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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) November 13, 1996
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SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
NEVADA 1-8788 88-0198358
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
P.O. Box 30150 (6100 Neil Road), Reno, Nevada 89511
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 689-3600
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None
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
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On November 13, based upon the recommendation of its audit committee, the
Board of Directors of Sierra Pacific Resources, voted to appoint Deloitte &
Touche L.L.P. as the Company's independent accountants. Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
had previously served as the Company's independent accountants.
The reports of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. on the Company's financial
statements for each of the two most recent fiscal years, ending December 31,
1995, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were the
reports modified or qualified in any manner.
During those two fiscal years and the period from December 31, 1995 to the
date of this Form 8-K, there were no disagreements with Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
on any matter of accounting principle or practice, financial statement
disclosure or auditing scope or procedure. During this period, there were no
"reportable events" as that term is defined in Item 304 (a) (1) (v) of
Regulation S-K.
The Company requested Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. to furnish a letter
addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees
with the above statements.
On November 18, 1996, the Company engaged Deloitte & Touche L.L.P. as its
principal accountants to audit the Company's financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 1996. During the Company's two most recent fiscal years and
through November 18, 1996, the Company has not consulted with Deloitte & Touche
L.L.P. on items which concerned the application of accounting principles
generally, or to a specified transaction or group of transactions, either
completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on
the Company's financial statements.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES
Date: November 20, 1996 By: /s/ Malyn K. Malquist
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Malyn K. Malquist
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
