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 13, 2004
Commission Registrant, State of Incorporation, I.R.S. Employer
File Number Address and Telephone Number Identification No.
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1-8809 SCANA Corporation 57-0784499
(a South Carolina corporation)
1426 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201
(803) 217-9000
1-3375 South Carolina Electric & Gas Company 57-0248695
(a South Carolina corporation)
1426 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201
(803) 217-9000
1-11429 Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated 56-2128483
(a South Carolina corporation)
1426 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201
(803) 217-9000
Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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This combined Form 8-K is separately filed by SCANA Corporation, South Carolina
Electric & Gas Company and Public Service Company of North Carolina,
Incorporated. Information contained herein relating to any individual company is
filed by such company on its own behalf. Each company makes no representation as
to information relating to the other companies.
Item 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On Monday, December 13, 2004, SCANA Corporation (SCANA) and H. Thomas
Arthur, general counsel of SCANA, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G)
and Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated, and a named
executive officer of SCANA and SCE&G, announced Mr. Arthur's plans to retire on
or about January 3, 2005. In connection with Mr. Arthur's retirement, SCANA has
agreed to provide for the continuation of certain customary executive benefits,
such as reimbursement of financial counseling costs and executive physical
examinations, for the next two years.
SCANA is pursuing a consulting arrangement with Mr. Arthur which will
provide for professional legal and regulatory advisory services at market rates
over a one-to-two year period. Mr. Arthur's services would assist SCANA with the
previously announced merger of its two natural gas transmission companies into a
new interstate pipeline company in order to comply with certain regulatory
requirements of FERC Order 2004.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. The signature of each registrant
shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to such registrant
and any subsidiaries thereof.
SCANA Corporation
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated
(Registrants)
December 16, 2004 By: s/James E. Swan, IV
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James E. Swan, IV
Controller