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) May 20, 2002
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Commission Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of I.R.S. employer
File Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Identification
Number Number Number
1-8788 SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES 88-0198358
P.O. Box 10100
(6100 Neil Road)
Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511)
(775) 834-4011
1-4698 NEVADA POWER COMPANY 88-0045330
6226 West Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
(702) 367-5000
0-508 SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY 88-0044418
P.O. Box 10100
(6100 Neil Road)
Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511)
(775) 834-4011
None
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
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On May 20, 2002, Sierra Pacific Resources (the parent corporation of Nevada
Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company) issued a press release
announcing the departure of four executives. The departing executives included:
Mark Ruelle, President of Nevada Power Company; Steven Oldham, Senior Vice
President Energy Supply of Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power
Company; Douglas Ponn, Vice President Public Policy of Nevada Power Company and
Sierra Pacific Power Company; and Paul Heagen, Vice President Corporate
Communications of Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company.
A copy of the press release, dated May 20, 2002, is attached as Exhibit
99.1 hereto.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
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Not required
(b) Pro forma financial information.
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Not required
(c) Exhibit.
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99.1 Sierra Pacific Resources- Press Release issued May 20, 2002
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.
Sierra Pacific Resources
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(Registrant)
Date: May 21, 2002 By: /s/ John E. Brown
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John E. Brown
Controller
Nevada Power Company
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(Registrant)
Date: May 21, 2002 By: /s/ John E. Brown
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John E. Brown
Controller
Sierra Pacific Power Company
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(Registrant)
Date: May 21, 2002 By: /s/ John E. Brown
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John E. Brown
Controller
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit 99.1
Sierra Pacific Resources- Press Release issued May 20, 2002.