8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 27, 2007

The Dayton Power and Light Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Ohio	1-2385	31-0258470
(State or Other Jurisdiction of  Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1065 Woodman Drive, Dayton, Ohio		45432
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (937) 224-6000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01          Other Events.

On July 27, 2007, DPL Inc. and The Dayton Power and Light Company issued a press release announcing that the Company’s preferred shareholders of record as of August 17, 2007, will receive a quarterly dividend payment payable on September 1, 2007, as follows:

$0.9375 per share on the 3.75% Series A, Cumulative

$0.9375 per share on the 3.75% Series B, Cumulative

$0.975 per share on the 3.90% Series C, Cumulative

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release of The Dayton Power and Light Company, dated July 27, 2007.

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Signature

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

	The Dayton Power and Light Company
Date:  July 31, 2007
	/s/ Miggie E. Cramblit
	Name:	Miggie E. Cramblit
	Title:	Vice President, General Counsel
		and Corporate Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit  No.	Description	Paper (P) or Electronic (E)
99.1	Press Release of The Dayton Power and Light Company, dated July 27, 2007.	E

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT: (937) 224-5940
DPL INC. DECLARES QUARTERLY PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

DAYTON, Ohio, July 27, 2007 – (NYSE: DPL) The Board of Directors of The Dayton Power & Light Company declared quarterly dividends on The Dayton Power & Light Company preferred stocks as follows:

$0.9375 per share on the 3.75% Series A, Cumulative

$0.9375 per share on the 3.75% Series B, Cumulative

$0.975 per share on the 3.90% Series C, Cumulative

The preferred dividends are payable September 1, 2007 to holders of record on August 17, 2007.

About DPL

DPL Inc. (NYSE:DPL) is a regional electric energy and utility company.  DPL’s principal subsidiaries include The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L); DPL Energy, LLC (DPLE); and DPL Energy Resources, Inc. (DPLER).  DP&L, a regulated electric utility, provides service to over 500,000 retail customers in West Central Ohio; DPLE engages in the operation of merchant peaking generation facilities; and DPLER is a competitive retail electric supplier in Ohio, selling to major industrial and commercial customers. DPL, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates approximately 3,750 megawatts of generation capacity, of which 2,800 megawatts are low cost coal-fired units and 950 megawatts are natural gas and diesel peaking units.  Further information can be found at www.dplinc.com.