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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED JUNE 7, 1995)
$100,000,000
THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
8.28% JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEFERRABLE INTEREST DEBENTURES
DUE 2025
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The 8.28% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (Offered Junior
Subordinated Debentures) will mature on June 30, 2025. Interest on the Offered
Junior Subordinated Debentures accrues from July 6, 1995 and is payable
quarterly, in arrears, on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31,
commencing September 30, 1995. The Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures will
be redeemable at 100% of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest to
the redemption date at the option of the Company in whole or in part on or after
June 30, 2000. The Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures will be represented by
a global debenture registered in the name of a nominee of The Depository Trust
Company (Depositary), and will be available for purchase in denominations of $25
and any integral multiple thereof. Beneficial interests in the Offered Junior
Subordinated Debentures will be shown on, and transfers thereof will be effected
through, records maintained by the Depositary and its participants. Except as
described in the accompanying Prospectus, Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures
in certificated form will not be issued in exchange for a global debenture. See
"Certain Terms of the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures" herein.
Payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Offered
Junior Subordinated Debentures is subordinated and subject in right of payment
to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt of the Company. As of March 31,
1995, outstanding Senior Debt of the Company aggregated approximately $1.56
billion.
Application will be made to have the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures
listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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SEE "RISK FACTORS" ON PAGE S-3 HEREIN FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION RELEVANT TO AN
INVESTMENT IN THE OFFERED JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES, INCLUDING THE
PERIODS AND CIRCUMSTANCES DURING AND UNDER WHICH PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON
THE OFFERED JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES MAY BE DEFERRED
AND THE RELATED FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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PRICE TO UNDERWRITING PROCEEDS TO
PUBLIC (1) DISCOUNT (2) COMPANY (1) (3)
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Per Subordinated Debenture............... 100% 3.15% 96.85%
Total.................................... $100,000,000 $3,150,000 $96,850,000
<FN>
(1) Plus accrued interest, if any, from the date of original issuance.
(2) The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. See "Underwriting" herein.
(3) Before deduction of expenses payable by the Company, estimated at $150,000.
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The Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures are offered, subject to prior
sale, when, as and if issued by the Company and accepted by the Underwriters,
and subject to approval of certain legal matters by Davis Polk & Wardwell,
counsel for the Underwriters. It is expected that delivery of the Offered Junior
Subordinated Debentures will be made on or about July 6, 1995 through the
book-entry facilities of The Depository Trust Company against payment therefor
in next-day funds.
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MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
SMITH BARNEY INC.
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The date of this Prospectus Supplement is June 28, 1995.
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IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT
TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE OFFERED JUNIOR
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES AT LEVELS ABOVE THOSE WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN
THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH TRANSACTIONS MAY BE EFFECTED ON THE NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE OR IN THE OVER-THE-COUNTER-MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY
BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
SUMMARY INFORMATION
THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY THE INFORMATION AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS APPEARING ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND IN THE DOCUMENTS
AND INFORMATION INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.
THE COMPANY
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Company........................... The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E).
Business.......................... Electric and gas utility serving approximately 712,000
electric customers and approximately 434,000 gas
customers.
Service Area...................... 3,000 square miles in the southwestern portion of Ohio
and adjacent areas in Kentucky and Indiana having an
estimated population of 1.8 million.
Electric Generation Fuel.......... 99% Coal and 1% Other.
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SELECTED INCOME INFORMATION
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12 MONTHS 12 MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
ENDED MARCH -----------------------------------------------------------------
31, 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
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(UNAUDITED) (THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
Operating Revenues........................... $1,750,811 $1,788,185 $1,751,741 $1,553,426 $1,518,098 $1,438,468
Operating Income............................. $ 294,527 $ 291,336 $ 319,500 $ 259,701 $ 213,172 $ 226,629
Allowance for Borrowed and Equity Funds Used
During Construction......................... $ 5,409 $ 4,948 $ 6,740 $ 17,583 $ 68,130 $ 135,682
Post-In-Service Carrying Costs and Phase-In
Deferred Return............................. $ 9,864 $ 15,351 $ 47,434 $ 63,264 $ 50,079 $ --
Net Income (Loss)............................ $ 159,344(a) $ 158,311(a) $ (8,724)(b) $ 202,261 $ 206,996 $ 234,736
Preferred Dividend Requirement............... 21,449 22,377 25,160 27,610 24,529 22,165
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Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common
Stock....................................... $ 137,895(a) $ 135,934(a) $ (33,884)(b) $ 174,651 $ 182,467 $ 212,571
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges........... 2.64(a) 2.60(a) 1.48(b) 2.57 2.45 2.84
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(a) Includes charges to earnings of approximately $64 million ($46 million, net
of taxes) primarily for certain costs related to the merger of CG&E and PSI
Resources, Inc., and other costs which CG&E does not expect to recover from
customers due to rate settlements related to securing support for the
merger.
(b) Includes the write-off of a portion of the Wm. H. Zimmer Generating Station
amounting to approximately $223 million, net of taxes.
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CAPITALIZATION
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OUTSTANDING MARCH 31, 1995
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% OF
AMOUNT CAPITALIZATION
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(UNAUDITED)
(THOUSANDS)
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Long-term debt............................................................. $1,638,860 47.1%
Cumulative preferred stock--
Subject to mandatory redemption.......................................... 210,000 6.0
Not subject to mandatory redemption...................................... 80,000 2.3
Common stock equity........................................................ 1,553,184 44.6
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Total capitalization................................................... $3,482,044 100.0%
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RISK FACTORS
Prospective purchasers of Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures should
carefully review the information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus
Supplement and Prospectus and should particularly consider the following
matters:
SUBORDINATION
Payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Offered
Junior Subordinated Debentures is subordinated and subject in right of payment
to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt of the Company. There are no
terms in the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures that limit the Company's
ability to incur additional indebtedness, including indebtedness that ranks
senior to the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures. A description of
subordination with respect to the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures is
further discussed under "Description of Debt Securities--Subordination of
Certain Debt Securities" in the accompanying Prospectus.
OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD
The Company has the right under the Indenture to extend the interest payment
period from time to time on the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures to a
period not exceeding 20 consecutive quarters (so long as the period does not
extend beyond the maturity of the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures), and
as a consequence, quarterly interest payments on the Offered Junior Subordinated
Debentures would be deferred (but would continue to accrue with interest thereon
compounded quarterly to the extent permitted by law) during any such extended
interest payment period. In the event that the Company exercises this right, the
Company may not declare or pay dividends on, or purchase, acquire, or make a
liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock, or make any
guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing. Therefore, the Company
believes that the extension of an interest payment period on the Offered Junior
Subordinated Debentures is unlikely. Prior to the termination of any such
extension period, the Company may further extend the interest payment period,
provided that such extension period, together with all such previous and further
extensions thereof, may not exceed 20 consecutive quarters or extend beyond the
maturity of the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures. Upon the termination of
any extension period and the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest then
due, the Company may select a new extension period, subject to the above
requirements.
Should an extended interest payment period occur, holders of the Offered
Junior Subordinated Debentures will continue to accrue income for United States
federal income tax purposes even though interest is not being paid on a current
basis. As a result, a holder will include such interest in gross income for
United States federal income tax purposes in advance of the receipt of cash, and
will not receive the cash from the Company related to such income if a holder
disposes of Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures prior to the record date for
payment of interest. See "Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences"
herein.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds after underwriting commissions and estimated expenses from
the sale of the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures are expected to be
$96,700,000. The Company will use the proceeds to repay short-term indebtedness
(estimated to be approximately $115 million at the time the proceeds are
received) incurred in connection with the redemption on July 1, 1995, of all
400,000 shares of its Cumulative Preferred Stock, 7.44% Series, at a price of
$101 per share and all 500,000 shares of its Cumulative Preferred Stock, 9.15%
Series, at a price of $106.10 per share.
CERTAIN TERMS OF THE OFFERED JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
The following description of the particular terms of the Offered Junior
Subordinated Debentures supplements the description of the general terms and
provisions of the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures set forth in the
accompanying Prospectus under the caption "Description of Debt Securities".
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GENERAL
The Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures will be unsecured, subordinated
obligations of the Company. There are no terms in the Offered Junior
Subordinated Debentures or the Indenture under which they are issued that limit
the Company's ability to incur additional indebtedness, including indebtedness
that ranks senior to the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures.
The Indenture does not contain any provisions that afford holders of Offered
Junior Subordinated Debentures protection in the event of a highly leveraged
transaction involving the Company.
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT, INTEREST AND MATURITY
The Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures will be issued under the
Indenture dated as of May 15, 1995 between CG&E and The Fifth Third Bank,
Trustee, as proposed to be supplemented by a Second Supplemental Indenture dated
as of June 30, 1995.
The Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures will be designated as specified
on the cover of this Prospectus Supplement and will be limited to a total of
$100,000,000 aggregate principal amount.
The Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures will mature on June 30, 2025 and
will bear interest at the rate per annum shown in the title thereof, computed on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, from the date on which the
Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures are originally issued until the principal
amount thereof becomes due and payable. Interest will be payable quarterly, in
arrears, on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, commencing
September 30, 1995. Interest (other than interest payable on redemption or at
maturity) will be payable to persons in whose names the Offered Junior
Subordinated Debentures are registered on the records of the Depositary at the
close of business on the relevant regular record dates, which will be one
Business Day (as hereinafter defined) prior to the relevant interest payment
dates. Interest will accrue from the date of original issuance to, but not
including, the relevant interest payment date. In the event that any date on
which interest is payable on the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures is not a
Business Day, then payment of the interest payable on such date will be made on
the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or
other payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day
is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the
immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect
as if made on such date. A "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a day on
which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated
by law to close.
Principal of and interest on the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures will
initially be payable and the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures will be
transferable at the corporate trust office of the Trustee in the City of
Cincinnati, located at 38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263,
provided that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by
checks mailed to the registered holders of the Offered Junior Subordinated
Debentures.
The Company has the right to extend the interest payment period on the
Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures under certain circumstances. See "Risk
Factors" herein.
REDEMPTION
The Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures will be redeemable at the option
of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time on or after June 30, 2000, upon
not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at 100% of the principal amount
redeemed together with accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
The Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures do not provide for any sinking
fund.
GLOBAL SECURITIES
The Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures will be represented by a Global
Debenture or Debentures that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The
Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, as Depositary (Depositary), and
will be available for purchase in denominations of $25 or any integral multiple
thereof.
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The Depositary has advised the Company and the Underwriters as follows: the
Depositary is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York
Banking Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking
Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the
meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency"
registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. The Depositary was created to hold securities of its participating
organizations (participants) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of
securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, among its participants
in such securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in
accounts of the participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement
of securities certificates. Participants include securities brokers and dealers
(including the Underwriters), banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and
certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own the
Depositary. Access to the Depositary's book entry system is also available to
others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through
or maintain a custodial relationship with a participant, either directly or
indirectly. Persons who are not participants may beneficially own securities
held by the Depositary only through participants.
A further description of the Depositary's procedures with respect to the
Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures is set forth under "Description of Debt
Securities--Global Debt Securities" in the accompanying Prospectus.
DEFEASANCE
The Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures will be subject to defeasance and
covenant defeasance as provided under "Description of Debt
Securities--Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance" in the accompanying Prospectus.
CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following summary describes certain United States federal income tax
consequences of the ownership of Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures as of
the date hereof and represents the opinion of Taft, Stettinius & Hollister,
counsel to the Company, insofar as it relates to matters of law or legal
conclusions. Except where noted, such summary deals only with Offered Junior
Subordinated Debentures held by initial purchasers who have purchased Offered
Junior Subordinated Debentures at the initial offering price thereof and who
hold such Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures as capital assets and does not
deal with special situations, such as those of dealers in securities or
currencies, financial institutions, life insurance companies, persons holding
Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures as a part of a hedging or conversion
transaction or a straddle, United States Holders (as defined below) whose
"functional currency" is not the U.S. dollar, or Non-United States Holders (as
defined below) who own (actually or constructively) ten percent or more of the
combined voting power of all classes of voting stock of the Company, who are
present in or engaged in a business in the United States or who have any other
special status with respect to the United States. Furthermore, the discussion
below is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (Code) and regulations, rulings and judicial decisions thereunder as of
the date hereof, and such authorities may be repealed, revoked or modified so as
to result in federal income tax consequences different from those discussed
below. PERSONS CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP OR DISPOSITION OF OFFERED
JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING
THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES IN LIGHT OF THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AS
WELL AS ANY CONSEQUENCES ARISING UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER TAXING
JURISDICTION.
UNITED STATES HOLDERS
As used herein, a "United States Holder" of an Offered Junior Subordinated
Debenture means a holder that is a citizen or resident of the United States for
United States federal income tax purposes, a corporation, partnership or other
entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any
political subdivision thereof, or an estate or trust the income of which is
subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. A
"Non-United States Holder" is a holder that is not a United States Holder.
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ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, MARKET DISCOUNT AND ACQUISITION PREMIUM
Under the terms of the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures, the Company
has the option to defer payments of interest for a period not exceeding 20
consecutive quarters and to pay as a lump sum at the end of such period all of
the interest that has accrued during such period. See "Risk Factors--Option to
Extend Interest Payment Period". Because of this option to extend the interest
payment periods, all of the stated interest payments on the Offered Junior
Subordinated Debentures will be treated as original issue discount (OID). As a
result, United States Holders will, in effect, be required to accrue interest
income even if the holders are on the cash method of tax accounting.
Consequently, in the event that the interest payment period is extended, a
United States Holder would be required to include OID in income on an economic
accrual basis notwithstanding that the Company will not make any interest
payments during such period on the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures.
United States Holders other than initial United States Holders may be deemed
to have acquired the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures with market discount
or acquisition premium. Such holders should consult their own tax advisors
concerning the effect of the market discount and premium rules on their holding
of the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures.
SALE, EXCHANGE AND RETIREMENT OF OFFERED JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
Upon the sale, exchange or retirement of an Offered Junior Subordinated
Debenture, a United States Holder will recognize gain or loss equal to the
difference between the amount realized upon the sale, exchange or retirement and
the adjusted tax basis of the Offered Junior Subordinated Debenture. A United
States Holder's tax basis in an Offered Junior Subordinated Debenture will, in
general, be the United States Holder's cost therefor, increased by OID
previously included in income by the United States Holder and reduced by any
cash payments on the Offered Junior Subordinated Debenture. Such gain or loss
will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if at
the time of sale, exchange or retirement the Offered Junior Subordinated
Debenture has been held for more than one year. Under current law, net capital
gains of individuals are, under certain circumstances, taxed at lower rates than
items of ordinary income. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to
limitations.
NON-UNITED STATES HOLDERS
Under present United States federal income and estate tax law, and subject
to the discussion below concerning backup withholding:
(a) no withholding of United States federal income tax will be required
with respect to the payment by the Company or any Paying Agent of principal
or interest (which for purposes of this discussion includes OID) on an
Offered Junior Subordinated Debenture owned by a Non-United States Holder,
provided (i) the beneficial owner is not a controlled foreign corporation
that is related to the Company through stock ownership, (ii) the beneficial
owner is not a bank whose receipt of interest on an Offered Junior
Subordinated Debenture is described in section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code and
(iii) either (y) the beneficial owner certifies to the Company or its agent,
under the penalties of perjury, that it is not a U.S. person, citizen or
resident and provides its name and address or (z) a financial institution
that holds customer securities in the ordinary course of business and
holding the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures on behalf of the
beneficial owner certifies, under penalties of perjury, that such statement
has been received by it and furnishes the Company or its agent with a copy
thereof;
(b) no withholding of United States federal income tax will be required
with respect to any gain or income realized by a Non-United States Holder
upon the sale, exchange or retirement of an Offered Junior Subordinated
Debenture; and
(c) an Offered Junior Subordinated Debenture beneficially owned by an
individual who at the time of death is a Non-United States Holder will not
be subject to United States federal estate tax as a result of such
individual's death, provided that the interest payments with respect to such
debenture would not have been, if received at the time of such individual's
death, effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business by such
individual in the United States.
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BACKUP WITHHOLDING AND INFORMATION REPORTING
In general, information reporting requirements will apply to certain
payments of principal, interest and OID paid on Offered Junior Subordinated
Debentures and to the proceeds of sale of an Offered Junior Subordinated
Debenture made to United States Holders other than certain exempt recipients
(such as corporations). A 31 percent backup withholding tax will apply to such
payments if the United States Holder fails to provide a correct taxpayer
identification number or certification of foreign or other exempt status or
fails to report in full dividend and interest income.
No information reporting or backup withholding will be required with respect
to payments made by the Company or any paying agent to Non-United States Holders
if a statement described in (a)(iii) under "Non-United States Holders" has been
received and the payor does not have actual knowledge that the beneficial owner
is a United States person.
Payments of the proceeds from the sale by a Non-United States Holder of an
Offered Junior Subordinated Debenture made to or through a foreign office of a
broker will not be subject to information reporting or backup withholding,
except that if the broker is, for federal income tax purposes, a United States
person, a controlled foreign corporation or a foreign person that derives 50
percent or more of its gross income for certain periods from the conduct of a
trade or business in the United States, such payments will not be subject to
backup withholding but will be subject to information reporting unless certain
requirements are satisfied. Payments of proceeds from the sale of an Offered
Junior Subordinated Debenture to or through the United States office of a broker
is subject to information reporting and backup withholding unless the Non-United
States Holder or the beneficial owner certifies as to its non-United States
status or otherwise establishes an exemption.
Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a
refund or a credit against such holder's U.S. federal income tax liability
provided the required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.
UNDERWRITING
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an Underwriting Agreement
dated June 28, 1995, the Company has agreed to sell to each of the Underwriters
named below (Underwriters), and each of the Underwriters has severally agreed to
purchase the principal amount of Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures set
forth opposite its name below:
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF OFFERED JUNIOR
SUBORDINATED
UNDERWRITERS DEBENTURES
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated.............................................................. $ 15,000,000
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc............................................................ 15,000,000
Prudential Securities Incorporated.................................................. 15,000,000
Smith Barney Inc.................................................................... 15,000,000
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated.................................................. 1,250,000
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc............................................................. 1,250,000
Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated..................................................... 1,250,000
Dillon, Read & Co. Inc.............................................................. 1,250,000
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation................................. 1,250,000
A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc........................................................... 1,250,000
Kemper Securities, Inc.............................................................. 1,250,000
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.............................................................. 1,250,000
PaineWebber Incorporated............................................................ 1,250,000
Piper Jaffray Inc................................................................... 1,250,000
Raymond James & Associates, Inc..................................................... 1,250,000
Wertheim Schroder & Co. Incorporated................................................ 1,250,000
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF OFFERED JUNIOR
SUBORDINATED
UNDERWRITERS DEBENTURES
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Advest, Inc......................................................................... 625,000
J. C. Bradford & Co................................................................. 625,000
JW Charles Securities, Inc.......................................................... 625,000
Commerzbank Capital Markets Corporation............................................. 625,000
Cowen & Company..................................................................... 625,000
Craigie Incorporated................................................................ 625,000
Crowell, Weedon & Co................................................................ 625,000
Dain Bosworth Incorporated.......................................................... 625,000
Davenport & Co. of Virginia, Inc.................................................... 625,000
Doft & Co., Inc..................................................................... 625,000
Fahnestock & Co. Inc................................................................ 625,000
First Albany Corporation............................................................ 625,000
First of Michigan Corporation....................................................... 625,000
Furman Selz Incorporated............................................................ 625,000
Gruntal & Co., Incorporated......................................................... 625,000
Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation................................................. 625,000
Janney Montgomery Scott Inc......................................................... 625,000
Josephthal Lyon & Ross Incorporated................................................. 625,000
Kennedy, Cabot & Co................................................................. 625,000
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated................................................ 625,000
McDonald & Company Securities, Inc.................................................. 625,000
McGinn, Smith & Co., Inc............................................................ 625,000
Mesirow Financial, Inc.............................................................. 625,000
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc........................................................ 625,000
The Ohio Company.................................................................... 625,000
Olde Discount Corporation........................................................... 625,000
Principal Financial Securities, Inc................................................. 625,000
Pryor, McClendon, Counts & Co., Inc................................................. 625,000
Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc........................................................ 625,000
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.................................................. 625,000
Rodman & Renshaw, Inc............................................................... 625,000
Roney & Co.......................................................................... 625,000
Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc........................................................... 625,000
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated............................................ 625,000
Sutro & Co. Incorporated............................................................ 625,000
Tucker Anthony Incorporated......................................................... 625,000
US Clearing Corp.................................................................... 625,000
Utendahl Capital Partners, L.P...................................................... 625,000
Wheat, First Securities, Inc........................................................ 625,000
Yamaichi International (America), Inc............................................... 625,000
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Total..................................................................... $ 100,000,000
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The Underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the Offered Junior
Subordinated Debentures, if any are taken. The Underwriting Agreement provides
that under certain circumstances involving a default of Underwriters, less than
all of the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures may be purchased.
The Company has been advised by the Underwriters that the Underwriters
propose initially to offer the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures to the
public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this
Prospectus Supplement, and to certain dealers at such price less a concession
not in excess of 2% of the principal amount of the Offered Junior Subordinated
Debentures. The Underwriters may allow, and
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such dealers may reallow, a discount not in excess of 1.2% of the principal
amount of the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures to certain other dealers.
After the initial public offering, the public offering price, concession and
reallowance may be changed.
The Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures are a new issue of securities
with no established trading market. While the Company intends to list the
Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures on the New York Stock Exchange, there can
be no assurance that an active market for the Offered Junior Subordinated
Debentures will develop or be sustained in the future on such Exchange. Listing
will depend upon satisfaction of such Exchange's listing requirements with
respect to the Offered Junior Subordinated Debentures. The Company has been
advised by the Underwriters that they intend to make a market in the Offered
Junior Subordinated Debentures, but are not obligated to do so and may
discontinue market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given
as to the liquidity of the trading market for the Offered Junior Subordinated
Debentures.
The Underwriters, and certain affiliates thereof, engage in transactions
with and perform services for the Company and its affiliates in the ordinary
course of business.
The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain
liabilities, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.
LEGAL OPINION
Statements as to United States taxation in the Prospectus Supplement under
the caption, "Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences" have been
passed upon for the Company by Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, counsel to the
Company, and are stated herein on their authority.
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PROSPECTUS
THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
DEBT SECURITIES
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THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY (CG&E) INTENDS FROM TIME TO TIME TO
ISSUE UP TO $500,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF UNSECURED DEBT
SECURITIES (DEBT SECURITIES) IN ONE OR MORE SERIES ON TERMS TO BE
DETERMINED AT THE TIME OR TIMES OF SALE. FOR EACH ISSUE OF THE DEBT
SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS PROSPECTUS IS BEING DELIVERED (OFFERED
SECURITIES) THERE WILL BE AN ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT) THAT SETS FORTH, WITHOUT LIMITATION AND TO THE
EXTENT APPLICABLE, THE SPECIFIC DESIGNATION, AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT, DENOMINATION, MATURITY, PREMIUM, IF ANY, RATE OF INTEREST
(WHICH MAY BE FIXED OR VARIABLE) OR METHOD OF CALCULATION THEREOF,
TIME OF PAYMENT OF INTEREST, ANY TERMS FOR REDEMPTION, ANY SINKING
FUND PROVISIONS, ANY SUBORDINATION PROVISIONS, THE INITIAL PUBLIC
OFFERING PRICE, THE NAMES OF ANY UNDERWRITERS OR AGENTS, THE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS, IF ANY, TO BE PURCHASED BY THE
UNDERWRITERS, THE COMPENSATION OF SUCH UNDERWRITERS
OR AGENTS, AND ANY OTHER SPECIAL TERMS OF THE
OFFERED SECURITIES.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF
THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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CG&E may sell the Debt Securities through underwriters, dealers or agents,
or directly to one or a limited number of purchasers. The Prospectus Supplement
will set forth the names of underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, any
applicable commissions or discounts and the net proceeds to CG&E from the sale
of the Offered Securities.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
CG&E IS SUBJECT TO THE INFORMATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 (EXCHANGE ACT) AND ACCORDINGLY FILES REPORTS AND OTHER INFORMATION
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. INFORMATION CONCERNING DIRECTORS
AND OFFICERS, THEIR REMUNERATION, AND ANY MATERIAL INTEREST OF SUCH PERSONS IN
TRANSACTIONS WITH CG&E, AS OF PARTICULAR DATES, IS DISCLOSED IN CG&E'S ANNUAL
REPORT ON FORM 10-K FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. SUCH REPORTS AND OTHER
INFORMATION CAN BE INSPECTED AND COPIED AT THE PUBLIC REFERENCE FACILITIES
MAINTAINED BY THE COMMISSION AT ROOM 1024, 450 FIFTH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON,
D.C.; SUITE 1400, 500 WEST MADISON STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; AND SUITE 1300,
SEVEN WORLD TRADE CENTER, NEW YORK, N.Y. COPIES OF SUCH MATERIAL CAN ALSO BE
OBTAINED AT PRESCRIBED RATES FROM THE PUBLIC REFERENCE SECTION OF THE COMMISSION
AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE AT 450 FIFTH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549. SUCH
MATERIAL CAN ALSO BE INSPECTED AT THE OFFICES OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AND
THE CINCINNATI STOCK EXCHANGE.
CG&E'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE AND BUSINESS OFFICE IS LOCATED AT 139 EAST FOURTH
STREET, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 (TELEPHONE 513-381-2000).
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NO DEALER, SALESMAN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, AND, IF
GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS
HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY CG&E OR ANY UNDERWRITER. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY OF THE
SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY IN ANY STATE TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO
MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN SUCH STATE. THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS
AT ANY TIME DOES NOT IMPLY THAT THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME
SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
There is hereby incorporated in this Prospectus by reference the following
documents heretofore filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
1. CG&E's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1994 filed pursuant to the Exchange Act.
2. CG&E's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
1995 filed pursuant to the Exchange Act.
All documents filed by CG&E pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act after the date of this Prospectus and prior to the termination
of this offering shall be deemed to be incorporated in this Prospectus by
reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which is deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein or in the Prospectus Supplement modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
CG&E HEREBY UNDERTAKES TO PROVIDE WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM A
COPY OF THIS PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN DELIVERED, ON THE WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST OF
ANY SUCH PERSON, A COPY OF ANY OR ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO ABOVE WHICH
HAVE BEEN OR MAY BE INCORPORATED IN THIS PROSPECTUS BY REFERENCE, OTHER THAN
EXHIBITS TO SUCH DOCUMENTS. REQUESTS FOR SUCH COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MR.
WILLIAM L. SHEAFER, TREASURER, THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, 139 EAST
FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 (TELEPHONE 513-381-2000).
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THE COMPANY
CG&E (incorporated in Ohio in 1837) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CINergy
Corp. (CINergy), a registered holding company under the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935. CG&E is an electric and gas public utility company with
four wholly-owned utility subsidiaries. CG&E and its utility subsidiaries are
primarily engaged in the production, transmission, distribution, and sale of
electric energy and the sale and transportation of natural gas in the
southwestern portion of Ohio and adjacent areas in Kentucky and Indiana. The
area served with electricity, gas, or both covers approximately 3,000 square
miles, has an estimated population of 1.8 million, and includes the cities of
Cincinnati and Middletown in Ohio, Covington and Newport in Kentucky, and
Lawrenceburg in Indiana.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as otherwise described in the Prospectus Supplement, the net proceeds
of the Offered Securities will be applied primarily to the redemption,
repurchase, repayment, or retirement of outstanding indebtedness and preferred
stock.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the years ended December
31, 1990 through 1994 were 2.84, 2.45, 2.57, 1.48 and 2.60, respectively.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
GENERAL
The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more new series under an
Indenture between the Company and The Fifth Third Bank, as Trustee (Trustee).
The following summary does not purport to be complete and is subject in all
respects to the provisions of, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to,
the Indenture and the Debt Securities, the forms of which are filed as exhibits
to the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part. Whenever
particular provisions or defined terms in such documents are referred to herein
or in a Prospectus Supplement, such provisions or terms are incorporated by
reference herein or therein, as the case may be.
The Debt Securities will be unsecured obligations of the Company.
Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement relating to any particular
issue of Offered Securities for the following terms, among others: (1) the title
of such Debt Securities; (2) any limit on the aggregate principal amount of such
Debt Securities or the series of which they are a part; (3) the date or dates on
which the principal of any of such Debt Securities will be payable; (4) the rate
or rates at which any of such Debt Securities will bear interest, if any, the
date or dates from which any such interest will accrue, the Interest Payment
Dates on which any such interest will be payable and the Regular Record Date for
any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date; (5) the right, if any,
to extend interest payment periods and the duration of such extension; (6) the
place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any of
such Debt Securities will be payable; (7) the period or periods within which,
the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions on which any of such
Debt Securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the
Company; (8) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase any of
such Debt Securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provision or at
the option of the Holder thereof, and the period or periods within which, the
price or prices at which and the terms and conditions on which any of such Debt
Securities will be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to any
such obligation; (9) the denominations in which any of such Debt Securities will
be issuable; (10) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on
any of such Debt Securities may be determined with reference to an index or
pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts will be determined; (11)
if applicable, that such Debt Securities, in whole or any specified part, are
defeasible pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture described under
"Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance"; (12) whether any of such Debt Securities
will be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Debt
Securities and, if so, the
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respective Depositaries for such Global Debt Securities, the form of any legend
or legends to be borne by any such Global Debt Security in addition to or in
lieu of the legend referred to under "Form, Exchange and Transfer--Global Debt
Securities" and, if different from those described under such caption, any
circumstances under which any such Global Debt Security may be exchanged in
whole or in part for Debt Securities registered, and any transfer of such Global
Debt Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the names of Persons
other than the Depositary for such Global Debt Security or its nominee; (13) any
addition to or change in the Events of Default applicable to any of such Debt
Securities and any change in the right of the Trustee or the Holders to declare
the principal amount of any of such Debt Securities due and payable; (14) any
addition to or change in the covenants in the Indenture; (15) the applicability
of or any change in the subordination provisions of the Indenture for a series
of Debt Securities; and (16) any other terms of such Debt Securities not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture. (Section 301).
Except as otherwise described in the Prospectus Supplement, the covenants
contained in the Indenture would not afford holders of Debt Securities
protection in the event of a highly-leveraged transaction involving the Company.
SUBORDINATION OF CERTAIN DEBT SECURITIES
The Indenture provides that, pursuant to a supplemental indenture or a Board
Resolution, one or more series of Debt Securities (Junior Subordinated
Securities) may be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior
payment in full of all Senior Debt of the Company, whether outstanding as of the
date of the Indenture or thereafter incurred. (Section 1401).
With respect to any Junior Subordinated Securities, no payment of principal
of (including redemption and sinking fund payments), premium, if any, or
interest on, the Junior Subordinated Securities may be made if any Senior Debt
is not paid when due, any applicable grace period with respect to such default
has ended and such default has not been cured or waived, or if the maturity of
any Senior Debt has been accelerated because of a default. (Section 1402). Upon
any distribution of assets of the Company to creditors upon any dissolution,
winding-up, liquidation or reorganization, whether voluntary or involuntary or
in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other proceedings, all principal of,
and premium, if any, and interest due or to become due on, all Senior Debt must
be paid in full before the holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities are
entitled to receive or retain any payment. (Section 1403). The rights of the
holders of the Junior Subordinated Securities will be subrogated to the rights
of the holders of Senior Debt to receive payments or distributions applicable to
Senior Debt. (Section 1404).
The term "Senior Debt" shall mean the principal of, premium, if any,
interest on and any other payment due pursuant to any of the following, whether
outstanding at the date of execution of the Indenture or thereafter incurred,
created or assumed:
(a) all indebtedness of the Company evidenced by notes, debentures,
bonds, or other securities sold by the Company for money, excluding Junior
Subordinated Securities, but including all first mortgage bonds of the
Company outstanding from time to time;
(b) all indebtedness of others of the kinds described in the preceding
clause (a) assumed by or guaranteed in any manner by the Company; and
(c) all renewals, extensions, or refundings of indebtedness of the kinds
described in any of the preceding clauses (a) and (b);
unless, in the case of any particular indebtedness, renewal, extension or
refunding, the instrument creating or evidencing the same or the assumption or
guarantee of the same expressly provides that such indebtedness, renewal,
extension or refunding is not superior in right of payment to or is pari passu
with the Junior Subordinated Securities. (Section 101).
The Indenture does not limit the aggregate amount of Senior Debt that the
Company may issue. As of December 31, 1994, outstanding Senior Debt of the
Company aggregated approximately $1.76 billion.
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FORM, EXCHANGE, AND TRANSFER
The Debt Securities of each series will be issuable only in fully registered
form without coupons. (Section 302).
At the option of the Holder, subject to the terms of the Indenture and the
limitations applicable to Global Debt Securities, Debt Securities of any series
will be exchangeable for other Debt Securities of the same series, of any
authorized denomination and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.
(Section 305).
Subject to the terms of the Indenture and the limitations applicable to
Global Debt Securities, Debt Securities may be presented for exchange as
provided above or for registration of transfer (duly endorsed or with the form
of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed) at the office of the Security
Registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by the Company for
such purpose. No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Debt Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
therewith. Such transfer or exchange will be effected upon the Security
Registrar or such transfer agent, as the case may be, being satisfied with the
documents of title and identity of the person making the request. The Company
has appointed the Trustee as Security Registrar. Any transfer agent (in addition
to the Security Registrar) initially designated by the Company for any Debt
Securities will be named in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. (Section 305).
The Company may at any time designate additional transfer agents or rescind the
designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through
which any transfer agent acts, except that the Company will be required to
maintain a transfer agent in each Place of Payment for the Debt Securities of
each series. (Section 1002).
If the Debt Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor)
are to be redeemed in part, the Company will not be required to (i) issue,
register the transfer of, or exchange any Debt Security of that series (or of
that series and specified tenor, as the case may be) during a period beginning
at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of
redemption of any such Debt Security that may be selected for redemption and
ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing or (ii) register the
transfer of or exchange any Debt Security so selected for redemption, in whole
or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any such Debt Security being
redeemed in part. (Section 305).
GLOBAL DEBT SECURITIES
Some or all of the Debt Securities of any series may be issued as Global
Debt Securities. Each Global Debt Security will be registered in the name of a
Depositary or a nominee thereof identified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, will be deposited with such Depositary or nominee or a custodian
therefor and will bear a legend regarding the restrictions on exchanges and
registration of transfer thereof referred to below and any such other matters as
may be provided for pursuant to the Indenture.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Indenture or any Debt Security
described herein, no Global Debt Security may be exchanged in whole or in part
for Debt Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Debt Security in
whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the
Depositary for such Global Debt Security or any nominee of such Depositary
unless (i) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or
unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Debt Security or has ceased to
be qualified to act as such as required by the Indenture, (ii) there shall have
occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to such Global Debt
Security or (iii) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to
or in lieu of those described above as may be described in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement. All securities issued in exchange for a Global Debt
Security or any portion thereof will be registered in such names as the
Depositary may direct. (Sections 204 and 305).
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As long as the Depositary, or its nominee, is the registered Holder of a
Global Debt Security, the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, will
be considered the sole owner and Holder of such Global Debt Security for all
purposes under the Debt Securities and the Indenture. Except in the limited
circumstances referred to above, owners of beneficial interests in a Global Debt
Security will not be entitled to have such Global Debt Security or any portion
thereof registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive
physical delivery of certificated Debt Securities in exchange therefor and will
not be considered to be the owners or Holders of such Global Debt Security or
any portion thereof for any purpose under the Debt Securities or the Indenture.
All payments of principal of and any premium and interest on a Global Debt
Security will be made to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as
the Holder thereof. The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain
purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive
form. These laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a
Global Debt Security.
Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Debt Security will be limited
to institutions that have accounts with the Depositary or its nominee
(participants) and to persons that may hold beneficial interests through
participants. In connection with the issuance of any Global Debt Security, the
Depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the
respective portion of the principal amounts of the Global Debt Security to the
accounts of its participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Debt
Security will be shown only on, and the transfer of those ownership interests
will be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary (with
respect to participants' interests) or any such participant (with respect to
interests of persons held by such participants on their behalf). Payments,
transfers, exchanges, and other matters relating to beneficial interests in a
Global Debt Security are subject to various policies and procedures adopted by
the Depositary from time to time. None of the Company, the Trustee or any agent
of the Company or the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any
aspect of the Depositary's or any participant's records relating to, or for
payments made on account of, beneficial interests in a Global Debt Security, or
for maintaining, supervising, or reviewing any records relating to such
beneficial interests.
Secondary trading in notes and debentures of corporate issuers is generally
settled in clearing-house or next-day funds. In contrast, beneficial interests
in a Global Debt Security, in some cases, will trade in the Depositary's
same-day funds settlement system in which secondary market trading activity in
those beneficial interests are required by the Depositary to settle in
immediately available funds. There is no assurance as to the effect, if any,
that settlement in immediately available funds would have on trading activity in
such beneficial interests. Also, settlement for purchases of beneficial
interests in a Global Debt Security upon the original issuance thereof may be
required to be made in immediately available funds.
PAYMENT AND PAYING AGENTS
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, payment
of interest on a Debt Security on any Interest Payment Date will be made to the
Person in whose name such Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Debt
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date
for such interest. (Section 307).
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement,
principal of and any premium and interest on the Debt Securities of a particular
series will be payable at the office of such Paying Agent or Paying Agents as
the Company may designate for such purpose from time to time, except that at the
option of the Company payment of any interest may be made by check mailed to the
address of the Person entitled thereto as such address appears in the Security
Register. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement,
the corporate trust office of the Trustee in the City of Cincinnati will be
designated as the Company's sole Paying Agent for payments with respect to Debt
Securities of each series. Any other Paying Agents initially designated by the
Company for the Debt Securities of a particular series will be named in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement. The Company may at any time designate
additional Paying Agents or rescind the designation of any Paying Agent or
approve a change in the office through which any Paying Agent acts, except that
the Company will be required to maintain a Paying Agent in each Place of Payment
for the Debt Securities of a particular series. (Section 1002).
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All moneys paid by the Company to a Paying Agent for the payment of the
principal of or any premium or interest on any Debt Security which remain
unclaimed at the end of 18 months after such principal, premium or interest has
become due and payable will be repaid to the Company, and the Holder of such
Debt Security thereafter may look only to the Company for payment thereof.
(Section 1003).
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, AND SALE OF ASSETS
The Indenture does not contain any covenant that restricts the Company's
ability to merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, sell or
convey all or substantially all of its assets to any person, firm or corporation
or otherwise engage in restructuring transactions, provided that the successor
corporation assumes due and punctual payment of principal or premium, if any,
and interest on the Debt Securities. (Section 801).
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Each of the following will constitute an Event of Default under the
Indenture with respect to Debt Securities of any series: (a) failure to pay
principal of or any premium on any Debt Security of that series when due; (b)
failure to pay any interest on any Debt Securities of that series when due,
continued for 30 days; (c) failure to deposit any sinking fund payment, when
due, in respect of any Debt Security of that series; (d) failure to perform any
other covenant of the Company in the Indenture (other than a covenant included
in the Indenture solely for the benefit of a series other than that series),
continued for 90 days after written notice has been given by the Trustee, or the
Holders of at least 35% in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities
of that series, as provided in the Indenture; and (e) certain events of
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization. (Section 501).
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clause
(e) above) with respect to the Debt Securities of any series at the time
Outstanding shall occur and be continuing, either the Trustee or the Holders of
at least 35% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of
that series by notice as provided in the Indenture may declare the principal
amount of the Debt Securities of that series to be due and payable immediately.
If an Event of Default described in clause (e) above with respect to the Debt
Securities of any series at the time Outstanding shall occur, the principal
amount of all the Debt Securities of that series will automatically, and without
any action by the Trustee or any Holder, become immediately due and payable.
After any such acceleration, but before a judgment or decree based on
acceleration, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Debt Securities of that series may, under certain circumstances,
rescind and annul such acceleration if all Events of Default, other than the
non-payment of accelerated principal, have been cured or waived as provided in
the Indenture. (Section 502). For information as to waiver of defaults, see
"Modification and Waiver."
Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the
Trustee in case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee
will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the
Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders, unless such Holders
shall have offered to the Trustee reasonably satisfactory indemnity. (Section
603). Subject to such provisions for the indemnification of the Trustee, the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of
any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Debt Securities
of that series. (Section 512).
No Holder of a Debt Security of any series will have any right to institute
any proceeding with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a
receiver or a trustee, or for any other remedy thereunder, unless (i) such
Holder has previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event
of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of that series, (ii) the Holders
of at least 35% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities
of that series have made written request, and such Holder or Holders have
offered reasonably satisfactory indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such
proceeding as trustee and (iii) the Trustee has failed to institute such
proceeding, and has not received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that series a direction
inconsistent with such request, within 60 days after such notice, request and
offer. (Section 507). However, such limitations do
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not apply to a suit instituted by a Holder of a Debt Security for the
enforcement of payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on such
Debt Security on or after the applicable due date specified in such Debt
Security. (Section 508).
The Company will be required to furnish to the Trustee annually a statement
by certain of its officers as to whether or not the Company, to their knowledge,
is in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions
and conditions of the Indenture and, if so, specifying all such known defaults.
(Section 1004).
MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
Modifications and amendments of the Indenture may be made by the Company and
the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series
affected by such modification or amendment; provided, however, that no such
modification or amendment may, without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Debt Security affected thereby, (a) change the Stated Maturity of
the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Debt
Security, (b) reduce the principal amount of, or any premium or interest on, any
Debt Security, (c) reduce the amount of principal of an Original Issue Discount
Security or any other Debt Security payable upon acceleration of the Maturity
thereof, (d) change the place or currency of payment of principal of, or any
premium or interest on, any Debt Security, (e) affect the applicability of the
subordination provisions to any Debt Security, (f) impair the right to institute
suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to any Debt Security,
(g) reduce the percentage in principal amount of Outstanding Debt Securities of
any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for modification or
amendment of the Indenture, reduce the percentage in principal amount of
Outstanding Debt Securities of any series necessary for waiver of compliance
with certain provisions of the Indenture or for waiver of certain defaults or
modify such provisions with respect to modification and waiver. (Section 902).
The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Debt Securities of any series may waive compliance by the Company
with certain restrictive provisions of the Indenture. (Section 1007). The
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of
any series may waive any past default under the Indenture, except a default in
the payment of principal, premium, or interest and certain covenants and
provisions of the Indenture which cannot be amended without the consent of the
Holder of each Outstanding Debt Security of such series affected. (Section 513).
Except in certain limited circumstances, the Company will be entitled to set
any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of
Outstanding Debt Securities of any series entitled to give or take any
direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other action under the Indenture, in the
manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture. In certain
limited circumstances, the Trustee will be entitled to set a record date for
action by Holders. If a record date is set for any action to be taken by Holders
of a particular series, such action may be taken only by persons who are Holders
of Outstanding Debt Securities of that series on the record date. To be
effective, such action must be taken by Holders of the requisite principal
amount of such Debt Securities within a specified period following the record
date. For any particular record date, this period will be 180 days or such other
shorter period as may be specified by the Company (or the Trustee, if it set the
record date), and may be shortened or lengthened (but not beyond 180 days) from
time to time. (Section 104).
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
If and to the extent indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Company may elect, at its option at any time, to have the provisions of Section
1302, relating to defeasance and discharge of indebtedness, or Section 1303,
relating to defeasance of certain restrictive covenants in the Indenture,
applied to the Debt Securities or to the Debt Securities of any series. (Section
1301).
DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE. The Indenture provides that, upon the Company's
exercise of its option (if any) to have Section 1302 applied to any Debt
Securities, the Company will be discharged from all its obligations with respect
to such Debt Securities (except for certain obligations to exchange or register
the transfer of Debt Securities, to replace stolen, lost or mutilated Debt
Securities, to maintain paying agencies
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and to hold moneys for payment in trust) upon the deposit in trust for the
benefit of the Holders of such Debt Securities of money or U.S. Government
Obligations, or both, which, through the payment of principal and interest in
respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount
sufficient to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on such Debt
Securities on the respective Stated Maturities in accordance with the terms of
the Indenture and such Debt Securities. Such defeasance or discharge may occur
only if, among other things, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion
of Counsel to the effect that the Company has received from, or there has been
published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or there has
been a change in tax law, in either case to the effect that Holders of such Debt
Securities will not recognize gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a
result of such deposit, defeasance, and discharge and will be subject to federal
income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would
have been the case if such deposit, defeasance and discharge were not to occur.
(Sections 1302 and 1304).
DEFEASANCE OF CERTAIN COVENANTS. The Indenture provides that, upon the
Company's exercise of its option (if any) to have Section 1303 applied to any
Debt Securities, the Company may omit to comply with certain restrictive
covenants that may be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, and the
occurrence of certain Events of Default, which are described above in clause (d)
(with respect to such restrictive covenants) under "Events of Default" and any
that may be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, will be deemed
not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to such
Debt Securities. The Company, in order to exercise such option, will be required
to deposit, in trust for the benefit of the Holders of such Debt Securities,
money or U.S. Government Obligations, or both, which, through the payment of
principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will
provide money in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and any premium
and interest on such Debt Securities on the respective Stated Maturities in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture and such Debt Securities. The Company
will also be required, among other things, to deliver to the Trustee an Opinion
of Counsel to the effect that Holders of such Debt Securities will not recognize
gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and
defeasance of certain obligations and will be subject to federal income tax on
the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the
case if such deposit and defeasance were not to occur. In the event the Company
exercised this option with respect to any Debt Securities and such Debt
Securities were declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any Event
of Default, the amount of money and U.S. Government Obligations so deposited in
trust would be sufficient to pay amounts due on such Debt Securities at the time
of their respective Stated Maturities but may not be sufficient to pay amounts
due on such Debt Securities upon any acceleration resulting from such Event of
Default. In such case, the Company would remain liable for such payments.
(Sections 1303 and 1304).
TITLE
The Company, the Trustee, and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may
treat the Person in whose name a Debt Security is registered as the absolute
owner thereof (whether or not such Debt Security may be overdue) for the purpose
of making payment and for all other purposes. (Section 308).
GOVERNING LAW
The Indenture and the Debt Securities will be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the law of the State of New York. (Section 112).
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
The Fifth Third Bank is the Trustee under the Indenture. It is also the
Trustee for certain pollution control revenue bonds of CG&E and is expected to
be the Trustee for certain unsecured debt securities of The Union Light, Heat
and Power Company (Union Light), CG&E's wholly-owned subsidiary, acts as
registrar for preferred stock of CG&E and PSI Energy, Inc. (PSI), an affiliate
of CG&E, and is the transfer agent for the common stock of CINergy and the
capital stock of Union Light. The Fifth Third Bank makes loans to and acts as
depositary for CG&E, PSI and Union Light, and also performs other services for
CG&E and Union Light in the normal course of business.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
CG&E may sell the Debt Securities in any of three ways: (i) through
underwriters or dealers; (ii) directly to a limited number of purchasers or to a
single purchaser; or (iii) through agents. The Prospectus Supplement with
respect to the Offered Securities sets forth the terms of the offering of the
Offered Securities, including the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or
agents, the purchase price of such Offered Securities and the proceeds to CG&E
from such sale, any underwriting discounts and other items constituting
underwriters' compensation, any initial public offering price and any discounts
or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers. Any initial public
offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to
dealers may be changed from time to time.
If underwriters are used in the sale, the Debt Securities will be acquired
by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in
one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public
offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The
underwriters with respect to a particular Underwritten Offering of Offered
Securities will be named in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such offering
and, if an underwriting syndicate is used, the managing underwriter or
underwriters will be set forth on the cover page of such Prospectus Supplement.
In connection with the sale of Offered Securities, the underwriters may receive
compensation from CG&E or from purchasers in the form of discounts, concessions
or commissions. The underwriters will be, and any dealers participating in the
distribution of the Offered Securities may be, deemed to be underwriters within
the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933. CG&E has agreed to indemnify the
underwriters against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act of 1933. The underwriting agreement pursuant to which any Offered
Securities are to be sold will provide that the obligations of the underwriters
are subject to certain conditions precedent and that the underwriters will be
obligated to purchase all of the Offered Securities if any are purchased.
Offered Securities may be sold directly by CG&E or through agents designated
by CG&E from time to time. The Prospectus Supplement sets forth the name of any
agent involved in the offer or sale of the Offered Securities in respect of
which the Prospectus Supplement is delivered as well as any commissions payable
by CG&E to such agent. Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement,
any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its
appointment.
If so indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, CG&E will authorize agents,
underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain specified institutions to
purchase Offered Securities from CG&E at the public offering price set forth in
the Prospectus Supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for
payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. Such contracts will be
subject to those conditions set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, and the
Prospectus Supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of
such contracts.
STATEMENT CONCERNING EXPERTS
The statements made in CG&E's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1994 under "Rate Matters", "Regulation" and "Environmental Matters"
(which document is incorporated in this Prospectus by reference), and under
"Description of Debt Securities" in this Prospectus, have been reviewed by Taft,
Stettinius & Hollister, counsel for CG&E. The statements therein as to matters
of law and legal conclusions are made on the authority of that firm as experts.
The members and associates of the firm and their immediate families own directly
or indirectly an aggregate 4,692 shares of CINergy's Common Stock and 320 shares
of CG&E's Preferred Stock.
The consolidated balance sheets and schedules of cumulative preferred stock
and long-term debt of CG&E as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 and the related
consolidated statements of income, changes in common stock equity and cash flows
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994, included in
CG&E's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, have
been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as
indicated in their report with respect thereto, and are incorporated herein by
reference in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting
and auditing in giving said report.
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LEGAL OPINIONS
The legality of the Debt Securities will be passed upon for CG&E by Taft,
Stettinius & Hollister, Star Bank Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, and for the
Underwriters by Davis Polk & Wardwell, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York
10017, who may rely as to matters of Ohio law on the opinion of Taft, Stettinius
& Hollister or other Ohio counsel. In the past, Davis Polk & Wardwell has acted
as counsel in certain matters for CG&E.
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No dealer, salesperson or other individual has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representations other than those contained or
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus in
connection with the offer made by this Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus
and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied
upon as having been authorized by the Company or the Underwriters. Neither the
delivery of this Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus nor any sale made
hereunder and thereunder shall under any circumstance create an implication that
there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since the date hereof.
This Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus do not constitute an offer or
solicitation by anyone in any state in which such offer or solicitation is not
authorized or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not
qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or
solicitation.
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Summary Information.............................. S-2
Risk Factors..................................... S-3
Use of Proceeds.................................. S-3
Certain Terms of the Offered Junior Subordinated
Debentures...................................... S-3
Certain United States Federal Income Tax
Consequences.................................... S-5
Underwriting..................................... S-7
Legal Opinion.................................... S-9
PROSPECTUS
Available Information............................ 2
Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference....................................... 2
The Company...................................... 3
Use of Proceeds.................................. 3
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges............... 3
Description of Debt Securities................... 3
Plan of Distribution............................. 10
Statement Concerning Experts..................... 10
Legal Opinions................................... 11
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$100,000,000
THE CINCINNATI GAS &
ELECTRIC COMPANY
8.28% JUNIOR SUBORDINATED
DEFERRABLE INTEREST DEBENTURES
DUE 2025
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MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
SMITH BARNEY INC.
JUNE 28, 1995
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