Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to
SEC File No. 70-8593
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM U-1
APPLICATION UNDER
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 ("Act")
GPU, INC. ("GPU")
100 Interpace Parkway
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
GPU INTERNATIONAL, INC. ("GPUI")
EI SERVICES, INC. ("EI Services")
One Upper Pond Road, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY ("JCP&L")
METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY ("Met-Ed")
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY ("Penelec")
P.O. Box 16001, Reading, Pennsylvania 19640
GPU SERVICE, INC. ("GPUS")
100 Interpace Parkway, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
(Names of companies filing this statement
and addresses of principal offices)
GPU, INC.
(Name of top registered holding company parent of the applicants)
M.A. Nalewako, Secretary Douglas E. Davidson, Esq.
M.J. Connolly, Esq. Berlack, Israels & Liberman LLP
GPU Service, Inc. 120 West 45th Street
100 Interpace Parkway New York, New York 10036
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
W.S. Greengrove, Secretary
GPU International, Inc.
One Upper Pond Road
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
______________________________________________________________
(Names and addresses of agents for service)
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GPU, GPUI, EI Services, JCP&L, Met-Ed, Penelec and GPUS
hereby post-effectively amend their Application on Form U-1,
docketed in SEC File No. 70-8593, as heretofore amended, as
follows:
1. By filing the following additional exhibit in Item 6
hereof:
(a) Exhibits:
J - GPU Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
Quarter ended June 30, 1997 (SEC File No. 1-
6047) is incorporated by reference herein.
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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 UNDER-
SIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
GPU, INC.
JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
By: /s/ T.G. Howson
T. G. Howson
Vice President and Treasurer
GPU INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ B.L. Levy
B. L. Levy
President
Date: August 28, 1997
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