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) August 8, 2003
Commission File Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of I.R.S. Employer
Number Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number Number
1-8788 SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES 88-0198358
P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road)
Reno, Nevada 895-0400 (89511)
(775) 834-4011
1-4698 NEVADA POWER COMPANY 88-0045330
6226 West Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
(702) 367-5000
None
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On August 8, 2003, Nevada Power Company (the "Company"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources, issued a press release announcing that
it is seeking to raise $350 million through a private placement of its General
and Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series G, with an anticipated maturity of 10
years, in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"). A copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
In connection with this private placement, the Company has prepared an
Offering Memorandum for distribution to the potential purchasers. The notes
issued in this private placement will not be registered under the Securities Act
of 1933, and will not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
Excerpts from this Offering Memorandum containing certain financial information
regarding the Company are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
Not required
(b) Pro forma financial information
Not required
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued August 8, 2003
99.2 Excerpts from the Offering Memorandum
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrants have each duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES
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(Registrant)
Date: August 11, 2003 By: /s/ Richard K. Atkinson
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Richard K. Atkinson
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
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(Registrant)
Date: August 11, 2003 By: /s/ Richard K. Atkinson
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Richard K. Atkinson
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 - Press Release issued August 8, 2003
99.2 - Excerpts from the Offering Memorandum