-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: keymaster@town.hall.org Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFkwCgYEVQgBAQICAgADSwAwSAJBALeWW4xDV4i7+b6+UyPn5RtObb1cJ7VkACDq pKb9/DClgTKIm08lCfoilvi9Wl4SODbR1+1waHhiGmeZO8OdgLUCAwEAAQ== MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, hzgByyEffczqFe31cJbmF6Q85AHfvf4EuS1QYpswMQ5mXZLyiyQdBY6IwvX56Ktm DuMnJ97RANzbbhKSA696Bw== 0000005103-94-000013.txt : 19940215 0000005103-94-000013.hdr.sgml : 19940215 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000005103-94-000013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19940214 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ILLINOIS POWER CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000049816 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: 4931 IRS NUMBER: 370344645 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 34 SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-10419 FILM NUMBER: 94507265 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 S 27TH ST STREET 2: C/O HARRIS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK CITY: DECATUR STATE: IL ZIP: 62525-1805 BUSINESS PHONE: 2174246600 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ILLINOIS IOWA POWER CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19660822 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN GENERAL CORP /TX/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000005103 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: 6311 IRS NUMBER: 740483432 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2929 ALLEN PKWY CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77019 BUSINESS PHONE: 7135221111 SC 13G/A 1 SCHEDULE 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 15 )* ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY (Name of Issuer) Voting Serial Cumulative Preferred Stock, $50 Par Value 8.00% Series and 8.24% Series (Title of Class of Securities) 452092703, 452092877 (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement . (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). (Continued on following page(s)) Page 1 of 6 Pages 13G CUSIP No. Page 2 of 6 Pages 452092703,452092877 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON American General Corporation IRS # 74-0483432 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b) 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 242,000 EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 242,000 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 242,000 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.9% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 4 of 6 Pages Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY (the "Issuer") (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 500 South 27th Street Decatur, Illinois 62525 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION ("American General") (b) Address of Principal Business Office: 2929 Allen Parkway Houston, TX 77019 (c) Citizenship: Texas (d) Title of Class of Securities: Voting Serial Cumulative Preferred Stock, $50 par value ("Preferred Stock") The securities reported in this statement include shares issued in the 8.00% Series and 8.24% Series of the Preferred Stock. American General has ceased to beneficially own shares of the 8.94% Series. (e) CUSIP Number: 452092703 452092877 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d- 2(b), check whether the person filing is a: (a) ( ) Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act, (b) ( ) Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act, (c) ( ) Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act, (d) ( ) Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act, (e) ( ) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Page 5 of 6 Pages (f) ( ) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F), (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), or (h) ( ) Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(H) Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: American General beneficially owns, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries as set forth in Item 4(c) and Item 7 below, an aggregate 242,000 shares of the Issuer's Preferred Stock. (b) Percent of Class: 5.9% (based on an aggregate 4,128,320 shares of Preferred Stock outstanding in all Series thereof as of February 16, 1993 as set forth in the Issuer's proxy statement dated March 5, 1993) (c) Number of shares as to which such person has sole or shared voting and disposition power: American General has shared power with American General Life Insurance Company of New York ("AGNY") to vote or to direct the vote, and to dispose or to direct the disposition of, 23,600 shares of Preferred Stock. (See Item 7) American General has shared power with Gulf Life Insurance Company ("GLIC") to vote or to direct the vote, and to dispose or to direct the disposition of, 51,400 shares of Preferred Stock. (See Item 7) American General has shared power with American General Life Insurance Company ("AGL") to vote or to direct the vote, and to dispose or to direct the disposition of, 36,000 shares of Preferred Stock. (See Item 7) American General has shared power with American General Life and Accident Insurance Company ("AGLA") to vote or to direct the vote, and to dispose or to direct the disposition of, 131,000 shares of Preferred Stock. (See Item 7) Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial Page 6 of 6 Pages owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ( ). Page 7 of 6 Pages Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. American General knows of no other person who has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the 8.00% Series and 8.24% Series of Preferred Stock of the Issuer beneficially owned by American General. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. The securities which are the subject of this report are held as follows by American General's wholly owned subsidiaries (see Item 4(c) for the abbreviations), each of which is an insurance company as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: No. of 8.00% Series Shares AGL 36,000 AGNY 19,600 GLIC 44,500 AGLA 111,000 8.24% Series AGNY 4,000 GLIC 6,900 AGLA 20,000 Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Grou p. Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. Page 8 of 6 Pages Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION Date: February 11, 1994 By: /s/ PETER V. TUTERS Peter V. Tuters Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer illpwrfm.bck -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----