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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):
December 3, 1999
DQE, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 1-10290 25-1598483
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
Cherrington Corporate Center, Suite 100
500 Cherrington Parkway, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 15108-3184
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 262-4700
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Items 1-4. Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Events.
On December 3, 1999, Judge Robert Cindrich of the U.S. District Court for
the Western District of Pennsylvania handed down his ruling in the Allegheny
Energy, Inc. suit against DQE, Inc. over its now terminated merger agreement.
The court ruled that DQE, Inc. properly terminated the agreement and did not
breach such agreement. The court granted judgment in favor of DQE, Inc. on all
claims and all requests for injunctive relief.
Item 6 -9. Not applicable.
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.
DQE, Inc.
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(Registrant)
Date December 8, 1999 /s/ Morgan K. O'Brien
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(Signature)
Morgan K. O'Brien
Vice President-Corporate Development
