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File No. 70-7950
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 6
TO
FORM U-1
APPLICATION/DECLARATION
UNDER
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM
NEW ENGLAND POWER SERVICE COMPANY
and
NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC RESOURCES, INC.
(Names of companies filing this statement)
25 Research Drive, Westborough, Massachusetts 01582
(Address of principal executive offices)
NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM
(Name of top registered holding company parent in system)
Michael E. Jesanis Robert King Wulff
Treasurer Corporation Counsel
25 Research Drive 25 Research Drive
Westborough, MA 01582 Westborough, MA 01582
(Names and addresses of agents for service)
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Form U-1 Application/Declaration under the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, File No. 70-7950, as previously amended, is hereby
further amended by this Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 as follows:
1. The first paragraph of Item 1 following the heading "New NEERI
Services," is amended by deleting the phrase "(3) Sale, installation, and
servicing of electric and compressed natural gas powered vehicles and
ownership and operation of related refueling and recharging equipment" and
replacing it with the following phrase:
"(3) Sale, installation, and servicing of electric powered vehicles and
ownership and operation of related refueling and recharging equipment."
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 6 to Form U-1 (Commission's File No. 70-7950) to be signed on
their behalf, as indicated, by the undersigned officers thereunto duly
authorized by such companies.
NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM
s/Michael E. Jesanis
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Michael E. Jesanis, Treasurer
NEW ENGLAND POWER SERVICE COMPANY
s/Michael E. Jesanis
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Michael E. Jesanis, Treasurer
NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC RESOURCES, INC.
s/John G. Cochrane
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John G. Cochrane, Treasurer
Date: November 26, 1996
The name "New England Electric System" means the trustee or trustees for
the time being (as trustee or trustees but not personally) under an agreement
and declaration of trust dated January 2, 1926, as amended, which is hereby
referred to, and a copy of which as amended has been filed with the Secretary
of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Any agreement, obligation or liability
made, entered into or incurred by or on behalf of New England Electric System
binds only its trust estate, and no shareholder, director, trustee, officer or
agent thereof assumes or shall be held to any liability therefor.
