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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
AMENDMENT NO. 2
(Mark One)
/X/ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
or
/ / Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File No. 1-3548
MINNESOTA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
A Minnesota Corporation
IRS Employer Identification No. 41-0418150
30 West Superior Street
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
Telephone - (218) 722-2641
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 and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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Common Stock, no par value,
32,571,548 shares outstanding
as of September 30, 1996
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
This Amendment No. 2 to Minnesota Power & Light Company's (Company)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Form 10-Q) for the quarter ended September 30,
1996 is being filed to restate the Company's financial data schedule for the
nine months ended September 30, 1996. The Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 1997 reflected a reclassification made on the Company's
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows to exclude income from equity investments -
net of dividends received from operating activities. This Amendment No. 2
includes only the restated financial data schedule. The following tag has been
restated:
[CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS] 28,125
(a) Exhibits
27 - Financial Data Schedule
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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.
Minnesota Power & Light Company
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(Registrant)
October 31, 1997 D. G. Gartzke
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D. G. Gartzke
Senior Vice President - Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
October 31, 1997 Mark A. Schober
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Mark A. Schober
Controller
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule
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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM MINNESOTA
POWER'S CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, STATEMENT OF INCOME, AND STATEMENT OF CASH
FLOW FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY
BY REFRENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<RESTATED>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,117,059
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 394,524
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 362,443
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 106,666
<OTHER-ASSETS> 164,945
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,145,637
<COMMON> 389,698
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 280,073
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 600,893
75,000
31,492
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 638,845
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 150,508
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 64,745
0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0
<LEASES-CURRENT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 515,276
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 2,145,637
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 626,327
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 17,777
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 519,530
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 564,123
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 71,645
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> 6,221<F1>
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 95,241
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 44,593
<NET-INCOME> 50,648
1,921
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 48,727
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 44,382
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 28,125
<EPS-PRIMARY> 1.68
<EPS-DILUTED> 1.68
<FN>
<F1>Includes $9,441,000 of Income from Equity Investments and $3,220,000 for
Distribution on Redeemable Preferred Securities of Subsidiary.
</FN>
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