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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



                                    GPU, INC.
                      JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                           METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
                          PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY







<PAGE>




                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



--------------------------------------------
                  In the Matter of           :
                                             :
GPU, Inc.                                    :
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,  GPU, Inc. ("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  Orders, dated October 26, 1994, July 17,
1996, December 22, 1997, and June 22, 1999, with respect to said Declaration, as
follows:

     1. During the period April 1, 2000 through June 30, 2000, the GPU Companies
issued  no  promissory  notes  representing  borrowings  under the  Amended  and
Restated  Credit  Agreement,  dated as of July 3, 1996, as amended  including by
Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 31, 1997,  Amendment No. 2 dated as of May 15,
1998,  and Amendment No. 3 dated as of March 2, 1999,  among the GPU  Companies;
the banks named therein,  and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as  Administrative
Agent, Citibank Securities, Inc., as Syndication Agent, and Citicorp Securities,
Inc. and Chase  Manhattan  Bank  Securities,  Inc.,  as  Arrangers,  and no such
borrowings were outstanding thereunder at such date.


      2. At the close of business on March 31, 2000,  JCP&L,  Met-Ed and Penelec
had outstanding unsecured short-term promissory notes issued as commercial paper
as follows:

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                      Company                            Amount
                      -------                            ------

                      GPU                              $60,550,000
                      JCP&L                                      0
                      Met-Ed                            26,477,000
                      Penelec                          100,000,000


      3. During the period  April 1, 2000 through  June 30,  2000,  GPU,  JCP&L,
Met-Ed,  and Penelec issued and sold (and paid at maturity where such commercial
paper matured on or before June 30, 2000) unsecured short-term  promissory notes
as commercial paper as follows:

GPU
---

Date of Issuance                 Maturity Date                      Amount
----------------                 -------------                      ------

04/19/00                            04/20/00                        3,850,000
04/19/00                            04/20/00                       20,008,000
04/19/00                            04/24/00                        5,000,000
04/19/00                            04/24/00                       21,169,000
04/19/00                            05/17/00                       25,123,000
04/20/00                            04/24/00                        3,853,000
04/20/00                            04/28/00                       20,038,000
04/24/00                            05/02/00                       15,078,000
04/24/00                            05/15/00                        5,019,000
04/24/00                            05/15/00                       10,000,000
04/28/00                            05/01/00                       18,049,000
04/28/00                            05/30/00                        2,010,000
05/01/00                            05/02/00                       18,054,000
05/02/00                            05/03/00                       15,083,000
05/02/00                            05/03/00                       18,059,000
05/03/00                            05/04/00                       18,063,000
05/03/00                            05/26/00                       15,146,000
05/04/00                            05/05/00                       10,311,000
05/04/00                            05/12/00                        5,000,000
05/04/00                            05/25/00                        2,769,000
05/05/00                            05/09/00                        7,788,000
05/05/00                            05/26/00                        2,538,000
05/15/00                            05/16/00                       10,002,000
05/15/00                            05/19/00                        5,024,000
05/16/00                            06/23/00                       10,073,000
05/17/00                            06/14/00                       25,260,000
05/19/00                            06/19/00                        5,054,000
05/25/00                            05/30/00                        2,773,000
05/26/00                            05/30/00                        2,542,000
05/26/00                            05/31/00                       15,165,000
05/30/00                            05/31/00                        7,327,000
05/31/00                            06/08/00                        7,339,000
05/31/00                            06/19/00                       15,221,000
06/08/00                            06/09/00                        7,342,000
06/09/00                            06/19/00                        2,358,000
06/09/00                            06/23/00                        5,000,000
06/14/00                            07/14/00                       25,406,000


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GPU con't
---------

Date of Issuance                 Maturity Date                      Amount
----------------                 -------------                      ------

06/19/00                            06/20/00                        9,215,000
06/19/00                            06/21/00                        7,415,000
06/19/00                            06/22/00                        6,012,000
06/20/00                            06/21/00                        9,217,000
06/21/00                            06/23/00                        2,465,000
06/21/00                            06/26/00                        7,422,000
06/21/00                            06/30/00                        6,765,000
06/22/00                            06/23/00                        4,000,000
06/22/00                            06/30/00                        2,016,000
06/23/00                            06/26/00                       16,548,000
06/23/00                            06/26/00                        5,003,000
06/26/00                            06/29/00                        7,262,000
06/26/00                            06/29/00                       12,433,000
06/26/00                            06/30/00                        9,300,000
06/27/00                            07/07/00                       15,030,000
06/29/00                            06/30/00                        5,419,000
06/29/00                            07/06/00                        1,845,000
06/29/00                            07/06/00                       12,453,000
06/30/00                            07/14/00                       23,566,000


JCP&L
------

Date of Issuance                 Maturity Date                      Amount
----------------                 -------------                      ------

06/01/00                            06/02/00                        9,500,000
06/02/00                            06/05/00                       10,200,000
06/05/00                            06/06/00                        3,800,000


Met-Ed
------

Date of Issuance                 Maturity Date                      Amount
----------------                 -------------                      ------

04/03/00                            04/04/00                        2,600,000
04/04/00                            04/05/00                       20,600,000
04/05/00                            04/06/00                       17,700,000
04/05/00                            04/12/00                       10,000,000
04/06/00                            04/07/00                        4,900,000
04/06/00                            04/10/00                       10,000,000
04/07/00                            04/14/00                        5,900,000
04/10/00                            04/11/00                       10,000,000
04/11/00                            04/18/00                        7,400,000
04/13/00                            04/14/00                        9,100,000
04/17/00                            04/18/00                       38,300,000
04/18/00                            04/19/00                       20,000,000
04/18/00                            04/25/00                       24,400,000
04/19/00                            04/24/00                       18,300,000
04/20/00                            04/24/00                        8,400,000
04/24/00                            05/01/00                       24,700,000
04/25/00                            04/26/00                       17,600,000
04/26/00                            05/01/00                       11,000,000


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Met-Ed con't
------------

Date of Issuance                 Maturity Date                      Amount
----------------                 -------------                      ------

05/01/00                            05/02/00                       20,000,000
05/01/00                            05/08/00                       20,600,000
05/02/00                            05/09/00                       18,700,000
05/03/00                            05/04/00                       14,000,000
05/04/00                            05/05/00                       12,500,000
05/05/00                            05/08/00                       16,500,000
05/08/00                            05/10/00                       35,600,000
05/09/00                            05/15/00                       29,300,000
05/10/00                            05/11/00                       10,700,000
05/10/00                            05/17/00                       24,000,000
05/11/00                            05/12/00                        8,500,000
05/12/00                            05/19/00                        5,300,000
05/15/00                            05/22/00                       16,700,000
05/16/00                            05/23/00                        9,800,000
05/17/00                            05/18/00                       10,000,000
05/17/00                            05/24/00                       11,700,000
05/18/00                            05/25/00                        8,100,000
05/19/00                            05/26/00                        4,700,000
05/22/00                            05/30/00                       34,780,000
05/22/00                            06/01/00                        5,720,000
05/23/00                            05/30/00                        5,400,000
05/23/00                            06/01/00                        4,000,000
05/24/00                            06/02/00                       12,000,000
05/25/00                            06/06/00                        8,200,000
05/26/00                            05/30/00                        4,200,000
05/30/00                            06/07/00                       21,300,000
05/30/00                            06/12/00                       15,000,000
05/30/00                            06/15/00                        5,000,000
05/31/00                            06/05/00                        3,400,000
06/01/00                            06/08/00                        9,700,000
06/02/00                            06/05/00                       12,400,000
06/05/00                            06/08/00                       15,800,000
06/06/00                            06/13/00                        6,300,000
06/07/00                            06/14/00                       20,800,000
06/08/00                            06/15/00                       24,100,000
06/09/00                            06/16/00                        3,800,000
06/12/00                            07/06/00                       14,400,000
06/13/00                            06/14/00                        4,200,000
06/14/00                            06/21/00                       14,500,000
06/14/00                            07/07/00                       10,000,000
06/15/00                            06/16/00                       32,000,000
06/16/00                            06/23/00                       36,000,000
06/21/00                            07/07/00                       12,900,000
06/23/00                            06/26/00                        8,700,000
06/23/00                            06/28/00                       18,900,000
06/23/00                            07/10/00                       10,000,000
06/26/00                            07/06/00                        7,800,000
06/26/00                            07/06/00                          900,000
06/28/00                            06/30/00                       18,900,000
06/30/00                            07/05/00                       18,900,000




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Penelec
-------

Date of Issuance                 Maturity Date                      Amount
----------------                 -------------                      ------

04/03/00                            04/04/00                       10,000,000
04/03/00                            04/17/00                       20,000,000
04/04/00                            04/05/00                       20,000,000
04/04/00                            04/11/00                       26,400,000
04/05/00                            04/06/00                       10,000,000
04/05/00                            04/12/00                          351,000
04/05/00                            04/12/00                        1,000,000
04/05/00                            04/12/00                        1,000,000
04/05/00                            04/12/00                        1,000,000
04/05/00                            04/12/00                        1,000,000
04/05/00                            04/12/00                        5,000,000
04/05/00                            04/12/00                        5,000,000
04/06/00                            04/13/00                       11,400,000
04/07/00                            04/11/00                       21,600,000
04/10/00                            04/11/00                        6,000,000
04/11/00                            04/18/00                       20,000,000
04/11/00                            04/25/00                       12,300,000
04/13/00                            04/14/00                        2,900,000
04/17/00                            04/18/00                       17,400,000
04/17/00                            04/18/00                       50,000,000
04/18/00                            04/19/00                       27,000,000
04/18/00                            04/20/00                       20,000,000
04/18/00                            04/26/00                       20,000,000
04/18/00                            05/02/00                       20,000,000
04/19/00                            04/24/00                       25,700,000
04/20/00                            04/24/00                       22,000,000
04/24/00                            05/01/00                       27,000,000
04/24/00                            05/08/00                       20,000,000
04/26/00                            05/01/00                       23,400,000
04/28/00                            05/05/00                        3,600,000
05/01/00                            05/02/00                       20,000,000
05/01/00                            05/08/00                       21,800,000
05/02/00                            05/03/00                       20,000,000
05/02/00                            05/09/00                       19,000,000
05/03/00                            05/04/00                       10,000,000
05/03/00                            05/10/00                       21,000,000
05/04/00                            05/05/00                        8,600,000
05/05/00                            05/08/00                       10,000,000
05/08/00                            05/10/00                       41,800,000
05/09/00                            05/15/00                       10,000,000
05/09/00                            05/16/00                       26,000,000
05/10/00                            05/11/00                       15,500,000
05/10/00                            05/17/00                       30,000,000
05/10/00                            05/24/00                       16,000,000
05/11/00                            05/18/00                       13,400,000
05/12/00                            05/19/00                        4,600,000
05/15/00                            05/16/00                        3,800,000
05/15/00                            05/22/00                        4,300,000
05/16/00                            05/18/00                       10,000,000
05/16/00                            05/23/00                        9,400,000
05/16/00                            05/24/00                        9,500,000



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Penelec con't
-------------

Date of Issuance                 Maturity Date                      Amount
----------------                 -------------                      ------

05/17/00                            05/25/00                       17,500,000
05/17/00                            05/30/00                        2,500,000
05/17/00                            06/01/00                        3,500,000
05/17/00                            06/02/00                        4,000,000
05/18/00                            05/26/00                       12,300,000
05/18/00                            06/07/00                       10,000,000
05/19/00                            05/26/00                        7,200,000
05/22/00                            05/30/00                        8,000,000
05/23/00                            05/30/00                        9,000,000
05/24/00                            06/02/00                       12,500,000
05/24/00                            06/05/00                       11,400,000
05/24/00                            06/07/00                        1,200,000
05/25/00                            06/06/00                       15,900,000
05/26/00                            05/30/00                       19,000,000
05/30/00                            06/08/00                       11,500,000
05/31/00                            06/09/00                       12,800,000
06/01/00                            06/12/00                       19,000,000
06/02/00                            06/05/00                       15,800,000
06/05/00                            06/12/00                       26,000,000
06/06/00                            06/13/00                       14,400,000
06/07/00                            06/14/00                       10,300,000
06/08/00                            06/15/00                        9,900,000
06/09/00                            06/16/00                       14,000,000
06/12/00                            06/19/00                       25,500,000
06/12/00                            07/07/00                       20,000,000
06/13/00                            06/14/00                       12,600,000
06/14/00                            06/23/00                       12,600,000
06/14/00                            07/06/00                       10,000,000
06/15/00                            06/16/00                       13,000,000
06/16/00                            06/23/00                       25,900,000
06/19/00                            06/26/00                       24,400,000
06/20/00                            06/21/00                        3,400,000
06/21/00                            06/22/00                        1,800,000
06/22/00                            07/10/00                        6,400,000
06/23/00                            06/26/00                       10,000,000
06/23/00                            06/29/00                       11,944,000
06/23/00                            06/29/00                        5,556,000
06/23/00                            07/11/00                       10,000,000
06/26/00                            06/27/00                       20,000,000
06/26/00                            07/05/00                        8,200,000
06/26/00                            07/06/00                        5,000,000
06/27/00                            06/28/00                       19,200,000
06/28/00                            07/05/00                       18,300,000
06/29/00                            07/20/00                       15,900,000
06/30/00                            07/05/00                        6,000,000









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      To summarize the above transactions,  at June 30, 2000, GPU, JCP&L, Met-Ed
and Penelec had  outstanding  unsecured  short-term  promissory  notes issued as
commercial paper as follows:

                     Company                              Amount
                     -------                              ------

                     GPU                              $  78,300,000
                     JCP&L                                        0
                     Met-Ed                              74,900,000
                     Penelec                             99,800,000


      4. At the close of  business  on March 31,  2000,  the GPU  Companies  had
outstanding  unsecured short-term  promissory notes representing bank borrowings
under informal bank lines, as follows:

                     Company                              Amount
                     -------                              ------

                     GPU                              $  56,300,000
                     JCP&L                                        0
                     Met-Ed                                       0
                     Penelec                             21,200,000


      During the period April 1, 2000 through June 30, 2000,  the GPU  Companies
issued unsecured  promissory notes  representing  bank borrowings under informal
bank lines of credit as follows:

GPU
----

Issue
Date           Bank                                       Amount     Maturity
----           ----                                       ------     --------

04/03/00       Sumitomo Bank                             10,300,000  04/04/00
04/04/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      50,000,000  04/05/00
04/04/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      20,000,000  04/05/00
04/04/00       Sumitomo Bank                             27,000,000  04/05/00
04/04/00       Summit Bank                               20,000,000  04/05/00
04/05/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      50,000,000  04/06/00
04/05/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      20,000,000  04/06/00
04/05/00       Sumitomo Bank                             27,000,000  04/06/00
04/05/00       Summit Bank                               20,000,000  04/06/00
04/06/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                  12,000,000  04/07/00
04/06/00       Allfirst Bank                             15,000,000  04/11/00
04/06/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      50,000,000  04/11/00
04/06/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      20,000,000  04/11/00
04/06/00       Summit Bank                               20,000,000  04/07/00
04/07/00       Sumitomo Bank                             32,100,000  04/10/00
04/10/00       Sumitomo Bank                             12,100,000  04/11/00
04/10/00       Summit Bank                               20,000,000  04/11/00
04/11/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      50,000,000  04/13/00
04/11/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      20,000,000  04/13/00
04/11/00       Sumitomo Bank                             27,200,000  04/13/00


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GPU con't
---------

Issue
Date           Bank                                       Amount     Maturity
----           ----                                       ------     --------

04/11/00       Summit Bank                               20,000,000  04/12/00
04/12/00       Sumitomo Bank                             20,000,000  04/13/00
04/18/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                  30,000,000  04/19/00
04/18/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      30,500,000  04/19/00
04/18/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      10,000,000  05/02/00
04/18/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      20,000,000  04/25/00
04/18/00       Mellon Bank                               10,000,000  04/19/00
04/18/00       Sumitomo Bank                             50,000,000  04/19/00
04/19/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                  10,500,000  04/20/00
04/19/00       Allfirst Bank                             15,000,000  04/26/00
04/19/00       Summit Bank                               20,000,000  05/03/00
04/20/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                  11,500,000  04/24/00
04/24/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      10,400,000  04/25/00
04/25/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      20,000,000  05/09/00
04/25/00       Sumitomo Bank                             13,900,000  04/26/00
04/26/00       Allfirst Bank                             15,000,000  05/10/00
04/26/00       Sumitomo Bank                             14,000,000  04/27/00
04/27/00       Sumitomo Bank                             13,900,000  05/01/00
05/01/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                  30,000,000  05/08/00
05/01/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      16,900,000  05/02/00
05/01/00       Merchants National Bank of Bangor          2,000,000  05/18/00
05/02/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      10,000,000  05/11/00
05/02/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      16,900,000  05/03/00
05/03/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      17,000,000  05/04/00
05/03/00       Summit Bank                               20,000,000  05/18/00
05/04/00       Sumitomo Bank                             17,100,000  05/05/00
05/05/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      21,500,000  05/08/00
05/08/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                   2,000,000  05/09/00
05/08/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      45,100,000  05/09/00
05/09/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                   4,900,000  05/12/00
05/09/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      20,000,000  05/22/00
05/09/00       Sumitomo Bank                             30,000,000  05/10/00
05/09/00       Sumitomo Bank                             20,000,000  05/19/00
05/10/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      30,000,000  05/11/00
05/10/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      20,000,000  05/16/00
05/10/00       Sumitomo Bank                              1,000,000  05/11/00
05/11/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      10,000,000  05/25/00
05/11/00       Mellon Bank                                8,400,000  05/18/00
05/11/00       Sumitomo Bank                             22,600,000  05/12/00
05/12/00       Allfirst Bank                             15,000,000  05/26/00
05/12/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      20,000,000  05/19/00
05/12/00       Sumitomo Bank                              1,000,000  05/19/00
05/16/00       Sumitomo Bank                             20,000,000  05/17/00
05/17/00       Sumitomo Bank                             20,300,000  05/24/00
05/18/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       5,400,000  05/25/00
05/18/00       Sumitomo Bank                              5,100,000  05/19/00
05/18/00       Summit Bank                               20,000,000  06/08/00
05/19/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      44,200,000  05/23/00
05/19/00       Merchants National Bank of Bangor          2,000,000  06/09/00
05/22/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      20,000,000  05/25/00
05/23/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                  14,600,000  06/05/00


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GPU con't
----------

Issue
Date           Bank                                       Amount     Maturity
----           ----                                       ------     --------

05/23/00       Sumitomo Bank                             29,700,000  06/06/00
05/24/00       Sumitomo Bank                             20,300,000  05/31/00
05/25/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                  10,700,000  06/07/00
05/25/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      30,000,000  06/02/00
05/26/00       Allfirst Bank                             15,000,000  06/07/00
05/30/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                   4,700,000  06/06/00
05/30/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       2,900,000  05/31/00
05/31/00       Sumitomo Bank                             16,800,000  06/15/00
06/01/00       Sumitomo Bank                              1,100,000  06/06/00
06/02/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      15,000,000  06/05/00
06/02/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      15,000,000  06/09/00
06/05/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      29,500,000  06/12/00
06/06/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                   2,500,000  06/13/00
06/06/00       Sumitomo Bank                             33,200,000  06/13/00
06/07/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      25,800,000  06/14/00
06/08/00       Summit Bank                               20,000,000  06/22/00
06/09/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      17,100,000  06/16/00
06/12/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      29,700,000  06/26/00
06/13/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       2,400,000  06/14/00
06/13/00       Sumitomo Bank                             33,200,000  06/20/00
06/14/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                  28,400,000  06/21/00
06/15/00       Sumitomo Bank                             16,800,000  06/22/00
06/16/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                   1,600,000  06/21/00
06/16/00       Allfirst Bank                             15,000,000  07/07/00
06/16/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       3,600,000  06/19/00
06/19/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       3,700,000  06/20/00
06/20/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       3,700,000  06/21/00
06/20/00       Sumitomo Bank                             33,200,000  06/27/00
06/21/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                  30,000,000  06/28/00
06/21/00       Bank of New York                           3,800,000  06/22/00
06/22/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       3,800,000  06/23/00
06/22/00       Sumitomo Bank                             16,800,000  06/29/00
06/22/00       Summit Bank                               20,000,000  07/06/00
06/23/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       3,800,000  06/26/00
06/26/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      34,900,000  06/27/00
06/27/00       Bank of New York                          19,900,000  06/28/00
06/27/00       Sumitomo Bank                             33,200,000  06/28/00
06/28/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                  30,000,000  06/29/00
06/28/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      19,900,000  06/29/00
06/28/00       Sumitomo Bank                             33,200,000  06/29/00
06/29/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                  30,000,000  06/30/00
06/29/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      19,900,000  06/30/00
06/29/00       Sumitomo Bank                             50,000,000  06/30/00
06/30/00       Merchants National Bank of Bangor          1,800,000  07/14/00
06/30/00       Sumitomo Bank                             23,100,000  07/10/00




                                      -10-


<PAGE>


JCP&L

Issue
Date           Bank                                       Amount     Maturity
----           ----                                       ------     --------

05/30/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      11,000,000  05/31/00



Met-Ed
-----

Issue
Date           Bank                                       Amount    Maturity
----           ----                                       ------    --------

04/12/00       Mellon Bank                               10,900,000  04/13/00
04/14/00       Mellon Bank                               14,300,000  04/17/00
04/25/00       Mellon Bank                                5,000,000  04/26/00
04/26/00       Mellon Bank                               10,000,000  04/27/00
04/27/00       Mellon Bank                                8,400,000  05/05/00
05/08/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                   5,000,000  05/09/00
05/15/00       Mellon Bank                               11,600,000  05/16/00
05/22/00       Mellon Bank                                5,700,000  05/23/00
05/23/00       Mellon Bank                                4,000,000  05/24/00
05/24/00       Mellon Bank                                1,700,000  05/25/00
05/30/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       2,800,000  05/31/00
05/31/00       Mellon Bank                               12,000,000  06/09/00
06/02/00       Mellon Bank                                8,000,000  06/05/00
06/02/00       Sumitomo Bank                              2,200,000  06/05/00
06/05/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         500,000  06/12/00
06/05/00       Mellon Bank                                8,000,000  07/03/00
06/09/00       Mellon Bank                                8,600,000  06/16/00
06/15/00       Mellon Bank                                1,400,000  06/16/00
06/16/00       Mellon Bank                               12,000,000  06/22/00
06/16/00       Merchants National Bank of Bangor            800,000  06/26/00
06/19/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      29,300,000  06/26/00
06/20/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       5,200,000  06/27/00
06/22/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       4,000,000  06/23/00
06/22/00       Mellon Bank                               12,000,000  06/29/00
06/23/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       1,300,000  06/26/00
06/26/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                      30,000,000  07/17/00
06/26/00       Merchants National Bank of Bangor            200,000  07/10/00
06/27/00       Bank of New York                           4,200,000  06/28/00
06/28/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       3,100,000  06/29/00
06/29/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       1,400,000  06/30/00
06/29/00       Mellon Bank                               12,000,000  06/30/00
06/30/00       Mellon Bank                               12,000,000  07/03/00
06/30/00       Sumitomo Bank                              3,500,000  07/10/00




                                      -11-


<PAGE>


Penelec
-------

Issue
Date           Bank                                       Amount    Maturity
----           ----                                       ------    --------

04/03/00       Sumitomo Bank                             10,100,000  4/10/00
04/04/00       Merchants National Bank of Bangor          1,600,000  4/14/00
04/05/00       Merchants National Bank of Bangor             50,000  4/19/00
04/05/00       Sumitomo Bank                              2,400,000  4/06/00
04/07/00       Mellon Bank                               19,600,000  4/11/00
04/10/00       Sumitomo Bank                             10,900,000  4/11/00
04/17/00       Mellon Bank                                1,000,000  4/18/00
04/18/00       Mellon Bank                                3,000,000  4/24/00
04/20/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                   5,000,000  4/24/00
04/24/00       Mellon Bank                                4,800,000  4/25/00
04/25/00       Mellon Bank                               15,000,000  4/26/00
04/26/00       Mellon Bank                               10,000,000  4/27/00
04/27/00       Mellon Bank                                9,400,000  4/28/00
05/01/00       Mellon Bank                               11,600,000  5/12/00
05/08/00       Mellon Bank                                8,400,000  5/09/00
05/12/00       Sumitomo Bank                              3,600,000  5/19/00
05/22/00       Mellon Bank                                2,900,000  5/23/00
05/23/00       Mellon Bank                                1,200,000  5/24/00
05/30/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                       1,400,000  5/31/00
06/30/00       Sumitomo Bank                              4,600,000  7/10/00


           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 April 1, 2000 through June 30,  2000,  the  Companies
repaid unsecured promissory notes issued to banks, as follows:

GPU
----
Date           Bank                                          Amount
----           ----                                          ------

04/04/00       Allfirst Bank                                15,000,000
04/04/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         20,000,000
04/04/00       Merchants National Bank of Bangor             1,600,000
04/04/00       Sumitomo Bank                                10,300,000
04/04/00       Summit Bank                                  19,700,000
04/05/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         50,000,000
04/05/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         20,000,000
04/05/00       Sumitomo Bank                                27,000,000
04/05/00       Summit Bank                                  20,000,000
04/06/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         50,000,000
04/06/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         20,000,000
04/06/00       Sumitomo Bank                                27,000,000
04/06/00       Summit Bank                                  20,000,000



                                      -12-


<PAGE>


GPU con't
---------

Date           Bank                                          Amount
----           ----                                          ------

04/07/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                     12,000,000
04/07/00       Summit Bank                                  20,000,000
04/10/00       Sumitomo Bank                                32,100,000
04/11/00       Allfirst Bank                                15,000,000
04/11/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         50,000,000
04/11/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         20,000,000
04/11/00       Sumitomo Bank                                12,100,000
04/11/00       Summit Bank                                  20,000,000
04/12/00       Summit Bank                                  20,000,000
04/13/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         50,000,000
04/13/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         20,000,000
04/13/00       Sumitomo Bank                                27,200,000
04/13/00       Sumitomo Bank                                20,000,000
04/19/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                     30,000,000
04/19/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         30,500,000
04/19/00       Mellon Bank                                  10,000,000
04/19/00       Sumitomo Bank                                50,000,000
04/20/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                     10,500,000
04/24/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                     11,500,000
04/25/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         10,400,000
04/25/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         20,000,000
04/26/00       Allfirst Bank                                15,000,000
04/26/00       Sumitomo Bank                                13,900,000
04/27/00       Sumitomo Bank                                14,000,000
05/01/00       Sumitomo Bank                                13,900,000
05/02/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         10,000,000
05/02/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         16,900,000
05/03/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         16,900,000
05/03/00       Summit Bank                                  20,000,000
05/04/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         17,000,000
05/05/00       Sumitomo Bank                                17,100,000
05/08/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                     30,000,000
05/08/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         21,500,000
05/09/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                      2,000,000
05/09/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         45,100,000
05/09/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         20,000,000
05/10/00       Allfirst Bank                                15,000,000
05/10/00       Sumitomo Bank                                30,000,000
05/11/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         30,000,000
05/11/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         10,000,000
05/11/00       Sumitomo Bank                                 1,000,000
05/12/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                      4,900,000
05/12/00       Sumitomo Bank                                22,600,000
05/16/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         20,000,000
05/17/00       Sumitomo Bank                                20,000,000
05/18/00       Mellon Bank                                   8,400,000
05/18/00       Merchants National Bank of Bangor             2,000,000
05/18/00       Summit Bank                                  20,000,000
05/19/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         20,000,000
05/19/00       Sumitomo Bank                                 5,100,000
05/19/00       Sumitomo Bank                                 1,000,000



                                      -13-


<PAGE>


GPU con't
---------

Date           Bank                                          Amount
----           ----                                          ------

05/19/00       Sumitomo Bank                                20,000,000
05/22/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         20,000,000
05/23/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         44,200,000
05/24/00       Sumitomo Bank                                20,300,000
05/25/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          5,400,000
05/25/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         10,000,000
05/25/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         20,000,000
05/26/00       Allfirst Bank                                15,000,000
05/31/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          2,900,000
05/31/00       Sumitomo Bank                                20,300,000
06/02/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         30,000,000
06/05/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                     14,600,000
06/05/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         15,000,000
06/06/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                      4,700,000
06/06/00       Sumitomo Bank                                 1,100,000
06/06/00       Sumitomo Bank                                29,700,000
06/07/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                     10,700,000
06/07/00       Allfirst Bank                                15,000,000
06/08/00       Summit Bank                                  20,000,000
06/09/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         15,000,000
06/09/00       Merchants National Bank of Bangor             2,000,000
06/12/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         29,500,000
06/13/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                      2,500,000
06/13/00       Sumitomo Bank                                33,200,000
06/14/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          2,400,000
06/14/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         25,800,000
06/15/00       Sumitomo Bank                                16,800,000
06/16/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         17,100,000
06/19/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          3,600,000
06/20/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          3,700,000
06/20/00       Sumitomo Bank                                33,200,000
06/21/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                      1,600,000
06/21/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                     28,400,000
06/21/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          3,700,000
06/22/00       Bank of New York                              3,800,000
06/22/00       Sumitomo Bank                                16,800,000
06/22/00       Summit Bank                                  20,000,000
06/23/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          3,800,000
06/26/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          3,800,000
06/26/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         29,700,000
06/27/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         34,900,000
06/27/00       Sumitomo Bank                                33,200,000
06/28/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                     30,000,000
06/28/00       Bank of New York                             19,900,000
06/28/00       Sumitomo Bank                                33,200,000
06/29/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                     30,000,000
06/29/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         19,900,000
06/29/00       Sumitomo Bank                                33,200,000
06/29/00       Sumitomo Bank                                16,800,000
06/30/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                     30,000,000
06/30/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         19,900,000
06/30/00       Sumitomo Bank                                50,000,000


                                      -14-


<PAGE>


JCP&L
------
Date           Bank                                          Amount
----           ----                                          ------

05/31/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         11,000,000



Met-Ed
------

Date           Bank                                          Amount
----           ----                                          ------

04/13/00       Mellon Bank                                  10,900,000
04/17/00       Mellon Bank                                  14,300,000
04/26/00       Mellon Bank                                   5,000,000
04/27/00       Mellon Bank                                  10,000,000
05/05/00       Mellon Bank                                   8,400,000
05/09/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                      5,000,000
05/16/00       Mellon Bank                                  11,600,000
05/23/00       Mellon Bank                                   5,700,000
05/24/00       Mellon Bank                                   4,000,000
05/25/00       Mellon Bank                                   1,700,000
05/31/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          2,800,000
06/05/00       Mellon Bank                                   8,000,000
06/05/00       Sumitomo Bank                                 2,200,000
06/09/00       Mellon Bank                                  12,000,000
06/12/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                            500,000
06/16/00       Mellon Bank                                   8,600,000
06/16/00       Mellon Bank                                   1,400,000
06/22/00       Mellon Bank                                  12,000,000
06/23/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          4,000,000
06/26/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          1,300,000
06/26/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                         29,300,000
06/26/00       Merchants National Bank of Bangor               800,000
06/27/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          5,200,000
06/28/00       Bank of New York                              4,200,000
06/29/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          3,100,000
06/29/00       Mellon Bank                                  12,000,000
06/30/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          1,400,000
06/30/00       Mellon Bank                                  12,000,000



Penelec
-------

Date           Bank                                          Amount
----           ----                                          ------

04/03/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          1,200,000
04/06/00       Sumitomo Bank                                 2,400,000
04/07/00       Mellon Bank                                  20,000,000
04/10/00       Sumitomo Bank                                10,100,000
04/11/00       Mellon Bank                                  19,600,000
04/11/00       Sumitomo Bank                                10,900,000
04/14/00       Merchants National Bank of Bangor             1,600,000
04/18/00       Mellon Bank                                   1,000,000



                                      -15-


<PAGE>


Penelec con't
-------------

Date           Bank                                          Amount
----           ----                                          ------

04/19/00       Merchants National Bank of Bangor                50,000
04/24/00       Banca Popolare Di Milano                      5,000,000
04/24/00       Mellon Bank                                   3,000,000
04/25/00       Mellon Bank                                   4,800,000
04/26/00       Mellon Bank                                  15,000,000
04/27/00       Mellon Bank                                  10,000,000
04/28/00       Mellon Bank                                   9,400,000
05/09/00       Mellon Bank                                   8,400,000
05/12/00       Mellon Bank                                  11,600,000
05/19/00       Sumitomo Bank                                 3,600,000
05/23/00       Mellon Bank                                   2,900,000
05/24/00       Mellon Bank                                   1,200,000
05/31/00       Chase Manhattan Bank                          1,400,000



            To  summarize  the  above  transactions,  at June  30,  2000 the GPU
Companies had outstanding  unsecured  promissory notes pursuant to informal bank
lines of credit as follows:

            GPU                                           $ 59,900,000
            JCP&L                                                    0
            Met-Ed                                          53,700,000
            Penelec                                          4,600,000



                                      -16-


<PAGE>



                                     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.

                                         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


Date: July 10, 2000






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