TECO Energy 8-K Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

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 (Date of earliest event reported):

December 22, 2004

TECO ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	1-8180	59-2052286
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer identification No.)

702 N. Franklin Street, Tampa, Florida 33602

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813) 228-1111

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Section 2 – Financial Information

Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On Dec. 22, 2004, after obtaining all required regulatory approvals and satisfying other closing conditions under the Purchase Agreement, TECO Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries completed the previously announced sale of Frontera Generation Limited Partnership (Frontera), the owner of the Frontera Power Station in Texas, to a subsidiary of Centrica plc for $133.7 million, consisting of $128.5 million of cash and assumption of $5.2 million of liabilities. TECO Energy has the opportunity, as previously reported, to receive an Annual Earnout Payment if Frontera is the successful bidder and enters into a Reliability Must Run Contract with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Both TECO Energy and Centrica plc have guaranteed the payment obligations of their respective direct or indirect subsidiaries under the Purchase Agreement, with Centrica’s obligation limited to 10% of the Adjusted Purchase Price (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). Also as previously reported, TECO Energy will record a pre-tax charge in the fourth quarter of approximately $45 million ($28 million after-tax) to reflect the loss on the sale.

Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01: Other Events

On Dec. 23, 2004, TECO Energy used proceeds from the sale of Frontera to repay its unsecured bridge loan facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank and Merrill Lynch Bank USA dated as of September 30, 2004, under which TECO Energy borrowed $124.1 million to fund its purchase of the trust preferred securities of TECO Capital Trust II in the October 2004 remarketing of those securities.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits

(b) Pro forma financial information

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet reflects the disposition of Frontera as if it had occurred on Sept. 30, 2004. The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income for the nine months ended Sep. 30, 2004 and the year ended Dec. 31, 2003 reflects the disposition of Frontera as if the sale had occurred on Jan. 1, 2003. The pro forma financial information does not purport to represent what TECO Energy, Inc.’s consolidated results would have been if the disposition had in fact occurred on these dates, nor does it purport to indicate the future consolidated financial position or future consolidated results of operations of TECO Energy. The pro forma adjustments are based on the Operating Results and related charges for Frontera recorded for the periods.

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TECO Energy, Inc.

Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

September 30, 2004

(Unaudited)

$ millions	As reported		Frontera(1) Adjustments			Pro Forma
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	102.5	$	132.0		$	234.5
Restricted cash		57.2		—			57.2
Receivables, less allowance for uncollectibles		324.0		—			324.0
Current derivative assets		19.5		—			19.5
Inventories, at average cost
Fuel		59.6		—			59.6
Materials and supplies		86.6		(6.2	)		80.4
Prepayments and other current assets		167.8		(0.5	)		167.3
Assets held for sale		144.7		—			144.7
Total current assets		961.9		125.3			1,087.2
Total property, plant and equipment (net)		5,501.3		(166.2	)		5,335.1
Other assets
Deferred income taxes		967.7		15.4			983.1
Other investments		11.5		—			11.5
Regulatory assets		165.4		—			165.4
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates		254.8		—			254.8
Goodwill		71.2		—			71.2
Deferred charges and other assets		146.8		(5.1	)		141.7
Assets held for sale		2,052.3		—			2,052.3
Total other assets		3,669.7		10.3			3,680.0
Total assets	$	10,132.9	$	(30.6	)	$	10,102.3

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TECO Energy, Inc.

Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet – continued

September 30, 2004

(Unaudited)

$ millions	As reported			Frontera(1) Adjustments			Pro Forma
Current liabilities
Long-term debt due within one year
Recourse	$	5.5		$	—		$	5.5
Non-recourse		7.7			—			7.7
Notes Payable		25.0			—			25.0
Accounts Payable		256.4			(0.6	)		255.8
Customer deposits		104.0			—			104.0
Current derivative liabilities		3.8			—			3.8
Interest accrued		96.1			—			96.1
Taxes accrued		112.8			(1.4	)		111.4
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale		1,593.8			—			1,593.8
Total current liabilities		2,205.1			(2.0	)		2,203.1
Other liabilities
Deferred income tax		517.4			—			517.4
Investment tax credits		20.6			—			20.6
Regulatory liabilities		547.6			—			547.6
Deferred credits and other liabilities		361.5			—			361.5
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale		675.3			—			675.3
Long-term debt, less amount due within one year
Recourse		3,587.4			—			3,587.4
Non-recourse		14.1			—			14.1
Junior subordinated		400.4			—			400.4
Minority interest		2.7			—			2.7
Total other liabilities		6,127.0			—			6,127.0
Capital
Common equity		199.6			—			199.6
Additional paid in capital		1,488.5			—			1,488.5
Retained earnings		167.9			(28.6	)		139.3
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(47.8	)		—			(47.8	)
Common equity		1,808.2			(28.6	)		1,779.6
Unearned compensation		(7.4	)		—			(7.4	)
Total capital		1,800.8			(28.6	)		1,772.2
Total liabilities and capital	$	10,132.9		$	(30.6	)	$	10,102.3

(1) Reflects the assets and liabilities of Frontera and the related loss net of the tax benefit on the sale.

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TECO Energy, Inc.

Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income

For the nine months ended September 30, 2004

(Unaudited)

$ millions, except per share amounts	As reported			Frontera(1) Adjustments			Pro Forma
Revenues	$	2,097.6		$	49.8		$	2,047.8
Operating expenses		1,886.7			50.8			1,835.9
Income from operations		210.9			(1.0	)		211.9
Other (Expense) Income
AFUDC - other funds		0.7			—			0.7
Other Income		112.5			(2.6	)		115.1
Loss on debt extinguishment		(4.3	)		—			(4.3	)
Impairment on TIE Investment		(152.3	)		—			(152.3	)
TMDP arbitration reserve		5.7			—			5.7
Earnings from equity Investments		26.6			—			26.6
Total Other (expense) income		(11.1	)		(2.6	)		(8.5	)
Interest charges		244.9			—			244.9
Income before income taxes		(45.1	)		(3.6	)		(41.5	)
Provision (benefit) for income tax		16.6			(1.3	)		17.9
Minority interest		61.0			—			61.0
Net (loss) income from continuing operations	$	(0.7	)	$	(2.3	)	$	1.6
Average common shares outstanding
Basic		190.5						190.5
Diluted		190.5						190.9
Earnings per share from continuing operations
Basic	$	0.00					$	0.01
Diluted	$	0.00					$	0.01

(1) Reflects the reversal of the results of operations for Frontera and the related tax impacts.

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TECO Energy, Inc.

Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income

For the year ended Dec. 31, 2003

(Unaudited)

$ millions, except per share amounts	As reported			Frontera(1) Adjustments			Pro Forma
Revenues	$	2,740.0		$	63.1		$	2,676.9
Operating Expenses		2,719.9			138.7			2,581.2
Income from Operations		20.1			(75.6	)		95.7
Other Income (Expense)
AFUDC - Other Funds		19.8			—			19.8
Other Income		114.5			2.0			112.5
TMDP Arbitration Reserve		(32.0	)		—			(32.0	)
Earnings from Equity Investments		(0.4	)		—			(0.4	)
Total Other Income		101.9			2.0			99.9
Interest Charges		320.7			—			320.7
Income Before Income Taxes		(198.7	)		(73.6	)		(125.1	)
(Benefit)Provision for Income Tax		(135.2	)		(25.8	)		(109.4	)
Minority Interest		48.8			—			48.8
Net Income from Continuing Operations	$	(14.7	)	$	(47.8	)	$	33.1
Average common shares outstanding
Basic		179.9						179.9
Diluted		179.9						180.2
Earnings per share from continuing operations
Basic	$	(0.08	)				$	0.18
Diluted	$	(0.08	)				$	0.18

(1) Reflects the reversal of the results of operations for Frontera and the related tax impacts.

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(c) Exhibits

2.1

Purchase and Sales Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2004, by and among TPS Tejas GP, LLC and TPS Tejas LP, LLC as the Sellers, and Frontera Generation GP, Inc. and Centrica US Holdings Inc. as the Purchasers. Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the omitted material has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

2.2

Amendment No. 1, dated December 22, 2004 to Purchase and Sales Agreement, by and among TPS Tejas GP, LLC and TPS Tejas LP, LLC as the Sellers, and Frontera Generation GP, Inc. and Centrica US Holdings Inc. as the Purchasers.

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SIGNATURES

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.

Date: December 29, 2004	TECO ENERGY, INC.
	(Registrant)
	/s/ S. M. PAYNE
	S. M. PAYNE
	Vice President – Corporate
	Accounting and Tax (Principal Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibits
2.1	Purchase and Sales Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2004, by and among TPS Tejas GP, LLC and TPS Tejas LP, LLC as the Sellers, and Frontera Generation GP, Inc. and Centrica US Holdings Inc. as the Purchasers. Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the omitted material has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2.2	Amendment No. 1, dated December 22, 2004 to Purchase and Sales Agreement, by and among TPS Tejas GP, LLC and TPS Tejas LP, LLC as the Sellers, and Frontera Generation GP, Inc. and Centrica US Holdings Inc. as the Purchasers.

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