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): December 24, 1999 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. Incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release issued on December 24, 1999. Item 6. Not applicable. Item 7. Exhibit. 99.1 Press release. Items 8-9. 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 December 24, 1999 /s/ Morgan K. O'Brien ----------------------- ------------------------------------ (Signature) Morgan K. O'Brien Vice President--Corporate Development