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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
X QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 1-3375
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
South Carolina 57-0248695
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1426 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (803) 748-3000
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
since last report.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days.
Yes X . No .
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all
documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the
distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.
Yes . No .
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable
date.
As of June 30, 1997, there were issued and outstanding
40,296,147 shares of the registrant's common stock, $4.50 par
value, all of which were held, beneficially and of record, by SCANA
Corporation.
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
INDEX
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Page
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 1997
and December 31, 1996........................................ 3
Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained Earnings
for the Periods Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996................. 5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Periods
Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996................................. 6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements..................... 7
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations....................... 10
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings......................................... 15
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.......................... 15
Signatures............................................................ 16
Exhibit Index......................................................... 17
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of June 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996
(Unaudited)
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June 30, December 31,
1997 1996
(Thousands of Dollars)
ASSETS
Utility Plant:
Electric............................................. $3,903,414 $3,870,561
Gas.................................................. 341,037 338,095
Transit.............................................. 3,767 3,923
Common............................................... 80,651 81,858
Total.............................................. 4,328,869 4,294,437
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization....... 1,376,088 1,331,824
Total.............................................. 2,952,781 2,962,613
Construction work in progress........................ 252,015 193,278
Nuclear fuel, net of accumulated amortization........ 38,497 41,006
Utility Plant, Net............................... 3,243,293 3,196,897
Nonutility Property and Investments, net of
accumulated depreciation............................. 16,261 11,529
Current Assets:
Cash and temporary cash investments.................. 4,467 5,399
Receivables - customer and other..................... 151,901 170,476
Receivables - affiliated companies................... 557 1,021
Inventories (at average cost):
Fuel............................................... 36,646 33,121
Materials and supplies............................. 46,495 45,375
Prepayments.......................................... 17,003 8,758
Deferred income taxes................................ 20,025 20,025
Total Current Assets............................. 277,094 284,175
Deferred Debits:
Emission allowances.................................. 30,524 30,457
Environmental........................................ 40,537 41,375
Nuclear plant decommissioning fund................... 45,491 42,194
Pension asset, net................................... 66,301 57,931
Other................................................ 246,871 294,244
Total Deferred Debits............................ 429,724 466,201
Total................................. $3,966,372 $3,958,802
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of June 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996
(Unaudited)
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June 30, December 31,
1997 1996
(Thousands of Dollars)
CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
Stockholders' Investment:
Common Equity:
Common stock ($4.50 par value)...................... $ 181,333 $ 181,333
Premium on common stock and other paid-in capital... 834,103 821,984
Capital stock expense (debit)....................... (6,310) (5,340)
Retained earnings................................... 421,147 415,485
Total Common Equity............................... 1,430,273 1,413,462
Preferred Stock (not subject to purchase or sinking
funds).............................................. 126,027 26,027
Total Stockholders' Investment.................... 1,556,300 1,439,489
Preferred Stock, net (subject to purchase or
sinking funds)........................................ 41,033 43,014
Long-term debt, net..................................... 1,278,659 1,276,758
Total Capitalization............................ 2,875,992 2,759,261
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings................................. 15,300 90,000
Current portion of long-term debt..................... 27,729 42,755
Current portion of preferred stock.................... 2,432 2,432
Accounts payable...................................... 55,541 66,741
Accounts payable - affiliated companies............... 17,787 31,395
Customer deposits..................................... 15,985 14,944
Taxes accrued......................................... 57,448 66,900
Interest accrued...................................... 21,739 21,304
Dividends declared.................................... 38,763 35,972
Other................................................. 3,707 5,004
Total Current Liabilities....................... 256,431 377,447
Deferred Credits:
Deferred income taxes................................. 529,998 521,745
Deferred investment tax credits....................... 73,450 75,073
Reserve for nuclear plant decommissioning............. 45,491 42,194
Other................................................. 185,010 183,082
Total Deferred Credits.......................... 833,949 822,094
Total ................................. $3,966,372 $3,958,802
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
For the Periods Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
1997 1996 1997 1996
(Thousands of Dollars)
OPERATING REVENUES:
Electric.............................. $247,471 $269,417 $500,095 $531,600
Gas................................... 41,528 40,256 125,955 131,426
Transit............................... 433 893 843 1,803
Total Operating Revenues......... 289,432 310,566 626,893 664,829
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Fuel used in electric generation...... 39,659 52,438 77,773 94,114
Purchased power (including
affiliated purchases)............... 27,400 26,825 52,027 51,532
Gas purchased from affiliate
for resale.......................... 26,970 26,832 74,725 82,793
Other operation....................... 52,114 53,611 104,153 105,814
Maintenance........................... 19,386 17,109 34,032 31,355
Depreciation and amortization......... 34,915 33,866 69,823 66,533
Income taxes.......................... 15,719 19,995 43,942 52,458
Other taxes........................... 20,892 20,736 44,496 41,597
Total Operating Expenses......... 237,055 251,412 500,971 526,196
OPERATING INCOME........................ 52,377 59,154 125,922 138,633
OTHER INCOME:
Allowance for equity funds used
during construction................. 1,260 938 2,577 2,191
Other income (loss), net of
income taxes........................ 96 313 429 589
Total Other Income............... 1,356 1,251 3,006 2,780
INCOME BEFORE INTEREST CHARGES.......... 53,733 60,405 128,928 141,413
INTEREST CHARGES (CREDITS):
Interest expense...................... 25,434 26,446 51,786 53,180
Allowance for borrowed funds
used during construction............ (1,447) (1,238) (2,941) (3,048)
Total Interest Charges, net...... 23,987 25,208 48,845 50,132
NET INCOME.............................. 29,746 35,197 80,083 91,281
Preferred Stock Cash Dividends
(at stated rates)..................... (2,477) (1,368) (3,820) (2,739)
Earnings Available for Common Stock..... 27,269 33,829 76,263 88,542
Retained Earnings at Beginning
of Period............................. 430,079 388,150 415,485 366,236
Common Stock Cash Dividends
Declared.............................. (36,201) (34,201) (70,601) (67,000)
Retained Earnings at End of Period...... $421,147 $387,778 $421,147 $387,778
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Periods Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996
(Unaudited)
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
1997 1996
(Thousands of Dollars)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income........................................... $ 80,083 $ 91,281
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization...................... 69,884 66,593
Amortization of nuclear fuel....................... 10,783 7,933
Deferred income taxes, net......................... 7,934 12,378
Pension asset...................................... (8,370) (6,208)
Allowance for funds used during construction....... (5,518) (5,239)
Over collections, fuel adjustment clause........... 15,836 1,436
Early retirements.................................. 8,283 (5,920)
Changes in certain current assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in receivables............... 19,039 (4,706)
(Increase) decrease in inventories............... (4,645) 7,951
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable.......... (24,808) (32,056)
Increase (decrease) in taxes accrued............. (9,452) (21,112)
Increase (decrease) in interest accrued.......... 435 (335)
Other, net......................................... (10,421) (14,520)
Net Cash Provided From Operating Activities............ 149,063 97,476
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Utility property additions and construction
expenditures, net of AFC........................... (94,872) (88,136)
Nonutility property and investments.................. (4,699) (78)
Net Cash Used For Investing Activities................. (99,571) (88,214)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds:
Equity contributions from parent................... 12,148 16,967
Other long-term debt............................... - 30,672
Issuance of preferred stock........................ 99,000 -
Repayments:
First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds................. (15,000) (22,000)
Repayment of bank loans............................ - (1,886)
Other long-term debt............................... (25) -
Preferred stock.................................... (1,981) (1,987)
Dividend payments:
Common stock....................................... (69,000) (64,500)
Preferred stock.................................... (2,630) (2,747)
Short-term borrowings, net........................... (74,700) 19,500
Fuel and emission allowance financings, net.......... 1,784 9,921
Other................................................ (20) -
Net Cash Used For Financing Activities................. (50,424) (16,060)
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND TEMPORARY
CASH INVESTMENTS..................................... (932) (6,798)
CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS AT JANUARY 1....... 5,399 6,798
CASH AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS AT JUNE 30......... $ 4,467 $ -
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for - Interest (includes capitalized
interest of $2,941 and $3,048)...... $ 49,739 $ 52,367
- Income taxes......................... 22,310 38,509
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 1997
(Unaudited)
The following notes should be read in conjunction with the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1996. These are interim financial statements and, because of
temperature variations between seasons of the year, the amounts
reported in the Consolidated Statements of Income are not
necessarily indicative of amounts expected for the year. In the
opinion of management, the information furnished herein reflects
all adjustments, all of a normal recurring nature, which are
necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim
periods reported.
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
A. Basis of Accounting
The Company accounts for its regulated utility operations,
assets and liabilities in accordance with the provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 71 (SFAS 71).
The accounting standard requires cost-based rate-regulated
utilities, such as the Company, to recognize in their financial
statements revenues and expenses in different time periods than
do enterprises that are not rate-regulated. As a result, the
Company has recorded, as of June 30, 1997, approximately $234
million and $62 million of regulatory assets and liabilities,
respectively, including amounts recorded for deferred income
tax assets and liabilities of approximately $104 million and
$48 million, respectively. The electric regulatory assets of
approximately $83 million (excluding deferred income tax
assets) are being recovered through rates, and the Public
Service Commission of South Carolina (PSC) has approved
accelerated recovery of approximately $57 million of these
assets. In the future, as a result of deregulation or other
changes in the regulatory environment, the Company may no
longer meet the criteria for continued application of SFAS 71
and would be required to write off its regulatory assets and
liabilities. Such an event could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's results of operations in the period the
write-off is recorded, but it is not expected that cash flows
or financial position would be materially affected.
B. Reclassifications
Certain amounts from prior periods have been reclassified to
conform with the 1997 presentation.
2. RETAINED EARNINGS:
The Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company and the
Indenture underlying certain of its bond issues contain
provisions that may limit the payment of cash dividends on
common stock. In addition, with respect to hydroelectric
projects, the Federal Power Act may require the appropriation
of a portion of the earnings therefrom. At June 30, 1997
approximately $19.5 million of retained earnings were
restricted as to payment of cash dividends on common stock.
3. CONTINGENCIES:
With respect to commitments at June 30, 1997, reference is made
to Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1996. Contingencies at June 30, 1997
are as follows:
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A. Nuclear Insurance
The Price-Anderson Indemnification Act, which deals with the
Company's public liability for a nuclear incident, currently
establishes the liability limit for third-party claims
associated with any nuclear incident at $8.9 billion. Each
reactor licensee is currently liable for up to $79.3 million
per reactor owned for each nuclear incident occurring at any
reactor in the United States, provided that not more than $10
million of the liability per reactor would be assessed per
year. The Company's maximum assessment, based on its two-
thirds ownership of Summer Station, would be approximately
$52.9 million per incident, but not more than $6.7 million per
year.
The Company currently maintains policies (for itself and on
behalf of the South Carolina Public Service Authority) with
American Nuclear Insurers (ANI) and Nuclear Electric Insurance
Limited (NEIL) providing combined property and decontamination
insurance coverage of $1.9 billion for any losses at Summer
Station. The Company pays annual premiums and, in addition,
could be assessed a retroactive premium assessment not to
exceed five times its annual premium in the event of property
damage loss to any nuclear generating facility covered under
the NEIL program. Based on the current annual premium,
this retroactive premium assessment would not exceed $5.7
million.
To the extent that insurable claims for property damage,
decontamination, repair and replacement and other costs and
expenses arising from a nuclear incident at Summer Station
exceed the policy limits of insurance, or to the extent such
insurance becomes unavailable in the future, and to the extent
that the Company's rates would not recover the cost of any
purchased replacement power, the Company will retain the risk
of loss as a self-insurer. The Company has no reason to
anticipate a serious nuclear incident at Summer Station. If
such an incident were to occur, it could have a material
adverse impact on the Company's results of operations, cash
flows and financial position.
B. Environmental
The Company has an environmental assessment program to identify
and assess current and former operations sites that could
require environmental cleanup. As site assessments are
initiated an estimate is made of the amount of expenditures, if
any, necessary to investigate and clean up each site. These
estimates are refined as additional information becomes
available; therefore, actual expenditures could differ
significantly from the original estimates. Amounts estimated
and accrued to date for site assessments and cleanup relate
primarily to regulated operations; such amounts are deferred
(approximately $40.5 million) and are being amortized and
recovered through rates over a five-year period for electric
operations and an eight-year period for gas operations. The
deferral includes the costs estimated to be associated with the
matters discussed below.
In September 1992 the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) notified the Company, the City of Charleston
and the Charleston Housing Authority of their
potential liability for the investigation and cleanup
of the Calhoun Park area site in Charleston, South
Carolina. This site originally encompassed
approximately 18 acres and included properties which
were the locations for industrial operations,
including a wood preserving (creosote) plant and one
of the Company's decommissioned manufactured gas
plants. The original scope of this investigation has
been expanded to approximately 30 acres, including
adjacent properties owned by the National Park
Service, the City of Charleston and private
properties. The site has not been placed on the
National Priority List, but may be added before
cleanup is initiated. The potentially
responsible parties (PRP) have agreed with the
EPA to
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participate in an innovative approach to site
investigation and cleanup called "Superfund
Accelerated Cleanup Model," allowing the pre-cleanup
site investigation process to be compressed
significantly. The PRPs have negotiated an
administrative order by consent for the conduct of a
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study and a
corresponding Scope of Work. Field work began in
November 1993 and the EPA conditionally approved a
Remedial Investigation Report in March 1997. The
Company is continuing to investigate cost effective
cleanup methodologies.
In October 1996 the City of Charleston and the
Company settled all environmental claims the City may
have had against the Company involving the Calhoun
Park area for a payment of $26 million over four
years (1996-1999) by the Company to the City. The
Company expects to recover the amount of the
settlement, which does not encompass site assessment
and cleanup costs, in the same manner as other
amounts accrued for site assessments and cleanup as
discussed above. As part of the environmental
settlement, the Company has agreed to construct an
1,100 space parking garage on the Calhoun Park site
and to transfer the facility to the City in exchange
for a 20-year municipal bond backed by revenues from
the parking garage and a mortgage on the parking
garage. The total amount of the bond is not to
exceed $16.9 million, the maximum expected project
cost.
The Company owns three other decommissioned
manufactured gas plant sites which contain residues
of by-product chemicals. The Company is actively
investigating the sites to monitor the nature and
extent of the residual contamination.
The Company is pursuing recovery of environmental liabilities
from appropriate pollution insurance carriers. Site assessment
and cleanup costs recovered through rates are net of insurance
recoveries.
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
General
Competition
The electric utility industry has begun a major transition
that could lead to expanded market competition and less regulation.
Deregulation of electric wholesale and retail markets is creating
opportunities to compete for new and existing customers and
markets. As a result, profit margins and asset values of some
utilities could be adversely affected. Legislative initiatives at
the Federal and state levels are being considered and, if enacted,
could mandate market deregulation. The pace of deregulation,
future prices of electricity, and the regulatory actions which may
be taken by the PSC and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
("FERC") in response to the changing environment cannot be
predicted. However, recent FERC actions will likely accelerate
competition among electric utilities by providing for wholesale
transmission access. In April 1996 the FERC issued Order 888,
which addresses open access to transmission lines and stranded cost
recovery. Order 888 requires utilities under FERC jurisdiction
that own, control or operate transmission lines to file
nondiscriminatory open access tariffs that offer to others the same
transmission service they provide themselves. The FERC has also
permitted utilities to seek recovery of wholesale stranded costs
from departing customers by direct assignment. Approximately five
percent of the Company's electric revenues is under FERC
jurisdiction.
The Company is aggressively pursuing actions to position
itself strategically for the transformed environment. To enhance
its flexibility and responsiveness to change, the Company operates
Strategic Business Units. Maintaining a competitive cost structure
is of paramount importance in the utility's strategic plan. The
Company has undertaken a variety of initiatives, including
reductions in operation and maintenance costs and in staffing
levels, the accelerated recovery of the Company's electric
regulatory assets and the shift, for retail ratemaking purposes
only, of depreciation reserves from transmission and distribution
assets to nuclear production assets. The Company has also
established open access transmission tariffs and is selling bulk
power to wholesale customers at market-based rates. Significant
investments are being made in customer and management information
systems. Marketing of services to commercial and industrial
customers has been increased significantly. The Company has
obtained long term power supply contracts with a significant
portion of its industrial customers. The Company believes that
these actions as well as numerous others that have been and will be
taken demonstrate its ability and commitment to succeed in the new
operating environment to come.
Regulated public utilities are allowed to record as assets some
costs that would be expensed by other enterprises. If deregulation
or other changes in the regulatory environment occur, the Company
may no longer be eligible to apply this accounting treatment and
may be required to eliminate such regulatory assets from its
balance sheet. Although the potential effects of deregulation
cannot be determined at present, discontinuation of the accounting
treatment could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
results of operations in the period the write-off is recorded. It
is expected that cash flows and the financial position of the
Company would not be materially affected by the discontinuation of
the accounting treatment. The Company reported approximately $234
million and $62 million of regulatory assets and liabilities,
respectively, including amounts recorded for deferred income tax
assets and liabilities of approximately $104 million and $48
million, respectively, on its balance sheet at June 30, 1997.
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Material Changes in Capital Resources and Liquidity
Since December 31, 1996
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The cash requirements of the Company arise primarily from its
operational needs and its construction program. The ability of the
Company to replace existing plant investment, as well as to expand
to meet future demand for electricity and gas, will depend upon its
ability to attract the necessary financial capital on reasonable
terms. The Company recovers the costs of providing services
through rates charged to customers. Rates for regulated services
are generally based on historical costs. As customer growth and
inflation occur and the Company continues its ongoing construction
program, it is necessary to seek increases in rates. As a result,
the Company's future financial position and results of operations
will be affected by its ability to obtain adequate and timely rate
and other regulatory relief.
On January 9, 1996 the PSC issued an order granting the
Company an increase in retail electric rates of 7.34%, which
produces additional revenues of approximately $67.5 million
annually. The increase was implemented in two phases. The first
phase, an increase in revenues of approximately $59.5 million
annually based on a test year, or 6.47%, commenced in January 1996.
The second phase, an increase in revenues of approximately $8.0
million annually or .87%, based on a test year, was implemented in
January 1997. The PSC authorized a return on common equity of
12.0%. The PSC also approved establishment of a Storm Damage
Reserve Account capped at $50 million and collected through rates
over a ten-year period. Additionally, the PSC approved accelerated
recovery of a significant portion of the Company's electric
regulatory assets (excluding deferred income tax assets) and the
remaining transition obligation for postretirement benefits other
than pensions, changing the amortization periods to allow recovery
by the end of the year 2000. The Company's request to shift, for
ratemaking purposes, approximately $257 million of depreciation
reserves from transmission and distribution assets to nuclear
production assets was also approved. The PSC's ruling does not
apply to wholesale electric revenue under the FERC's jurisdiction,
which constitute approximately five percent of the Company's
electric revenues. The FERC has rejected the transfer of
depreciation reserves for rates subject to its jurisdiction.
The following table summarizes how the Company generated funds
for its utility property additions and construction expenditures
during the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996:
Six Months Ended
June 30,
1997 1996
(Thousands of Dollars)
Net cash provided from operating activities $149,063 $ 97,476
Net cash used for financing activities (50,424) (16,060)
Cash and temporary cash investments available
at the beginning of the period 5,399 6,798
Net cash available for utility property
additions and construction expenditures $104,038 $ 88,214
Funds used for utility property additions
and construction expenditures, net of
noncash allowance for funds used during
construction $(94,872) $(88,136)
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On April 24, 1997 the Company sold 1,000,000 shares of 6.52%
cumulative preferred stock, $100 par value. Net proceeds from the
sale were used to reduce short term indebtedness incurred for the
Company's construction program and for general corporate purposes.
On August 7, 1996 the City of Charleston executed 30-year
electric and gas franchise agreements with the Company. In
consideration for the electric franchise agreement, the Company
will pay the City $25 million over seven years (1996-2002) and has
donated to the City the existing transit assets in Charleston. In
settlement of environmental claims the City may have had against
the Company involving the Calhoun Park area, where the Company and
its predecessor companies operated a manufactured gas plant until
the 1960's, the Company will pay the City $26 million over a four-
year period (1996-1999). As part of the environmental settlement,
the Company has agreed to construct an 1,100 space parking garage
on the Calhoun Park site and to transfer the facility to the City
in exchange for a 20-year municipal bond backed by revenues from
the parking garage and a mortgage on the parking garage. The total
amount of the bond is not to exceed $16.9 million, the maximum
expected project cost.
SCANA and Westvaco Corporation have formed a limited liability
company, Cogen South LLC, to build and operate a $170 million
cogeneration facility at Westvaco's Kraft Division Paper Mill in
North Charleston, South Carolina. The facility will provide
industrial process steam for the Westvaco paper mill and shaft
horsepower to enable the Company to generate up to 99 megawatts of
electricity. Construction financing is being provided to Cogen
South LLC by banks. In addition to the cogeneration LLC, Westvaco
has entered into a 20-year contract with the Company for all its
electricity requirements at the North Charleston mill at the
Company's standard industrial rate. Construction of the plant
began in September 1996 and it is expected to be operational in the
fall of 1998.
The Company anticipates that the remainder of its 1997 cash
requirements will be met through internally generated funds and the
incurrence of additional short-term and long-term indebtedness.
The timing and amount of such financings will depend upon market
conditions and other factors. The ratio of earnings to fixed
charges for the twelve months ended June 30, 1997 was 3.65. The
Company expects that it has or can obtain adequate sources of
financing to meet its cash requirements for the next twelve months
and for the foreseeable future.
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
Results of Operations
For the Three and Six months ended June 30, 1997
As Compared to the Corresponding Periods in 1996
Earnings and Dividends
Net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 1997
decreased approximately $5.5 million and $11.2 million,
respectively, when compared to the corresponding periods in 1996.
A lower electric margin, resulting from milder weather in the
current periods, was the primary factor for the drop in earnings.
The negative impact of weather on the electric margin was partially
offset by higher retail electric rates and economic and customer
growth.
Allowance for funds used during construction (AFC) is a
utility accounting practice whereby a portion of the cost of both
equity and borrowed funds used to finance construction (which is
shown on the balance sheet as construction work in progress) is
capitalized. Both the equity and the debt portions of AFC are
noncash items of nonoperating income which have the effect of
increasing reported net income. AFC represented approximately 4%
of income before income taxes for the six months ended June 30,
1997 and 1996, respectively.
On February 18, 1997 the Company's Board of Directors
authorized the payment of a dividend on common stock of
approximately $34.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 1997.
The dividend was paid on April 1, 1997 to SCANA Corporation, the
Company's parent.
On April 24, 1997 the Company's Board of Directors authorized
the payment of a dividend on common stock of approximately $36.2
million for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. The dividend is
payable on July 1, 1997 to SCANA Corporation, the Company's parent.
Sales Margins
The changes in the electric sales margins for the three and
six months ended June 30, 1997, when compared to the corresponding
periods in 1996, were as follows:
Three Months Six Months
Change % Change Change % Change
(Millions) (Millions)
Electric operating revenues $(21.9) (8.1) $(31.5) (5.9)
Less: Fuel used in electric
generation (12.8) (24.4) (16.3) (17.4)
Purchased power 0.6 2.2 0.5 1.0
Margin $ (9.7) (5.1) $(15.7) (4.1)
The electric sales margins decreased for the three and six
months ended June 30, 1997, when compared to the corresponding
periods in 1996 as a result of the effect of milder weather which
more than offset the favorable impact of the rate increases placed
into effect in January 1996 and January 1997 and economic growth
factors.
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The changes in the gas sales margins for the three and six
months ended June 30, 1997, when compared to the corresponding
periods in 1996, were as follows:
Three Months Six Months
Change % Change Change % Change
(Millions) (Millions)
Gas operating revenues $1.3 3.2 $(5.5) (4.1)
Less: Gas purchased for resale 0.1 0.5 (8.1) (9.7)
Margin $1.2 8.5 $ 2.6 5.3
The gas sales margins increased slightly for the three and six
months ended June 30, 1997, when compared to the corresponding
periods in 1996 primarily as a result of increased sales to
interruptible customers attributable to fewer curtailments.
Other Operating Expenses
Changes in other operating expenses, including taxes, for the
three and six months ended June 30, 1997, when compared to the
corresponding periods in 1996, are presented in the following
table:
Three Months Six Months
Change % Change Change % Change
(Millions) (Millions)
Other operation and maintenance $ 0.8 1.1 $ 1.0 0.7
Depreciation and amortization 1.0 3.1 3.3 5.0
Income taxes (4.3) (21.4) (8.5) (16.2)
Other taxes 0.2 0.8 2.9 7.0
Total $(2.3) (1.6) $(1.3) (0.4)
Other operation and maintenance expenses for the three and
six months ended June 30, 1997 increased only slightly from 1996
levels. Increased maintenance costs at electric generating
plants were largely offset by a decrease in transit operating
costs resulting from the Company's transfer of the ownership of
the Charleston transit system to the City of Charleston in
October 1996. The increase in depreciation and amortization
expenses for the three and six months' comparisons reflects the
addition of the Cope Plant and other additions to plant in
service. The decrease in income tax expense results from the
decrease in operating income. The increase in other taxes
results primarily from the accrual of additional property taxes,
beginning in January 1997, related to the Cope Plant and other
property additions and partially offset by a reduction in the
1997 property tax assessment. Recovery of the Cope Plant
property taxes is provided for in a retail electric rate increase
that became effective in January 1997.
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
Part II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
For information regarding legal proceedings see Note 2 "Rate
Matters," appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, and Note 3
"Contingencies" of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Items 2, 3, 4 and 5 are not applicable.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
A. Exhibits
Exhibits filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
are listed in the following Exhibit Index. Certain of
such exhibits which have heretofore been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and which are
designated by reference to their exhibit numbers in
prior filings are hereby incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof.
B. Reports on Form 8-K
None
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
SIGNATURES
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.
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
(Registrant)
August 12, 1997 By: s/Jimmy E. Addison
Jimmy E. Addison
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY Sequentially
EXHIBIT INDEX Numbered
Number Pages
2. Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,
Liquidation or Succession
Not Applicable
3. Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
A. Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Company as adopted on December 15, 1993
(Exhibit 3-A to Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 1994, File No. 1-3375)...................... #
B. Articles of Amendment, dated June 7, 1994,
filed June 9, 1994 (Exhibit 3-B to Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 1994, File
No. 1-3375)
C. Articles of Amendment, dated November 9, 1994
(Exhibit 3-C to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1994, File No. 1-3375)........................ #
D. Articles of Amendment, dated December 9, 1994
(Exhibit 3-D to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1994, File No. 1-3375)........................ #
E. Articles of Correction, dated January 17, 1995
(Exhibit 3-E to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1994, File No. 1-3375)........................ #
F. Articles of Amendment, dated January 13, 1995
(Exhibit 3-F to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1994, File No. 1-3375)........................ #
G. Articles of Amendment, dated March 31, 1995
(Exhibit 3-G to Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 1995, File No. 1-3375)..................... #
H. Articles of Correction - Amendment to Statement
filed March 31, 1995, dated December 13, 1995
(Exhibit 3-H to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995, File No. 1-3375)........................ #
I. Articles of Amendment dated December 13, 1995
(Exhibit 3-I to Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995, File No. 1-3375)........................ #
J. Copy of By-Laws of the Company as revised and
amended on June 18, 1996 (Exhibit 3-J to Form
10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996).................. #
K. Articles of Amendment dated February 18, 1997
(Exhibit 3-L to Registration Statement No. 333-
24919)...................................................... #
L. Articles of Amendment dated February 21, 1997
(Exhibit 3-L to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 1997)............................................. #
M. Articles of Amendment dated April 22, 1997
(Filed herewith)............................................ 20
4. Instruments Defining the Rights of Security
Holders, Including Indentures
A. Indenture dated as of January 1, 1945, from the
South Carolina Power Company (the "Power Company")
to Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company, as
Trustee, as supplemented by three Supplemental
Indentures dated respectively as of May 1, 1946,
May 1, 1947 and July 1, 1949 (Exhibit 2-B to
Registration No. 2-26459).................................. #
B. Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 1,
1950, to Indenture referred to in Exhibit 4A,
pursuant to which the Company assumed said
Indenture (Exhibit 2-C to Registration No. 2-26459)........ #
# Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY Sequentially
EXHIBIT INDEX Numbered
Number Pages
C. Fifth through Fifty-second Supplemental Indentures
to Indenture referred to in Exhibit 4A dated as
of the dates indicated below and filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statements and
1934 Act reports whose file numbers are set
forth below................................................ #
4. (Continued)
December 1, 1950 Exhibit 2-D to Registration No. 2-26459
July 1, 1951 Exhibit 2-E to Registration No. 2-26459
June 1, 1953 Exhibit 2-F to Registration No. 2-26459
June 1, 1955 Exhibit 2-G to Registration No. 2-26459
November 1, 1957 Exhibit 2-H to Registration No. 2-26459
September 1, 1958 Exhibit 2-I to Registration No. 2-26459
September 1, 1960 Exhibit 2-J to Registration No. 2-26459
June 1, 1961 Exhibit 2-K to Registration No. 2-26459
December 1, 1965 Exhibit 2-L to Registration No. 2-26459
June 1, 1966 Exhibit 2-M to Registration No. 2-26459
June 1, 1967 Exhibit 2-N to Registration No. 2-29693
September 1, 1968 Exhibit 4-O to Registration No. 2-31569
June 1, 1969 Exhibit 4-C to Registration No. 33-38580
December 1, 1969 Exhibit 4-Q to Registration No. 2-35388
June 1, 1970 Exhibit 4-R to Registration No. 2-37363
March 1, 1971 Exhibit 2-B-17 to Registration No. 2-40324
January 1, 1972 Exhibit 4-C to Registration No. 33-38580
July 1, 1974 Exhibit 2-A-19 to Registration No. 2-51291
May 1, 1975 Exhibit 4-C to Registration No. 33-38580
July 1, 1975 Exhibit 2-B-21 to Registration No. 2-53908
February 1, 1976 Exhibit 2-B-22 to Registration No. 2-55304
December 1, 1976 Exhibit 2-B-23 to Registration No. 2-57936
March 1, 1977 Exhibit 2-B-24 to Registration No. 2-58662
May 1, 1977 Exhibit 4-C to Registration No. 33-38580
February 1, 1978 Exhibit 4-C to Registration No. 33-38580
June 1, 1978 Exhibit 2-A-3 to Registration No. 2-61653
April 1, 1979 Exhibit 4-C to Registration No. 33-38580
June 1, 1979 Exhibit 4-C to Registration No. 33-38580
April 1, 1980 Exhibit 4-C to Registration No. 33-38580
June 1, 1980 Exhibit 4-C to Registration No. 33-38580
December 1, 1980 Exhibit 4-C to Registration No. 33-38580
April 1, 1981 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
June 1, 1981 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 2-73321
March 1, 1982 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
April 15, 1982 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
May 1, 1982 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
December 1, 1984 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
December 1, 1985 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
June 1, 1986 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
February 1, 1987 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
September 1, 1987 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
January 1, 1989 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
January 1, 1991 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
February 1, 1991 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
July 15, 1991 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
August 15, 1991 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-49421
April 1, 1993 Exhibit 4-E to Registration No. 33-49421
July 1, 1993 Exhibit 4-D to Registration No. 33-57955
D. Indenture dated as of April 1, 1993 from South Carolina
Electric & Gas Company to NationsBank of Georgia, National
Association (Filed as Exhibit 4-F to Registration
Statement No. 33-49421)...................................... #
E. First Supplemental Indenture to Indenture referred to
in Exhibit 4-D dated as of June 1, 1993 (Filed as
Exhibit 4-G to Registration Statement No. 33-49421).......... #
# Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.
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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
Exhibit Index (Continued)
Number
F. Second Supplemental Indenture to Indenture referred to
in Exhibit 4-D dated as of June 15, 1993 (Filed as
Exhibit 4-G to Registration Statement No. 33-57955).......... #
10. Material Contracts
Not Applicable
11. Statement Re Computation of Per Share Earnings
Not Applicable
15. Letter Re Unaudited Interim Financial Information
Not Applicable
18. Letter Re Change in Accounting Principles
Not Applicable
19. Report Furnished to Security Holders
Not Applicable
22. Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to
Vote of Security Holders
Not Applicable
23. Consents of Experts and Counsel
Not Applicable
24. Power of Attorney
Not Applicable
27. Financial Data Schedule (Filed herewith)
99. Additional Exhibits
Not Applicable
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Exhibit 3-M
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SECRETARY OF STATE
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
Pursuant to Section 33-10-106 of the 1976 South Carolina Code, as
amended, the undersigned corporation adopts the following Articles of
Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation:
1. The name of the corporation is SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS
COMPANY.
2. On February 18, 1997 the corporation adopted the following
Amendment(s) of its Articles of Incorporation:
See Exhibit A attached hereto.
3. The manner, if not set forth in the amendment, in which any
exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued shares
provided for in the Amendment shall be effected, is as follows:
(if not applicable, insert "not applicable" or "NA").
4. Complete either a or b, whichever is applicable.
(a) __ Amendment(s) adopted by shareholder action.
At the date of adoption of the amendment, the number of
outstanding shares of each voting group entitled to vote
separately on the Amendment, and the vote of such shares was:
Number of Number of Number of Votes Number of Undisputed
Voting Outstanding Votes Entitled Represented at Shares Voted
Group Shares to be Cast the meeting For Against
*NOTE: Pursuant to Section 33-10-106(6)(i), the corporation can
alternatively state the total number of undisputed shares cast
for the amendment by each voting group together with a statement
that the number of cast for the amendment by each voting group
was sufficient for approval by the voting group.
(b) XX Amendment(s) was duly adopted by the incorporators or
board of directors without shareholder approval pursuant to
Sections 33-6-102(d), 33-10-102 and 33-10-105 of the 1976
South Carolina Code, as amended, and shareholder action was
not required.
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5. Unless a delayed date is specified, the effective
date of these Articles of Amendment shall be the date of the
acceptance for filing by the Secretary of State (See Section 33-
1-230(b)):
DATE: April 22, 1997 SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
By: s/K. B. Marsh
(Signature)
K. B. Marsh, Vice-President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Type or Print Name and Office)
FILING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Two copies of this form, the original and either a duplicate
original or a conformed copy, must be filed.
2. If the space in this form is insufficient, please attach
additional sheets containing a reference to the appropriate
paragraph in this form.
3. Filing fee and taxes payable to the Secretary of State at
time of filing application.
Filing Fee $ 10.00
Filing tax 100.00
Total $110.00
Form Approved by South Carolina
Secretary of State 1/89
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EXHIBIT A
The Board of Directors of South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company (the "Company"), pursuant to Section 33-10-106 of the
South Carolina Code 1976, as amended, and Section B.2 of Article
V of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as
amended, has, by resolution duly adopted on February 18, 1997,
established and designated a new series of its Preferred Stock
comprising 1,000,000 shares of the par value of $100 per share,
designated "6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock," having, in
addition to the relative rights, limitations and preferences set
forth in Article V of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of
the Company, as amended, the following relative rights,
limitations and preferences:
1. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section C of Article
V of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as
amended, and subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisions of
Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph 1, dividends shall be payable
upon the 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock in the manner
contemplated by said Section C at the rate of 6.52% of par value
per annum. Dividends shall be cumulative from the date of the
original issuance of the first share of the 6.52% Cumulative
Preferred Stock.
(b) If, prior to 18 months after the date of the
original issuance of the 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock, one or
more amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code"), are enacted that reduce the percentage of the
dividends-received deduction (currently 70%) as specified in
section 243(a)(1) of the Code or any successor provision (the
"Dividends-Received Percentage"), certain adjustments may be made
in respect of the dividends payable by the Company with respect
to the 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock, and Post Declaration
Date Dividends and Retroactive Dividends (as such terms are
defined below) may become payable, as described in the further
provisions of this Subparagraph (b).
The amount of each dividend payable (if declared) per share
of 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock for dividend payments made on
or after the effective date of such change in the Code will be
adjusted by multiplying the amount of the dividend payable at the
stated dividend rate of 6.52% (before adjustment) by a factor,
which will be the number determined in accordance with the
following formula (the "DRD Formula"), and rounding the result to
the nearest cent (with one-half cent rounded up):
1-.35 (1-.70)
1-.35 (1-DRP)
For the purposes of the DRD Formula, "DRP" means the
Dividends-Received Percentage (expressed as a decimal) applicable
to the dividend in question; provided, however, that if the
Dividends-Received Percentage applicable to the dividend in
question shall be less than 50%, then the DRP shall equal .50.
No amendment to the Code, other than a change in the percentage
of the dividends-received deduction set forth in section
243(a)(1) of the Code or any successor provision thereto, will
give rise to an adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions, if, with respect to any such amendment, the Company
receives either an unqualified opinion of nationally recognized
independent tax counsel selected by the Company or a private
letter ruling or similar form of authorization from the Internal
Revenue Service ("IRS") to the effect that such amendment does
not apply to a dividend payable on the 6.52% Cumulative Preferred
Stock, then such amendment will not result in the adjustment
provided for pursuant to the DRD Formula with respect to such
dividend. The opinion referenced in the previous sentence shall
be based upon the legislation amending or establishing the DRP or
upon a published pronouncement of the IRS addressing such
legislation. Unless the context otherwise requires, references
to dividends in this Subparagraph (b) mean dividends as adjusted
by the DRD Formula. The Company's calculation of the dividends
payable, as so adjusted and as certified accurate as to
calculation and reasonable as to method by the independent
certified public accountants then regularly engaged by the
Company, shall be final and not subject to review absent manifest
error.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such amendment to the
Code is enacted after the dividend payable on a dividend payment
date has been declared, the amount of the dividend payable on
such dividend payment date will not be increased; instead,
additional dividends (the "Post Declaration Date Dividends")
equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the product of the dividend
paid by the Company on such dividend payment date and the DRD
Formula (where the DRP used in the DRD Formula would be equal to
the greater of the Dividend-Received Percentage applicable to the
dividend in question and .50) over (y) the dividend paid by the
Company on such dividend payment date, will be payable (if
declared) to holders of 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock on the
record date applicable to the next succeeding dividend payment
date or, if the 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock is called for
redemption prior to such record date, to holders of 6.52%
Cumulative Preferred Stock on the applicable redemption date, as
the case may be, in addition to any other amounts payable on such
date.
If any such amendment to the Code is enacted and the
reduction in the Dividends-Received Percentage retroactively
applies to a dividend payment date as to which the Company
previously paid dividends on the 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock
(each, an "Affected Dividend Payment Date"), the Company will pay
(if declared) additional dividends (the "Retroactive Dividends")
to holders of 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock on the record date
applicable to the next succeeding dividend payment date (or, if
such amendment is enacted after the dividend payable on such
dividend payment date has been declared, to holders of 6.52%
Cumulative Preferred Stock on the record date following the date
of enactment), or, if the 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock is
called for redemption prior to such record date, to holders of
6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock on the applicable redemption
date, as the case may be, in an amount equal to the excess of (x)
the product of the dividend paid by the Company on each Affected
Dividend Payment Date and the DRD Formula (where the DRP used in
the DRD Formula would be equal to the greater of the Dividends-
Received Percentage and .50 applied to each Affected Dividend
Payment Date) over (y) the sum of the dividend paid by the
Company on each Affected Dividend Payment Date. The Company will
only make one payment of Retroactive Dividends for any such
amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if, with
respect to any such amendment, the Company receives either an
unqualified opinion of nationally recognized independent tax
counsel selected by the Company or a private letter ruling or
similar form of authorization from the IRS to the effect that
such amendment does not apply to a dividend payable on an
Affected Dividend Payment Date for the 6.52% Cumulative Preferred
Stock, then such amendment will not result in the payment of
Retroactive Dividends with respect to such Affected Dividend
Payment Date. The opinion referenced in the previous sentence
shall be based upon the legislation amending or establishing the
DRP or upon a published pronouncement of the IRS addressing such
legislation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment in the
dividends payable by the Company shall be made, and no Post
Declaration Date Dividends or Retroactive Dividends shall be
payable by the Company, in respect of the enactment of any
amendment to the Code 18 months or more after the date of
original issuance of the 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock that
reduces the Dividends-Received Percentage.
In the event that the amount of dividends payable per share
of the 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock is adjusted pursuant to
the DRD Formula and/or Post Declaration Date Dividends or
Retroactive Dividends are to be paid, the Company will give
notice of each such adjustment and, if applicable, any Post
Declaration Date Dividends and Retroactive Dividends to the
holders of 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock.
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2. Subject to the provisions of Sections C and E of Article
V of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as
amended, on or after April 24, 2007, the Company, at its option,
may redeem the 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock, in whole or in
part, at any time or from time to time, out of funds legally
available therefor, at the redemption price of $100 per share
plus an amount equal to the dividend (whether or not declared)
accrued but not previously paid to but excluding the date of such
redemption, including any adjustments in dividends payable due to
changes in the Dividends-Received Percentage.
3. The 6.52% Cumulative Preferred Stock is not subject to
any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or other similar
provisions.
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