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Iac-2015-3103 MidAmerican Energy Company 401 Douglas Street P.O. Box 778 Sioux City, Iowa 51102 (712) 277-7587 Telephone (712) 252-7396 Fax E-mail: [email protected] Suzan M. Stewart Managing Senior Attorney March 19, 2015 Ms. Joan Conrad FILED ELECTRONICALLY Executive Secretary Iowa Utilities Board 1375 East Court Avenue, Room 69 Des Moines, IA 50319-0069 Re: 199 I.A.C. § 31.3(4) - Compliance Filing Dear Ms. Conrad: Pursuant to 199 IAC § 31.3(4), MidAmerican Energy Company (“MidAmerican”) advises the Board of the following affiliate changes: Additions AHP Housing Fund 91, LLC AHP Housing Fund 92, LLC AHP Housing Fund 93, LLC AHP Housing Fund 94, LLC AHP Housing Fund 95, LLC Brooks Sports S.A.R.L. Brooks Sports S.R.L. Campbell Hausfeld Holdings, Inc. CBL Trading, LLC Charter Brokerage Canada Corporation Charter Brokerage Holdings Corp. Charter Brokerage Holdings, LLC Charter Brokerage LLC Clearwater International, L.L.C. DG-SB Project Holdings, LLC DL Trading Holdings I, Inc. DL Trading, Ltd. Downers Grove Supportive Living Facility, LLC eVolution Systems Ltd. (10%) Farmyard Five Limited Farmyard Four Limited Försäkringsaktiebolaget Bostadsgaranti Iowa Utilities Board Page 2 March 19, 2015 Gen Re Support Services Mumbai Heinz Africa FZE IES Holding II, LLC Integrity Delaware, LLC Loretta Hall, LP Lubrizol Europe, LLC M & M Manufacturing Company Marmon Energy Services Company Marmon Engineered Components Company Marmon Product Development Center Pte Ltd. Marmon Retail Products, Inc. Marmon Retail Store Equipment LLC Marmon Retail Technologies Company MidAmerican Energy Services, LLC Mouser Japan Godo Kaisha MPP Co., Inc. NetJets Strategic Holdings (Asia) Limited Old United Casualty Company P Chem, Inc. Perry County Properties, LP Prince Castle Kitchen Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Pro-Share Limited S and L Specialty Polymers Co., Ltd. Shorebreak Holdings II, LLC Summit Marine Services, L.L.C. Syrgis Holdings, Inc. TTI Latin America s. de R.L. de C.V. TX Kennedy Apartments, LTD Vgas 1 Dcatur LLC Warwick Chemicals USA Inc. Warwick Equest Limited Warwick Intermediate Limited Warwick International do Brasil Ltda. Warwick International Group Limited Warwick International Holdings EBT Limited Warwick International Holdings Limited Warwick International Intermediate Holdings Limited Warwick International Limited Iowa Utilities Board Page 3 March 19, 2015 Additions through acquisition of Van Tuyl Group (name changed to Berkshire Hathaway Automotive) ABC Nissan Acura of Peoria Airpark Dodge Chrysler Jeep Arrowhead Cadillac Audi of Springfield Bell Honda BMW of Lincoln Camelback Ford Camelback Hyundai Camelback Kia Camelback Lincoln Camelback Mazda Camelback Scion Camelback Subaru Camelback Toyota Camelback Volkswagen Cerritos Nissan Crest Infiniti Crest Nissan Crown Nissan of Decatur Crown Scion Crown Toyota David Maus Chevrolet David Maus Scion David Maus Toyota David Maus VW North David Maus VW South Delray Honda Elite Mercedes Frontier Ford FSVT Motors, LLC Grand Prairie Ford Grapevine Ford Grapevine Lincoln Gwinnett Place Ford Gwinnett Place Lincoln Gwinnett Place Nissan Husker Auto Group, LLC Husker Cadillac (d/b/a for Husker Auto Group, LLC) Husker GMC (d/b/a for Husker Auto Group, LLC) Husker Mercedes (d/b/a for Husker Auto Group, LLC) Infiniti of Peoria Iowa Utilities Board Page 4 March 19, 2015 Infiniti of Scottsdale Infiniti of Springfield Infiniti on Camelback Joe Myers Ford Joe Myers Kia Joe Myers Lincoln Joe Myers Mazda Joe Myers Scion Joe Myers Toyota Kenny Kent Chevrolet Kenny Kent Lexus Kenny Kent Scion Kenny Kent Toyota Mall of Georgia Ford McKinney Buick GMC Midway Chevrolet Midway Nissan Miles Chevrolet Nissan of McKinney Peoria Ford Peoria Nissan Pinnacle Nissan Reliable BMW Reliable Chevrolet Reliable Chevrolet (MO), LLC Reliable Chevrolet (NM), LLC Reliable Hyundai Reliable Lexus Reliable Mazda Reliable Nissan Reliable Scion Reliable Subaru Reliable Toyota Richardson Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Scion of Dallas Scion of Deerfield Beach Serramonte Ford Showcase Honda South County Fiat South County Lexus South County Maserati Stonebriar Chevrolet Superstition Springs Lexus Surprise Ford Iowa Utilities Board Page 5 March 19, 2015 Texas Nissan Texas Scion Texas Toyota Town East Ford Toyota of Dallas Toyota of Deerfield Beach Toyota of Richardson Trophy Nissan V. T. Motors, LLC Van Buick GM Van Cadillac Van Chevrolet Co., Inc. Van Chevrolet (d/b/a for V.T. Motors, LLC) Van Hyundai Van Subaru Vandergriff Acura Vandergriff Chevrolet Vandergriff Honda Vandergriff Hyundai Vandergriff Scion Vandergriff Toyota Village Pointe Scion Village Pointe Toyota Volvo of Dallas Volvo of Phoenix Westway Ford Deletions American Tile & Stone, Inc. – merged out of existence British Aviation Insurance Group (Canada) Ltd. – dissolved Eastern States Life Insurance Co. – dissolved Edmonds Material and Equipment Company – dissolved Georgia Tufters, LLC – merged out of existence Golden Skillet International, Inc. – dissolved Guard Insurance Group, Inc. – merged out of existence InterGUARD, Ltd. – merged out of existence Johns Manville AB – Sold Johns Manville Holding AB – Sold Lubrizol Advanced Materials Mauritius Holdings Limited – dissolved MILKSUN, spol. s.r.o. – liquidated MiTek Superannuation Pty. Ltd. – dissolved Plaza Financial Services, L.L.C. – dissolved Plaza Mortgage Services, L.L.C. – dissolved Precision Millworks Settings LLC – dissolved Iowa Utilities Board Page 6 March 19, 2015 Queen Carpet Corporation – merged out of existence Russell Apparel, LLC – merged into Russell Brands LLC Shaw Contract Flooring Installation Services, Inc. – merged out of existence SHX Leasing, Inc. – merged out of existence Tiger-Sunbelt Industries, Inc. – dissolved Sincerely, /s/ Suzan M. Stewart Managing Senior Attorney .
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