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 Duquesne Light Company ---------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania 1-956 25-0451600 ------------ ----- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 411 Seventh Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 ------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 393-6000 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 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. Duquesne Light Company ---------------------- (Registrant) Date October 15, 1998 /s/Morgan K. O'Brien -------------------- ------------------------ (Signature) Morgan K. O'Brien Vice President and Controller