NV Energy, Inc. Announces Special Stockholder Meeting For Proposed MidAmerican Acquisition

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NVE) announced today that a special meeting of stockholders will be held on September 25, 2013 at 8:00 am Pacific Time at its corporate headquarters located at 6226 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89146. 

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The purpose of the meeting will be to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the previously announced agreement and plan of merger, dated as of May 29, 2013, with respect to the proposed merger of NV Energy with a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company and other related matters.  Stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 19, 2013, will be entitled to vote at the special meeting or by proxy.

NV Energy, Inc.
Headquartered in Las Vegas, NV Energy, Inc. is a holding company whose principal subsidiaries, Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company, are doing business as NV Energy. Serving a combined service territory of nearly 46,000 square miles, NV Energy provides a wide range of energy services and products to approximately 2.4 million citizens of Nevada and nearly 40 million tourists annually.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding the future performance of the Company. When the Company uses words such as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate" or similar expressions, it is making forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's expected results may not be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from expectations. This may be a result of various factors, including the risk that the transaction will not be consummated due to a failure to satisfy the closing conditions to the transaction, including the approval of the transaction by the Company's stockholders and the receipt of certain regulatory approvals; the risk that an event, effect or change occurs that gives rise to a termination of the definitive agreement entered into with MidAmerican; the risk that the Company or MidAmerican will be unable to perform certain obligations under the transaction agreements; the risk relating to unanticipated difficulties and/or expenditures relating to the transaction; the risk of an adverse judgment or other negative outcome from any of the legal proceedings that were, or may be, filed against the Company and others regarding the Merger; and the risk that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations and creates potential difficulties in employee retention.  There are other factors outside the control of the Company that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including the risks related to future economic conditions, changes in the rate of industrial, commercial and residential growth in their service territories; the risks related to the Company's ability to procure sufficient renewable energy sources in each compliance year to satisfy the Nevada Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, the effect of future or existing Nevada or federal laws or regulations affecting the electric industry, changes in environmental laws and regulations, construction risks, including but not limited to those associated with the ON Line project; the risks related to the Company's ability to maintain access to the capital markets for general corporate purposes and to finance construction projects, employee workforce factors, unseasonable weather, drought, wildfire and other natural phenomena, explosions, fires, accidents, vandalism, or mechanical breakdowns that may occur while operating and maintaining an electric and natural gas system; the risks related to the Company's ability to purchase sufficient fuel, natural gas and power to meet its power demands and natural gas demands for Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy; financial market conditions; the direct or indirect effects on the Company's business resulting from terrorist incidents and the threat of terrorist incidents; cyber security risks, including the risk that actual or anticipated cyber attacks may cause the Company to incur increased costs; and unfavorable rulings, penalties or findings in the Company's rate or other state and federal regulatory proceedings, investigations or cases. Further risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ from current expectations pertain to weather conditions, customer and sales growth, plant outages, operations and maintenance expense, depreciation and allowance for funds used during construction, interest rates and expense, cash flow and regulatory matters.  Unless the context suggests otherwise, references herein to the "Company" includes the consolidated subsidiaries of the Company, including Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy and Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy.

Additional cautionary statements regarding other risk factors that could have an effect on the future performance of the Company are contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013, filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. 

Participants in Solicitation
The Company and its directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company's stockholders with respect to the special meeting of stockholders that will be held to consider the proposed transaction. Information about the Company's directors and executive officers and their ownership of the Company's common stock is set forth in the proxy statement for the Company's Annual Meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 27, 2013. Stockholders may obtain additional information regarding the interests of the Company and its directors and executive officers in the proposed transaction, which may be different than those of the Company's stockholders generally, by reading the proxy statement and other relevant documents regarding the proposed transaction, when filed with the SEC.

Additional Information
In connection with the proposed transaction, the Company will file a proxy statement with the SEC. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND THE COMPANY. The final proxy statement will be mailed to the Company's stockholders. Investors will also be able to obtain the proxy statement, as well as other filings containing information about the Company, free of charge, at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the proxy statement and other filings made by the Company with the SEC can also be obtained, free of charge, by directing a request to the Corporate Secretary, NV Energy, Inc., 6226 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89146 or by calling Max Kuniansky, Executive, Investor Relations, NV Energy, Inc. at 702-402-5627.

SOURCE NV Energy, Inc.