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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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) May 2, 2005
| Commission File | Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of | I.R.S. employer | ||
| Number | Principal Executive Offices and Telephone | Identification | ||
| Number | Number | |||
| 1-8788 | SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES | 88-0198358 | ||
| P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road) | ||||
| Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511) | ||||
| (775) 834-4011 | ||||
| 1-4698 | NEVADA POWER COMPANY | 88-0045330 | ||
| 6226 West Sahara Avenue | ||||
| Las Vegas, Nevada 89146 | ||||
| (702) 367-5000 | ||||
| 0-508 | SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY | 88-0044418 | ||
| P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road) | ||||
| Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511) | ||||
| (775) 834-4011 |
None
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
The 2005 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Sierra Pacific Resources was held on Monday, May 2, 2005.
At the meeting, four members were elected to the Board of Directors to serve for terms expiring in 2008: Joseph B. Anderson, Jr., Krestine M. Corbin, Philip G. Satre, and Clyde T. Turner.
The voting results were as follows:
| For | Withheld | |||||||
| Joseph B. Anderson, Jr. | 95,271,773 | 6,135,259 | ||||||
| Krestine M. Corbin | 95,165,186 | 6,241,846 | ||||||
| Philip G. Satre | 95,230,229 | 6,176,803 | ||||||
| Clyde T. Turner | 88,313,941 | 13,093,091 | ||||||
Also approved at the meeting was a shareholder proposal requesting the Board of Directors to redeem any active poison pill, unless such poison pill is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares present and voting as a separate ballot item, to be held as soon as may be practicable.
The voting results were as follows:
| Broker Non- | ||||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Votes | |||||||||||||
| Submission of Poison Pill to shareholder approval | 52,800,821 | 24,709,726 | 1,345,506 | 22,550,979 | ||||||||||||
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired |
Not required
| (b) | Pro forma financial information |
Not required
| (c) | Exhibits |
Not required
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have each duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Sierra Pacific Resources (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: May 6, 2005 | By: | /s/ John E. Brown | ||
| John E. Brown | ||||
| Controller | ||||
| Nevada Power Company (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: May 6, 2005 | By: | /s/ John E. Brown | ||
| John E. Brown | ||||
| Controller | ||||
| Sierra Pacific Power Company (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: May 6, 2005 | By: | /s/ John E. Brown | ||
| John E. Brown | ||||
| Controller | ||||