UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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): August 7, 1997 DQE, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania 1-10290 25-1598483 ------------ ------- --------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) Cherrington Corporate Center, Suite 100 500 Cherrington Parkway, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 15108-3184 ------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 262-4700 N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Items 1-4. Not applicable. Item 5. Other Events. At its annual meeting of stockholders held on August 7, 1997, the registrant's stockholders voted (1) to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 5, 1997 among the registrant, Allegheny Power System, Inc. ("APS"), and AYP Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"), (2) to approve a proposal to amend the registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation to make Sections 2541-2548 of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law inapplicable to the registrant, (3) to elect Daniel Berg, Robert Bozzone, William Knoell and Thomas Murrin as directors for terms expiring in the year 2000, (4) to approve the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent public accountants to audit the books of the registrant for the year ended December 31, 1997, and (5) to reject an advisory stockholder proposal to eliminate three year terms for directors. At its annual meeting of shareholders held on August 7, 1997, APS's shareholders approved the issuance of stock as required under the Merger Agreement. Items 6-7. Not applicable. __________________________________ 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 thereunto duly authorized. DQE, Inc. --------------- (Registrant) Date August 7, 1997 /s/Victor A. Roque -------------- ---------------------- (Signature) Victor A. Roque Vice President and General Counsel