UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
August 12, 2005
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Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter; Commission File No.:
| | Address of principal executive offices; zip code; registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
| | State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization; IRS Employer Identification No.:
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Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. 1-10290 | | 411 Seventh Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-393-6000 | | Pennsylvania 25-1598483 |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 12, 2005, Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. entered into agreements to sell six on-site energy facility management projects to an unrelated third party. The projects in this purchase, currently managed by subsidiaries of Duquesne Light Holdings, are for energy services to automotive plants, airports and large industrial food processing facilities throughout the Midwest and in Ontario, Canada. Closings for the sales of the individual projects will occur over the next several months and are subject to regulatory and customer consents and approvals. Duquesne Light Holdings expects total sale proceeds to be in the range of $35-$40 million.
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.
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| | | Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.
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| | | (Registrant) |
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Date August 12, 2005 | | /s/ Stevan R. Schott
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| | | (Signature) |
| | | Stevan R. Schott |
| | | Senior Vice President and |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
