UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003.

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission File Number 1-16297

TECO CAPITAL TRUST I

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware		13-4164838
(State of Incorporation or Organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

c/o The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street, 8th Floor New York, New York		10286
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 815-5088

Indicate by check Ö whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

¨ Yes þ No

Index to Exhibits appears on page 14

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements include all adjustments that are of a recurring nature and necessary to present fairly the net assets available for trust activities of TECO Capital Trust I as of June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, and the changes in net assets available for trust activities for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002.

Reference should be made to the explanatory notes affecting the net assets and changes in net assets contained in the TECO Capital Trust I Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and to the notes on pages 6 through 9 of this report.

TECO CAPITAL TRUST I

STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR TRUST ACTIVITIES

(UNAUDITED)

	June 30, 2003		Dec. 31, 2002
Assets
Cash	$	—	$	—
Dividends Receivable		2,833,333		2,833,333
Investment in Company Preferred Securities		200,000,000		200,000,000

Total Assets	$	202,833,333	$	202,833,333


Liabilities
Trust Preferred Securities Dividends Payable	$	2,833,333	$	2,833,333
Trust Preferred Securities		200,000,000		200,000,000

Total Liabilities	$	202,833,333	$	202,833,333

Net assets available for trust activities	$	—	$	—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

TECO CAPITAL TRUST I

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR TRUST ACTIVITIES

(UNAUDITED)

	For the three months ended June 30,
	2003			2002
Additions to net assets attributed to:
Company Preferred Security Dividend Income	$	4,250,000		$	4,155,555

		4,250,000			4,155,555


Deductions from net assets attributed to:
Trust Preferred Securities Dividends		(4,250,000	)		(4,155,555	)

		(4,250,000	)		(4,155,555	)

Changes in net assets available for trust activities		—			—

Net assets available for trust activities:
Beginning of period		—			—

End of period	$	—			—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

TECO CAPITAL TRUST I

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR TRUST ACTIVITIES

(UNAUDITED)

	For the six months ended June 30,
	2003			2002
Additions to net assets attributed to:
Company Preferred Security Dividend Income	$	8,500,000		$	8,405,555

		8,500,000			8,405,555

Deductions from net assets attributed to:
Trust Preferred Securities Dividends		(8,500,000	)		(8,405,555	)

		(8,500,000	)		(8,405,555	)

Changes in net assets available for trust activities		—			—

Net assets available for trust activities:
Beginning of period		—			—

End of period	$	—			—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

OVERVIEW

TECO Capital Trust I (the “Trust”) is a statutory business trust that TECO Funding Company I, LLC (the “LLC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of TECO Energy, Inc. (“TECO Energy”), formed under Delaware law on November 20, 2000 pursuant to a certificate of trust filed with the Delaware Secretary of State. The Trust is governed by an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of December 1, 2000 by and among the LLC as depositor, by The Bank of New York as property trustee, and by The Bank of New York (Delaware) as Delaware trustee (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement is qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. The Trust issued to the public 8,000,000 trust preferred securities at the annual distribution rate of 8.50%, with an aggregate liquidation amount of $200 million on December 20, 2000 for the purpose of acquiring related company preferred securities from the LLC. The trust preferred securities represent a corresponding amount of company preferred securities of the LLC. The Trust has minimal assets other than the company preferred securities. The Trust Agreement does not permit the Trust to engage in any activities other than holding the company preferred securities, issuing the trust preferred securities, and engaging in other related activities. The trust preferred securities began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on January 12, 2001 under the symbol “TE PRT”.

The LLC sold company preferred securities to the Trust and company common securities to TECO Energy. The LLC used the proceeds from the sale of the company preferred securities and the company common securities to buy from TECO Energy a series of 8.50% junior subordinated notes due January 31, 2041, with the same financial terms as the company preferred securities. TECO Energy has guaranteed payments to be made on the company preferred securities pursuant to a guarantee agreement. TECO Energy has indirectly guaranteed payments to be made to the holders of the trust preferred securities as a result of their beneficial interest in the company preferred securities.

The cumulative cash distributions are subject to certain deferral provisions. TECO Energy can defer interest payments on the underlying junior subordinated notes for up to five years, but not beyond the maturity date on the junior subordinated notes of January 31, 2041. If TECO Energy defers interest payments on the junior subordinated notes, the Trust will defer distributions on the trust preferred securities. During any deferral period, distributions on the trust preferred securities will continue to accumulate quarterly at the annual rate of 8.5% of the stated liquidation amount.

TECO Energy may elect to redeem the junior subordinated notes in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, on or after December 20, 2005, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. If all or part of the junior subordinated notes are redeemed, the LLC must redeem a corresponding amount of the company preferred securities and the common securities and, consequently, the Trust must redeem a corresponding amount of trust preferred securities.

As long as the trust preferred securities remain outstanding, TECO Energy is required to maintain a 100% direct or indirect ownership in the company common securities issued by the LLC. TECO Energy was in compliance with this covenant at June 30, 2003.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Additions to net assets, including dividend income, and deductions from net assets, including dividend distributions, are recognized on an accrual basis. Dividend distributions accumulated from the date the Trust issued the trust preferred securities and are payable quarterly in arrears on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 of each year, beginning January 31, 2001.

INCOME TAXES

The Trust is characterized for United States federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust and is not taxed as a corporation. For income tax purposes, any income or losses from the Trust are passed through to the holders of the trust preferred securities. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Trust’s financial statements.

RELATED PARTIES

During the three month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, the Trust recognized dividend income on the company preferred securities from the LLC of $4,250,000 and $4,155,555, respectively. During the six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, the Trust recognized dividend income on the company preferred securities from the LLC of $8,500,000 and $8,405,555. The Trust also received dividend payments from the LLC during each of the three month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 of $4,250,000 and during each of the six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 of $8,500,000.

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board finalized FAS 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, which requires the recognition of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred. Retirement obligations associated with long-lived assets included within the scope of FAS 143 are those for which there is a legal obligation to settle under existing or enacted law, statute, written or oral contract, or by legal construction under the doctrine of promissory estoppel. Retirement obligations are included in the scope of the standard only if the legal obligation exists in connection with or as a result of the permanent retirement, abandonment or sale of a long-lived asset. When the liability is initially recorded, the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset is correspondingly increased. Over time, the liability is accreted to its future value. The corresponding amount capitalized at inception is depreciated over the useful life of the asset. The liability must be revalued each period based on current market prices. FAS 143 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. The adoption of FAS 143 had no effect on the financial statements of the Trust.

In July 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FAS 146, Accounting for Exit or Disposal Activities, which addresses the accounting for costs under certain circumstances, including costs to terminate a contract that is not a capital lease, costs to consolidate facilities or relocate employees, and termination benefits provided to employees that are involuntarily terminated under the terms of a one-time benefit arrangement that is not an ongoing benefit arrangement or an individual deferred compensation contract. FAS 146 is effective for disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. The adoption of FAS 146 had no effect on the financial statements of the Trust.

In November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. (FIN) 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of others (an interpretation of FAS No. 5, 57, and 107 and rescission of FAS Interpretation No. 34), which modifies the accounting and enhances the disclosure of certain types of guarantees. FIN 45 requires that upon issuance of certain guarantees, the guarantor must recognize a liability for the fair value of the obligation it assumes under the guarantee. The provisions for the initial recognition and measurement are to be applied to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The disclosure requirements are

effective for financial statements of annual periods that end after December 15, 2002. The adoption of FIN 45 had no effect on the financial statements of the Trust.

In December 2002, the FASB issued FAS 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure. This standard amends FAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to provide alternative methods of transition for companies that voluntarily change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. It also requires prominent disclosure about the effects on reported net income of the company’s accounting policy decisions with respect to stock-based employee compensation in both annual and interim financial statements. The transition provisions and annual disclosure requirements are effective for all fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002, while the interim period disclosure requirements are effective for all interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002. The adoption of FAS 148 had no effect on the financial statements of the Trust.

In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB No. 51, which imposes a new approach in determining if a reporting entity should consolidate certain legal entities, including partnerships, limited liability companies, or trusts, among others, collectively defined as variable interest entities or VIEs. A legal entity is considered a VIE if it does not have sufficient equity at risk to finance its own activities without relying on financial support from other parties. Additional criteria must be applied to determine if this condition is met or if the equity holders, as a group, lack any one of three stipulated characteristics of a controlling financial interest. If the legal entity is a VIE, then the reporting entity determined to be the primary beneficiary must consolidate it. Even if a reporting entity is not obligated to consolidate a VIE, then certain disclosures must be made about the VIE if the reporting entity has a significant variable interest. Certain transition disclosures are required for all financial statements issued after January 31, 2003. The on-going disclosure and consolidation requirements are effective for all interim financial periods beginning after June 15, 2003. The adoption of FIN 46 will have no effect on the financial statements of the Trust.

In April 2003, the FASB issued FAS 149, Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, which clarifies the definition of a derivative and modifies, as necessary, FAS 133 to reflect certain decisions made by the FASB as part of the Derivatives Implementation Group (DIG) process. The majority of the guidance was already effective and previously applied by the Trust in the course of the adoption of FAS 133.

In particular, FAS 149 incorporates the conclusions previously reached in 2001 under DIG Issue C10, “Can Option Contracts and Forward Contracts with Optionality Features Qualify for the Normal Purchases and Normal Sales Exception”, and DIG Issue C15, “Normal Purchases and Normal Sales Exception for Certain Option-Type Contracts and Forward Contracts in Electricity”. In limited circumstances when the criteria are met and documented, TECO Energy designates option-type and forward contracts in electricity as a normal purchase or normal sale (NPNS) exception to FAS 133. A contract designated and documented as qualifying for the NPNS exception is not subject to the measurement and recognition requirements of FAS 133. The incorporation of the conclusions reached under DIG Issues C10 and C15 into the standard will not have a material impact on the Trust.

FAS 149 establishes multiple effective dates based on the source of the guidance. For all DIG Issues previously cleared by the FASB and not modified under FAS 149, the effective date of the issue remains the same. For all other aspects of the standard, the guidance is effective for all contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003. The Trust does not anticipate that the adoption of the additional guidance in FAS 149 will have a material impact on its financial statements.

In May 2003, the FASB issued FAS 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity, which requires that an issuer classify certain financial instruments as a liability or an asset. Previously, many financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity were classified as equity. Financial instruments subject to FAS 150 include financial instruments with any of the following features:

•

An unconditional redemption obligation at a specified or determinable date, or upon an event that is certain to occur;

•

An obligation to repurchase shares, or indexed to such an obligation, and may require physical share or net cash settlement;

•

An unconditional, or for new issuances conditional, obligation that may be settled by issuing a variable number of equity shares if either (a) a fixed monetary amount is known at inception, (b) the variability is indexed to something other than the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares, or (c) the variability moves inversely to changes in the fair value of the issuer’s shares.

The standard requires that all such instruments be classified as a liability, or an asset in certain circumstances, and initially measured at fair value. Forward contracts that require a fixed physical share settlement and mandatorily redeemable financial instruments must be subsequently remeasured at fair value on each reporting date.

This standard is effective for all financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and for all other financial instruments, at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The Trust is continuing to determine the estimated impact of the adoption of this standard.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2003.

TECO Capital Trust I was formed on November 20, 2000 and issued to the public 8,000,000 of its trust preferred securities for an aggregate purchase price of $200,000,000 on December 20, 2000. The proceeds from the issuance were remitted to the TECO Funding Company I, LLC (the “LLC”) in exchange for 8,000,000 company preferred securities for an aggregate purchase price of $200,000,000. TECO Energy, Inc. purchased all of the company common securities of the LLC for an aggregate purchase price of $6,200,000. The LLC remitted the proceeds from the issuance of both its company common securities and company preferred securities to TECO Energy, Inc. in exchange for $206,200,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.50% Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2041 of TECO Energy, Inc., dated December 20, 2000, and bearing interest and maturing on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Indenture, dated as of August 17, 1998, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2000.

The trust preferred securities represent undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, which consist of a corresponding amount of the company preferred securities. Distributions on the company preferred securities are passed on to the holders of the trust preferred securities. The Trust is required to make distributions on the trust preferred securities concurrently with, and in the same amount as, the distributions on the company preferred securities. Distributions on the company preferred securities are cumulative and accumulate from the date they are first issued at the annual rate of 8.50% of the $25 per company preferred security liquidation preference. Distributions are payable quarterly in arrears on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 of each year in the amount of $4,250,000, all of which were subsequently distributed by the Trust to the holders of the trust preferred securities.

The trust preferred securities began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on January 12, 2001 under the symbol “TE PRT”.

TECO Energy, Inc. owns all of the company common securities of the LLC, which, unless an event of default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the junior subordinated notes, represent 100 percent of the voting rights in the LLC. The LLC is managed by a board of directors who are designated as “managers” of the LLC within the meaning of Delaware law. The directors will serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The directors may appoint officers of the limited liability company from time to time to manage the day-to-day affairs of the limited liability company. All voting rights in the LLC are vested in TECO Energy, Inc. as the sole holder of the company common securities, including the right to elect the board of directors.

Because the Trust is a special purpose financing entity with no separate business operations and minimal assets other than the company preferred securities, the Trust’s ability to pay distributions on the trust preferred securities depends on the ability of the LLC to pay distributions on the common preferred securities, which in turn depends on the LLC’s receipt of payments from TECO Energy, Inc. Accordingly, an evaluation of TECO Energy, Inc.’s financial condition is relevant to an evaluation of the financial condition of the Trust and its ability to pay distributions on the trust preferred securities, and the Trust refers you to the information about TECO Energy, Inc., including financial statements and other

financial information, included in TECO Energy, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2003 and June 30, 2003, and its Current Reports on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which may be obtained from the Director of Investor Relations at TECO Energy, Inc., 702 North Franklin Street, Tampa, Florida 33602 or from its website at www.tecoenergy.com.

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

On December 20, 2000, the Trust purchased 8,000,000 company preferred securities of the LLC with an annual distribution rate of 8.50% for an aggregate purchase price of $200,000,000. TECO Energy has guaranteed all payments to be made on the company preferred securities. There is no public market for these company preferred securities.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. TECO Energy, Inc. (the Company) is designated to make compliance filings on behalf of the Trust. The Company’s management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in alerting them on a timely basis to material information relating to the Trust required to be included in the Trust reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act.

(b)

Changes in Internal Controls. There have not been any changes in the Trust’s internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, such controls during the period covered by this report.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)

Exhibits

Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of TECO Capital Trust I dated as of December 1, 2000. Filed as Exhibit 4.22 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-08180) filed by TECO Energy, Inc. on December 21, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference.

31.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of TECO Energy, Inc. pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of TECO Energy, Inc. pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of TECO Energy, Inc. of Periodic Financial Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

99.1

The consolidated financial statements of TECO Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries included in Item 1 of TECO Energy Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Filed as Item 1 to TECO Energy, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 filed on August 13, 2003 (File No. 1-8180) and incorporated herein by reference.

(b)

Reports on Form 8-K filed during the reporting period

None

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

TECO CAPITAL TRUST I

By:

TECO Energy, Inc.

as designated signatory

Date:

August 13, 2003

By:		/s/ Gordon L. Gillette
Name:		Gordon L. Gillette
Title:		Principal Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

31.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of TECO Energy, Inc. pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of TECO Energy, Inc. pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of TECO Energy, Inc. of Periodic Financial Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

99.1

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