As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2002
UNITED STATES
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): August 13, 2002
Commission File Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter, I.R.S. Employer I
Number state of incorporation, address of principal executive dentification Number
offices, and telephone number
1-8349 Florida Progress Corporation 59-2147112
410 South Wilmington Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
Telephone: (919) 546-6111
State of Incorporation: Florida
The address of the registrant has not changed since the last report.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
The information in this report (including the exhibits) is furnished
pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that Section. The furnishing of this report is not intended
to constitute a determination by Florida Progress Corporation that the
information is material or that the dissemination of the information is required
by Regulation FD.
On August 13, 2002, the registrant filed with the Commission its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002 accompanied by
the certifications of William Cavanaugh III, the registrant's chief executive
officer, and Peter M. Scott III, the registrant's chief financial officer,
required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Conformed copies of the certifications are
attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.
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 PROGRESS CORPORATION
Registrant
By: /s/ Robert H. Bazemore, Jr.
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Robert H. Bazemore, Jr.
Vice President and Controller
(Chief Accounting Officer)
Date: August 13, 2002
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Section 906 Certificate of Chief Executive Officer
99.2 Section 906 Certificate of Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 99.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Florida
Progress Corporation (the "Company") for the period ending June 30, 2002 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, William Cavanaugh III, Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Company.
/s/ William Cavanaugh III
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William Cavanaugh III
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
August 13, 2002
Exhibit 99.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Florida
Progress Corporation (the "Company") for the period ending June 30, 2002 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Peter M. Scott III, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Company.
/s/ Peter M. Scott III
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Peter M. Scott III
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
August 13, 2002