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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): JUNE 13, 2001
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RELIANT ENERGY, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TEXAS 1-3187 74-0694415
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
1111 LOUISIANA
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 207-3000
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RELIANT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-13265 76-0511406
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
1111 LOUISIANA
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 207-3000
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This combined current report on Form 8-K is separately filed by Reliant
Energy, Incorporated (Reliant Energy) and Reliant Energy Resources Corp.
(Resources Corp.). The information included in the exhibit incorporated by
reference herein and in the slide presentation described below relating to
Resources Corp. is furnished by Reliant Energy and separately by Resources Corp.
on its own behalf. Resources Corp. makes no representation as to information
relating to Reliant Energy and its subsidiaries, or any other affiliate of
Reliant Energy (except as it may relate to Resources Corp. or any of its
subsidiaries).
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
99.1 Slide presentation given by the Vice Chairman and
Chief Financial Officer of Reliant Energy,
Incorporated on June 13, 2001
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On June 13, 2001, Stephen W. Naeve, Reliant Energy's Vice Chairman and
Chief Financial Officer, will speak to various members of the financial and
investment community in New York City at Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown's 2001
Electric Power Conference. A copy of the slide presentation to be given at the
conference is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference. Interested investors can access a live audio webcast of
the presentation at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on June 13, 2001 at
www.db.com/conferences. A replay of the presentation will be made available by
the end of the day and will be archived for 25 days after the event.
The information in this report is being furnished, not filed, pursuant
to Regulation FD. Accordingly, the information in this report will not be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by either
Reliant Energy or Resources Corp. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by
reference. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to,
and does not, constitute a determination or admission by either Reliant Energy
or Resources Corp. that the information in this report is material or complete,
or that investors should consider this information before making an investment
decision with respect to any security of Reliant Energy, Resources Corp. or
any of their affiliates.
Some of the statements in this report and the exhibit hereto are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although Reliant Energy and Resources Corp.
believe that the expectations and the underlying assumptions reflected in their
respective forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance
that these expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements
involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ
materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.
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In addition to the matters described in this report and the exhibit
hereto, the following are some of the factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those expressed or implied in Reliant Energy's or
Resources Corp.'s forward-looking statements:
o state, federal and international legislative and regulatory
developments, including deregulation, re-regulation and restructuring
of the electric utility industry, and changes in, or application of
environmental and other laws and regulations to which Reliant Energy
or Resources Corp. are subject,
o the timing of the implementation of Reliant Energy's business
separation plan,
o the effects of competition, including the extent and timing of the
entry of additional competitors in Reliant Energy's and Resources
Corp.'s markets,
o industrial, commercial and residential growth in Reliant Energy's and
Resources Corp.'s service territories,
o Reliant Energy's and Resources Corp.'s pursuit of potential business
strategies, including acquisitions or dispositions of assets or the
development of additional power generation facilities,
o state, federal and other rate regulations in the United States and in
foreign countries in which Reliant Energy or Resources Corp. operate
or into which they might expand their operations,
o the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices and interest
rates,
o weather variations and other natural phenomena,
o political, legal and economic conditions and developments in the
United States and in foreign countries in which Reliant Energy and
Resources Corp. operate or into which they might expand their
operations, including the effects of fluctuations in foreign currency
exchange rates,
o financial market conditions and the results of Reliant Energy's and
Resources Corp.'s financing efforts,
o the performance of Reliant Energy's and Resources Corp.'s projects
and the success of their efforts to invest in and develop new
opportunities, and
o other factors Reliant Energy and Resources Corp. discuss in this and
their other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The words "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could,"
"intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "should," "will," "expect,"
"objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal" and other similar words are
intended to identify Reliant Energy's and Resources Corp.'s forward-looking
statements.
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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.
RELIANT ENERGY, INCORPORATED
Date: June 13, 2001 By: /s/ MARY P. RICCIARDELLO
Mary P. Ricciardello
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
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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.
RELIANT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.
Date: June 13, 2001 By: /s/ MARY P. RICCIARDELLO
Mary P. Ricciardello
Senior Vice President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Exhibit Description
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99.1 Slide presentation given by the Vice Chairman
and Chief Financial Officer of Reliant Energy,
Incorporated on June 13, 2001