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) February 10, 2003
Commission File Number | Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number | I.R.S. Employer Number | ||
1-8788 | SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road) Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511) (775) 834-4011 | 88-0198358 |
None
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
On February 10, 2003 Sierra Pacific Resources (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it is seeking to raise $250 million through a private placement of convertible notes due 2010, in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired |
Not required
(b) | Pro forma financial information |
Not required
(c) | Exhibits |
99.1 Press Release issued February 10, 2003
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Sierra Pacific Resources (Registrant) | ||||||||
Date: February 11, 2003 | By: | /s/ JOHN E. BROWN | ||||||
John E. Brown Vice President, Controller |
Exhibit Index
Sierra Pacific Resources
Exhibit 99.1 – Press Release issued February 10, 2003