Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act 1934
Date of Report January 19, 1999
(Date of earliest event reported)
CalEnergy Company, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-9874 94-2213782
(State of other (Commission File (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
302 South 36th Street, Suite 400, Omaha, NE 68131
(Address of principal executive offices) Zip Code
Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (402) 341-4500
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events
On January 19, 1999, the Registrant announced that they
redeemed in full its outstanding 10 1/4% Senior Discount Notes due
2004 (collectively, the "Notes"). A copy of the press release
issued by CalEnergy is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Certain information included in this report contains forward-
looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("Reform Act"). Such statements are
based on current expectations and involve a number of known and
unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results
and performance of the Registrant to differ materially from any
expected future results or performance, expressed or implied, by
the forward-looking statements including expectations regarding the
future results of operations of Registrant and MidAmerican Energy
Holdings Company and the combined company, the intended financing
of the merger and receipt of regulatory approvals. In connection
with the safe harbor provisions of the Reform Act, the Registrant
has identified important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from such expectations, including development
uncertainty, operating uncertainty, acquisition uncertainty,
uncertainties relating to doing business outside of the United
States, uncertainties relating to geothermal resources,
uncertainties relating to domestic and international (and in
particular, Indonesian) economic and political conditions and
uncertainties regarding the impact of regulations, changes in
government policy, industry deregulation and competition.
Reference is made to all of the Registrant's SEC Filings, including
the Proxy Statement and the Registrant's Report on Form 8-K dated
March 6, 1998, incorporated herein by reference, for a description
of such factors. The Company assumes no responsibility to update
forward-looking information contained herein.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated January 19, 1999
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
CalEnergy Company, Inc.
By: __________________________
Douglas L. Anderson
Assistant Secretary and
Assistant General Counsel
Dated: January 25, 1999
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EXHIBIT 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Craig Hammett - Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer 402-341-4500
Patti McAtee - Director, Corporate Communications 402-341-4500
Kate Inverarity - Brunswick 212-333-3810
CalEnergy Announces Redemption of the Company's
10 1/4% Senior Discount Notes Due 2004
OMAHA, NE, January 19, 1999: CalEnergy Company, Inc.
("CalEnergy" or the "Company") (NYSE: CE; PCX and London)
announced today that the Company redeemed in full its outstanding
10 1/4% Senior Discount Notes due 2004 (collectively, the "Notes").
Pursuant to the provisions of the Note Indenture, between CalEnergy
and IBJ Whitehall Bank & Trust Company, as Trustee, the Notes were
redeemed on January 15, 1999 at 105.125% of the principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest of $51.25 per $1,000
principal amount of the Notes, resulting in an aggregate redemption
price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes of $1,102.50.
CalEnergy is a global energy company that manages and owns
interests in over 5,000 net megawatts of power generation
facilities in operation, construction and development worldwide.
The Company develops and produces energy from diversified fuel
sources including geothermal, natural gas and hydroelectric.
Through its subsidiary Northern Electric, CalEnergy supplies and
distributes electricity and gas to approximately 2.1 million
customers in the United Kingdom. CalEnergy conducts business in
the U.S., U.K., the Philippines, Indonesia, Poland and Australia,
and employs more than 4,400 people worldwide. For the year ended
December 31, 1997, CalEnergy generated revenues of over $2.2
billion and had assets of approximately $7.5 billion.
www.calenergy.com
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