GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP /PA/
35-CERT, 1995-04-06
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                                                       SEC FILE NO. 70-7926










                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                               WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549







                               CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO

                                       RULE 24

                               OF PARTIAL COMPLETION OF

                                     TRANSACTIONS












                         GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
                         JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                             METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
                            PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY<PAGE>



                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                                      
                    In the Matter of                  :
                                                      :
          General Public Utilities Corporation        :
          Jersey Central Power & Light Company        :     Certificate
          Pursuant Metropolitan Edison Company        :     To  Rule 24  of
          Partial  Pennsylvania Electric Company      :     Completion of
                                                      :     Transactions
                    File No. 70-7926                  :
                                                      :
          (Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935):
                                                      :


          To the Members of the Securities and Exchange Commission:

                    The undersigned, General  Public Utilities  Corporation

          ("GPU"),   Jersey  Central  Power   &  Light  Company  ("JCP&L"),

          Metropolitan Edison Company ("Met-Ed") and  Pennsylvania Electric

          Company   ("Penelec"),  collectively  referred  to  as  the  "GPU

          Companies",  do hereby certify pursuant to Rule 24 of the General

          Rules and  Regulations under  the Public Utility  Holding Company

          Act of 1935,  that certain  of the transactions  proposed in  the

          Declaration, as amended, filed in SEC File No. 70-7926, have been

          carried out in accordance  with the terms and conditions  of, and

          for the purposes requested  in, said Declaration and pursuant  to

          the Commission's  Order, dated  March 18, 1992,  and Supplemental

          Order,  dated October 26, 1994, with respect to said Declaration,

          as follows:

                    1.  During the period January 1, 1995 through March 31,

          1995, the  GPU Companies issued no  promissory notes representing

          borrowings  under the Credit Agreement, dated  March 19, 1992, as

          amended by First Amendment, dated as of November 1, 1994, between

          the GPU  Companies, certain  banks parties thereto,  and Chemical


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          Bank  and  Citibank, N.A.,  as  Co-Agents, and  Chemical  Bank as

          Administrative   Agent,  and   no  such   borrowings   were  thus

          outstanding thereunder at such date.

                    2.   At  the close  of business  on December  31, 1994,

          JCP&L, Met-Ed and  Penelec had  outstanding unsecured  short-term

          promissory notes issued as commercial paper as follows:

                            Company               Amount

                            JCP&L              $33,000,000
                            Met-Ed                       0 
                            Penelec             27,000,000


                    3.   During the  period January 1,  1995 through  March

          31, 1995, JCP&L, Met-Ed, and Penelec issued and sold (and paid at

          maturity  where  such  commercial  paper  matured  on  or  before

          March 31,   1995)  unsecured   short-term  promissory   notes  as

          commercial paper as follows:

          JCP&L

          Date of Issuance         Maturity Date             Amount

              01/12/95                03/13/95            $11,900,000
              02/01/95                02/15/95             17,500,000
              02/03/95                02/17/95             18,500,000
              02/13/95                02/23/95              5,000,000
              02/21/95                03/20/95             11,100,000


          Met-Ed

          Date of Issuance         Maturity Date             Amount

              02/06/95                02/17/95            $ 4,400,000
              02/07/95                02/16/95              9,800,000
              02/09/95                02/15/95              4,400,000
              02/21/95                02/28/95              8,200,000
              02/22/95                03/01/95             27,900,000
              02/23/95                03/03/95              8,800,000
              03/03/95                03/10/95             10,000,000
              03/15/95                04/04/95              9,000,000
              03/15/95                03/27/95             20,000,000
              03/22/95                03/28/95             11,000,000
              03/27/95                04/10/95             15,500,000
              03/28/95                04/18/95              6,300,000
              03/30/95                04/24/95              8,000,000


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          Penelec

          Date of Issuance         Maturity Date             Amount

              01/19/95                02/02/95            $ 9,000,000
              01/27/95                02/24/95              9,500,000
              02/07/95                02/14/95              2,500,000
              02/09/95                02/14/95              7,400,000
              02/22/95                03/01/95             17,800,000
              02/23/95                03/06/95             24,800,000
              03/06/95                05/05/95             11,900,000
              03/15/95                03/28/95             20,200,000
              03/28/95                04/25/95             15,000,000


               To  summarize the  above  transactions, at  March 31,  1995,

          JCP&L,  Met-Ed and Penelec  had outstanding  unsecured short-term

          promissory notes issued as commercial paper as follows:


                    Company                         Amount

                    JCP&L                         $         0
                    Met-Ed                         38,800,000 
                    Penelec                        26,900,000


               4.   At  the close of business on December 31, 1994, the GPU

          Companies had  outstanding unsecured short-term  promissory notes

          representing  bank  borrowings  under  informal  bank  lines,  as

          follows:


                    Company                         Amount

                    GPU                           $126,000,000
                    JCP&L                           77,500,000
                    Met-Ed                                   0
                    Penelec                         84,300,000


               During the  period January 1,  1995 through March  31, 1995,

          the GPU Companies issued  unsecured promissory notes representing

          bank borrowings under informal bank lines of credit as follows:








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          GPU

          Issue
           Date    Bank                               Amount       Maturity

          01/06/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust            $ 7,800,000    01/25/95

          01/09/95 Canadian Imperial Bank             4,100,000    02/09/95
          01/10/95 Chemical Bank                      6,900,000    02/10/95
          01/11/95 Merchants Nat'l Bank of Bangor       100,000    01/25/95
          01/12/95 Canadian Imperial Bank             4,200,000    01/30/95
          01/12/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          4,500,000    03/13/95
          01/13/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                     7,000,000    02/03/95
          01/17/95 Midlantic National Bank              200,000    01/20/95
          01/17/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          4,600,000    02/17/95
          01/19/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                     4,100,000    02/21/95
          01/19/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          6,700,000    02/02/95
          01/20/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          3,600,000    02/21/95
          01/23/95 Union Bank of Switzerland          5,400,000    02/06/95
          01/23/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          1,600,000    02/06/95
          01/25/95 Bank of Pennsylvania               1,000,000    02/08/95
          01/25/95 National Community Bank            7,000,000    02/08/95
          01/26/95 Banca Popolare di Milano           6,500,000    02/27/95
          01/27/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              5,000,000    02/16/95
          01/27/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                     3,900,000    02/24/95
          01/27/95 Midlantic National Bank           10,000,000    02/27/95
          01/30/95 Banca Popolare di Milano           6,000,000    02/23/95
          01/30/95 Chemical Bank New Jersey           5,600,000    02/23/95
          01/31/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            100,000    02/02/95
          02/02/95 United Jersey Bank, N.A.           6,900,000    04/04/95
          02/03/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,000,000    03/03/95
          02/03/95 Canadian Imperial Bank             5,000,000    03/03/95
          02/06/95 Chemical Bank New Jersey           4,400,000    05/05/95
          02/06/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,600,000    03/06/95
          02/08/95 Banca Popolare di Milano           7,500,000    05/09/95
          02/08/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            500,000    02/09/95
          02/09/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                     4,600,000    05/25/95
          02/10/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              7,000,000    03/10/95
          02/16/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              5,000,000    03/16/95
          02/17/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              4,700,000    04/21/95
          02/21/95 National Community Bank            6,500,000    02/22/95
          02/23/95 Chemical Bank New Jersey           5,600,000    03/27/95
          02/23/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          3,200,000    03/27/95
          02/24/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              4,000,000    04/25/95
          02/27/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                     4,100,000    03/28/95
          02/27/95 Banca Popolare di Milano          12,500,000    04/27/95
          03/01/95 Merchants Nat'l Bank of Bangor       100,000    03/03/95
          03/03/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                     7,100,000    05/03/95
          03/06/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,600,000    03/20/95
          03/09/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                     6,000,000    05/31/95
          03/09/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              4,300,000    05/31/95
          03/10/95 Mellon Bank, N.A.                  7,000,000    05/09/95
          03/13/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              4,600,000    05/12/95
          03/16/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              5,100,000    05/16/95
          03/20/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,600,000    03/31/95
          03/27/95 Union Bank of Switzerland          8,900,000    06/26/95

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          GPU (cont'd) 

          Issue
           Date    Bank                               Amount       Maturity

          03/28/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.        $   100,000    03/30/95
          03/28/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              4,000,000    05/25/95
          03/31/95 Union Bank of Switzerland          6,000,000    06/29/95


          JCP&L

          Issue
           Date    Bank                               Amount       Maturity

          01/03/95 Chase Manhattan Bank             $ 9,400,000    02/03/95
          01/03/95 Citibank, N.A.                    10,000,000    01/17/95
          01/03/95 Chase Manhattan Bank               5,000,000    01/04/95
          01/04/95 Citibank, N.A.                     3,100,000    01/13/95
          01/05/95 Chase Manhattan Bank              10,900,000    01/18/95
          01/09/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   6,100,000    01/10/95
          01/09/95 Chase Manhattan Bank               6,500,000    01/11/95
          01/11/95 Bank of New York, N.A.             4,700,000    01/12/95
          01/17/95 Citibank, N.A.                    11,500,000    02/06/95
          01/18/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                     3,900,000    01/23/95
          01/18/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          4,100,000    01/23/95
          01/26/95 Bank of Pennsylvania               9,300,000    02/08/95
          01/27/95 Chemical Bank New Jersey           4,300,000    01/30/95
          01/30/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.         14,200,000    02/13/95
          01/31/95 Chase Manhattan Bank               5,000,000    02/07/95
          02/02/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   5,300,000    02/14/95
          02/03/95 Chase Manhattan Bank              10,000,000    02/10/95
          02/06/95 Bank of New York, N.A.             5,000,000    02/07/95
          02/07/95 Bank of New York, N.A.            10,900,000    02/08/95
          02/08/95 Citibank, N.A.                    11,400,000    02/16/95
          02/08/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          4,200,000    02/22/95
          02/10/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          3,600,000    02/24/95
          02/14/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   2,600,000    02/22/95
          02/15/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.         17,500,000    02/21/95
          02/16/95 Chase Manhattan Bank               9,800,000    02/27/95
          02/17/95 Bank of New York, N.A.            15,300,000    02/21/95
          02/21/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   7,400,000    03/08/95
          02/21/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          8,400,000    03/06/95
          02/22/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,200,000    02/23/95
          03/01/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                     7,300,000    03/28/95
          03/02/95 Citibank, N.A.                     8,200,000    03/27/95
          03/03/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          1,400,000    03/06/95
          03/03/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          8,600,000    03/17/95
          03/06/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          1,800,000    03/15/95
          03/07/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.         12,000,000    03/22/95
          03/07/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          3,500,000    03/08/95
          03/08/95 Bank of New York, N.A.             9,800,000    03/09/95
          03/09/95 Bank of New York, N.A.             7,400,000    03/10/95
          03/10/95 Union Bank of Switzerland          2,400,000    03/13/95
          03/13/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          7,200,000    03/14/95
          03/14/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,600,000    03/15/95

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          JCP&L (cont'd)

          Issue
           Date    Bank                               Amount       Maturity

          03/15/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                 $ 4,000,000    03/16/95
          03/16/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   4,200,000    03/21/95
          03/17/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          3,900,000    03/23/95
          03/20/95 Chase Manhattan Bank               6,200,000    03/23/95
          03/22/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          4,100,000    03/23/95


          Met-Ed

          Issue
           Date    Bank                               Amount       Maturity

          01/03/95 Chase Manhattan Bank             $ 5,100,000    01/04/95
          01/04/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   2,500,000    01/05/95
          01/05/95 Chase Manhattan Bank               5,000,000    01/06/95
          01/06/95 Chase Manhattan Bank               2,900,000    01/09/95
          01/20/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,500,000    01/23/95
          01/20/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.         14,600,000    01/23/95
          01/23/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                       800,000    01/24/95
          01/23/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          5,000,000    01/24/95
          01/23/95 Bank of New York, N.A.             8,900,000    01/24/95
          01/24/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          5,000,000    01/30/95
          01/24/95 Bank of New York                   8,000,000    01/25/95
          01/25/95 Chase Manhattan Bank               3,200,000    02/06/95
          01/25/95 Chemical Bank New Jersey           4,400,000    02/06/95
          01/26/95 Midlantic National Bank            4,000,000    01/27/95
          01/27/95 Bank of New York, N.A.             1,700,000    01/30/95
          01/30/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          3,000,000    02/03/95
          01/30/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   5,000,000    01/31/95
          01/31/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          5,000,000    02/14/95
          01/31/95 Chase Manhattan Bank               5,000,000    02/07/95
          02/01/95 Banca Popolare di Milano           6,600,000    02/08/95
          02/02/95 Mellon Bank, N.A.                  7,100,000    02/07/95
          02/03/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          4,000,000    02/10/95
          02/08/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                     6,700,000    02/09/95
          02/10/95 Chase Manhattan Bank               1,700,000    02/13/95
          02/15/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          3,100,000    02/21/95
          02/16/95 Chase Manhattan Bank               4,200,000    02/24/95
          02/16/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          4,400,000    02/27/95
          02/17/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,400,000    02/21/95
          02/22/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.         10,000,000    02/23/95
          02/27/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            900,000    02/28/95
          02/28/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          4,600,000    03/06/95
          02/28/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          4,400,000    03/07/95
          03/01/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                     1,700,000    03/02/95
          03/03/95 Citibank, N.A.                     5,900,000    03/08/95
          03/06/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            800,000    03/07/95
          03/07/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,500,000    03/13/95
          03/08/95 Bank of New York, N.A.             6,100,000    03/09/95
          03/08/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          1,400,000    03/09/95
          03/09/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          3,500,000    03/17/95

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          Met-Ed (cont'd)

          Issue
           Date    Bank                               Amount       Maturity

          03/09/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.        $ 1,400,000    03/14/95
          03/10/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   8,500,000    03/13/95
          03/13/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          4,000,000    03/21/95
          03/13/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   4,000,000    03/14/95
          03/14/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            900,000    03/15/95
          03/15/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.         10,000,000    03/22/95
          03/16/95 Bank of New York, N.A.             1,500,000    03/17/95
          03/17/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          3,600,000    03/23/95
          03/20/95 Chase Manhattan Bank               4,000,000    03/24/95
          03/21/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   3,100,000    03/28/95
          03/23/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          4,900,000    04/03/95
          03/24/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          3,700,000    04/07/95
          03/28/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          7,000,000    03/29/95
          03/29/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          7,100,000    03/30/95
          03/31/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust             10,100,000    04/19/95


          Penelec

          Issue
           Date    Bank                               Amount       Maturity

          01/03/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                 $ 6,800,000    01/05/95
          01/04/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              2,000,000    01/09/95
          01/05/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              5,600,000    01/19/95
          01/06/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   3,900,000    01/11/95
          01/10/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              5,000,000    02/10/95
          01/11/95 Chemical Bank New Jersey           2,200,000    01/25/95
          01/11/95 Chemical Bank                        500,000    01/12/95
          01/12/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   2,600,000    02/02/95
          01/13/95 Citibank, N.A.                     3,200,000    02/13/95
          01/17/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              8,700,000    02/07/95
          01/20/95 Midlantic National Bank            9,700,000    01/23/95
          01/20/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,300,000    01/23/95
          01/23/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              7,500,000    02/06/95
          01/23/95 National Community Bank            7,000,000    01/24/95
          01/24/95 National Community Bank            2,600,000    01/25/95
          01/25/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   3,200,000    01/30/95
          01/26/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              8,400,000    02/16/95
          01/26/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              8,000,000    02/09/95
          01/30/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          3,000,000    02/03/95
          01/31/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   3,000,000    02/07/95
          02/01/95 Chase Manhattan Bank               9,200,000    02/07/95
          02/02/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust             13,800,000    02/07/95
          02/03/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          3,500,000    02/08/95
          02/06/95 Bank of New York, N.A.             6,700,000    02/07/95
          02/08/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   2,400,000    02/14/95
          02/10/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              2,700,000    03/10/95
          02/13/95 Bank of New York, N.A.               500,000    02/14/95
          02/14/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   5,400,000    02/21/95
          02/15/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            700,000    03/08/95

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          Penelec (cont'd)

          Issue
           Date    Bank                               Amount       Maturity

          02/16/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust            $ 8,100,000    02/27/95
          02/24/95 Citibank, N.A.                     7,800,000    03/01/95
          02/27/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.         12,000,000    03/07/95
          03/01/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                     2,500,000    03/02/95
          03/03/95 PNC Bank, N.A.                     7,600,000    03/30/95
          03/06/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.         10,000,000    03/13/95
          03/07/95 Midlantic National Bank            7,300,000    03/08/95
          03/08/95 Bank of New York, N.A.             8,000,000    03/09/95
          03/09/95 Citibank, N.A.                     5,300,000    03/14/95
          03/10/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   1,500,000    03/13/95
          03/13/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          5,200,000    03/14/95
          03/13/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   4,600,000    03/16/95
          03/14/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,100,000    03/15/95
          03/15/95 Citibank, N.A.                     6,800,000    03/21/95
          03/15/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          6,200,000    03/17/95
          03/15/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust             15,000,000    03/22/95
          03/16/95 Swiss Bank Corp.                   5,500,000    03/27/95
          03/17/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,000,000    03/20/95
          03/17/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,800,000    04/10/95
          03/21/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          1,400,000    04/04/95
          03/22/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          3,000,000    03/23/95
          03/22/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.         12,300,000    04/18/95
          03/23/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          2,000,000    03/24/95
          03/24/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          1,500,000    04/05/95
          03/27/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            600,000    03/28/95
          03/28/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              4,800,000    04/11/95
          03/29/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          5,000,000    03/30/95
          03/30/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.         13,000,000    04/03/95
          03/31/95 First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          6,700,000    04/04/95
          03/31/95 Morgan Guaranty Trust              5,300,000    04/06/95

          Each such  unsecured  promissory note  bears interest  at a  rate

          (after  giving  effect  to   any  fees  or  compensating  balance

          requirements)  not  exceeding  125% of  the  greater  of (A)  the

          lending  bank's prime  rate for  commercial borrowings  in effect

          from time to time, and (B) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%,

          as in effect at the date of borrowing.

               During the period of January 1, 1995 through March 31, 1995,

          the Companies repaid unsecured  promissory notes issued to banks,

          as follows:




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          GPU

          Date      Bank                                 Amount

          01/06/95  Canadian Imperial Bank             $ 7,700,000
          01/06/95  Mellon Bank, N.A.                    4,300,000
          01/09/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                       4,000,000
          01/10/95  Mellon Bank, N.A.                    6,900,000
          01/12/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                       8,600,000
          01/13/95  Banca Popolare di Milano             6,600,000
          01/17/95  Midlantic National Bank              4,700,000
          01/19/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            5,400,000
          01/19/95  Midlantic National Bank              5,300,000
          01/20/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            3,400,000
          01/20/95  Midlantic National Bank                200,000
          01/23/95  Union Bank of Switzerland            4,800,000
          01/23/95  Chemical Bank New Jersey             2,200,000
          01/25/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                7,800,000
          01/25/95  Merchants Nat'l Bank of Bangor         100,000
          01/26/95  Mercantile Safe Deposit              6,600,000
          01/27/95  Chemical Bank New Jersey             5,600,000
          01/27/95  Bank of New York, N.A.              13,100,000
          01/30/95  Canadian Imperial Bank               4,200,000
          01/30/95  Union Bank of Switzerland            7,400,000
          02/02/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.              100,000
          02/02/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            6,700,000
          02/03/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                       7,000,000
          02/06/95  Union Bank of Switzerland            5,400,000
          02/06/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            1,600,000
          02/08/95  National Community Bank              7,000,000
          02/08/95  Bank of Pennsylvania                 1,000,000
          02/09/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.              500,000
          02/09/95  Canadian Imperial Bank               4,100,000
          02/10/95  Chemical Bank                        6,900,000
          02/16/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                5,000,000
          02/17/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,600,000
          02/21/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                       4,100,000
          02/21/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            3,600,000
          02/22/95  National Community Bank              6,500,000
          02/23/95  Banca Popolare di Milano             6,000,000
          02/23/95  Chemical Bank New Jersey             5,600,000
          02/24/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                       3,900,000
          02/27/95  Midlantic National Bank             10,000,000
          02/27/95  Banca Popolare di Milano             6,500,000
          03/03/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,000,000
          03/03/95  Canadian Imperial Bank               5,000,000
          03/03/95  Merchants Nat'l Bank of Bangor         100,000
          03/06/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,600,000
          03/09/95  Canadian Imperial Bank              10,100,000
          03/10/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                7,000,000
          03/13/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,500,000
          03/16/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                5,000,000
          03/20/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,600,000
          03/27/95  Chemical Bank New Jersey             5,600,000
          03/27/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            3,200,000


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          GPU (cont'd)

          Date      Bank                                 Amount

          03/28/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                     $ 4,100,000
          03/30/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.              100,000
          03/31/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,600,000
          03/31/95  Union Bank of Switzerland            3,100,000


          JCP&L

          Date      Bank                                 Amount

          01/03/95  Bank of Pennsylvania               $12,000,000
          01/04/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 5,000,000
          01/09/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                      22,400,000
          01/10/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     6,100,000
          01/11/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 6,500,000
          01/12/95  United Jersey Bank, N.A.             9,600,000
          01/12/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               4,700,000
          01/13/95  Citibank, N.A.                       3,100,000
          01/17/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,600,000
          01/17/95  Citibank, N.A.                      10,000,000
          01/17/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               2,400,000
          01/18/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                10,900,000
          01/19/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,100,000
          01/23/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                       3,900,000
          01/23/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,100,000
          01/24/95  Hamilton Bank                        7,400,000
          01/30/95  Mellon Bank, N.A.                   15,000,000
          01/30/95  Chemical Bank New Jersey             4,300,000
          02/03/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 9,400,000
          02/06/95  Citibank, N.A.                      11,500,000
          02/07/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               5,000,000
          02/07/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 5,000,000
          02/08/95  Bank of Pennsylvania                 9,300,000
          02/08/95  Bank of New York, N.A.              10,900,000
          02/10/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                10,000,000
          02/13/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.           14,200,000
          02/14/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     5,300,000
          02/16/95  Citibank, N.A.                      11,400,000
          02/21/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.           17,500,000
          02/21/95  Bank of New York                    15,300,000
          02/22/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,200,000
          02/22/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     2,600,000
          02/23/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,200,000
          02/24/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            3,600,000
          02/27/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 9,800,000
          03/06/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            8,400,000
          03/06/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            1,400,000
          03/08/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     7,400,000
          03/08/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            3,500,000
          03/09/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               9,800,000
          03/10/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               7,400,000
          03/13/95  Union Bank of Switzerland            2,400,000

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          JCP&L (cont'd)

          Date      Bank                                 Amount

          03/14/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          $ 7,200,000
          03/15/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,600,000
          03/15/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            1,800,000
          03/16/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     4,000,000
          03/17/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            8,600,000
          03/21/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     4,200,000
          03/22/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.           12,000,000
          03/23/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 6,200,000
          03/23/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            3,900,000
          03/23/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,100,000
          03/27/95  Citibank, N.A.                       8,200,000
          03/28/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                       7,300,000


          Met-Ed

          Date      Bank                                 Amount

          01/04/95  Chase Manhattan Bank               $ 5,100,000
          01/05/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     2,500,000
          01/06/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 5,000,000
          01/09/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 2,900,000
          01/23/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,500,000
          01/23/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.           14,600,000
          01/24/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                         800,000
          01/24/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            5,000,000
          01/24/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               8,900,000
          01/25/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               8,000,000
          01/27/95  Midlantic National Bank              4,000,000
          01/30/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               1,700,000
          01/30/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            5,000,000
          01/31/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     5,000,000
          02/03/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            3,000,000
          02/06/95  Chemical Bank New Jersey             4,400,000
          02/06/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 3,200,000
          02/07/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 5,000,000
          02/07/95  Mellon Bank, N.A.                    7,100,000
          02/08/95  Banca Popolare di Milano             6,600,000
          02/09/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                       6,700,000
          02/10/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,000,000
          02/13/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 1,700,000
          02/14/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            5,000,000
          02/21/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            3,100,000
          02/21/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,400,000
          02/23/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.           10,000,000
          02/24/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 4,200,000
          02/27/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,400,000
          02/28/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.              900,000
          03/02/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                       1,700,000
          03/06/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,600,000
          03/07/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,400,000
          03/07/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.              800,000

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          Met-Ed (cont'd)

          Date      Bank                                 Amount

          03/08/95  Citibank, N.A.                     $ 5,900,000
          03/09/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               6,100,000
          03/09/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            1,400,000
          03/13/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,500,000
          03/13/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     8,500,000
          03/14/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     4,000,000
          03/14/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            1,400,000
          03/15/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.              900,000
          03/17/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               1,500,000
          03/17/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            3,500,000
          03/21/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,000,000
          03/22/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.           10,000,000
          03/23/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            3,600,000
          03/24/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 4,000,000
          03/28/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     3,100,000
          03/29/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            7,000,000
          03/30/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            7,100,000


          Penelec

          Date      Bank                                 Amount

          01/04/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.          $ 2,000,000
          01/05/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     6,800,000
          01/06/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                5,500,000
          01/09/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                2,000,000
          01/10/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               6,500,000
          01/10/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                       2,100,000
          01/10/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                       2,400,000
          01/11/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     3,900,000
          01/12/95  Chemical Bank                          500,000
          01/12/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,500,000
          01/13/95  United Jersey Bank, N.A.             5,400,000
          01/17/95  Banca Popolare di Milano            13,400,000
          01/18/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,100,000
          01/19/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            4,000,000
          01/19/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                5,600,000
          01/20/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.           12,800,000
          01/23/95  Midlantic National Bank              9,700,000
          01/23/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,300,000
          01/23/95  National Community Bank              7,000,000
          01/24/95  National Community Bank              7,000,000
          01/25/95  Chemical Bank New Jersey             2,200,000
          01/25/95  National Community Bank              2,600,000
          01/26/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            8,100,000
          01/27/95  Mellon Bank, N.A.                    5,500,000
          01/27/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               3,000,000
          01/30/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     3,200,000
          02/02/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     2,600,000
          02/03/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            3,000,000
          02/06/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                7,500,000

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          Penelec (cont'd)

          Date      Bank                                 Amount

          02/07/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust              $13,800,000
          02/07/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     3,000,000
          02/07/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               6,700,000
          02/07/95  Chase Manhattan Bank                 9,200,000
          02/07/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                8,700,000
          02/08/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            3,500,000
          02/09/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                8,000,000
          02/10/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                5,000,000
          02/13/95  Citibank, N.A.                       3,200,000
          02/14/95  Bank of New York, N.A.                 500,000
          02/14/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     2,400,000
          02/16/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                8,400,000
          02/21/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     5,400,000
          02/27/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                8,100,000
          03/01/95  Citibank, N.A.                       7,800,000
          03/02/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                       2,500,000
          03/07/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.           12,000,000
          03/08/95  Midlantic National Bank              7,300,000
          03/08/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.              700,000
          03/09/95  Bank of New York, N.A.               8,000,000
          03/10/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust                2,700,000
          03/13/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.           10,000,000
          03/13/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     1,500,000
          03/14/95  Citibank, N.A.                       5,300,000
          03/14/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            5,200,000
          03/15/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,100,000
          03/16/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     4,600,000
          03/17/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            6,200,000
          03/20/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,000,000
          03/21/95  Citibank, N.A.                       6,800,000
          03/22/95  Morgan Guaranty Trust               15,000,000
          03/23/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            3,000,000
          03/24/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            2,000,000
          03/27/95  Swiss Bank Corp.                     5,500,000
          03/28/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.              600,000
          03/30/95  PNC Bank, N.A.                       7,600,000
          03/30/95  First Fidelity Bank, N.A.            5,000,000

               To  summarize the above transactions, at March 31, 1995, the

          GPU Companies had outstanding unsecured promissory notes pursuant

          to informal bank lines of credit as follows:

                    GPU                                 $113,800,000
                    JCP&L                                          0
                    Met-Ed                                18,700,000 
                    Penelec                               47,800,000





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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  STATEMENT  TO BE  SIGNED  ON  THEIR  BEHALF BY  THE

          UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.

                                     GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
                                     JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                                     METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
                                     PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY



                                     By:                                 
                                        T. G. Howson
                                        Vice President and Treasurer


          Date:  April 6, 1995<PAGE>


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