SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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In the Matter of
Alliant Energy Corporation, et al. CERTIFICATE
PURSUANT TO
File No. 70-9455 RULE 24
(Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935)
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This Certificate of Notification (the "Certificate") is
filed by Alliant Energy Corporation ("Alliant Energy"), a
registered holding company under the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, as amended (the "Act"), and its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Alliant Energy Resources, Inc. ("Resources"), in
connection with the transactions proposed in the Form U-1
Application-Declaration (the "Application-Declaration"), as
amended, of Alliant Energy and Resources (collectively, the
"Applicants") in File No. 70-9455. These transactions were
authorized by order of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") dated August 26, 1999 (the "Order"). The
Applicants hereby certify the matters set forth below pursuant to
Rule 24 of the rules under the Act:
a. The sales of Common Stock of Alliant Energy and the purchase
price per share and the market price per share at the date
of the agreement of sale.
ANSWER:
10/15/99 32,252 shares $27.5651/share
11/15/99 212,108 shares $28.3751/share
12/15/99 35,433 shares $26.6583/share
Shares shown above were issued pursuant to the
Company's Shareowner Direct Plan. Shares were credited
to Plan participant's accounts at the prices shown.
This price represents the average of the high and low
market price for the day the shares were issued.
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b. The total number of shares of Alliant Energy Common Stock
issued or issuable under options granted during the
quarter under Alliant Energy's benefit plans or otherwise.
ANSWER: NONE
c. If Common Stock has been transferred to a seller of
securities of a company being acquired, the number of
shares so issued, the value per share and whether the
shares are restricted to the acquiror.
ANSWER: NONE
d. The names of the guarantors and of the beneficiary of any
Guaranteed Note, Alliant Energy Guarantee or Nonutility
Subsidiary Guarantee issued during the quarter, and the
amount, terms and purpose of the guarantee.
ANSWER:
The guarantees issued can be summarized as follows:
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Nominal
Guarantor On behalf of Purpose Amounts
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Alliant Energy AER Debt issue $250,000,000
Alliant Energy AER Hedging debt issue (see (g))* $250,000,000
Alliant Energy HPI Debt issue $6,112,000
Financing sub-total: $506,112,000
Alliant Energy Servco / WP&L Capacity purchase $3,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales ** $25,750,000
Alliant Energy Various subsidiaries Workers compensation bonds, etc. $23,270,151
Alliant Energy total: $558,132,151
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* Hedging transaction was in place for one week
(November 1-8, 1999) in anticipation of the pricing of
the AER debt issue.
** Revocable guarantees with a maximum theoretical
exposure as shown. Actual exposure is materially lower
than the nominal amount of the guarantees.
See EXHIBIT A attached for additional details.
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e. The amount and terms of any Debentures issued during the
quarter.
ANSWER: NONE
f. The amount and terms of any financings consummated by any
Nonutility Subsidiary during the quarter that are not
exempt under Rule 52.
ANSWER: NONE
g. The notional amount and principal terms of any Interest Rate
Hedge or Anticipatory Hedge entered into during the
quarter and the identity of the parties to such
instruments.
ANSWER: Alliant Energy Resources, guaranteed by
Alliant Energy, entered into an anticipatory hedge with
Wachovia Bank N.A. in relation to its $250,000,000 7
3/8% senior notes due 2009. Specifically, a
$250,000,000 (notional amount) forward-starting
cash-settled interest rate swap was entered into on
November 1, 1999 and cash settled (unwound) on November
8, 1999. The interest rate swap would have started on
November 10, 1999, and terminated on November 10, 2009,
paying LIBOR against 10-year U.S. Treasuries plus 150
basis points. The effect was to hedge the interest rate
risk assumed between the launch and the pricing dates
of the above-mentioned debentures.
h. The name, parent company, and amount invested in any new
Intermediate Subsidiary or Financing Subsidiary during
the quarter.
ANSWER: NONE
i. A list of U-6B-2 forms (Certificate of the issuance, renewal
or guarantee of a security exempted from provisions of
Section 6(a)) filed with the Commission during the
quarter, including the name of the filing entity and the
date of filing.
ANSWER:
Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc. November 15,
1999
j. Consolidated balance sheets as of the end of the quarter and
separate balance sheets as of the end of the quarter for
each company, including AEC, that has engaged in
jurisdictional financing transactions during the quarter.
ANSWER: See EXHIBIT B attached.
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S I G N A T U R E
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, the undersigned
companies have duly caused this Certificate to be signed on their
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
By: /s/ Edward M. Gleason
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Name: Edward M. Gleason
Title: Vice President-Treasurer
and Corporate Secretary
March 31, 2000
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APPENDIX A
Date Of Date of Amount
Guarantor On Behalf Of Purpose Counterparty Name Guarantee Expiration Guaranteed
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AEC AER Debt issue AER 7-3/8% Senior Notes due 2009 Nov-99 Nov-09 $250,000,000
AEC AER Hedging debt issue Wachovia Bank N.A. Nov-99 Nov-99 $250,000,000
AEC HPI Debt issue HPI Permanent Loan Commitments $6,112,000
AEC Servco / WP&L Capacity purchase NUI Energy Brokers 02/28/2000 12/31/2001 $3,000,000
AEC Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales Electric Clearinghouse (Dynegy) 08/09/1999 07/30/2000 $2,000,000
AEC Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales Bonneville Power Admin. 08/12/1999 08/05/2000 $1,000,000
AEC Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales Florida Power & Light Company 08/11/1999 08/04/2000 $10,000,000
AEC Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales Sask Power 09/13/1999 08/26/2000 $1,000,000
AEC Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales Tucson Electric Power Co. 09/15/1999 09/08/2000 $1,000,000
AEC Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales Public Service Co. of Colorado/ 09/17/1999 09/07/2000 $2,000,000
Southwestern PSC
AEC Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales PG&E Energy Trading - Power 09/17/2000 09/08/2000 $2,000,000
AEC Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales Salt River Project Agricultural 09/16/1999 09/09/2000 $1,000,000
Power District
AEC Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales British Columbia Power Exchange 09/21/1999 09/14/2000 $1,000,000
AEC Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales NRG Power Marketing, Inc. 10/15/1999 09/30/2000 $2,000,000
AEC Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales The City of Santa Clara 12/27/1999 10/22/2000 $1,000,000
AEC Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales Niagara Mowhawk Energy Marketing 12/09/1999 12/03/2000 $1,000,000
AEC Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales Puget Sound Energy, Inc. 12/10/1999 12/03/2000 $750,000
AEC Energys Sidewalk Obstruction City of LaCrosse $10,000
AEC Energys Gas Contractors Bond City of LaCrosse $10,000
AEC Energys License/Permit Bond City of Little Canada $5,000
AEC Energys Nebraska Tax Bond Wis-Pak of Norfolk, Inc. $5,000
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $49,200
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $222,600
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $10,300
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $104,000
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $6,300
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $77,100
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $3,500
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $1,500
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $5,800
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $330,800
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $193,400
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $56,800
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $223,000
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $39,200
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $84,000
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $69,700
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $41,300
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $17,800
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $225,000
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $2,300
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $72,300
AEC HPI Tax Credit Bond US IRS $161,300
AEC IES License/Highway Restoration City of Centerpoint Iowa $5,000
AEC IES License/Highway Restoration City of Mason City, Iowa $5,000
AEC IES License/Highway Restoration City of Storm Lake Iowa $50,000
AEC IES Performance Bond Johnson Control Inc. $3,560,063
AEC IES Performance Bond Ottumwa Housing Authority $139,650
AEC IES Longshore WC Bond US Department of Labor $500,000
AEC IES Performance Bond Woodward State Hospital $2,887,195
AEC IPC License/Highway Restoration Freeborn County Highway Department $5,000
AEC IPC Longshore WC Bond US Department of Labor $400,000
AEC IPC/AECS Worker's Compansation Bond State of Minnesota $310,000
AEC IPC/AECS/AER Worker's Compansation Bond State of Illinois $200,000
AEC RMT Performance Bond Better Brite Remedial Action $900,297
AEC RMT Contractors Bond City of Mobile Alabama $10,000
AEC RMT Performance Bond East Penn Manufacturing Co. $1,280,647
AEC RMT Performance Bond ILCO Superfund Site $7,760,050
AEC RMT Performance Bond Keystone-Texas White Rock Corp. $21,130
AEC RMT Contractors Bond State of California $7,500
AEC RMT Contractors Bond State of Florida $50,000
AEC RMT Permit Bonc State of Indiana $2,500
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AEC Whiting Oil & Gas State of Arkansas $75,000
AEC Whiting Oil & Gas State of New Mexico $50,000
AEC Whiting Oil & Gas State of North Dakota $100,000
AEC Whiting Oil & Gas State of North Dakota $100,000
AEC Whiting Oil & Gas State of North Dakota $100,000
AEC Whiting Oil & Gas State of North Dakota $100,000
AEC Whiting Oil & Gas State of North Dakota $50,000
AEC Whiting Oil & Gas State of Wyoming $25,000
AEC Whiting Mineral Lease US Department of Interior $200,000
AEC Whiting Mineral Lease US Department of Interior $200,000
AEC Whiting Mineral Lease US Department of Interior $200,000
AEC WP&L Performance Bond City of Fennimore $623,000
AEC WP&L License/Highway Restoration City of Fond du Lac $10,000
AEC WP&L Performance Bond Elroy Electric Utility $230,000
AEC WP&L Performance Bond Evansville Water & Light $90,346
AEC WP&L Performance Bond Menasha Electric Water Utility $140,000
AEC WP&L Performance Bond Stoughton Electric Utility $95,572
AEC WP&L Longshore WC Bond US Department of Labor $200,000
AEC WP&L Customs bond US Department of Treasury $50,000
AEC WP&L License/Highway Restoration Village of Prairie du Sac $10,000
AEC WP&L/AECS Worker's Compansation Bond State of Wisconsin $500,000
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Total AEC Guarantees $558,132,151
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APPENDIX B
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ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
ASSETS 1999 1998
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(in thousands)
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Property, plant and equipment:
Utility -
Plant in service -
Electric $5,032,675 $4,866,152
Gas 540,874 515,074
Other 458,547 409,711
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6,032,096 5,790,937
Less - Accumulated depreciation 3,077,459 2,852,605
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2,954,637 2,938,332
Construction work in progress 119,276 119,032
Nuclear fuel, net of amortization 54,363 44,316
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3,128,276 3,101,680
Other property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation and amortization of $184,722 and $178,248, respectively 357,758 355,100
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3,486,034 3,456,780
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Current assets:
Cash and temporary cash investments 113,669 31,827
Accounts receivable:
Customer, less allowance for doubtful accounts
of $2,253 and $2,518, respectively 67,299 47,952
Unbilled utility revenues 48,033 55,014
Other, less allowance for doubtful accounts
of $954 and $490, respectively 30,095 26,054
Notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful
accounts of $153 and $120, respectively 6,328 13,392
Income tax refunds receivable 14,611 14,826
Production fuel, at average cost 49,657 54,140
Materials and supplies, at average cost 52,440 53,490
Gas stored underground, at average cost 23,151 26,013
Regulatory assets 33,439 30,796
Prepaid gross receipts tax 20,864 22,222
Other 26,400 15,941
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485,986 391,667
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Investments:
Investment in McLeodUSA Inc. 1,123,790 320,280
Nuclear decommissioning trust funds 271,258 225,803
Investments in foreign entities 198,055 68,882
Other 59,866 54,776
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1,652,969 669,741
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Other assets:
Regulatory assets 263,610 284,467
Deferred charges and other 187,084 156,682
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450,694 441,149
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Total assets $6,075,683 $4,959,337
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The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued)
December 31,
CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES 1999 1998
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(in thousands)
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Capitalization (See Consolidated Statements of Capitalization):
Common stock $790 $776
Additional paid-in capital 942,408 905,130
Retained earnings 577,464 537,372
Accumulated other comprehensive income 634,903 163,017
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Total common equity 2,155,565 1,606,295
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Cumulative preferred stock of subsidiaries, net 113,638 113,498
Long-term debt (excluding current portion) 1,486,765 1,543,131
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3,755,968 3,262,924
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Current liabilities:
Current maturities and sinking funds 54,795 63,414
Variable rate demand bonds 55,100 56,975
Commercial paper 374,673 64,500
Notes payable 50,046 51,784
Capital lease obligations 13,321 11,978
Accounts payable 191,149 204,297
Accrued taxes 78,825 84,921
Other 115,716 111,685
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933,625 649,554
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Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits:
Accumulated deferred income taxes 1,018,482 691,624
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 71,857 77,313
Environmental liabilities 65,327 68,399
Customer advances 38,096 37,171
Capital lease obligations 26,041 13,755
Other 166,287 158,597
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1,386,090 1,046,859
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Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)
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Total capitalization and liabilities $6,075,683 $4,959,337
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The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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