Filed by Consolidated Edison, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company: Consolidated Edison, Inc. (DE)
Commission File No. 333-31390
The following message, beginning on March 27, 2000, will be recorded on The Con
Edison/NU Merger Information Line at 1-800-558-5947
#800 Update for the week of 3/27: The Con Edison/NU special shareholder meetings
will take place in New York and Connecticut in three weeks, on Friday, April 14.
In reading the joint merger proxy statement you may have questioned what "New
Con Edison" refers to. New Con Edison is the defined term in the proxy statement
for the company which will own Northeast Utilities after the merger. "Old" Con
Edison is the present Consolidated Edison, Inc. "New Con Edison's" actual name
is also "Consolidated Edison, Inc." Next, you may be curious as to why Con
Edison and NU retained Morrow and Company to assist in solicitation of proxy
votes. It's a very common practice to have an outside company manage the proxy
solicitation process. Without Morrow's help, Con Edison and NU would be unable
to do all the work necessary to cover the 300,000 plus shareholders of both
companies and ensure a good turnout for the meetings. Please note: NU employee
shareholders have until April 5 to mail their proxy card(s) representing shares
held in their 401k plan, ESOP, TRAESOP/PAYSOP accounts. For those shares to be
represented, your proxy card(s) must be received by Fidelity by April 7. For
more information, please contact NU Shareholder Services at 1-800-558-5947.
