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File No. 33-50033
Rule 424(b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 6 Dated November 23, 1994
(To Prospectus Dated September 15, 1993)
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY
(A SUBSIDIARY OF NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM)
SECURED MEDIUM-TERM NOTES
(First Mortgage Bonds, Series U)
Issue 94-6
Interest Rate: 8.52%
Maturity Date: November 30, 2004
Principal Amount: $10,000,000
Acceptance Date: November 22, 1994
Original Issue Date: November 30, 1994
Form of Delivery: Book-entry only
Depositary: The Depository Trust Company
55 Water Street
New York, New York
Issue: 94-6
Original Issue
Discount New Bond: No
Price of New Bonds:
Initial
Price to Underwriting Proceeds to
Public Discounts Company
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Per New Bond 100.00% 0.600% 99.400%
Total $10,000,000 $60,000 $9,940,000
REDEMPTION PROVISIONS
The New Bonds will not be redeemable at the option of the
Company, as a whole or in part, at any time prior to maturity.
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DISTRIBUTION OF THE NEW BONDS
The New Bonds were sold in the amount of $10,000,000 to CS
First Boston Corporation as Agent in connection with the offering
of the New Bonds described in this Pricing Supplement.
