PG ENERGY INC
SC 13E3/A, 1997-06-03
ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
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             AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON
                                  JUNE 3, 1997

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                SCHEDULE 13E-3/A
                              TRANSACTION STATEMENT
       (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(E) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)
                                (Amendment No. 2)

                                 PG ENERGY INC.
                  (Name Of Issuer And Person Filing Statement)


          4.10% CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK, PAR VALUE $100.00 PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    708747209
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                 THOMAS J. WARD
                                    SECRETARY
                                 PG ENERGY INC.
                                 ONE PEI CENTER
                        WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA 18711
                                 (717) 829-8843
 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
          Communications on Behalf of the Person Filing the Statement)


                                    COPY TO:
                              KENNETH A. LEFKOWITZ
                            HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP
                             ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA
                          NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004-1482
                                 (212) 837-6000

                                 APRIL 18, 1997
     (Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent Or Given To Security Holders)



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This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):

          a. [ ] The filing of solicitation material or an information statement
subject to Regulation 14A,  Regulation 14C or Rule 13e-3(c) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

          b. [ ] The filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act
of 1933.

          c. [X] A tender offer.

          d. [ ] None of the above.

Check the following box if the  soliciting  materials or  information  statement
referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies: [ ]

Calculation of Filing Fee
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

- ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------

          Transaction Valuation*                     Amount of Filing Fee
=======================================  =======================================
              <S>                                         <C>
               $5,519,710                                 $1,104
- ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------

<FN>
*    Determined  pursuant to Rule  0-11(b)(1).  Assumes  the  purchase of 78,853
     shares at $70.00 per share.
</FN>
</TABLE>

[X]  Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided  by Rule  0-11(a)(2)
     and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously  paid.
     Identify the previous filing by registration  statement number, or the Form
     or Schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid:  $1,104
Form or Registration No.:  Schedule 13E-4
Filing Party:  PG Energy Inc.
Date Filed:  April 18, 1997

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<PAGE>


          This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the Rule 13e-3 Transaction
Statement on Schedule 13E-3, dated April 18, 1997, as amended by Amendment No. 1
thereto,  dated May 19, 1997 (as so amended, the "Schedule 13E-3"),  filed by PG
Energy Inc., a Pennsylvania  corporation  formerly known as Pennsylvania Gas and
Water Company (the "Company") in connection with the Company's offer to purchase
any and all of its outstanding  shares of 4.10% Cumulative  Preferred Stock, par
value $100.00 per share,  voluntary  liquidation  preference  $105.50 per share,
involuntary  liquidation preference $100.00 per share (the "Shares"),  at $70.00
per  Share,  net to the  seller  in cash,  upon the  terms  and  subject  to the
conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase,  dated April 18, 1997 (the "Offer
to Purchase"),  and the related Letter of Transmittal (which,  together with the
Offer to Purchase,  constitutes  the "Offer"),  copies of which were  previously
filed as Exhibits  (d)(1) and (d)(2) to the Schedule  13E-3,  respectively,  and
incorporated by reference  therein.  Terms defined in the Schedule 13E-3 and not
separately  defined  herein  shall have the  meanings  specified in the Schedule
13E-3.

          The  information  set forth in the Issuer  Tender  Offer  Statement on
Schedule  13E-4 which was attached to the Schedule  13E-3 as Exhibit (g)(2) (the
"Schedule  13E-4"),  as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13E-4,  which
Amendment No. 1 was attached to Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13E-3 as Exhibit
(g)(3),  and as further amended by Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13E-4,  which
Amendment No. 2 is attached hereto as Exhibit (g)(4), is expressly  incorporated
by reference and  responses to each item herein are qualified in their  entirety
by the provisions of the Schedule 13E-4, as so amended.

          The following  information amends the information  previously included
in the Schedule 13E-3.  This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13E-3 also  constitutes
the final amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 pursuant to Rule 13e-3(d)(3) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


ITEM 16.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

          Item 16 is hereby  supplemented  and  amended by adding the  following
information thereto:

          The Offer  expired at 5:00 p.m.,  New York City time, on May 23, 1997.
Pursuant to the Offer, the Company acquired 29,094 Shares at a purchase price of
$70.00 per Share.  As stated in Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase,  the Company
may, in its sole discretion, subsequent to June 9, 1997 (ten business days after
the  expiration  of the Offer),  determine  to purchase any  outstanding  Shares
through open market purchases,  privately negotiated  transactions or otherwise,
on such terms and at such prices as the Company may determine from time to time.

          A copy of the Company's  press release dated May 27, 1997,  announcing
the preliminary results of the Offer is attached hereto as Exhibit (d)(9).


<PAGE>


ITEM 17.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>          <C>

(d)(10)      Form of Press Release issued by the Company, dated May 27, 1997.

(g)(4)       Amendment No. 2 to Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 13E-4.

</TABLE>



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                                    SIGNATURE

          After  due  inquiry  and to the best of my  knowledge  and  belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


                                   PG Energy Inc.



                                   By: /S/ JOHN F. KELL, JR.
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  John F. Kell, Jr.
                                       Title: Vice President, Financial Services

Dated:  June 3, 1997


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT
NUMBER                              DESCRIPTION
- ------                              -----------
<S>        <C>

(d)(10)     Form of Press Release issued by the Company, dated May 27, 1997.

(g)(4)      Amendment No. 2 to Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 13E-4.

</TABLE>

                                                                EXHIBIT (d)(10)

                      PG ENERGY COMPLETES SELF TENDER OFFER
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          Wilkes-Barre,  PA, May 27,  1997 -- PG Energy Inc.  ("PGE")  announced
today  that its self  tender  offer for its  4.10%  Cumulative  Preferred  Stock
(Trading Symbol: PGWCP) expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, May
23, 1997.

          Based on a preliminary count at the time of expiration,  PGE said that
it expects  to  purchase  approximately  29,000  shares of its 4.10%  Cumulative
Preferred Stock at a price of $70.00 per share.

          PGE said that the  determination  of the actual number of shares to be
purchased  is subject to final  confirmation  of proper  delivery  of all shares
tendered and not withdrawn.  Payment for the shares accepted,  and return of all
other shares  tendered but not accepted,  will occur as promptly as practicable,
according to PGE.

          PG Energy Inc. provides natural gas to approximately 148,000 customers
in twelve counties in northeastern Pennsylvania.


                                                                  EXHIBIT (g)(4)

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             AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON
                                  JUNE 3, 1997

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                SCHEDULE 13E-4/A
                          ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
      (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(E)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)
                                (Amendment No. 2)

                                 PG ENERGY INC.
                  (Name Of Issuer And Person Filing Statement)


          4.10% CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK, PAR VALUE $100.00 PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    708747209
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                 THOMAS J. WARD
                                    SECRETARY
                                 PG ENERGY INC.
                                 ONE PEI CENTER
                        WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA 18711
                                 (717) 829-8843
 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
          Communications on Behalf of the Person Filing the Statement)


                                    COPY TO:
                              KENNETH A. LEFKOWITZ
                            HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP
                             ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA
                          NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004-1482
                                 (212) 837-6000

                                 April 18, 1997
     (Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent Or Given To Security Holders)



<PAGE>

Calculation of Filing Fee
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

- ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------
          Transaction Valuation*                     Amount of Filing Fee
=======================================  =======================================
              <S>                                         <C>
               $5,519,710                                 $1,104
- ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------

<FN>
*    Determined  pursuant to Rule  0-11(b)(1).  Assumes  the  purchase of 78,853
     shares at $70.00 per share.
</FN>
</TABLE>

[X]        Check  box if any  part  of the fee is  offset  as  provided  by Rule
           0-11(a)(2)  and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
           previously  paid.   Identify  the  previous  filing  by  registration
           statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

Amount Previously Paid:  $1,104
Form or Registration No.:  Schedule 13E-4
Filing Party:  PG Energy Inc.
Date Filed:  April 18, 1997

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<PAGE>


          This  Amendment  No. 2 amends and  supplements  the Rule 13e-4  Issuer
Tender Offer  Statement on Schedule  13E-4,  dated April 18, 1997, as amended by
Amendment  No. 1  thereto,  dated May 19,  1997 (as so  amended,  the  "Schedule
13E-4"),  filed by PG Energy Inc., a Pennsylvania  corporation formerly known as
Pennsylvania  Gas and Water  Company  (the  "Company")  in  connection  with the
Company's  offer to  purchase  any and all of its  outstanding  shares  of 4.10%
Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $100.00 per share,  voluntary  liquidation
preference  $105.50 per share,  involuntary  liquidation  preference $100.00 per
share (the "Shares"),  at $70.00 per Share,  net to the seller in cash, upon the
terms and subject to the  conditions  set forth in the Offer to Purchase,  dated
April 18, 1997 (the "Offer to Purchase"),  and the related Letter of Transmittal
(which, together with the Offer to Purchase, constitutes the "Offer"), copies of
which were previously filed as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2) to the Schedule 13E-4,
respectively,  and  incorporated  by  reference  therein.  Terms  defined in the
Schedule  13E-4  and not  separately  defined  herein  shall  have the  meanings
specified in the Schedule 13E-4.

          The following  information amends the information  previously included
in the Schedule 13E-4.  This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13E-4 also  constitutes
the final amendment to the Schedule 13E-4 pursuant to Rule 13-e4(c)(3) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


ITEM 8.   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

          Item 8 is hereby  supplemented  and  amended by adding  the  following
information thereto:

          The Offer  expired at 5:00 p.m.,  New York City time, on May 23, 1997.
Pursuant to the Offer, the Company acquired 29,094 Shares at a purchase price of
$70.00 per Share.  As stated in Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase,  the Company
may, in its sole discretion, subsequent to June 9, 1997 (ten business days after
the  expiration  of the Offer),  determine  to purchase any  outstanding  Shares
through open market purchases,  privately negotiated  transactions or otherwise,
on such terms and at such prices as the Company may determine from time to time.

          A copy of the Company's  press release dated May 27, 1997,  announcing
the preliminary results of the Offer is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(10).


ITEM 9.   MATERIALS TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>            <C>
(a)(10)        Form of Press Release issued by the Company, dated May 27, 1997.

</TABLE>


<PAGE>


                                    SIGNATURE

          After  due  inquiry  and to the best of my  knowledge  and  belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.



                                   PG Energy Inc.



                                   By: /S/ JOHN F. KELL, JR.
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  John F. Kell, Jr.
                                       Title: Vice President, Financial Services

Dated:  June 3, 1997


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT
NUMBER                                 DESCRIPTION
- ------                                 -----------
<S>             <C>

(a)(10)         Form of Press Release issued by the Company, dated May 27, 1997.
</TABLE>

                                                                 EXHIBIT (a)(10)

                      PG ENERGY COMPLETES SELF TENDER OFFER
                      -------------------------------------


          Wilkes-Barre,  PA, May 27,  1997 -- PG Energy Inc.  ("PGE")  announced
today  that its self  tender  offer for its  4.10%  Cumulative  Preferred  Stock
(Trading Symbol: PGWCP) expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, May
23, 1997.

          Based on a preliminary count at the time of expiration,  PGE said that
it expects  to  purchase  approximately  29,000  shares of its 4.10%  Cumulative
Preferred Stock at a price of $70.00 per share.

          PGE said that the  determination  of the actual number of shares to be
purchased  is subject to final  confirmation  of proper  delivery  of all shares
tendered and not withdrawn.  Payment for the shares accepted,  and return of all
other shares  tendered but not accepted,  will occur as promptly as practicable,
according to PGE.

          PG Energy Inc. provides natural gas to approximately 148,000 customers
in twelve counties in northeastern Pennsylvania.



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