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 22, 2003
DYNEGY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Illinois | 1-15659 | 74-2928353 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer 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 November 22, 2003, Dynegy Inc. (“Dynegy”), the ultimate parent company of Illinois Power Company (“Illinois Power”), and Exelon Corporation (“Exelon”) issued a joint press release announcing that the Illinois General Assembly did not act in the fall legislative session to approve the legislation necessary to facilitate Exelon’s proposed acquisition of Illinois Power. In the absence of the legislation, Dynegy and Exelon terminated the existing agreement through which Exelon would have acquired substantially all of the assets and liabilities of Illinois Power.
A copy of the November 22nd joint press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference. The press release contains statements intended as “forward-looking statements” which are subject to the cautionary statements about forward-looking statements set forth therein.
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 | Joint press release dated November 22, 2003. | |
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: November 24, 2003 | By: | /s/ J. KEVIN BLODGETT | ||||||
| Name: |
J. Kevin Blodgett | |||||||
| Title: |
Corporate Secretary | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Document | |
| 99.1 | Joint press release dated November 22, 2003. | |