UNITED STATES
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):  October 18, 2007

 

RELIANT ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

1-16455

76-0655566

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

Identification No.)

 

 

 

1000 Main Street

 

Houston, Texas

77002

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (713) 497-3000


 

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))

 



 

In this Current Report on Form 8-K (Form 8-K) included as part of this report, “Reliant Energy” refers to Reliant Energy, Inc., and “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Reliant Energy and its subsidiaries.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

We have corrected errors in the reconciliation of our non-GAAP outlook for 2007-2009 to GAAP.  These errors had no impact on our 2007-2009 outlook, which consists solely of non-GAAP measures, or on any of our historical measures.   The reconciliation was included in our August 2, 2007 release and related presentation of second quarter earnings, as well as subsequent presentations.  The errors in the reconciliation misstated our forecasted estimates of future unrealized gains/losses on energy derivatives.   A corrected version of the reconciliation is currently available at http://www.reliant.com/investors under the heading “Revised Regulation G Outlook Reconciliation.”

 

The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K is being furnished, not filed. Accordingly, the information will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by Reliant Energy under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified as being incorporated by reference therein.

 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

RELIANT ENERGY, INC.

 

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: October 18, 2007

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas C. Livengood

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas C. Livengood

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and Controller