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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): July 1, 2001
Commission File Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter, state I.R.S. Employer
Number of incorporation, address of principal executive offices, Identification Number
and telephone number
1-3274 FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION 59-0247770
One Progress Plaza
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
Telephone: (727) 820-5151
State of Incorporation: Florida
The address of the registrant has not changed since the last report.
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
(a) UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT. The Registrant has entered into an
Underwriting Agreement, dated July 10, 2001, by and between the Registrant and
Banc of America Securities LLC, as representative of the several underwriters,
in connection with the offering of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
the Registrant's First Mortgage Bonds, 6.650% Series due 2011, registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-3 (Reg. Nos. 333-63204,
33-55273, 33-62210 and 333-29897). A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed
herewith as Exhibit 1.
(b) THIRTY-NINTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE. The Registrant has
entered into a Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2001, to
its Indenture, dated January 1, 1944, as supplemented, (the "Mortgage"), with
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as successor Trustee, in connection
with the issuance of the Registrant's First Mortgage Bonds, 6.650% Series due
2011. A copy of the Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture to the Mortgage is filed
herewith as Exhibit 4.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
EXHIBITS
(c) EXHIBITS.
1 Underwriting Agreement, dated July 10, 2001, by and
between the Registrant and Banc of America Securities
LLC, as representative of the several underwriters.
4 Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July
1, 2001, to the Registrant's Indenture, dated January
1, 1944, as supplemented, (the "Mortgage"), with
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as successor
Trustee.
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SIGNATURES
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.
FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION
By: /s/Peter M. Scott III
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Peter M. Scott III
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: July 23, 2001
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EXHIBIT INDEX
1 Underwriting Agreement, dated July 10, 2001, by and between the
Registrant and Banc of America Securities LLC, as representative of the
several underwriters.
4 Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2001, to the
Registrant's Indenture, dated January 1, 1944, as supplemented, (the
"Mortgage"), with First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as successor
Trustee.