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Duquesne Light Holdings Inc, et al. – ‘S-3MEF’ on 8/11/05

On:  Thursday, 8/11/05, at 5:21pm ET   ·   Effective:  8/11/05   ·   Accession #:  1047469-5-21352   ·   File #s:  333-85612, 333-127459, -01

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          Dqe Capital Corp

Registration of Additional Securities   —   Form S-3
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: S-3MEF      Registration of Additional Securities               HTML     38K 
 2: EX-5.1      Opinion re: Legality                                HTML     13K 
 3: EX-23.2     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML      8K 
 4: EX-24.1     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     18K 


S-3MEF   —   Registration of Additional Securities
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2005

Registration Nos. 333-          



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933



DUQUESNE LIGHT HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  DQE CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

25-1598483
(I.R.S. Employer Identification)

 

25-1837152
(I.R.S. Employer Identification)

411 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219-1905
(412) 393-6000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of registrant's
principal executive offices)

 

411 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219-1905
(412) 393-6000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of registrant's
principal executive offices)

William F. Fields
Vice President and Treasurer
Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.
411 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219-1905
(412) 393-1206

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



Copies To:

James J. Barnes, Esq.
Robert C. Gallo II, Esq.
Reed Smith LLP
435 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219



Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.


        If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.    o

        If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.    o

        If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ý Registration No. 333-85612

        If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    o

        If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box.    o


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered

  Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(1)(2)

  Amount of Registration Fee

Debt Securities   $52,875,000   $6,223

(1)
The amount to be registered and the proposed maximum offering price per unit have been omitted in accordance with the General Instructions to Form S-3.

(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act.

        THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON FILING WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 462(b) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.





INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

        This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) and General Instruction IV of Form S-3, both as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the purpose of registering an additional $52,875,000 of debt securities. The information in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by Duquesne Light Holdings Inc. (f/k/a DQE, Inc.) and DQE Capital Corporation (the "Registrants") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 333-85612) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and declared effective June 7, 2002, including each of the documents filed by the Registrants with the Securities and Exchange Commission and incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference, is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.



SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 11th day of August, 2005.

    DUQUESNE LIGHT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/  
STEVAN R. SCHOTT      
Name: Stevan R. Schott,
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
  Title
  Date

 

 

 

 

 
/s/  MORGAN K. O'BRIEN      
Morgan K. O'Brien
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)   August 11, 2005

/s/  
STEVAN R. SCHOTT      
Stevan R. Schott

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

August 11, 2005

/s/  
SUSAN S. MULLINS      
Susan S. Mullins

 

Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

August 11, 2005

*

Pritam Advani

 

Director

 

August 11, 2005

*

Doreen E. Boyce

 

Director

 

August 11, 2005

*

Robert P. Bozzone

 

Director

 

August 11, 2005

*

Charles C. Cohen

 

Director

 

August 11, 2005

*

Sigo Falk

 

Director

 

August 11, 2005
         


*

Joseph C. Guyaux

 

Director

 

August 11, 2005

*

David M. Kelly

 

Director

 

August 11, 2005

*

Steven S. Rogers

 

Director

 

August 11, 2005

*

John D. Turner

 

Director

 

August 11, 2005

*By:

 

/s/  
STEVAN R. SCHOTT      
Stevan R. Schott
Attorney-in-fact

 

 

 

August 11, 2005


SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 11th day of August, 2005.

    DQE CAPITAL CORPORATION
(REGISTRANT)

 

 

By:

/s/  
WILLIAM F. FIELDS      
Name:  William F. Fields
Title:  President

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
  Title
  Date

 

 

 

 

 
/s/  WILLIAM F. FIELDS      
William F. Fields
  President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)   August 11, 2005

/s/  
SUSAN S. MULLINS      
Susan S. Mullins

 

Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

August 11, 2005

/s/  
RICHARD J. CIORA      
Richard J. Ciora

 

Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

August 11, 2005

/s/  
STEVAN R. SCHOTT      
Stevan R. Schott

 

Director

 

August 11, 2005

*

Joseph G. Belechak

 

Director

 

August 11, 2005



Maureen L. Hogel


 


Director


 


August 11, 2005


/s/  
MORGAN K. O'BRIEN      
Morgan K. O'Brien


 


Director


 


August 11, 2005

/s/  
JAMES E. WILSON      
James E. Wilson

 

Director

 

August 11, 2005

*By:

 

/s/  
STEVAN R. SCHOTT      
Stevan R. Schott
Attorney-in-fact

 

 

 

August 11, 2005


Exhibit Index

        The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:

Exhibit
No.

  Description
5.1*   Opinion of Reed Smith LLP

23.1*

 

Consent of Reed Smith LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

23.2*

 

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

24.1*

 

Powers of Attorney

*
Filed herewith



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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
SIGNATURES
SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index

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