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):
October 14, 1998
DQE, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 1-10290 25-1598483
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(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
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(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
by DQE, Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Duquesne Light Company. Incorporated
herein by reference as Exhibit 99.2 is the letter agreement between Duquesne
Light Company and FirstEnergy Corp. discussed in the press release.
Item 6. Not applicable.
Item 7. Exhibits.
99.1 Duquesne Light Company press release
99.2 Letter agreement dated October 14, 1998, between Duquesne Light
Company and FirstEnergy Corp. (The exhibits to this document are
not filed herewith. Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a
copy of such exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission
upon request.)
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.
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(Registrant)
Date October 15, 1998 /s/ Morgan K. O'Brien
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(Signature)
Morgan K. O'Brien
Vice President and Controller