UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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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 16, 2004
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.)
1000 MAIN STREET
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 497-3000
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In this Form 8-K, and in the Exhibit included as part of the Form 8-K, "Reliant
Resources" refers to Reliant Resources, Inc., and "we," "us" and "our" refer to
Reliant Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless we specify or the context
indicates otherwise.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Judge Orders Dismissal of Certain Class Action Claims
On January 16, 2004, United States District Court Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr. of
the Southern District of Texas signed an order granting in its entirety Reliant
Resources' request to dismiss federal and state securities fraud claims pending
in a consolidated matter consisting of fifteen shareholder class action
lawsuits. The lawsuits alleged that Reliant Resources engaged in so-called
"round trip" trades to allegedly overstate revenues and improperly accounted for
certain trading transactions in violation of Section 10(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
In the order, the court dismissed the fraud claims with prejudice. With the
dismissal of all fraud-related claims, the only remaining claims against Reliant
Resources in the consolidated cases are the plaintiffs' claims under Section 11
and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 pertaining to statements made in Reliant's
registration statement for its initial public offering.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Memorandum Opinion and Order of the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Texas, dated
January 16, 2004, In Re: Reliant Securities Litigation
(Master File No. H-02-2810).
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.
(Registrant)
Date: January 20, 2004 By: /s/ THOMAS C. LIVENGOOD
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Thomas C. Livengood
Vice President and
Controller
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Exhibit Description
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99.1 Memorandum Opinion and Order of the United States District Court for
the Southern District of Texas, dated January 16, 2004, In Re: Reliant
Securities Litigation (Master File No. H-02-2810).