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) | May 24, 2019 | |
| OGE ENERGY CORP. | ||
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) | ||
| Oklahoma | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | ||
| 1-12579 | 73-1481638 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 321 North Harvey, P.O. Box 321, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 73101-0321 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| 405-553-3000 | ||
| (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | ||
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock | OGE | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).
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Item 8.01. Other Events
OGE Energy Corp. (the "Company") is the parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company ("OG&E"), a regulated electric utility with approximately 852,000 customers in Oklahoma and western Arkansas. In addition, the Company holds a 25.5 percent limited partner interest and a 50 percent general partner interest in Enable Midstream Partners, LP.
As previously reported, on December 31, 2018, OG&E filed a general rate review in Oklahoma, requesting a rate increase of $77.6 million per year to recover its investment in the dry scrubber project at OG&E's Sooner generating facility and in the Muskogee natural gas conversion to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Regional Haze Rule. The filing also sought to align OG&E's return on equity more closely to the industry average and to align OG&E's depreciation rates to more realistically reflect its assets' lifespans.
On May 24, 2019, OG&E entered into a non-unanimous joint stipulation and settlement agreement (the "Settlement Agreement") with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission ("OCC") Staff, the Attorney General's Office of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Industrial Energy Consumers and certain other parties associated with its requested rate increase. The Settlement Agreement is subject to OCC approval. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, OG&E would receive full recovery of its environmental investments at the Sooner and Muskogee generating facilities. Base rates would not change as a result of the Settlement Agreement due to the reduction of costs related to cogeneration contracts and the acceleration of unprotected deferred tax savings over a 10-year period. Further, OG&E's current depreciation rates and return on equity of 9.5 percent for purposes of calculating the allowance for funds used during construction and OG&E's various recovery riders that include a full return component would remain unchanged.
The Settlement Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.01 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits | ||
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.01 | ||
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| OGE ENERGY CORP. | |
| (Registrant) | |
| By: | /s/ Sarah R. Stafford |
| Sarah R. Stafford | |
| Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | |
May 30, 2019