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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title Of Class of Securities)
155771101
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / /. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*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 ("Act") 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. 155771101 13G Page 2 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing
(a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
None
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES 405,350
BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------
OWNED 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
BY EACH None
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
405,350
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
405,350
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
3.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 155771101 13G Page 3 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Joint Filing
(a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
None
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES 405,350
BENEFICIALLY -------------------------------------------------------
OWNED 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
BY EACH None
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
405,350
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
405,350
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
3.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
BD, CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer:
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Item 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
77 Grove Street
Rutland, VT 05701
Item 2 (a) Names of Persons Filing:
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Item 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None, Residence:
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
World Financial Center, North Tower
250 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10281
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
World Financial Center, North Tower
250 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10281
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Item 2 (c) Citizenship:
See Item 4 of Cover Pages
Item 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2 (e) CUSIP Number:
155771101
Item 3
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ("ML&Co.") is a parent holding company, in
accordance with (S) 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G). Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated ("MLPF&S") is a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act").
Item 4 Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
See Item 9 of Cover Pages. Pursuant to (S) 240.13d-4, ML&Co. and
MLPF&S (the "Reporting Persons") disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities
of Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (the "Issuer") referred to herein,
and the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that
the Reporting Person are, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"), the beneficial owner of any
securities of the Issuer covered by this statement. The shares reported in Item
9 of Cover Pages are held by a unit investment trust sponsored by MLPF&S.
(b) Percent of Class:
See Item 11 of Cover Pages
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 5 of Cover Pages
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 6 of Cover Pages
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Item 7 of Cover Pages
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(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Item 8 of Cover Pages
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 /X/.
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.
See Exhibit A
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable
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Item 10 Certification.
By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best
of their knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do
not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purposes or effect.
Signature.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 14, 1994 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
/s/ David L. Dick
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Name: David L. Dick
Title: Assistant Secretary
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated
/s/ David L. Dick
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Name: David L. Dick
Title: Attorney-in-Fact*
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* Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated February 10, 1994, included as
an exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
by Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., et. al. on February 14, 1994 with respect to
Koll Real Estate Group.
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EXHIBIT A TO SCHEDULE 13G
ITEM 7 DISCLOSURE RESPECTING SUBSIDIARIES
One of the persons filing this report, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., a
Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at World Financial
Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York ("ML&Co."), is a
parent holding company pursuant to (S) 240-13d-1(b)(1)(G). The relevant
subsidiary of ML&Co. is Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated, a
Delaware corporation with is principal place of business at 250 Vesey Street,
New York, New York ("MLPF&S"). MLPF&S is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ML&Co.
and a broker-dealer registered pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
MLPF&S may be deemed the beneficial owner of 3.5% of the securities of Central
Vermont Public Service Corporation as a result of acting as a sponsor of one
unit investment trust.
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