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:
04/17/00 21,729 shares $29.8040/share
05/15/00 200,211 shares $29.5958/share
06/15/00 34,155 shares $29.2682/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 aggregate price of open market
purchases for the investment dates.
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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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Guarantor On behalf of Purpose Nominal amounts
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Alliant Energy Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc Guarantee of lease payments $7,958,074
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk power purchases/sales * $27,225,000
Alliant Energy Various Subsidiaries Workers' compensation bonds, etc. $4,552,729
Alliant Energy total: $39,735,803
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* Alliant Energy is liable for 50% of total combined guarantees
issued by Alliant Energy and Cargill on behalf of Cargill-Alliant.
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: NONE
h. The name, parent company, and amount invested in any new Intermediate
Subsidiary, Financing Subsidiary, Energy Asset 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: NONE
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
Alliant Energy, 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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Edward M. Gleason
Vice President-Treasurer and Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
Detail of the Guarantees issued during the quarter ending 06/30/00
Date Of Date of Amount
Guarantor On Behalf Of Purpose Counterparty Name Guarantee Expiration Guaranteed
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Pacificorp 04/20/2000 08/06/2000 $2,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Los Angeles Department
of Water & Power 04/11/2000 04/10/2001 $2,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Basin Electric Power
Cooperative 04/20/2000 04/17/2000 $1,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Public Service Electric
& Gas Company 05/08/2000 05/08/2001 $5,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Duke Energy Trading
& Marketing Co. 05/16/2000 05/10/2001 $5,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Wabash Valley Power Association 05/17/2000 05/10/2001 $1,500,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Omaha Public Power District 06/06/2000 05/16/2001 $2,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales El Paso Merchant Energy, LP 06/05/2000 05/25/2001 $1,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales The Detroit Edison Company 06/06/2000 05/30/2001 $3,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Coral Power LLC 06/22/2000 06/05/2001 $3,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Tractebel Energy 06/15/2000 11/05/2000 $4,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Florida Power Corporation 06/19/2000 04/14/2001 $250,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Florida Power Corporation 06/16/2000 06/05/2001 $1,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Louisiana Generating LLC 06/19/2000 06/12/2001 $1,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Williams Energy Marketing
& Trading 06/23/2000 06/12/2001 $3,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Louisville Gas & Electric Company 06/14/2000 09/30/2001 $2,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Portland General Electric Company 06/28/2000 06/28/2001 $1,000,000
Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Oglethorpe Power Corporation 06/28/2000 06/28/2001 $500,000
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Alliant Energy Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales $38,250,000
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Cargill Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Allegheny Energy Supply,LLC 06/08/2000 06/08/2001 $2,000,000
Cargill Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Associated Electric
Cooperative 06/09/2000 06/09/2001 $2,000,000
Cargill Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales California Independent
System Operator Corp. 04/27/2000 04/27/2001 $1,000,000
Cargill Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales California Power Exchange
Corporation 06/09/2000 06/09/2001 $1,000,000
Cargill Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Cinergy Services, Inc. 06/09/2000 06/09/2001 $3,000,000
Cargill Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales DTE Energy Trading Inc. 04/27/2000 04/27/2001 $1,000,000
Cargill Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Minnesota Power Inc. 04/07/2000 04/07/2001 $500,000
Cargill Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales New York Power Authority 04/01/2000 04/01/2001 $1,000,000
Cargill Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales PJM Interconnection LLC 04/04/2000 04/04/2001 $2,000,000
Cargill Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Reliant Energy Wholesale
Group (HL&P) 04/07/2000 04/07/2001 $500,000
Cargill Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales Tampa Electric Company 05/10/2000 05/10/2001 $200,000
Cargill Cargill-Alliant Bulk Power Purchase/Sales The Energy Authority Inc. 04/27/2000 04/27/2001 $2,000,000
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$16,200,000
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Total Cargill & Alliant Energy Combined $54,450,000
Alliant Energy Liability is 50% of Total Cargill & Alliant Energy Guarantees Combined $27,225,000
Alliant Energy Energys Performance Bond University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 05/19/2000 05/19/2001 $932,932
Alliant Energy RMT Performance Bond Ford Motor Company 04/14/2000 04/14/2001 $2,957,015
Alliant Energy RMT Performance Bond Oldham County Clerk 05/08/2000 05/08/2001 $214,000
Alliant Energy RMT Encroachment Permit Bond State of Kentucky 04/14/2000 04/14/2001 $3,500
Alliant Energy Whiting Blanket Bond City of Oklahoma City 04/05/2000 04/05/2001 $25,000
Alliant Energy Whiting Overweight Permit Lavaca County Commissioner 04/12/2000 04/12/2001 $100,000
Alliant Energy Whiting Oil & Gas Bond State of Colorado 05/19/2000 05/19/2001 $30,000
Alliant Energy Whiting Oil & Gas Bond State of New Mexico 05/23/2000 05/23/2001 $25,000
Alliant Energy Whiting Blanket Bond State of Oklahoma 04/09/2000 04/09/2001 $10,000
Alliant Energy Whiting Oil & Gas Bond Town of Goldsby 05/06/2000 05/06/2001 $15,000
Alliant Energy WP&L Performance Bond Juneau Utility Commission 05/09/2000 05/09/2001 $143,323
Alliant Energy WP&L Performance Bond Lodi Utilities 05/01/2000 05/01/2001 $16,900
Alliant Energy WP&L Performance Bond Lodi Utilities 05/22/2000 05/22/2001 $80,059
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Alliant Energy Various Workers'compensation $4,552,729
Subsidiaries bonds, etc. ============
Alliant Energy Corporate Guarantee of Lease Citicorp 04/19/2000 04/19/2007 $7,958,074
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EXHIBIT B
ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, 2000 December 31,
ASSETS (Unaudited) 1999
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(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Property, plant and equipment:
Utility -
Plant in service -
Electric $5,115,907 $5,032,675
Gas 554,600 540,874
Other 467,956 458,547
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6,138,463 6,032,096
Less - Accumulated depreciation 3,205,528 3,077,459
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2,932,935 2,954,637
Construction work in progress 135,567 119,276
Nuclear fuel, net of amortization 51,512 54,363
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3,120,014 3,128,276
Other property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation and amortization of $196,843 and $184,722, respectively 441,575 357,758
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3,561,589 3,486,034
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Current assets:
Cash and temporary cash investments 31,869 113,669
Accounts receivable:
Customer, less allowance for doubtful accounts
of $2,759 and $2,253, respectively 62,676 67,299
Unbilled utility revenues 43,310 48,033
Other, less allowance for doubtful accounts
of $512 and $954, respectively 26,574 30,095
Income tax refunds receivable 32,076 14,611
Production fuel, at average cost 50,862 49,657
Materials and supplies, at average cost 55,454 52,440
Gas stored underground, at average cost 17,573 23,151
Regulatory assets 30,225 33,439
Prepaid gross receipts tax 21,976 20,864
Other 38,598 32,728
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411,193 485,986
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Investments:
Investment in McLeodUSA Inc. 1,175,449 1,123,790
Investments in foreign entities 580,473 198,055
Nuclear decommissioning trust funds 280,917 271,258
Other 132,068 59,866
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2,168,907 1,652,969
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Other assets:
Regulatory assets 253,189 263,610
Deferred charges and other 202,200 187,084
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455,389 450,694
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Total assets $6,597,078 $6,075,683
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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)
June 30, 2000 December 31,
CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited) 1999
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(in thousands, except share amounts)
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Capitalization:
Common stock - $.01 par value - authorized 200,000,000 shares;
outstanding 79,002,896 and 78,984,014 shares, respectively $790 $790
Additional paid-in capital 946,154 942,408
Retained earnings 560,190 577,464
Accumulated other comprehensive income 679,194 634,903
Shares in deferred compensation trust - 25,999 shares
at an average cost of $29.52 per share (767) -
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Total common equity 2,185,561 2,155,565
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Cumulative preferred stock of subsidiaries, net 113,714 113,638
Long-term debt (excluding current portion) 1,915,153 1,486,765
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4,214,428 3,755,968
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Current liabilities:
Current maturities and sinking funds 65,645 54,795
Variable rate demand bonds 55,100 55,100
Commercial paper 407,495 374,673
Notes payable 42,044 50,046
Capital lease obligations 11,481 13,321
Accounts payable 182,571 191,149
Accrued interest 29,082 24,818
Accrued taxes 76,779 78,825
Other 98,061 90,898
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968,258 933,625
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Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits:
Accumulated deferred income taxes 1,058,878 1,018,482
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 70,292 71,857
Environmental liabilities 61,523 65,327
Pension and other benefit obligations 64,048 61,988
Other 159,651 168,436
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1,414,392 1,386,090
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Total capitalization and liabilities $6,597,078 $6,075,683
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The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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