SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. _________){1}
The United Illuminating Company
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, no par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
910637
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(CUSIP Number)
June 12, 1998
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
/ / Rule 13d-1(b)
/X / Rule 13d-1(c)
/ / Rule 13d-1(d)
**FOOTNOTES**
{1} The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject
class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing
information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover
page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 910637 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages
1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
D.T. Chase Enterprises, Inc.
06-0892627
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / /
(b) /X/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Connecticut
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 0 shares (see Row 9, below)
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH 0 shares (see Row 9, below)
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 0 shares (see Row 9, below)
WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares (see Row 9, below)
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 shares, except to the extent that the reporting person is deemed to
share voting or dispositive power with respect to the 200,000 shares
(or 1.4% of the shares outstanding) owned by American Ranger, Inc. by
reason of the affiliation described herein.
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* /X/
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0% (see Row 9, above)
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO, HC
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
The United Illuminating Company
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
157 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06506
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
D.T. Chase Enterprises, Inc.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
One Commercial Plaza
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Connecticut
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
common stock, no par value ("Common Stock")
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
910637
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this
box. [ x ]
Item 4. Ownership.*
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 0 shares
(b) Percent of Class: 0 %
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 shares
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 shares
(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0 shares
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0 shares
* The reporting person owns all of the outstanding capital stock of
American Ranger, Inc. ("ARI"). The reporting person's beneficial
ownership of Common Stock exists only to the extent that the reporting
person is deemed to share voting or dispositive power with respect to
the 200,000 shares of Common Stock (or 1.4% of the shares of Common
Stock outstanding) owned by ARI by reason of the reporting person's
affiliation with ARI.
This Schedule does not relate to, and, in accordance with Rule 13d-4
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), the reporting person expressly declares that the filing of this
statement shall not be construed as an admission that it is, for
purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Exchange Act, the beneficial
owner of any of the (i) 79,200 shares of Common Stock, or 0.6% of the
shares of Common Stock outstanding, owned by Cheryl A. Chase, (ii)
400,000 shares of Common Stock, or 2.8% of the shares of Common Stock
outstanding, owned by Rhoda L. Chase, (iii) 225,400 shares of Common
Stock, or 1.6% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding, owned by
Arnold L. Chase, or (iv) 146,000 shares of Common Stock, or 1.0% of
the shares of Common Stock outstanding, owned by The Darland Trust, a
trust of which Cheryl A. Chase and her children are the beneficiaries.
David T. Chase may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of 79,000 of the
shares of Common Stock referred to in clause (i) of the immediately
preceding sentence, 225,000 of the shares of Common Stock referred to
in clause (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence and all of the
shares of Common Stock referred to in clauses (ii) and (iv) of the
immediately preceding sentence.
David T. Chase, Arnold L. Chase and Cheryl A. Chase, the directors and
three of the executive officers of the reporting person, are the
directors and executive officers of ARI. All of the outstanding stock
of the reporting person is owned by David T. Chase (33.95%), Rhoda L.
Chase (2.21%), Arnold L. Chase (9.34%), Cheryl A. Chase (14.74%), five
trusts for the benefit of Arnold L. Chase's children and two trusts
for the benefit of Arnold L. Chase, his spouse and/or his children, of
which Stanley N. Bergman and Arnold L. Chase are co-trustees (20.15%
in the aggregate), and five trusts for the benefit of Cheryl A.
Chase's children and two trusts for the benefit of Cheryl A. Chase
and/or her children, of which Stanley N. Bergman and Cheryl A. Chase
are co-trustees (19.61% in the aggregate). David T. Chase and Rhoda
L. Chase are husband and wife and are the parents of Arnold L. Chase
and Cheryl A. Chase.
This filing is being made because of the relationships between the
reporting person and the other persons named in this Item. The
reporting person has not agreed to act together with the foregoing
persons or with any other person or entity for the purpose of
acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of shares of Common Stock and
the reporting person disclaims membership in any "group" with respect
to the Common Stock for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange
Act and Rule 13d-5(b)(1) thereunder.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
following [ ].
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
American Ranger, Inc., a Delaware corporation
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable
Item 10.Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not
held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing
the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and
are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
Dated: June 12, 1998 D.T. Chase Enterprises, Inc.
By: /s/ Cheryl A. Chase
Name: Cheryl A. Chase
Title: Executive Vice President
