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PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 17 DATED DECEMBER 6, 1994 Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 33-49607
(To Prospectus dated May 25, 1993
as supplemented by a Prospectus
Supplement dated June 25, 1993)
PACIFICORP
Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series F
(A Series of First Mortgage and Collateral Trust Bonds)
Due From Nine Months to Thirty Years From Date of Issue
Issue Price (as a percentage of Interest Rate/Initial
Principal Amount): 97.507% Interest Rate: 8.625%
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Principal Amount: $20,000,000 Interest Payment
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Issue Date: 13 December 1994 Dates: ___________________________
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Maturity Date: 13 December 2024 Regular Record
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Interest Reset
Dates: _________________________
Index Maturity: __________________
X Fixed Rate Notes Spread: __________________________
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___ Commercial Paper Notes Spread Multiplier: _______________
___ Libor Notes Maximum Interest Rate: ___________
___ Treasury Rate Notes Minimum Interest Rate: ___________
Specified Currency (if other
than U.S. Dollars): ____________
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Redemption:
Check blank opposite applicable sentence.
The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to Maturity.
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X The Notes may be redeemed prior to Maturity.
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Terms of Redemption:
Initial Redemption Initial Redemption
Date: 13 December 2004 Premium: 4.312%
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Limitation Date: __________________ Annual Redemption
Premium Reduction: .4312%
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Additional Terms:
General Redemption Prices (as a percentage of principal amount) for the 12
months ending:
12 December 2005 104.3120% 12 December 2010 102.156%
12 December 2006 103.8808% 12 December 2011 101.7248%
12 December 2007 103.4496% 12 December 2012 101.2938%
12 December 2008 103.0184% 12 December 2013 100.8624%
12 December 2009 102.5872% 12 December 2014 100.4312%
Thereafter 100.00%