UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): March 15, 2000
KENETECH CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
33-53132 94-3009803
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
500 Sansome Street, Suite 410
San Francisco, California 94111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(415) 398-3825
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5. Other Events.
KENETECH Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors had
authorized the repurchase of an additional 2,000,000 shares of its common stock,
par value $0.0001. The Company also reported that it had completed the
repurchase of 2,000,000 shares under the repurchase program announced in
November 1999. The new repurchase program will continue until the Company
acquires the 2,000,000 shares or until December 31, 2000.
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.
KENETECH Corporation
(Registrant)
Date: March 22, 2000 By: _________________________________
Mark D. Lerdal
President and Chief Executive Officer
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