WPS Resource Corporation Form 8-K Dated 12.11.06
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): December
11,
2006
WPS
Resources Corporation
(Exact
name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
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Wisconsin
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1-11337
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39-1775292
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(State
or
other
jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
|
(Commission
File
Number)
|
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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700
North
Adams Street, P.O. Box 19001, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307-9001
(Address
of
principal executive offices, including zip code)
(920)
433-1727
(Registrant’s
telephone number)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or
former address, if changed since last report)
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Item
3.03.
Material
Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The
rights to
purchase common stock of WPS Resources Corporation (the “Company”) pursuant to
the Rights
Agreement,
dated as of December 12, 1996, as amended, between the Company and American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank
National Association and Firstar Trust Company (the “Rights
Agreement”), expired on December 11, 2006. The Rights Agreement expired by its
own terms and the Company’s Board of Directors has decided not to renew it. The
terms of the Rights Agreement and the common share purchase rights issued under
it are described in the Company’s Form 8-A filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 13, 1996 (including the exhibits thereto),
as
amended by the Company’s Form 8-A/A filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July 11, 2006 (including the exhibits thereto).
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 hereunto duly
authorized.
WPS
RESOURCES CORPORATION
Date:
December 11,
2006
By: /s/
Joseph P.
O'Leary
Joseph
P.
O'Leary
Senior
Vice
President and
Chief
Financial
Officer