CALPINE CORPORATION (NYSE:CPN) Files An 8-K Other Events

CALPINE CORPORATION (NYSE:CPN) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01-OTHER EVENTS

On August 18, 2017, Calpine Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Energy Capital Partners issued a joint press release announcing the entry into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 17, 2017, by and among the Company, Volt Parent, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Parent”), and Volt Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a subsidiary of Parent. A copy of the joint press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01-FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)Exhibits

CALPINE CORP ExhibitEX-99.1 2 exhibit991-8182017.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 – CALPINE CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE DATED AUGUST 18,…To view the full exhibit click here
About CALPINE CORPORATION (NYSE:CPN)
Calpine Corporation is a power generation company. The Company is engaged in the ownership and operation of primarily natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants in North America. The Company’s segments include West (including geothermal), Texas and East (including Canada). In the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, the Company has generating units capable of burning either natural gas or fuel oil. The Company operates its business through various divisions and subsidiaries. The Company’s portfolio consists of various types of power generation technologies, including natural gas-fired combustion turbines, which include combined-cycle plants and renewable geothermal conventional steam turbines. Its Geysers Assets located in northern California represent the geothermal power generation portfolio in the United States, as well as the producing power generation asset of all renewable energy in the state of California.