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) | November 13, 2009 |
| PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-343 | 73-0410895 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH | 43215 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On November 9, 2009, Public Service Company of Oklahoma (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Barclays Capital Inc., BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.(collectively, the “Underwriters”), as representatives of the underwriters named therein, relating to the offering and sale by the Company of $250,000,000 of its 5.15% Senior Notes Series H, due 2019 (the “Notes”).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
| 1(a) | Underwriting Agreement, dated November 9, 2009, between the Company and the Underwriters, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto, in connection with the sale of the Notes. |
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| 4(a) | Eighth Supplemental Indenture, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, dated November 13, 2009, establishing the terms of the Notes. |
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| 4(b) | Form of the Notes (included in Exhibit 4(a) hereto). |
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| 5(a) | Opinion of Thomas G. Berkemeyer regarding the legality of the Notes. |
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.
| | PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA |
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| | By: /s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer |
| | Name: Thomas G. Berkemeyer |
| | Title: Assistant Secretary |
November 13, 2009
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| | 1(a) | Underwriting Agreement, dated November 9, 2009, between the Company and the Underwriters, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto, in connection with the sale of the Notes. |
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| | 4(a) | Eighth Supplemental Indenture, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, dated November 13, 2009, establishing the terms of the Notes. |
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| | 4(b) | Form of the Notes (included in Exhibit 4(a) hereto). |
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| | 5(a) | Opinion of Thomas G. Berkemeyer regarding the legality of the Notes. |
