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| FORM 3 | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
KU Energy Corporation
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
One Quality Street
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(Street)
Lexington Kentucky 40507
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 5/20/97
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LG&E Energy Corp. (NYSE: LG&E)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] Officer [X] 10% Owner [ ] Other
(give title below) (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title 2. Amount of 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of
of Securities Bene- Direct (D) or Indirect Bene-
Security ficially Owned Indirect (I) ficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses)
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FORM 3 (continued)
TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of In-
Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Form of direct Bene-
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Derivative ficial
Date Price Security: Ownership
(Month/Day/ of Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) Derivative or In-
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Date Expira- Amount or (Instr. 5)
Exer- tion Title Number of
cisable Date Shares
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Option to Purchase See Note Common Stock 13,230,490 $24.45 D
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Explanation of Responses:
This Form 3 is being filed in connection with the Agreement and Plan of
Merger and the LG&E Energy Corp. Stock Option Agreement each dated May
20, 1997 and each between the filing person and LG&E Energy Corp. as
described in the KU Energy Corporation Current Report on Form 8-K dated
May 21, 1997. The exercise date and expiration date provisions are set
out in the LG&E Energy Corp. Stock Option Agreement filed as Exhibit
99.2 to KU Energy Corporations current report on Form 8-K filed May 30,
1997. KU Energy expressly disclaims any beneficial ownership of the
shares of LG&E Energy Corp. Common Stock subject to the Stock Option
Agreement for the reasons set forth in Item 5 to the Schedule 13-D filed
by KU Energy on the date hereof.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
KU Energy Corporation
George S. Brooks II 5/30/97
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General Counsel and Secretary
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
By:
For: