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):
March 20, 1998
TECO ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
FLORIDA 1-8180 59-2052286
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission file (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
702 North Franklin Street, Tampa Florida 33602
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (813) 228-4111
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Item 5. Other Events
On January 27, 1998, TECO Energy, Inc. (the registrant) acquired
additional Florida propane gas businesses, Griffis, Inc., and U.S.
Propane, Inc., in a stock-for-stock merger transaction that was
accounted for as a pooling of interests.
T h e registrant's consolidated revenues, net income from
continuing operations and net income for the one-month period ended
February 28, 1998 were $148.7 million, $16.5 million and $16.2
million, respectively. This public issuance of one month of unaudited
combined postmerger operations information is made in order to satisfy
the requirements for the use of the pooling-of-interests method of
accounting for the merger described above.
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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.
Dated: March 20, 1998 TECO Energy, Inc.
By:/s/ J. B. Ramil
J. B. Ramil
Vice President-Finance,
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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