Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): May 8, 2009

 

 

Mirant Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-16107   20-3538156

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1155 Perimeter Center West, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia   30338
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 579-5000

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Section 2 – Financial Information

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 8, 2009, Mirant Corporation (“Mirant”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. The press release contains certain non-GAAP financial information. The reconciliation of such non-GAAP financial information to GAAP financial measures is included in the press release. The press release also contains certain forward-looking statements, all of which are subject to the cautionary statement about forward-looking statements set forth therein. A copy of Mirant’s May 8, 2009, press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. Except as otherwise provided in the press release, the press release speaks only as of the date of such press release and it shall not create any implication that the affairs of Mirant will have continued unchanged since such date.

The information contained in the press release is to be considered “furnished” pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any Mirant filing or report with the Securities and Exchange Commission, whether made before or after the date hereof , except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing or report.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Document

99.1    Press Release dated May 8, 2009

 

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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.

Date: May 8, 2009

 

Mirant Corporation
/s/ Thomas Legro

Thomas Legro

Senior Vice President and Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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