8-K
UNITED STATES
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
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) | December 18, 2015 |
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OGE ENERGY CORP. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
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Oklahoma |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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1-12579 | 73-1481638 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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321 North Harvey, P.O. Box 321, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 73101-0321 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
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405-553-3000 |
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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)) |
Item 8.01. Other Events
OGE Energy Corp. (the "Company") is the parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company ("OG&E"), a regulated electric utility with approximately 822,000 customers in Oklahoma and western Arkansas. In addition, the Company holds a 26.3 percent limited partner interest and a 50 percent general partner interest in Enable Midstream Partners, LP.
2015 Oklahoma Rate Case Filing
On December 18, 2015, OG&E filed a rate case with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission requesting a rate increase of $92.5 million. OG&E had previously disclosed its intent to file the general rate case. OG&E seeks to recover $1.6 billion of electric infrastructure additions since OG&E’s last general rate case in Oklahoma, the impact of the expiration of OG&E’s wholesale contracts and increased operating costs. The related press release and copy of the application are furnished as Exhibit 99.01 and 99.02, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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99.01 | | Press release dated December 18, 2015, announcing OG&E fuel cost reduction largely offsets rate increase request. |
99.02 | | Copy of the application dated December 18, 2015. |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| OGE ENERGY CORP. |
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By: | /s/ Scott Forbes |
| Scott Forbes |
| Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
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December 23, 2015