UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report October 1, 2004
(Date of earliest event reported)
| Commission | | Registrant’s Name, State of Incorporation, | | IRS Employer |
| File Number | | Address and Telephone Number | | Identification No. |
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333-90553 | | MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC | | 47-0819200 |
| | | (An Iowa Limited Liability Company) | | |
| | | 666 Grand Ave. PO Box 657 | | |
| | | Des Moines, Iowa 50303 | | |
| | | 515-242-4300 | | |
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1-11505 | | MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY | | 42-1425214 |
| | | (An Iowa Corporation) | | |
| | | 666 Grand Ave. PO Box 657 | | |
| | | Des Moines, Iowa 50303 | | |
| | | 515-242-4300 | | |
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| N/A |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events
MidAmerican Energy Company ("MidAmerican") reported today that it completed the sale of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4.650% medium-term notes due October 1, 2014 (the "Notes").
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. These statements are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can typically be identified by the use of forward-looking words, such as “may”, “will”, “could”, “project”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “estimate”, “continue”, “potential”, “plan”, “forecast” and similar terms. These statements represent MidAmerican’s intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Many of these factors are outside MidAmerican’s control and could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements.
These factors include, among others, general economic and business conditions in the jurisdictions in which MidAmerican’s facilities are located; governmental, statutory, regulatory or administrative initiatives or ratemaking actions affecting MidAmerican or the electric or gas utility, or power generation industries; weather effects on sales and revenues; general industry trends; increased competition in the power generation, or electric utility industry; fuel and power costs and availability; continued availability of accessible gas reserves; changes in business strategy, development plans or customer or vendor relationships; availability, term and deployment of capital; availability of qualified personnel; risks relating to nuclear generation; financial or regulatory accounting principles or policies imp osed by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and similar entities with regulatory oversight; and other business or investment considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in MidAmerican’s SEC filings or in other publicly disseminated written documents.
MidAmerican undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exclusive.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No. | |
| 5.3 | The opinion of Latham & Watkins delivered in connection with the sale of the Notes, delivered pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-110398). |
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.
| | MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC |
| | MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY |
| | (Registrant) |
| Date: October 1, 2004 | |
| | /s/ Paul J. Leighton |
| | Paul J. Leighton Secretary of MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Vice President, Corporate Law, Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of MidAmerican Energy Company |
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