SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
August 16, 1996
RIDGEWOOD ELECTRIC POWER TRUST IV
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware 0-25430 22-3324608
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File No.) Identification No.)
incorporation)
947 Linwood Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450-2939
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (201) 447-9000
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Item 5. Other Events.
Pursuant to Rule 135c(d) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the Registrant files the following notice,
which it contemplates using in the future. The notice
announces the completion of the Registrant's private
placement offering.
These securities having been sold, this notice appears as a
matter of record only.
July 1996
$48,000,000
Ridgewood Electric Power Trust IV
investing in a portfolio of independent electric power
plants managed by Ridgewood Power Corporation
These securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933,as amended, and may not be offered or
sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report
on Form 8-K, for an event occurring August 16, 1996, to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
RIDGEWOOD ELECTRIC POWER TRUST IV
Date: August 16, 1996 By: /s/ Robert K. Brady
Robert K. Brady, Senior Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer
