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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.</font></div>
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meeting, the TVA Board of Directors approved the following changes to TVA&#8217;s
compensation programs for fiscal year (&#8220;FY&#8221;) 2009 and FY 2010, including the
compensation of those who were listed as named executive officers in TVA&#8217;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on December 16, 2008 (&#8220;Named Executive
Officers&#8221;), in response to the&#160;challenges facing TVA in connection with the
economic conditions.&#160; The announced changes affect the Named Executive
Officers in the following manner:</font></div>
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      Performance Balanced Scorecard.&#160;&#160;Thirty percent of each
      employee&#8217;s annual incentive pay for FY 2009, including TVA&#8217;s other two
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.</font></div>
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tva8-k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13, 15(d), or 37 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 12, 2009
TENNESSEE
VALLEY AUTHORITY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
A
      corporate agency of the United States created by an act of
      Congress
(State
      or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
000-52313
(Commission
      file number)
62-0474417
(IRS
      Employer Identification No.)
400
      W. Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville,
      Tennessee
(Address
      of principal executive offices)
37902
(Zip
      Code)
(865) 632-2101
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
None
(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:
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
During its February 12, 2009 public
meeting, the TVA Board of Directors approved the following changes to TVA's
compensation programs for fiscal year ("FY") 2009 and FY 2010, including the
compensation of those who were listed as named executive officers in TVA's
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on December 16, 2008 ("Named Executive
Officers"), in response to the challenges facing TVA in connection with the
economic conditions.  The announced changes affect the Named Executive
Officers in the following manner:
•
The
      Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") will not receive any payout under either
      the Executive Annual Incentive Plan ("EAIP") or the Executive Long-Term
      Incentive Plan for the performance cycle ending in FY
  2009.
•
The
      Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and the Chief Operating Officer ("COO")
      will not receive any EAIP payout for FY
2009.
•
There
      will be no salary adjustments for any of the Named Executive Officers
      based on performance in FY 2009.
•
For
      FY 2009, there will be no annual incentive pay linked to the achievement
      of TVA's overall corporate objectives identified in TVA's Winning
      Performance Balanced Scorecard.  Thirty percent of each
      employee's annual incentive pay for FY 2009, including TVA's other two
      Named Executive Officers, had been linked to achieving these
      objectives.
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:
      February 19, 2009
Tennessee
      Valley Authority
(Registrant)
/s/
      Kimberly S. Greene
Kimberly
      S. Greene
Chief
      Financial Officer and Executive
Vice
      President, Financial Services