OGE ENERGY CORP
10-Q, 1997-05-13
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                                    FORM 10-Q
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

(Mark One)
|X| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997

                                       OR

|_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                          Commission file number 1-12579


                                OGE ENERGY CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Oklahoma                                  73-1481638
(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S.  Employer
 incorporation or organization)                 Identification No.)

                               101 North Robinson
                                  P. O. Box 321
                       Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-0321
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                  405-553-3000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

         Yes    x           No
            --------          --------

     There were  40,373,991  Shares of Common Stock,  par value $0.01 per share,
outstanding as of April 30, 1997.

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                                OGE ENERGY CORP.

                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Item 1  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                        3 Months Ended
                                                            March 31
                                                       1997           1996
                                                    ----------     ----------
                                          (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
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OPERATING REVENUES:
  Electric utility ..............................   $ 227,878      $ 233,826
  Non-utility subsidiaries.......................      63,337         44,226
                                                    ----------     ----------         
    Total operating revenues ....................     291,215        278,052
                                                    ----------     ----------
                                                                                                                                    
OPERATING EXPENSES:
  Fuel ..........................................      56,614         59,580
  Purchased power ...............................      58,157         56,649
  Gas purchased for resale ......................      42,958         29,287
  Other operation and maintenance................      71,625         71,033
  Depreciation and amortization .................      35,320         33,470
  Current income taxes ..........................        (886)           928 
  Deferred income taxes, net ....................        (219)        (1,098)
  Deferred investment tax credits, net ..........      (1,287)        (1,287)
  Taxes other than income .......................      12,932         12,273
                                                    ----------     ----------
    Total operating expenses ....................     275,214        260,835
                                                    ----------     ----------
OPERATING INCOME ................................      16,001         17,217
                                                    ----------     ----------
OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS):
  Interest Income ...............................         547            511
  Other .........................................        (105)          (317)
                                                    ----------     ----------
    Net other income (deductions)................         442            194
                                                    ----------     ----------
INTEREST CHARGES:
  Interest on long-term debt ....................      15,419         15,599
  Allowance for borrowed funds used
    during construction .........................         (67)          (187)
  Other .........................................       1,351          1,461
                                                    ----------     ----------
    Total interest charges, net .................      16,703         16,873
                                                    ----------     ----------

NET INCOME (LOSS) ...............................        (260)           538 

PREFERRED DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS .................         571            579
                                                    ----------     ----------                                                      
LOSS AVAILABLE FOR COMMON .......................   $    (831)     $     (41)
                                                    ==========     ==========
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING (thousands) ...      40,374         40,371
LOSS PER AVERAGE COMMON SHARE ...................   $   (0.02)     $    0.00 
                                                    ==========     ==========
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE ....................   $    0.66 1/2  $    0.66 1/2



THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART HEREOF.
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                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                             March 31       December 31
                                                               1997            1996
                                                           ------------    ------------
                                                              (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
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ASSETS
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
  In service..........................................     $ 4,023,548     $ 4,005,532
  Construction work in progress.......................          33,310          27,968
                                                           ------------    ------------
    Total property, plant and equipment...............       4,056,858       4,033,500
      Less accumulated depreciation...................       1,721,518       1,687,423
                                                           ------------    ------------
  Net property, plant and equipment...................       2,335,340       2,346,077
                                                           ------------    ------------
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS, at cost...............          30,337          24,802
                                                           ------------    ------------
CURRENT ASSETS:
  Cash and cash equivalents...........................           6,911           2,523
  Accounts receivable - customers, net................          99,758         128,974
  Accrued unbilled revenues...........................          24,900          34,900
  Accounts receivable - other.........................           9,878          11,748
  Fuel inventories, at LIFO cost......................          59,774          62,725
  Materials and supplies, at average cost.............          26,020          24,827
  Prepayments and other...............................           3,142           4,300
  Accumulated deferred tax assets.....................           6,214          10,067
                                                           ------------    ------------
    Total current assets..............................         236,597         280,064
                                                           ------------    ------------

DEFERRED CHARGES:
  Advance payments for gas............................           9,500           9,500
  Income taxes recoverable through future rates.......          43,913          44,368
  Other...............................................          53,137          57,544
                                                           ------------    ------------
    Total deferred charges............................         106,550         111,412
                                                           ------------    ------------
TOTAL ASSETS..........................................     $ 2,708,824     $ 2,762,355
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CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
CAPITALIZATION:
  Common stock and retained earnings..................     $   933,764     $   961,603
  Cumulative preferred stock..........................          49,329          49,379
  Long-term debt......................................         804,385         829,281
                                                           ------------    ------------
    Total capitalization..............................       1,787,478       1,840,263
                                                           ------------    ------------

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
  Short-term debt.....................................          65,900          41,400
  Accounts payable....................................          81,104          86,856
  Dividends payable...................................          27,420          27,421
  Customers' deposits.................................          23,444          23,257
  Accrued taxes.......................................          12,447          26,761
  Accrued interest....................................          16,808          19,832
  Long-term debt due within one year..................          25,000          15,000
  Other...............................................          36,507          39,188
                                                           ------------    ------------
    Total current liabilities.........................         288,630         279,715
                                                           -------------   ------------
DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES:
  Accrued pension and benefit obligation..............          62,263          61,335
  Accumulated deferred income taxes...................         483,156         488,016
  Accumulated deferred investment tax credits.........          76,741          78,028
  Other...............................................          10,556          14,998
                                                           ------------    ------------
    Total deferred credits and other liabilities......         632,716         642,377
                                                           ------------    ------------
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES.........................             ---             ---
                                                           ------------    ------------
TOTAL CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES..................     $ 2,708,824     $ 2,762,355
                                                           ============    ============



THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART HEREOF.
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                           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
                                   CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)
                                                                        3 Months Ended
                                                                            March 31
                                                                       1997           1996
                                                                   ----------     -----------
                                                                      (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
  Net Income (Loss)...........................................     $    (260)     $      538 
  Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net
  Cash Provided From Operating Activities:
    Depreciation and amortization.............................        35,320          33,470
    Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net.....        (1,506)         (2,385)
    Change in Certain Current Assets and Liabilities:
      Accounts receivable - customers.........................        29,216          14,276
      Accrued unbilled revenues...............................        10,000           3,950
      Fuel, materials and supplies inventories................         1,758           2,190 
      Accumulated deferred tax assets.........................         3,853           1,119
      Other current assets....................................         3,028          (2,883)
      Accounts payable........................................        (5,752)          5,028
      Accrued taxes...........................................       (14,314)        (10,553)
      Accrued interest........................................        (3,024)         (2,554)
      Other current liabilities...............................        (2,495)         (2,974)
    Other operating activities................................        (8,461)          4,702
                                                                   ----------     -----------
        Net cash provided from operating activities...........        47,363          43,924
                                                                   ----------     -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
      Capital expenditures....................................       (25,005)        (21,679)
                                                                   ----------     -----------
        Net cash used in investing activities.................       (25,005)        (21,679)
                                                                   ----------     -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
      Retirement of long-term debt, net.......................       (15,000)            ---    
      Short-term debt, net....................................        24,500          12,300
      Redemption of preferred stock...........................           (50)            ---
      Cash dividends declared on preferred stock..............          (571)           (579)
      Cash dividends declared on common stock.................       (26,849)        (26,846)
                                                                   ----------     -----------
        Net cash used in financing activities.................       (17,970)        (15,125)
                                                                   ----------     -----------
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS.....................         4,388           7,120

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD..............         2,523           5,420

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD....................     $   6,911      $   12,540
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
  Cash Paid During the Period for:
    Interest (net of amount capitalized)......................     $  18,213      $   18,253
    Income taxes..............................................     $   5,175      $    4,613
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DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNTING POLICY:
  For purposes of these statements, the Company considers all highly liquid debt
  instruments  purchased  with a  maturity  of three  months  or less to be cash
  equivalents. These investments are carried at cost which approximates market.

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART
HEREOF.


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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                   (Unaudited)

1.        The condensed  consolidated  financial statements included herein have
          been  prepared by OGE Energy Corp.  (the  "Company"),  without  audit,
          pursuant to the rules and  regulations  of the Securities and Exchange
          Commission.  Certain  information  and footnote  disclosures  normally
          included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally
          accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant
          to such rules and regulations;  however, the Company believes that the
          disclosures  are  adequate  to  make  the  information  presented  not
          misleading.

          The Company  became the parent  company of Oklahoma  Gas and  Electric
          Company  ("OG&E") and its former  subsidiary,  Enogex Inc. on December
          31,  1996.  On that  date,  all  outstanding  OG&E  common  stock  was
          exchanged  on a  share-for-share  basis for common stock of OGE Energy
          Corp.  and the common  stock of Enogex  Inc.  was  distributed  to the
          Company.   The  financial   information   presented   represents   the
          consolidated  results  of the  Company  through  March 31,  1997.  All
          significant   intercompany   transactions   have  been  eliminated  in
          consolidation.

          In the opinion of  management,  all  adjustments  necessary to present
          fairly the financial  position of the Company and its  subsidiaries as
          of  March  31,  1997,  and  December  31,  1996,  and the  results  of
          operations  and the changes in cash flows for the periods  ended March
          31, 1997,  and March 31, 1996,  have been included and are of a normal
          recurring  nature  (excluding   amortization  of  a  regulatory  asset
          relating  to  a  Voluntary  Early  Retirement   Package  ("VERP")  and
          severance  package - See Item 2 "Management's  Discussion and Analysis
          of  Financial   Condition  and  Results  of  Operations"  for  related
          discussion).

          The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily
          indicative  of the results  for the full year.  It is  suggested  that
          these  condensed   consolidated   financial   statements  be  read  in
          conjunction with the consolidated  financial  statements and the notes
          thereto  included  in the  Company's  Form  10-K  for the  year  ended
          December 31, 1996.

2.        In March 1997,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  ("FASB")
          issued Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards ("SFAS") No. 128,
          "Earnings  per Share."  Adoption of SFAS No. 128 is required  for both
          interim and annual periods ending after December 15, 1997. The Company
          will  adopt  this  new  standard  effective  December  31,  1997,  and
          management  does not believe the adoption of this standard will have a
          material impact on its earnings per share.

3.        In  March  1997,  the  FASB  issued  SFAS  No.  129,   "Disclosure  of
          Information  about  Capital  Structure."  Adoption  of SFAS No. 129 is
          required for financial  statements  for periods  ending after December
          15, 1997. The Company will adopt this new standard  effective December
          31, 1997.


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Item 2  MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
        FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW

     The following  discussion and analysis  presents factors which affected the
results of  operations  for the three months ended March 31, 1997 (the  "current
period"),  and the  financial  position as of March 31, 1997, of the Company and
its subsidiaries:  OG&E, Enogex Inc. and its subsidiaries  ("Enogex") and Origen
and its  subsidiaries  ("Origen").  For the three  months  ended March 31, 1997,
approximately 78 percent of the Company's  revenues consisted of regulated sales
of  electricity  by OG&E, a public  utility,  while the remaining 22 percent was
provided by the non-utility operations of Enogex. Origen recently was formed and
its operations to date have been de minimis.  Revenues from sales of electricity
are somewhat  seasonal,  with a large portion of OG&E's annual electric revenues
occurring  during the summer months when the electricity  needs of its customers
increase.  Actions of the regulatory  commissions that set OG&E's electric rates
will  continue  to affect the  Company's  financial  results.  Unless  indicated
otherwise, all comparisons are with the corresponding period of the prior year.

     Some of the matters discussed in this Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking
statements  that are subject to certain risks,  uncertainties  and  assumptions.
Actual results may vary  materially.  Factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially include,  but are not limited to: general economic conditions,
including  their  impact on capital  expenditures;  business  conditions  in the
energy industry;  competitive factors; unusual weather; regulatory decisions and
other risk factors listed in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1996 including  Exhibit 99.01 thereto and other factors  described from time
to time in the Company's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     On February 11, 1997, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission ("OCC") issued an
order that, among other things, effectively lowered OG&E's rates to its Oklahoma
retail  customers by $50 million  annually  (based on a test year ended December
31, 1995). Of the $50 million rate reduction,  approximately  $45 million became
effective on March 5, 1997, and the remaining $5 million becomes effective March
1, 1998.  This $50 million rate reduction is in addition to the $15 million rate
reduction  discussed  below that was effective  January 1, 1995.  The Order also
directed  OG&E to transition to  competitive  bidding of its gas  transportation
requirements,  currently  met by Enogex,  no later  than April 30,  2000 and set
annual  compensation for the transportation  services provided by Enogex to OG&E
at $41.3 million until competitively-bid gas transportation begins.

     In 1994,  OG&E  restructured  and redesigned its operations to reduce costs
and to more  favorably  position  itself for the  competitive  electric  utility
environment.  As  part of this  process,  OG&E  implemented  a  Voluntary  Early
Retirement  Package ("VERP") and a severance package in 1994. These two packages
reduced OG&E's workforce by approximately 900 employees.


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     In response  to an  application  filed by OG&E,  the OCC issued an order on
October 26, 1994,  that permitted  OG&E to: (i) establish a regulatory  asset in
connection with the costs associated with the workforce reduction; (ii) amortize
the December 31, 1994, balance of the regulatory asset over 26 months; and (iii)
reduce OG&E's electric rates by approximately  $15 million  annually,  effective
January 1995. In 1996, the labor savings  substantially  offset the amortization
of the  regulatory  asset and the annual  rate  reduction  of $15  million.  The
regulatory  asset was fully  amortized  at February 28, 1997 and again the labor
savings  substantially  offset the  regulatory  asset  amortization  in 1997 and
therefore, did not significantly impact operating results in the current period.

     As  previously   reported,   the  Oklahoma  House  of  Representatives  was
considering  legislation to set the framework for electric industry competition.
In April 1997, this legislation was passed by the Oklahoma House and signed into
law by the  Governor.  See Part II,  Item 5 - "Other  Information"  for  further
discussion of this legislation.

REVENUES

     Total  operating  revenues  increased  $13.2  million or 4.7 percent.  This
increase was attributable to higher Enogex  revenues.  Electric utility revenues
decreased  due to lower sales of  electricity  attributable  primarily to warmer
weather.

     The impact of the warmer  weather  resulted  in a 1.1  percent  decrease in
kilowatt-hour sales to OG&E customers ("system sales"). Sales to other utilities
decreased  26.3  percent;  however,  sales to other  utilities are at much lower
prices per kilowatt-hour and have less impact on operating revenues and earnings
than system sales.

     Enogex  revenues  increased  $19.1 million or 43.2 percent,  largely due to
increased  revenues  from its  marketing of natural gas and natural gas liquids.
These increased  revenues were attributable  primarily to an increase in volumes
sold and  significantly  higher  sales  prices for  natural  gas and natural gas
liquids.

EXPENSES

     Total operating  expenses  increased $14.4 million or 5.5 percent primarily
due to higher volumes  purchased and prices paid by Enogex for gas purchased for
resale to third parties.

     Fuel expense  decreased $ 3.0 million or 5.0 percent in the current  period
due to decreased  generation at OG&E.  Variances in the actual cost of fuel used
in electric  generation and certain  purchased  power costs, as compared to that
component  in  cost-of-service  for  ratemaking,  are  passed  through to OG&E's
electric customers through automatic fuel adjustment clauses. The automatic fuel
adjustment  clauses  are  subject to periodic  review by the OCC,  the  Arkansas
Public Service Commission ("APSC") and the Federal Energy Regulatory  Commission
("FERC"). Enogex owns and operates a pipeline business that delivers natural gas
to the  generating  stations  of  OG&E.  The OCC,  the  APSC  and the FERC  have
authority to examine the  appropriateness of any gas  transportation  charges or
other  fees OG&E pays  Enogex,  which OG&E  seeks to  recover  through  the fuel
adjustment clause or other tariffs.


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     Enogex's gas purchased for resale pursuant to its gas marketing  operations
increased  $13.7 million or 46.7 percent,  due to higher  volumes  purchased and
significantly higher gas costs.

     Depreciation and amortization  increased $1.9 million or 5.5 percent due to
an increase in depreciable  property and higher oil and gas  production  volumes
(based on units of production depreciation method).

     Other  income and  deductions  increased  $248,000  in the  current  period
primarily due to a gain on the sale of sulfur dioxide  allowances by OG&E. Total
interest  charges  decreased in the current  period due to the retirement of $l5
million of 5.125 percent  first-mortgage  bonds of OG&E in January  1997,  and a
lower average daily balance in short-term debt.

EARNINGS

     The current  period net loss of $260,000  represents a decrease of $798,000
in net income.  Enogex's net income  decreased  $339,000  primarily due to lower
margins on gas purchased for resale.  Earnings per share  decreased from zero in
the  first  quarter  of 1996 to a two cent  loss in the  current  period,  which
reflects  the above items and the  seasonal  nature of the  Company's  regulated
electric business.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS


     The  Company  meets its cash  needs  through  internally  generated  funds,
permanent  financing and  short-term  borrowings.  Internally  generated  funds,
short-term  borrowings  and  medium-term  notes of  Enogex  described  below are
expected to meet virtually all of the Company's capital requirements through the
remainder  of  1997.  Short-term  borrowings  will  continue  to be used to meet
temporary cash requirements.

     The Company's  primary needs for capital are related to construction of new
facilities to meet anticipated demand for OG&E's utility service,  to replace or
expand existing  facilities in OG&E's electric  utility  business and to acquire
new  facilities  or replace or expand  existing  facilities  in its  non-utility
businesses,  and to some extent,  for satisfying  maturing debt and sinking fund
obligations.  The Company's  capital  expenditures for the current period of $25
million were financed with internally generated funds and short-term borrowings.

     The Company's  capital  structure and cash flow remained strong  throughout
the current period. The Company's  combined cash and cash equivalents  increased
approximately  $4.4 million  during the three  months ended March 31, 1997.  The
increase  reflects the Company's cash flow from  operations  plus an increase in
short-term  borrowings,  net  of  retirement  of  long-term  debt,  construction
expenditures and dividend payments.

     On April 30,  1997,  Enogex  acquired an 80 percent  interest in the NUSTAR
Joint  Venture for  approximately  $26 million.  The assets of the joint venture
include a two-thirds interest in a 


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gas processing  plant,  100 percent  interest in a gas processing  bypass plant,
approximately  50 miles of natural gas liquid  pipeline  and  approximately  200
miles of related gas  gathering  facilities  in West  Texas.  For the year ended
December 31, 1996, the joint venture generated  revenues of approximately  $36.6
million and partnership net income (before income taxes) of  approximately  $3.2
million.  Enogex financed this  acquisition with borrowings from the Company and
expects to issue $30 million of medium-term  notes in the second quarter of 1997
and utilize the proceeds to repay the amount borrowed from the Company.

     Effective March 31, 1997,  Enogex also disposed of its 80 percent  interest
in Centoma Gas Systems,  Inc. for $3.2 million,  which approximated the net book
value of Enogex's  share of Centoma's  assets at December  31, 1996.  Enogex had
purchased its interest in Centoma in 1994 for approximately $6.5 million.

     In April 1996,  OG&E filed a  registration  statement for the sale of up to
$300 million of senior notes.  In February 1997,  OG&E reduced the amount of the
registration  statement  for  senior  notes  to  $250  million  and  filed a new
registration  statement  for  up to  $50  million  of  grantor  trust  preferred
securities.  Assuming favorable market conditions, OG&E may issue all or part of
these securities to refinance, at lower rates, one or more series of outstanding
first mortgage bonds or preferred stock.

     Like any business, the Company is subject to numerous  contingencies,  many
of which are beyond its control.  For  discussion of  significant  contingencies
that could  affect the  Company,  reference  is made to Part II, Item 1 - "Legal
Proceedings"  and  Item  5 -  "Other  Information"  of  this  Form  10-Q  and to
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis"  and  Notes 9 and 10 of  Notes  to the
Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's 1996 Form 10-K.


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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     Reference  is  made  to  Item 3 of  the  Company's  1996  Form  10-K  for a
description of certain legal  proceedings  presently  pending.  There are no new
significant  cases to report against the Company or its  subsidiaries  and there
have been no significant changes in the previously reported proceedings.

Item 5  OTHER INFORMATION

     As previously  reported,  the Oklahoma State Senate passed legislation that
will permit  increased  competition  at the retail level by July 2002.  In April
1997, this legislation which is known as the Electric  Restructuring Act of 1997
(the "Act") was passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives  and signed into
law by the Governor.  If  implemented  as proposed,  the Act will  significantly
affect OG&E's operations in the future.

     The  following  summary of the Act does not purport to be  complete  and is
subject to the  specific  provisions  of the Act,  which is codified at Sections
190.2 et. seq. of Title 17 of the Oklahoma  Statutes.  The Act consists of eight
sections,  with Section 1 designating  the name of the Act.  Section 2 describes
the purposes of the Act, which is generally to restructure the electric industry
to provide for more competition  and, in particular,  to provide for the orderly
restructuring of the electric utility industry in the State of Oklahoma in order
to allow direct  access by retail  consumers to the  competitive  market for the
generation of electricity  while  maintaining  the safety and reliability of the
electric system in the state.

     The primary goals of a restructured electric utility industry, as set forth
in Section 2 of the Act, are as follows:

     1.   To reduce the cost of  electricity  for as many consumers as possible,
          helping  industry  to be more  competitive,  to  create  more  jobs in
          Oklahoma and help lower the cost of  government by reducing the amount
          and type of regulation now paid for by taxpayers;

     2.   To encourage the  development  of a competitive  electricity  industry
          through  the  unbundling  of prices and  services  and  separation  of
          generation services from transmission and distribution services;

     3.   To  enable  retail  electric  energy  suppliers  to engage in fair and
          equitable  competition  through open,  equal and comparable  access to
          transmission   and   distribution   systems  and  to  avoid   wasteful
          duplication of facilities;

     4.   To ensure that direct  access by retail  consumers to the  competitive
          market for generation be implemented in Oklahoma by July 1, 2002; and


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     5.   To ensure that proper standards of safety, reliability and service are
          maintained in a restructured electric service industry.

     Section 3 of the Act sets forth  various  definitions  and exempts in large
part several electric  cooperatives and municipalities  from the Act unless they
choose to be governed by it.

     Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Act are designed to  implement  the goals of the
Act and  provide  for  various  studies and task forces to assess the issues and
consequences  associated with the proposed restructuring of the electric utility
industry.  In Section 4, the  Oklahoma  Corporation  Commission  (the  "Oklahoma
Commission") is directed to undertake a study of all relevant issues relating to
restructuring  the  electric  utility  industry in Oklahoma  including,  but not
limited  to,  the  issues  set forth in  Section  4, and to  develop a  proposed
electric  utility  framework  for  Oklahoma  under  the  direction  of the Joint
Electric Utility Task Force (which task force is described below).  However, the
Oklahoma  Commission  is prohibited  from  promulgating  orders  relating to the
restructuring without prior authorization of the Oklahoma Legislature.  Also, in
developing  a  framework  for a  restructured  electric  utility  industry,  the
Oklahoma  Commission is to adhere to fourteen principles set forth in Section 4,
including the following:

     1.   Appropriate  rules shall be  promulgated,  ensuring  that reliable and
          safe electric service is maintained.

     2.   Consumers  shall be allowed to choose  among  retail  electric  energy
          suppliers to help ensure competitive and innovative markets. A process
          should be  established  whereby all retail  consumers are permitted to
          choose their retail electric energy suppliers by July 1, 2002.

     3.   When  consumer  choice is  introduced,  rates  shall be  unbundled  to
          provide  clear price  information  on the  components  of  generation,
          transmission and distribution and any other ancillary charges. Charges
          for public  benefit  programs  currently  authorized by statute or the
          Oklahoma  Commission,  or both,  shall be unbundled and appear in line
          item format on electric bills for all classes of consumers.

     4.   An entity  providing  distribution  services  shall be relieved of its
          traditional  obligation  to provide  electric  supply but shall have a
          continuing   obligation  to  provide   distribution  service  for  all
          consumers in its service territory.

     5.   The  benefits  associated  with  implementing  an  independent  system
          planning committee composed of owners of electric distribution systems
          to  develop  and  maintain  planning  and  reliability   criteria  for
          distribution facilities shall be evaluated.

     6.   A defined period for the transition to a restructured electric utility
          industry shall be established.  The transition  period shall reflect a
          suitable time frame for full  compliance  with the  requirements  of a
          restructured utility industry.


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     7.   Electric  rates for all consumer  classes shall not rise above current
          levels throughout the transition  period. If possible,  electric rates
          for all  consumers  shall be lowered when  feasible as markets  become
          more efficient in a restructured industry.

     8.   The  Oklahoma   Commission  shall  consider  the  establishment  of  a
          distribution  access fee to be assessed to all  consumers  in Oklahoma
          connected to electric  distribution  systems regulated by the Oklahoma
          Commission.  This fee shall be charged to cover social costs,  capital
          costs,  operating costs, and other  appropriate  costs associated with
          the  operation of electric  distribution  systems and the provision of
          electric services to the retail consumer.

     9.   Electric  utilities  have  traditionally  had an obligation to provide
          service to consumers within their established  service territories and
          have entered  into  contracts,  long-term  investments  and  federally
          mandated co-generation contracts to meet the needs of consumers. These
          investments  and  contracts  have  resulted  in costs which may not be
          recoverable  in a  competitive  restructured  market  and  thus may be
          "stranded."  Procedures  shall  be  established  for  identifying  and
          quantifying   stranded   investments  and  for  allocating  costs  and
          mechanisms shall be proposed for recovery of an appropriate  amount of
          prudently  incurred,  unmitigable  and  verifiable  stranded costs and
          investments. As part of this process, each entity shall be required to
          propose  a  recovery  plan  which   establishes  its  unmitigable  and
          verifiable  stranded  costs and  investments  and a  limited  recovery
          period designed to recover such costs expeditiously, provided that the
          recovery  period and the amount of  qualified  transition  costs shall
          yield a  transition  charge  which shall not cause the total price for
          electric power,  including transmission and distribution services, for
          any  consumer  to  exceed  the  cost  per  kilowatt-hour  paid  on the
          effective  date  of  this  Act  during  the  transition   period.  The
          transition  charge shall be applied to all consumers  including direct
          access consumers,  and shall not disadvantage one class of consumer or
          supplier over another,  nor impede  competition and shall be allocated
          over a period of not less than three (3) years nor more than seven (7)
          years.

     10.  It is the intent  that all  transition  costs  shall be  recovered  by
          virtue of the savings generated by the increased efficiency in markets
          brought about by restructuring of the electric utility  industry.  All
          classes of consumers shall share in the transition costs.

     Subject to the principles  set forth in Section 4, the Oklahoma  Commission
is directed to prepare a four-part  study to be delivered to the Joint  Electric
Utility Task Force (the "Joint Task Force").  The first part of the study, which
is due February 1, 1998, is to address independent  operation issues. The second
part, which is due December 31, 1998, is to address  technical  issues,  such as
reliability,  safety,  unbundling of generation,  transmission  and distribution
services, transition issues and market power. The third part of the study is due
December 31, 1999, and is 


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to address financial issues,  including rates, charges,  access fees, transition
costs and stranded costs. The final part of the study is due August 31, 2000 and
is  to  cover  consumer  issues,  such  as  the  obligation  to  serve,  service
territories, consumer choices, competition and consumer safeguards.

     Section 5 of the Act  directs  the  Oklahoma  Tax  Commission  to study and
submit a report to the Joint Task Force by  December  31,  1998 on the impact of
the restructuring of the electric utility industry on state tax revenues and all
other facets of the current utility tax structure on the state and all political
subdivisions of the state. The Oklahoma Tax Commission is precluded from issuing
any rules on such matters  without the approval of the Oklahoma  Legislature  or
the Joint Task  Force.  Also,  in the event a uniform tax policy that allows all
competitors to be taxed on a fair and equitable  basis is not  established on or
before July 1, 2002, then the effective date for implementing customer choice of
retail  electric  suppliers  shall be  extended  until a uniform  tax  policy is
established.

     Section 6 creates  the Joint  Task  Force,  which  shall  consist  of seven
members from the Oklahoma  Senate and seven  members from the Oklahoma  House of
Representatives.  The Joint Task Force is to direct and  oversee  the studies of
the Oklahoma  Commission and Oklahoma Tax Commission set forth in Sections 4 and
5 of the Act. The Joint Task Force is permitted to make final recommendations to
the Governor and Oklahoma Legislature. The Joint Task Force is also empowered to
retain  consultants  to study the creation of an  Independent  System  Operator,
which would  coordinate the physical supply of electricity  throughout  Oklahoma
and maintain  reliability,  security and stability of the bulk power system.  In
addition,  such study shall assess the benefits of establishing a power exchange
that would operate as a power pool allowing power producers to compete on common
ground in Oklahoma.  In fulfilling  its tasks,  the Joint Task Force can appoint
advisory  councils  made  up  of  electric  utilities,  regulators,  residential
customers and other constituencies.

     Section 7 provides  generally that,  with respect to electric  distribution
providers,  no customer switching will be allowed from the effective date of the
Act until July 1, 2002,  except by mutual  consent.  It also  provides  that any
municipality  that fails to become  subject to the Act will be  prohibited  from
selling  power  outside  its  municipal  limits  except  from lines owned on the
effective date of the Act. Section 8 sets forth the effective date of the Act as
April 25, 1997.

     The Company  intends to actively  participate in the  restructuring  of the
electric  utility  industry in Oklahoma and to remain a competitive  supplier of
electricity.  However,  due to the early  stages of this  process,  the  Company
cannot predict the impact that the restructuring  will have on its operations in
the future.

Item 6  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a)      Exhibits
     
              27.01 - Financial Data Schedule.

     (b)      Reports on Form 8-K - None.


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                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                         OGE Energy Corp.
                                           (Registrant)



                             By         /s/ A.M. Strecker
                               -------------------------------------
                                            A.M. Strecker
                                      Senior Vice President

                          (On behalf of the registrant and in his capacity
                           as Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)



May 12, 1997


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                         EXHIBIT INDEX

<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT NO.               DESCRIPTION            
- -----------               -----------            

<S>                 <C>    
27.01               Financial Data Schedule


</TABLE>

<TABLE> <S> <C>




<PAGE>


<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted from the OGE
Energy Corp.  Consolidated  Statements of Income, Balance Sheets, and Statements
of Cash Flows as reported on Form 10-Q as of March 31, 1997 and is  qualified in
its entirety by reference to such Form 10-Q.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          MAR-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1997
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<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    2,335,340
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     30,337
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         236,597
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       106,550
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,708,824
<COMMON>                                           465
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      511,781
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            421,518
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 933,764
                                0
                                     49,329
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           804,385
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                  65,900
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   25,000
                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                      6,802
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                 3,122
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 820,422
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                2,708,824
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      291,215
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                             (886)
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     276,100
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     275,214
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         16,001
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                 442
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  16,443
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        16,703
<NET-INCOME>                                     (260)
                        571
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                    (831)
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        26,849
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       15,419
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                          47,363
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