8-K 1 cmw1861.htm CURRENT REPORT

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

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report  
(Date of earliest
event reported): November 30, 2005

Commission Name of Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of IRS Employer
File Number Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number Identification Number

1-9894
Alliant Energy Corporation 39-1380265
(a Wisconsin corporation)
4902 N. Biltmore Lane
Madison, Wisconsin 53718
Telephone (608) 458-3311

0-4117-1
Interstate Power and Light Company 42-0331370
(an Iowa corporation)
Alliant Energy Tower
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Telephone (319) 786-4411

0-337
Wisconsin Power and Light Company 39-0714890
(a Wisconsin corporation)
4902 N. Biltmore Lane
Madison, Wisconsin 53718
Telephone (608) 458-3311

This combined Form 8-K is separately filed by Alliant Energy Corporation, Interstate Power and Light Company and Wisconsin Power and Light Company.

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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 1.01.    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

        On November 30, 2005, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Alliant Energy Corporation (“Alliant Energy”), Interstate Power and Light Company (“IP&L”) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (“WP&L,” and together with Alliant Energy and IP&L, the “Company”) based on the recommendations of the Compensation and Personnel Committee of the Board and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, approved modifications to the annual compensation for non-employee members of the Board, which are as follows and will be effective January 1, 2006:

  a $100,000 annual retainer for each non-employee director;
  a $20,000 annual retainer for the Lead Independent Director of the Board;
  a $10,000 annual retainer for the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Board;
  a $3,500 annual retainer for each member of the Audit Committee of the Board other than the Chairperson; and
  a $5,000 annual retainer for the Chairperson of each of the Compensation and Personnel Committee, the Nominating Committee and Governance Committee and the Nuclear, Health and Safety Committee of the Board.

A summary of compensation and benefits for non-employee members of the Board, effective as of January 1, 2006, is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

        On November 30, 2005, the Board appointed Carol P. Sanders as a new director of the Company. Ms. Sanders was appointed to the Audit Committee and the Environmental, Nuclear, Health and Safety Committee. The Board committee appointments will be effective on January 1, 2006. Ms. Sanders, 38, has served as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, located in Neenah, Wisconsin, since 2004. She served as controller and assistant treasurer of Sentry Insurance from 2001 to 2004 and as vice president and treasurer of American Medical Security, Inc. from 1999 to 2001. Ms. Sanders will stand for election at the Company’s 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareowners as a nominee for director to serve until the Company’s 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareowners.





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Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (a) Not applicable.

  (b) Not applicable.

  (c) Not applicable.

  (d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:

  (10.1) Summary of Compensation and Benefits for Non-Employee Directors of Alliant Energy Corporation, Interstate Power and Light Company and Wisconsin Power and Light Company, effective January 1, 2005.











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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Alliant Energy Corporation, Interstate Power and Light Company and Wisconsin Power and Light Company have each duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION


Date:  December 2, 2005
By:  /s/ John E. Kratchmer
        John E. Kratchmer
        Vice President-Controller and
          Chief Accounting Officer


 
INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY


Date:  December 2, 2005
By:  /s/ John E. Kratchmer
        John E. Kratchmer
        Vice President-Controller and
          Chief Accounting Officer


 
WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY


Date:  December 2, 2005
By:  /s/ John E. Kratchmer
        John E. Kratchmer
        Vice President-Controller and
          Chief Accounting Officer







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ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY

Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated November 30, 2005

Exhibit
Number

(10.1) Summary of Compensation and Benefits for Non-Employee Directors of Alliant Energy Corporation, Interstate Power and Light Company and Wisconsin Power and Light Company, effective January 1, 2006.











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