Exhibit 99
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 11-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 2-82760
A. Full title of the plan and address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer
named below:
Peoples Energy Corporation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its
principal executive office:
Peoples Energy Corporation
130 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
This Form 11-K is being filed for informational purposes only.
ITEM 1. An audited statement of financial condition as of the end of the latest two
fiscal years of the plan.
Not applicable. Employees' payments for Company stock are neither segregated nor held for investment.
ITEM 2. An audited statement of income and changes in plan equity for each of the
latest three fiscal years of the plan.
Not applicable. See above.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Peoples Energy Corporation has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Peoples Energy Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Name of Plan)
Date: December 15, 1999
By /s/ James M. Luebbers
(Signature)
James M. Luebbers
Chief Financial Officer and Controller
Peoples Energy Corporation
