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): AUGUST 14, 2002

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                             RELIANT RESOURCES, 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.)


           1111 LOUISIANA
          HOUSTON, TEXAS                                           77002
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 207-3000

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ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

                  (c)      Exhibits.

                  The following exhibits are filed herewith:

                  99.1     Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

                  99.2     Certificate of Chief Financial Officer


ITEM 9.     REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

         In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ending June 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 14, 2002, Reliant Resources, Inc. filed as correspondence
the certifications attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.

         The information in Item 9 of this report is being furnished, not filed,
pursuant to Regulation FD. Accordingly, the information in Item 9 of this report
will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by
Reliant Resources, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless
specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.



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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.


                                       RELIANT RESOURCES, INC.



    Date:  August 14, 2002             By: /s/ R. Steve Letbetter
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                                               R. Steve Letbetter
                                               Chairman and
                                               Chief Executive Officer




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

          EXHIBIT
          NUMBER            EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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           99.1          Certificate of Chief Executive Officer
           99.2          Certificate of Chief Financial Officer



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