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WPL HOLDINGS, INC.
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2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: Preliminary proxy
materials of WPL Holdings, Inc., IES Industries Inc. and
Interstate Power Company, Joint Registration Statement on
Form S-4 of WPL Holdings, Inc. and Interstate Power Company
(Registration No. 333-07931) and Joint Registration Statement on
Form S-4 of WPL Holdings, Inc. and Interstate Power Company
(Registration No. 333-10401).
3) Filing Party: WPL Holdings, Inc., IES Industries Inc. and
Interstate Power Company.
4) Date Filed: January 18, 1996, July 11, 1996 and August 19,
1996.
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[On September 5, 1996, a slide presentation was given by executive
officer(s) of WPL Holdings, Inc. to retirees of the Company. The slide
presentation consisted of certain slides previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (on August 23, August 27 and September
4, 1996) as well as the following slide.]
Electric Customers Served
[Bar graph showing number of electric customers served by MidAmerican
Energy Co. (635,000), Interstate Energy Corp. (864,000), Primergy Corp.
(2,316,000), AEP (2,854,000) and Commonwealth Edison (3,028,000).]
IEC Will Still Be Considerably Smaller Than:
- Commonwealth Edison (3.5 times IEC)
- AEP (3.3 times IEC)
- Primergy (2.7 times IEC)