SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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)
January 20, 2004
DYNEGY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Illinois | 1-15659 | 74-2928353 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
1000 Louisiana, Suite 5800
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)
(713) 507-6400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N.A.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events.
On January 20, 2004, Dynegy Inc. (“Dynegy”) issued a press release announcing that Dynegy Power Marketing, Inc. and Dynegy Power Corp., both wholly owned subsidiaries of Dynegy, and the four companies comprising West Coast Power, Dynegy’s 50-50 joint venture with NRG Energy, Inc., reached a settlement with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) staff relating to a proceeding involving certain trading strategies in western energy markets during 2000 and 2001. Under the terms of the settlement, Dynegy and West Coast Power have agreed to pay approximately $3 million, following final FERC approval, into a fund established at the U.S. Treasury for the benefit of California and Western electricity consumers.
A copy of Dynegy’s January 20th press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements: Not applicable
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information: Not applicable
(c) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. |
Document | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 20, 2004. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DYNEGY INC. (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Dated: January 21, 2004 | By: | /s/ J. KEVIN BLODGETT | ||||||
| Name: |
J. Kevin Blodgett | |||||||
| Title: |
Corporate Secretary | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Document | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 20, 2004. | |