SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Form U-12(I)-B (Three-Year Statement)
Three-Year period ending 1998
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(i) OF PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF
1935 BY A PERSON REGULARLY EMPLOYED OR RETAINED BY A REGISTERED HOLDING
COMPANY OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF AND WHOSE EMPLOYMENT CONTEMPLATES ONLY
ROUTINE EXPENSES AS SPECIFIED IN RULE U-71(b).
1. Name and Business address of person filing statement.
Kevin A. Kirby
750 West Center Street, P.O. Box 543
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts
2. Names and business addresses of any persons through whom the undersigned
proposes to act in matters included within the exemption provided by
paragraph (b) of Rule U-71. None.
3. Registered holding companies and subsidiary companies by which the
undersigned is regularly employed or retained.
EUA Service Corporation Eastern Edison Company
Blackstone Valley Electric Company EUA Energy Services, Inc.
Newport Electric Corporation
4. Position or relationship in which the undersigned is employed or retained by
each of the companies named in item 3, and brief description of nature of
services to be rendered in each such position or relationship.
Director and Vice President of EUA Service Corporation and EUA Energy
Services, Inc.
Vice President of Blackstone Valley Electric Company, Newport Electric
Corporation and Eastern Edison Company.
5. (a) Compensation received during the current year and estimated to be
received over the next two calendar years by the undersigned or others,
directly or indirectly, for services rendered by the undersigned, from
each of the companies designated in item 3.
(Use column (a) as supplementary statement only).
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!Salary or other compensations ! Person or company from
!_______________________________! whom received or to be
Name of recipient ! Received !to be received! received
! (a) ! (b) !
__<S>_____________ !_<C>____________!______________!__<C>__________________
! ! !
___Kevin_A._Kirby !_$155,367.96____!_$329,628.66__!EUA_Service_Corporation
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(b) Basis for compensation if other than salary.
6. (To be answered in supplementary statement only. See instructions.)
Expenses incurred by the undersigned or any person named in Item 2, above,
during the calendar year in connection with the activities described in
Item 4, above, and the source or sources of reimbursement for same.
(a) Total amount of routine expenses charged to client: $ None
(b) Itemized list of all other expenses:
Date January 24, 1997 (Signed) /s/ Kevin A. Kirby
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