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 - October 21, 2002
(Date of earliest event reported)
QUESTAR MARKET RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
STATE OF UTAH |
0-30321 |
87-0287750 |
P.O. Box 45601, 180 East 100 South Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0601
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (801) 324-2600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets On October 21, 2002, Questar Exploration and Production Company ("QEP") sold Celsius Energy Resources, Ltd. ("CERL"), an Alberta corporation, to EnerMark, Inc. ("EnerMark"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Enerplus Resources Fund. CERL was a wholly owned subsidiary of QEP, which, in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Questar Market Resources, Inc. ("QMR"). Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, EnerMark paid a total purchase price of $165.9 million in Canadian dollars (approximately $105.6 million in United States dollars), subject to any final post-closing adjustments to occur in December of 2002. With the sale of CERL, QEP and QMR have no remaining assets or interests in Canada. The purchase price was negotiated by the parties. QMR furnished a guarantee in conjunction with QEP's obligations under the agreement.
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
Exhibit |
Press release dated October 21, 2002. |
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SIGNATURES |
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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. |
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QUESTAR MARKET RESOURCES, INC.
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October 31, 2002 |
/s/ Charles B. Stanley |
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Charles B. Stanley |
List of Exhibits: |
Exhibit No. |
Exhibit |
Press release dated October 21, 2002. |
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Exhibit No. 99.1
"This transaction, together with the recent sale of our TransColorado Pipeline interest, puts us on track to reduce debt by over $200 million this year," said Keith O. Rattie, Questar president and chief executive officer. "This underscores management's commitment to maintain a strong balance sheet." Questar is a diversified natural gas company headquartered in Salt Lake City with more than $3.1 billion in assets. Through subsidiaries, Questar engages in gas and oil development and production; gas gathering, processing and marketing; interstate gas transmission and storage; retail gas distribution, retail energy services; and information systems and technologies. |