FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter
New Jersey 22-1212800
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(State of incorporation or organization (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
80 Park Plaza, P.O. Box 570, Newark, New Jersey 07101-0570
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(Address of principal executive officers) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(1), please check
the following box. [X]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
to become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A(c)(2), please check the following box. [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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Public Service Electric and Gas Company
First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds
Series XX due 2000 } New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
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Public Service Electric and Gas Company
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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Debt Securities
Description of the securities to be registered is set forth under
"Description of the New Bonds" in the Prospectus dated and filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under Rule 424(b)(3) on May 28, 1997 to
Registration Statement No. 333-27547 and under "Certain Terms of the New Bonds"
in the Prospectus Supplement dated June 12, 1997 which was filed with the SEC
under Rule 424(b)(5) on June 13, 1997. (See description of issuance below).
Pursuant to the instruction to Item 1. of Form 8-A, copies of said Prospectus
dated May 28, 1997 and Prospectus Supplement dated June 12, 1997 are being
submitted with the copy of this Form 8-A being filed with the New York Stock
Exchange, Inc.
The following First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds were issued as described
below:
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Registration Maturity Issue
Principal Amount Number Rate Series Date Date
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$235,000,000 ) 33-52435 and 333-27547 6 1/2 XX 2000 2/17/97
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Item 2. Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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4(a) (1) Indenture between the Company and Fidelity Union Trust
Company (now First Union National Bank) as Trustee, dated
August 1, 1924, securing the First and Refunding
Mortgage Bonds, filed by the Registrant's registration
statement under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
File No. 1-973, effective July 1, 1935 and incorporated
herein by this reference thereto.
4(a) (2) Supplemental Indenture between the Registrant and First
Union National Bank, Trustee, dated June 1, 1997
providing for the issuance of $235,000,000 principal
amount of First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series XX
due 2000.
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Item 2. Exhibits. (Concluded)
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Exhibit Number
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99(a) "Description of the New Bonds" contained in Prospectus
dated and filed on May 28, 1997 in accordance with Rule
424(b)(3) and incorporated herein by this reference
thereto.
99(b) "Certain Terms of the New Bonds" applicable to Series XX
due 2000 contained in Prospectus Supplement dated June 12,
1997, filed in accordance with Rule 424(b)(5) on June 13,
1997 and incorporated herein by this reference thereto.
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SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY
By FRANCIS J. RIPEL
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Francis J. Ripel
Vice President and Treasurer
Dated: June 16, 1997
