1992.

 

CG&E Registration Statement No. 33-53578

4-hh

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Thirty-fourth Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and The Bank of New York dated as of October 1, 1993.

 

CG&E September 30, 1993, Form 10-Q

4-ii

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Thirty-fifth Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and The Bank of New York dated as of January 1, 1994.

 

CG&E Registration Statement No. 33-52335

4-jj

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Thirty-sixth Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and The Bank of New York dated as of February 15, 1994.

 

CG&E Registration Statement No. 33-52335

4-kk

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Thirty-seventh Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and The Bank of New York dated as of October 14, 1996.

 

CG&E 1996 Form 10-K

4-ll

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Thirty-eighth Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and The Bank of New York dated as of February 1, 2001.

 

CG&E March 31, 2001, Form 10-Q

4-mm

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Loan Agreement between CG&E and the County of Boone, Kentucky dated as of February 1, 1985.

 

CG&E 1984 Form 10-K

4-nn

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Repayment Agreement between CG&E and The Dayton Power and Light Company dated as of December 23, 1992.

 

CG&E 1992 Form 10-K

4-oo

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Loan Agreement between CG&E and the County of Boone, Kentucky dated as of January 1, 1994.

 

CG&E 1993 Form 10-K

4-pp

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Loan Agreement between CG&E and the State of Ohio Air Quality Development Authority dated as of December 1, 1985.

 

CG&E 1985 Form 10-K

4-qq

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Loan Agreement between CG&E and the State of Ohio Air Quality Development Authority dated as of September 13, 1995.

 

CG&E September 30, 1995, Form 10-Q

4-rr

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Loan Agreement between CG&E and the State of Ohio Water Development Authority dated as of January 1, 1994.

 

CG&E 1993 Form 10-K

 

200



 

4-ss

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Loan Agreement between CG&E and the State of Ohio Air Quality Development Authority dated as of January 1, 1994.

 

CG&E 1993 Form 10-K

4-tt

 

CG&E

 

Loan Agreement between CG&E and the State of Ohio Air Quality Development Authority dated August 1, 2001.

 

CG&E September 30, 2001, Form 10-Q

4-uu

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Original Indenture (Unsecured Debt Securities) between CG&E and The Fifth Third Bank dated as of May 15, 1995.

 

CG&E Form 8-A dated July 24, 1995

4-vv

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

First Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and The Fifth Third Bank dated as of June 1, 1995.

 

CG&E June 30, 1995, Form 10-Q

4-ww

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Second Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and The Fifth Third Bank dated as of June 30, 1995.

 

CG&E Form 8-A dated July 24, 1995

4-xx

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Third Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and The Fifth Third Bank dated as of October 9, 1997.

 

CG&E September 30, 1997, Form 10-Q

4-yy

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Fourth Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and The Fifth Third Bank dated as of April 1, 1998.

 

CG&E March 31, 1998, Form 10-Q

4-zz

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Fifth Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and The Fifth Third Bank dated as of June 9, 1998.

 

CG&E June 30, 1998, Form 10-Q

4-aaa

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Seventh Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and The Fifth Third Bank dated as of June 15, 2003.

 

CG&E June 30, 2003, Form 10-Q

4-bbb

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
ULH&P

 

Original Indenture (First Mortgage Bonds) between ULH&P and The Bank of New York dated as of February 1, 1949.

 

ULH&P Registration Statement No. 2-7793

4-ccc

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
ULH&P

 

Fifth Supplemental Indenture between ULH&P and The Bank of New York dated as of January 1, 1967.

 

CG&E Registration Statement No. 2-60961

4-ddd

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
ULH&P

 

Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture between ULH&P and The Bank of New York dated as of August 1, 1992.

 

ULH&P 1992 Form 10-K

4-eee

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
ULH&P

 

Original Indenture (Unsecured Debt Securities) between ULH&P and The Fifth Third Bank dated as of July 1, 1995.

 

ULH&P June 30, 1995, Form 10-Q

4-fff

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
ULH&P

 

First Supplemental Indenture between ULH&P and The Fifth Third Bank dated as of July 15, 1995.

 

ULH&P June 30, 1995, Form 10-Q

4-ggg

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
ULH&P

 

Second Supplemental Indenture between ULH&P and The Fifth Third Bank dated as of April 30, 1998.

 

ULH&P March 31, 1998, Form 10-Q

4-hhh

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
ULH&P

 

Third Supplemental Indenture between ULH&P and The Fifth Third Bank dated as of December 8, 1998.

 

ULH&P 1998 Form 10-K

4-iii

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
ULH&P

 

Fourth Supplemental Indenture between ULH&P and The Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee, dated as of September 17, 1999.

 

ULH&P September 30, 1999, Form 10-Q

4-jjj

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Base Indenture dated as of October 15, 1998, between Global Resources and The Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 1998, Form 10-Q

4-kkk

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

First Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 15, 1998, between Global Resources and The Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 1998, Form 10-Q

4-lll

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Indenture dated as of December 16, 1998, between Cinergy Corp. and The Fifth Third Bank.

 

Cinergy Corp. 1998 Form 10-K

4-mmm

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Indenture between Cinergy Corp. and The Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee, dated as of April 15, 1999.

 

Cinergy Corp. March 31, 1999, Form 10-Q

4-nnn

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Indenture between Cinergy Corp. and The Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee, dated September 12, 2001.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 2001, Form 10-Q

4-ooo

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

First Supplemental Indenture between Cinergy Corp. and The Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee, dated September 12, 2001.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 2001, Form 10-Q

4-ppp

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Second Supplemental Indenture, dated December 18, 2001, between Cinergy Corp. and The Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee.

 

Cinergy Corp. Form 8-K, December 19, 2001

4-qqq

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Rights Agreement between Cinergy Corp. and The Fifth Third Bank, as Rights Agent, dated October 16, 2000.

 

Cinergy Corp. Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated October 16, 2000

4-rrr

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Purchase Contract Agreement, dated December 18, 2001, between Cinergy Corp. and The Bank of New York, as Purchase Contract Agent.

 

Cinergy Corp. Form 8-K, December 19, 2001

4-sss

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Pledge Agreement, dated December 18, 2001, among Cinergy Corp., JP Morgan Chase Bank, as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary, and The Bank of New York, as Purchase Contract Agent.

 

Cinergy Corp. Form 8-K, December 19, 2001

 

201



 

4-ttt

 

Cinergy Corp.
CG&E

 

Thirty-ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 1, 2002, between CG&E and The Bank of New York, as Trustee.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 2002, Form 10-Q

4-uuu

 

Cinergy
Corp.
PSI

 

Fifty-fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 1, 2002, between PSI and LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 2002, Form 10-Q

4-vvv

 

Cinergy Corp.
CG&E

 

Sixth Supplemental Indenture between CG&E and Fifth Third Bank dated as of September 15, 2002.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 2002, Form 10-Q

4-www

 

Cinergy
Corp.
PSI

 

Loan Agreement between PSI and the Indiana Development Finance Authority dated as of September 1, 2002.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 2002, Form 10-Q

4-xxx

 

Cinergy Corp.
PSI

 

Loan Agreement between PSI and the Indiana Development Finance Authority dated as of September 1, 2002.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 2002, Form 10-Q

4-yyy

 

Cinergy Corp.
CG&E

 

Loan Agreement between CG&E and the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority dated as of September 1, 2002.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 2002, Form 10-Q

4-zzz

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated August 28, 2002, effective September 16, 2002, between Cinergy Corp. and The Fifth Third Bank, as Rights Agent.

 

Cinergy Corp. Form 8-A/A, Amendment No. 1, filed September 16, 2002

4-aaaa

 

PSI

 

Loan Agreement between PSI and the Indiana Development Finance Authority dated as of February 15, 2003.

 

PSI March 31, 2003, Form 10-Q

4-bbbb

 

PSI

 

6.302% Subordinated Note between PSI and Cinergy Corp., dated February 5, 2003.

 

PSI March 31, 2003, Form 10-Q

4-cccc

 

PSI

 

6.403% Subordinated Note between PSI and Cinergy Corp., dated February 5, 2003.

 

PSI March 31, 2003, Form 10-Q

4-dddd

 

CG&E

 

Loan Agreement between CG&E and the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority dated as of November 1, 2004, relating to Series A

 

CG&E Form 8-K, filed November 19, 2004

4-eeee

 

CG&E

 

Loan Agreement between CG&E and the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority dated as of November 1, 2004, relating to Series B

 

CG&E Form 8-K, filed November 19, 2004

4-ffff

 

PSI

 

Loan Agreement between PSI and the Indiana Development Finance Authority dated as of December 1, 2004, relating to Series 2004B

 

PSI Form 8-K, filed December 9, 2004

4-gggg

 

PSI

 

Loan Agreement between PSI and the Indiana Development Finance Authority dated as of December 1, 2004, relating to Series 2004C

 

PSI Form 8-K, filed December 9, 2004

4-hhhh

 

Cinergy Corp.
PSI

 

Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 1, 2004, between PSI and LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee

 

 

4-iiii

 

Cinergy Corp.
ULH&P

 

Indenture between ULH&P and Deutsche Bank dated as of December 1, 2004, between ULH&P and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee

 

 

Material
contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-a

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
PSI

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated October 24, 1994, among CG&E, Cinergy Corp., PSI Resources, Inc., and PSI, and Jackson H. Randolph.

 

Cinergy Corp. 1994 Form 10-K

10-b

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
PSI

 

Employment Agreement dated February 4, 2004, among Cinergy Corp., CG&E, and PSI, and James E. Rogers.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-c

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
PSI

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated October 11, 2002, among Cinergy Corp., Cinergy Services, Inc. (Services), CG&E, and PSI, and William J. Grealis.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2002 Form 10-K

10-d

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
PSI

 

Amended Employment Agreement effective December 17, 2003 to Employment Agreement dated October 11, 2002, among Cinergy Corp., Services, CG&E, and PSI, and William J. Grealis.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-e

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
PSI

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated October 1, 2002, among Cinergy Corp., Services, CG&E, and PSI, and Donald B. Ingle, Jr.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2002 Form 10-K

10-f

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
PSI

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated September 12, 2002, among Cinergy Corp., Services, CG&E, and PSI, and Michael J. Cyrus.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2002 Form 10-K

10-g

 

Cinergy Corp.
CG&E
PSI

 

Amended Employment Agreement effective December 17, 2003 to Employment Agreement dated September 12, 2002, among Cinergy Corp., Services, CG&E, and PSI, and Michael J. Cyrus.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-h

 

Cinergy Corp.
CG&E
PSI

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated September 24, 2002, among Cinergy Corp., Services, CG&E, and PSI, and James L. Turner.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2002 Form 10-K

10-i

 

Cinergy Corp.
CG&E
PSI

 

Amended Employment Agreement effective December 17, 2003 to Employment Agreement dated September 24, 2002, among Cinergy Corp., Services, CG&E, and PSI, and James L. Turner.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-j

 

Cinergy Corp.
CG&E
PSI

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2002, among Cinergy Corp., Services, CG&E, and PSI, and R. Foster Duncan.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2002 Form 10-K

10-k

 

Cinergy Corp.
CG&E
PSI

 

Amended Employment Agreement effective December 17, 2003 to Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2002, among Cinergy Corp., Services, CG&E, and PSI, and R. Foster Duncan.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-l

 

Cinergy Corp.
CG&E
PSI

 

Employment Agreement dated November 15, 2002, among Cinergy Corp., CG&E, and PSI and Marc E. Manly.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-m

 

Cinergy Corp.
CG&E
PSI

 

Amended Employment Agreement effective December 17, 2003 to Employment Agreement dated November 15, 2002, among Cinergy Corp., CG&E, and PSI, and Marc E. Manly.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-n

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amended and Restated Separation and Retirement Agreement and Waiver and Release of Liability dated February 15, 2002, between Cinergy Corp., and Larry E. Thomas.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2001 Form 10-K

 

202



 

10-o

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Separation and Retirement Agreement and Waiver and Release of Liability dated October 8, 2002 between Cinergy Corp. and Donald B. Ingle, Jr.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2002 Form 10-K

10-p

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Deferred Compensation Agreement, effective as of January 1, 1992, between PSI and James E. Rogers.

 

PSI Form 10-K/A, Amendment No. 1, dated April 29, 1993

10-q

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement, effective as of January 1, 1992, between PSI and James E. Rogers.

 

PSI Form 10-K/A, Amendment No. 1, dated April 29, 1993

10-r

 

Cinergy Corp. PSI

 

First Amendment to Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement between PSI and James E. Rogers dated December 11, 1992.

 

PSI Form 10-K/A, Amendment No. 1, dated April 29, 1993

10-s

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Deferred Compensation Agreement between CG&E and Jackson H. Randolph dated January 1, 1992.

 

CG&E 1992 Form 10-K

10-t

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Split Dollar Insurance Agreement, effective as of May 1, 1993, between CG&E and Jackson H. Randolph.

 

CG&E 1994 Form 10-K

10-u

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Amended and Restated Supplemental Retirement Income Agreement between CG&E and Jackson H. Randolph dated January 1, 1995.

 

CG&E 1995 Form 10-K

10-v

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E

 

Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Income Agreement between CG&E and certain executive officers.

 

CG&E 1997 Form 10-K

10-w

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan amended and restated effective January 1, 1999, adopted October 15, 1998.

 

Cinergy Corp. 1999 Form 10-K

10-x

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, effective January 1, 2003, adopted October 10, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-y

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, effective January 1, 2003, adopted December 15, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-z

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

1997 Amendments to Various Compensation and Benefit Plans of Cinergy Corp., adopted January 30, 1997.

 

Cinergy Corp. 1997 Form 10-K

10-aa

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Stock Option Plan, adopted October 18, 1994, effective October 24, 1994.

 

Cinergy Corp. Form S-8, filed October 19, 1994

10-bb

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Stock Option Plan, amended October 22, 1996, effective November 1, 1996.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 1996, Form 10-Q

10-cc

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amended and Restated Cinergy Corp. Annual Incentive Plan, effective January 25, 2002.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2001 Form 10-K

10-dd

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan, adopted October 18, 1994, effective October 24, 1994.

 

Cinergy Corp. Form S-8, filed October 19, 1994

10-ee

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan, adopted April 26, 1996, effective January 1, 1996.

 

Cinergy Corp. June 30, 1996, Form 10-Q

10-ff

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan, adopted October 22, 1996, effective November 1, 1996.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 1996, Form 10-Q

10-gg

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. UK Sharesave Scheme, adopted and effective December 16, 1999.

 

Cinergy Corp. 1999 Form 10-K

10-hh

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan, adopted October 18, 1994, effective October 24, 1994.

 

Cinergy Corp. Form S-8, filed October 19, 1994

10-ii

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan, adopted October 22, 1996.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 1996, Form 10-Q

10-jj

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Retirement Plan for Directors, amended and restated effective January 1, 1999, adopted October 15, 1998.

 

Cinergy Corp. Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement filed March 12, 1999

10-kk

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan adopted October 15, 1998, effective January 1, 1999.

 

Cinergy Corp. Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement filed March 12, 1999

10-ll

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Executive Supplemental Life Insurance Program adopted October 18, 1994, effective October 24, 1994, consisting of Defined Benefit Deferred Compensation Agreement, Executive Supplemental Life Insurance Program Split Dollar Agreement I, and Executive Supplemental Life Insurance Program Split Dollar Agreement II.

 

Cinergy Corp. 1994 Form 10-K

10-mm

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Executive Life Insurance Plan, effective as of January 1, 2004, adopted December 18, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-nn

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amended and Restated Cinergy Corp. 1996 Long-term Incentive Compensation Plan, effective January 25, 2002.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2001 Form 10-K

10-oo

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. 401(k) Excess Plan, effective January 1, 1997, adopted December 17, 1996.

 

Cinergy Corp. 1996 Form 10-K

10-pp

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. 401(k) Excess Plan, adopted January 24, 2002, effective January 1, 2002.

 

Cinergy Corp. Form S-8, filed January 31, 2002

 

203



10-qq

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. 401(k) Excess Plan, adopted December 18, 2002, effective January 1, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2002 Form 10-K

10-rr

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. 401(k) Excess Plan, adopted March 31, 2004, effective January 1, 2004.

 

Cinergy Corp. March 31, 2004 Form 10-Q

10-ss

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Nonqualified Deferred Incentive Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 1997, adopted December 17, 1996.

 

Cinergy Corp. 1996 Form 10-K

10-tt

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Nonqualified Deferred Incentive Compensation Plan, adopted December 18, 2002, effective January 1, 2002.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2002 Form 10-K

10-uu

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Director, Officer and Key Employee Stock Purchase Program, effective January 7, 2000, adopted December 10, 1999.

 

Cinergy Corp. 1999 Form 10-K

10-vv

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ Pension Plan adopted December 18, 2002, amended and restated effective January 1, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2002 Form 10-K

10-ww

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ Pension Plan, effective May 1, 2003, adopted October 10, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-xx

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ Pension Plan, effective December 1, 2003, adopted October 10, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-yy

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ Pension Plan, effective January 1, 2005, adopted December 17, 2004.

 

 

10-zz

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ Severance Opportunity Plan as amended and restated effective June 1, 2001, adopted May 30, 2001.

 

Cinergy Corp. June 30, 2001, Form 10-Q

10-aaa

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to the Amended and Restated Separation and Retirement Agreement and Waiver and Release of Liability, between Cinergy Corp. and Larry E. Thomas.

 

Cinergy Corp. March 31, 2002, Form 10-Q

10-bbb

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Separation and Retirement Agreement and Waiver and Release of Liability, between Cinergy Corp. and Larry E. Thomas.

 

Cinergy Corp. June 30, 2002, Form 10-Q

10-ccc

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amended and Restated Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ 401(k) Plan, adopted December 18, 2002, effective January 1, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2002 Form 10-K

10-ddd

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ 401(k) Plan, effective December 1, 2003, adopted October 10, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-eee

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ 401(k) Plan, effective January 1, 2004, adopted December 16, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-fff

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ 401(k) Plan, effective January 1, 2005, adopted December 17, 2004.

 

 

10-ggg

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Union Employees’ 401(k) Plan as amended and restated effective January 1, 1998, adopted December 18, 1997.

 

Cinergy Corp. 1999 Form 10-K

10-hhh

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Union Employees’ 401(k) Plan, adopted December 1, 1999, effective December 10, 1999.

 

Cinergy Corp. 1999 Form 10-K

10-iii

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Union Employees’ 401(k) Plan, effective January 1, 2004, adopted December 16, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-jjj

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Union Employees’ 401(k) Plan, effective January 1, 2005, adopted December 17, 2004.

 

 

10-kkk

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Union Employees’ Savings Incentive Plan as amended and restated effective January 1, 1998, adopted December 18, 1997.

 

Cinergy Corp. 1999 Form 10-K

10-lll

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Union Employees’ Savings Incentive Plan, effective December 1, 1999, adopted December 10, 1999.

 

Cinergy Corp. 1999 Form 10-K

10-mmm

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Union Employees’ Savings Incentive Plan, effective January 1, 2004, adopted December 16, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-nnn

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Union Employees’ Savings Incentive Plan, effective January 1, 2005, adopted December 17, 2004.

 

 

10-ooo

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Excess Profit Sharing Plan, effective as of January 1, 2003, adopted December 20, 2002.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-ppp

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Cinergy Corp. Excess Pension Plan, as amended and restated, effective as of January 1, 1998.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-qqq

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Excess Pension Plan, effective as of August 29, 2002.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-rrr

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Excess Pension Plan, effective as of January 1, 2003, adopted October 10, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-sss

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Excess Pension Plan, effective as of December 15, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

 

204



 

10-ttt

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Excess Pension Plan, effective as of January 1, 2004, adopted December 16, 2003.

 

Cinergy Corp. 2003 Form 10-K

10-uuu

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Amendment to Cinergy Corp. Excess Pension Plan, effective as of January 1, 2005, adopted December 17, 2004.

 

 

10-vvv

 

PSI

 

Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc., CinCap Madison, LLC and PSI dated as of February 5, 2003.

 

PSI March 31, 2003 Form 10-Q

10-www

 

PSI

 

Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc., CinCap VII, LLC and PSI dated as of February 5, 2003.

 

PSI March 31, 2003 Form 10-Q

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-xxx

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Form of incentive stock option grant agreement.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 2004 Form 10-Q

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-yyy

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Form of non-qualified stock option grant agreement.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 2004 Form 10-Q

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-zzz

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Form of restricted stock grant agreement.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 2004 Form 10-Q

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-aaaa

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Form of performance share grant agreement.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 2004 Form 10-Q

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-bbbb

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Form of phantom stock grant agreement.

 

Cinergy Corp. September 30, 2004 Form 10-Q

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-cccc

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Summary Sheet of Compensation Arrangement between Cinergy Corp. and its Non-Employee Directors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-dddd

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Form of Stock Award Agreement by and between Cinergy Corp. and its Directors

 

Cinergy Corp. Form 8-K, filed December 14, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-eeee

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

Form of Deferred Compensation Agreement by and between Cinergy Corp. and its Directors

 

Cinergy Corp. Form 8-K, filed December 14, 2004

Subsidiaries of the registrant

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
PSI

 

Subsidiaries of Cinergy Corp., CG&E, and PSI

 

 

Consent of experts and counsel

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
PSI
ULH&P

 

Independent Auditors’ Consent

 

 

Power of attorney

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
PSI
ULH&P

 

Power of Attorney

 

 

Certifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

31-a

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
PSI
ULH&P

 

Certification by James E. Rogers pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

31-b

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
PSI
ULH&P

 

Certification by James L. Turner pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

32-a

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
PSI
ULH&P

 

Certification by James E. Rogers pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

32-b

 

Cinergy Corp. CG&E
PSI
ULH&P

 

Certification by James L. Turner pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 


 

 

(1)

Regulation S-K 229.10(d) requires Registrants to identify the physical location, by SEC file number reference, of all documents that are incorporated by reference and have been on file with the SEC for more than five years. The SEC file number references for Cinergy and its subsidiaries, which are registrants are provided below:

 

Cinergy Corp. in file number 1-11377

 

CG&E in file number 1-1232

 

PSI in file number 1-3543

 

ULH&P in file number 2-7793

 

 

 

Each registrant hereby undertakes to furnish to the SEC upon request a copy of any long-term debt instrument not previously listed.

 

205



FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004

(in thousands)

 

Col. A

 

Col. B

 

Col. C

 

Col. D

 

Col. E

 

 

 

 

 

Additions

 

Deductions

 

 

 

Description

 

Balance at Beginning of Period

 

Charged to Expenses

 

Charged to Other Accounts

 

For Purposes for Which Reserves Were Created

 

Other

 

Balance at Close of Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. and subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deducted from Applicable Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

$

7,884

 

$

1,317

 

$

153

 

$

3,840

 

$

 

$

5,514

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

$

16,368

 

$

3,256

 

$

302

 

$

12,042

 

$

 

$

7,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

$

34,110

 

$

7,883

 

$

9,270

 

$

34,873

 

$

22

 

$

16,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E and subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deducted from Applicable Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

$

1,602

 

$

570

 

$

114

 

$

1,564

 

$

 

$

722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

$

5,942

 

$

2,900

 

$

256

 

$

7,496

 

$

 

$

1,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

$

25,874

 

$

2,029

 

$

6,096

 

$

28,057

 

$

 

$

5,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deducted from Applicable Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

$

1,110

 

$

21

 

$

 

$

960

 

$

 

$

171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

$

5,656

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,546

 

$

 

$

1,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

$

6,773

 

$

2,310

 

$

3,174

 

$

6,579

 

$

22

 

$

5,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deducted from Applicable Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

$

192

 

$

 

$

 

$

179

 

$

 

$

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

$

84

 

$

 

$

108

 

$

 

$

 

$

192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

$

1,196

 

$

392

 

$

2,383

 

$

3,887

 

$

 

$

84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

206



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Cinergy Corp., The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, PSI Energy, Inc., and The Union Light, Heat and Power Company each has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

CINERGY CORP.

THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

PSI ENERGY, INC.

THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER COMPANY

Registrants

 

Date: February 25, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ James E. Rogers

 

 

 

James E. Rogers

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

207



 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the indicated registrants and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael G. Browning*

 

Director

 

February 25, 2005

 

Phillip R. Cox*

 

Director

 

February 25, 2005

 

George C. Juilfs*

 

Director

 

February 25, 2005

 

Thomas E. Petry*

 

Director

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James E. Rogers

 

 

 

 

 

 

James E. Rogers

 

 

Director and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)

 

February 25, 2005

 

Mary L. Schapiro*

 

Director

 

February 25, 2005

 

John J. Schiff, Jr.*

 

Director

 

February 25, 2005

 

Philip R. Sharp*

 

Director

 

February 25, 2005

 

Dudley S. Taft*

 

Director

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James L. Turner

 

 

 

 

 

 

James L. Turner

 

 

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Lynn J. Good

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lynn J. Good

 

 

Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer)

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CG&E

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael J. Cyrus*

 

Director

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James E. Rogers

 

 

 

 

 

 

James E. Rogers

 

 

Director and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James L. Turner

 

 

 

 

 

 

James L. Turner

 

 

Director and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Lynn J. Good

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lynn J. Good

 

 

Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer)

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael G. Browning*

 

Director

 

February 25, 2005

 

Kay E. Pashos*

 

 

Director

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James E. Rogers

 

 

 

 

 

 

James E. Rogers

 

 

Director and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James L. Turner

 

 

 

 

 

 

James L. Turner

 

 

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Lynn J. Good

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lynn J. Good

 

 

Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer)

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ULH&P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael J. Cyrus*

 

 

Director

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James E. Rogers

 

 

 

 

 

 

James E. Rogers

 

 

Director and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James L. Turner

 

 

 

 

 

 

James L. Turner

 

 

Director and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Lynn J. Good

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lynn J. Good

 

 

Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer)

 

February 25, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


*                 The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does hereby execute this Form 10-K on behalf of the officers and directors of the registrant previously indicated by asterisks, pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by such officers and directors and incorporated by reference as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.

 

208



 

/s/ James E. Rogers

James E. Rogers

Attorney-In-Fact

February 25, 2005

 

/s/ James L. Turner

James L. Turner

Attorney-In-Fact

February 25, 2005

 

209


 

EX-4.HHHH 2 a05-3610_1ex4dhhhh.htm EX-4.HHHH

Exhibit 4-hhhh

 

 

FIFTY-SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL

INDENTURE

 

TO

 

INDENTURE DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1939

 


 

PSI ENERGY, INC.

 

(FORMERLY NAMED “PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF INDIANA, INC.” AND

SUCCESSOR BY CONSOLIDATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF INDIANA)

 

TO

 

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

AS TRUSTEE

 

(FORMERLY NAMED “LASALLE NATIONAL BANK” AND THE

SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO)

 


 

DATED AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2004

 


 

CREATING FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS, SERIES III, DUE DECEMBER 1, 2039 AND

FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS, SERIES JJJ, DUE DECEMBER 1, 2039

 

AND

 

OTHERWISE SUPPLEMENTING AND AMENDING THE INDENTURE

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PARTIES:

 

Company (PSI Energy, Inc. formerly named Public Service Company
of Indiana, Inc., successor by consolidation to Initial Mortgagor
(Public Service Company of Indiana)), and Trustee

 

 

 

RECITALS:

 

Indenture of the Initial Mortgagor, dated September 1, 1939, and First
Supplemental Indenture thereto of the Initial Mortgagor, dated
as of March 1, 1941

 

Consolidation of Initial Mortgagor (and four other companies) into the Company

 

Execution by Company of Second Supplemental Indenture to the original Indenture

 

Company substituted for Initial Mortgagor under Indenture

 

Execution by Company of Third through the Fifty-Fifth Supplemental Indentures to the original Indenture

 

LaSalle Bank National Association, successor to original Trustee

 

Change of name of Company from Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc. to PSI Energy, Inc.

 

Amount of bonds presently outstanding under the Indenture

 

Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture and Bonds of Series III and JJJ authorized

 

Conditions precedent performed

 

 

 

EXECUTING CLAUSE

 

 

i



 

ARTICLE I.

 

 

 

FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS, SERIES III, DUE DECEMBER 1, 2039, AND
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS, SERIES JJJ, DUE DECEMBER 1, 2039.

 

 

 

Section 1.

Creation and designation of Bonds of Series III and JJJ

 

Section 2.

Bonds of Series III and JJJ to be in registered form only

 

 

Form of face of the Series III Bond

 

 

Form of reverse of the Series III Bond and Trustee’s certificate

 

 

Form of face of the Series JJJ Bond

 

 

Form of reverse of the Series JJJ Bond and Trustee’s certificate

 

Section 3.

Date of Bonds of Series III and JJJ

 

Section 4.

Maturity dates and interest rates of Bonds of Series III and JJJ

 

Section 5.

Place and manner of payment of Bonds of Series III and JJJ

 

Section 6.

Denominations and numbering of definitive Bonds of Series III and JJJ

 

 

Temporary Bonds of Series III and JJJ and exchange thereof for definitive bonds

 

Section 7

Maintenance and Renewal Fund shall not apply to the Bonds of Series III and JJJ

 

Section 8.

Inspection requirements shall not apply to the Bonds of Series III and JJJ

 

Section 9.

Company’s right to further amend the original Indenture

 

 

 

ARTICLE II.

 

 

 

ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF SERIES III AND JJJ.

 

 

 

 

Section 1.

Aggregate principal amount of Bonds of Series III and Bonds of Series JJJ issuable at once

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III.

 

 

 

INDENTURE AMENDMENTS.

 

 

 

 

Section 1.

Amendments to Article I of the original Indenture

 

Section 2.

Amendments to Article VII of the original Indenture

 

Section 3.

No sinking fund for the Bonds of Series III and JJJ

 

 

ii



 

ARTICLE IV.

 

 

 

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE.

 

 

 

Acceptance of trust by Trustee

 

Trustee not responsible for validity or sufficiency of Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, etc.

 

Terms and conditions of Article XVII of the original Indenture to be applied to the Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture

 

 

 

ARTICLE V.

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

 

 

 

Section 1.

References in any article or section of the original Indenture refer to such article or section as amended by all Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indentures thereto

 

Section 2.

Operation and construction of amendments to the original Indenture

 

Section 3.

All covenants, etc., for sole benefit of parties to the Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture and holders of bonds

 

Section 4.

Table of contents and headings of articles not part of Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture

 

Section 5.

Execution of Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture in counterparts

 

Section 6.

Payments Due on Legal Holidays

 

 

 

ATTESTATION CLAUSE

 

SIGNATURES

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY COMPANY

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY TRUSTEE

 

 

iii



 

FIFTY-SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of the first day of December, 2004, made and entered into by and between PSI ENERGY, INC. (hereinafter commonly referred to as the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Indiana, formerly named Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc., and the successor by consolidation to Public Service Company of Indiana, an Indiana corporation, party of the first part, and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States and having its office or place of business in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, formerly named LaSalle National Bank, and the successor trustee to The First National Bank of Chicago (hereinafter commonly referred to as the “Trustee”), party of the second part,

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Public Service Company of Indiana (hereinafter commonly referred to as the “Initial Mortgagor”), prior to its consolidation with certain other corporations to form the Company, executed and delivered to the Trustee a certain indenture of mortgage or deed of trust (hereinafter called the “original Indenture” when referred to as existing prior to any amendment thereto, and the “Indenture” when referred to as heretofore, now or hereafter amended), dated September 1, 1939, and a First Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of March 1, 1941, to secure the bonds of the Initial Mortgagor, its successors and assigns, issued from time to time under the Indenture in series for the purposes of and subject to the limitations specified in the Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company on September 6, 1941, became, through a consolidation, the successor of the Initial Mortgagor (and four other companies) and succeeded to all the rights and became liable for all the obligations of the Initial Mortgagor (and such other companies); and

 

WHEREAS, after said consolidation, the Company executed and delivered a Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1941, to the original Indenture for the purposes, among others, of (i) the making by the Company of an agreement of assumption and adoption by it of the Indenture, (ii) the assumption by the Company of the bonds (and interest and premium, if any, thereon) issued or to be issued under the Indenture, and of all terms, covenants and conditions binding upon it under the Indenture, and the agreeing by the Company to pay, perform and fulfill the same, and (iii) the conveying to the Trustee upon the trusts declared in the Indenture, but subject to any outstanding liens and encumbrances, all the property which the Company then owned or which it might thereafter acquire, except property of a character similar to the property of the Initial Mortgagor which is excluded from the lien of the Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, all conditions have been met and all acts and things necessary have been done and performed to make the Indenture the valid and binding agreement of the Company and to substitute the Company for the Initial Mortgagor under the Indenture, and to vest the Company with each and every right and power of the Initial Mortgagor, including the right and power to issue bonds thereunder; and

 

1



 

WHEREAS, the Company has subsequently executed and delivered, for purposes authorized under the Indenture, a Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 1, 1942, a Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 1943, a Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 1, 1944, a Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 1, 1945, a Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 1, 1947, an Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 1949, a Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 1950, a Tenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 1, 1952, an Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 1954, a Twelfth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 1957, a Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 1, 1959, a Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 15, 1960, a Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 15, 1964, a Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 1969, a Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 1, 1970, an Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 1971, a Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 1972, a Twentieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 1, 1974, a Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 1, 1974, a Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 1, 1975, a Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 1977, a Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 1977, a Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 1, 1978, a Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 1, 1978, a Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 1, 1979, a Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 1979, a Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 1, 1980, a Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 1, 1980, a Thirty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 1, 1981, a Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 1, 1981, a Thirty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 1, 1981, a Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 1, 1982, a Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 30, 1984, a Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 15, 1984, a Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 15, 1985, a Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 1986, a Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 15, 1987, a Fortieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 1987, a Forty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 15, 1988, a Forty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 1, 1988, a Forty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 15, 1989, a Forty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 15, 1990, a Forty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 15, 1990, a Forty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 1990, a Forty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 15, 1991, a Forty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 15, 1992, a Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 15, 1993, a Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 15, 1993, a Fifty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 1, 1994, a Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 30, 1999, a Fifty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 15, 2001, a Fifty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 1, 2002, and a Fifty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 15, 2003, each supplementing and amending the Indenture; and

 

2



 

WHEREAS, the Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture authorized and appointed LaSalle Bank National Association, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the law of the United States of America with its principal office in Chicago, Illinois and formerly named LaSalle National Bank, as Successor Trustee to The First National Bank of Chicago, which appointment was accepted, and all trust powers under the Indenture were thereby transferred from The First National Bank of Chicago to LaSalle Bank National Association; and

 

WHEREAS, the Forty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture amended the Indenture to reflect a change in the name of the Company from Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc. to PSI Energy, Inc. effective as of April 20, 1990; and

 

WHEREAS, as of December 1, 2004, the only bonds that have been heretofore issued under the Indenture which are now outstanding are $7,500,000 aggregate principal amount of “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series VV, Due July 15, 2026” and $70,000,000 aggregate principal amount of “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series WW, Due August 15, 2027” and $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series ZZ, 5 3/4%, Due February 15, 2028” and $30,000,000 aggregate principal amount of “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series AAA, 7 1/8%, Due February 1, 2024” and $124,665,000 aggregate principal amount of  “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series BBB, 8%, Due July 15, 2009” (such bonds being hereinafter referred to as “Bonds of Series BBB”) and $53,055,000 aggregate principal amount of “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series CCC, 8.85%, Due January 15, 2022” and $38,000,000 aggregate principal amount of “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series DDD, 8.31%, Due September 1, 2032” and $325,000,000 aggregate principal amount of “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series EEE, 6.65%, Due June 15, 2006” and $23,000,000 aggregate principal amount of “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series FFF, Due March 1, 2031” and $24,600,000 aggregate principal amount of “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series GGG, Due March 1, 2019” and $35,000,000 aggregate principal amount of “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series HHH, Due April 1, 2022”; and

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of Article XVIII of the Indenture, the Board of Directors has authorized the execution and delivery by the Company of a Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, substantially in the form of this Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, for the purpose of creating a fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth series of bonds to be issued under the Indenture, to be known as, respectively, “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series III, Due December 1, 2039” (such series to consist of a single bond being hereinafter referred to as the “Series III Bond”) and “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series JJJ, Due December 1, 2039”  (such series to consist of a single bond being hereinafter referred to as the “Series JJJ Bond”) (the Series III Bond and the Series JJJ Bond, when referred to collectively in this Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Bonds of Series III and JJJ”), and prescribing the form and substance of the Bonds of Series III and JJJ and the terms, provisions and characteristics thereof, and for the purpose of adding to the covenants and agreements of the Company for the protection of the bondholders and of

 

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the trust estate and of making such changes in the Indenture as are deemed necessary or desirable and as are permitted by the Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements necessary to make this Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal instrument have been done, performed and fulfilled and the execution and delivery hereof have been in all respects duly authorized:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the acceptance and purchase of the Bonds of Series III and JJJ by the holders and registered owners thereof, and of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) duly paid by the Trustee to the Company, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and in accordance with and subject to the terms and provisions of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee, respectively, have entered into, executed and delivered this Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture for the uses and purposes hereinafter expressed, that is to say:

 

ARTICLE I.

 

FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS, SERIES III, DUE DECEMBER 1, 2039 AND
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS, SERIES JJJ, DUE DECEMBER 1, 2039

 

Section 1.  There are hereby created a fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth series of bonds to be issued under and secured by the Indenture, to be designated as “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series III, Due December 1, 2039” (such series to consist of a single bond, which shall be the Series III Bond hereinbefore referred to) and “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series JJJ, Due December 1, 2039” (such series to consist of a single bond, which shall be the Series JJJ Bond hereinbefore referred to), respectively.

 

Section 2.  The Series III Bond and Series JJJ Bond each shall be issued only in the form of a separate, single, authenticated, fully registered bond which (i) need not be in the form of a lithographed or engraved certificate, but may be typewritten or printed on ordinary paper or such paper as the Trustee may reasonably request, (ii) shall represent and be denominated in a principal amount not to exceed seventy-seven million one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($77,125,000) with respect to Series III Bond, and a principal amount not to exceed seventy-seven million one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($77,125,000) with respect to the Series JJJ Bond, (iii) shall be executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, and (iv) shall be registered in the name of XL Capital Assurance Inc., or its permitted assigns (“XL Capital”).

 

The Series III Bond is being issued to XL Capital as security for the payment by the Company of its obligations under the Insurance Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2004, between XL Capital and the Company, which was entered into in connection with the delivery by XL Capital of its Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy insuring certain payments of principal of, and interest on, certain bonds (the “Series 2004B IDFA

 

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Bonds”) to be issued under a Trust Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2004, between the Indiana Development Finance Authority (“IDFA”) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee.  The proceeds of the Series 2004B IDFA Bonds will be loaned to the Company pursuant to a Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2004, between IDFA and the Company.

 

The Series JJJ Bond is being issued to XL Capital as security for the payment by the Company of its obligations under an Insurance Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2004, between XL Capital and the Company, which was entered into in connection with the delivery by XL Capital of its Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy insuring certain payments of principal of, and interest on, certain bonds (the “Series 2004C IDFA Bonds”) to be issued under a Trust Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2004, between the IDFA and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee.  The proceeds of the Series 2004C IDFA Bonds will be loaned to the Company pursuant to a Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2004, between IDFA and the Company.

 

The Series III Bond and the Series JJJ Bond each shall be transferable only as required to effect an assignment thereof to a successor-in-interest of XL Capital under the applicable Insurance Agreement referred to hereinabove, provided that the Trustee shall have received notice from the Company of such an assignment (which notice the Trustee may rely upon without further inquiry).

 

The Series III Bond and the Trustee’s certificate to be endorsed thereon, and the Series JJJ Bond and the Trustee’s certificate to be endorsed thereon, shall be substantially in the following forms, respectively:

 

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(FORM OF FACE OF THE SERIES III BOND)

 

THE HOLDER OF THIS BOND BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, TO WAIVERS OF CERTAIN RIGHTS OF EXCHANGE, AND TO INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS AS SET FORTH BELOW.  IN ADDITION, THE BOND REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND SUCH BOND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

THIS BOND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT TO A SUCCESSOR TO XL CAPITAL ASSURANCE INC. UNDER THE INSURANCE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2004 BETWEEN XL CAPITAL ASSURANCE INC AND PSI ENERGY, INC.

 

No. III-

 

$         

 

PSI ENERGY, INC.

FIRST MORTGAGE BOND, SERIES III,

DUE DECEMBER 1, 2039

 

PSI Energy, Inc., an Indiana corporation (hereinafter called the “Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to XL CAPITAL ASSURANCE INC., or registered assigns, the principal sum of                                                      Dollars ($   ) on the first day of December, 2039 and to pay interest on said principal sum, on each Interest Payment Date (hereinbelow defined), until said principal sum is paid, at the rate from time to time borne by the Indiana Development Finance Authority Environmental Revenue Bonds, Series 2004B (the “Series 2004B IDFA Bonds”) issued by the Indiana Development Finance Authority (“IDFA”) under a Trust Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2004, between IDFA and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee (the “IDFA Indenture”); provided, however, that in no event shall the rate of interest borne by this Bond exceed 13% per annum.  Both the principal of and the interest on this bond shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts at the office or agency of the Company in Plainfield, Indiana, or, at the option of the registered owner hereof, at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, State of New York, except that interest on this bond may be paid, at the option of the Company, by check or draft mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the books of the Company maintained for that purpose.

 

This bond is issued to XL Capital Assurance Inc., or its permitted assigns (“XL Capital”) as security for the payment by the Company of its obligations under that certain Insurance Agreement dated as of December 1, 2004 between the Company and XL Capital (the “Insurance Agreement”).  The Insurance Agreement was entered into in connection with the delivery by XL Capital of its Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy insuring certain payments of principal of, and interest on, the Series 2004B IDFA Bonds.

 

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The proceeds of the Series 2004B IDFA Bonds have been loaned to the Company pursuant to a Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2004, between IDFA and the Company.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond, no principal shall be due and payable on this bond unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred under Section 4.01 of the Insurance Agreement by reason of a failure by the Company to pay its obligations under the Insurance Agreement and the Trustee shall have received notice from XL Captial or the Company of such an Event of Default (which notice the Trustee may rely upon without further inquiry).  If such an Event of Default under the Insurance Agreement shall occur, it shall be deemed to be a default, for purposes of the Indenture, in the payment of an amount of principal of this bond equal to the amount of such unpaid obligation.

 

REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS BOND SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.  SUCH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE.

 

This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose unless and until it shall have been authenticated by the execution by the Trustee, or its successor in trust under the Indenture, of the certificate endorsed hereon.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PSI Energy, Inc. has caused this bond to be executed in its name by the manual or facsimile signature of its President or an Executive Vice President or one of its Vice Presidents, and its corporate seal or a facsimile thereof to be hereto affixed and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries.

 

Dated as of:

 

 

 

 

PSI ENERGY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

 

 

                                President

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                  Secretary

 

 

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(FORM OF REVERSE OF THE SERIES III BOND)

 

This bond is one of the bonds of the Company issued and to be issued from time to time under and in accordance with and all secured by an indenture of mortgage or deed of trust, dated September 1, 1939, from Public Service Company of Indiana (predecessor of the Company) to The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee, to which LaSalle Bank National Association is successor trustee, (which indenture as amended by all supplemental indentures is hereinafter referred to as the “Indenture”). Said Trustee or its successor in trust under the Indenture is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Trustee.” Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a description of the property mortgaged and pledged and the nature and extent of the security for said bonds. By the terms of the Indenture, the bonds secured thereby are issuable in series which may vary as to date, amount, date of maturity, rate of interest and in other respects as in the Indenture provided.

 

This bond is designated as “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series III, Due December 1, 2039” (hereinafter referred to as the “Series III Bond”) of the Company issued under and secured by the Indenture and created by a Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2004  (the “Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), which also amends the Indenture.

 

The rights and obligations of the Company and of the bearers and registered owners of bonds may be modified or amended with the consent of the Company by an affirmative vote of the bearers or registered owners entitled to vote of at least seventy-five per centum (75%) in principal amount of the bonds then outstanding at a meeting of bondholders called for the purpose (and by an affirmative vote of the bearers or registered owners entitled to vote of at least seventy-five per centum (75%) in principal amount of bonds of any series affected by such modification or amendment in case one or more, but less than all, series of bonds are so affected), all in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture, any consent by the bearer or registered owner of any bond being conclusive and binding upon such bearer or registered owner and upon all future bearers or registered owners of such bond, irrespective of whether or not any notation of such consent is made on such bond; provided that no such modification or amendment shall, among other things, extend the maturity or reduce the amount of, or reduce the rate of interest on, or otherwise modify the terms of the payment of the principal of, or interest or premium (if any) on this bond, which obligations are absolute and unconditional, or permit the creation of any lien ranking prior to or equal with the lien of the Indenture on any of the mortgaged property.  The Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture provides that at any time when no bonds issued under the Indenture prior to the issuance of the “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series BBB, 8%, Due July 15, 2009” are outstanding, the Company reserves the right to amend the Indenture, without the consent or other action by the holders of the bonds outstanding at that time, to decrease the seventy-five per centum (75%) vote requirement referred to above to sixty-six and two-thirds per centum (66-2/3%).

 

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The Series III Bond shall be transferable only as required to effect an assignment thereof to a successor-in-interest of XL Capital under the Insurance Agreement, provided that the Trustee shall have received notice from the Company of such an assignment (which notice the Trustee may rely upon without further inquiry).

 

Each Interest Payment Date under the IDFA Indenture shall be an Interest Payment Date for the Series III Bond.  If and when interest is paid on the Series 2004B IDFA Bonds for any given period of time, then there is deemed to have been paid on this Series III Bond an amount of interest equal to such interest paid on the Series 2004B IDFA Bonds.  The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of the amounts and Interest Payment Dates if any interest becomes payable on this Series III Bond.

 

The Series III Bond shall be deemed to have been paid and no longer outstanding under the Indenture to the extent that Series 2004B IDFA Bonds are paid or deemed to have been paid and are no longer outstanding under the IDFA Indenture and all amounts owed by the Company to XL Capital under the Insurance Agreement have been indefeasibly paid in full, and the Trustee has received notice to such effect from the Company (which notice the Trustee may rely upon without further inquiry).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this bond shall be deemed to have been paid and redeemed at any time if and to the extent that the Series 2004B IDFA Bonds are redeemed pursuant to the IDFA Indenture, in whole or in part, in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Series 2004B IDFA Bonds redeemed and all amounts owed by the Company to XL Capital under the Insurance Agreement have been indefeasibly paid in full.  In such an event, the Company shall notify XL Capital and the Trustee that a like principal amount of this bond shall be deemed to have been paid and redeemed.  The Series III Bond is not otherwise redeemable prior to its maturity.

 

XL Capital shall surrender this bond to the Company for cancellation and discharge by the Trustee upon the expiration of the Insurance Agreement or in the event that the Release Test (as defined in the Insurance Agreement) is satisfied.  The Trustee may cancel and discharge the Series III Bond upon presentment thereof by the Company without making further inquiry.

 

In the case of any of certain events of default specified in the Indenture, the principal of this bond may be declared or may become due and payable prior to the stated date of maturity hereof in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

 

No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or interest on this bond, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof or of the Indenture, to or against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, past, present or future, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor company, either directly or through the Company or such predecessor or successor company, under any constitution or statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty, or otherwise, all such liability of incorporators, shareholders, directors and officers being waived and released

 

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by the registered owner hereof by the acceptance of this bond and being likewise waived and released by the terms of the Indenture.

 

(FORM OF TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE)

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE

 

This bond is the Series III Bond designated therein referred to and described in the within mentioned Indenture and Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

 

 

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS TRUSTEE,

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

Authorized Officer

 

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(FORM OF FACE OF THE SERIES JJJ BOND)

 

THE HOLDER OF THIS BOND BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, TO WAIVERS OF CERTAIN RIGHTS OF EXCHANGE, AND TO INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS AS SET FORTH BELOW.  IN ADDITION, THE BOND REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND SUCH BOND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

THIS BOND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT TO A SUCCESSOR TO XL CAPITAL ASSURANCE INC. UNDER THE INSURANCE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2004 BETWEEN XL CAPITAL ASSURANCE INC. AND PSI ENERGY, INC.

 

No. JJJ-

 

$         

 

PSI ENERGY, INC.

FIRST MORTGAGE BOND, SERIES JJJ,

DUE DECEMBER 1, 2039

 

PSI Energy, Inc., an Indiana corporation (hereinafter called the “Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to XL CAPITAL ASSURANCE INC., or registered assigns, the principal sum of                                              Dollars ($   ) on the first day of December, 2039 and to pay interest on said principal sum, on each Interest Payment Date (hereinbelow defined), until said principal sum is paid, at the rate from time to time borne by the Indiana Development Finance Authority Environmental Revenue Bonds, Series 2004C (the “Series 2004C IDFA Bonds”) issued by the Indiana Development Finance Authority (“IDFA”) under a Trust Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2004, between IDFA and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee (the “IDFA Indenture”); provided, however, that in no event shall the rate of interest borne by this Bond exceed 13% per annum.  Both the principal of and the interest on this bond shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts at the office or agency of the Company in Plainfield, Indiana, or, at the option of the registered owner hereof, at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, State of New York, except that interest on this bond may be paid, at the option of the Company, by check or draft mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the books of the Company maintained for that purpose.

 

This bond is issued to XL Capital Assurance Inc., or its permitted assigns (“XL Capital”) as security for the payment by the Company of its obligations under that certain Insurance Agreement dated as of December 1, 2004, between the Company and XL Capital (the “Insurance Agreement”).  The Insurance Agreement was entered into in connection with the delivery by XL Capital of its Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy insuring certain payments of principal of, and interest on, the Series 2004C IDFA Bonds.

 

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The proceeds of the Series 2004C IDFA Bonds have been loaned to the Company pursuant to a Loan Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2004, between IDFA and the Company.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond, no principal shall be due and payable on this bond unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred under Section 4.01 of the Insurance Agreement by reason of a failure by the Company to pay its obligations under the Insurance Agreement and the Trustee shall have received notice from XL Capital or the Company of such an Event of Default (which notice the Trustee may rely upon without further inquiry).  If such an Event of Default under the Insurance Agreement shall occur, it shall be deemed to be a default, for purposes of the Indenture, in the payment of an amount of principal of this bond equal to the amount of such unpaid obligation.

 

REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS BOND SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.  SUCH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE.

 

This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose unless and until it shall have been authenticated by the execution by the Trustee, or its successor in trust under the Indenture, of the certificate endorsed hereon.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PSI Energy, Inc. has caused this bond to be executed in its name by the manual or facsimile signature of its President or an Executive Vice President or one of its Vice Presidents, and its corporate seal or a facsimile thereof to be hereto affixed and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries.

 

Dated as of:

 

 

 

 

PSI ENERGY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

 

 

                                President

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                  Secretary

 

 

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(FORM OF REVERSE OF THE SERIES JJJ BOND)

 

This bond is one of the bonds of the Company issued and to be issued from time to time under and in accordance with and all secured by an indenture of mortgage or deed of trust, dated September 1, 1939, from Public Service Company of Indiana (predecessor of the Company) to The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee, to which LaSalle Bank National Association is successor trustee, (which indenture as amended by all supplemental indentures is hereinafter referred to as the “Indenture”). Said Trustee or its successor in trust under the Indenture is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Trustee.” Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a description of the property mortgaged and pledged and the nature and extent of the security for said bonds. By the terms of the Indenture, the bonds secured thereby are issuable in series which may vary as to date, amount, date of maturity, rate of interest and in other respects as in the Indenture provided.

 

This bond is designated as “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series JJJ, Due December 1, 2039” (hereinafter referred to as the “Series JJJ Bond”) of the Company issued under and secured by the Indenture and created by a Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2004  (the “Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), which also amends the Indenture.

 

The rights and obligations of the Company and of the bearers and registered owners of bonds may be modified or amended with the consent of the Company by an affirmative vote of the bearers or registered owners entitled to vote of at least seventy-five per centum (75%) in principal amount of the bonds then outstanding at a meeting of bondholders called for the purpose (and by an affirmative vote of the bearers or registered owners entitled to vote of at least seventy-five per centum (75%) in principal amount of bonds of any series affected by such modification or amendment in case one or more, but less than all, series of bonds are so affected), all in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture, any consent by the bearer or registered owner of any bond being conclusive and binding upon such bearer or registered owner and upon all future bearers or registered owners of such bond, irrespective of whether or not any notation of such consent is made on such bond; provided that no such modification or amendment shall, among other things, extend the maturity or reduce the amount of, or reduce the rate of interest on, or otherwise modify the terms of the payment of the principal of, or interest or premium (if any) on this bond, which obligations are absolute and unconditional, or permit the creation of any lien ranking prior to or equal with the lien of the Indenture on any of the mortgaged property.  The Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture provides that at any time when no bonds issued under the Indenture prior to the issuance of the “PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series BBB, 8%, Due July 15, 2009” are outstanding, the Company reserves the right to amend the Indenture, without the consent or other action by the holders of the bonds outstanding at that time, to decrease the seventy-five per centum (75%) vote requirement referred to above to sixty-six and two-thirds per centum (66-2/3%).

 

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The Series JJJ Bond shall be transferable only as required to effect an assignment thereof to a successor-in-interest of XL Capital under the Insurance Agreement, provided that the Trustee shall have received notice from the Company of such an assignment (which notice the Trustee may rely upon without further inquiry).

 

Each Interest Payment Date under the IDFA Indenture shall be an Interest Payment Date for the Series JJJ Bond.  If and when interest is paid on the Series 2004C IDFA Bonds for any given period of time, then there is deemed to have been paid on this Series JJJ Bond an amount of interest equal to such interest paid on the Series 2004C IDFA Bonds.  The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of the amounts and Interest Payment Dates if any interest becomes payable on this Series JJJ Bond.

 

The Series JJJ Bond shall be deemed to have been paid and no longer outstanding under the Indenture to the extent that Series 2004C IDFA Bonds are paid or deemed to have been paid and are no longer outstanding under the IDFA Indenture and all amounts owed by the Company to XL Capital under the Insurance Agreement have been indefeasibly paid in full, and the Trustee has received notice to such effect from the Company (which notice the Trustee may rely upon without further inquiry).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this bond shall be deemed to have been paid and redeemed at any time if and to the extent that the Series 2004C IDFA Bonds are redeemed pursuant to the IDFA Indenture, in whole or in part, in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Series 2004C IDFA Bonds redeemed and all amounts owed by the Company to XL Capital under the Insurance Agreement have been indefeasibly paid in full.  In such an event, the Company shall notify XL Capital and the Trustee that a like principal amount of this bond shall be deemed to have been paid and redeemed.  The Series JJJ Bond is not otherwise redeemable prior to its maturity.

 

XL Capital shall surrender this bond to the Company for cancellation and discharge by the Trustee upon the expiration of the Insurance Agreement or in the event that the Release Test (as defined in the Insurance Agreement) is satisfied.  The Trustee may cancel and discharge the Series JJJ Bond upon presentment thereof by the Company without making further inquiry.

 

In the case of any of certain events of default specified in the Indenture, the principal of this bond may be declared or may become due and payable prior to the stated date of maturity hereof in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

 

No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or interest on this bond, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof or of the Indenture, to or against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, past, present or future, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor company, either directly or through the Company or such predecessor or successor company, under any constitution or statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty, or otherwise, all such liability of incorporators, shareholders, directors and officers being waived and released

 

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by the registered owner hereof by the acceptance of this bond and being likewise waived and released by the terms of the Indenture.

 

(FORM OF TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE)

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE

 

This bond is the Series JJJ Bond designated therein referred to and described in the within mentioned Indenture and Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

 

 

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS TRUSTEE,

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

Authorized Officer

 

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Section 3.  Each Bond of Series III and JJJ issued prior to the first interest payment date shall be dated as of December 7, 2004, and otherwise shall be dated as provided in Section 1 of Article II of the Indenture.

 

Section 4.  The Series III Bond shall be due and payable on December 1, 2039, and shall bear interest from December 7, 2004, at the rate from time to time borne by the Series 2004B IDFA Bonds (as referred to in the form of the bond hereinabove set forth).  The Series JJJ Bond shall be due and payable on December 1, 2039, and shall bear interest from December 7, 2004, at the rate from time to time borne by the Series 2004C IDFA Bonds (as referred to in the form of the bond hereinabove set forth).

 

If and when interest is paid on the Series 2004B IDFA Bonds for any given period of time, then there is deemed to have been paid on the Series III Bond an amount of interest equal to such interest paid on the Series 2004B IDFA Bonds.  If and when interest is paid on the Series 2004C IDFA Bonds for any given period of time, then there is deemed to have been paid on the Series JJJ Bond an amount of interest equal to such interest paid on the Series 2004C IDFA Bonds.  The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of the amounts and Interest Payment Dates if any interest becomes payable on the Series III Bond or the Series JJJ Bond.

 

For purposes of the calculation required by the first paragraph of Section 5 of Article IV of the Indenture, annual interest in respect of:

 

(a)       the Series III Bond shall be equal to the sum of (i) the sum of the amounts determined by multiplying the principal amount of the Series 2004B IDFA, if any, outstanding on the date of such calculation which bear a fixed rate of interest by such fixed rate, plus (ii) the amount determined by multiplying the aggregate principal amount of the Series 2004B IDFA Bonds, if any, outstanding on the date of such calculation which bear interest at rates which may fluctuate or may fluctuate from time to time in accordance with methods specified in such Series 2004B IDFA Bonds by 13% per annum; and

 

(b)       the Series JJJ Bond shall be equal to the sum of (i) the sum of the amounts determined by multiplying the principal amount of the Series 2004C IDFA, if any, outstanding on the date of such calculation which bear a fixed rate of interest by such fixed rate, plus (ii) the amount determined by multiplying the aggregate principal amount of the Series 2004C IDFA Bonds, if any, outstanding on the date of such calculation which bear interest at rates which may fluctuate or may fluctuate from time to time in accordance with methods specified in such Series 2004C IDFA Bonds by 13% per annum.

 

Section 5.  Both the principal of and the interest on the Bonds of Series III and JJJ shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, at the office or agency of the Company in Plainfield, Indiana, or, at the option of the holder thereof, at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York,

 

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State of New York, except that interest on the Bonds of Series III and JJJ may be paid, at the option of the Company, by check or draft mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears on the books of the Company maintained for that purpose.

 

Section 6.  A single Series III Bond shall be issued and shall be numbered “III-1.”  A single Series JJJ Bond shall be issued and shall be numbered “JJJ-1.”

 

The Bonds of Series III and JJJ shall be executed on behalf of the Company by the manual or facsimile signature of its President or an Executive Vice President or one of its Vice Presidents and shall have affixed thereto the seal of the Company or a facsimile thereof attested by the manual or facsimile signature of its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries and shall be authenticated by the execution by the Trustee of the certificate endorsed on said bonds.

 

No service charge will be made by the Company for the transfer or for the exchange of Bonds of Series III and JJJ except, in the case of transfer, a charge sufficient to reimburse the Company for any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 11 of Article II of the Indenture, Bonds of Series III and JJJ may be issued in temporary form, and if temporary bonds be issued, the Company shall, with all reasonable dispatch, at its own expense and without charge to the holders of the temporary bonds, prepare and execute definitive Bonds of Series III and JJJ and exchange the temporary bonds for such definitive bonds in the manner provided for in said section, provided, however, no presentation or surrender of temporary Bonds of Series III and JJJ shall be necessary in order for the holders entitled to interest thereon to receive such interest.

 

Section 7.  Article IX of the Indenture, “Maintenance and Renewal Fund and Sinking Fund Provisions” as heretofore amended or supplemented shall not apply to the Bonds of Series BBB or to any subsequently created series of bonds (which includes the Bonds of Series III and JJJ) from and after the date on which no series of bonds created under the Indenture prior to the Bonds of Series BBB are outstanding.

 

Section 8.  Section 22 of Article V of the Indenture as heretofore amended or supplemented which, among other things, requires an inspection of the mortgaged property every two years by an independent engineer, shall not apply to the Bonds of Series BBB or to any subsequently created series of bonds (which includes the Bonds of Series III and JJJ), from and after the date in which no series of bonds created under the Indenture prior to the Bonds of Series BBB are outstanding.

 

Section 9.  The Company reserves the right, without consent or other action by the holders of the Bonds of Series BBB or of any subsequently created series of bonds (which includes the Bonds of Series III and JJJ), to amend the Indenture, as heretofore amended or supplemented, at any time after all bonds of any series created prior to the Bonds of Series BBB are no longer outstanding under the Indenture, as follows:

 

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(a)  by substituting for the words “in principal amount not greater than sixty per centum (60%) of” in Section 3 of Article IV thereof the following:

 

“in principal amount not greater than sixty-six and two-thirds per centum (66-2/3%) of “.

 

(b)  by substituting for the words “shall exceed sixty per centum (60%) of the value of bondable property so acquired” in Section 9 of Article V thereof the following:

 

“shall exceed sixty-six and two-thirds per centum (66-2/3%) of the value of bondable property so acquired”.

 

(c)  by substituting for the words “shall be deemed to be paid within the meaning of this article; provided, that the date for the payment or redemption of such bonds shall be not more than one (1) year after such moneys shall have been so set apart or paid.” in the first paragraph of Article XIV thereof the following:

 

“shall be deemed to be paid within the meaning of this article.”.

 

(d)  by substituting for the words “with the consent of holders of at least seventy-five per centum (75%) in aggregate principal amount of the bonds at the time outstanding;” in sub-section (a) of Section 3 of Article XVIII thereof the following:

 

“with the consent of holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds per centum (66-2/3%) in aggregate principal amount of the bonds at the time outstanding;”.

 

(e)  by substituting for the words “holders (or persons entitled to vote the bonds) of not less than seventy-five per centum (75%) in aggregate principal amount of the bonds entitled to be voted” in sub-section (l) of Section 3 of Article XVIII thereof the following:

 

“holders (or persons entitled to vote the bonds) of not less than sixty-six and two-thirds per centum (66-2/3%) in aggregate principal amount of the bonds entitled to be voted”.

 

(f)  by substituting for the words “holders (or persons entitled to vote the bonds) of at least seventy-five per centum (75%) in principal amount of the bonds outstanding” in sub-section (m) of Section 3 of Article XVIII thereof the following:

 

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“holders (or persons entitled to vote the bonds) of at least sixty-six and two-thirds per centum (66-2/3%) in principal amount of the bonds outstanding”.

 

ARTICLE II.

 

ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF SERIES III AND JJJ.

 

 Section 1.  The Series III Bond, in the principal amount not exceeding seventy-seven million one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($77,125,000) and the Series JJJ Bond in the principal amount not exceeding seventy-seven million one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($77,125,000), may be executed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee for authentication, and shall be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee to or upon the order of the Company (which authentication and delivery may be made without awaiting the filing or recording of this Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture), upon receipt by the Trustee of the resolutions, certificates, orders, opinions and other instruments required by the provisions of Section 3 of Article IV of the Indenture to be received by the Trustee as a condition to the authentication and delivery by the Trustee of bonds pursuant to said Section 3.

 

ARTICLE III.

 

INDENTURE AMENDMENTS.

 

Section 1.  Article I of the Indenture, as heretofore amended, is hereby further amended (i) by adding immediately after subdivision “(95)” thereof an additional subdivision numbered “(96)” and reading as follows:

 

 “(94) The term ‘Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture’ shall mean the Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture executed by the Company and the Trustee, dated as of December 1, 2004, supplementing and amending the Indenture, and the terms ‘Series III Bond’ shall mean the ‘PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series III, Due December 1, 2039,’ and ‘Series JJJ Bond’ shall mean the ‘PSI Energy, Inc. First Mortgage Bonds, Series JJJ, Due December 1, 2039,’, created by the Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture.”

 

and (ii) by changing the numbering of the present subdivision “(96)” thereof to “(97)”.

 

Section 2.  Article VII of the Indenture, as heretofore amended, is hereby further amended by inserting therein immediately after Section 40 thereof, a new section designated “Section 41” and reading as follows:

 

“Section 41.  The Series III Bond shall be deemed to have been paid and redeemed at any time if and to the extent that the Series 2004B IDFA Bonds are

 

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redeemed pursuant to the IDFA Indenture relating thereto, in whole or in part, in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Series 2004B IDFA Bonds redeemed and all amounts owed by the Company to XL Capital under the Insurance Agreement have been indefeasibly paid in full.  In such an event, the Company shall notify XL Capital and the Trustee that a like principal amount of the Bonds of Series III shall be deemed to have been paid and redeemed.

 

The Series JJJ Bond shall be deemed to have been paid and redeemed at any time if and to the extent that the Series 2004C IDFA Bonds are redeemed pursuant to the IDFA Indenture relating thereto, in whole or in part, in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Series 2004C IDFA Bonds redeemed and all amounts owed by the Company to XL Capital under the Insurance Agreement have been indefeasibly paid in full.  In such an event, the Company shall notify XL Capital and the Trustee that a like principal amount of the Bonds of Series JJJ shall be deemed to have been paid and redeemed.

 

The Bonds of Series III and JJJ are not otherwise redeemable prior to their maturity.  For clarity, the Bonds of Series III and/or Series JJJ may also be cancelled and discharged at the election of the Company upon the expiration of the Insurance Agreement or in the event that the Release Test (as defined in the Insurance Agreement) is satisfied.  The Trustee may cancel and discharge the Series III and Series JJJ Bonds upon presentment thereof by the Company without making further inquiry.  The terms “Series 2004B IDFA Bonds”, “Series 2004C IDFA Bonds”, “IDFA Indenture”, “XL Capital” and “Insurance Agreement” shall have the respective meanings specified in the Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 3.  The Bonds of Series III and JJJ shall not be entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund.

 

ARTICLE IV.

 

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE.

 

The Trustee hereby accepts the trusts hereby declared and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions in the Indenture and in this Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture set forth.  The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by the Company or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made by the Company solely. In general, each and every term and condition contained in Article XVII of the Indenture shall apply to this Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE V.

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

 

Section 1.  Wherever in the original Indenture or in any of the fifty-six supplemental indentures thereto reference is made to any article or section of the original Indenture, such reference shall be deemed to refer to such article or section as amended by such supplemental indentures.

 

Section 2.  Upon the execution and delivery hereof, the Indenture shall thereupon be deemed to be amended as hereinabove set forth as fully and with the same effect as if the amendments made hereby were set forth in the original Indenture and each of the fifty-six supplemental indentures to the Indenture shall henceforth be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument; but such amendments shall not operate so as to render invalid or improper any action heretofore taken under the original Indenture or said supplemental indentures.

 

Section 3. All the covenants, stipulations and agreements in this Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture contained are and shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns, and of the holders from time to time of the bonds.

 

Section 4.  The table of contents to, and the headings of the different articles of, this Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture are inserted for convenience of reference, and are not to be taken to be any part of the provisions hereof, nor to control or affect the meaning, construction or effect of the same.

 

Section 5.  This Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture may be simultaneously executed in any number of counterparts, and all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 6.  Whenever a payment of principal or interest in respect of the Bonds of Series III and JJJ are due on any day other than a business day (as hereinafter defined), such payment shall be payable on the first business day next following such date, and, in the case of a principal payment, interest on such principal payment shall accrue to the date of such principal payment. For the purposes of this Section 6 the term business day shall mean any day other than a day on which the Trustee is authorized by law to close.

 

[THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE HAS BEEN LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said PSI Energy, Inc. has caused this instrument to be executed in its corporate name by its President or one of its Vice Presidents and to be attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries and said LaSalle Bank National Association has caused this instrument to be executed in its corporate name by one of its First Vice Presidents and to be attested by one of its Assistant Secretaries, in several counterparts, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

PSI ENERGY, INC.

 

 

 

 

(CORPORATE SEAL)

By

 

 

 

James L. Turner

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard G. Beach, Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

Signed and delivered by PSI Energy, Inc.
in the presence of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deborah L. Gates, Witness

 

 

 

 

 

 

Julie M. Thompson, Witness

 

 

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LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CORPORATE SEAL)

By

 

 

 

 

Victoria Y. Douyon

 

 

 

First Vice President

 

 

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kristine Brutsman, Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

Signed and delivered by LaSalle Bank National
Association in the presence of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debra Donaldson, Witness

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alvita Griffin, Witness

 

 

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STATE OF OHIO

)

 

 

) ss:

 

COUNTY OF HAMILTON

)

 

BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this 30th day of November, before me, the undersigned, a notary public in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, personally appeared James L. Turner and Richard G. Beach, personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and personally known to me to be the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and an Assistant Secretary, respectively, of PSI Energy, Inc., an Indiana corporation, and acknowledged that they signed and delivered said instrument as their free and voluntary act as such Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Assistant Secretary, respectively, and as the free and voluntary act of said PSI Energy, Inc., for the uses and purposes therein set forth; in pursuance of the power and authority granted to them by resolution of the Board of Directors of said Company.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarial seal the day and year aforesaid.

 

(NOTARIAL SEAL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notary Public

 

My commission expires 9-28-08.

 

County of residence: Hamilton

 

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STATE OF ILLINOIS

)

 

 

) ss:

 

COUNTY OF COOK

)

 

BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this 29th day of November, 2004, before me, the undersigned, a notary public in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, personally appeared Victoria Y. Douyon and Kristine Brutsman personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and personally known to me to be a First Vice President and an Assistant Secretary, respectively, of LaSalle Bank National Association, a national banking association, and acknowledged that they signed and delivered said instrument as their free and voluntary act as such First Vice President and Assistant Secretary, respectively, and as the free and voluntary act of said LaSalle Bank National Association, for the uses and purposes therein set forth; in pursuance of the power and authority granted to them by the bylaws of said association.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarial seal the day and year aforesaid.

 

(NOTARIAL SEAL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notary Public

 

 

My commission expires 12-1-05.

 

County of residence: Cook

 

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EX-4.IIII 3 a05-3610_1ex4diiii.htm EX-4.IIII

Exhibit 4-iiii

 

THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER COMPANY

 

AND

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, Trustee

 

 

Indenture

 

 

Dated as of December 1, 2004

 



 

Trust Indenture
Act Section

 

Indenture Section

 

 

 

Section 310(a)(1)

 

609

 (a)(2)

 

609

 (a)(3)

 

Not Applicable

 (a)(4)

 

Not Applicable

 (b)

 

608

 

 

610

Section 311(a)

 

613

 (b)

 

613

Section 312(a)

 

701

 

 

702

 (b)

 

702

 (c)

 

702

Section 313(a)

 

703

 (b)

 

703

 (c)

 

703

 (d)

 

703

Section 314(a)

 

704

 (a)(4)

 

101

 

 

1004

 (b)

 

Not Applicable

 (c)(1)

 

102

 (c)(2)

 

102

 (c)(3)

 

Not Applicable

 (d)

 

Not Applicable

 (e)

 

102

Section 315(a)

 

601

 (b)

 

602

 (c)

 

601

 (d)

 

601

 (e)

 

514

Section 316(a)

 

101

 (a)(1)(A)

 

502

 

 

512

 (a)(1)(B)

 

513

 (a)(2)

 

Not Applicable

 (b)

 

508

 (c)

 

104

Section 317(a)(1)

 

503

 (a)(2)

 

504

 (b)

 

1003

Section 318(a)

 

107

 

Note:  This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

 



 

THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER COMPANY

Indenture

Dated as of December 1, 2004

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PARTIES

 

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE ONE

 

 

 

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 101.

Definitions:

 

 

Act

 

 

Affiliate; control

 

 

Authenticating Agent

 

 

Board of Directors

 

 

Board Resolution

 

 

Business Day

 

 

Commission

 

 

Company

 

 

Company Request; Company Order

 

 

Corporate Trust Office

 

 

Corporation

 

 

Covenant Defeasance

 

 

Defaulted Interest

 

 

Defeasance

 

 

Depositary

 

 

Event of Default

 

 

Exchange Act

 

 

Expiration Date

 

 

Global Security

 

 

Holder

 

 

Indenture

 

 

interest

 

 

Interest Payment Date

 

 

Investment Company Act

 

 

Junior Subordinated Securities

 

 

Maturity

 

 

Notice of Default

 

 

Officers’ Certificate

 

 

i



 

 

Opinion of Counsel

 

 

Original Issue Discount Security

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

Paying Agent

 

 

Person

 

 

Place of Payment

 

 

Predecessor Security

 

 

Redemption Date

 

 

Redemption Price

 

 

Regular Record Date

 

 

Responsible Officer

 

 

Securities

 

 

Securities Act

 

 

Security Register; Security Registrar

 

 

Senior Debt

 

 

Special Record Date

 

 

Stated Maturity

 

 

Subsidiary

 

 

Trust Indenture Act

 

 

Trustee

 

 

U.S. Government Obligation

 

 

Vice President

 

Section 102.

Compliance Certificates and Opinions

 

Section 103.

Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee

 

Section 104.

Acts of Holders; Record Dates

 

Section 105.

Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company

 

Section 106.

Notice to Holders; Waiver

 

Section 107.

Conflict with Trust Indenture Act

 

Section 108.

Effect of Headings and Table of Contents

 

Section 109.

Successors and Assigns

 

Section 110.

Separability Clause

 

Section 111.

Benefits of Indenture

 

Section 112.

Governing Law

 

Section 113.

Legal Holidays

 

Section 114.

Certain Matters Relating to Currencies

 

Section 115.

Immunity of Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and Directors

 

Section 116.

Counterparts

 

Section 117.

Assignment to Subsidiary

 

 

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ARTICLE TWO

 

 

 

 

Security Forms

 

 

 

 

Section 201.

Forms Generally

 

Section 202.

Form of Face of Security

 

Section 203.

Form of Reverse of Security

 

Section 204.

Form of Legend for Global Securities

 

Section 205.

Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE THREE

 

 

 

 

The Securities

 

 

 

 

Section 301.

Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series

 

Section 302.

Denominations

 

Section 303.

Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating

 

Section 304.

Temporary Securities

 

Section 305.

Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange

 

Section 306.

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities

 

Section 307.

Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved

 

Section 308.

Persons Deemed Owners

 

Section 309.

Cancellation

 

Section 310.

Computation of Interest

 

Section 311.

CUSIP Numbers

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE FOUR

 

 

 

Satisfaction and Discharge

 

 

 

 

Section 401.

Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

 

Section 402.

Application of Trust Money

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE FIVE

 

 

 

 

Remedies

 

 

 

 

Section 501.

Events of Default

 

Section 502.

Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment

 

 

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Section 503.

Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee

 

Section 504.

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

 

Section 505.

Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities

 

Section 506.

Application of Money Collected

 

Section 507.

Limitation on Suits

 

Section 508.

Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest

 

Section 509.

Restoration of Rights and Remedies

 

Section 510.

Rights and Remedies Cumulative

 

Section 511.

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

 

Section 512.

Control by Holders

 

Section 513.

Waiver of Past Defaults

 

Section 514.

Undertaking for Costs

 

Section 515.

Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE SIX

 

 

 

The Trustee

 

 

 

 

Section 601.

Certain Duties and Responsibilities

 

Section 602.

Notice of Defaults

 

Section 603.

Certain Rights of Trustee

 

Section 604.

Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities

 

Section 605.

May Hold Securities

 

Section 606.

Money Held in Trust

 

Section 607.

Compensation and Reimbursement

 

Section 608.

Conflicting Interests

 

Section 609.

Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility

 

Section 610.

Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor

 

Section 611.

Acceptance of Appointment by Successor

 

Section 612.

Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

 

Section 613.

Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

 

Section 614.

Appointment of Authenticating Agent

 

Section 615.

Indemnification

 

 

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ARTICLE SEVEN

 

 

 

Holders’ Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company

 

 

 

 

Section 701.

Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders

 

Section 702.

Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders

 

Section 703.

Reports by Trustee

 

Section 704.

Reports by Company

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE EIGHT

 

 

 

Consolidation, Merger and Sale

 

 

 

 

Section 801.

Consolidation and Mergers Permitted

 

Section 802.

Rights and Duties of Successor Company

 

Section 803.

Opinion of Counsel

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE NINE

 

 

 

Supplemental Indentures

 

 

 

Section 901.

Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders

 

Section 902.

Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders

 

Section 903.

Execution of Supplemental Indentures

 

Section 904.

Effect of Supplemental Indentures

 

Section 905.

Conformity with Trust Indenture Act

 

Section 906.

Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE TEN

 

 

 

Covenants

 

 

 

 

Section 1001.

Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest

 

Section 1002.

Maintenance of Office or Agency

 

Section 1003.

Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust

 

Section 1004.

Statement by Officers as to Default

 

Section 1005.

Maintenance of Properties

 

 

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Section 1006.

Payment of Taxes and Other Claims

 

Section 1007.

Waiver of Certain Covenants

 

Section 1008.

Calculation of Original Issue Discount

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE ELEVEN

 

 

 

 

Redemption of Securities

 

 

 

 

Section 1101.

Applicability of Article

 

Section 1102.

Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee

 

Section 1103.

Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed

 

Section 1104.

Notice of Redemption

 

Section 1105.

Deposit of Redemption Price

 

Section 1106.

Securities Payable on Redemption Date

 

Section 1107.

Securities Redeemed in Part

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE TWELVE

 

 

 

 

Sinking Funds

 

 

 

 

Section 1201.

Applicability of Article

 

Section 1202.

Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities

 

Section 1203.

Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

 

 

 

 

Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

 

 

 

 

Section 1301.

Company’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

 

Section 1302.

Defeasance and Discharge

 

Section 1303.

Covenant Defeasance

 

Section 1304.

Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

 

Section 1305.

Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions

 

Section 1306.

Reinstatement

 

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of December 1, 2004, between The Union Light, Heat and Power Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (herein called the “Company”), having its principal office at 139 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”).

 

Recitals of the Company

 

The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein called the “Securities”), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture provided.

 

All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

 

Now, therefore, this Indenture witnesseth:

 

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, subject to Article Fourteen, if applicable, for the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders of the Securities of each series thereof, as follows:

 

ARTICLE ONE

 

Definitions and Other Provisions
of General Application

 

Section 101.  Definitions.

 

For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;

 

(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

 

(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

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(4) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article” or a “Section” refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture; and

 

(5) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

 

Act”, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.

 

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Authenticating Agent” means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more series.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company, or any duly authorized committee of that board, or any Person duly authorized to act on behalf of that board.

 

Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution or resolutions certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

 

“Business Day”, when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in that Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.

 

Company” means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor Person.

 

Company Request” or “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company either by (i) its Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman, its President or a Vice President, and by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee, or (ii) any two Persons designated in a Board Resolution, or in a Company Order previously delivered to the Trustee signed by any two of the foregoing, and delivered to the Trustee.

 

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Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee for Securities of any series at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office at the date of execution of this Indenture is located at

 

Corporation” means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business trust.

 

Covenant Defeasance” has the meaning specified in Section 1303.

 

Defaulted Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 307.

 

Defeasance” has the meaning specified in Section 1302.

 

Depositary” means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.

 

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 501.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

 

Expiration Date” has the meaning specified in Section 104.

 

Global Security” means a Security that evidences all or part of the Securities of any series and bears the legend set forth in Section 204 (or such legend as may be specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities).

 

Holder” means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.

 

Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, respectively. The term “Indenture” shall also include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.

 

interest”, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.

 

Interest Payment Date”, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.

 

Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

 

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Junior Subordinated Securities” shall have the meaning specified in Section 1401.

 

Maturity”, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.

 

Notice of Default” means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(4).

 

Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed in the same manner and by Persons as provided for in a Company Request or a Company Order, and delivered to the Trustee.

 

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel for the Company.

 

Original Issue Discount Security” means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.

 

Outstanding”, when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:

 

(1)  Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

 

(2)  Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;

 

(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1302; and

 

(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company;

 

provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the

 

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Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if, as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as specified or determined as contemplated by Section 301, (C) the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined as of such date in the manner provided as contemplated by Section 301, of the principal amount of such Security (or, in the case of a Security described in Clause (A) or (B) above, of the amount determined as provided in such Clause), and (D) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.

 

Paying Agent” means, if not the Company, then any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company.

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Place of Payment”, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series are payable as specified as contemplated by Section 301.

 

Predecessor Security” of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.

 

Redemption Date”, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.

 

Redemption Price”, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.

 

Regular Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.

 

Responsible Officer”, when used with respect to the Trustee, means any vice president, any assistant vice-president, any trust officer or assistant trust officer of the Trustee assigned to the Trustee’s corporate trust department and customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular

 

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corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

Securities” has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

 

Security Register” and “Security Registrar” have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.

 

Senior Debt” of the Company means the principal of, premium, if any, interest on and any other payment due pursuant to any of the following, whether outstanding at the date of execution of this Indenture or thereafter incurred, created or assumed: (a) all indebtedness of the Company evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other securities sold by the Company for money, excluding Junior Subordinated Securities, but including all first mortgage bonds of the Company outstanding from time to time; (b) all indebtedness of others of the kinds described in the preceding clause (a) assumed by or guaranteed in any manner by the Company, including through an agreement to purchase, contingent or otherwise; and (c) all renewals, extensions or refundings of indebtedness of the kinds described in any of the preceding clauses (a) and (b); unless, in the case of any particular indebtedness, renewal, extension or refunding, the instrument creating or evidencing the same or the assumption or guarantee of the same expressly provides that such indebtedness, renewal, extension or refunding is not superior in right of payment to or is pari passu with the Junior Subordinated Securities.

 

Special Record Date” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.

 

Stated Maturity”, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.

 

Subsidiary” means a corporation more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries. For the purposes of this definition, “voting stock” means stock which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

 

Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date as of which this instrument was executed, except as provided in Section 905.

 

Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee

 

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hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.

 

U.S. Government Obligation” has the meaning specified in Section 1304.

 

Vice President”, when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title “vice president”.

 

Section 102.  Compliance Certificates and Opinions.

 

Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required under the Trust Indenture Act. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the form of an Officers’ Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Company, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other requirements set forth in this Indenture.

 

Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include,

 

(1)  a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

 

(2)  a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

 

(3)  a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

 

Section 103.  Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.

 

In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

 

Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his or her certificate or opinion is based are

 

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erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

 

Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

 

Section 104.  Acts of Holders; Record Dates.

 

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

 

The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him or her the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his or her individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his or her authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.

 

The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.

 

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.

 

The Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the

 

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Company may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.

 

The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.

 

With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which sets such record date may designate any day as the “Expiration Date” and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto,

 

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subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount.

 

Section 105.  Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company.

 

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,

 

(1)  the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention:  Corporate Trust Administration, or

 

(2)  the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.

 

Section 106.  Notice to Holders; Waiver.

 

Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, to each Holder affected by such event, at his or her address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.  Any notice when mailed to a Holder in the aforesaid manner shall be conclusively deemed to have been received by such Holder whether or not actually received by such Holder.  Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

 

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.

 

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Section 107.  Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.

 

If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act which is required under such Act to be a part of and govern this Indenture, the latter provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act which may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be.

 

Section 108.  Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.

 

The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

Section 109.  Successors and Assigns.

 

All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

 

Section 110.  Separability Clause.

 

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Section 111.  Benefits of Indenture.

 

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, their successors hereunder, the Holders, and the holders of any Senior Debt, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

 

Section 112.  Governing Law.

 

This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York.

 

Section 113.  Legal Holidays.

 

In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which

 

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specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity, and no interest shall accrue with respect to such payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be, to such next succeeding Business Day.

 

Section 114.  Certain Matters Relating to Currencies.

 

Whenever any action or Act is to be taken hereunder by the Holders of Securities denominated in different currencies or currency units, then for purposes of determining the principal amount of Securities held by such Holders, the aggregate principal amount of the Securities denominated in a foreign currency or currency unit shall be deemed to be that amount of Dollars that could be obtained for such principal amount on the basis of a spot exchange rate specified to the Trustee for such series in an Officers’ Certificate for exchanging such foreign currency or currency unit into Dollars as of the date of the taking of such action or Act by the Holders of the requisite percentage in principal amount of the Securities.

 

The Trustee shall segregate moneys, funds and accounts held by the Trustee in one currency or currency unit from any moneys, funds or accounts held in any other currencies or currency units, notwithstanding any provision herein that would otherwise permit the Trustee to commingle such amounts.

 

Section 115.  Immunity of Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers and Directors.

 

No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any), or the interest, if any, on any Securities of any series, or for any claim based thereon, or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this Indenture, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or indirectly through the Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment of penalty or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and understood that this Indenture and all the Securities of each series are solely corporate obligations, and that no personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is incurred by, any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or indirectly through the Company or any successor corporation, because of the incurring of the indebtedness hereby authorized or under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities of any series, or to be implied herefrom or therefrom; and that all such personal liability is hereby expressly released and waived as a condition of, and as part of the consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of the Securities of each series.

 

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Section 116. Counterparts.

 

This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 117. Assignment to Affiliate.

 

The Company will have the right at all times to assign by indenture supplemental hereto any of its rights or obligations under the Indenture to a direct, indirect, or wholly owned Affiliate of the Company; provided that, in the event of any such assignment, the Company will remain liable for all such obligations.

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

Security Forms

 

Section 201.  Forms Generally.

 

The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article, or in such other form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.

 

The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

 

Section 202.  Form of Face of Security.

 

   [Insert any legend required by the Internal Revenue Code and the

regulations thereunder.]

 

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THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER COMPANY

 

No.

 

$              

 

CUSIP NO.

 

The Union Light, Heat and Power Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to                                 , or registered assigns, the principal sum of                                   Dollars on                                   [if the Security is to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert:   , and to pay interest thereon from              or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for,                     on               and               in each year, commencing                , at the rate of      % per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the          or         (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture].

 

[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert:  The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of     % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of      % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]

 

Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [if applicable, insert: any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in            , in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts [if applicable, insert:  ;provided,

 

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however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register].

 

Any payment on this Security due on any day which is not a Business Day in the City of New York need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the due date and no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such date.

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, [if subordinated, insert:  including, without limitation, provisions subordinating the payment of the principal hereof and any premium and interest hereon to the payment in full of all Senior Debt as defined in the Indenture] which such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

In Witness Whereof, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

 

THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER
COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

Section 203.  Form of Reverse of Security.

 

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of          , 2004 (herein called the “Indenture”, which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [if applicable, insert:   , limited in aggregate principal amount to $         ].

 

[If applicable, insert:   The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days’ notice by mail, [if applicable, insert:   (1) on              in any year commencing with the year           and ending with the year        through operation of the sinking fund for this series at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount, and (2)] at any time [if applicable, insert:   on or after        ,    ], as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount): If redeemed [if applicable,

 

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insert:  on or before                  ,    %, and if redeemed] during the 12-month period beginning                 of the years indicated,

 

 

 

Redemption

 

 

 

Redemption

 

Year

 

Price

 

Year

 

Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to       % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption [if applicable, insert:  (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise)] with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.]

 

[If applicable, insert:   The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days’ notice by mail, (1) on           in any year commencing with the year      and ending with the year     through operation of the sinking fund for this series at the Redemption Prices for redemption through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below, and (2) at any time [if applicable, insert:   on or after         ], as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the Redemption Prices for redemption otherwise than through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below: If redeemed during the 12-month period beginning                  of the years indicated,

 

Year

 

Redemption Price For Redemption
Through Operation of the Sinking
Fund

 

Redemption Price For
Redemption Otherwise Than
Through Operation of the
Sinking Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to      % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise) with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.]

 

[If applicable, insert:   Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not, prior to              , redeem any Securities of this series as contemplated by [if applicable, insert:   Clause (2) of] the preceding paragraph as a part of, or in anticipation of, any refunding operation by the application, directly or indirectly, of moneys borrowed having an interest cost to the Company (calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial practice) of less than      % per annum.]

 

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[If applicable, insert:   The sinking fund for this series provides for the redemption on              in each year beginning with the year          and ending with the year        of [if applicable, insert:   not less than $          (“mandatory sinking fund”) and not more than] $             aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series. Securities of this series acquired or redeemed by the Company otherwise than through [if applicable, insert:   mandatory] sinking fund payments may be credited against subsequent [if applicable, insert:   mandatory] sinking fund payments otherwise required to be made [if applicable, insert:   , in the inverse order in which they become due].]

 

[If the Security is subject to redemption of any kind, insert:   In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.]

 

[If subordinated, insert: The indebtedness evidenced by the Securities of this series is, to the extent and in the manner provided in the Indenture, expressly subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt of the Company (as defined in the Indenture) whether outstanding at the date of the Indenture or thereafter incurred, and this Security is issued subject to the provisions of the Indenture with respect to such subordination.  Each holder and owner of this Security, by accepting the same, agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions and authorizes the Trustee in his or her behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination so provided and appoints the Trustee his or her attorney-in-fact for such purpose.]

 

[If applicable, insert:   The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of [the entire indebtedness of this Security] [or] [certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security] [, in each case] upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.]

 

[If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert:   If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.]

 

[If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert:   If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Such amount shall be equal to insert:  formula for determining the amount. Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal, premium and interest (in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), all of the Company’s obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and premium and interest, if any, on the Securities of this series shall terminate.]

 

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the

 

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time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

 

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 35% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

 

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $          and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

 

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

 

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Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

Section 204.  Form of Legend for Global Securities.

 

Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities evidenced thereby, every Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (or such other form as a securities exchange or Depositary may request or require):

 

This Security is a Global Security within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee thereof. This Security may not be exchanged in whole or in part for a Security registered, and no transfer of this Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than such Depositary or a nominee thereof, except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture.

 

Section 205.  Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.

 

The Trustee’s certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:

 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY

 

AMERICAS,

 

As Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

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ARTICLE THREE

 

The Securities

 

Section 301.  Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.

 

The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

 

The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution and, subject to Section 303, set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an Officers’ Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series:

 

(1)  the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series);

 

(2)  any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, 305, 306, 906 or 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);

 

(3)  the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;

 

(4)  the date or dates on which the principal of any Securities of the series is payable;

 

(5)  the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable, the manner of determination of such Interest Payment Dates and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;

 

(6)  the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of such extension;

 

(7)  the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable;

 

(8)  the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at

 

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the option of the Company and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced;

 

(9)  the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase any Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of the Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

 

(10)  the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable;

 

(11)  if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;

 

(12)  if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of “Outstanding” in Section 101;

 

(13)  if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Company or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on such Securities as to which such election is made shall be payable, the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);

 

(14)  if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;

 

(15)  if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);

 

(16)  if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1302 or Section 1303 or both such Sections;

 

(17)  if applicable, that any Securities of the series shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the respective Depositaries for

 

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such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne by any such Global Security in addition to or in lieu of that set forth in Section 204 and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Clause (2) of the last paragraph of Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;

 

(18)  any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;

 

(19)  any addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten which applies to Securities of the series;

 

(20)  the applicability of, or any addition to or change in, Article Fourteen with respect to the Securities of a series;

 

(21)  any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture.

 

All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to date and principal amount and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to the Board Resolution referred to above and (subject to Section 303) set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the Officers’ Certificate referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.

 

If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers’ Certificate setting forth the terms of the series.

 

Section 302.  Denominations.

 

The Securities of each series shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.

 

Section 303.  Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.

 

The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman, its President, one of its Vice Presidents, or its Treasurer. The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.

 

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Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.

 

At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities. If the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution as permitted by Sections 201 and 301, in authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,

 

(1)  if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201, that such form has been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

 

(2)  if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301, that such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;  and

 

(3)  that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights to general equity principles and to such other matters as such counsel shall set forth therein.

 

If such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

 

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers’ Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents (with appropriate variations to reflect such future issuance) are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued.

 

Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

 

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No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

 

Section 304.  Temporary Securities.

 

Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

 

If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.

 

Section 305.  Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.

 

The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the “Security Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers of Securities. The Trustee is hereby appointed “Security Registrar” for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein provided.

 

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of a series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more

 

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new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.

 

At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

 

All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing.

 

No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 906 or 1107 not involving any transfer.

 

If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, the Company shall not be required (A) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor, as the case may be) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

 

The provisions of Clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) below shall apply only to Global Securities:

 

(1)  Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.

 

(2)  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or (ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, (B) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to such Global

 

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Security or (C) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.

 

(3)  Subject to Clause (2) above, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.

 

(4)  Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 906 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.

 

Section 306.  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.

 

If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

 

If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

 

In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.

 

Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

 

Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.

 

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The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.

 

Section 307.  Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.

 

Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.

 

Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below:

 

(1)  The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date.  Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following Clause (2).

 

(2)  The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required

 

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by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this Clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

 

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.

 

Section 308.  Persons Deemed Owners.

 

Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

None of the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent (if not the Company) or the Security Registrar shall have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

 

Section 309.  Cancellation.

 

All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of as directed by a Company Order; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to destroy such cancelled Securities.

 

Section 310.  Computation of Interest.

 

Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

 

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Section 311.  CUSIP Numbers.

 

The Company in issuing the Securities may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee may use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.

 

ARTICLE FOUR

 

Satisfaction and Discharge

 

Section 401.  Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

 

This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when

 

(1)  either

 

(A)                 all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

 

(B)                   all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation

 

(i)                   have become due and payable, or

 

(ii)                will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or

 

(iii)             are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company,

 

and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose, money in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest to the

 

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date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;

 

(2)  the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and

 

(3)  the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

 

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Company to any Authenticating Agent under Section 614 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of Clause (1) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 402 and the last paragraph of Section 1003 shall survive.

 

Section 402.  Application of Trust Money.

 

Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003 and to Article Fourteen, if applicable, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and any premium and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.

 

ARTICLE FIVE

 

Remedies

 

Section 501.  Events of Default.

 

“Event of Default”, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

(1)  default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or

 

(2)  default in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any Security of that series at its Maturity; or

 

(3)  default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as due by the terms of a Security of that series; or

 

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(4)  default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than that series), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 35% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default”  hereunder; or

 

(5)  the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under any applicable Federal or state law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or

 

(6)  the commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable Federal or state law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of, or taking possession of the Company or of any substantial part of its property by, a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official or the making by the Company of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action; or

 

(7)  any other Event of Default established pursuant to Section 301 with respect to Securities of that series.

 

Section 502.  Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.

 

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or 501(6)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in

 

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every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 35% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount of all the Securities of that series (or, if any Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms thereof) to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) shall become immediately due and payable.  If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or 501(6) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs, the principal amount of all the Securities of that series (or, if any Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms thereof) shall automatically, and without any declaration or other action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, become immediately due and payable.

 

At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if,

 

(1)  the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (A) all overdue interest on all Securities of that series, (B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and any interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, (C) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel; and

 

(2)  all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.

 

No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Section 503.  Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.

 

The Company covenants that if

 

(1)  default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or

 

(2)  default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,

 

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the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

 

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.

 

Section 504.  Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

 

In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607.

 

No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding; provided, however, that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors’ or other similar committee.

 

Section 505.  Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.

 

All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

 

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Section 506.  Application of Money Collected.

 

Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article, subject to Article Fourteen, if applicable, shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

 

First:  to the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 607;

 

Second:  to the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest, respectively; and

 

Third:  the balance, if any, to the Company.

 

Section 507.  Limitation on Suits.

 

No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless

 

(1)  such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that series;

 

(2)  the Holders of not less than 35% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;

 

(3)  such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

 

(4)  the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and

 

(5)  no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series; it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such

 

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Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.

 

Section 508.  Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) interest on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

 

Section 509.  Restoration of Rights and Remedies.

 

If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

 

Section 510.  Rights and Remedies Cumulative.

 

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

 

Section 511.  Delay or Omission Not Waiver.

 

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

 

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Section 512.  Control by Holders.

 

The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that

 

(1)  such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, and

 

(2)  the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.

 

Section 513.  Waiver of Past Defaults.

 

The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default

 

(1)  in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series, or

 

(2)  in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.

 

Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Section 514.  Undertaking for Costs.

 

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may assess costs against any such party litigant, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee or to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of Outstanding Securities (of any series), or to any suit instituted by a Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date).

 

Section 515.  Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.

 

The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any

 

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usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

ARTICLE SIX

 

The Trustee

 

Section 601.  Certain Duties and Responsibilities.

 

The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

 

Section 602.  Notice of Defaults.

 

If a default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall give the Holders of Securities of such series notice of such default as and to the extent provided by the Trust Indenture Act, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) with respect to Securities of such series, no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series.

 

Section 603.  Certain Rights of Trustee.

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 601:

 

(1)  the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond,  debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

 

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(2)  any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;

 

(3)  whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers’ Certificate;

 

(4)  the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

 

(5)  the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;

 

(6)  the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit.

 

(7)  the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.

 

Section 604.  Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.

 

The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee’s certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.

 

Section 605.  May Hold Securities.

 

The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or

 

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pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 608 and 613, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.

 

Section 606.  Money Held in Trust.

 

Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.

 

Section 607.  Compensation and Reimbursement.

 

The Company agrees

 

(1)  to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed to in writing between the Company and the Trustee for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);

 

(2)  except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel)(with reasonable documentation of any fees and expenses for which reimbursement is sought, including copies of invoices from third parties, and in the case of charges for counsel, a breakdown of the hourly time and short summary of services rendered by date and service provider, a summary of the charges, hourly rate and total hours provided by each service provider), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and

 

(3)  to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.

 

The Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities as to all property and funds held by it hereunder for any amount owing it or any predecessor Trustee pursuant to this Section 607, except with respect to funds held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities.

 

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or Section 501(6), the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.

 

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The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.

 

Section 608.  Conflicting Interests.

 

If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by such Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series.

 

Section 609.  Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.

 

There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section and to the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

 

Section 610.  Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

 

No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.

 

The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

 

The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company.

 

If at any time:

 

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(1)  the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or

 

(2)  the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 609 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or

 

(3)  the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

 

then, in any such case, (A) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.

 

If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

 

The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

 

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Section 611.  Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

 

In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.

 

In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.

 

Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.

 

No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.

 

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Section 612.  Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.

 

Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.

 

Section 613.  Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.

 

If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Company (or any such other obligor).  For purposes of Section 311(b) (4) and (6) of the Trust Indenture Act, the following terms shall mean:

 

(a)  “cash transaction” means any transaction in which full payment for goods or securities sold is made within seven days after delivery of the goods or securities in currency or in checks or other orders drawn upon banks or bankers and payable upon demand; and

 

(b)  “self-liquidating paper” means any draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation which is made, drawn, negotiated or incurred by the Company for the purpose of financing the purchase, processing, manufacturing, shipment, storage or sale of goods, wares or merchandise and which is secured by documents evidencing title to, possession of, or a lien upon, the goods, wares or merchandise or the receivables or proceeds arising from the sale of the goods, wares or merchandise previously constituting the security, provided the security is received by the Trustee simultaneously with the creation of the creditor relationship with the Company arising from the making, drawing, negotiating or incurring of the draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation.

 

Section 614.  Appointment of Authenticating Agent.

 

From time to time the Trustee may appoint one or more Authenticating Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities, which may include the Company or any of its Affiliates, with power to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 306, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication

 

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and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.

 

Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

 

An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.

 

The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.

 

If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:

 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY

 

AMERICAS

 

As Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

 

As Authenticating Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

 

Authorized Officer

 

Section 615.  Indemnification.

 

The Company agrees to indemnify the Trustee for, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred by it, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture or the trusts hereunder or the performance of its duties hereunder or under any related document, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against or investigating any claim or liability with respect to the Securities, except to the extent that any such loss, liability or expense was due to its own negligence or bad faith.  The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent.  The obligations of the Company to the Trustee under this Section shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and payment in full and/or retirement of the Securities.

 

ARTICLE SEVEN

 

Holders’ Lists and Reports by Trustee and Company

 

Section 701.  Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.

 

The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:

 

(1)  on each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities of each series as of such Regular Record Date, and

 

(2)  at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;

 

provided, however, that if and so long as the Trustee shall be the Security Registrar, no such list need be furnished.

 

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Section 702.  Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.

 

The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list as provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

 

The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act.

 

Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.

 

Section 703.  Reports by Trustee.

 

The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within sixty days after each May 15 following the date of this Indenture deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as of such May 15, which complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a).

 

A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed, with the Commission and with the Company.

 

Section 704.  Reports by Company.

 

The Company shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, and transmit to Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant to such Act; provided that any such information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be filed with the Trustee within 15 days after the same is so required to be filed with the Commission and provided further that all information, documents or reports filed with the Commission on behalf of the Company shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Trustee on the date on which such items are posted on the Commission’s website on the Internet at www.sec.gov.

 

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ARTICLE EIGHT

 

Consolidation, Merger and Sale

 

Section 801. Consolidations and Mergers Permitted.

 

Nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or corporations (whether or not affiliated with the Company), or successive consolidations or mergers in which the Company or its successor or successors shall be a party or parties, or shall prevent any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of the property of the Company or its successor or successors as an entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to any other corporation (whether or not affiliated with the Company or its successor or successors) authorized to acquire and operate the same; provided, however, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that, upon any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (premium, if any) and interest on all of the Securities of all series in accordance with the terms of each series, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of this Indenture with respect to each series or established with respect to such series to be kept or performed by the Company, shall be expressly assumed, by supplemental indenture (which shall conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect) satisfactory in form to the Trustee executed and delivered to the Trustee by the entity formed by such consolidation, or into which the Company shall have been merged, or by the entity which shall have acquired such property.

 

Section 802. Rights and Duties of Successor Company.

 

In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition and upon the assumption by the successor corporation, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all of the Securities of all series outstanding and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture or established with respect to each series of the Securities to be performed by the Company with respect to each series, such successor corporation shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the party of the first part, and thereupon the predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.  Such successor corporation thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company or any other predecessor obligor on the Securities, any or all of the Securities issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such successor company, instead of the Company, and subject to all the terms,  conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver any Securities which previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the predecessor Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Securities which such successor corporation thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose.  All the Securities so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Securities theretofore or

 

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thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Securities had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.

 

Nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent the Company from merging into itself or acquiring by purchase or otherwise all or any part of the property of any other corporation (whether or not affiliated with the Company).

 

Section 803. Opinion of Counsel.

 

The Trustee may receive an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, and any such assumption, comply with the provisions of this Article.

 

ARTICLE NINE

 

Supplemental Indentures

 

Section 901.  Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.

 

Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

 

(1)  to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities pursuant to Article Eight or Section 117; or

 

(2)  to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; provided, however, that in respect of any such additional covenant, such supplemental indenture may provide for a particular period of grace after default (which period may be shorter or longer than that allowed in the case of other defaults) or may provide for an immediate enforcement upon such default or may limit the remedies available to the Trustee upon such default or may limit the right of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series to waive such default; or

 

(3)  to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or

 

(4)  to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in bearer form, registrable or not

 

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registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or

 

(5)  to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or

 

(6)  to secure the Securities; or

 

(7)  to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 201 and 301; or

 

(8)  to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by one or more successor Trustees, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or

 

(9)  to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this Clause (9) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect.

 

The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained.

 

Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section may be executed by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of the holders of any of the Securities at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 902.

 

Section 902.  Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.

 

With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,

 

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(1)  change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security or any other Security which would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502, or change any Place of Payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable, affect the applicability of Article Fourteen to any Security, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or

 

(2)  reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture, or

 

(3)  modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 513 or Section 1007, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby; provided, however, that this clause shall not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to “the Trustee” and concomitant changes in this Section and Section 1007, or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 611 and 901(8).

 

A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series; provided that no such supplemental indenture shall modify any provision of this Indenture so as to adversely affect the rights of any holder of outstanding Senior Debt to the benefits of Article Fourteen.

 

It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

 

Section 903.  Execution of Supplemental Indentures.

 

In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into

 

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any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

Section 904.  Effect of Supplemental Indentures.

 

Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.

 

Section 905.  Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.

 

Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

 

Section 906.  Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.

 

Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.

 

ARTICLE TEN

 

Covenants

 

Section 1001.  Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.

 

The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture.

 

Section 1002.  Maintenance of Office or Agency.

 

The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where

 

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notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

 

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

 

Section 1003.  Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.

 

If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

 

Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

 

The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will (1) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent and (2) during the continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of that series, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of that series.

 

The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company

 

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or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

 

Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for 18 months after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

 

Section 1004.  Statement by Officers as to Default.

 

The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers’ Certificate, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.

 

Section 1005.  Maintenance of Properties.

 

The Company will cause all properties used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of any Subsidiary to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment and will cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Company may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall prevent the Company from discontinuing the operation or maintenance of any of such properties if such discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Company, desirable in the conduct of its business or the business of any Subsidiary.

 

Section 1006.  Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.

 

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Company or any Subsidiary or upon the income, profits or property of the Company or any Subsidiary, and (2) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might by law become a lien upon the property of the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

 

Section 1007.  Waiver of Certain Covenants.

 

Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of such series, the Company may, with respect to the Securities of any series, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any covenant provided pursuant to Section 301(18), 901(2) or 901(7) for the benefit of the Holders of such series if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section 1008.  Calculation of Original Issue Discount.

 

The Company shall file with the Trustee promptly at the end of each calendar year a written notice specifying the amount of original issue discount (including daily rates and accrual periods) accrued on Outstanding Securities as of the end of such year.

 

ARTICLE ELEVEN

 

Redemption of Securities

 

Section 1101.  Applicability of Article.

 

Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities) in accordance with this Article.

 

Section 1102.  Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.

 

The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company the Company shall, at least 45 days prior to

 

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the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date and of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers’ Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.

 

Section 1103.  Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.

 

If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless all the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed or unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security. If less than all the Securities of such series are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence.

 

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.

 

The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.

 

For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.

 

Section 1104.  Notice of the Redemption.

 

Notice of redemption shall be given by mail not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his or her address appearing in the Security Register.

 

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All notices of redemption shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall state:

 

(1)  the Redemption Date;

 

(2)  the Redemption Price;

 

(3)  if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed;

 

(4)  that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date;

 

(5)  the place or places where each such Security is to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; and

 

(6)  that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case.

 

Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company and shall be irrevocable.

 

The notice if mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice.  In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security.

 

Section 1105.  Deposit of Redemption Price.

 

On or before any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.

 

Section 1106.  Securities Payable on Redemption Date.

 

Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified,  and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price

 

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and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.

 

Section 1107.  Securities Redeemed in Part.

 

Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered; provided, however, that a Depositary need not surrender a Global Security for a partial redemption and may be authorized to make a notation on such Global Security of such partial redemption.  In the case of a partial redemption of a Global Security, the Depositary, and in turn, the participants in the Depositary shall have the responsibility to select any Securities to be redeemed by random lot.

 

ARTICLE TWELVE

 

Sinking Funds

 

Section 1201.  Applicability of Article.

 

The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of any series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.

 

The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of any Securities is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment”, and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of such Securities is herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment”. If provided for by the terms of any Securities, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 1202. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities as provided for by the terms of such Securities.

 

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Section 1202.  Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.

 

The Company (1) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than any previously called for redemption) and (2) may apply as a credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to any Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as and to the extent provided for by the terms of such Securities; provided that the Securities to be so credited have not been previously so credited. The Securities to be so credited shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price, as specified in the Securities so to be redeemed, for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.

 

Section 1203.  Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.

 

Not less than 45 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for such Securities pursuant to the terms of such Securities, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities pursuant to Section 1202 and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days prior to each such sinking fund payment date, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 1103 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 1104. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 1106 and 1107.

 

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

 

Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

 

Section 1301.  Company’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

The Company may elect, at its option at any time, to have Section 1302 or Section 1303 applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to such Section 1302 or 1303, in accordance with any applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.

 

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Section 1302.  Defeasance and Discharge.

 

Upon the Company’s exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to such Securities as provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 1304 are satisfied (hereinafter called “Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such Securities and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of such Securities to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1304 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities when payments are due, (2) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002 and 1003, (3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the Company may exercise its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option (if any) to have Section 1303 applied to such Securities.

 

Section 1303.  Covenant Defeasance.

 

Upon the Company’s exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, (1) the Company shall be released from its obligations under Section 801(3), Sections 1005 through 1006, inclusive, and any covenants provided pursuant to Section 301(19), 901(2) or 901(7) for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(4) (with respect to any of Section 801(3), Sections 1005 through 1006, inclusive, and any such covenants provided pursuant to Section 301(19), 901(2) or 901(7)), and 501(7) shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default in each case with respect to such Securities as provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 1304 are satisfied (hereinafter called “Covenant Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to such Securities, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)) or Article Fourteen, whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.

 

Section 1304.  Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

The following shall be the conditions to the application of Section 1302 or Section 1303 to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be:

 

(1)  The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609

 

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and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, (A) money in an amount, or (B) U.S. Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof, in each case sufficient, in the opinion of a firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or any such other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Securities. As used herein, “U.S. Government Obligation” means (x) any security which is (i) a direct obligation of the United States of America for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged or (ii) an obligation of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either case (i) or (ii), is not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and (y) any depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any U.S. Government Obligation which is specified in Clause (x) above and held by such bank for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt, or with respect to any specific payment of principal of or interest on any U.S. Government Obligation which is so specified and held, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of principal or interest evidenced by such depositary receipt.

 

(2)  In the event of an election to have Section 1302 apply to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the date of this instrument, there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case (A) or (B) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such Securities will not recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to such Securities and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.

 

(3)  In the event of an election to have Section 1303 apply to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such Securities will not recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to such Securities and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.

 

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(4)  The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate to the effect that neither such Securities nor any other Securities of the same series, if then listed on any securities exchange, will be delisted as a result of such deposit.

 

(5)  No event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to such Securities or any other Securities shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit or, with regard to any such event specified in Sections 501(5) and (6), at any time on or prior to the 90th day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until after such 90th day).

 

(6)  Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act).

 

(7)  Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.

 

(8)  Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.

 

(9)  At the time of such deposit, (A) no default in the payment of any principal of or premium or interest on any Senior Debt shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) no event of default with respect to any Senior Debt shall have resulted in such Senior Debt becoming, and continuing to be, due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable (unless payment of such Senior Debt has been made or duly provided for), and (C) no other event of default with respect to any Senior Debt shall have occurred and be continuing permitting (after notice or lapse of time or both) the holders of such Senior Debt (or a trustee on behalf of such holders) to declare such Senior Debt due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable.

 

(10)  The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

 

Section 1305.  Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1306, the Trustee and any such

 

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other trustee are referred to collectively as the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 1304 in respect of any Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

Money and U.S. Government Obligations so held in trust shall not be subject to the provisions of Article Fourteen.

 

The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1304 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of Outstanding Securities.

 

Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1304 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.

 

Section 1306.  Reinstatement.

 

If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Company has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1302 or 1303 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1305 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that if the Company makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.

 

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ARTICLE FOURTEEN

 

Junior Subordinated Securities

 

Section 1401. Certain Securities Subordinate to Senior Debt.

 

As provided pursuant to Section 301 or in a supplemental indenture, the Company may issue one or more series of Securities subject to the provisions of this Article Fourteen, and each Holder of a Security of a series so issued (“Junior Subordinated Securities”), whether upon original issue or upon transfer or assignment thereof, accepts and agrees to be bound by such provisions.

 

The payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all Junior Subordinated Securities issued with respect to which this Article Fourteen applies shall, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt, whether outstanding at the date of this Indenture or thereafter incurred.

 

No provision of this Article Fourteen shall prevent the occurrence of any default or Event of Default hereunder.

 

Section 1402.  Payment Over of Proceeds Upon Default.

 

In the event and during the continuation of any default in the payment of principal, premium, interest or any other payment due on any Senior Debt continuing beyond the period of grace, if any, specified in the instrument evidencing such Senior Debt, unless and until such default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist, or in the event that the maturity of any Senior Debt has been accelerated because of a default, then no payment shall be made by the Company with respect to the principal (including redemption and sinking fund payments) of, or premium, if any, or interest on the Junior Subordinated Securities.

 

In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment shall be received by the Trustee or any holder when such payment is prohibited by the preceding paragraph of this Section 1402, such payment shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid over or delivered to, the holders of Senior Debt or their respective representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any of such Senior Debt may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, but only to the extent that the holders of the Senior Debt (or their representative or representatives or a trustee) notify the Trustee within 90 days of such payment of the amounts then due and owing on the Senior Debt and only the amounts specified in such notice to the Trustee shall be paid to the holders of Senior Debt.

 

Section 1403.  Payment Over of Proceeds Upon Dissolution, Etc.

 

Upon any payment by the Company, or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to creditors upon any dissolution or winding-up or liquidation or reorganization of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other proceedings, all amounts due or to become due upon all Senior Debt shall first be paid in full, or payment thereof provided for in money in accordance with its terms, before any payment is made on account of the principal (and premium, if any) or interest on the Junior Subordinated Securities; and upon any such dissolution or winding-up or liquidation or reorganization any payment by the Company, or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind

 

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or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities or the Trustee would be entitled, except for the provisions of this Article Fourteen, shall be paid by the Company or by any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other person making such payment or distribution, or by the Holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities or by the Trustee under this Indenture if received by them or it, directly to the holders of Senior Debt (pro rata to such holders on the basis of the respective amounts of Senior Debt held by such holders, as calculated by the Company) or their representative or representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Debt may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Debt in full, in money or money’s worth, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Debt, before any payment or distribution is made to the holders of Junior Subordinated Securities or to the Trustee.

 

In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, prohibited by the foregoing, shall be received by the Trustee or the holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities before all Senior Debt is paid in full, or provision is made for such payment in money in accordance with its terms, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of and shall be paid over or delivered to the holders of Senior Debt or their representative or representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Debt may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, as calculated by the Company, for application to the payment of all Senior Debt remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Debt in full in money in accordance with its terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of such Senior Debt.

 

For purposes of this Article Fourteen, the words, “cash, property or securities” shall not be deemed to include shares of stock of the Company as reorganized or readjusted, or securities of the Company or any other corporation provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment, the payment of which is subordinated at least to the extent provided in this Article Fourteen with respect to the Junior Subordinated Securities to the payment of all Senior Debt which may at the time be outstanding; provided that (i) the Senior Debt is assumed by the new corporation, if any, resulting from any such reorganization or readjustment, and (ii) the rights of the holders of the Senior Debt are not, without the consent of such holders, altered by such reorganization or readjustment. The consolidation of the Company with, or the merger of the Company into, another corporation or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following the conveyance or transfer of its property as an entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to another corporation upon the terms and conditions provided for in Article Eight hereof shall not be deemed a dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization for the proposes of this Section 1403 if such other corporation shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer, comply with the conditions stated in Article Eight hereof. Nothing in Section 1402 or in this Section 1403 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 607.

 

Section 1404.  Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Debt.

 

Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Debt, the rights of the holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Senior Debt to receive

 

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payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Company applicable to the Senior Debt; and, for the purposes of such subrogation, no payment or distributions to the holders of the Senior Debt of any cash, property or securities to which the holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article Fourteen, and no payment over pursuant to the provisions of this Article Fourteen, to or for the benefit of the holders of Senior Debt by holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities or the Trustee, shall, as between the Company, its creditors other than holders of Senior Debt, and the Holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities, be deemed to be a payment by the Company to or on account of the Senior Debt.  It is understood that the provisions of this Article Fourteen are and are intended solely for the purposes of defining the relative rights of the holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities, on the one hand, and the holders of the Senior Debt on the other hand.

 

Nothing contained in this Article Fourteen or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Junior Subordinated Securities is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Debt, and the holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Junior Subordinated Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities and creditors of the Company other than the holders of the Senior Debt, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the holder of any Junior Subordinated Security from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article Fourteen of the holders of Senior Debt in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any such remedy.

 

Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article Fourteen, the Trustee, subject to the provision of Article Six, and the Holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization, liquidation or reorganization proceedings are pending, or a certificate of the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidation trustee, agent or other person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to the Holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities, for the purposes of ascertaining the persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount hereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article Fourteen.

 

Section 1405.  Trustee to Effectuate Subordination.

 

Each Holder of a Junior Subordinated Security by his or her acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee in his or her behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination provided in this Article Fourteen and appoints the Trustee his or her attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.

 

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Section 1406.  Notice to Trustee.

 

The Company shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of any fact known to the Company which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Junior Subordinated Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Article Fourteen.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article Fourteen or any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Junior Subordinated Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Article Fourteen, unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof at the Principal Office of the Trustee from the Company or a holder or holders of Senior Debt or from any trustee therefor; and before the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Article Six, shall be entitled in all respects to assume that no such facts exist; provided, however, that if the Trustee shall not have received the notice provided for in this Section 1406 at least two Business Days prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any money may become payable for any purpose (including, without limitation, the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Junior Subordinated Security), then, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive such money and to apply the same to the purposes for which they were received, and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may be received by it within two Business Days prior to such date.

 

The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Article Six, shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Debt or a trustee on behalf of any such holder or holders. In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any person as a holder of Senior Debt to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article Fourteen, the Trustee may request such person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Debt held by such Person, the extent to which such person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such person under this Article Fourteen, and if such evidence is not furnished the Trustee may defer any payment to such person pending judicial determination as to the right of such person to receive such payment.

 

Section 1407.  Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Debt; Preservation of Trustee’s Rights.

 

The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article Fourteen in respect of any Senior Debt at any time held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Debt, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.

 

Nothing in this Article Fourteen shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 607.

 

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Section 1408.  No Waiver of Subordination Provisions.

 

No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Debt to enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or otherwise be charged with.

 

Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the holders of Senior Debt may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Trustee or the holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities, without incurring responsibility to the holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Article or the obligations hereunder of the holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities to the holders of Senior Debt, do any one or more of the following: (i) change the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, Senior Debt, or otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Senior Debt or any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which Senior Debt is outstanding; (ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Debt; (iii) release any person liable in any manner for the collection of Senior Debt; and (iv) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company and any other person.


 

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This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

THE UNION LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER

 

COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

 

Wendy L. Aumiller

 

 

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

as Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

By

 

 

 

 

George F. Kubin

 

 

Vice President

 

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EX-10.YY 4 a05-3610_1ex10dyy.htm EX-10.YY

Exhibit 10.yy

 

Adopted pursuant to resolutions of the Cinergy Corp.

Benefits Committee on December 17, 2004

 

AMENDMENT TO THE

CINERGY CORP. NON-UNION EMPLOYEES’ PENSION PLAN

 

The Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ Pension Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2003, is hereby amended, effective as of January 1, 2005 or such other date specified below.

 

(1)           Explanation of Amendment

 

The Amendment (i) clarifies the actuarial factors applicable to level income forms of benefit, (ii) clarifies that nonresident aliens with no United States source income are not eligible to participate in the Plan, (iii) reduces the amount to which an involuntary cash-out applies from $5,000 to $1,000, (iv) provides that, for purposes of the traditional program, accrued vacation pay will be taken into account when determining the highest average earnings of a participant in the phased retirement program and when determining the highest average earnings of a Participant whose highest average annual earnings for any three consecutive calendar years out of his last ten years of participation do not occur during the final three years of his participation, (v) increases the multiplier, for purposes of the traditional program formula, from 1.4 percent to 1.55 percent for years of participation in excess of 35 for participants who terminate employment on or after January 1, 2005 and (vi) deletes the exclusion of employees of Vestar, Inc.

 

(2)           Amendment

 

(a)            For annuity starting dates beginning on or after July 1, 2004, Section 1.5(c) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

Lump Sums and Level Income Forms of Payment:

 

With respect to any lump sum payment under Subsection 7.2(f) (Cash Balance Account Single Sum) or Section 8.3 (Small Benefits), and any level income form of payment that may be payable under Subsection 7.2(d) (Life Annuity Level Income Option) or Subsection 7.2(e) (100 Percent Contingent Annuitant Level Income Option) that may be payable under the Plan during a Plan Year, the Actuarial Equivalent will be calculated using the applicable mortality table as prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of the Treasury (for distributions with Annuity Starting Dates after December 30, 2002, the mortality table prescribed in Revenue Ruling 2001-62) and an interest rate equal to the “applicable interest rate” under Code subsection 417(e) as specified by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in revenue rulings, notices or other guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin (currently based on the annual rate of interest on 30-year Treasury securities) for the fifth full calendar month preceding the first day of the Plan Year in which the Annuity Starting Date occurs.”

 

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(b)            Section 1.5 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

 

“(g)         Special Rule for Level Income Option:

 

In the case of a Participant who had an accrued benefit under the Plan as of June 30, 2004, no benefit determination of the level income option form of payment will produce an amount with respect to the accrued benefit under the Plan as of June 30, 2004 that is less than that which would have been produced utilizing both the actuarial assumptions specified in the Plan as in effect on June 30, 2004 and the annual pension accrued as of June 30, 2004, determined under the provisions of the Plan as then in effect.”

 

(c)            Section 1.38 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

 

“Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, an Eligible Employee shall not include any individual who is a nonresident alien and who receives no earned income (within the meaning of Section 911(d)(2) of the Code) from an Employer which constitutes income from sources within the United States (within the meaning of Section 861(a)(3) of the Code).”

 

(d)            Effective as of January 1, 2003, Section 1.38 is hereby amended by deleting the following sentence from such Section:

 

“Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.38, Eligible Employee shall not include any Employee of Vestar, Inc. whose Employment Commencement Date is after December 31, 2002.”

 

(e)            Section 1.52 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

 

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Participant’s highest average annual Earnings occurs other than during his last 36 months of Participation, the Participant’s Highest Average Earnings shall be calculated as if the Accrued Vacation Pay, if any, that was received by the Participant was received during the last month that occurs during the period that is used for purposes of determining the Participant’s Highest Average Earnings.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, but only with respect to a Participant who is in the Employer’s phased retirement program, in the event that the Participant receives Accrued Vacation Pay in the Plan Year immediately following the Plan Year in which he begins to participate in the phased retirement program, the Participant’s Highest Average Earnings shall be calculated as if such Accrued Vacation Pay was received by the Participant  during the last month that occurs during the period that is used for purposes of determining the Participant’s Highest Average Earnings.”

 

(f)             Section 4.1 of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

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Normal Retirement Pension Formula

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article, a Participant who retires on or after his Normal Retirement Date will be entitled to a Nonforfeitable Annual Pension under this Plan equal to the sum of (a) plus (b), where (a) is equal to:

 

(1)           1.1 percent of the Participant’s Highest Average Earnings plus

 

(2)           0.5 percent of the amount by which his Highest Average Earnings exceed his applicable Covered Compensation, multiplied by the number of his years of Participation not in excess of 35;

 

and (b) is equal to:

 

(1)           except as provided in Subsection (2) below, 1.4 percent of the Participant’s Highest Average Earnings, multiplied by the number of his years of Participation in excess of 35, and

 

(2)           for each Participant whose Severance from Service occurs on or after January 1, 2005, 1.55 percent of the Participant’s Highest Average Earnings, multiplied by the number of his years of Participation in excess of 35.”

 

(g)            Section 4.1A(b) of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

 

“If at the time that the Participant first becomes a Cash Balance Participant in accordance with Subsection 3.2(c) he has at least 35 years of Participation in the Cinergy Corp. Union Employees’ Retirement Income Plan or the Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ Pension Plan under a formula other than a cash balance formula, his opening balance in his Cash Balance Account (as of the date he becomes a Cash Balance Participant) shall be determined as provided above in this Subsection (b) except that his accrued benefit  (payable in the form of an annuity for the life of the Participant beginning at the later of the Participant’s normal retirement date under the transferor plan or the first day immediately prior to the date the Participant becomes or again becomes a Cash Balance Participant) with respect to which assets (and liabilities) were transferred from the Cinergy Corp. Union Employees’ Retirement Income Plan or Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ Pension Plan) shall be determined as if his years of Participation in excess of 35 were multiplied by 1.55 percent, rather than by 1.4 percent, in the pension formula contained in the applicable transferor plan.”

 

(h)            Effective with respect to distributions made on or after March 1, 2005, Section 8.3 of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting the amount of “$5,000” each place it appears therein and substituting therefore the amount of “$1,000.”

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cinergy Corp. has caused this Amendment to be executed and approved by its duly authorized officer.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy J. Verhagen

 

 

 

Timothy J. Verhagen

 

 

Vice President of Human Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

December 17, 2004

 

 

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EX-10.FFF 5 a05-3610_1ex10dfff.htm EX-10.FFF

Exhibit 10.fff

 

Adopted pursuant to resolutions of the Cinergy Corp.

Benefits Committee on December 17, 2004

 

AMENDMENT TO THE

CINERGY CORP. NON-UNION EMPLOYEES’ 401(K) PLAN

 

The Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ 401(k) Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2003, is hereby amended, effective as of January 1, 2005 or such other date specified below.

 

Explanation of Amendment

 

The amendment (i) clarifies that nonresident aliens with no United States source income are not eligible to participate in the Plan, (ii) provides that individuals who were terminated in connection with the transition of certain information technology-related responsibilities from the Company will be entitled to receive a profit-sharing contribution for 2004 even if they are not employed by the Company and its affiliates on December 31, 2004, (iii) clarifies the Plan’s disability provisions, (iv) reduces the amount to which an involuntary cash-out applies from $5,000 to $1,000 and provides that such determination shall be made after taking into account rollover contributions and (v) clarifies the Plan’s ERISA Section 404(c) provisions.

 

Amendment

 

(a)            Section 2.1(o) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“Eligible Employee” means an Employee on the payroll of an Employer who has attained age 18, provided, however, that an “Eligible Employee” shall not include (1) an Employee whose terms and conditions of employment are governed by a collective bargaining agreement unless the collective bargaining agreement provides for such participation, (2) a “leased employee” (as defined in Section 3.3), (3) an individual who is classified by the Employer as a summer laborer or a summer employee and (4) an individual who is a nonresident alien and who receives no earned income (within the meaning of Section 911(d)(2) of the Code) from an Employer which constitutes income from sources within the United States (within the meaning of Section 861(a)(3) of the Code).”

 

(b)            Effective as of January 1, 2004, Section 4.10(a) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

Balanced Profit Sharing Contributions.  Each Employer may, in its discretion, make a Balanced Profit Sharing Contribution to the Plan for a Plan Year in an amount determined by the Company.  Any Balanced Profit Sharing Contribution made by an Employer for a Plan Year shall be allocated among Balanced Program Employees (as defined in Subsection 4.10(c) below) who are employed with the Employer as Balanced

 

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Program Employees on the last day of the Plan Year, provided, however, that any Balanced Profit Sharing Contribution made by an Employer for the Plan Year ending on December 31, 2004 shall be allocated among (i) Balanced Program Employees (as defined in Subsection 4.10(c) below) who are employed with the Employer as Balanced Program Employees on the last day of the Plan Year and (ii) any individual who was a Balanced Program Employee during at least one day of the Plan Year and who voluntarily terminated employment with the Company and its Affiliates, between August 7, 2004 and October 31, 2004, and commenced employment with Computer Sciences Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation or dbaDirect Inc., or one of their affiliates, in connection with the transition of certain information technology-related responsibilities from the Company.  The allocable share of each such Balanced Program Employee described in the preceding sentence shall be in the ratio which his Profit Sharing Earnings (as defined in Subsection 4.10(c) below) bears to the aggregate of such Profit Sharing Earnings for all such Balanced Program Employees.”

 

(c)            Effective as of January 1, 2004, Section 4.10(b) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

Investor Profit Sharing Contributions.  Each Employer may, in its discretion, make an Investor Profit Sharing Contribution to the Plan for a Plan Year in an amount determined by the Company.  Any Investor Profit Sharing Contribution made by an Employer for a Plan Year shall be allocated among Investor Program Employees (as defined in Subsection 4.10(c) below) who are employed with the Employer as Investor Program Employees on the last day of the Plan Year, provided, however, that any  Investor Profit Sharing Contribution made by an Employer for the Plan Year ending on December 31, 2004 shall be allocated among (i) Investor Program Employees (as defined in Subsection 4.10(c) below) who are employed with the Employer as Investor Program Employees on the last day of the Plan Year and (ii) any individual who was an Investor Program Employee during at least one day of the Plan Year and who voluntarily terminated employment with the Company and its Affiliates, between August 7, 2004 and October 31, 2004, and commenced employment with Computer Sciences Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation or dbaDirect Inc., or one of their affiliates, in connection with the transition of certain information technology-related responsibilities from the Company.  The allocable share of each such Investor Program Employee described in the preceding sentence shall be in the ratio which his Profit Sharing Earnings (as defined in Subsection 4.10(c) below) bears to the aggregate of such Profit Sharing Earnings for all such Investor Program Employees.”

 

(d)            The first sentence of Section 5.3 of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“Upon a Member’s termination of employment for any reason, including retirement or death, or upon a Member’s Disability, the Member’s Profit Sharing Account shall be distributable as provided in Article 6.”

 

(e)            The first sentence of Section 6.1 of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

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“Upon a Member’s termination of employment for any reason, including retirement or death, or upon a Member’s Disability, the vested amount of the Member’s Account will be distributable to the Member, or to the Member’s Beneficiary in case of the Member’s death.”

 

(f)             Effective with respect to distributions on or after March 28, 2005, Section 6.2(b) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“If the vested portion of the Member’s Account to be distributed pursuant to Section 6.1 does not exceed $1,000, then the distribution will be made as soon as practicable following termination of employment.  If the value of the vested portion of the Member’s Account exceeds $1,000, then the distribution will be made as of any Valuation Date elected by the Member, subject to (a) through (g).”

 

(g)            Effective with respect to distributions on or after March 28, 2005, the first sentence of the second paragraph of Section 6.3(c) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“If a Member dies prior to commencement of distribution of his Account, and the value of the vested portion of his Account balance exceeds $1,000, the Member’s Beneficiary may elect to receive distribution of the vested portion of the Member’s Account in a lump sum or in annual installments over a period not exceeding the greater of ten years or the Beneficiary’s life expectancy as of the date payments commence.”

 

(h)            Section 7.3 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

 

“(d)          ERISA Section 404(c).  The Plan is intended to be an “ERISA Section 404(c) plan” as defined in Department of Labor Regulations Section 2550.404c-1(b).  Pursuant to Department of Labor Regulations Section 2550.404c-1(d)(2)(ii)(E)(4)(viii), the Benefits Committee shall be the fiduciary that shall ensure that (i) sufficient procedures are in place so that information relating to the purchase, holding and sale of Cinergy Stock, and the exercise of voting, tender and similar rights with respect to such securities by Members and Beneficiaries, is maintained in accordance with procedures which are designed to safeguard the confidentiality of such information, except to the extent necessary to comply with federal laws or state laws not preempted by ERISA, (ii) such procedures are being followed and (iii) an independent fiduciary has been appointed to carry out activities relating to any situations which the Benefits Committee determines involve a potential for undue employer influence upon Members and Beneficiaries with regard to the direct or indirect exercise of shareholder rights.”

 

(i)             Effective with respect to distributions on or after March 28, 2005, Paragraph 2 of Section 6 of the Addendum to the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

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“2.  Rollovers Included in Determining Value of Account Balance for Involuntary Distributions. For purposes of Subsection 6.2 of the Plan, the value of a participant’s nonforfeitable account balance shall be determined after taking into account that portion of the account balance that is attributable to rollover contributions (and earnings allocable thereto) within the meaning of Sections 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3)(A)(ii), and 457(e)(16) of the Code.  If the value of the participant’s nonforfeitable account balance as so determined is $1,000 or less, the Plan shall immediately distribute the participant’s entire nonforfeitable account balance.”

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cinergy Corp. has caused this Amendment to be executed and approved by its duly authorized officer.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy J. Verhagen

 

 

 

Timothy J. Verhagen

 

 

Vice President of Human Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

December 17, 2004

 

 

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EX-10.JJJ 6 a05-3610_1ex10djjj.htm EX-10.JJJ

Exhibit 10.jjj

 

Adopted pursuant to resolutions of the Cinergy Corp.

Benefits Committee on December 17, 2004

 

AMENDMENT TO THE

CINERGY CORP. UNION EMPLOYEES’ 401(K) PLAN

 

The Cinergy Corp. Union Employees’ 401(k) Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2003, is hereby amended, effective as of January 1, 2005 or such other date specified below.

 

Explanation of Amendment

 

The amendment (i) clarifies that nonresident aliens with no United States source income are not eligible to participate in the Plan, (ii) clarifies the Plan’s disability provisions, (iii) reduces the amount to which an involuntary cash-out applies from $5,000 to $1,000 and provides that such determination shall be made after taking into account rollover contributions and (iv) clarifies the Plan’s ERISA Section 404(c) provisions.

 

Amendment

 

(a)            Section 2.1(o) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“Eligible Employee” means an Employee on the payroll of an Employer who has attained age 18 and whose terms and conditions of employment are governed by a collective bargaining agreement that provides for participation in the Plan, provided, however, that an “Eligible Employee” shall not include (1) a “leased employee” (as defined in Section 3.3), (2) an individual who is classified by the Employer as a summer laborer or a summer employee and (3) an individual who is a nonresident alien and who receives no earned income (within the meaning of Section 911(d)(2) of the Code) from an Employer which constitutes income from sources within the United States (within the meaning of Section 861(a)(3) of the Code).”

 

(b)            The first sentence of Section 5.3 of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“Upon a Member’s termination of employment for any reason, including retirement or death, or upon a Member’s Disability, the Member’s Profit Sharing Account shall be distributable as provided in Article 6.”

 

(c)            The first sentence of Section 6.1 of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“Upon a Member’s termination of employment for any reason, including retirement or death, or upon a Member’s Disability, the vested amount of the Member’s Account will

 

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be distributable to the Member, or to the Member’s Beneficiary in case of the Member’s death.”

 

(d)            Effective with respect to distributions on or after March 28, 2005, Section 6.2(b) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“If the vested portion of the Member’s Account to be distributed pursuant to Section 6.1 does not exceed $1,000, then the distribution will be made as soon as practicable following termination of employment.  If the value of the vested portion of the Member’s Account exceeds $1,000, then the distribution will be made as of any Valuation Date elected by the Member, subject to (a) through (g).”

 

(e)            Effective with respect to distributions on or after March 28, 2005, the first sentence of the second paragraph of Section 6.3(c) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“If a Member dies prior to commencement of distribution of his Account, and the value of the vested portion of his Account balance exceeds $1,000, the Member’s Beneficiary may elect to receive distribution of the vested portion of the Member’s Account in a lump sum or in annual installments over a period not exceeding the greater of ten years or the Beneficiary’s life expectancy as of the date payments commence.”

 

(f)             Section 7.3 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

 

“(d)          ERISA Section 404(c).  The Plan is intended to be an “ERISA Section 404(c) plan” as defined in Department of Labor Regulations Section 2550.404c-1(b).  Pursuant to Department of Labor Regulations Section 2550.404c-1(d)(2)(ii)(E)(4)(viii), the Benefits Committee shall be the fiduciary that shall ensure that (i) sufficient procedures are in place so that information relating to the purchase, holding and sale of Cinergy Stock, and the exercise of voting, tender and similar rights with respect to such securities by Members and Beneficiaries, is maintained in accordance with procedures which are designed to safeguard the confidentiality of such information, except to the extent necessary to comply with federal laws or state laws not preempted by ERISA, (ii) such procedures are being followed and (iii) an independent fiduciary has been appointed to carry out activities relating to any situations which the Benefits Committee determines involve a potential for undue employer influence upon Members and Beneficiaries with regard to the direct or indirect exercise of shareholder rights.”

 

(g)            Effective with respect to distributions on or after March 28, 2005, Paragraph 2 of Section 5 of the Addendum to the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“2.  Rollovers Included in Determining Value of Account Balance for Involuntary Distributions. For purposes of Subsection 6.2 of the Plan, the value of a participant’s nonforfeitable account balance shall be determined after taking into account that portion of the account balance that is attributable to rollover contributions (and earnings

 

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allocable thereto) within the meaning of Sections 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3)(A)(ii), and 457(e)(16) of the Code.  If the value of the participant’s nonforfeitable account balance as so determined is $1,000 or less, the Plan shall immediately distribute the participant’s entire nonforfeitable account balance.”

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cinergy Corp. has caused this Amendment to be executed and approved by its duly authorized officer.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy J. Verhagen

 

 

 

Timothy J. Verhagen

 

 

Vice President of Human Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

December 17, 2004

 

 

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EX-10.NNN 7 a05-3610_1ex10dnnn.htm EX-10.NNN

Exhibit 10.nnn

 

Adopted pursuant to resolutions of the Cinergy Corp.

Benefits Committee on December 17, 2004

 

AMENDMENT TO THE

CINERGY CORP. UNION EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS INCENTIVE PLAN

 

The Cinergy Corp. Union Employees’ Savings Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2003, is hereby amended, effective as of January 1, 2005 or such other date specified below.

 

Explanation of Amendment

 

The amendment (i) provides that those employees whose terms of employment are governed by the collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1347 will be permitted to make pre-tax and after-tax contributions from overtime pay, (ii) clarifies that nonresident aliens with no United States source income are not eligible to participate in the Plan, (iii) clarifies that the portion of the Plan that benefits employees whose terms of employment are governed by the collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1347 will no longer be a “401(k) safe harbor” plan after December 31, 2004, (iv) clarifies the Plan’s disability provisions, (v) reduces the amount to which an involuntary cash-out applies from $5,000 to $1,000 and provides that such determination shall be made after taking into account rollover contributions and (vi) clarifies the Plan’s ERISA Section 404(c) provisions.

 

Amendment

 

(a)                                  Section 2.1(k) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“Compensation” means—

 

(1)                                    for purposes of Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, the Employee’s “base compensation”;

 

(2)                                    for purposes of Section 4.4, “compensation” as defined in Section 414(s) of the Code; and

 

(3)                                    for purposes of Sections 2.1(w) and 4.6, “compensation” as defined in Section 415(c)(3) of the Code.

 

The following provisions shall apply for purposes of determining an Employee’s “base compensation”.

 

(A)                                For Employees whose terms of employment are not governed by the collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1347, “base compensation” means the Employee’s base rate of

 

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pay, exclusive of any allowances, premiums, bonuses, overtime pay, or other forms or types of compensation, for the applicable period.

 

(B)                                  For Employees whose terms of employment are governed by the collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1347, “base compensation” means (i) for purposes of Sections 4.1 and 4.2, the sum of the Employee’s base rate of pay and overtime pay, exclusive of any allowances, premiums, bonuses, or other forms or types of compensation, for the applicable period and (ii) for purposes of Section 4.3, the Employee’s base rate of pay, exclusive of any allowances, premiums, bonuses, overtime pay, or other forms or types of compensation, for the applicable period.

 

(C)                                  For Employees paid on an hourly basis, the “base rate of pay” means the Employee’s hourly base rate of pay multiplied by the Employee’s hours worked during the applicable period.

 

(D)                                 For all Employees, “base compensation” shall be determined prior to any reductions for Deferred Compensation Contributions and other elective contributions made by the Employer on the Employee’s behalf during or for the Plan Year that are not includable in gross income under Section 125 of the Code, Section 402(e)(3) of the Code, Section 402(h) of the Code, Section 403(b) of the Code or, for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2001, Section 132(f) of the Code.

 

The Compensation of each Employee that may be taken into account under the Plan for a Plan Year will not exceed $210,000 (as adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code).  For purposes of this Subsection 2.1(k), Compensation shall include any elective amounts that are not includible in the gross income of the employee by reason of Section 132(f)(4) of the Code.”

 

(b)                                   Section 2.1(o) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“Eligible Employee” means an Employee on the payroll of an Employer who has attained age 18 and whose terms and conditions of employment are governed by a collective bargaining agreement that provides for participation in the Plan, provided, however, that an “Eligible Employee” shall not include (1) a “leased employee” (as defined in Section 3.3), (2) an individual who is classified by the Employer as a summer laborer or a summer employee and (3) an individual who is a nonresident alien and who receives no earned income (within the meaning of Section 911(d)(2) of the Code) from an Employer which constitutes income from sources within the United States (within the meaning of Section 861(a)(3) of the Code).”

 

(c)                                    Section 4.9(a) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

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Except for the portion of the Plan that benefits those Employees whose terms of employment are governed by the collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1347, the Plan is intended to satisfy the actual deferral percentage test contained in Section 4.4(b) of the Plan and, with respect to Employer Matching Contributions, the actual contribution percentage test contained in Section 4.4(c) of the Plan, respectively, by meeting the requirements of the design-based safe harbors contained in Section 401(k)(12) and 401(m)(11) of the Code.  Sections 4.9(b) and 4.9(c) shall not apply to those Employees who are covered by the collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 1347.”

 

(d)                                   The first sentence of Section 5.3 of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“Upon a Member’s termination of employment for any reason, including retirement or death, or upon a Member’s Disability, the Member’s Profit Sharing Account shall be distributable as provided in Article 6.”

 

(e)                                    The first sentence of Section 6.1 of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“Upon a Member’s termination of employment for any reason, including retirement or death, or upon a Member’s Disability, the vested amount of the Member’s Account will be distributable to the Member, or to the Member’s Beneficiary in case of the Member’s death.”

 

(f)                                      Effective with respect to distributions on or after March 28, 2005, Section 6.2(b) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“If the vested portion of the Member’s Account to be distributed pursuant to Section 6.1 does not exceed $1,000, then the distribution will be made as soon as practicable following termination of employment.  If the value of the vested portion of the Member’s Account exceeds $1,000, then the distribution will be made as of any Valuation Date elected by the Member, subject to (a) through (g).”

 

(g)                                   Effective with respect to distributions on or after March 28, 2005, the first sentence of the second paragraph of Section 6.3(c) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“If a Member dies prior to commencement of distribution of his Account, and the value of the vested portion of his Account balance exceeds $1,000, the Member’s Beneficiary may elect to receive distribution of the vested portion of the Member’s Account in a lump sum or in annual installments over a period not exceeding the greater of ten years or the Beneficiary’s life expectancy as of the date payments commence.”

 

(h)                                   Section 7.3 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

 

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“(d)                             ERISA Section 404(c).  The Plan is intended to be an “ERISA Section 404(c) plan” as defined in Department of Labor Regulations Section 2550.404c-1(b).  Pursuant to Department of Labor Regulations Section 2550.404c-1(d)(2)(ii)(E)(4)(viii), the Benefits Committee shall be the fiduciary that shall ensure that (i) sufficient procedures are in place so that information relating to the purchase, holding and sale of Cinergy Stock, and the exercise of voting, tender and similar rights with respect to such securities by Members and Beneficiaries, is maintained in accordance with procedures which are designed to safeguard the confidentiality of such information, except to the extent necessary to comply with federal laws or state laws not preempted by ERISA, (ii) such procedures are being followed and (iii) an independent fiduciary has been appointed to carry out activities relating to any situations which the Benefits Committee determines involve a potential for undue employer influence upon Members and Beneficiaries with regard to the direct or indirect exercise of shareholder rights.”

 

(i)                                       Effective with respect to distributions on or after March 28, 2005, Paragraph 2 of Section 5 of the Addendum to the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“2.  Rollovers Included in Determining Value of Account Balance for Involuntary Distributions. For purposes of Subsection 6.2 of the Plan, the value of a participant’s nonforfeitable account balance shall be determined after taking into account that portion of the account balance that is attributable to rollover contributions (and earnings allocable thereto) within the meaning of Sections 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3)(A)(ii), and 457(e)(16) of the Code.  If the value of the participant’s nonforfeitable account balance as so determined is $1,000 or less, the Plan shall immediately distribute the participant’s entire nonforfeitable account balance.”

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cinergy Corp. has caused this Amendment to be executed and approved by its duly authorized officer.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy J. Verhagen

 

 

 

Timothy J. Verhagen

 

 

Vice President of Human Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

December 17, 2004

 

 

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EX-10.UUU 8 a05-3610_1ex10duuu.htm EX-10.UUU

Exhibit 10.uuu

 

AMENDMENT TO THE

CINERGY CORP. EXCESS PENSION PLAN

 

The Cinergy Corp. Excess Pension Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 1998 and as further amended from time to time (the “Plan”), is hereby amended effective as of January 1, 2005.

 

(1)           Explanation of Amendment

 

The Plan is amended to provide that a Participant’s benefit under the Plan, if any, shall be determined without taking into account the provision of the Cinergy Corp. Non-Union Employees’ Pension Plan which provides that, in the event the Participant’s highest average annual earnings occurs other than during his last 36 months of participation, the Participant’s highest average earnings shall be calculated as if the accrued vacation pay, if any, that was received by the Participant was received during the last month that occurs during the period that is used for purposes of determining the Participant’s highest average earnings.

 

(2)           Amendment

 

Section 1.22 of the Plan is hereby by adding the following to the end thereof:

 

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant’s benefit under the Plan shall be calculated without taking into account the provision in Cinergy’s Pension Plan which provides that, in the event the Participant’s highest average annual Earnings (as defined in Cinergy’s Pension Plan) occurs other than during his last 36 months of Participation (as defined in Cinergy’s Pension Plan), the Participant’s Highest Average Earnings (as defined in Cinergy’s Pension Plan) shall be calculated as if the Accrued Vacation Pay (as defined in Cinergy’s Pension Plan), if any, that was received by the Participant was received during the last month that occurs during the period that is used for purposes of determining the Participant’s Highest Average Earnings (as defined in Cinergy’s Pension Plan).”

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cinergy Corp. has caused this Amendment to be executed and approved by its duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy J. Verhagen 12/17/04

 

 

 

Timothy J. Verhagen

 

 

Vice President of Human Resources

 

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EX-10.CCCC 9 a05-3610_1ex10dcccc.htm EX-10.CCCC

Exhibit 10.cccc

 

Summary Sheet of Compensation Arrangement Between Cinergy Corp. and its
Non-Employee Directors

 

Effective January 1, 2005, the fees paid to the non-employee Directors of the Cinergy Corp. Board of Directors will consist of:

 

Type of Fee

 

Amount

Annual Board Retainer

 

$60,000 (payable 50% each in cash and stock)

Annual Committee Retainer

 

$ 8,500

Annual Committee Chair Retainer

 

$ 8,500

Annual Lead Director Retainer

 

$ 5,000

Board Meeting Attendance

 

$ 2,000 ($1,250 if attended by conference call)

Committee Meeting Attendance

 

$ 2,000 ($1,250 if attended by conference call)

Annual Equity Award

 

450 units of Cinergy common stock

 

In addition, when a non-employee Director is first elected to the Board, he or she is granted a non-qualified stock option to purchase 12,500 shares of Cinergy common stock.  Cinergy also reimburses all non-employee Directors for expenses incurred to attend and participate at Board and Committee meetings.

 


EX-21 10 a05-3610_1ex21.htm EX-21

Exhibit 21

 

Subsidiary Listing

 

As of December 31, 2004, the following is a listing of the subsidiaries of each registrant in which Cinergy Corp. has a greater than 10% ownership interest in and their state or country of incorporation or organization indented to show degree of remoteness from registrant.

 

Name of Company

 

State or Country of
Organization or

 

(Indentation indicates subsidiary relationship)

 

Incorporation

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Corp. (1)

 

Delaware

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Services, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

 

 

 

 

CC Funding Trust I

 

Delaware

 

 

 

 

 

CC Funding Trust II

 

Delaware

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Receivables Company LLC

 

Delaware

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Risk Solutions Ltd.

 

Vermont

 

 

 

 

 

The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (1)

 

Ohio

 

Cinergy Power Investments, Inc.

 

Ohio

 

The Union Light, Heat and Power Company (1)

 

Kentucky

 

Tri-State Improvement Company

 

Ohio

 

Miami Power Corporation

 

Indiana

 

KO Transmission Company

 

Kentucky

 

 

 

 

 

PSI Energy, Inc. (1)

 

Indiana

 

South Construction Company, Inc.

 

Indiana

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Investments, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy-Cadence, Inc.

 

Indiana

 

Cadence Network, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Capital & Trading, Inc.

 

Indiana

 

Brownsville Power I, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Caledonia Power I, LLC

 

Delaware

 

CinPower I, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Canada, Inc.

 

Canada

 

Cinergy Climate Change Investments, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Limited Holdings, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Marketing & Trading, LP

 

Delaware

 

Ohio River Valley Propane, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy General Holdings, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Mexico Limited, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Mexico Holdings, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Mexico Marketing & Trading, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Mexico General, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Retail Power Limited, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Retail Power, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Retail Power General, Inc.

 

Texas

 

Cinergy Retail Sales, LLC

 

Delaware

 

CinFuel Resources, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

LH1, LLC

 

Delaware

 

 


(1) Companies indicated are registrants with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 



 

Name of Company

 

State or Country of
Organization or

 

(Indentation indicates subsidiary relationship)

 

Incorporation

 

 

 

 

 

Oak Mountain Products, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Transportation, LLC

 

Delaware

 

SYNCAP II, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Telecommunications Holding Company, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Q-Comm Corporation

 

Nevada

 

QCC, Inc.

 

Nevada

 

Cinergy Communications Company

 

Kentucky

 

Cinergy MetroNet, Inc.

 

Indiana

 

Kentucky Data Link, Inc.

 

Kentucky

 

Chattanooga Data Link, Inc.

 

Tennessee

 

Cincinnati Data Link, Inc.

 

Ohio

 

Cinergy Telecommunication Networks - Indiana, Inc.

 

Indiana

 

Cinergy Telecommunication Networks - Ohio, Inc.

 

Ohio

 

Indianapolis Data Link, Inc.

 

Indiana

 

KDL Holdings, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Knoxville Data Link, Inc.

 

Tennessee

 

Lexington Data Link, Inc.

 

Kentucky

 

Louisville Data Link, Inc.

 

Kentucky

 

Memphis Data Link, Inc.

 

Tennessee

 

Nashville Data Link, Inc.

 

Tennessee

 

Lattice Communications, LLC

 

Delaware

 

LB Tower Company, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Engineering, Inc.

 

Ohio

 

Cinergy-Centrus, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy-Centrus Communications, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions Holding Company, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

3036243 Nova Scotia Company

 

Canada

 

Cinergy Solutions Limited Partnership

 

Canada

 

3075959 Nova Scotia Company

 

Canada

 

1388368 Ontario Inc.

 

Canada

 

Cinergy Solutions - Demand, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions - Demand, Ltd.

 

Canada

 

Keen Rose Technology Group Limited

 

Canada

 

Optimira Controls, Inc.

 

Canada

 

Cinergy EPCOM College Park, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

BSPE Holdings, LLC

 

Delaware

 

BSPE Limited, LLC

 

Delaware

 

BSPE, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

BSPE General, LLC

 

Texas

 

Cinergy Energy Solutions, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

U.S. Energy Biogas Corp.

 

Delaware

 

Biogas Financial Corporation

 

Connecticut

 

ZFC Energy Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Power Generation (Suffolk), Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Suffolk Energy Partners, L.P.

 

Virginia

 

Suffolk Biogas, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Lafayette Energy Partners, L.P.

 

New Jersey

 

Taylor Energy Partners, L.P.

 

Pennsylvania

 

Resources Generating Systems, Inc.

 

New York

 

Hoffman Road Energy Partners, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Illinois Electrical Generation Partners, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Zapco Illinois Energy, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Avon Energy Partners, L.L.C.

 

Illinois

 

Devonshire Power Partners, L.L.C.

 

Illinois

 

Riverside Resource Recovery, L.L.C.

 

Illinois

 

Illinois Electrical Generation Partners II L.P.

 

Delaware

 

 



 

Name of Company

 

State or Country of
Organization or

 

(Indentation indicates subsidiary relationship)

 

Incorporation

 

 

 

 

 

BMC Energy, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Brookhaven Energy Partners, LLC

 

New York

 

Countryside Genco, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Morris Genco, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Brickyard Energy Partners, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Dixon/Lee Energy Partners, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Roxanna Resource Recovery L.L.C.

 

Illinois

 

Streator Energy Partners, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Upper Rock Energy Partners, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Barre Energy Partners, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Biomass New Jersey, L.L.C.

 

New Jersey

 

Brown County Energy Associates, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Burlington Energy, Inc.

 

Vermont

 

Cape May Energy Associates, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Dunbarton Energy Partners, Limited Partnership

 

New Hampshire

 

Garland Energy Development, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Oceanside Energy Inc.

 

New York

 

Onondaga Energy Partners, L.P.

 

New York

 

Oyster Bay Energy Partners, L.P.

 

New York

 

Smithtown Energy Partners, L.P.

 

New York

 

Springfield Energy Associates, Limited Partnership

 

Vermont

 

Suffolk Transmission Partner, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Tucson Energy Partners LP

 

Delaware

 

Zapco Broome Nanticoke Corp.

 

New York

 

Zapco Development Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Zapco Energy Tactics Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Zapco Readville Cogeneration, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

ZFC Royalty Partners, A Connecticut Limited Partnership

 

Connecticut

 

ZMG, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy GASCO Solutions, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Countryside Landfill Gasco, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Morris Gasco, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

Brown County Landfill Gas Associates, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions of Monaca, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions of Narrows, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions of Rock Hill, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions of San Diego, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions of South Charleston, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions of St. Bernard, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions O&M, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions Operating Services of Delta Township, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions Operating Services of Lansing, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions Operating Services of Shreveport, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions Operating Services of Oklahoma, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions of Philadelphia, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions Partners, LLC

 

Delaware

 

CST Limited, LLC

 

Delaware

 

CST Green Power, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Green Power Holdings, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Green Power Limited, LLC

 

Delaware

 

South Houston Green Power, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

Green Power G.P., LLC

 

Texas

 

CST General, LLC

 

Texas

 

CSGP of Southeast Texas, LLC

 

Delaware

 

CSGP Limited, LLC

 

Delaware

 

CSGP Services, L.P.

 

Delaware

 

CSGP General, LLC

 

Texas

 

 



 

Name of Company

 

State or Country of
Organization or

 

(Indentation indicates subsidiary relationship)

 

Incorporation

 

 

 

 

 

Lansing Grand River Utilities, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Oklahoma Arcadian Utilities, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Shreveport Red River Utilities, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions of Tuscola, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Delta Township Utilities, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Delta Township Utilities II, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Energy Equipment Leasing LLC

 

Delaware

 

Trigen-Cinergy Solutions LLC

 

Delaware

 

Trigen-Cinergy Solutions of Ashtabula LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions of Boca Raton, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions of Cincinnati, LLC

 

Ohio

 

Cinergy Solutions - Utility, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Trigen-Cinergy Solutions of Lansing LLC

 

Delaware

 

Trigen/Cinergy-USFOS of Lansing LLC

 

Delaware

 

Trigen-Cinergy Solutions of Orlando LLC

 

Delaware

 

Trigen-Cinergy Solutions of Owings Mills LLC

 

Delaware

 

Trigen-Cinergy Solutions of Owings Mills Energy Equipment Leasing, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Trigen-Cinergy Solutions of Rochester LLC

 

Delaware

 

Trigen-Cinergy Solutions of Silver Grove LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Solutions of St. Paul, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Environmental Wood Supply, LLC

 

Minnesota

 

St. Paul Cogeneration LLC

 

Minnesota

 

Trigen-Cinergy Solutions of Tuscola, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Supply Network, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Reliant Services, LLC

 

Indiana

 

MP Acquisitions Corp., Inc.

 

Indiana

 

Miller Pipeline Corporation

 

Indiana

 

Fiber Link, LLC

 

Indiana

 

Cinergy Technology, Inc.

 

Indiana

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Global Resources, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy UK, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Global Power, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

CGP Global Greece Holdings, SA

 

Greece

 

Attiki Denmark ApS

 

Denmark

 

Attiki Gas Supply Company SA

 

Greece

 

Cinergy Global Ely, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

EPR Ely Power Limited

 

England

 

EPR Ely Limited

 

England

 

Ely Power Limited

 

England

 

Anglian Straw Limited

 

England

 

Anglian Ash Limited

 

England

 

Cinergy Global Power Services Limited

 

England

 

Cinergy Global Power (UK) Limited

 

England

 

Cinergy Global Trading Limited

 

England

 

Cinergy Trading and Marketing Limited

 

England & Wales

 

Commercial Electricity Supplies Limited

 

England

 

Cinergy Renewable Trading Limited

 

England

 

UK Electric Power Limited

 

England

 

Cinergy Global Power Iberia, S.A.

 

Spain

 

Cinergy Global Holdings, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Holdings B.V.

 

The Netherlands

 

Cinergetika U/L a.s.

 

Czech Republic

 

Cinergy Zambia B.V.

 

The Netherlands

 

Copperbelt Energy Corporation PLC

 

Republic of Zambia

 

Power Sports Limited

 

Republic of Zambia

 

Moravske Teplarny a.s.

 

Czech Republic

 

 



 

Name of Company

 

State or Country of
Organization or

 

(Indentation indicates subsidiary relationship)

 

Incorporation

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Global (Cayman) Holdings, Inc.

 

Cayman Islands

 

Cinergy Global Hydrocarbons Pakistan

 

Cayman Islands

 

Cinergy Global Tsavo Power

 

Cayman Islands

 

IPS-Cinergy Power Limited

 

Kenya

 

Tsavo Power Company Limited

 

Kenya

 

Cinergy MPI V, Inc.

 

Cayman Islands

 

eVent Resources Overseas I, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Midlands Hydrocarbons (Bangladesh) Limited

 

England

 

Cinergy Global Power Africa (Proprietary) Limited

 

South Africa

 

 

 

 

 

CinTec LLC

 

Delaware

 

CinTec I LLC

 

Delaware

 

eVent Resources I LLC

 

Delaware

 

eVent Resources Holdings LLC

 

Delaware

 

CinTec II LLC

 

Delaware

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Technologies, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Broadband, LLC

 

Delaware

 

CCB Communications, LLC

 

Delaware

 

CCB Indiana, LLC

 

Delaware

 

CCB Kentucky, LLC

 

Delaware

 

CCB Ohio, LLC

 

Delaware

 

ACcess Broadband, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Ventures, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Configured Energy Systems, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Current Communications Group, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Maximum Performance Group, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Ventures II, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Catalytic Solutions, Inc.

 

California

 

Electric City Corp.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy e-Supply Network, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy One, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Two, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Wholesale Energy, Inc.

 

Ohio

 

Cinergy Power Generation Services, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Cinergy Origination & Trade, LLC

 

Delaware

 

 

 

 

 

Cinergy Foundation, Inc.

 

Indiana

 

 


EX-23 11 a05-3610_1ex23.htm EX-23

Exhibit 23

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Cinergy Corp.’s Registration Statement Nos. 33-55267, 33-55713, 33-56089, 33-56093, 33-56095, 333-51484, 333-83461, 333-83467, 333-72898, 333-72900, 333-72902, 333-81770, 333-101707 and 333-102515 of our reports dated February 11, 2005 relating to the financial statements (which expresses an unqualified opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the Company’s change effective in January 1, 2003 in its accounting method for asset retirement obligations; change effective January 1, 2003 in its accounting for stock based compensation; and change effective July 1, 2003 in its accounting for the consolidation of variable interest entities) and management’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cinergy Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

 

/s/

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Cincinnati, Ohio

 

February 25, 2005

 



 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company’s Registration Statement No. 333-112574 of our report dated February 11, 2005 (which expresses an unqualified opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the Company’s change effective in January 1, 2003 in its accounting method for asset retirement obligations), appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

 

/s/

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Cincinnati, Ohio

 

February 25, 2005

 



 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in PSI Energy, Inc.’s Registration Statement No. 333-103304 of our report dated February 11, 2005 (which expresses an unqualified opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the Company’s change effective in January 1, 2003 in its accounting method for asset retirement obligations), appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of PSI Energy, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

 

/s/

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Cincinnati, Ohio

 

February 25, 2005

 



 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in The Union Light, Heat and Power Company’s Registration Statement Nos. 333-119120 and 33-40245 of our report dated February 11, 2005 (which expresses an unqualified opinion on the Company’s financial statements and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the Company’s change effective in January 1, 2003 in its accounting method for asset retirement obligations), appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Union Light, Heat and Power Company for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

 

/s/

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Cincinnati, Ohio

 

February 25, 2005

 


EX-24 12 a05-3610_1ex24.htm EX-24

Exhibit 24

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James E. Rogers and James L. Turner, or either of them with full power to act without the other, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as a director of Cinergy Corp., the Cinergy Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and to file the signed Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on this 18th day of February, 2005.

 

 

 

/s/ Michael G. Browning

 

 

Michael G. Browning

 



 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James E. Rogers and James L. Turner, or either of them with full power to act without the other, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as a director of Cinergy Corp., the Cinergy Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and to file the signed Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on this 25th day of February, 2005.

 

 

 

/s/ Phillip R. Cox

 

 

Phillip R. Cox

 



 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James E. Rogers and James L. Turner, or either of them with full power to act without the other, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as a director of Cinergy Corp., the Cinergy Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and to file the signed Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on this 18th day of February, 2005.

 

 

 

/s/ George C. Juilfs

 

 

George C. Juilfs

 



 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James E. Rogers and James L. Turner, or either of them with full power to act without the other, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as a director of Cinergy Corp., the Cinergy Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and to file the signed Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on this 18th day of February, 2005.

 

 

 

/s/ Thomas E. Petry

 

 

Thomas E. Petry

 



 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James E. Rogers and James L. Turner, or either of them with full power to act without the other, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as a director of Cinergy Corp., the Cinergy Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and to file the signed Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on this 18th day of February, 2005.

 

 

 

/s/ Mary L. Schapiro

 

 

Mary L. Schapiro

 



 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James E. Rogers and James L. Turner, or either of them with full power to act without the other, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as a director of Cinergy Corp., the Cinergy Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and to file the signed Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on this 19th day of February, 2005.

 

 

 

/s/ John J. Schiff, Jr.

 

 

John J. Schiff, Jr.

 



 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James E. Rogers and James L. Turner, or either of them with full power to act without the other, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as a director of Cinergy Corp., the Cinergy Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and to file the signed Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on this 25th day of February, 2005.

 

 

 

/s/ Philip R. Sharp

 

 

Philip R. Sharp

 



 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James E. Rogers and James L. Turner, or either of them with full power to act without the other, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as a director of Cinergy Corp., the Cinergy Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and to file the signed Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on this 25th day of February, 2005.

 

 

 

/s/ Dudley S. Taft

 

 

Dudley S. Taft

 



 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James E. Rogers and James L. Turner, or either of them with full power to act without the other, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as a director of PSI Energy, Inc., the PSI Energy, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and to file the signed Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on this 18th day of February, 2005.

 

 

 

/s/ Kay E. Pashos

 

 

Kay E. Pashos

 



 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James E. Rogers and James L. Turner, or either of them with full power to act without the other, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as a director of The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company and The Union Light, Heat and Power Company, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for each corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and to file the signed Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on this 18th day of February, 2005.

 

 

 

/s/ Michael J. Cyrus

 

 

Michael J. Cyrus

 


 

EX-31.A 13 a05-3610_1ex31da.htm EX-31.A

Exhibit 31.a

 

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, James E. Rogers, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Cinergy Corp., The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, PSI Energy, Inc., and The Union Light, Heat and Power Company;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrants as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrants’ other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrants and have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrants, including their consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants’ most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants’ fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrants’ other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants’ auditors and the audit committee of the registrants’ board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants’ ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date: February 25, 2005

 

 

/s/

James E. Rogers

 

 

James E. Rogers

 

Chief Executive Officer

 


EX-31.B 14 a05-3610_1ex31db.htm EX-31.B

Exhibit 31.b

 

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, James L. Turner, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Cinergy Corp., The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, PSI Energy, Inc., and The Union Light, Heat and Power Company;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrants as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrants’ other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrants and have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrants, including their consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants’ disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants’ most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants’ fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrants’ other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants’ auditors and the audit committee of the registrants’ board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants’ ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants’ internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date: February 25, 2005

 

 

/s/

James L. Turner

 

 

James L. Turner

 

Chief Financial Officer

 


EX-32.A 15 a05-3610_1ex32da.htm EX-32.A

Exhibit 32.a

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Annual Report of Cinergy Corp., The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, PSI Energy, Inc. and The Union Light, Heat and Power Company (the “Companies”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James E. Rogers, Chief Executive Officer of the Companies, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Companies.

 

Date:  February 25, 2005

 

/s/

James E. Rogers

 

 

James E. Rogers

 

Chief Executive Officer

 


EX-32.B 16 a05-3610_1ex32db.htm EX-32.B

Exhibit 32.b

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Annual Report of Cinergy Corp., The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, PSI Energy, Inc. and The Union Light, Heat and Power Company (the “Companies”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James L. Turner, Chief Financial Officer of the Companies, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Companies.

 

Date:  February 25, 2005

 

/s/

James L. Turner

 

 

James L. Turner

 

Chief Financial Officer

 


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