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): December 8, 1998
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Sierra Pacific Power Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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(State of incorporation or organization)
0-508 88-0044418
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road), Reno, Nevada 89520-0400
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 689-4011
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Item 5. Other Events.
On November 27, 1996, the Registrant filed a Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (No. 333-17041), as amended by a Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1
filed on December 18, 1996 (the "Registration Statement") in connection with
its proposed offering of $35,000,000 of Collateralized Debt Securities. The
Registration Statement was declared effective on December 20, 1997. In
connection with the proposed issuance and sale from time to time of up to
$35,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Collateralized Medium-Term
Notes, Series D (the "Notes"), the Registrant has prepared a supplement (the
"Supplement") to the definitive prospectus contained within the Registration
Statement. The Notes will be offered from time to time by the Company to or
through Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and A.G. Edwards &
Sons, Inc., as agents (the "Agents"). In connection with the proposed
offering and sale of the Notes, the Registrant is filing certain exhibits
listed below as part of this Form 8-K, each of which is incorporated here by
reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit A -- Form of Distribution Agreement for the issuance and
sale of the Notes.
Exhibit B -- Form of Prospectus Supplement.
Exhibit C -- Statement setting forth computation of ratio of
earnings to fixed charges.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
Date: December 8, 1998 By: /s/ Richard K. Atkinson
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Richard K. Atkinson
Assistant Treasurer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Document
A Form of Distribution Agreement for the issuance and sale of
the Notes.
B Form of Prospectus Supplement.
C Statement setting forth computation of ratio of earnings to
fixed charges.