SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 7, 2004
Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter,
address of principal executive
Commission office and registrant's IRS Employer
File Number telephone number Identification Number
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1-14465 IDACORP, Inc. 82-0505802
1221 W. Idaho Street
Boise, ID 83702-5627
(208) 388-2200
State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation: Idaho
None
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IDACORP, Inc.
Form 8-K
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
IDACORP, Inc. (IDACORP) announced today that it plans to offer 3,500,000 shares
of common stock in an underwritten public offering. IDACORP has filed a
preliminary prospectus supplement to the prospectus dated March 6, 2002,
included as part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of IDACORP (File No.
333-83434), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26,
2002. The underwriters will have the option to purchase up to 525,000 additional
shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. A copy of the press
release announcing the public offering of common stock is filed with this Form
8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits.
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated December 7, 2004
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SIGNATURES
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.
Dated: December 7, 2004
IDACORP, Inc.
By: /s/ Darrel T. Anderson
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Darrel T. Anderson
Senior Vice President -
Administrative Services
and Chief Financial Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Number Description
99.1 Press Release dated December 7, 2004
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Exhibit 99.1
[Logo IDACORP]
1221 W. Idaho Street
Boise, ID 83702
December 7, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Lawrence F. Spencer, Director of Investor Relations
Phone: (208) 388-2664
lspencer@idacorpinc.com
IDACORP Announces Public Offering of Common Stock
BOISE -- IDACORP, Inc. (NYSE:IDA) today announced its plans to make a public
offering of 3,500,000 shares of its common stock through underwriters. The
offering will be made under the company's effective shelf registration statement
previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company
expects to offer the securities later this week. In connection with the
offering, the company will grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up
to 525,000 additional shares solely to cover over-allotments of shares, if any.
All shares are being sold by IDACORP.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated will serve as the sole bookrunner for the
offering. The co-managers for this offering are Wachovia Securities, KeyBanc
Capital Markets, A.G. Edwards and D.A. Davidson.
Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may
be obtained from the offices of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Prospectus
Department, 1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 (Tel. 212-353-1075).
Boise, Idaho-based IDACORP, formed in 1998, is a holding company comprised of
Idaho Power Company, a regulated electric utility, providing service in southern
Idaho and eastern Oregon; IdaTech, a developer and manufacturer of fuel cell
systems, products and solutions; IDACORP Financial, an investment company with
its primary activities in affordable housing projects; IDACOMM, a provider of
telecommunications services and owner of Velocitus, a commercial and residential
Internet service provider; Ida-West Energy, an operator of independent power
projects; and IDACORP Energy, a marketer of electricity and natural gas that
wound down its operations during 2003.
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This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an
offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction
in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction. A shelf registration statement relating to the shares that IDACORP
intends to sell has previously been filed with, and declared effective by, the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Any offer, if at all, will be made only by
means of a prospectus, and the related prospectus supplement, forming a part of
the effective registration statement.
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