INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT CO
10-Q, 1997-11-13
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                                    FORM 10-Q


                       SECURlTlES AND EXCHANGE COMMlSSlON
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549


 Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
                                   Act of 1934


   For the quarterly period ended
        September 30, 1997                   Commission File Number  1-3132-2



                       INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

         Indiana                                                35-0413620
 (State or other jurisdiction                                (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)

     One Monument Circle
     Indianapolis, Indiana                                         46204
 (Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 317-261-8261



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to the filing requirements for at least the past 90 days. Yes  X   No
                                                              ----   ----

        Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
           classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


       Class                             Outstanding At September 30, 1997
       -----                             ---------------------------------
Common (Without Par Value)                      17,206,630 Shares

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                       INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                       ----------------------------------

                                      INDEX
                                      -----

                                                                  Page No.
                                                                  --------

PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION
- -------   ---------------------                              

         Statements of Income - Three Months Ended and
            Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996              2

         Balance Sheets - September 30, 1997 and
            December 31, 1996                                          3

         Statements of Cash Flows -
            Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996              4

         Notes to Financial Statements                               5-6

         Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations            7-9

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION                                        10-12
- --------  -----------------                                        
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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                         ------------------------------

Item 1. Financial Statements
<TABLE>

                       INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                              Statements of Income
                                 (In Thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                                  Three Months Ended                  Nine Months Ended
                                                                     September 30                        September 30
                                                                  1997              1996              1997              1996
                                                           ----------------  ----------------  ---------------   ---------------
<S>                                                        <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>   
OPERATING REVENUES:
  Electric                                                 $       202,916   $       198,579   $      561,528    $      551,680
  Steam                                                              7,639             7,093           28,029            28,059
                                                           ----------------  ----------------  ---------------   ---------------
    Total operating revenues                                       210,555           205,672          589,557           579,739
                                                           ----------------  ----------------  ---------------   ---------------

OPERATING EXPENSES:
  Operation:
    Fuel                                                            44,475            40,962          123,597           125,745
    Other                                                           36,269            34,667          104,524           100,978
  Power purchased                                                    1,365             4,868            6,655            13,883
  Purchased steam                                                    1,223             1,497            5,126             5,148
  Maintenance                                                       14,765            15,743           48,076            45,669
  Depreciation and amortization                                     25,733            25,178           77,977            72,857
  Taxes other than income taxes                                      8,274             8,210           25,273            25,544
  Income taxes - net                                                25,533            23,384           61,830            57,786
                                                           ----------------  ----------------  ---------------   ---------------
    Total operating expenses                                       157,637           154,509          453,058           447,610
                                                           ----------------  ----------------  ---------------   ---------------
OPERATING INCOME                                                    52,918            51,163          136,499           132,129
                                                           ----------------  ----------------  ---------------   ---------------

OTHER INCOME AND (DEDUCTIONS):
  Allowance for equity funds used during construction                  893               976            3,174             4,596
  Other - net                                                         (475)             (713)          (1,069)           (1,856)
  Income taxes - net                                                   232               261              502               668
                                                           ----------------  ----------------  ---------------   ---------------
    Total other income - net                                           650               524            2,607             3,408
                                                           ----------------  ----------------  ---------------   ---------------
INCOME BEFORE INTEREST CHARGES                                      53,568            51,687          139,106           135,537
                                                           ----------------  ----------------  ---------------   ---------------

INTEREST CHARGES:
  Interest                                                          10,190            12,070           31,349            36,370
  Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction               (227)              (15)            (699)           (3,325)
                                                           ----------------  ----------------  ---------------   ---------------
    Total interest charges                                           9,963            12,055           30,650            33,045
                                                           ----------------  ----------------  ---------------   ---------------

NET INCOME                                                          43,605            39,632          108,456           102,492

PREFERRED DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS                                        795               795            2,386             2,386
                                                           ----------------  ----------------  ---------------   ---------------

INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK                          $        42,810   $        38,837   $      106,070    $      100,106
                                                           ================  ================  ===============   ===============
                                                          
See notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>

                                      INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                                                Balance Sheets
                                                (In Thousands)
                                                  (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                                           September 30            December 31
                                                                               1997                   1996
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
                             ASSETS
                             ------
<S>                                                                      <C>                    <C>            
UTILITY PLANT:
  Utility plant in service                                               $     2,800,741        $     2,763,305
  Less accumulated depreciation                                                1,107,851              1,048,492
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
      Utility plant in service - net                                           1,692,890              1,714,813
  Construction work in progress                                                   61,934                 63,243
  Property held for future use                                                    10,224                  9,913
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
      Utility plant - net                                                      1,765,048              1,787,969
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
OTHER PROPERTY -
  At cost, less accumulated depreciation                                           6,873                  5,799
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
CURRENT ASSETS:
  Cash and cash equivalents                                                       16,645                  8,840
  Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful
    accounts 1997, $1,229 and 1996, $907)                                          4,826                  7,892
  Fuel - at average cost                                                          28,094                 30,121
  Materials and supplies - at average cost                                        49,112                 52,027
  Prepayments and other current assets                                             4,989                  9,612
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
      Total current assets                                                       103,666                108,492
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
DEFERRED DEBITS:
  Regulatory assets                                                              129,036                137,974
  Miscellaneous                                                                   12,031                 12,166
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
      Total deferred debits                                                      141,067                150,140
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
              TOTAL                                                      $     2,016,654        $     2,052,400
                                                                         ================       ================


                 CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
                 ------------------------------
CAPITALIZATION:
  Common shareholder's equity:
    Common stock                                                         $       324,537        $       324,537
    Premium on 4% cumulative preferred stock                                       1,363                  1,363
    Retained earnings                                                            480,868                456,349
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
      Total common shareholder's equity                                          806,768                782,249
  Cumulative preferred stock                                                      51,898                 51,898
  Long-term debt (less current maturities
    and sinking fund requirements)                                               627,828                627,791
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
      Total capitalization                                                     1,486,494              1,461,938
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
  Notes payable - banks and commercial paper                                           -                 34,000
  Current maturities and sinking fund requirements                                     -                 11,250
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                           49,095                 56,537
  Dividends payable                                                               21,963                 21,910
  Taxes accrued                                                                   17,286                 19,621
  Interest accrued                                                                 9,513                 13,301
  Other current liabilities                                                       13,968                 14,519
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
      Total current liabilities                                                  111,825                171,138
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
  Accumulated deferred income taxes - net                                        310,535                304,854
  Unamortized investment tax credit                                               45,513                 47,722
  Accrued postretirement benefits                                                 18,760                 23,635
  Accrued pension benefits                                                        40,316                 37,283
  Miscellaneous                                                                    3,211                  5,830
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------
      Total deferred credits and other long-term liabilities                     418,335                419,324
                                                                         ----------------       ----------------

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
              TOTAL                                                      $     2,016,654        $     2,052,400
                                                                         ================       ================
See notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
                                   INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                                        Statements of Cash Flows
                                             (In Thousands)
                                               (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                                                Nine Months Ended
                                                                                    September
                                                                              1997               1996
                                                                         --------------     --------------
<S>                                                                      <C>                <C>              
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATIONS:
  Net income                                                             $     108,456      $     102,492
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
  provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                                               73,897             68,770
    Amortization of regulatory assets                                           12,800             12,149
    Deferred income taxes and investment tax credit adjustments - net             (846)               (56)
    Allowance for funds used during construction                                (3,873)            (7,921)
  Change in certain assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable                                                          3,066                355
    Fuel, materials and supplies                                                 4,942               (899)
    Accounts payable                                                            (7,442)           (21,588)
    Taxes accrued                                                               (2,335)               651
    Accrued pension benefits                                                     3,033              3,951
    Other - net                                                                (15,487)            (6,261)
                                                                         --------------     --------------
Net cash provided by operating activities                                      176,211            151,643
                                                                         --------------     --------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING:
  Construction expenditures                                                    (47,801)           (61,920)
  Other                                                                         (2,642)            (6,583)
                                                                         --------------     --------------
Net cash used in investing activities                                          (50,443)           (68,503)
                                                                         --------------     --------------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING:
  Retirement of long-term debt                                                 (11,250)           (15,150)
  Short-term debt - net                                                        (34,000)               (22)
  Dividends paid                                                               (72,749)           (64,945)
  Other                                                                             36               (163)
                                                                         --------------     --------------
Net cash used in financing activities                                         (117,963)           (80,280)
                                                                         --------------     --------------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                        7,805              2,860
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                 8,840              9,985
                                                                         --------------     --------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                               $      16,645      $      12,845
                                                                         ==============     ==============


- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
  Cash paid during the period for:
    Interest (net of amount capitalized)                                 $      33,711      $      35,356
                                                                         ==============     ==============
    Income taxes                                                         $      56,142      $      52,377
                                                                         ==============     ==============

See notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>

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                       INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                       ----------------------------------

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                          -----------------------------


1.      Indianapolis Power & Light Company is a subsidiary of IPALCO 
        Enterprises, Inc.

2.      The  preparation  of financial  statements in conformity  with generally
        accepted  accounting  principles  requires that  management make certain
        estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
        liabilities  and disclosure of contingent  assets and liabilities at the
        date of the financial  statements.  The reported amounts of revenues and
        expenses  during  the  reporting  period  may  also be  affected  by the
        estimates and assumptions management is required to make. Actual results
        may differ from those estimates.

        In the opinion of management these  statements  reflect all adjustments,
        consisting of only normal recurring  accruals,  which are necessary to a
        fair  statement of the results for the interim  periods  covered by such
        statements. Due to the seasonal nature of the electric utility business,
        the annual results are not generated  evenly by quarter during the year.
        Certain   amounts  from  prior  year  financial   statements  have  been
        reclassified  to  conform  to  the  current  year  presentation.   These
        financial  statements and notes should be read in  conjunction  with the
        audited  financial  statements  included in IPL's 1996 Annual  Report on
        Form 10-K.

3.      LONG-TERM DEBT

        On May 1, 1997, IPL retired First Mortgage Bonds, 5 5/8% Series, due May
        1, 1997, in the amount of $11,250,000.

4.      SALE OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

        In December, 1996, IPL entered into an agreement to sell, on a revolving
        basis,  undivided  percentage  interests  in  certain  of  its  accounts
        receivable,  including  accounts  receivable  for KWH  delivered but not
        billed,  up to an  aggregate  maximum  at any one  time of $50  million.
        Accounts  receivable  on the  Balance  Sheets are net of the $50 million
        interest sold under the IPL  agreement.  The gross amount of receivables
        sold was $55.6  million,  of which  $5.6  million  was  replaced  with a
        receivable from the purchasing party.

5.      NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

        In June,  1997,  SFAS No. 130,  "Comprehensive  Income,"  was issued and
        becomes  effective  in 1998 and  requires  reclassification  of  earlier
        financial  statements for  comparative  purposes.  SFAS No. 130 requires
        that changes in the amounts of certain items, including foreign currency
        translation  adjustments  and gains and losses on certain  securities be
        shown in the  financial  statements.  SFAS No.  130 does not  require  a
        specific  format  for the  financial  statement  in which  comprehensive
        income is reported,  but does require that an amount  representing total
        comprehensive  income be reported in that statement.  Management has not
        yet  determined  the effect,  if any,  of SFAS No. 130 on the  financial
        statements.

        Also in June,  1997,  SFAS No. 131,  "Disclosures  about  Segments of an
        Enterprise  and Related  Information,"  was issued.  The Statement  will
        change the way public  companies  report  information  about segments of
        their business in their annual financial statements and requires them to
        report selected segment information in their quarterly reports issued to
        shareholders.   It  also  requires  entity-wide  disclosures  about  the
        products and  services an entity  provides,  the  material  countries in
        which it holds  assets and reports  revenues,  and its major  customers.
        SFAS No. 131 is effective for fiscal years  beginning after December 15,
        1997.  Management has not yet determined the effect, if any, of SFAS No.
        131 on the financial statements.

6.      SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

        On October 9, 1997,  an amendment to the  Articles of  Incorporation  of
        Indianapolis  Power & Light Company was adopted at a special  meeting of
        shareholders.  The  amendment  removed a provision of the articles  that
        limited  IPL's ability to issue  unsecured  debt,  including  short-term
        debt.

        IPALCO  purchased  shares of IPL's  preferred stock on October 17, 1997,
        pursuant to the terms of a tender offer concluded  October 8, 1997. This
        purchase was accomplished  using proceeds obtained with the use of a $22
        million  increase  to  IPALCO's  Revolving  Credit  Facility  originally
        obtained in April,  1997. The following table shows the number of shares
        purchased for each class of preferred stock.

              Class                     Shares     Rate          Amount
           --------------------------------------------------------------
              4% Series.............    52,389   $71.38       $ 3,739,527
              4.2% Series...........    19,669    77.72         1,528,675
              4.6% Series...........    27,519    85.12         2,342,417
              4.8% Series...........    28,070    88.82         2,493,177
              6% Series.............    59,200   103.00         6,097,600
              8.2% Series...........    65,828   102.00         6,714,456
                                        ------                -----------
        Total shares purchased         252,675                $22,915,852
                                       =======                ===========

       After IPALCO's purchase, the stock was subsequently purchased from IPALCO
       by IPL at IPALCO's cost and  canceled.  As a result,  the stock is no 
       longer deemed issued and outstanding on the books of IPL. Following IPL's
       subsequent purchase, preferred stock consisted of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                               October 31, 1997
                                                               ----------------
                                                             Shares           Call            Oct. 31      Dec. 31
                                                                                             ----------------------
                                                           Outstanding        Price            1997          1996
                                                           -----------       -------         --------      --------
                                                                                             (Thousands of Dollars)
Cumulative $100 Par Value,
     authorized 2,000,000 shares

     <S>                                                      <C>            <C>             <C>           <C>         
     4% Series..........................................       47,611        $118.00         $  4,761      $ 10,000
     4.2% Series........................................       19,331         103.00            1,933         3,900
     4.6% Series........................................        2,481         103.00              248         3,000
     4.8% Series........................................       21,930         101.00            2,193         5,000
     6% Series..........................................       40,800         102.00            4,080        10,000
     8.2% Series........................................      134,157         101.00           13,416        19,998
                                                              -------                        --------      --------
       Total cumulative preferred stock                       266,310                        $ 26,631      $ 51,898
                                                              =======                        ========      ========
</TABLE>

        On October  28,  1997,  Indianapolis  Power & Light  Company's  Board of
        Directors  resolved to call for  redemption all shares of IPL's 6.0% and
        8.2%  Cumulative  Preferred Stock issued and outstanding on December 15,
        1997, at a price per share,  payable to  shareholders  of record of $102
        and $101, respectively, together with dividends accrued through the date
        of redemption.


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Item 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Overview
- --------

         During the third quarter of 1997 the Board of Directors of Indianapolis
Power & Light  Company  (IPL)  declared  dividends  on common  stock on July 29,
August  26  and  September  30  of  $2,000,000,   $31,144,479  and  $10,000,000,
respectively . The dividends were paid by IPL to IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.

         IPL's  capital  requirements  are  primarily  related  to  construction
expenditures  needed to meet customers' needs for electricity and steam, as well
as  expenditures  for  environmental   compliance.   Construction   expenditures
(excluding allowance for funds used during  construction)  totaled $17.2 million
during the third quarter ended  September 30, 1997,  representing a $0.7 million
decrease from the comparable period in 1996.  Internally generated cash provided
by IPL's  operations  was used for  construction  expenditures  during the third
quarter of 1997.  Construction  expenditures (excluding allowance for funds used
during  construction)  totaled  $47.8  million  during  the  nine  months  ended
September 30, 1997,  representing  a $14.1 million  decrease from the comparable
period in 1996.  This  difference  is mostly  related  to  reduced  construction
spending  in  1997  compared  to 1996  for the  scrubbers  at  IPL's  Petersburg
Generating  Station  that went into service in June 1996.  Internally  generated
cash provided by IPL's operations was used for construction  expenditures during
the first nine months of 1997. As a result of IPL's new basic electric rates and
charges  and reduced  capital  spending,  IPL  anticipates  continued  improving
liquidity.

         The five-year construction program has not changed from that previously
reported in IPL's 1996 Form 10-K report. (See "Future  Performance" in Item 7 of
Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations in IPL's 1996 Form 10-K report for further discussion).

         On May 1, 1997,  IPL retired First Mortgage  Bonds, 5 5/8% Series,  due
May 1, 1997, in the amount of $11,250,000.

Rate Relief
- -----------

         The Indiana  Utility  Regulatory  Commission  approved a two-step  rate
increase  for IPL  customers in August  1995.  The initial step  increase was
effective  September 1, 1995, and the second step increase became effective July
1, 1996.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


      Comparison of Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997
      --------------------------------------------------------------------
           with Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996
           -----------------------------------------------------------


         Income  applicable  to common  stock  increased  $4.0  million and $6.0
million for third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 1997,  compared to
the comparable  1996 periods.  The following  discussion  highlights the factors
contributing to these results.

Operating Revenues
- ------------------

       Operating  revenues  during  the  third  quarter  and nine  months  ended
September 30, 1997,  increased from the comparable  1996 periods by $4.9 million
and $9.8  million,  respectively.  The  increases in revenues  resulted from the
following:

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                               Increase (Decrease) from Comparable Period
                                                               ------------------------------------------
                                                              Three Months Ended         Nine Months Ended
                                                              ------------------         -----------------
                                                                          (Millions of Dollars)
       <S>                                                        <C>                       <C>   
       Increase in base electric rates                            $     -                   $  12.7
       Change in Kilowatt-hour (KWH) sales - net of fuel              0.9                      (7.1)
       Fuel revenues                                                  0.3                      (4.7)
       Steam revenues                                                 0.6                         -
       Sales for resale                                               2.8                       7.0
       Other revenues                                                 0.3                       1.9
                                                                  -------                   -------
       Total change in operating revenues                         $   4.9                   $   9.8
                                                                  =======                   =======
</TABLE>

         The  increase in base rate  electric  revenues for the nine month ended
period is the result of new tariffs, effective July 1, 1996, designed to produce
$25 million additional annual revenues. The decrease in retail KWH sales for the
nine months ended period was due to milder weather  partially offset by customer
growth.  Heating  degree days and cooling  degree days for the nine months ended
September  30, 1997,  decreased by 6.6% and 16.9%,  respectively,  from the same
period in 1996. The changes in fuel revenues in 1997 from the prior year reflect
changes in total fuel costs billed  customers.  The  increased  wholesale  sales
during the third  quarter and nine months ended of 1997, as compared to the same
periods in 1996,  reflect energy  requirements  of other utilities and increased
wholesale marketing efforts.

Operating Expenses
- ------------------

         Fuel expenses in the third quarter of 1997  increased $3.5 million from
the same period a year earlier while decreasing $2.1 million for the nine months
of 1997,  compared to the previous  year.  The increase in the third quarter was
due to increases in fuel consumption of $2.3 million, deferred fuel cost of $1.0
million as well as  increased  unit costs of coal and oil of $0.2  million.  The
nine-month  variance  from 1996 was due to decreases  in deferred  fuel costs of
$3.8 million and unit costs of coal and oil of $1.9 million  partially offset by
an increase in fuel consumption of $3.6 million.

         Power  purchased  decreased  by $3.5  million and $7.2 million from the
comparable  periods in 1996  during the third  quarter  and first nine months of
1997,  respectively.  The decrease in the third quarter was due to a decrease in
demand  charges of $3.3  million and to energy  purchases of $0.2  million.  The
nine-month  variance was due to decreased demand charges of $6.7 million as well
as decreased energy  purchases of $0.5 million.  The decreased demand charges in
both periods resulted from a new power purchase  contract  taking effect in May
of 1997.

         Maintenance  expense  decreased by $1.0 million in the third quarter of
1997 while  increasing $2.4 million for the first nine months of 1997,  compared
to the same periods the previous year. The third quarter decrease was related to
the  overhaul  of a  production  unit at the  Pritchard  Plant  during the third
quarter of 1996. The nine-month  increase  resulted from a $2.0 million increase
for expenses at the Stout Plant primarily  related to the repair of a production
unit.  Increased  maintenance  expenses of $0.7 million for station equipment in
transmission also contributed to the nine-month variance.

         Depreciation  and  amortization  expense in the third  quarter and nine
months ended September 30, 1997,  increased from the same periods a year earlier
by $0.6  million  and $5.1  million,  respectively.  These  increases  primarily
resulted from increased depreciable plant balances.

         Income  taxes  - net  for the  third  quarter  and  nine  months  ended
September 30, 1997,  increased from the same periods in 1996 by $2.1 million and
$4.0 million,  respectively.  These  increases  were  primarily due to increased
pretax operating income.

         As a result of the foregoing, utility operating income during the third
quarter  of 1997  increased  3.4%  from the  comparable  1996  period,  to $52.9
million.  Utility  operating  income during the nine months ended  September 30,
1997, increased 3.3% from the comparable 1996 period, to $136.4 million.


<PAGE>9

Other Income and Deductions
- ---------------------------

         Allowance  for  equity  funds  used  during  construction  in the third
quarter  and nine months  ended  September  30,  1997,  decreased  from the same
periods  in 1996 by $0.1  million  and $1.4  million,  respectively.  The  third
quarter  decrease was due to amortization  ending in August of 1997, for certain
deferred  Petersburg  Plant assets.  This  decrease was partially  offset in the
third quarter by an increased equity rate. The nine-month variance resulted from
a decreased construction base and the ending of amortization of certain deferred
assets.

         Other - net  increased  by $0.2  million and $0.8 million for the third
quarter and nine months ended September 30, 1997, respectively,  compared to the
same periods in 1996.  Both of these increases were as a result of increased net
revenues from contract work.

Interest Charges
- ----------------

         Interest  expense in the third quarter and nine months ended  September
30,  1997,  decreased  from the same  periods in 1996 by $1.9  million  and $5.0
million,  respectively.  The decreases were due to the redemption of $15 million
and $50  million  long-term  debt issues  during 1996 and $11.3  million in 1997
resulting  in  decreases  to  long-term  debt  interest of $1.1 million and $3.4
million  for the third  quarter  and nine  months  ended of 1997,  respectively.
Short-term  borrowings have also decreased  resulting in decreases to short-term
interest of $0.8 million and $1.9 million for the third  quarter and nine months
ended September 30, 1997,  respectively.  Increased  amortization of premiums on
debt of $0.3 million also contributed to the nine-month variance.

         Allowance  for borrowed  funds used during  construction  for the third
quarter  increased  $0.2  million  while  decreasing  for the nine months  ended
September 30, 1997, by $2.6 million,  from the  comparable  periods in 1996. The
third quarter change resulted from an increase in the  construction  base and an
increase in the borrowed funds rate. A decreased  average  construction base for
the nine months ended September 30, 1997,  resulted in the $2.6 million decrease
compared to 1996.


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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
                           ---------------------------

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
- -------  -----------------

         On August  18,  1997,  Region V of the U. S.  Environmental  Protection
Agency  issued to IPL a Notice of  Violation  (NOV) under the Clean Air Act. The
NOV alleged that particulate matter emissions from IPL's Perry K Units 11 and 12
exceeded  applicable  limits on three  dates in 1995,  that  particulate  matter
emissions  from Perry K Units 15 and 16 exceeded  applicable  limits on a single
date in each of 1994 and 1995,  and that sulfur dioxide  emissions  exceeded the
applicable  limit on four days in the first quarter of 1997.  IPL disagrees with
the Agency's interpretations of the applicable rules and believes that the Perry
K Plant has been in compliance with applicable  limits.  Representatives  of IPL
met with the Agency on September  24, 1997,  in an attempt to resolve the matter
and have  subsequently  provided the Agency with  additional  information on the
operation  of the  Plant.  If IPL  were  adjudged  to have  violated  applicable
emission limits,  it could be subject to maximum penalties of $25,000 per day of
violation.

Item 5.  Other Information
- -------  -----------------

         On July 16, 1997,  the United States  Environmental  Protection  Agency
promulgated  final  regulations  which amended the National  Ambient Air Quality
Standards by introducing  standards for fine particulate matter and creating new
ozone  standards.  Existing  sources that cause or contribute  to  nonattainment
regions will likely be subject to additional regulatory requirements,  including
possible  emission  reductions.  New  sources  wanting  to build  facilities  in
nonattainment  areas may also be subject to additional control  requirements and
may be required to offset their emissions. Because power plants emit certain air
pollutants  that could  contribute  to the  formation of ambient  ozone and fine
particulate matter, there is a possibility that existing Company sources will be
required to be retrofitted with additional air pollution controls in the future.
Congressional   intervention  and/or  litigation  regarding  the  standards  are
probable.  Due to these  uncertainties,  it is not presently possible to predict
the potential impacts  associated with  implementation of these standards on the
Company's facilities.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
- -------  --------------------------------

         (a)      Exhibits.  Copies of documents listed below which are
         identified with an asterisk (*) are incorporated herein by reference
         and made a part hereof.

3.1*     Articles of Incorporation of Indianapolis Power & Light Company, as
         amended.  (Form 10-Q for quarter ended 3-31-91.)

3.2*     Bylaws of Indianapolis Power & Light Company.  (Exhibit 3.2 to the
         Form 10-Q for quarter ended 3-31-97.)

4.2*     Thirty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 1986.
         (Form 10-K for year ended 12-31-86.)

4.3*     Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 1989. 
         (Form 10-K for year ended 12-31-89.)

4.4*     Thirty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 1, 1989.
         (Form 10-K for year ended 12-31-89.)

4.5*     Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 15, 1991.
         (Form 10-K for year ended 12-31-91.)

4.6*     Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 1, 1992. 
         (Form 10-K for year ended 12-31-92.)

4.7*     Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 1, 1993.
         (Form 10-Q for quarter ended 9-30-93.)

4.8*     Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 1993.
         (Form 10-Q for quarter ended 9-30-93.)

4.9*     Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 1993.
         (Form 10-Q for quarter ended 9-30-93.)

4.10*    Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 1, 1994.
         (Form 8-K, dated 1-25-94.)


<PAGE>11

4.11*    Fortieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 1, 1994.
         (Form 8-K, dated 1-25-94.)

4.12*    Forty-First  Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 15, 1995.
         (Exhibit 4.12 to the Form 10-K dated 12-31-94.)

4.13*    Forty-Second  Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 1995.
         (Exhibit 4.12 to the Form 10-K dated 12-31-95.)

21.1*    Subsidiaries of the Registrant.  (Exhibit 21.1 to the Form 10-K 
         dated 12-31-96.)

27.1     Financial Data Schedule.

         (b)      Reports on Form 8-K.

                  None.


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                                   Signatures
                                   ----------

         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 thereunto duly authorized.



                                        INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                                        ----------------------------------
                                                   (Registrant)



Date:        November 13, 1997             /s/ John R. Brehm
       ------------------------------     --------------------------
                                               John R. Brehm
                                               Senior Vice President
                                               Finance and Information Services



Date:        November 13, 1997             /s/ Stephen J. Plunkett
       ------------------------------     --------------------------
                                               Stephen J. Plunkett
                                               Controller







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