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File No. 33-59145
Rule 424(b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 Dated June 21, 1995
(To Prospectus Dated June 13, 1995)
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY
(A SUBSIDIARY OF NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM)
SECURED MEDIUM-TERM NOTES
(First Mortgage Bonds, Series V)
Issue 95-1
Interest Rate: 6.72%
Maturity Date: June 23, 2005
Principal Amount: $10,000,000
Acceptance Date: June 20, 1995
Original Issue Date: June 23, 1995
Form of Delivery: Book-entry only
Depositary: The Depository Trust Company
55 Water Street
New York, New York
Issue: 95-1
Original Issue
Discount New Bond: No
Price of New Bonds:
Initial
Price to Underwriting Proceeds to
Public Discounts Company
----------- ------------ -----------
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.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE NEW BONDS
The New Bonds were sold in the amount of $10,000,000 to
Merrill Lynch as Agent in connection with the offering of the New
Bonds described in this Pricing Supplement.
