SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 19, 2002
Covanta Energy Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-3122 13-5549268
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
40 Lane Road, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (973) 882-9000
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events.
On March 19, 2002, Covanta Energy Corporation issued a press release, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of business acquired: Not applicable.
(b) Pro forma financial information: Not applicable.
(c) Exhibit: Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.
Date: March 19, 2002
COVANTA ENERGY CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jeffrey R. Horowitz
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Name: Jeffrey R. Horowitz
Title: Senior Vice President -
Legal Affairs and Secretary
EXHIBIT A
COVANTA ENERGY Logo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COVANTA ENERGY CORPORATION SEEKING ADDITIONAL BANK WAIVERS
FAIRFIELD, NJ, March 19, 2002 - Covanta Energy Corporation (NYSE:COV) today
announced that it is discussing with its banks the impact of the recent put to
it of the Class A Distressed Preferred Shares related to the Corel Centre in
Ottawa, Canada and the Class II Distressed Preferred Shares related to Ottawa
Senators Hockey Team. The Company's obligations to repurchase these shares for
approximately $105.5 million are secured by letters of credit issued under the
Company's Master Credit Facility.
Covanta is now in discussions with its banks regarding possible means of
resolving these obligations, although there can be no assurances that the
discussions will result in an agreement.
As previously announced, the Company is pursuing a restructuring of its balance
sheet as part of its comprehensive review of strategic options.
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Covanta Energy Corporation is an internationally recognized designer, developer,
owner and operator of power generation projects and provider of related
infrastructure services. The Company's independent power business develops,
structures, owns, operates and maintains projects that generate power for sale
to utilities and industrial users worldwide. Its waste-to-energy facilities
convert municipal solid waste into energy for numerous communities,
predominantly in the United States. The Company also offers single-source
design/build/operate capabilities for water and wastewater treatment
infrastructures. Additional information about Covanta can be obtained via the
Internet at www.covantaenergy.com, or through the Company's automated
information system at 866-COVANTA (268-2682).
Certain statements included in this news release are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements above
include, but are not limited to, expected earnings and future financial
performance. Although Covanta believes that its expectations are reasonable, it
can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct.
Factors that could cause Covanta's actual results to differ materially from
those contemplated in the forward-looking statements above include, among
others, the following:
o Economic, capital market and other business conditions affecting power
generation enterprises specifically and commerce generally including
interest, inflation and exchange rates; weather conditions;
creditworthiness of customers and suppliers, changes in fuel costs and
supply; unscheduled outages; environmental incidents; electric
transmission restraints and risks and uncertainties associated with the
recently deregulated energy industry;
o Trade, monetary, fiscal, taxation, energy regulation and environmental
policies of governments, agencies and similar organizations in geographic
areas where Covanta has a financial interest;
o Financial or regulatory accounting principles or policies imposed by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and similar entities
with regulatory oversight, including without limitation the impact of
newly adopted FASB 133 relating to accounting for derivatives which is
effective beginning January 1, 2001. The impact of FASB 133 will vary
between accounting periods based on changes in pricing of various items
bought and sold by the Company.
o Cost and other effects of legal and administrative proceedings,
settlements, investigations and claims;
o Limitations on Covanta's ability to control the development or operation
of projects in which Covanta has less than 100% interest;
o The lack of operating history at development projects provides only a
limited basis for management to project the results of future operations.
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Contacts: Investor Relations:
Louis M. Walters 973-882-7260
Media Relations:
Eric Berman, David Lilly
Kekst & Company, 212-521-4800