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File No. 70-8471
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Form U-1
JOINT APPLICATION-DECLARATION
UNDER
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
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THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC. COLUMBIA ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION
COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION COLUMBIA ENERGY MARKETING CORPORATION
COLUMBIA LNG CORPORATION 121 Hill Pointe Drive
COLUMBIA ATLANTIC TRADING CORPORATION Suite 100
TRISTAR VENTURES CORPORATION Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317
TRISTAR CAPITAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR PEDRICK LIMITED CORPORATION COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION COMPANY
TRISTAR PEDRICK GENERAL CORPORATION COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
TRISTAR BINGHAMTON LIMITED CORPORATION 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E.
TRISTAR BINGHAMTON GENERAL CORPORATION Charleston, WV 25314
TRISTAR VINELAND LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR VINELAND GENERAL CORPORATION COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
TRISTAR RUMFORD LIMITED CORPORATION One Riverway
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN GENERAL CORPORATION Houston, TX 77056
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR FUEL CELLS CORPORATION COMMONWEALTH PROPANE, INC.
TVC NINE CORPORATION COLUMBIA PROPANE CORPORATION
TVC TEN CORPORATION 9200 Arboretum Parkway, Ste 140
20 Montchanin Road Richmond, VA 23236
Wilmington, DE 19807
COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC.
COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC.
COLUMBIA COAL GASIFICATION CORPORATION COLUMBIA GAS OF MARYLAND, INC.
900 Pennsylvania Avenue COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
Charleston, WV 25302 COMMONWEALTH GAS SERVICES, INC.
200 Civic Center Drive
Columbus, OH 43215
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(Names of company or companies filing this statement
and addresses of principal executive offices)
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
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(Name of top registered holding company parent of
each applicant or declarant)
L. J. Bainter, Treasurer
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
20 Montchanin Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
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(Name and address of agent for service)
(Other Agents for Service are Listed on the
Reverse Side of the Front Cover)
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Names and Addresses of Subsidiary Company Agents for Service:
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W. H. HARMON, Treasurer H. F. HAYES, Treasurer
Columbia Natural Resources, Inc. Commonwealth Propane, Inc.
Columbia Coal Gasification Corp. Columbia Propane Corporation
900 Pennsylvania Avenue 9200 Arboretum Parkway, Ste 140
Charleston, West Virginia 25302 Richmond, Virginia 23236
D. DETAR, Treasurer D. L. GELBAUGH, Vice President
TriStar Ventures Corporation Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.
TriStar Pedrick Limited Corporation Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc.
TriStar Pedrick General Corporation Commonwealth Gas Services, Inc.
TriStar Binghamton Limited Corporation Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.
TriStar Binghamton General Corporation Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc.
TriStar Vineland Limited Corporation 200 Civic Center Drive
TriStar Vineland General Corporation Columbus, Ohio 43215
TriStar Rumford Limited Corporation
TriStar Georgetown Limited Corporation S. L. PARKS-DOWNEY, Asst. Treasurer
TriStar Georgetown General Corporation Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
TriStar Fuel Cells Corporation Columbia Gulf Transmission Company
TVC Nine Corporation 1700 MacCorkle Avenue, S.E.
TVC Ten Corporation Charleston, West Virginia 25314
20 Montchanin Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19807 J. R. LISENBY, Treasurer
Columbia Gas Development Corporation
S. J. MacQueen, Treasurer One Riverway
Columbia LNG Corporation Houston, Texas 77056
Columbia Atlantic Trading Corp.
20 Montchanin Road ROBERT GUSTAFSON, Controller
Wilmington, Delaware 19807 Columbia Energy Services Corporation
Columbia Energy Marketing Corporation
L. J. BAINTER, Vice President 121 Hill Pointe Drive
Columbia Gas System Service Corp. Suite 100
TriStar Capital Corporation Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317
20 Montchanin Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
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(Names and Addresses of Other Agents for Service)
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The Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 as previously filed is hereby
amended as follows:
Item 1. Description of Proposed Transaction
The last full paragraph on page 3 is deleted and replaced by the
following:
"On or about December 31, 1995, Columbia Maryland
will refund all outstanding Installment Notes previously sold to Columbia. At
the present time, Columbia Maryland has sold Installment Notes in the amount of
approximately $14.0 million to Columbia. Columbia Maryland has received
Commission approval in this Application-Declaration to issue, through December
31, 1996, Installment Notes in a principal amount of up to $5.5 million. Thus,
in addition to $14 million in Notes to refund all Installment Notes, Columbia
and Columbia Maryland request authorization to issue an additional $5.5 million
in Notes to meet the capital needs of Columbia Maryland in 1996. The amount of
Notes to be sold, therefore, would be up to $19.5 million. The pro forma
financials included in this Amendment No. 6 assume that Columbia Maryland will
refund its existing debt prior to the issuance of any additional long-term debt
under this authorization. Funds to implement the refunding will be raised from
Columbia Maryland's sale of Notes to Columbia. Based on current interest
rates, the Notes will have a weighted average interest rate lower than the
weighted average interest rate of the Installment Notes currently outstanding."
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
The signatures of the applicants and of the persons signing on
their behalf are restricted to the information contained in this application
which is pertinent to the application of the respective companies.
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
Date: January 17, 1996 By: /s/ L. J. Bainter
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L. J. Bainter, Treasurer
COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS OF MARYLAND, INC.
COMMONWEALTH GAS SERVICES, INC.
COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION COMPANY
COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
COLUMBIA PROPANE CORPORATION
COMMONWEALTH PROPANE, INC.
COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION
COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
COLUMBIA ATLANTIC TRADING CORPORATION
COLUMBIA COAL GASIFICATION CORPORATION
COLUMBIA LNG CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION
COLUMBIA ENERGY MARKETING CORPORATION
TRISTAR VENTURES CORPORATION
TRISTAR CAPITAL CORPORATION
Dated: January 17, 1996 By: /s/ L. J. Bainter
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L. J. Bainter, Vice President
TRISTAR VENTURES CORPORATION
TRISTAR PEDRICK LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR PEDRICK GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR BINGHAMTON LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR BINGHAMTON GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR VINELAND LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR VINELAND GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR RUMFORD LIMITED CORPORATION
TRISTAR FUEL CELLS CORPORATION
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN GENERAL CORPORATION
TRISTAR GEORGETOWN LIMITED CORPORATION
TVC NINE CORPORATION
TVC TEN CORPORATION
Dated: January 17, 1996 By: /s/ D. Detar
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D. Detar, Treasurer
