FLORIDA POWER CORP
8-K, 1994-07-25
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  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 1994

 
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           Washington, DC  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): 
                              July 21, 1994
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                Exact name of Registrant as 
Commission      specified in its charter, address              State of        I.R.S. Employer
File No.        of principal executive offices, telephone      Incorporation   Identification No.

1-8349            FLORIDA PROGRESS CORPORATION                    Florida          59-2147112
                  One Progress Plaza
                  St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
                  Telephone (813) 824-6400

1-3274            FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION                       Florida           59-0247770
                  3201 34th Street South
                  St. Petersburg, Florida 33711
                  Telephone (813) 866-5151
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The address of neither registrant has changed since the last report.

This combined Form 8-K represents separate filings by Florida Progress
Corporation and Florida Power Corporation.  Information contained herein
relating to any individual registrant is filed by each registrant on its own
behalf.  Neither registrant makes any representations as to the information
relating to the other registrant.

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Item 5.   Other Events


     In light of ongoing securities offerings by Florida Progress Corporation
("Florida Progress") and its subsidiaries, including Florida Power Corporation
("Florida Power") and Progress Capital Holdings, Inc., the following
information is being presented pending distribution of the Florida Progress and
Florida Power Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
1994:

     Florida Progress issued a news release dated July 21, 1994 and a related
Investor Information report of even date therewith reporting second quarter
1994 earnings.  Copies of the news release and report are being filed herewith
as Exhibits 99.(a) and 99.(b), respectively.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits:

Exhibit Number (by 
reference to Item 601
of Regulation S-K)   Description of Exhibit   

99.(a)              Florida Progress Corporation News Release dated 
                    July 21, 1994 regarding second quarter earnings.

99.(b)              Florida Progress Corporation Investor Information
                    Report dated July 21, 1994.

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                                SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                               FLORIDA PROGRESS CORPORATION
     
                               FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION

                                          
                               By:/s/David R. Kuzma
                                ---------------------------
                                  David R. Kuzma
                                  Vice President and Treasurer
                                  of each Registrant



Date:  July 21, 1994

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                               EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.    Description of Exhibit

99.(a)         Florida Progress Corporation News Release dated July 21, 1994
               regarding second quarter earnings.

99.(b)         Florida Progress Corporation Investor Information Report dated
               July 21, 1994.




                                  EXHIBIT 99.(a)

Florida Progress Corporation
One Progress Plaza 
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
Contact: Karen Raihill - (813) 866-5023


Florida Progress Corporation reports second-quarter earnings of $52.9 million


ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (July 21, 1994) - Florida Progress Corporation
parent of  St. Petersburg-based Florida Power Corporation, today reported
second-quarter earnings of $52.9 million, compared with $43 million earned
during the same period a year ago. 

Revenues for the quarter ended June 30 totaled $681.5 million, compared with
$553.3 million for the second quarter of 1993.  Earnings per share in the
second quarter of 1994 were 58 cents, compared with 49 cents a share a year
ago.

Florida Power, the largest subsidiary of Florida Progress, earned $47.6 million
or 52 cents per share, on revenues of $517 million in this year's second
quarter, compared with earnings of $39.1 million, or 44 cents a share, on
revenues of $461.9 million for the same period a year ago. 

Utility revenues continued to rise in 1994 primarily because of increased
retail kilowatt-hour sales and customer growth.  Hot weather across Florida
Power's 32-county service area was the primary reason for the higher customer
usage from April to June.  

The average residential customer used 14.4 percent more electricity during this
year's second quarter than during the same three-month period a year ago.
Customer growth of 2.2 percent also contributed to the increase in energy sales
in the second quarter.

Earnings from Florida Progress' diversified operations grew in the second
quarter, largely because of higher revenues and increased earnings from
Electric Fuels Corporation, the company's coal mining and transportation
subsidiary.  

Diversified earnings in the quarter ended June 30 were $5.3 million, or 6 cents
per share, compared with the $3.9 million, or 5 cents a share,  earned in the
second quarter of 1993.  An acquisition last year by Electric Fuels has
continued to boost the company's 1994 operating results.  

Florida Progress (NYSE: FPC) is a diversified utility holding company with
assets of $5.7 billion.  Its principal subsidiary is Florida Power, the state's
second-largest electric utility with more than 1.2 million customers. 
Diversified operations include coal mining and transportation, life insurance,
real estate and lending and leasing.

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                                         Three Months Ended               Twelve Months Ended
                                               June 30                           June 30

                                         1994             1993            1994             1993    
                                     -------------   -------------    --------------  --------------
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Revenues                                $681,500,000    $553,300,000    $2,713,200,000  $2,166,700,000       

                
Income Before Change in                  
    Accounting                          $ 52,900,000    $ 43,000,000    $  207,900,000  $  187,300,000       

Change in Accounting for
    Deferred Taxes                             -                -                 -            800,000       
                                       -------------   -------------    --------------  --------------       
                 
Consolidated                            $ 52,900,000    $ 43,000,000    $  207,900,000  $  188,100,000       

                                       =============   =============    ==============  ==============       

Earnings Per Share (EPS):                
Florida Power Corporation                    $   .52         $   .44            $ 2.12         $ 2.05        
Diversified Operations                           .06             .05               .20            .09        
Income Before Change in                      -------         -------            ------         ------
    Accounting                                   .58             .49              2.32           2.14        
Change in Accounting for
    Deferred Taxes                                 -               -                 -            .01
                                             -------         -------            ------          ------
Consolidated                                 $   .58         $   .49            $ 2.32         $ 2.15        
                                             =======         =======            ======          ======       
                
Average Common
   Shares Outstanding                     91,610,976      88,120,361        89,637,539      87,436,794
        
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                                  EXHIBIT 99.(b)

FLORIDA PROGRESS CORPORATION
One Progress Plaza
St. Petersburg, Florida  33701
Fax: (813) 824-6401

INVESTOR INFORMATION
Analysts' Contacts:
Richard R. Champion, Director, Investor Relations  (813) 824-6428
Mark A. Myers, Manager, Investor Communications  (813) 824-6422


                                                            July 21, 1994


Florida Progress Corporation releases second-quarter earnings of $52.9 million


Florida Progress Corporation, parent of St. Petersburg-based Florida Power
Corporation, today reported second-quarter earnings of $52.9 million, compared
with $43 million earned during the same period a year ago. 

Revenues for the quarter ended June 30 totaled $681.5 million, compared with
$553.3 million for the second quarter of 1993.  Earnings per share in the
second quarter of 1994 were 58 cents, compared with 49 cents a share a year
ago.

Florida Power, the largest subsidiary of Florida Progress, earned $47.6
million, or 52 cents per share, on revenues of $517 million in this year's
second quarter, compared with earnings of $39.1 million, or 44 cents a share,
on revenues of $461.9 million for the same period a year ago. 

Utility revenues continued to rise in 1994 primarily because of increased
retail kilowatt-hour sales and customer growth.  Hot weather across Florida
Power's 32-county service area was the primary reason for the higher customer
usage from April to June.

As a measure of hot weather, cooling-degree days indicate variances from year
to year.  In this year's second quarter, the cooling-degree days in Florida
Power's service territory were about 95 percent higher than the same period a
year ago, and about 7 percent above the 10-year average.

The average residential customer used 14.4 percent more electricity during this
year's second quarter than during the same three-month period a year ago. 
Customer growth of 2.2 percent also contributed to the increase in energy sales
in the second quarter.

Earnings from Florida Progress' diversified operations also grew in the second
quarter, largely because of higher revenues and increased earnings from
Electric Fuels Corporation, the company's coal mining and transportation
subsidiary. 

Diversified earnings in the quarter ended June 30 were $5.3 million, or 6 cents
per share, compared with $3.9 million, or 5 cents a share, earned in the second
quarter of 1993.  An acquisition last year by Electric Fuels has continued to
boost the company's 1994 operating results.  The assets of Steel Processing
Services, a rail car services and parts reconditioning firm based in
Albertville, Ala., were purchased in June 1993.

Higher diversified results during the second quarter of this year were slightly
offset by lower results from Florida Progress' life insurance unit.  Higher
death claims and increased reserves resulted in reduced earnings for
Mid-Continent Life Insurance Company in the quarter.  Other diversified
operations posted relatively little change over results from the same period a
year ago.

SIX-MONTH SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS

For the six months ended June 30, Florida Progress' earnings were $88.7
million, or 98 cents a share, on revenues of $1.311 billion, compared with
earnings of $77.4 million, or 88 cents a share, on revenues of $1.047 billion
from a year ago.  Higher revenues and increased operating results from Florida
Power continued to improve the company's earnings in 1994.  Diversified results
also have improved this year, primarily because of significant earnings growth
from Electric Fuels.

Florida Power's earnings for the first six months of this year were $79.4
million, or 88 cents per share, on revenues of $1 billion.  During the same
six-month period in 1993, utility earnings were $70.6 million, or 80 cents a
share, on revenues of $868.9 million.

Higher energy sales and higher earnings from Florida Power this year offset the
increased costs for an early retirement package.  In 1994, the utility
recognized after-tax expenses of $9.5 million, or 11 cents a share, related to
this package.

Year-to-date earnings from Florida Progress' diversified operations were $9.3
million, or 10 cents per share, compared with $6 million, or 7 cents a share,
for the first six months of 1993.

Florida Progress (NYSE: FPC) is a diversified utility holding company with
assets of $5.7 billion.  Its principal subsidiary is Florida Power, the state's
second-largest electric utility with more than 1.2 million customers. 
Diversified operations include coal mining and transportation, life insurance,
real estate and lending and leasing.

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Florida Progress Corporation                                                                                   Page 3
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)
   (In millions)



                                      Three Months Ended                 Six Months Ended                   Twelve Months Ended
                                    June 30          Percent           June 30          Percent           June 30            Percent
                                     1994      1993  Change              1994     1993  Change               1994      1993  Change
<S>                                <C>      <C>     <C>            <C>         <C>      <C>            <C>        <C>       <C>
Revenues:
  Electric utility                  $517.0   $461.9     11.9         $1,000.5   $868.9     15.1          $2,089.2  $1,826.5    14.4
  Diversified                        164.5     91.4     80.0            310.3    177.7     74.6             624.0     340.2    83.4
                                  -------- --------                  -------- --------                   --------  --------
    Total revenues                   681.5    553.3     23.2          1,310.8  1,046.6     25.2           2,713.2   2,166.7    25.2
                                  -------- --------                  -------- --------                   --------  --------
Expenses:
  Electric utility:
    Fuel and purchased power         173.7    153.5     13.2            335.9    275.1     22.1             719.3     609.7    18.0
    Other operation and
      maintenance                    133.5    125.1      6.7            271.8    242.6     12.0             544.0     469.5    15.9
    Depreciation and 
      other taxes                    105.7     95.9     10.2            210.4    189.1     11.3             414.1     363.1    14.0
                                  -------- --------                  -------- --------                   --------  --------
      Total utility expenses         412.9    374.5     10.3            818.1    706.8     15.7           1,677.4   1,442.3    16.3
  Diversified                        148.3     79.3     87.0            282.4    155.5     81.6             567.2     299.6    89.3
                                  -------- --------                  -------- --------                   --------  --------
      Total expenses                 561.2    453.8     23.7          1,100.5    862.3     27.6           2,244.6   1,741.9    28.9
                                  -------- --------                  -------- --------                   --------  --------
Income from operations               120.3     99.5     20.9            210.3    184.3     14.1             468.6     424.8    10.3
Interest expense and other            37.1     34.2      8.5             73.5     68.4      7.5             141.5     143.0   (1.0)
                                  -------- --------                  -------- --------                   --------  --------
Income before income taxes            83.2     65.3     27.4            136.8    115.9     18.0             327.1     281.8    16.1
Income taxes                          30.3     22.3     35.9             48.1     39.3     22.4             119.2      94.5    26.1
                                  -------- --------                  -------- --------                   --------  --------
Income before cumulative
  effect of accounting change         52.9     43.0     23.0             88.7     76.6     15.8             207.9     187.3    11.0
Cumulative effect of 
   change in accounting 
    for income taxes                   -        -        -                -       $0.8      -                 -        $0.8     -
                                  -------- --------                  -------- --------                   --------  --------
Net Income                           $52.9    $43.0     23.0            $88.7    $77.4     14.6            $207.9    $188.1    10.5
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                                               Florida Progress Corporation                          Page 4
                                        Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)


                                  Three Months Ended Percent  Six Months Ended    Percent  Twelve Months Ended Percent
                                        June 30     Positive        June 30      Positive        June 30      Positive
                                      1994     1993 (Negative)    1994      1993 (Negative)     1994     1993 (Negative)
                                  -------- -------- --------  -------- --------- --------  --------- -------- --------
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Earnings Per Share:
 Florida Power Corporation           $0.52    $0.44     18.2     $0.88     $0.80     10.0      $2.12    $2.05      3.4
                                  -------- --------           -------- --------            --------- --------
 Electric Fuels Corporation           0.06     0.03    100.0      0.10      0.05    100.0       0.21     0.13     61.5
 Mid-Continent Life Insurance Co.     0.02     0.03    (33.3)     0.04      0.05    (20.0)      0.09     0.10    (10.0)
 Progress Credit Corporation
   Lending and Leasing                0.01     0.01     -         0.01      0.02    (50.0)      0.02     0.04    (50.0)
   Real estate                       (0.02)   (0.02)    -        (0.03)    (0.04)    25.0      (0.08)   (0.17)    52.9
 Corporate and other                 (0.01)    -        -        (0.02)    (0.01)  (100.0)     (0.04)   (0.01)  (300.0)
                                  -------- --------           -------- --------            --------- --------
 Diversified (before SFAS 109)        0.06     0.05     20.0      0.10      0.07     42.9       0.20     0.09    122.2
                                  -------- --------           -------- --------            --------- --------
 Before accounting change             0.58     0.49     18.4      0.98      0.87     12.6       2.32     2.14      8.4
 Change in accounting                 -        -        -         -         0.01     -          -        0.01     -
                                  -------- --------           -------- --------            --------- --------
 Total                               $0.58    $0.49     18.4     $0.98     $0.88     11.4      $2.32    $2.15      7.9
                                  ======== ========           ======== ========            ========= ========


Avg. shares outstanding (millions)    91.6     88.1      4.0      90.5      87.9      3.0       89.6     87.4      2.5
Dividends per share                 $0.495   $0.485      2.1    $0.990    $0.970      2.1     $1.970   $1.928      2.2

Book value per share:
  Florida Power                                                                               $17.31   $16.73      3.5
  Consolidated                                                                                $20.63   $19.90      3.7

                                                                                    June 30
                                        June 30                             1994              1993
                                      1994     1993                      Amount   Percent    Amount   Percent
                                  -------- --------                    --------- ------------------- --------
Equity investments (percent):                       Capitalization (in millions):
 Florida Power Corporation              84       84     Common stock    $1,934.5     47.3   $1,759.7     44.0
 Electric Fuels Corporation              8        7     Preferred stock    148.5      3.6      183.5      4.6
 Mid-Continent Life Insurance Co.        4        4     Long-term debt   1,857.9     45.5    1,885.9     47.2
 Progress Credit Corporation             4        5     Short-term
                                  -------- --------       capital          147.3      3.6      168.2      4.2
   Total                               100      100                    --------- --------  --------- --------
                                  ======== ========       Total         $4,088.2    100.0   $3,997.3    100.0
                                                                       ========= ========  ========= ========


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                                                     Florida Power Corporation
                                               Selected Statistical Data (Unaudited)                        Page 5
                                            (In millions, except billing degree days)

                          Three Months Ended            Six Months Ended              Twelve Months Ended
                               June 30       Percent         June 30       Percent         June 30         Percent
                            1994     1993    Change       1994     1993    Change        1994      1993     Change
                          -------- -------- --------    -------- -------- --------     --------  --------  --------
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Revenues:
  Residential               $272.8   $234.5     16.3      $540.3   $450.8     19.9     $1,148.2    $965.5      18.9
  Commercial                 122.7    112.5      9.1       225.2    204.4     10.2        478.7     427.7      11.9
  Industrial                  44.0     42.5      3.5        83.7     77.8      7.6        167.8     147.6      13.7
  Other retail sales          27.2     25.7      5.8        50.6     44.3     14.2        106.0      93.5      13.4
                          -------- --------             -------- --------              --------  --------
                             466.7    415.2     12.4       899.8    777.3     15.8      1,900.7   1,634.3      16.3
  Sales for resale            26.6     26.8     (0.7)       57.5     50.4     14.1        129.4     106.3      21.7
                          -------- --------             -------- --------              --------  --------
                             493.3    442.0     11.6       957.3    827.7     15.7      2,030.1   1,740.6      16.6
  Other electric revenues     25.4     22.4     13.4        37.7     42.8    (11.9)        61.0      57.3       6.5
  Deferred fuel               (1.7)    (2.5)      --         5.5     (1.6)      --         (1.9)     28.6       --
                          -------- --------             -------- --------              --------  --------
      Total                 $517.0   $461.9     11.9    $1,000.5   $868.9     15.1     $2,089.2  $1,826.5      14.4
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Kilowatt-hour sales billed:
  Residential              3,327.7  2,855.1     16.6     6,565.4  5,761.9     13.9     14,176.1  12,915.0       9.8
  Commercial               2,125.0  1,882.8     12.9     3,848.7  3,547.0      8.5      8,186.5   7,661.8       6.8
  Industrial                 929.0    879.0      5.7     1,759.2  1,660.3      6.0      3,479.7   3,292.3       5.7
  Other retail sales         504.9    456.7     10.6       931.1    864.5      7.7      1,956.7   1,826.1       7.2
                          -------- --------             -------- --------              --------  --------
                           6,886.6  6,073.6     13.4    13,104.4 11,833.7     10.7     27,799.0  25,695.2       8.2
  Sales for resale           426.0    385.4     10.5       940.8    767.2     22.6      2,293.1   1,930.4      18.8
                          -------- --------             -------- --------              --------  --------
      Total electric sales 7,312.6  6,459.0     13.2    14,045.2 12,600.9     11.5     30,092.1  27,625.6       8.9
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System Requirements (KWH)    8,293    7,354     12.8      15,167   13,826      9.7       31,611    29,091       8.7

Retail KWH Sales
  (Billed & Unbilled)        7,223    6,470     11.6      13,383   12,309      8.7       27,848    25,769       8.1

Billing Degree Days:
  Cooling                      766      393     94.9         766      393     94.9        3,759     3,345      12.4
  Heating                       30       63    (52.4)        483      397     21.7          594       521      14.0


Note:  Total revenues include billed revenues and unbilled revenues that are accrued for accounting purposes.
Statistics for total kilowatt-hour sales only include billed kilowatt-hour sales.  The statistic for system
requirements is based on total system generation, so it includes billed and unbilled sales.  Since system requirements
include billed and unbilled kilowatt-hour sales, it is a better measure of total sales growth.

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