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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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:
In the Matter of : CERTIFICATE
: of
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY : NOTIFICATION
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : NO. 7
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File No. 70-7922 :
: TRANSACTIONS
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935) DURING PERIOD
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October 1, 1993
through
December 31, 1993
TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:
By Order dated April 8, 1992 (HCAR No. 25512) in the
above-captioned proceedings, the Securities and Exchange Commission
permitted the Application-Declaration of Consolidated Natural Gas
Company ("Consolidated" or "Company") to become effective, thereby
authorizing Consolidated to issue and sell through December 31, 2001,
up to a maximum of 10,000,000 shares of its authorized, but unissued
common stock, $2.75 par value ("Common Stock") to the Trustees of its
employee savings programs of the Company and its subsidiaries
(collectively referred to as "Thrift Plans") for the purposes of the
Thrift Plans.
This Certificate is filed pursuant to Rule 24 as a notification
that during this period the Company did not issue or sell any shares
of authorized but unissued Common Stock to the trustees of the Thrift
Plans. A cumulative aggregate of 128,600 shares of common stock have
been issued pursuant to the authorizations in this proceeding.
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The "past-tense" opinion required by paragraph F(2) of the
instructions as to exhibits for Form U-1 will be filed when all
transactions authorized pursuant to said Order have been consummated.
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY
By H. P. Payne, Jr.
Its Attorney
Dated this 31st day
of January, 1994
