Form 8-K

 

 

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): March 27, 2012

 

 

 

          IRS Employer
Commission    Registrant; State of Incorporation;    Identification

File Number

   

Address; and Telephone Number

   

Number

1-13739

    UNISOURCE ENERGY CORPORATION    86-0786732
   (An Arizona Corporation)   
   88 East Broadway Boulevard   
   Tucson, AZ 85701   
   (520) 571-4000   

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:

 

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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

On March 13, 2012, UniSource Energy Corporation (the “Company”) gave notice of a partial redemption of its outstanding 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2035 (the “Convertible Notes”) by calling $40 million of the $115 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding Convertible Notes for redemption on March 28, 2012 at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest. The Convertible Notes are convertible by the holders thereof into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a current conversion rate of 29.001 shares of Common Stock for each $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes converted. Rather than having their interests redeemed, on or prior to March 27, 2012, holders of $39,633,000 aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes selected for redemption converted their interests into 1,149,380 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The remaining $367,000 aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes selected for redemption was redeemed for cash on March 28, 2012.

Set forth below is a chart that shows the conversions:

 

Conversion Date

    Principal Amount
of Convertible  Notes Converted		      Number of Shares of
Common  Stock Issued		  

March 21, 2012

    $ 7,631,000         221,304   

March 22, 2012

    $ 3,662,000         106,200   

March 23, 2012

    $ 713,000         20,677   

March 26, 2012

    $ 4,294,000         124,528   

March 27, 2012

    $ 23,333,000         676,671   

Total

    $ 39,633,000         1,149,380   

The shares of the Company’s Common Stock were issued solely to former holders of the Convertible Notes upon conversion pursuant to the exemption from registration provided under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This exemption is available to the Company because the shares of the Company’s Common Stock were exchanged by the Company with its existing security holders with no commission or other remunerations being paid or given for soliciting such an exchange.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 28, 2012       UNISOURCE ENERGY CORPORATION
     

(Registrant)

      /s/ Todd C. Hixon
      Vice President and General Counsel