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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
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)
May 30, 1997
ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas 1-11413 75-2556975
(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
6688 N. Central Expwy., Ste. 1000, Dallas, TX 75206-3922
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including Area Code: 214-692-4300
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ITEM 5. Other Events
Set forth below in its entirety is a News Release issued by
ENSERCH Corporation on March 30, 1997.
ENSERCH WILL FILE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST WITH IRS
DALLAS, TEXAS (May 30, 1997) - ENSERCH Corporation's
(NYSE-ENS) previously announced merger agreement with
Texas Utilities is subject to certain conditions which
include the approval from the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) under the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935 and the receipt of a favorable tax ruling
from the Internal Revenue Service (Service). The SEC is
continuing its review for approval. In February 1997,
the tax ruling was issued. ENSERCH recently announced it
discovered that a misstatement of fact was made in the
original filing which it does not believe is material.
ENSERCH will file early next week a Formal
Supplemental Request with the Service to confirm the
reliability of the ruling. The Company believes the
Service will rule favorably on its Formal Supplemental
Request and it will pursue confirmation of the
reliability as expeditiously as possible.
ENSERCH Corporation is an integrated natural-gas
company.
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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.
Enserch Exploration, Inc.
Date: June 5, 1997 By: /s/ R. E. Schmitz
R. E. Schmitz
Vice President and Controller
