-----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, NEAXNRGc/BTR4D+73qFX8TjttB5V5h3nhEzsDSY5OhG3wmd6vN3n8Fph0IAbUbHs VpXrMkrnshJJsSPkgXcVNQ== 0000899652-95-000002.txt : 19950508 0000899652-95-000002.hdr.sgml : 19950508 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899652-95-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: U-1/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19950109 SROS: NYSE 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: U-1/A SEC ACT: 1935 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 070-08521 FILM NUMBER: 95500736 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 139 E FOURTH ST CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 BUSINESS PHONE: 5133812000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 139 E FOURTH STREET CITY: CINCINATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 U-1/A 1 FORM U-1/A File No. 70-8521 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM U-1 DECLARATION UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 _____________________________________________ CINergy Corp. 139 East Fourth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (Name of company filing this statement and address of principal executive offices) ______________________________________________ CINergy Corp. (Name of top registered holding company parent) ______________________________________________ William L. Sheafer Treasurer CINergy Corp. 139 East Fourth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (Name and address of agent for service) The Commission is requested to send copies of all notices, orders and communications in connection with this Application-Declaration to: Ms. Cheryl M. Foley Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary CINergy Corp. 139 East Fourth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 M. Douglas Dunn, Esq. William T. Baker, Esq. Milbank,Tweed, Hadley & McCloy Reid & Priest 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza 40 West 57th Street New York, New York 10005 New York, New York 10019 Item 1. Description of Proposed Transactions. Item 1 is hereby amended in the following respects: 1. The fifth paragraph of subsection B(i)(a) (concerning short-term borrowings under the Barclays Credit Agreement) is deleted and the following inserted in lieu thereof: "The Barclays Credit Agreement further provides that any one or more Lenders, on an uncommitted basis, may elect to make Bid Advances from time to time upon CINergy's request therefor and acceptance of the terms thereof. Each Bid Advance (which may be in an amount greater than such Lender's Commitment but in any event not less than $5 million) will accrue interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof either at a fixed rate per annum determined by such Lender in its sole discretion (an "Absolute Rate Bid Advance") or on the basis of an index rate plus or minus a margin determined by such Lender in its sole discretion (an "Index Rate Bid Advance");/6/ provided, however, that CINergy will not accept any Bid Advance the interest rate for which exceeds the prime rate then in effect plus 2%. Each Bid Advance will have a stated maturity as specified in CINergy's request for bids and accepted by one or more bidding Lenders, but in any event will not be more than 270 days after the borrowing date therefor (or, if earlier, the Facility Termination Date). Interest on each Bid Advance will be payable (1) on the interest payment date or dates specified by CINergy for such Bid Advance in the related bid request, but in any event not less than once in each calendar quarter and (2) at the maturity of such Bid Advance." 2. The following is added to the end of Item 1: "G. Statement Pursuant to Rule 54 Under Rule 54, in determining whether to approve the issuance or sale of a security by a registered holding company for purposes other than the acquisition of an EWG or FUCO or other transactions by such registered holding company or its subsidiaries other than with respect to EWGs or FUCOs, the Commission shall not consider the effect of the capitalization or earnings of any subsidiary which is an EWG or FUCO upon the registered holding company system if Rule 53(a), (b) and (c) are satisfied. All applicable conditions set forth in Rule 53(a) are and, assuming the consummation of the proposed transactions as set forth herein, will be satisfied, and none of the conditions set forth in Rule 53(b) exists or, as a result thereof, will exist. The following discussion assumes the CINergy system's existence for the relevant dates and periods. Four companies in the CINergy system currently hold investments, either directly or indirectly, in foreign utility facilities or generating facilities and are (or, if retained, will be) EWGs or FUCOs: PSI Argentina, Inc. ("PSI Argentina") and Costanera Power Corp. ("Costanera"), which are EWGs; PSI Energy Argentina, Inc. ("Energy Argentina"), which is a FUCO; and CGE ECK, Inc. ("CGE ECK"), which holds a 3% interest in ECK s.r.o. ("ECK"), which owns a generating facility in the Czech Republic. If retained, CGE ECK and/or ECK will be qualified as an EWG. Rule 53(a)(1): At September 30, 1994, the average of CINergy's pro forma consolidated retained earnings for the four consecutive quarters then ended was $937 million, and CINergy's aggregate investment in EWGs and FUCOs at that date was approximately $21 million, or approximately 2% of consolidated retained earnings. Rule 53(a)(2): CINergy will maintain books and records enabling it to identify investments in and earnings from each EWG and FUCO in which it directly or indirectly holds an interest. At present, CINergy does not hold any interest in a domestic EWG; Rule 53(a)(2)(i) is therefore inapplicable. In accordance with Rule 53(a)(2)(ii), the books and records and financial statements of each foreign EWG and FUCO which is a "majority- owned subsidiary company" of CINergy are kept in conformity with and prepared according to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). CINergy will provide the Commission access to such books and records and financial statements, or copies thereof, in English, as the Commission may request. In accordance with Rule 53(a)(2)(iii), for each foreign EWG and FUCO in which CINergy directly or indirectly owns 50% or less of the voting securities, CINergy will proceed in good faith, to the extent reasonable under the circumstances, to cause each such entity's books and records to be kept in conformity with, and the financial statements of each such entity to be prepared according to, GAAP. If such books and records are maintained, or such financial statements are prepared, according to a comprehensive body of accounting principles other than GAAP, CINergy will, upon request of the Commission, describe and quantify each material variation from GAAP in the accounting principles, practices and methods used to maintain such books and records and each material variation from GAAP in the balance sheet line items and net income reported in such financial statements, as the case may be. In addition, CINergy will proceed in good faith, to the extent reasonable under the circumstances, to cause access by the Commission to such books and records and financial statements, or copies thereof, as the Commission may request, and in any event will make available to the Commission any such books and records that are available to CINergy. Rule 53(a)(3): At any one time, a maximum of approximately 25 CINergy system employees may render services to PSI Argentina, Costanera, Energy Argentina, CGE ECK and/or ECK, either directly or indirectly through CINergy's service company subsidiary, CINergy Services, Inc. ("CINergy Services"). Based on current staffing levels, this represents less than 0.3% of the approximately 8,650 full-time employees of CINergy's domestic operating utility subsidiaries. Such services have heretofore been rendered, in part, by employees of PSI Energy in accordance with the Commission's order in PSI Resources, Inc., et al., Rel No. 35-25674 (Nov. 13, 1992), and by employees of CG&E in accordance with business practices established prior to the merger of CG&E and PSI Energy into the CINergy system and the registration of CINergy as a holding company under the Act. It is anticipated that such services will be rendered in the future by employees of CINergy Services. Pursuant to the Commission's Order dated October 21, 1994 in File No. 70-8427 (Release No. 35-26146) authorizing the merger of CG&E and PSI Energy and related transactions, CINergy Services is authorized to provide services to utility and non-utility associate companies, including those that are EWGs and FUCOs. Rule 53(a)(4): CINergy is simultaneously submitting a copy of this amended Declaration, and will submit copies of any Rule 24 certificates required hereunder, as well as a copy of Item 9 of CINergy's Form U5S and Exhibits H and I thereto, at the time such documents are filed with the Commission to each of the public service commissions having jurisdiction over the retail rates of CINergy's operating utility subsidiaries. Rule 53(b): The provisions of Rule 53(a) are not made inapplicable to the authorization herein requested by reason of the provisions of Rule 53(b). Rule 53(b)(1): Neither CINergy nor any subsidiary of CINergy is the subject of any pending bankruptcy or similar proceeding. Rule 53(b)(2): CINergy's total capital invested in utility operations as of September 30, 1994 totaled approximately $5.9 billion, consisting of approximately $2.8 billion in long-term and $326 million in short-term debt of CG&E, PSI Energy and the utility subsidiaries of CG&E, $478 million in preferred stock of CG&E and PSI Energy, and $2.3 billion in common equity of CG&E, PSI Energy and the utility subsidiaries of CG&E. CINergy's aggregate investment in EWGs and FUCOs (approximately $21 million) represents less than 0.5% of CINergy's total capital invested in utility operations. Average consolidated retained earnings for the four quarters ended September 30, 1994 equaled $937 million, versus $1.09 billion for the four quarters ended September 30, 1993, a difference of approximately $153 million or 16%. Rule 53(b)(3): For the 12 months ended September 30, 1994, CINergy had net income of approximately $305,000 attributable to its direct or indirect investments in EWGs and FUCOs. Rule 53(c): Inasmuch as Rule 53(c) applies only if an applicant is unable to satisfy the requirements of Rule 53(a) and (b), it is inapplicable here." Item 6. Exhibits and Financial Statements. Subsection (a) of Item 6 is hereby amended by restating the entry for Exhibit F to read as follows: F-1 Preliminary opinion of counsel to CINergy. *F-2 Past-tense opinion of counsel to CINergy. ___________________________ * To be supplied by amendment. S I G N A T U R E Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, the undersigned company has duly caused this document to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. CINERGY CORP. By: /s/ William L Sheafer __________________________________ William L. Sheafer Treasurer Dated: January 9, 1995 EX-99.F.1 2 EXHIBIT F-1 EXHIBIT F-1 [Letterhead of Reid & Priest LLP] New York, New York January 9, 1995 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Dear Sirs: Reference is made to the Form U-1 Declaration, as amended, of CINergy Corp. ("CINergy") in File No. 70-8521 originally filed with the Commission on November 10, 1994. In the Declaration, CINergy requests authorization to issue and sell from time to time through January 31, 1997, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $375 million, (a) unsecured short-term promissory notes to banks and other financial institutions, (b) commercial paper to commercial paper dealers and financial institutions, and (c) unsecured demand promissory notes to banks evidencing CINergy's reimbursement obligation in respect of letters of credit issued by such banks on CINergy's behalf. We have acted as counsel to CINergy in connection with the Declaration and are of the opinion that: (1) CINergy is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. (2) In the event that the proposed transactions shall have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate actions on the part of CINergy and are consummated in accordance with the Declaration, as amended, and the order of the Commission with respect thereto: (a) insofar as the participation by CINergy in the proposed transactions is concerned, all state laws applicable thereto will have been complied with; (b) the notes and commercial paper to be issued by CINergy in connection with the proposed transactions will, in each case, be a valid and binding obligation of CINergy in accordance with the terms thereof; and (c) the consummation by CINergy of the proposed transactions will not violate the legal rights of the holders of any securities issued by CINergy or any associate company thereof. We are members of the New York Bar and do not hold ourselves out as experts on the laws of any other state, although we have made a study of the laws of other states insofar as they are involved in the conclusions stated herein. Our consent is hereby given to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Declaration. Very truly yours, REID & PRIEST LLP -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----