SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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) September 19, 1997
Northern States Power Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-3034 41-0448030
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
414 Nicollet Mall 55401
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 612-330-5500
(Former name of former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
On September 17, 1997, Northern States Power Company sold 4.5
million shares of its common stock in a public offering at a
price of $49.5625 per share. Attached as Exhibit 99.01 is NSP's
news release issued on September 19, 1997.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No. Description
99.01 September 19, 1997 News Release from NSP
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Northern States Power Company
(a Minnesota corporation)
Dated: September 19, 1997 By: /s/
John P. Moore, Jr.
Corporate Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
Method of Filing Exhibit No. Description
DT 99.01 September 19, 1997
News Release from NSP
DT=Filed electronically with this direct transmission.
September 19, 1997
NSP SELLS COMMON STOCK
MINNEAPOLIS -- Northern States Power Co. (NSP), Wednesday
(Sept. 17) sold 4.5 million shares of its common stock in a
public offering at a price of $49.5625 per share. The
underwriting group included Merrill Lynch & Co., Goldman, Sachs &
Co., Salomon Brothers Inc., Dain Bosworth, Inc., and Piper
Jaffray Inc.
NSP will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes,
including the retirement at maturity of $100 million principal
amount of the company's 5 7/8 percent First Mortgage Bonds,
Series due Oct. 1, 1997, expenditures for the company's
construction program and to reduce short-term borrowings.
NSP, headquartered in Minneapolis, is a major U.S. utility
with growing domestic and international non-regulated energy
ventures. The company operates generation, transmission and
distribution facilities providing electric service to about 1.4
million customers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South
Dakota and Michigan, and natural gas service to more than 400,000
customers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Michigan.
This is not an offer to sell or solicitation to buy these
securities. Such an offer can be made only by the Prospectus, a
copy of which may be obtained from one of the underwriters listed
above.
For additional information contact:
NSP media representatives
Office: (612) 337-2167
Internet: http://www.nspco.com
