BOLIVIAN POWER CO LTD/DE
SC 13E3/A, 1999-11-09
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    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 1999

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2
                                       TO
                                 SCHEDULE 13E-3
                  TRANSACTION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13E-3
           UNDER SECTION 13 (E) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 COMPANIA BOLIVIANA de ENERGIA ELECTRICA S.A. -
                         BOLIVIAN POWER COMPANY LIMITED

                         ------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                 Compania Boliviana de Energia Electrica S.A. -
                         Bolivian Power Company Limited
                             Tosli Acquisition B.V.
                             Tosli Investments N.V.
                                NRG Energy, Inc.
                             Nordic Power Invest AB
                                  Vattenfall AB

                         ------------------------------
                      (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

                         Common Stock Without Nominal or
                                    Par Value

                         ------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   204425 102
                         ------------------------------
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                David H. Peterson
                Chairman Of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
                 Compania Boliviana de Energia Electrica S.A. -
                         Bolivian Power Company Limited
                       Obrajes, Ave. Hernando Siles #5635
                              Entre Calles 10 y 11
                                 La Paz, Bolivia
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
       Notice and Communications on Behalf of Person(s) Filing Statement)

                                    Copy To:

                                Frank Voigt, Esq.
                              Dorsey & Whitney LLP
                             220 South Sixth Street
                             Pillsbury Center South
                           Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
                                 (612) 340-2781

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This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):
[x]   a.    The filing of solicitation materials or an information statement
            subject to Regulation 14A [17 CFR 240.14a-1 to 240.14b-1],
            Regulation 14C [17 CFR 240.14c-1 to 240.14c-101] or Rule 13e-3(c)
            [ss.240.13e-3(c)] under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
[ ]   b.    The filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of
            1933.
[x]   c.    A tender offer
[ ]   d.    None of the above.
Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information statement
referred to in check box (a) are preliminary copies: [  ]


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                                              CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
===========================================================================================================================
TRANSACTION VALUATION *                                        AMOUNT OF FILING FEE
===========================================================================================================================
<S>                                                           <C>
$84,051,500                                                    $16,810
===========================================================================================================================
</TABLE>
*    For purposes of calculating fee only. This amount assumes the purchase at a
     price of U.S. $20.00 net per share of 4,202,575 outstanding shares of
     Company Common Stock. The amount of the filing fee, calculated in
     accordance with Regulation 240.0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended, equals 1/50th of one percent of the value of the shares
     purchased.

[  ] CHECK BOX IF ANY PART OF THE FEE IS OFFSET AS PROVIDED IN RULE 0-11 (A) (2)
     AND IDENTIFY THE FILING WITH WHICH THE OFFSETTING FEE WAS PREVIOUSLY PAID.
     IDENTIFY THE PREVIOUS FILING BY REGISTRATION STATEMENT NUMBER, OR SCHEDULE
     AND THE DATE OF ITS FILING.

Amount Previously Paid: $16,810

Form or Registration No.: 13E-3

Filing Parties: Compania Boliviana de Energia Electrica S.A. -
                  Bolivian Power Company Limited
                Tosli Acquisition B.V.
                Tosli Investments N.V.
                NRG Energy, Inc.
                Nordic Power Invest AB
                Vattenfall AB

Date Filed: August 26, 1999


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                                 SECOND AMENDED
                              CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
              (PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION F TO SCHEDULE 13E-3)

INTRODUCTION

         This Amendment No. 2 to Rule 13E-3 Transaction Statement is being filed
in connection with an offer by Tosli Acquisition B.V., a Netherlands private
limited liability company, (the "Purchaser") and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Tosli Investments N.V., a Netherlands public limited liability company that is
equally owned, through subsidiaries, by NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation
and a wholly-owned limited liability subsidiary of Northern States Power
Company, a Minnesota corporation, and Nordic Power Invest AB, a Swedish
corporation, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vattenfall AB, a Swedish
corporation that is wholly-owned by the State of Sweden, to purchase all the
outstanding common shares (the "Shares"), without nominal or par value, of
Compania Boliviana de Energia Electrica S.A. - Bolivian Power Company Limited
(the "Company"), at a purchase price of U.S. $20.00 per Share, net to the Seller
in cash, without interest, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offer to
Purchase dated August 26, 1999, and in the related Letter of Transmittal, which
as amended from time to time, together constitute the "Offer," and the
Supplement to Offer to Purchase, dated October 26, 1999.

         This second amended Cross Reference Sheet is being supplied pursuant to
General Instruction F of Schedule 13E-3 and shows the location in the Company's
Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 14D-1, concurrently being filed with the Commission
in connection with the Offer, of information required to be included in response
to items of this amended Statement. A copy of Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 14D-1
is attached hereto as Exhibit (d)(14). The information in Amendment No. 2 to
Schedule 14D-1, including all exhibits thereto, is hereby expressly incorporated
herein by reference and the responses to each item are qualified in their
entirety by the provisions of Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 14D-1. All information
in, or incorporated by reference in Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 14D-1 or this
Statement concerning the Company, or actions or events with respect to the
Company, was provided by the Company, and all information in, or incorporated by
reference in Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 14D-1 or this amended Statement
concerning the Purchaser or its affiliates, or actions or events with respect to
any of them, was provided by the Purchaser.

         Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No.2 to Schedule 14D-1 are incorporated
by reference in this filing. In addition, the information in this amended
Schedule is intended to be solely for the information and use of the Commission,
and should not be relied upon by any other person for any purpose. Capitalized
terms used but not defined in this amended Statement shall have the respective
meanings given them in Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 14D-1.



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<CAPTION>

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SCHEDULE 13E-3               RESPONSE AND/OR LOCATION IN AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SCHEDULE
- ----------------------------------              --------------------------------------------------------
ITEM NUMBER AND CAPTION                         14D-1
- -----------------------                         -----
<S>                                           <C>
ITEM 10.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE
ISSUER.

(a) - (b)                                       Item 6.  Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.

ITEM 16.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
                                                Item 10.  Additional Information.
ITEM 17. EXHIBITS.
                                                Item 11. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.
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ITEM 10.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

         (a) - (b) The information set forth in Item 6 "Interest in Securities
of the Subject Company" of Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 14D-1 is incorporated
herein by reference.

ITEM 16.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

           The  information  set forth in Item 10 "Additional Information" of
Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 14D-1 is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 17. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

(d)      (d)(14) Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 14D-1, dated November 9, 1999*
         (d)(15) Press Release issued by the Company, dated November 9, 1999*

*        Filed herewith.



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         After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.




November 9, 1999               Compania Boliviana de Energia Electrica S.A.-
                               Bolivian Power Company Limited


                               By: /s/ Roger J. Dupuis
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Roger J. Dupuis
                                   President and General Manager


                               Tosli Acquisition B.V.


                               By: /s/ Valorie A. Knudsen
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Valorie A. Knudsen
                                   Director of Tosli Investments N.V.


                               And By: /s/ Gunnar Vallin
                                       ------------------------------------
                                       Gunnar Vallin
                                       Director of Tosli Investments N.V.

                               Tosli Investments N.V.


                               By: /s/ Valorie A. Knudsen
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Valorie A. Knudsen
                                   Director

                               And By: /s/ Gunnar Vallin
                                       ------------------------------------
                                       Gunnar Vallin
                                       Director


                               NRG Energy, Inc.


                               By: /s/ Valorie A. Knudsen
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Valorie A. Knudsen
                                   Vice President, Corporate Strategy and
                                   Emerging Markets


                               Nordic Power Invest AB


                               By: /s/ Gunnar Vallin
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Gunnar Vallin
                                   President

                               Vattenfall AB


                               By: /s/ Gunnar Vallin
                                   ----------------------------------------
                                   Gunnar Vallin
                                   Senior Vice President


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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2
                                       TO
                                 SCHEDULE 14D-1

           Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Rule 14(d)(1) Under The
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                 COMPANIA BOLIVIANA de ENERGIA ELECTRICA S.A. -
                         BOLIVIAN POWER COMPANY LIMITED
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            (Name of Subject Company)

                             Tosli Acquisition B.V.
                             Tosli Investments N.V.
                                NRG Energy, Inc.
                             Nordic Power Invest AB
                                  Vattenfall AB
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    (Bidders)

                   Common Shares, without nominal or par value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   204425 102
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                David H. Peterson
                 Compania Boliviana de Energia Electrica S.A. -
                         Bolivian Power Company Limited
                       Obrajes, Ave. Hernando Siles #5635
                              Entre Calles 10 y 11
                                 La Paz, Bolivia
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
           to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidders)

                                 with a copy to:
                                Frank Voigt, Esq.
                              Dorsey & Whitney LLP
                             Pillsbury Center South
                             220 South Sixth Street
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
                                 (612) 340-2781




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                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

================================================================================
      Transaction Valuation*                          Amount of Filing Fee**
================================================================================
<S>                                                          <C>
           $84,051,500                                       $16,810
================================================================================
</TABLE>

*     For purposes of calculating the filing fee only.  Assumes the purchase
      of 4,202,575 common shares (the "Shares") at a purchase price of U.S.
      $20.00 net per Share in cash.  Such number of Shares represents all
      the Shares outstanding as of August 11, 1999.

**    The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule
      0-11(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals
      1/50th of one percent of the aggregate cash offered by the bidder.

/X/   Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule
      0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
      previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration
      statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid: $16,810           Filing Parties: Tosli Acquisition B.V.
                                                          Tosli Investments N.V.
                                                                NRG Energy, Inc.
                                                          Nordic Power Invest AB
                                                                   Vattenfall AB

Form or Registration No.: Schedule 13E-3             Date Filed: August 26, 1999









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                                  TENDER OFFER

     This Amendment No. 2 dated November 9, 1999 to the Tender Offer Statement
on Schedule 14D-1 (this "Statement") dated August 26, 1999 (the "Schedule 14D-1)
relates to the offer by Tosli Acquisition B.V., a Netherlands private limited
liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tosli Investments N.V., a
Netherlands public limited liability company that is equally owned, through
subsidiaries, by NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, and Nordic
Power Invest AB, a Swedish corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Vattenfall AB, a Swedish corporation that is wholly-owned by the State of
Sweden, to purchase all of the outstanding common shares (the "Shares"), without
nominal or par value, of Compania Boliviana de Energia Electrica S.A. - Bolivian
Power Company Limited, a Nova Scotia corporation (the "Company"), at a purchase
price of U.S. $20.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated August 26,
1999, and in the related Letter of Transmittal, which, as amended from time to
time, together constitute the "Offer," and the Supplement to the Offer to
Purchase, dated October 26, 1999.

ITEM 6.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY.

         (a)-(b) Item 6 is hereby amended and supplemented by addition of the
following information thereto:

         At 12:00 Midnight, New York City time on November 8, 1999, the Offer
         expired. A total of approximately 89,566 Shares (including Shares
         tendered by guaranteed delivery) were tendered and accepted for
         payment, representing approximately 2.13 percent of the Shares. The
         Company, whose shares are not listed on a national securities exchange
         and whose shares are currently registered under the Securities Exchange
         Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), intends to terminate such
         registration. Registration of the Shares under the Exchange Act may be
         terminated upon application of the Company to the Securities and
         Exchange Commission, if there are fewer than 300 record holders of the
         Shares. Based on a preliminary count from the Depositary for the tender
         offer, U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as of the time of the
         expiration of the Offer, the estimated number of record holders, after
         taking into account the Shares tendered and accepted pursuant to the
         tender offer, is approximately 265.

ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

         Item 10 is hereby amended and supplemented by addition of the following
information thereto:

         A copy of the Company's press release announcing the successful
         completion of the Offer is filed as Exhibit (a)(12) to the Schedule
         14D-1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 11. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

(a)(12)  Press Release issued by the Company, dated November 9, 1999.*

*        Filed herewith.








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                                   SIGNATURES


After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated: November 9, 1999             Tosli Acquisition B.V.


                                    By: /s/ Valorie A. Knudsen
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Valorie A. Knudsen
                                       Director of Tosli Investments N.V.

                                    And By: /s/ Gunnar Vallin
                                           -------------------------------------
                                      Gunnar Vallin
                                      Director of Tosli Investments N.V.


                                    Tosli Investments N.V.


                                    By: /s/ Valorie A. Knudsen
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Valorie A. Knudsen
                                       Director

                                    And By: /s/ Gunnar Vallin
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Gunnar Vallin
                                       Director


                                    NRG Energy, Inc.


                                    By: /s/ Valorie A. Knudsen
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Valorie A. Knudsen
                                       Vice President, Corporate Strategy and
                                       Emerging Markets



                                    Nordic Power Invest AB

                                    By: /s/ Gunnar Vallin
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Gunnar Vallin
                                       President

                                    Vattenfall AB


                                    By: /s/ Gunnar Vallin
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Gunnar Vallin
                                       Senior Vice President









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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(12)  Press Release issued by the Company, dated November 9, 1999.*

*        Filed herewith.


























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PRESS RELEASE                                                 NOVEMBER 9, 1999


TOSLI ACQUISITION B.V. SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES TENDER OFFER FOR COMPANIA
BOLIVIANA de ENERGIA ELECTRICA S.A. - BOLIVIAN POWER COMPANY LIMITED


New York, New York - November 9, 1999. Today, Compania Boliviana de Energia
Electrica S.A. - Bolivian Power Company Limited (the "Company") announced that
the tender offer of Tosli Acquisition B.V. for all outstanding shares of the
Company's common stock expired at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on Monday,
November 8, 1999.

As of the expiration of the Offer, based on a preliminary count from the
Depositary for the tender offer, U.S. Bank Trust National Association,
approximately 89,566 outstanding shares of the Company were tendered, and
accepted for payment. These tendered shares represent approximately 2.13%
percent of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company, or 109
registered holders.

The Company, whose Shares are not listed on a national securities exchange and
whose Shares are currently registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), intends to terminate such registration.
Registration of the Shares under the Exchange Act may be terminated upon
application of the Company to the Securities and Exchange Commission, if there
are fewer than 300 record holders of the Shares. Based on a preliminary count
from the Depositary for the tender offer, the number of remaining record
holders, after taking into account the Shares tendered and accepted pursuant to
the tender offer, is approximately 265.


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