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File No. 70-8471
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 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
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 NATURAL RESOURCES, INC COLUMBIA GAS OF KENTUCKY, INC.
COLUMBIA COAL GASIFICATION CORPORATION COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC.
900 Pennsylvania Avenue COLUMBIA GAS OF MARYLAND, INC.
Charleston, WV 25302 COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
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 Application-Declaration as previously filed is hereby amended
as follows:
Item 6. Exhibits and Finance Statements
D-2 Order of Virginia State Corporation Commission.
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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.
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THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
Date: January 4, 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 4, 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 4, 1996 By: /s/ D. Detar
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D. Detar, Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
(a) Exhibit
D-2 Order of Virginia State Corporation Commission.
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
AT RICHMOND DECEMBER 14, 1995
APPLICATION OF
COMMONWEALTH GAS SERVICES, INC. CASE NO. PUF950029
and
THE COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.
For approval of intercompany financing for 1996
ORDER GRANTING AUTHORITY
On November 27, 1995, Commonwealth Gas Services, Inc. ("Commonwealth" or
"Applicant") and The Columbia Gas System, Inc. ("Columbia" or "System") filed
an application under Chapters 3 and 4 of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia
requesting authority to enter into intercompany financing arrangements during
1996. Applicant has paid the requisite fee of $250.
Commonwealth requests authority to enter into the following financing
arrangements with System, its parent company, during the calendar year of
1996: 1) from time to time, to issue and sell up to $5,000,000 in Common
Stock; 2) from time to time, to issue and sell up to $26,200,000 in Promissory
Notes; 3) to borrow up to an aggregate of $19,000,000 at any one time in
short-term loans from System and/or other affiliated companies through the
intrasystem money pool ("Money Pool"); and 4) to invest temporary excess funds,
from time to time, in the Money Pool. The $19,000,000 of short-term debt is
in excess of twelve (12) percent of total capitalization as defined in Section
56-65.1 of the Code of Virginia.
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Commonwealth proposes to issue and sell up to 100,000 shares of its
common stock with a par value of $50. Commonwealth also proposes to issue
Promissory Notes to System not in excess of $26,200,000 during 1996. The
proceeds from the sale of Common Stock and Promissory Notes will be used to fund
ongoing construction and retire the currently outstanding long-term debt which
matures in 1996. Money Pool borrowings will be used to fund peak short-term
requirements such as gas purchases and gas storage.
THE COMMISSION, upon consideration of the application and having been
advised by its Staff, is of the opinion and finds that approval of the
application will not be detrimental to the public interest. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1) Applicant is hereby authorized to:
(a) issue and sell up to $5,000,000 in Common Stock
to System;
(b) issue and sell up to $26,200,000 in Promissory
Notes to System;
(c) borrow through the Money Pool from System and/or
other affiliates in excess of twelve percent of
capitalization in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $19,000,000 at any one time; and
(d) invest temporary excess funds in the Money Pool
from January 1, 1996, through December 31,
1996, all in the manner, and under the terms
and conditions, and for the purposes set forth
in the application.
2) Applicant shall account for all allocated fees associated
with System's debtor-in-possession financing agreements such that
administrative, commitment, structuring, and facility fees may be
separately and individually discernible.
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3) Approval of this application shall have no implications for
ratemaking purposes.
4) Approval of this application does not preclude the Commission
from applying the provisions of Section 56-78 and Section 56-80 of the Code of
Virginia hereafter.
5) The Commission reserves the right to examine the books and
records of any affiliate, whether or not such affiliate is regulated by this
Commission, in connection with the authority granted herein, pursuant to Section
56-79 of the Code of Virginia.
6) Applicant shall file quarterly reports of action within 60 days
of the end of each calendar quarter following the date of this order, to
include:
(a) a monthly schedule of Money Pool borrowings,
segmented according to the System notes and
notes issued to other affiliates;
(b) monthly schedules that separately reflect interest
expenses and each type of allocated fee;
(c) monthly schedules of System's borrowing under its
Letter of Credit Agreement;
(d) a report detailing the issuance(s) of Common Stock,
to include the number of shares and price per share,
date of issuance, and use of the proceeds; and
(e) a report detailing the issuance of any Promissory
Note(s), to include the date of the issue, face
amount issued, date of maturity, quarterly
principle repayment schedule, the interest rate
and method for setting the interest rate, and the
U.S. Treasury rate of comparable maturity.
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7) Applicant shall file a final report of action on or before
February 28, 1997, to include data for the fourth quarter of 1996 as prescribed
in ordering paragraph (6) herein.
8) This matter shall be continued, subject to the continuing
review, audit, and appropriate directive of the Commission.
AN ATTESTED COPY hereof shall be sent to Applicant, care of Rodney W.
Anderson, Attorney, 200 Civic Center Drive, P.O. Box 117, Columbus, Ohio
43216-0117; and to the Division of Economics and Finance of the Commission.
/s/ William J. Bridge
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Clerk of the State Corporation Commission
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