SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 _________________ FORM 11-K (Mark One) [ X ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED] FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED] For the transition period from _______________ to _________________ COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-7629 A. Full title of the plan and address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED SAVINGS PLAN B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED 5 POST OAK PARK 4400 POST OAK PARKWAY HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (a) Financial Statements: Independent Auditors' Report Page 1 Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits, December 31, 1993 Page 2 Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits, December 31, 1992 Page 3 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 1993 Page 4 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 1992 Page 5 Notes to Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 1993 and 1992 Page 6 Supplemental Schedule of Investments, December 31, 1993 (Item 27a) Page 15 Supplemental Schedule of Assets Purchased and Sold for the Year Ended December 31, 1993 (Item 27a) Page 19 Supplemental Schedule of 5% Reportable Transactions for the Year Ended December 31, 1993 (Item 27d) Page 21 Pursuant to Item 4 of Form 11-K, the financial statements and schedules referred to above have been prepared in accordance with regulations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. (b) Exhibit: 1 - Independent Auditors' Consent INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ============================ Houston Industries Incorporated Savings Plan: We have audited, by fund and in total, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Houston Industries Incorporated Savings Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31, 1993 and 1992, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, by fund and in total, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 1993 and 1992, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules of (1) investments as of December 31, 1993, (2) assets purchased and sold for the year ended December 31, 1993, and (3) 5% reportable transactions for the year ended December 31, 1993 are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements, but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. These schedules are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Such schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic 1993 financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. /s/ Deloitte & Touche DELOITTE & TOUCHE Houston, Texas June 15, 1994 1 HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED SAVINGS PLAN ============================================ STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS DECEMBER 31, 1993 PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT FUNDS ----------------------------------------------------- ALLOCATED A ESOP B C ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ASSETS INVESTMENTS (Note 1) Common Stock (Notes 4 and 8) $315,880,671 $ 53,039,534 Mutual Funds $ 55,123,859 Common/Collective Trusts 52,346,554 U.S. Government Obligations $ 3,240,827 U.S. Government Agencies 5,594,623 Corporate Bonds and Notes 5,004,642 Cash Equivalents (Note 4) 2,704,513 656,133 1,985,455 609,929 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Total 318,585,184 53,695,667 109,455,868 14,450,021 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- PARTICIPANT LOANS 13,411,434 9,160,250 1,186,568 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- RECEIVABLES Dividends and Interest (Note 1) 4,987,848 836,798 2,078,791 201,197 Contributions (Note 2) Employers 1,335,002 Participants 570,924 538,003 70,575 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Total 5,558,772 2,171,800 2,616,794 271,772 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- CASH 1 200,001 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- TOTAL ASSETS 337,555,391 55,867,467 121,432,913 15,908,361 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- LIABILITIES PAYABLES (Note 2) Forfeits to ESOP 5,267 Administrative Expenses 40,727 11,191 ESOP Loans from Company ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- TOTAL LIABILITIES 5,267 40,727 11,191 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS $337,550,124 $ 55,867,467 $121,392,186 $15,897,170 ============ ============ ============ =========== PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT FUNDS ---------------------------- UNALLOCATED D TOTAL ESOP TOTAL ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ASSETS INVESTMENTS (Note 1) Common Stock (Notes 4 and 8 $368,920,205 $396,128,034 $765,048,239 Mutual Funds 55,123,859 55,123,859 Common/Collective Trusts 52,346,554 52,346,554 U.S. Government Obligations 3,240,827 3,240,827 U.S. Government Agencies 5,594,623 5,594,623 Corporate Bonds and Notes 5,004,642 5,004,642 Cash Equivalents (Note 4) $13,377,022 19,333,052 3,896,119 23,229,171 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ Total 13,377,022 509,563,762 400,024,153 909,587,915 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ PARTICIPANT LOANS 2,835,124 26,593,376 26,593,376 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ RECEIVABLES Dividends and Interest (Note 1) 38,872 8,143,506 6,247,881 14,391,387 Contributions (Note 2) Employers 1,335,002 1,335,002 Participants 74,221 1,253,723 1,253,723 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ Total 113,093 10,732,231 6,247,881 16,980,112 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ CASH 200,002 200,002 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ TOTAL ASSETS 16,325,239 547,089,371 406,272,034 953,361,405 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ LIABILITIES PAYABLES (Note 2) Forfeits to ESOP 5,267 5,267 Administrative Expenses 51,918 51,918 ESOP Loans from Company 332,488,713 332,488,713 ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ TOTAL LIABILITIES 57,185 332,488,713 332,545,898 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS $16,325,239 $547,032,186 $ 73,783,321 $620,815,507 =========== ============ ============ ============ See notes to financial statements 2 HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED SAVINGS PLAN ============================================ STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS DECEMBER 31, 1992 PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT FUNDS ----------------------------------------------------- ALLOCATED A ESOP B C ------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ASSETS INVESTMENTS (Note 1) Common Stock (Notes 4 and 8)$283,612,416 $33,736,842 Mutual Funds $36,656,680 Common/Collective Trusts 49,847,881 U.S. Government Obligations $ 4,065,206 U.S. Government Agencies 2,902,223 Corporate Bonds and Notes 4,004,367 Cash Equivalents (Note 4) 3,692,380 367,820 1,631,745 1,540,375 ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- Total 287,304,796 34,104,662 88,136,306 12,512,171 ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- PARTICIPANT LOANS 11,707,581 7,723,947 1,177,461 ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- RECEIVABLES Dividends and Interest (Note 1) 20,507 890 621,937 91,723 Contributions (Note 2) Employers 1,333,071 Participants 517,916 672,033 84,125 Inter Fund ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- Total 538,423 1,333,961 1,293,970 175,848 ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- CASH 70 ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- TOTAL ASSETS 299,550,870 35,438,623 97,154,223 13,865,480 ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- LIABILITIES PAYABLES (Note 2) Forfeits to ESOP (13,323) Affiliate Plan 46,589 5,830 29,548 6,890 Administrative Expenses 40,297 9,672 ESOP Loans from Company Inter Fund 465,632 ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- TOTAL LIABILITIES 33,266 471,462 69,845 16,562 ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS $299,517,604 $ 34,967,161 $97,084,378 $13,848,918 ============ ============ =========== =========== PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT FUNDS --------------------------- UNALLOCATED D TOTAL ESOP TOTAL ----------- ------------- ------------ ----------- ASSETS INVESTMENTS (Note 1) Common Stock (Notes 4 and 8) $317,349,258 $397,302,823 $714,652,081 Mutual Funds 36,656,680 36,656,680 Common/Collective Trusts 49,847,881 49,847,881 U.S. Government Obligations 4,065,206 4,065,206 U.S. Government Agencies 2,902,223 2,902,223 Corporate Bonds and Notes 4,004,367 4,004,367 Cash Equivalents (Note 4) $13,333,633 20,565,953 2,175,000 22,740,953 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ Total 13,333,633 435,391,568 399,477,823 834,869,391 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ PARTICIPANT LOANS 2,674,785 23,283,774 23,283,774 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ RECEIVABLES Dividends and Interest (Note 1) 56,252 791,309 13,630 804,939 Contributions (Note 2) Employers 1,333,071 1,333,071 Participants 104,210 1,378,284 1,378,284 Inter Fund 465,632 465,632 ----------- ------------ ------------- ------------ Total 160,462 3,502,664 479,262 3,981,926 ----------- ------------ ------------- ------------ CASH 70 70 ----------- ------------ ------------- ------------ TOTAL ASSETS 16,168,880 462,178,076 399,957,085 862,135,161 ----------- ------------ ------------- ------------ LIABILITIES PAYABLES (Note 2) Forfeits to ESOP (13,323) (13,323) Affiliate Plan 2,270 91,127 91,127 Administrative Expenses 13,969 63,938 63,938 ESOP Loans from Company 332,488,713 332,488,713 Inter Fund 465,632 465,632 ----------- ------------ ------------- ------------ TOTAL LIABILITIES 16,239 607,374 332,488,713 333,096,087 ----------- ------------ ------------- ------------ NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS $16,152,641 $461,570,702 $ 67,468,372 $529,039,074 =========== ============ ============ ============ See notes to financial statements 3 HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED SAVINGS PLAN ============================================ STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993 PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT FUNDS -------------------------------------------------------- ALLOCATED A ESOP B C ------------ ------------- ------------- ------------ INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1) Dividends Common Stock (Note 4) $ 24,090,174 $ 3,527,272 Mutual Funds $ 3,047,644 Interest (Note 4) 168,074 17,005 143,475 $ 994,153 NET APPRECIATION IN FAIR VALUE OF INVESTMENTS (Notes 4 and 8) 11,153,454 1,846,143 12,307,693 28,643 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Total 35,411,702 5,390,420 15,498,812 1,022,796 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- CONTRIBUTIONS (Note 2) Participants 14,294,697 13,559,271 1,757,726 Employers Allocations of ESOP Stock 13,298,087 Cash 3,159,045 ESOP Contributions ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Total 14,294,697 16,457,132 13,559,271 1,757,726 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- INTEREST ON PARTICIPANT LOANS 849,938 775,491 85,996 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- FUND TRANSFERS (To) From Affiliate Plan (53,937) (42,200) 22,579 (2,173) (To) From Other Funds 881,756 (10,860) 523,320 76,173 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Total 827,819 (53,060) 545,899 74,000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (Note 2) (211,859) (63,875) ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- BENEFIT PAYMENTS (Notes 2 and 5) (13,351,636) (894,186) (5,859,806) (828,391) ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- INTEREST ON ESOP LOANS ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- INCREASE IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS 38,032,520 20,900,306 24,307,808 2,048,252 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS: BEGINNING OF YEAR 299,517,604 34,967,161 97,084,378 13,848,918 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- END OF YEAR $337,550,124 $ 55,867,467 $121,392,186 $15,897,170 ============ ============ ============ =========== PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT FUNDS ---------------------------- UNALLOCATED D TOTAL ESOP TOTAL ------------ ------------- ------------- ------------- INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1) Dividends Common Stock (Note 4) $ 27,617,446 $ 31,767,683 $ 59,385,129 Mutual Funds 3,047,644 3,047,644 Interest (Note 4) $ 435,955 1,758,662 82,156 1,840,818 NET APPRECIATION IN FAIR VALUE OF INVESTMENTS (Notes 4 and 8) 25,335,933 14,644,259 39,980,192 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ Total 435,955 57,759,685 46,494,098 104,253,783 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ CONTRIBUTIONS (Note 2) Participants 2,069,571 31,681,265 31,681,265 Employers Allocations of ESOP Stock 13,298,087 (13,298,087) Cash 3,159,045 3,159,045 ESOP Contributions 5,508,457 5,508,457 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ Total 2,069,571 48,138,397 (7,789,630) 40,348,767 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ INTEREST ON PARTICIPANT LOANS 134,680 1,846,105 1,846,105 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ FUND TRANSFERS (To) From Affiliate Plan (29,943) (105,674) (105,674) (To) From Other Funds (1,470,389) ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ Total (1,500,332) (105,674) (105,674) ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (Note 2) (30,818) (306,552) (306,552) ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ BENEFIT PAYMENTS (Notes 2 and 5) (936,458) (21,870,477) (21,870,477) ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ INTEREST ON ESOP LOANS (32,389,519) (32,389,519) ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ INCREASE IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS 172,598 85,461,484 6,314,949 91,776,433 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS: BEGINNING OF YEAR 16,152,641 461,570,702 67,468,372 529,039,074 ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ END OF YEAR $16,325,239 $547,032,186 $ 73,783,321 $620,815,507 =========== ============ ============ ============ See notes to financial statements. 4 HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED SAVINGS PLAN ============================================ STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1992 PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT FUNDS --------------------------------------------------------- ALLOCATED A ESOP B C ------------- ------------- ------------ ------------- INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1) Dividends Common Stock (Note 4) $ 19,199,106 $ 1,635,024 Mutual Funds $ 1,647,511 Interest (Note 4) 296,453 16,444 276,635 $ 978,957 NET APPRECIATION IN FAIR VALUE OF INVESTMENTS (Notes 4 and 8) 8,225,201 1,347,267 6,389,146 163,689 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Total 27,720,760 2,998,735 8,313,292 1,142,646 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ CONTRIBUTIONS (Note 2) Participants 12,961,093 13,519,190 1,706,260 Employers Allocations of ESOP Stock 13,774,804 Cash 2,346,343 ESOP Contributions ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Total 12,961,093 16,121,147 13,519,190 1,706,260 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ INTEREST ON PARTICIPANT LOANS 748,963 744,704 83,196 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ FUND TRANSFERS (To) Affiliate Plan (36,914) (7,003) (29,219) (6,282) (To) From Other Funds 554,656 (14,708) 1,849,347 (470,260) ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Total 517,742 (21,711) 1,820,128 (476,542) ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (Note 2) (234,084) (61,311) ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ BENEFIT PAYMENTS (Notes 2 and 5) (57,949,830) (3,058,142) (19,911,182) (2,615,031) ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ INTEREST ON ESOP LOANS ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS (16,001,272) 16,040,029 4,252,048 (220,782) ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS: BEGINNING OF YEAR 315,518,876 18,927,132 92,832,330 14,069,700 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ END OF YEAR $299,517,604 $ 34,967,161 $97,084,378 $ 13,848,918 ============ ============ =========== ============ PARTICIPANT INVESTMENT FUNDS ---------------------------- UNALLOCATED D TOTAL ESOP TOTAL ------------ ------------- ------------- ------------- INVESTMENT INCOME (Note 1) Dividends Common Stock (Note 4) $ 20,834,130 $ 26,384,161 $ 47,218,291 Mutual Funds 1,647,511 1,647,511 Interest (Note 4) $ 569,344 2,137,833 93,828 2,231,661 NET APPRECIATION IN FAIR VALUE OF INVESTMENTS (Notes 4 and 8) 16,125,303 13,935,682 30,060,985 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total 569,344 40,744,777 40,413,671 81,158,448 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ CONTRIBUTIONS (Note 2) Participants 2,493,424 30,679,967 30,679,967 Employers Allocations of ESOP Stock 13,774,804 (13,774,804) Cash 2,346,343 2,346,343 ESOP Contributions 5,000,959 5,000,959 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total 2,493,424 46,801,114 (8,773,845) 38,027,269 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ INTEREST ON PARTICIPANT LOANS 149,487 1,726,350 1,726,350 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ FUND TRANSFERS (To) Affiliate Plan (2,270) (81,688) (81,688) (To) From Other Funds (1,919,035) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total (1,921,305) (81,688) (81,688) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (Note 2) (51,365) (346,760) (346,760) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ BENEFIT PAYMENTS (Notes 2 and 5) (3,561,236) (87,095,421) (87,095,421) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ INTEREST ON ESOP LOANS (32,932,570) (32,932,570) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS (2,321,651) 1,748,372 (1,292,744) 455,628 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS: BEGINNING OF YEAR 18,474,292 459,822,330 68,761,116 528,583,446 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ END OF YEAR $ 16,152,641 $461,570,702 $ 67,468,372 $529,039,074 ============ ============ ============ ============ See notes to financial statements. 5 HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED SAVINGS PLAN ============================================ NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993 AND 1992 ---------------------------------------------- 1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES In accordance with the provisions of the Houston Industries Incorporated Savings Plan (Plan), the financial records of the Plan are generally kept and the valuations of accounts of participating employees (Participants) are determined on the cash basis. The accompanying financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis and, accordingly, memorandum entries have been made to the accounting records of the Plan to reflect the accrual of dividends and interest earned but not received and administrative expenses incurred but not paid. Dividend income includes five quarterly dividends of $0.75 per share due to a change in the timing of Houston Industries Incorporated's Board of Directors' declaration of dividends. Dividend payout was $3.00 per share in 1993. The Plan recognizes net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of its investments. Investments are reflected at fair value in the financial statements. Fair value for securities listed on a national exchange is principally determined using the last recorded sales price. Fair value for mutual funds is determined using net asset value. Fair value for common/collective trusts is determined using unit values as reported by the common/collective trusts' sponsors. Certain amounts in the 1992 financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 1993 presentation. 2. SUMMARY OF THE PLAN The Plan was amended and restated effective January 1, 1994. See Note 7 for a description of the changes to the Plan. Investment Program - - ------------------ The Plan has four investment funds, Funds A, B, C and D (Funds), as follows: FUND A: Invested and reinvested in shares of common stock of Houston Industries Incorporated (Company). FUND B: Invested and reinvested in, directly or indirectly through collective investment media such as mutual funds and any common, collective, group or commingled trust fund that invests primarily in, (i) common stock and preferred stock and limited partnership interests, (ii) leaseholds, fees and other interests in real estate, (iii) income-producing debt securities or (iv) other evidences of ownership of, or interest in, any property, such as trust and participation certificates and conditional sale agreements, all exclusive of direct investment in securities of the Company. It is intended that the assets of Fund B be predominantly invested in equity securities and/or real estate. Investment practices and techniques that may be utilized in Fund B include but are not limited to (i) securities lending, (ii) investments in futures contracts, forwards contracts, and options, (iii) swap agreements and (iv) indexed securities in which value is linked to currencies, interest rates, commodities indices, or other financial indicators. 6 FUND C: Invested and reinvested in, directly or indirectly through collective investment media such as mutual funds and any common, collective, group or commingled trust fund that invests primarily in income-producing debt securities including but not limited to (i) obligations issued or fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof, (ii) debt securities issued by corporations, partnerships, trans-national organizations or other entities, (iii) interests in notes secured by mortgages on real estate and equity interests in real estate, (iv) asset-backed securities, (v) debt securities issued by foreign governments or any agency thereof or (vi) demand or time deposits, repurchase agreements or commercial paper. Investment practices and techniques that may be utilized in Fund C include but are not limited to (i) securities lending, (ii) investments in futures contracts, forwards contracts, and options, (iii) swap agreements, and (iv) indexed securities in which value is linked to currencies, interest rates, commodities indices, or other financial indicators. FUND D: Invested and reinvested in, directly or indirectly through collective investment media such as mutual funds and any common, collective, group or commingled trust fund that invests primarily in, (i) money market or other short-term investments (including but not limited to repurchase agreements, bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, demand or time deposits, obligations issued or fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof, securities with an interest rate or dividend rate that resets to a market-based rate within one year from the date of issuance or the most recent date on which interest rates or dividend rates were set, medium-to long-term securities which at the time of purchase have less than one year to maturity and other securities which at the time of purchase have less than one year to maturity) or (ii) annuity or investment contracts with life insurance companies or other financial institutions under which certain guaranteed interest is provided and a repayment of the principal amount is guaranteed. Pending the acquisition of an investment in an orderly manner for the Funds, the Trustee (as hereinafter defined) and the ESOP Trustee (as hereinafter defined) may temporarily hold funds uninvested or in repurchase agreements, bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, demand or time deposits, obligations issued or fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof, master notes or like holdings either separately or through the medium of a common, collective, group or commingled trust fund that invests primarily in such investments. The assets of the Plan are held in trust by Texas Commerce Bank National Association (Trustee) and State Street Bank and Trust Company (ESOP Trustee). The Benefits Committee (Committee) (formerly the Compensation and Benefits Committee) appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company, as the administrator of the Plan, has appointed independent investment managers to manage all or a portion of the assets of Funds B, C and D. The Committee has also retained an investment consultant to provide investment advice with respect to Funds B, C and D. The fees charged by the investment managers and the consultant are paid by the Trustee out of Funds B, C and D. In 1993 and 1992, a Participant had the right to direct the Trustee to invest his contributions, but not matching contributions made by his employer (Employer Contributions), in accordance with one of ten options. 7 At December 31, 1993 and 1992, the respective number of Participants in the Plan selecting the options set forth below are as follows: Number of Participants ---------------------- Investment Option 1993 1992 - - ----------------------------------- ---------- ---------- 100% in Fund A................... 2,645 2,962 100% in Fund B................... 1,768 2,081 100% in Fund C................... 77 102 100% in Fund D................... 193 289 50% in Fund A and 50% in Fund B.. 2,994 3,307 50% in Fund A and 50% in Fund C.. 272 282 50% in Fund A and 50% in Fund D.. 353 495 50% in Fund B and 50% in Fund C.. 497 546 50% in Fund B and 50% in Fund D.. 587 806 50% in Fund C and 50% in Fund D.. 115 164 In 1993 and 1992, all Employer Contributions were invested in the ESOP (as hereinafter defined). Employee Stock Ownership Plan ----------------------------- In October 1990, the Plan was amended and restated to add an employee stock ownership component (ESOP) to the Plan. In connection with the ESOP, the Company also executed an ESOP Trust Agreement (ESOP Trust) between the Company and the ESOP Trustee. The ESOP is a funding mechanism for a portion of the Employer Contributions to the Plan. The ESOP Trustee purchased shares of the Company's common stock in open market transactions with funds provided by loans (Loans) from the Company. The ESOP Trustee completed the purchases of shares of the Company's common stock in December 1991 after purchasing 9,381,092 shares at a cost of approximately $350 million. At December 31, 1993 and 1992, the balance of the Loans was approximately $332 million. The Loans bear interest at a fixed rate of 9.783%. The Loans are expected to be repaid over a period of up to twenty years. Although prepayments of principal are permitted, no principal repayments are required until 1997. The Company will make periodic cash contributions to the unallocated ESOP (ESOP Contributions). The ESOP Contributions, together with the earnings received by the ESOP Trustee, will be used to pay principal and interest on the Loans. As debt service payments on the Loans are made, the Company will release shares of common stock from the pledge securing the Loans and such shares will be allocated to Participants' accounts as Employer Contributions. No allocated shares will serve as collateral for the Loans. In addition to the ESOP Contributions, the Company may elect to make Employer Contributions to the Allocated ESOP (as hereinafter defined) in the form of cash which may be used to purchase shares of the Company's common stock in the open market. That portion of the ESOP which has been allocated to Participants (Allocated ESOP) as Employer Contributions and that portion of the ESOP which has not been allocated to Participants (Unallocated ESOP) are presented separately in the financial statements. 8 Funding - - ------- Contributions to the Plan are made by Participants and by the Company and each subsidiary of the Company that has adopted the Plan (Employers). Each Participant may contribute to the Plan annually an amount equal to any whole percent up to and including 6% of his total compensation. In 1993 and 1992, this amount, referred to as the Participant's "Basic Contributions", could be made up of Pre-tax and After-tax Contributions (as hereinafter defined), provided that the total amount contributed was less than or equal to 6% of the Participant's compensation. Employer Contributions are in an amount equal to 70% of Participants' Basic Contributions. In 1993 and 1992, each Participant could make excess contributions annually to the Plan in an amount equal to any whole percent up to and including 10% of his total compensation. This amount, referred to as the Participant's "Excess Contributions", could be made up of Pre-tax and After-tax Contributions, provided that the total amount contributed was less than or equal to 10% of the Participant's compensation. Employers do not match excess contributions. In 1993 and 1992, Participants could make their contributions to the Plan through (i) payroll deductions (After-tax Contributions), (ii) salary deferral (Pre-tax Contributions) or (iii) a combination of After-Tax and Pre-tax Contributions. Pre-tax Contributions made to the Plan by salary deferral decrease a Participant's income for federal income tax purposes by the amount of the Participant's Pre-tax Contributions. Pre-tax Contributions are, however, subject to Federal Insurance Contributions Act withholding tax. The maximum amount that a taxpayer may elect to defer as a Pre-tax Contribution for any taxable year under all cash or deferred arrangements (such as the Plan) in which the taxpayer participates was limited to $8,994 in 1993 and $8,728 in 1992. The maximum limit for 1994 is $9,240, to be adjusted annually thereafter for inflation. If the total amount of Pre-tax Contributions exceeds the maximum limit during any calendar year, such excess will be included in the taxpayer's gross income for the year to which the deferrals relate, and will be returned to the Participant, plus any income or minus any loss allocable thereto, by April 15 of the following year. Participation - - ------------- Any eligible employee of an Employer may participate in the Plan beginning on any January 1 if he was employed by an Employer on or before the immediately preceding October 1. Ineligible employees include persons not regularly and principally employed by an Employer and leased employees. If an individual is transferred to eligible employment covered by the Plan from employment not covered by the Plan, he shall be eligible to participate in the Plan on the date of his transfer if he was employed on or before the October 1 in the year preceding his transfer. Former Participants who are reemployed by an Employer may recommence participation in the Plan immediately, and their vesting service and any portion of their interest in the Employer Contributions that was forfeited will be reinstated. 9 Distributions and Forfeitures - - ----------------------------- A terminated Participant or the beneficiary of a deceased Participant is entitled to a distribution of the value of the Participant's entire account in case of disability, voluntary early retirement as described in the Plan, retirement at or after age 65 or death. A Participant's surviving spouse is deemed to be the Participant's beneficiary unless the Participant has provided the Committee with a written designation of another beneficiary or beneficiaries. Such written designation must contain the spouse's written consent. In case of termination of service for other reasons, a Participant is entitled to a distribution of the value of his contribution account plus the vested portion of his Employer Contribution account. Vesting is determined by vesting service years in accordance with the following schedule: Vesting Service Vested Years* Percentage - - ----------------------------------- ---------- Less than two............. 0 Two but less than three... 20 Three but less than four.. 40 Four but less than five... 60 Five but less than six.... 80 Six or more............... 100 --- *Generally, a vesting service year will be a Plan year during which a Participant completes at least 1,000 hours of service. Any portion of the value of Employer Contributions not vested will be forfeited. The amount forfeited by a Participant is applied so as to reduce the respective Employer's subsequent contribution to the Plan. Forfeitures in 1993 and 1992 were approximately $161,000 and $643,500, respectively. A terminated Participant must make a written request to receive a final distribution from the Plan. The written request may be made at any time, but must be made no later than the end of the year in which the terminated Participant attains the age of 65. If no request is received by the end of the year in which the terminated Participant attains age 65, an automatic distribution will be made to the terminated Participant and mailed to his last known address. If the vested value of the Participant's account does not exceed $3,500, as valued as of the last day of the month preceding termination, an automatic distribution will be made to the terminated Participant. Payments to a beneficiary will be made as soon as practicable after the Participant's death and if the distribution is more than $3,500, the beneficiary must consent to the distribution. An alternate payee may also receive a distribution from the Plan pursuant to a "Qualified Domestic Relations Order". 10 Withdrawals and Loans - - --------------------- A Participant may make in-service withdrawals from amounts attributable to his After-tax Contributions and may borrow against amounts attributable to his Pre- tax Contributions. The loans bear interest at a rate determined by the Committee on a uniform and consistent basis and set forth in written procedures promulgated by the Committee as required by applicable governmental regulations. The maximum amount that a Participant may borrow from his Pre-tax Contribution account is the lesser of (i) $50,000, reduced by the excess, if any, of the highest outstanding balance of loans to the Participant from all plans maintained by the Company or an affiliated entity during the one-year period ending on the day before the date on which such loan is made over the outstanding balance of such loans from the plans on the date on which such loan is made, (ii) 50% of the value of the Participant's vested account balance under the Plan, or (iii) 100% of the value of the Participant's Pre-tax Contribution account. The loans are to be secured by the pledge of a portion of the Participant's right, title and value of the Participant's vested account balance under the Plan as determined immediately after the loan is made. Loans may be repaid over a period of up to four years. No loan will be made in a sum less than $500. Diversification of Investments - - ------------------------------ A Participant who is 55 years or older and who has participated in the Plan for at least ten years has the option to diversify the investments in his ESOP account and his Employer Contribution account by transferring up to 25% of the balances of those accounts (less any amount already transferred) to any of the other three Funds. After five years of eligibility to make such transfers, the maximum percentage increases to 50% (less any amount already transferred). Elections must be made in the first 90 days of a year. A Participant may make this election annually, and second or subsequent elections will cause transfers only to the extent the election exceeds amounts previously transferred. Termination of the Plan - - ----------------------- The Company may terminate the Plan at any time and must give written notice to the Trustee. In the event of termination of the Plan, the assets held by the Trustee under the Plan will be valued and fully vested, and each Participant will be entitled to distributions respecting his account. 3. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES No provision for federal income taxes has been made in the financial statements of the Plan. Prior to the amendment and restatement of the Plan to include the ESOP, the Internal Revenue Service determined and informed the Company by a letter dated March 26, 1990 that the Plan is qualified and the trust fund (Trust) established under the Plan is tax-exempt, under the appropriate sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Committee, the Company and the Company's counsel believe that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code. Therefore, they believe that the Plan was qualified and the related Trust was tax-exempt as of the financial statement dates. 11 As a result, the Participant's Pre-tax Contributions, up to a specified maximum amount each calendar year, and the Employer Contributions to the Trust on behalf of a Participant are not currently taxable to a Participant when made, and income from any source accruing to a Participant's account is not taxable when realized by the Trust. The After-tax Contributions made by a Participant will not be deductible by the Participant. The continued status of the Trust as a tax-exempt trust and the Plan as a qualified plan are contingent upon the continuing operation of the Trust and the Plan in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code. 4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS During 1993, the Trustee and the ESOP Trustee purchased shares of the Company's common stock directly from the Company for Fund A and the Allocated ESOP at prices equal to the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on the dates the Trustee and the ESOP Trustee delivered to the Company written acceptance of the Company's offers to sell. The Company withdrew such offers effective January 1, 1994. The ESOP Trustee used cash from earnings and Employer Contributions held in the Allocated ESOP to purchase shares of the Company's common stock in the open market for the Allocated ESOP; see Note 2. The number of shares of the Company's common stock purchased and the related cost are shown below: Fund A Allocated ESOP ----------------------- ------------------ Shares Cost Shares Cost ------- -------------- ------ ---------- Direct Sales By Company to Trust 484,200 $22,673,275 22,600 $1,055,550 Open Market Purchases -0- -0- 16,759 764,884 During 1993, the ESOP Trustee sold in the open market 2,134 shares of the Company's common stock valued at $98,588 (cost $79,757). During 1992, the Trustee and the ESOP Trustee purchased in the open market shares of the Company's common stock for Fund A and the Allocated ESOP; the Trustee also purchased shares of the Company's common stock for Fund A from the Allocated ESOP. The number of shares of the Company's common stock purchased and the related cost are shown below: Fund A Allocated ESOP ----------------------- ------------------- Shares Cost Shares Cost ------- -------------- ------- ---------- Open Market Purchases 432,351 $19,292,039 14,394 $ 609,270 Purchases from Allocated ESOP 5,763 245,220 (5,763) (245,220) During 1992, the Trustee sold in the open market 582,271 shares of the Company's common stock valued at $25,003,881 (cost $16,359,478). During 1993 and 1992, the Trustee and the ESOP Trustee distributed 35,667 shares of the Company's common stock (valued at $1,642,820) and 585,878 shares of the Company's common stock (valued at $24,990,931), respectively. 12 As of December 31, 1993, an aggregate of 16,064,005 shares of the Company's common stock was held by the Plan, consisting of 6,632,665 shares held by the Trustee and 9,431,340 shares held by the ESOP Trustee. As of December 31, 1992, an aggregate of 15,578,247 shares of the Company's common stock was held by the Plan, consisting of 6,182,287 shares held by the Trustee and 9,395,960 shares held by the ESOP Trustee. These shares represented 5.08% and 7.22%, respectively, of the Company's common stock outstanding at December 31, 1993 and 4.77% and 7.25%, respectively, of the Company's common stock outstanding at December 31, 1992. During 1993 and 1992, the Plan and the ESOP purchased and sold units of short- term investment funds managed by the Trustee and the ESOP Trustee as temporary investments, as shown below: 1993 1992 ------------------------- ------------------------- Plan ESOP Plan ESOP ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- Purchases $167,686,249 $30,324,545 $173,983,300 $28,670,000 Sales 156,371,604 28,315,358 176,735,142 29,998,000 5. BENEFITS PAYABLE As of December 31, 1993 and 1992, net assets available for benefits included benefits of $3,219,798 and $2,253,362, respectively, due to Participants. 6. EARLY RETIREMENT AND SEVERANCE PLANS In January 1992, the Company, and its subsidiaries Houston Lighting & Power Company and Utility Fuels, Inc. offered certain employees a voluntary early retirement program and announced a severance plan for employees affected by reductions in the workforce. Approximately 500 employees elected to take early retirement effective April 1, 1992. The Plan was amended effective March 30, 1992 to provide for full vesting of the employer matching accounts of those Participants who elected to retire under the voluntary early retirement program. In March and April 1992, approximately 1,000 additional employees were notified of their involuntary termination. Such employees continued their participation in the Plan for a period of sixty (60) days following notification. 7. AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF PLAN Pursuant to an amendment and restatement of the Plan, effective January 1, 1994, the KBLCOM Incorporated Savings Plan (KBLCOM Plan) was merged with and consolidated into the Plan, the merged plan being the Houston Industries Incorporated Savings Plan. The assets of the KBLCOM Plan became assets of the Plan. Changes affecting Participants include: (1) vesting service years will be determined based on years of covered employment, (2) a Participant with less than five years of service who withdraws Basic After-tax Contributions is suspended from Plan participation for six months, 13 (3) loans may be repaid over a period of up to five years, and (4) the Plan will accept "direct rollovers" from other qualified plans. The Plan has been amended by the First Amendment effective April 6, 1994 which provided for the following: (1) Participants may allocate future Participant contributions to any or all of the Funds in 10% increments and may change such allocations monthly, (2) Participants may transfer amounts attributable to past Participant contributions among the Funds monthly, and (3) the Board of Directors of the Company delegated to the Committee the authority to amend the Plan to change the number and composition of the Funds. 8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Subsequent to December 31, 1993 the market value of the Company's common stock has declined. As of June 15, 1994, unrealized depreciation in Fund A, Allocated ESOP, and Unallocated ESOP was $90,370,061, $15,174,040, and $113,327,968, respectively. 14 Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes; EIN: 74-1885573; PN: 015 HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED SAVINGS PLAN ============================================ SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1993 FUND A CURRENT - - ------ COST VALUE ------------ ------------ Common Stock - - ------------ *Houston Industries (6,632,665 shares) $200,715,851 $315,880,671 ------------ ------------ Cash Equivalents - - ---------------- *Texas Commerce Bank Short Term Investor Money Market Group Fund($2,704,513 par value) 2,704,513 2,704,513 ------------ ------------ TOTAL FUND A INVESTMENTS 203,420,364 318,585,184 ------------ ------------ ALLOCATED ESOP - - -------------- Common Stock - - ------------ *Houston Industries (1,113,691 shares) 41,961,565 53,039,534 ------------ ------------ Cash Equivalents - - ---------------- *State Street Short Term Investment Fund ($655,068 par value) 655,068 655,068 *Texas Commerce Bank Short Term Investor Money Market Group Fund ($1,065 par value) 1,065 1,065 ------------ ------------ Total Cash Equivalents 656,133 656,133 ------------ ------------ TOTAL ALLOCATED ESOP INVESTMENTS 42,617,698 53,695,667 ------------ ------------ FUND B - - ------ Mutual Funds - - ------------ Acorn Fund (560,447 shares) 4,824,077 7,818,229 Fidelity Equity-Income Fund (266,489 shares) 7,281,497 9,017,981 Harbor International Fund (233,609 shares) 5,249,201 5,681,363 New York Venture Fund (1,059,773 shares) 13,400,000 12,685,478 Templeton Foreign Equity Series (452,511 shares) 5,058,222 6,027,448 Twentieth Century Growth Investors Fund (186,236 shares) 3,567,847 4,171,682 Vanguard Windsor Fund (698,898 shares) 8,893,460 9,721,678 ------------ ------------ Total Mutual Funds 48,274,304 55,123,859 ------------ ------------ Common/Collective Trusts - - ------------------------ Accel Fund (476,271 units) 5,001,333 6,853,698 Beutel Trust (789,201 units) 8,339,069 11,788,776 Dietche & Field Investment Trust A (741,444 units) 7,971,457 14,266,128 15 Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes; EIN: 74-1885573; PN: 015 CURRENT COST VALUE ---------- ----------- Oechsle International Group Trust Fund-Core-Plus Account (173,534 units) 4,158,824 5,123,360 Sarofim Equity Fund (9,015 units) 9,513,043 14,314,592 ---------- ----------- Total Common/Collective Trusts 34,983,726 52,346,554 ---------- ----------- Cash Equivalents - - ---------------- Northern Trust Collective Short Term Investment Fund ($200,000 par value) 200,000 200,000 *Texas Commerce Bank Short Term Investor Money Market Group Fund ($1,785,455 par value) 1,785,455 1,785,455 ---------- ----------- Total Cash Equivalents 1,985,455 1,985,455 ---------- ----------- TOTAL FUND B INVESTMENTS 85,243,485 109,455,868 ---------- ----------- FUND C - - ------ U.S. Government Obligations - - --------------------------- U.S. Treasury 6.875% note due 3/31/97 ($725,000 par value) 779,668 772,574 U.S. Treasury 8.25% note due 7/15/98 ($425,000 par value) 484,414 478,388 U.S. Treasury 7.00% note due 4/15/99 ($920,000 par value) 999,062 992,303 U.S. Treasury 7.875% bond due 2/15/21 ($70,000 par value) 79,953 81,474 U.S. Treasury 8.125% bond due 8/15/21 ($765,000 par value) 865,018 916,088 ---------- ----------- Total U.S. Government Obligations 3,208,115 3,240,827 ---------- ----------- U.S. Government Agencies - - ------------------------ Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 9.70% multiclass mortgage participation certificate guaranteed series 17 class 17-H due 6/15/18 ($300,000 par value) 321,469 318,279 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 6.50% multiclass series 1580-A class A due 9/15/98 ($505,000 par value) 487,790 479,160 Federal National Mortgage Assn 6.50% pool #232698 due 9/1/08 ($495,000 par value) 474,162 476,664 Federal National Mortgage Assn 6.50% pass through certificate pool #247313 due 11/1/08 ($757,500 par value) 769,372 762,063 Federal National Mortgage Assn 8.50% guaranteed remic pass through certificate remic trust 1990-112 class 112-E due 7/25/19 ($500,000 par value) 524,844 521,483 Federal National Mortgage Assn 10.00% guaranteed mortgage pass through certificate pool #129851 due 6/1/20 ($360,000 par value) 170,341 170,197 Government National Mortgage Assn 7.50% pool #326440 due 6/15/23 ($320,687 par value) 315,357 314,268 Government National Mortgage Assn 7.00% pool #330301 due 9/15/23 ($396,001 par value) 398,944 401,228 16 Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes; EIN: 74-1885573; PN: 015 CURRENT COST VALUE ---------- ---------- Government National Mortgage Assn 7.50% pool #364629 due 9/15/23 ($350,830 par value) 361,122 363,037 Government National Mortgage Assn 6.50% pool #363130 due 12/15/23 ($396,001 par value) 390,865 392,892 Resolution Trust mortgage pass through securities income commercial certificate series 1992-C7 class A-2 due 6/25/23 ($500,000 par value) 440,908 446,375 Resolution Trust mortgage pass through securities income commercial certificate series 1992-C8 class A-2 variable rate due 12/25/23 ($500,000 par value) 475,810 477,598 Resolution Trust mortgage pass through securities income commercial certificate series 1993-C2 class A-2 floating rate due 3/25/25 ($500,000 par value) 471,942 471,379 ---------- ---------- Total U.S. Government Agencies 5,602,926 5,594,623 ---------- ---------- Corporate Bonds and Notes - - ------------------------- Bellsouth Capital Funding 8.90% medium term note due 3/1/98 ($100,000 par value) 114,573 113,340 British Telecom Finance 9.375% guaranteed note due 2/15/99 ($500,000 par value) 542,790 579,510 Export Import Bank of Japan 8.00% insc #284734 euro #17056 due 6/4/00 ($93,750 par value) 88,505 97,031 Exxon Capital 6.50% note due 8/15/97 ($500,000 par value) 527,370 518,020 Ford Motor Credit 8.00% note due 10/1/96 ($500,000 par value) 539,950 536,585 General Electric Capital 8.70% note due 2/15/03 ($500,000 par value) 583,265 582,285 Premier Auto Trust 1993-4 4.65% asset backed note class A-2 due 2/2/99 ($350,000 par value) 350,378 348,900 Republic New York 9.75% subordinated note due 12/1/00 ($500,000 par value) 609,435 603,530 Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities IV 9.50% income conduit pass through certificate series 1979-86 due 8/1/16 ($1,100,000 par value) 61,907 63,566 Sears Mortgage Security 9.50% guaranteed mortgage pass through certificate series 86-E due 8/25/16 ($880,000 par value) 80,292 81,850 Shawmut National 9.15% remic tr 1990-A home equity loan pass through certificate class A due 11/15/05 ($715,000 par value) 99,532 98,810 Spain (Kingdom) 9.125% due 8/1/00 ($500,000 par value) 583,730 587,135 Texaco Capital 7.75% note due 2/15/33 ($400,000 par value) 431,396 411,000 US West Communications 4.75% debenture due 9/30/33 ($400,000 par value) 390,716 383,080 ---------- ---------- Total Corporate Bonds and Notes 5,003,839 5,004,642 ---------- ---------- Cash Equivalents - - ---------------- *Texas Commerce Bank Short Term Investment Fund K ($609,929 par value) 609,929 609,929 ---------- ---------- TOTAL FUND C INVESTMENTS 14,424,809 14,450,021 ---------- ---------- 17 Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes; EIN: 74-1885573; PN: 015 CURRENT COST VALUE ------------ ------------ FUND D - - ------ Cash Equivalents - - ---------------- *Texas Commerce Bank Short Term Investor Money Market Group Fund ($13,377,022 par value) 13,377,022 13,377,022 ------------ ------------ TOTAL FUND D INVESTMENTS 13,377,022 13,377,022 ------------ ------------ TOTAL PARTICIPANT INVESTMENTS 359,083,378 509,563,762 ------------ ------------ UNALLOCATED ESOP - - ---------------- Common Stock - - ------------ *Houston Industries (8,317,649 shares) 310,529,233 396,128,034 ------------ ------------ Cash Equivalents - - ---------------- *State Street Short Term Investment Fund ($3,896,119 par value) 3,896,119 3,896,119 ------------ ------------ TOTAL UNALLOCATED ESOP INVESTMENTS 314,425,352 400,024,153 ------------ ------------ TOTAL SAVINGS PLAN INVESTMENTS $673,508,730 $909,587,915 ============ ============ *PARTICIPANT LOANS, 7% to 11-1/2%, maturing 1994 through 1998 $ 26,593,376 $ 26,593,376 ============ ============ *Party-in-Interest 18 Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes; EIN: 74-1885573; PN: 015 HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED SAVINGS PLAN ============================================ SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF ASSETS PURCHASED AND SOLD FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION SHARES/ SALES PAR VALUE COST PROCEEDS - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORT-TERM SECURITIES - - --------------------- Daiwa Securities repurchase agreements: 3.3% collateralized by FNMA pass-through pool #124615 7% due 12/1/07 4,000,000 $ 4,000,000 $ 4,000,000 3.125% collateralized by FNMA guaranteed remic trust 1989-24 class 24-X due 4/25/16 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 Kidder Peabody open repurchase agreement collateralized by Sears Credit Account Trust 1991-B 8.6% due 5/15/96 9,286,794 9,286,794 9,286,794 Prudential Securities open repurchase agreement collateralized by GE Capital Mortgage Services income multiclass pass-through 91-7 class 7TG due 12/25/22 22,810,700 22,810,700 22,810,700 Yamaichi International open repurchase agreements: collateralized by Nippon Oil (Del) Ltd (The Mitsui Kobe Bank) discount note due 1/29/93 4,633,413 4,633,413 4,633,413 collateralized by Okura Fuji (letter of credit) restricted commercial paper due 3/22/93 4,642,234 4,642,234 4,642,234 collateralized by Shimizu DKB (letter of credit) restricted due 4/12/93 4,637,326 4,637,326 4,637,326 collateralized by West Deutsche Landesbank Yankee certificate of deposit due 4/7/93 4,636,502 4,636,502 4,636,502 collaterized by Canon Leasing discount note due 1/1/93 4,633,889 4,633,889 4,633,889 collaterized by Kajima USA discount note due 4/20/93 4,643,085 4,643,085 4,643,085 U. S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - - ---------------------------- U. S. Treasury 4.625% note due 11/30/94 2,040,000 2,062,222 2,064,927 U. S. Treasury 4.125% note due 6/30/95 515,000 517,454 516,548 U. S. Treasury 4.25% note due 7/31/95 200,000 200,056 200,906 U. S. Treasury 5.125% note due 11/15/95 715,000 726,031 729,183 U. S. Treasury 4.625% note due 2/15/95 725,000 733,061 732,039 U. S. Treasury 8% note due 10/15/96 500,000 549,844 549,531 U. S. Treasury 6.875% note due 4/30/97 500,000 530,312 534,922 U. S. Treasury 6.375% note due 1/15/00 375,000 397,090 404,941 U. S. Treasury 8.5% note stripped principal payment due 2/15/00 800,000 517,880 529,168 U. S. Treasury securities stripped interest payment tint series 15 due 2/15/02 620,000 356,599 355,613 U. S. Treasury 7.50% note due 5/15/02 600,000 677,812 667,656 U. S. Treasury 8.125% bond due 8/15/19 1,000,000 1,235,375 1,223,191 19 Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes; EIN: 74-1885573; PN: 015 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION SHARES/ SALES PAR VALUE COST PROCEEDS - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - - ------------------------- Federal Home Loan Mortgage Assn 7.00% multiclass mortgage participation certificate gold remic series 1460 class 1460-U due 1/15/05 683,000 106,364 72,303 Federal National Mortgage Assn 6.50% TBA due 5/1/07 750,000 743,789 755,625 Federal National Mortgage Assn 6.50% TBA due 8/15/07 1,000,000 998,594 1,007,266 Federal National Mortgage Assn 7.00% guaranteed mortgage pass through certificate #200744 due 1/1/08 1,188,000 1,179,090 1,192,968 Federal National Mortgage Assn 6.50% TBA due 7/1/08 750,000 746,250 757,500 Federal National Mortgage Assn 6.50% due 8/1/08 750,000 754,922 767,461 Federal National Mortgage Assn guaranteed remic pass through certificate remic trust 1992-38 class 38-L due 11/25/16 500,000 467,031 489,062 Federal National Mortgage Assn 8.00% participation certificate #070986 due 11/1/21 729,748 516,502 516,812 Federal National Mortgage Assn 6.50% participation certificate #216147 due 9/1/23 396,000 387,368 393,958 Government National Mortgage Assn 7.00% TBA due 5/15/13 640,000 639,700 639,200 Government National Mortgage Assn 8.00% pool #223017 due 10/15/17 605,000 499,505 507,433 Government National Mortgage Assn 9.50% pool #291760 due 11/15/20 510,000 503,687 506,299 Government National Mortgage Assn 7.00% TBA due 5/15/22 530,000 527,019 532,981 Government National Mortgage Assn 8.00% pool #338201 due 2/15/23 495,000 509,850 518,512 Government National Mortgage Assn 7.50% TBA due 3/15/23 640,000 655,100 663,700 Government National Mortgage Assn 7.00% due 6/15/23 530,000 530,994 533,570 Government National Mortgage Assn 7.00% pool #350868 due 8/15/23 634,000 628,452 650,246 Government National Mortgage Assn 7.00% pool #364592 due 8/15/23 59,400 59,910 61,107 Government National Mortgage Assn 6.50% due 11/15/23 100,000 100,750 100,828 Corporate Bonds & Notes - - ----------------------- Abbey National Treasury Services 6.50% isin #XS0043596666 due 5/12/03 400,000 398,400 406,520 Bear Stearns Mortgage Securities 8.00% inc mortgage pass through certificate series 1992-1 class A-2 due 5/25/23 200,000 100,143 99,645 Boeing 7.25% debenture due 6/15/26 500,000 498,255 521,675 Italy, Republic 9.5% isin #GB0004694856 due 11/14/95 500,000 555,085 554,485 Pacific Bell 7.375% debenture due 6/15/25 400,000 396,936 418,214 Pacific Bell 7.50% debenture due 2/1/33 500,000 476,390 486,820 20 Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions; EIN: 74-1885573; PN: 015 HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED SAVINGS PLAN ============================================ SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF 5% REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993 - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CURRENT VALUE PURCHASE SELLING COST OF ON TRANSACTION EXPENSE DESCRIPTION PRICE PRICE ASSET DATE INCURRED NET GAIN - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SINGLE TRANSACTIONS - - ------------------- None SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS - - ---------------------- *Texas Commerce Bank: (Note 4) Short Term Investor Money Market Group Fund (242 Purchases) $95,664,564 $95,664,564 (88 Sales) $83,120,634 $83,120,634 83,120,634 Short Term Investment Fund K (190 Purchases) 29,604,350 29,604,350 (83 Sales) 30,779,348 30,779,348 30,779,348 Money Market Fund I (90 Purchases) 42,417,335 42,417,335 (72 Sales) 42,471,622 42,471,622 42,471,622 *State Street Bank & Trust Short Term Investment Fund: (Note 4) (38 Purchases) 30,324,545 30,324,545 (34 Sales) 28,315,358 28,315,358 28,315,358 Prudential Securities open repurchase agreement collaterized by GE Capital Mortgage Services income multiclass pass through certificate series 91-7 class 7TG due 12/25/22 (3 Purchases) 22,810,700 22,810,700 (3 Sales) 22,810,700 22,810,700 22,810,700 - - ---------------------------------------- *Party-in-interest 21 SIGNATURE ========= THE PLAN. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. HOUSTON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED SAVINGS PLAN By /s/ D. D. Sykora --------------------------------- (D. D. Sykora, Chairman of the Benefits Committee of Houston Industries Incorporated, Plan Administrator) June 28, 1994 22 Index to Exhibits Exhibit No. Description - - ------- ----------------------------------------------- 1 Independent Auditors' Consent 2 Houston Industries Incorporated Savings Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 of the Company, File No. 33-38344) 3 Houston Industries Incorporated Master Savings Trust, as Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 1994, between the Company and Texas Commerce Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 1994, File No. 1-7629) 4 First Amendment to Houston Industries Incorporated Savings Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 1994, effective as of April 6, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99(d) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 1994, File No. 1-7629) 1