-----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, JZT0PRJodUA6CvLBsFNx82L9Mc7ZqYDZpdvb2noU5hn2mPofuNrJ8qUyVs0B2FLU hrSJICas7mixRREuPpdfjQ== 0000928576-96-000041.txt : 19960906 0000928576-96-000041.hdr.sgml : 19960906 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000928576-96-000041 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-4/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 19960904 SROS: NYSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000928576 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 421425214 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-10405 FILM NUMBER: 96625651 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 666 GRAND AVE STREET 2: P O BOX 657 CITY: DES MOINES STATE: IA ZIP: 50306-9244 BUSINESS PHONE: 5152424300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 666 GRAND AVENUE POST OFFICE BOX 9244 STREET 2: 666 GRAND AVENUE POST OFFICE BOX 9244 CITY: DES MOINES STATE: IA ZIP: 50306-9244 S-4/A 1 PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT TO FORM S-4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1996 REGISTRATION NO. 333-10405 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------- PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 11 TO FORM S-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ------------------------- MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) IOWA 4924 42-1425214 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (PRIMARY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL (I.R.S. EMPLOYER INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) CLASSIFICATION CODE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
666 GRAND AVENUE P.O. BOX 657 DES MOINES, IA 50303-0657 (515) 242-4300 (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) ------------------------- PHILIP G. LINDNER GROUP VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY 666 GRAND AVENUE P.O. BOX 657 DES MOINES, IA 50303-0657 (515) 242-4300 (NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE) ------------------------- Copies to: DAVID M. KIES JOSEPH B. FRUMKIN SULLIVAN & CROMWELL 125 BROAD STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004 ------------------------- APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE CONSUMMATION OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION TRANSACTION DESCRIBED HEREIN. If the securities being registered on this form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box. / / ------------------------- CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------ PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED OFFERING MAXIMUM TITLE OF EACH CLASS PRICE PER AGGREGATE OF SECURITIES TO BE AMOUNT TO BE SHARE OF OFFERING AMOUNT OF REGISTERED REGISTERED COMMON STOCK PRICE REGISTRATION FEE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common stock, Not no par value 42,122,473 applicable $594,759,971 $205,090(1)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Previously paid. ------------------------- THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PRUSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMENDMENT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT The Registrant hereby amends the Registration Statement to incorporate the exhibit or exhibits filed herewith and to add the following item or items to Item 21. See "Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference" in the Proxy Statement contained in the Registration Statement. Exhibit Description 99(qq) Letter to Members of the Professional Investment Community 99(rr) Personal Solicitation Answering Machine Script Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Des Moines, State of Iowa, on the 4th day of September, 1996. MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY By /s/ S. J. BRIGHT ----------------------------- S. J. Bright President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, this report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated, on the date set forth above.
SIGNATURE TITLE - ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ /s/ R. E. CHRISTIANSEN* Chairman of the Board of Directors - ----------------------------------- and Director R. E. Christiansen /s/ S. J. BRIGHT President, Chief Executive Officer - ----------------------------------- and Director S. J. Bright /s/ P. G. LINDNER Group Vice President and Chief - ----------------------------------- Financial Officer (Principal P. G. Lindner Accounting Officer) /s/ J. W. AALFS* Director - ----------------------------------- J. W. Aalfs /s/ R. A. BURNETT* Director - ----------------------------------- R. A. Burnett /s/ R. D. CHRISTENSEN* Director - ----------------------------------- R. D. Christensen /s/ J. W. COLLOTON* Director - ----------------------------------- J. W. Colloton /s/ F. S. COTTRELL* Director - ----------------------------------- F. S. Cottrell /s/ J. W. EUGSTER* Director - ----------------------------------- J. W. Eugster /s/ M. FOSTER, JR.* Director - ----------------------------------- M. Foster, Jr. /s/ N. GENTRY* Director - ----------------------------------- N. Gentry /s/ J. M. HOAK, JR.* Director - ----------------------------------- J. M. Hoak, Jr. s/s R. L. LAWSON* Director - ----------------------------------- R. L. Lawson /s/ R. L. PETERSON* Director - ----------------------------------- R. L. Peterson /s/ N. L. SEIFERT* Director - ----------------------------------- N. L. Seifert /s/ W. S. TINSMAN Director - ----------------------------------- W. S. Tinsman /s/ L. L. WOODRUFF* Director - ----------------------------------- L. L. Woodruff *By: /s/ P. J. LEIGHTON - ----------------------------------- (P. J. Leighton as Attorney-in-fact of the persons indicated)
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EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99(qq) Letter to Members of the Professional Investment Community 99(rr) Personal Solicitation Answering Machine Script
-1- EX-99.(QQ) 2 LETTER - PROFESSIONAL INVESTMEMT COMMUNITY Exhibit 99(qq) [Letter to Members of the Professional Investment Community] September 3, 1996 Members of the Professional Investment Community: As you assist your clients in making a decision on the IES Industries merger vote on September 5, we believe the following elements of the MidAmerican proposal should be considered: * Higher Value - MidAmerican's proposal offers a 25% higher dividend than the Wisconsin deal and a $2.47 (based on 8/30/96 closing prices) greater value per share for a tax-free, stock-for-stock exchange. MidAmerican also offers a cash option at $39 per share for those who wish to sell their stock. (Cash option available for up to 40% of shares). * Clear Strategy - MidAmerican intends to be a major regional energy and communications company. * Natural Fit - MidAmerican and IES system integration and contiguous and overlapping territory make the MidAmerican proposal compelling. * Commitment - MidAmerican's commitment to this unique strategic opportunity is unwavering. We urge your support for the MidAmerican proposal by a VOTE AGAINST the Wisconsin transaction. Thank you for your support. Sincerely, Stanley J. Bright President and CEO MidAmerican has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proxy statement and other materials relating to the solicitation of proxies against the Proposed Wisconsin Transaction and that proxy statement and the other materials are incorporated herein by reference. EX-99.(RR) 3 PERSONAL SOLICITATION ANSWERING MACHINE SCRIPT Exhibit 99(rr) [Personal Solicitation Answering Machine Script] ANSWERING MACHINE SCRIPT "Hello, this is ..............., an employee of MidAmerican Energy. We've been unable to contact you previously, and have some important information regarding the proposed merger between IES and a Wisconsin utility." "Recently, Institutional Shareholder Services, the nation's leading independent shareholder organization, recommended that IES shareholders vote AGAINST the Wisconsin deal because MidAmerican's proposal provides a higher dividend and a higher value for your IES shares." "If you have not done so already, we ask that you vote AGAINST the Wisconsin deal by sending or faxing your BLUE MidAmerican proxy card immediately. If you have questions, please call toll-free 1-888-776-4692. Thank you." -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----