As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 1998
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): SEPTEMBER 11, 1998
MARKETSPAN CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
NEW YORK
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-14161 11-3431358
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
175 East Old Country Road, Hicksville, New York 11801
One MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(516) 755-6650 (Hicksville)
(718) 403-1000 (Brooklyn)
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
175 East Old Country Road, Hicksville, New York 11801
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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The registrant hereby amends and supplements the following items of its Current
Report on Form 8-K dated September 11, 1998:
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Financial Statements: None
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information: None
(c) Exhibits:
3.1 By-Laws of MarketSpan Corporation, as amended, filed as
Exhibit to the Company's Form 8-K on September 11, 1998
16 Letter from Ernst & Young LLP to the Securities and Exchange
Commission dated September 16, 1998, agreeing with the
statements contained in Item 4 of the Company's Form 8-K
dated September 11, 1998 regarding a change in the
certifying accountant, filed herewith.
99.1 Press Release, dated August 24, 1998, filed as an Exhibit to
the Company's Form 8-K on September 11, 1998.
99.2 Press Release, dated September 10, 1998, filed as an Exhibit
to the Company's Form 8-K on September 11, 1998.
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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.
MARKETSPAN CORPORATION
Dated: September 21, 1998 By: /S/ CRAIG G. MATTHEWS
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Name: Craig G. Matthews
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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16 Letter from Ernst & Young LLP to 5
the Securities and Exchange
Commission dated September 16, 1998,
agreeing with the statements contained
in Item 4 of the Company's Form 8-K
dated September 11, 1998 regarding
a change in the certifying accountant
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ERNST & YOUNG LLP 787 Seventh Avenue Phone: 212 773-3000
New York, New York 10019
September 16, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Gentlemen:
We have read Item 4 of Form 8-K dated September 11, 1998, of MarketSpan
Corporation and are in agreement with the statements contained in the second
sentence of the first paragraph, and the second paragraph as they relate to
Ernst & Young LLP and Long Island Lighting Company. We have no basis to agree or
disagree with other statements of the registrant contained therein.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Ernst & Young LLP is a member of Ernst & Young International, Ltd.
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