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 25, 2003
Commission Registrant, State of Incorporation, IRS Employer
File Number Address, and Telephone Number Identification No.
2-26720 Louisville Gas and Electric Company 61-0264150
(A Kentucky Corporation)
220 West Main Street
P.O. Box 32010
Louisville, Ky. 40232
(502) 627-2000
1-3464 Kentucky Utilities Company 61-0247570
(A Kentucky and Virginia Corporation)
One Quality Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507-1428
(859) 255-2100
This combined Form 8-K is separately filed by Louisville Gas and Electric
Company and Kentucky Utilities Company. Information contained herein
relating to any individual registrant is filed by such registrant on its
own behalf and each registrant makes no representation as to information
relating to the other registrant.
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 25, 2003, Louisville Gas and Electric Company ("LG&E") and
Kentucky Utilities Company ("KU") announced their intentions to pursue
increases in base rates. LG&E is expected to seek increases of
approximately 12 percent ($67 million per year) in electric rates and 6
percent ($20 million per year) in gas rates. KU is expected to seek an
increase of approximately 9 percent ($62 million per year) in electric
rates. These will be the first requested electric rate increases by LG&E
and KU in 13 and 20 years, respectively. Final details will be available
in the companies' rate filings currently planned for late December.
The companies' press releases regarding this matter are attached as
Exhibits 99.01 and 99.02, respectively, and are incorporated herein by
reference.
Statements made in this report that state the companies' or management's
intentions, expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking
statements. The companies' actual results could differ materially from
those
projected in the forward-looking statements, and there can be no assurance
that estimates of future results will be achieved. The companies' SEC
filings contain additional information concerning factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements.
Item 7. Final Statements and Exhibits
(a) None
(b) None.
(c) Exhibits
99.01 LG&E Press Release dated November 25, 2003
99.02 KU Press Release dated November 25, 2003.
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.
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
Dated: November 25, 2003 By: /s/ John R. McCall
John R. McCall
Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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.
Kentucky Utilities Company
Dated: November 25, 2003 By: /s/ John R. McCall
John R. McCall
Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
Kentucky Utilities Company
Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated November 25, 2003
Exhibits
Exhibit Applicable to
Number LG&E KU Description
99.01 x Press Release dated November 25, 2003
99.02 x Press Release dated November 25, 2003