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): January 9, 2001 South Carolina Electric & Gas Company - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) South Carolina 1-3375 57-0248695 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1426 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (803) 217-9000 Not applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) PAGE 2 Item 5. Other Events. On January 9, 2001, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, a principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation, issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by this reference. 2 PAGE 3 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 hereunto duly authorized. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (Registrant) January 10, 2001 By: s/Mark R. Cannon Mark R. Cannon Controller 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Number 99. Press release dated January 9, 2001. 4