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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
January 7, 2013 (January 4, 2013)
DYNEGY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-33443 |
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20-5653152 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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601 Travis Street, Suite 1400, Houston, Texas |
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77002 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip code) |
(713) 507-6400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N.A.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 7, 2013, Dynegy Inc. (“Dynegy”) issued a press release announcing that Kevin T. Howell, Dynegy’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, is stepping down from his role as Chief Operating Officer effective January 4, 2013. Mr. Howell will continue as an employee of Dynegy both in an advisory capacity as well as supporting an orderly transition and will continue to report directly to Dynegy’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert C. Flexon. Dynegy will announce Mr. Howell’s replacement during the first quarter of 2013. In the interim, the commercial and plant operations functions will report directly to Mr. Flexon with assistance of Mr. Howell.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 7, 2013, Dynegy issued a press release announcing Mr. Howell’s new advisory role. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K and Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 33-8176, the information contained in this press release furnished as an Exhibit hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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Exhibit No. |
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99.1 |
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Dynegy Inc. press release dated January 7, 2013 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: January 7, 2013 |
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/s/ Catherine B. Callaway |
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Name: |
Catherine B. Callaway |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel |