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File No. 333-92765
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
54-1966737
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
120 TREDEGAR STREET
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23219
(804) 819-2000
(Address including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Consolidated Natural Gas Company registered $1,000,000,000 of debt
securities under Registration Statement No. 333-92765 on Form S-3. The
registration statement was declared effective on December 23, 1999. No debt
securities have been offered for sale under the registration statement.
On January 28, 2000, Consolidated Natural Gas Company merged with and into
DRI New Sub II, Inc., a subsidiary of Dominion Resources, Inc. Upon the Merger
becoming effective, DRI New Sub II, Inc. changed its name to Consolidated
Natural Gas Company.
The registrant has been advised by the Commission that Registration
Statement No. 333-92765 will not be available for its use as a successor issuer
following completion of the merger. In accordance with the undertaking made in
the registration statement to remove from registration, by means of a post-
effective amendment, any debt securities remaining unsold at the termination of
the offering, the registrant hereby removes from registration all debt
securities initially registered under Registration Statement No. 333-92765.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3, and has duly caused this post-effective
amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Richmond, the Commonwealth of Virginia, on the 22nd
day of December 2000.
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY
By: /s/ G. Scott Hetzer
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Authorized Officer
