Final Ammendment
Name of issuer: Sierra Pacific Resources
Class of securities: Common
CUSIP Number: 826425100
Person authorized to receive communications:
Mr. Steven C. Kleinman
George Weiss Associates, Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 247-2018
Date of event requiring filing: August 7, 1997
This is a final ammendment as beneficial ownership is below 5%.
See accession number 0000813005-96-000010 for prior filing.
Schedule 13D
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Reporting person:
GWA,Inc.
George Weiss Weiss Quali- Profit
and Company Weiss Total fied Income Sharing Plan
LLC Return L.P. Fund III Trust 12/1/78
06-1457118 06-1179675 06-1189897 06-0995549
Member of group yes yes yes yes
Source of funds: WC WC WC WC
Location: Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut
Cumulative shares owned at 8/07/97 with:
Sole voting power 529,600 44,800
Shared voting power 203,300 634,600
Sole dispositive 529,600 44,800
Shared dispositive 203,300 634,600
Total owned 529,600 203,300 634,600 44,800
% class owned 1.72% .66% 2.06% .15%
Reporting entity BD PN PN EP
Schedule 13D (page 2)
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Reporting person:
Weiss Total
Return IOU Limited
L.P. II Partnership
06-1458824 06-1358011
Member of group yes yes
Source of funds: WC WC
Location: Connecticut Connecticut
Cumulative shares owned at 8/07/97 with:
Sole voting power
Shared voting power 85,100 14,700
Sole dispositive
Shared dispositive 85,100 14,700
Total owned 85,100 14,700
% class owned .28% .05%
Reporting entity PN PN
Information Section (Changes and additions from prior filing only)
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Item 1. Security and issuer (no change from prior filing)
Item 2. Identity and Background (additional information)
Name Principal Business
George Weiss and Company, LLC Securities broker dealer
IOU Limited Partnership Investment company
George A. Weiss Manager of securities broker dealer,
and general partner of investment
company
The above entities were organized in Connecticut and are located at One
State Street, Hartford, CT 06103. None of the persons associated
with the above entities have been convicted in a criminal proceeding,
nor have been party to a civil proceeding concerning securities laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations (no change from
prior filing)
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction (no change from prior filing)
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer (all share and percent information
is cumulative as of 8/07/97 for a) and b) )
a) Common Stock Percent
Entity Owned in the of out-
Aggregate standing
George Weiss and Company, LLC 529,600 1.72%
Weiss Total Return Limited Partnership 203,300 .66%
Weiss Qualified Income Fund III 634,600 2.06%
George Weiss Associates, Inc. Profit 44,800 .15%
Sharing Plan Trust Dated 12/1/78
Weiss Total Return Limited Partnership II 85,100 .28%
IOU Limited Partnership 14,700 .05%
b) Sole voting Shared voting
& depositive & depositive
Entity power power
George Weiss and Company, LLC 529,600 none
Weiss Total Return Limited Partnership none 203,300
Weiss Qualified Income Fund III none 634,600
George Weiss Associates, Inc. Profit 44,800 none
Sharing Plan Trust Dated 12/1/78
Weiss Total Return Limited Partnership II none 85,100
IOU Limited Partnership none 14,700
c)
George Weiss and Company, LLC
07/16/97 Sold 44,200 shares @ 32.875 per share
07/18/97 Bought 2,200 shares @ 32.0625 per share
07/23/97 Sold 18,800 shares @ 32 per share
07/24/97 Sold 70,300 shares @ 32.125 per share
07/29/97 Bought 6,500 shares @ 32 per share
08/04/97 Sold 4,400 shares @ 31.9698 per share
Weiss Total Return Limited Partnership
07/16/97 Sold 10,600 shares @ 32.875 per share
07/23/97 Sold 4,500 shares @ 32 per share
07/24/97 Sold 17,000 shares @ 32.125 per share
08/04/97 Sold 1,300 shares @ 31.9698 per share
George Weiss Associates, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan, Dated 12/01/78
06/10/97 Bought 2,300 shares @ 29.5 per share
06/30/97 Bought 5,400 shares @ 32 per share
07/03/97 Bought 15,300 shares @ 31.75 per share
07/16/97 Bought 3,100 shares @ 32.4688 per share
07/29/97 Bought 34,900 shares @ 31.3125 per share
07/29/97 Bought 6,300 shares @ 32.0625 per share
07/30/97 Bought 3,900 shares @ 32.125 per share
08/01/97 Sold 2,200 shares @ 31.8438 per share
08/04/97 Sold 5,600 shares @ 31.9698 per share
08/04/97 Sold 3,800 shares @ 31.875 per share
08/07/97 Sold 26,800 shares @ 31.9375 per share
Weiss Total Return Limited Partnership II
07/16/97 Sold 6,600 shares @ 32.875 per share
07/23/97 Sold 2,800 shares @ 32 per share
07/24/97 Sold 10,600 shares @ 32.125 per share
08/04/97 Sold 1,000 shares @ 31.9698 per share
IOU Limited Partnership
06/10/97 Bought 700 shares @ 29.5 per share
06/30/97 Bought 1,000 shares @ 31.4375 per share
06/30/97 Bought 1,600 shares @ 32 per share
07/03/97 Bought 4,700 shares @ 31.75 per share
07/16/97 Bought 900 shares @ 32.4688 per share
07/29/97 Bought 10,600 shares @ 31.3125 per share
07/30/97 Bought 1,200 shares @ 32.125 per share
08/01/97 Sold 700 shares @ 31.8438 per share
08/04/97 Sold 1,700 shares @ 31.9698 per share
08/04/97 Sold 1,200 shares @ 31.875 per share
08/07/97 Sold 8,200 shares @ 31.9375 per share
All above transactions were effected through established securities
exchanges.
d) (no change from prior filing)
e) The reporting entities ceased to be beneficial owners of five
percent of this class of securities on August 7, 1997.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer. (additional information)
No such conditions exist with respect to the securities of the issuer.
Weiss Asset Management L.P. is the investment advisor to IOU Limited
Partnership. The investment company may defer its shareholder rights
to the advisor. The general partner in the investment company is also
a general partner in the investment advisor.
Signature:
George Weiss and Company, LLC
Manager George A. Weiss
Weiss Total Return Limited Partnership
Weiss Qualified Income Fund III
Weiss Total Return Limited Partnership II
IOU Limited Partnership
Weiss Asset Management Limited Partnership
General Partner George A. Weiss
George Weiss Associates, Inc. Profit
Sharing Plan Trust Dated 12/1/78
Trustee George A. Weiss
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