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)

November 7, 2012

 

DYNEGY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

(713) 507-6400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N.A.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On November 7, 2012, Dynegy Inc. (“Dynegy”) issued a press release reporting its third quarter 2012 financial results.  A copy of Dynegy’s November 7, 2012 press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.  Dynegy management will hold an investor call at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 to review its third quarter 2012 financial results and related information.  A live simulcast of the conference call, together with the related presentation materials, will be available as soon as practicable in the Investor Relations section of Dynegy’s website (www.dynegy.com) and will remain accessible until the date Dynegy’s fourth quarter and year-end 2012 financial results are available.

 

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K and Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 33-8176, the information contained in the press release furnished as an exhibit hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.  In addition, the press release contains statements intended as “forward-looking statements” which are subject to the cautionary statements about forward-looking statements set forth in such press release.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Information

 

In this Form 8-K, we discuss the non-GAAP financial measures included in the press release, including definitions of such non-GAAP financial information, identification of the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and the reasons why we believe these measures provide useful information regarding our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, as applicable, and, to the extent material, the additional purposes, if any, for which these measures are used.  Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, to the extent available without unreasonable effort, are contained in the schedules attached to the press release.

 

EBITDA Measures.  We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide a meaningful representation of our operating performance.  We consider EBITDA as another way to measure financial performance on an ongoing basis.  Enterprise-wide Adjusted EBITDA is meant to reflect the operating performance of our entire power generation fleet for the period presented; consequently, it excludes the impact of mark-to-market accounting, impairment charges and gains and losses on sales of assets, and other items that could be considered “non-operating” or “non-core” in nature.  Because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are financial measures that management uses to allocate resources, determine our ability to fund capital expenditures, assess performance against our peers and evaluate overall financial performance, we believe they provide useful information for our investors.  In addition, many analysts, fund managers and other stakeholders that communicate with us typically request our financial results in an EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA format presented on an enterprise-wide basis.

 

“EBITDA” — We define “EBITDA” as earnings (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), and depreciation and amortization expense.

 

“Adjusted EBITDA” —We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as EBITDA adjusted to exclude (i) gains or losses on the sale of assets, (ii) the impacts of mark-to-market changes on economic hedges related to our generation portfolio, (iii) the impact of impairment charges and certain other costs such as those associated with the internal reorganization, (iv) amortization of intangible assets and liabilities, and (v) income or expense on up front premiums received or paid for financial options in periods other than the strike periods.  Our Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, is based on our prior methodology which did not include (i) adjustments for up front premiums, (ii) amortization of intangible assets related to the Sithe acquisition, or (iii) mark-to-market adjustments for financial activity not related to our generation portfolio.  Enterprise-wide Adjusted EBITDA includes the Adjusted EBITDA of our parent, legacy Dynegy, for the periods prior to the merger of Dynegy Holdings, LLC with and into Dynegy.

 

·                                     As prescribed by the SEC, when EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is discussed in reference to performance on a consolidated basis, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is Net income (loss).

 

·                                     Management does not analyze interest expense and income taxes on a segment level; therefore, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to Adjusted EBITDA when performance is discussed on a segment level is Operating income (loss).

 

Cash Flow Measure.  Our non-GAAP Cash Flow measure may not be representative of the amount of residual cash flow that is available to us for discretionary expenditures, since it may not include deductions for mandatory debt service requirements and other non-discretionary expenditures.  We believe, however, that our non-GAAP Cash Flow measure is useful because it measures the cash generating ability of our operating asset-based energy business relative to our capital expenditure obligations and financial performance.  However, this non-GAAP Cash Flow measure does not have a standardized definition; therefore, it may not be possible to compare this financial measure with other companies' cash flow measures having the same or similar names.

 

·                                     “Free Cash Flow” — We define “Free Cash Flow” as cash flow from operations less maintenance and environmental capital expenditures.  The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to such measure is cash flow from operations.

 

 

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We believe that the historical non-GAAP measures and any forward-looking non-GAAP measures disclosed in our filings are only useful as an additional tool to help management and investors make informed decisions about Dynegy’s financial and operating performance.  By definition, non-GAAP measures do not give a full understanding of Dynegy; therefore, to be truly valuable, they must be used in conjunction with the comparable GAAP measures.  Non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized; therefore, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies’ non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.  We strongly encourage investors to review our consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and not rely on any single financial measure.

 

In analyzing and planning for Dynegy’s business, we supplement Dynegy’s use of GAAP financial measures with non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.  These non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our business that, when viewed with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures included in our earnings release and schedules attached thereto, may provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business.  These non-GAAP financial measures should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures and are by definition an incomplete understanding of Dynegy, and must be considered in conjunction with GAAP measures.

 

Item 7.01      Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The information set forth in Item 2.02 above is incorporated herein by reference.

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release contain statements intended as “forward-looking statements” which are subject to the cautionary statements about forward-looking statements set forth therein.

 

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)   Exhibits:

 

Exhibit No.		Document
99.1		Press release dated November 7, 2012, reporting results of operations

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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: November 7, 2012	By:	/s/ Catherine B. Callaway
	Name:	Catherine B. Callaway
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Document
99.1		Press release dated November 7, 2012, reporting results of operations

 

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