UNITED STATES
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
November 2, 2007 (November 2, 2007)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
| Commission | Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter | IRS Employer | ||
File Number | State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization | Identification No. | ||
333-90553 | MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC | 47-0819200 | ||
(An Iowa Limited Liability Company) | ||||
666 Grand Avenue, Suite 500 | ||||
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580 | ||||
333-15387 | MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY | 42-1425214 | ||
(An Iowa Corporation) | ||||
666 Grand Avenue, Suite 500 | ||||
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580 | ||||
(515) 242-4300 | ||||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||
N/A | ||||
| (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) | ||||
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:
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Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure.
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (“MidAmerican”), the parent of MidAmerican Funding, LLC (“MidAmerican Funding”) and its indirect subsidiary MidAmerican Energy Company (“MidAmerican Energy”), is filing certain information titled “2007 Fixed-Income Investor Update – Fall 2007,” which in part includes information about MidAmerican Funding and MidAmerican Energy, that is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report (including exhibits) that is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in the report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | |
| 99.1 | Information titled “2007 Fixed-Income Investor Update – Fall 2007” |
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. These statements are ‘‘forward-looking statements’’ within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can typically be identified by the use of forward-looking words, such as ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘could,’’ ‘‘project,’’ ‘‘believe,’’ ‘‘anticipate,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘estimate,’’ ‘‘continue,’’ “intend,” ‘‘potential,’’ ‘‘plan,’’ ‘‘forecast,’’ and similar terms. These statements are based upon MidAmerican Funding’s and/or MidAmerican Energy’s current intentions, assumptions, expectations and beliefs and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors. Many of these factors are outside the control of MidAmerican Funding or MidAmerican Energy and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others:
· | general economic and business conditions in the United States as a whole and in the midwestern United States and MidAmerican Energy’s service territory in particular; |
· | the financial condition and creditworthiness of their significant customers and suppliers; |
· | governmental, statutory, legislative, regulatory or administrative initiatives, proceedings or decisions, including those relating to the Energy Policy Act of 2005; |
· | changes in, and compliance with, environmental laws, regulations, decisions and policies that could increase operating and capital improvement costs or affect plant output and/or delay plant construction; |
· | weather effects on costs, sales and revenues; |
· | changes in expected customer growth or usage of electricity or gas; |
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· | economic or industry trends that could impact electricity or gas usage; |
· | increased competition in the power generation, electric or gas industries; |
· | fuel, fuel transportation and power costs and availability; |
· | changes in business strategy, development plans or customer or vendor relationships; |
· | availability, term and deployment of capital; |
· | availability of qualified personnel; |
· | unscheduled generation outages or repairs; |
· | risks relating to nuclear generation; |
· | financial or regulatory accounting principles or policies imposed by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and similar entities with regulatory oversight; |
· | other risks or unforeseen events, including wars, the effects of terrorism, embargoes and other catastrophic events; and |
· | other business or investment considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in MidAmerican Funding’s or MidAmerican Energy’s SEC filings or in other publicly disseminated written documents. |
MidAmerican Funding and MidAmerican Energy undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exclusive.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC | |
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY | |
| (Registrant) | |
| Date: November 2, 2007 | |
| /s/ Paul J. Leighton | |
| Paul J. Leighton | |
| Vice President and Secretary of MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Vice President, Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of MidAmerican Energy Company | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Information titled “2007 Fixed-Income Investor Update – Fall 2007” |
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