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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
Three year period ending 2003
FORM U-12(I)-B (THREE-YEAR STATEMENT)
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(i) OF PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF
1935 BY A PERSON REGULARLY EMPLOYED OR RETAINED BY A REGISTERED HOLDING
COMPANY OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF AND WHOSE EMPLOYMENT CONTEMPLATES
ONLY ROUTINE EXPENSES AS SPECIFIED IN RULE 71(b)
1. Name and business address of person filing statement.
Gardner, Carton & Douglas, 321 N. Clark Street, Suite 3400,
Chicago, Illinois
2. Names and business addresses of any persons through whom the
undersigned proposes to act in matters included within the exemption provided by
paragraph (b) of Rule U-71.
Peter D. Clarke, Debra J. Schnebel, Robert J. Joseph, Robert L.
Capizzi, Nancy Laethem
3. Registered holding companies and subsidiary companies by which
the undersigned is regularly employed or retained.
Powergen plc, Powergen US Holdings Limited, Powergen US Investments Limited,
Ergon US Investments Limited, Powergen Luxembourg sarl, Powergen Luxembourg
Holdings sa, Powergen Luxembourg Investments, Powergen USA, Powergen US
Investments Corp. and subsidiaries
4. Position or relationship in which the undersigned is employed or
retained by each of the companies named in item 3, and brief description of
nature of services to be rendered in each such position or relationship.
Legal counsel for corporate and securities matters, including matters
under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
5. (a) Compensation received during the current year and estimated
to be received over the next two calendar years by the undersigned or others,
directly or indirectly, for services rendered by the undersigned, from each of
the companies designated in item 3. (Use column (a) as supplementary statement
only.)
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Salary or other
compensations
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Name of recipient: Received To be received Person or company
(a) (b) from whom received
or to be received
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Gardner, Carton & Douglas - Regular hourly Powergen plc (a
billing rates registered holding
company) and
associate companies
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(b) Basis for compensation if other than salary.
Hourly billing rates plus routine expenses
6. (TO BE ANSWERED IN SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT ONLY. SEE
INSTRUCTIONS.) Expenses incurred by the undersigned or any person named in item
2, above, during the calendar year in connection with the activities described
in item 4, above, and the source or sources of reimbursement for same.
(a) Total amount of routine expenses charged to client: $
(b) Itemized list of all other expenses:
(Signed) Gardner, Carton & Douglas
Date: January 8, 2001 By: /s/ Debra J. Schnebel
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Debra J. Schnebel, Partner
