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) December 19, 2006
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Oregon |
Commission File Number |
93-0256820 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
1-5532-99 |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
121 SW Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97204
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (503) 464-8000
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Section 2 – Financial Information
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On December 19, 2006, Portland General Electric Company (PGE) and certain institutional buyers (Buyers) in the private placement market entered into an agreement under which PGE will sell, and the Buyers will purchase, $170 million of PGE’s First Mortgage Bonds (Bonds). The Bonds are to be issued to the Buyers at the direction of PGE at any time up to, but not later than, June 1, 2007 (“Original Issue Date”). The Bonds will bear interest from the Original Issue Date at an annual rate of 5.80%, and will mature on June 1, 2039. The Bonds will be redeemable at the option of PGE at the designated “make-whole” redemption price.
The Bonds will be issued pursuant to a Bond Purchase Agreement between PGE and the Buyers and under PGE’s Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated July 1, 1945, as supplemented, including the Fifty-seventh Supplemental Indenture dated December 1, 2006, between PGE and HSBC Bank USA, National Association (as successor to The Marine Midland Trust Company of New York) in its capacity as trustee.
PGE intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds for general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures and/or the repayment of existing debt.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits |
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Exhibit |
Description |
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(4) |
Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures |
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4.1 |
Fifty-seventh Supplemental Indenture dated December 1, 2006 |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: December 21, 2006 |
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/s/ Kirk M. Stevens |
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Kirk M. Stevens Controller and Assistant Treasurer |
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