CINERGY CORP
11-K, 1999-06-28
ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
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                               CINERGY EMPLOYEES'
                                   401(K) PLAN


                       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES

                                      AS OF

                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997


                                  TOGETHER WITH

                                AUDITORS' REPORT












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                                     Cinergy
                             Employees' 401(k) Plan

                        Financial Statements and Exhibits

                                                                        Page No.

(a)  Financial Statements

     Report of Independent Public Accountants                              3

     Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits,  with
     Fund Information,  as of December 31, 1998                           4-5

     Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits,  with
     Fund Information,  as of December 31, 1997                            6

     Statement  of Changes  in Net  Assets  Available  for
     Benefits,  with Fund Information, for the Year Ended December
     31, 1998                                                             7-8

     Notes to Financial Statements                                        9-14

     Financial Statement Schedules (As required by the Employee
     Retirement Income Security Act):

          Schedule  I -  Schedule  of  Assets  Held for  Investment
          Purposes  - December 31, 1998                                   15

          Schedule II - Schedule of Reportable  Transactions  for the
          Year Ended December 31, 1998                                    16

(b)  Exhibit 23 - Consent of Independent Public Accountants








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                    Report of Independent Public Accountants



To the Plan Administrator of the Cinergy Employees' 401(k) Plan:


         We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for
benefits, with fund information, of the CINERGY EMPLOYEES' 401(k) PLAN (formerly
the PSI Energy, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan) as of December 31, 1998 and
1997, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits,
with fund  information,  for the year ended December 31, 1998.  These  financial
statements  and the schedules  referred to below are the  responsibility  of the
Plan's  management.  Our  responsibility  is to  express  an  opinion  on  these
financial statements and schedules based on our audits.

     We conducted  our audits in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

         In our opinion,  the  financial  statements  referred to above  present
fairly, in all material  respects,  the net assets available for benefits,  with
fund information,  of the Plan as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the changes
in net assets available for benefits, with fund information,  for the year ended
December 31, 1998 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

         Our audits were  performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the
basic  financial  statements  taken  as  a  whole.  The  supplemental  schedules
(Schedules I and II) are presented  for the purpose of  additional  analysis and
are not a required part of the basic financial  statements but are supplementary
information  required by the  Department  of Labor's Rules and  Regulations  for
Reporting and Disclosure  under the Employee  Retirement  Income Security Act of
1974. The fund  information  in the statements of net assets  available for plan
benefits and the statement of changes in net assets  available for plan benefits
is presented for purposes of additional  analysis rather than to present the net
assets  available for plan benefits and changes in net assets available for plan
benefits of each fund. The supplemental schedules and fund information have been
subjected  to the  auditing  procedures  applied  in  the  audits  of the  basic
financial  statements  and, in our  opinion,  are fairly  stated in all material
respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.


                                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Cincinnati, Ohio,
June 24, 1999






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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                         Cinergy Employees' 401(k) Plan


      Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information

                             As  of December 31, 1998 (Page 1 of 2)


<S>                         <C>          <C>         <C>      <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>
                                                            Participant Directed
                                          Fidelity   Fidelity   Fidelity     Fidelity                 Fidelity
                             Fidelity      Equity-     Asset      U.S.      Diversified    Fidelty     Freedom
                             Magellan      Income     Manager  Bond Index  International  Low-Priced   Income
                               Fund         Fund       Fund       Fund         Fund          Fund       Fund


ASSETS
Investments, at fair value:
Shares of registered
  investment companies      $77,490,613  $72,474,825   $ -    $8,121,223    $3,171,678    $6,277,250   $402,941
Common stock                       -            -        -          -             -             -          -
Participant loans                  -            -        -          -             -             -          -
         Total investments   77,490,613   72,474,825     -     8,121,223     3,171,678     6,277,250    402,941
Receivables:
Employer's contribution            -            -        -          -             -             -          -
         Total receivables         -            -        -          -             -             -          -

Net assets available for
  benefits                  $77,490,613  $72,474,825   $ -    $8,121,223    $3,171,678    $6,277,250   $402,941


<FN>
The  accompanying  notes to financial  statements  are an integral part of these
statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                         Cinergy Employees' 401(k) Plan


      Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information

                             As   of December 31, 1998 (Page 2 of 2)

                                                                                                           Non-
                                                                                                       Participant
                                                   Participant Directed                                  Directed

<S>                       <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>
                                                                    Fidelity
                                                                   Retirement
                          Fidelity   Fidelity  Fidelity  Fidelity    Money      Cinergy                   Cinergy
                           Freedom    Freedom   Freedom   Freedom    Market      Common    Participant    Common
                          2000 Fund  2010 Fund 2020 Fund 2030 Fund    Fund     Stock Fund   Loan Fund   Stock Fund       Total
ASSETS
Investments, at fair value:
Shares of registered
  investment companies     $992,121 $1,462,602 $651,559  $326,131  $14,038,002 $      -    $     -       $      -     $185,408,945
Common stock                   -          -        -         -            -     77,708,424       -        75,676,345   153,384,769
Participant loans              -          -        -         -            -           -     6,380,659          -        6,380,659
         Total investments  992,121  1,462,602  651,559   326,131   14,038,002 $77,708,424  6,380,359    75,676,345   345,174,373
Receivables:
Employer's contribution        -          -        -         -            -           -          -        2,216,939     2,216,939
         Total receivables     -          -        -         -            -           -          -        2,216,939     2,216,939

Net assets available for
  benefits                 $992,121 $1,462,602 $651,559  $326,131  $14,038,002 $77,708,424 $6,380,659   $77,893,284  $347,391,312




<FN>
The  accompanying  notes to financial  statements  are an integral part of these
statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>




                         Cinergy Employees' 401(k) Plan


      Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information

                             As of December 31, 1997


                                                          Participant Directed
<S>                         <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>            <C>         <C>
                                                                                                          Fidelity
                                           Fidelity    Fidelity                 Fidelity                 Retirement
                             Fidelity       Equity-      Asset     Fidelity    Diversified    Fidelity      Money
                             Magellan       Income      Manager   U.S. Bond   International  Low-Priced    Market
                               Fund          Fund        Fund     Index Fund      Fund       Stock Fund     Fund
ASSETS
Investments, at fair value:
Shares of registered
  investment companies      $54,552,571  $61,145,074  $6,594,866  $5,840,588   $1,570,120    $4,121,952  $12,218,642
Common stock                       -            -           -           -            -             -            -
Participant loans                  -            -           -           -            -             -            -
         Total investments   54,552,571   61,145,074   6,594,866   5,840,588    1,570,120     4,121,952   12,218,642
Receivables:
Employer's contribution            -            -           -           -            -             -            -
Participants' contribution       17,647       10,046       4,978         932          229           539        5,608
         Total receivables       17,647       10,046       4,978         932          229           539        5,608

Net assets available for
  benefits                  $54,570,218  $61,155,120  $6,599,844  $5,841,520   $1,570,349    $4,122,491  $12,224,250



<FN>
The  accompanying  notes to financial  statements  are an integral part of these
statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                         Cinergy Employees' 401(k) Plan


Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information (Continued)

                             As of December 31, 1997
                                                        Non-
                                                     Participant
                              Participant Directed    Directed


<S>                         <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>
                             Cinergy                  Cinergy
                              Common     Participant   Common
                            Stock Fund    Loan Fund  Stock Fund       Total
ASSETS
Investments, at fair value:
Shares of registered

  investment companies      $      -     $     -     $      -     $146,043,813
Common stock                 95,595,584        -      75,638,528   171,234,112
Participant loans                  -      6,707,503         -        6,707,503
         Total investments   95,595,584   6,707,503   75,638,528   323,985,428
Receivables:
Employer's contribution            -           -          17,437        17,437
Participants' contribution       50,047        -            -           90,026
         Total receivables       50,047        -          17,437       107,463

Net assets available for
  benefits                   $95,645,631  $6,707,503  $75,655,965  $324,092,891



<FN>
The  accompanying  notes to financial  statements  are an integral part of these
statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>





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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                         Cinergy Employees' 401(k) Plan


 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information

                       For        the Year Ended December 31,1998 (Page 1 of 2)


                                                                      Participant Directed


<S>                           <C>           <C>              <C>             <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>
                                                                                               Fidelity
                                                                              Fidelity U.S.   Diversified  Fidelity Low-   Fidelity
                                Fidelity    Fidelity Equity- Fidelity Asset   Bond Index    International Priced Stock     Freedom
                              Magellan Fund    Income Fund    Manager Fund       Fund           Fund          Fund       Income Fund
Additions to net assets:
   Investment income-
     Net appreciation
       (depreciation) in fair
       value of investments    $15,691,965     $3,723,234       $484,924     $  107,509       $135,332     $ (516,506)    $ 11,823
     Interest                         -              -              -              -              -              -            -
     Dividends                   3,500,250      3,978,330         51,737        415,327        118,240        505,568       12,893
                                19,192,215      7,701,564        536,661        522,836        253,572        (10,938)      24,716
   Contributions:
     Participants'               4,611,409      3,995,950        167,253        395,230        363,982        734,625        6,431
     Employer's                       -              -              -              -              -              -            -
     Rollovers                      48,875         63,920         15,808        117,961         25,780         35,124         -

                                 4,660,284      4,059,870        183,061        513,191        389,762        769,749        6,431
         Total additions        23,852,499     11,761,434        719,722      1,036,027        643,334        758,811       31,147

    Deductions from net assets:
      Benefits paid to
        participants             3,116,581      4,179,692         45,158        572,865         84,379        414,802         -
         Total deductions        3,116,581      4,179,692         45,158        572,865         84,379        414,802         -

    Net increase/(decrease)
      prior to transfers        20,735,918      7,581,742         674,564       463,162        558,955        344,009       31,147
    Interfund transfers          2,383,823      3,935,163      (7,274,408)    1,831,283      1,039,351      1,755,037      371,794
    Interplan transfers           (199,346)      (197,200)           -          (14,742)         3,023         55,713         -

    Net increase (decrease)     22,920,395     11,319,705      (6,599,844)    2,279,703      1,601,329      2,154,759      402,941
    Net assets available for
      benefits:

      Beginning of year         54,570,218     61,155,120       6,599,844     5,841,520      1,570,349      4,122,491         -

      End of year              $77,490,613    $72,474,825      $     -       $8,121,223     $3,171,678     $6,277,250     $402,941



<FN>
The  accompanying  notes to financial  statements  are an integral part of these
statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                         Cinergy Employees' 401(k) Plan


 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information

                      For the Year Ended December 31, 1998

                                 (Page 2 of 2)

                                                                                                               Non-
                                                                                                           Participant
                                                       Participant Directed                                  Directed
<S>                      <C>       <C>          <C>        <C>      <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>
                                                                       Fidelity
                          Fidelity   Fidelity   Fidelity   Fidelity   Retirement   Cinergy                   Cinergy
                          Freedom    Freedom    Freedom    Freedom      Money       Common    Participant    Common
                           2000       2010        2020       2030       Market       Stock       Loan         Stock
                           Fund       Fund        Fund       Fund       Fund         Fund        Fund         Fund        Total
 Additions to net assets:
    Investment income-
     Net appreciation
       (depreciation)in
       fair value of
       investments       $ 43,452  $   62,169   $ 28,781   $ 25,468 $      -    $(10,295,223) $     -    $(6,222,411) $ 3,280,517
     Interest                -           -          -          -           -            -        537,489        -         537,489
     Dividends             35,228      53,040     18,738      9,698     686,033     3,967,433       -      3,864,596   17,217,111
                           78,680     115,209     47,519     35,166     686,033    (6,327,790)   537,489  (2,357,815)  21,035,117
   Contributions:
     Participants'         22,311      70,365     51,726     17,703     772,718     2,746,166                   -      13,955,869
     Employer's              -           -          -          -           -             -          -      7,083,521    7,083,521
     Rollovers               -          2,864      2,224      1,559      17,309        26,655       -           -         358,079
                           22,311      73,229     53,950     19,262     790,027     2,772,821       -      7,083,521   21,397,469
         Total additions  100,991     188,438    101,469     54,428   1,476,060    (3,554,969)   537,489   4,725,706   42,432,586

    Deductions from net
      assets:
      Benefits paid to
        participants         -         49,765        159       -      1,089,761     4,630,840    416,103   4,267,350   18,867,455
         Total deductions    -         49,765        159       -      1,089,761     4,630,840    416,103   4,267,350   18,867,455

    Net increase/(decrease)
      prior to transfers  100,991     138,673    101,310     54,428     386,299    (8,185,809)   121,386     458,356   23,565,131
    Interfund transfers   891,130   1,323,929    550,249    271,703   1,420,693    (8,056,430)  (443,317)       -            -
    Interplan transfers      -           -          -          -          6,760    (1,694,968)    (4,913)  1,778,963     (266,710)

    Net increase
      (decrease)          992,121   1,462,602    651,559    326,131   1,813,752   (17,937,207)  (326,844)  2,237,319   23,298,421
    Net assets available
      for benefits:

Beginning of year            -           -          -          -     12,224,250    95,645,631  6,707,503  75,655,965  324,092,891

End of year              $992,121  $1,462,602   $651,559   $326,131 $14,038,002   $77,708,424 $6,380,659 $77,893,284 $347,391,312



<FN>
The  accompanying  notes to financial  statements  are an integral part of these
statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>






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                         Cinergy Employees' 401(k) Plan


                          Notes to Financial Statements

                           December 31, 1998 and 1997




(1)  Plan Description-

     (a)  General--The  Cinergy  Employees'  401(k) Plan (the Plan) is a defined
          contribution  plan covering  non-union  employees of Cinergy Corp. and
          subsidiaries   (the   Company)   who  meet  minimum  age  and  service
          requirements.  The  Plan  is  administered  by  the  Cinergy  Benefits
          Committee and trusteed by the Fidelity  Management Trust Company.  The
          Plan is subject to the  provisions of the Employee  Retirement  Income
          Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The administrative  expenses of the Plan
          are paid by the Company.  Further  details of the Plan are provided in
          the Summary Plan  Description  which has been  distributed to all Plan
          participants.

          On December  31,  1997,  the assets of the  Cincinnati  Gas & Electric
          Company (CG&E) Deferred  Compensation  and Investment Plan were merged
          into the Plan.  Effective January 1, 1998, the Plan's name was changed
          from  the PSI  Energy,  Inc.  Employees'  401(k)  Savings  Plan to the
          Cinergy Employees' 401(k) Plan.

     (b)  Contributions--Under  the Plan,  participants may contribute up to 15%
          of annual pretax compensation,  as defined in the Plan. In addition, a
          participant may make optional  contributions  to the Plan which,  when
          combined with salary deferrals, may not exceed 15% of base pay. Salary
          deferrals   and   optional   contributions   are  subject  to  certain
          limitations.  The salary  deferrals  and  optional  contributions  are
          invested by the trustee,  as directed by each  participant,  in one or
          more investment funds, including the Cinergy Common Stock Fund.

          The  Company  matches 60% of the first 5% of base pay  contributed  by
          each  participant.  An additional  incentive match of up to 40% of the
          first 5% of base pay that a participant contributes may be contributed
          at the  discretion  of the  Company's  board of  directors.  For those
          employees who do not contribute to the Plan,  the Company  contributes
          an incentive  match assuming the employee  contributed 1% of base pay.
          All employer  contributions are invested by the trustee in the Cinergy
          Common  Stock  Fund.  The  employer  contributions  must remain in the
          Cinergy Common Stock Fund until the participant reaches age 50 and are
          shown in the  accompanying  financial  statements as  "Non-Participant
          Directed" funds until the participant  elects to transfer the funds to
          another investment option.

          Participants are immediately  vested in all contributions and earnings
          thereon.

     (c)  Payments of  Benefits--Participants  are generally eligible to receive
          distributions  of assets from the Plan upon  termination of employment
          (including retirement),  death, or disability.  Distributions are paid
          in a lump sum for vested benefits of $3,500 or less. Distributions are
          paid in a lump sum or up to ten annual  installments  (at the election
          of the participant)  for vested benefits  greater than $3,500.  Active
          participants are also eligible to apply to the Plan  administrator for
          "hardship"   withdrawals   from  their   salary-deferral   account  in
          accordance with Plan provisions.

     (d)  Participant  Loans--Subject to certain  limitations,  participants may
          apply for loans from their  salary  deferral  account  balances.  Such
          loans are reflected in the Participant  Loan Fund in the  accompanying
          financial  statements.  Interest  on the loan is set at the prime rate
          plus1/2%  at the time of  borrowing  and are secured by the balance in
          the  participant's  account.  Loans are to be repaid  within 54 months
          through regular payroll deductions.


(2)  Significant Accounting Policies-

     (a)  Basis of Accounting--The financial statements of the Plan are prepared
          on an accrual basis.

     (b)  Investment Valuation and Income  Recognition--Investments  of the Plan
          are stated at fair value.  Shares of registered  investment  companies
          are valued at quoted  redemption  prices which represent the net asset
          value of shares held by the Plan at year-end.  Cinergy common stock is
          valued at its quoted  market  price.  Participant  loans are valued at
          cost which approximates fair value.

          Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date  basis.
          Interest  income is  recorded  on the  accrual  basis.  Dividends  are
          recorded on the ex-dividend date.

          Transfers of assets between the Plan and the Cinergy Union  Employees'
          401(k) Plan occur as a result of a change in employee  status  between
          the union classification and the exempt and non-exempt classification.
          Such  transfers are reflected as interplan  transfers in the statement
          of changes in net assets available for benefits.

          A  participant  may  elect  or  change  investment  funds  and/or  the
          contribution allocation percentage among funds at any time.

          The fair value of individual  investments that represent 5% or more of
          the Plan's  total net assets as of  December  31, 1998 and 1997 are as
          follows:

                                                       1998            1997
          Fidelity Magellan Fund                  $  77,490,613   $  54,552,571
          Fidelity Equity-Income Fund                72,474,825      61,145,074
          Cinergy Corp. Common Stock                153,384,769     171,234,112


     (c)  Use  of   Estimates--The   preparation  of  financial   statements  in
          conformity  with generally  accepted  accounting  principles  requires
          management to make estimates and assumptions  that affect the reported
          amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent  assets
          and  liabilities  at the  date  of the  financial  statements  and the
          reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
          Actual results could differ from those estimates.

     (d) Payments of Benefits--Benefits are recorded when paid.


(3)  Investment Options-

     Upon   enrollment  or   re-enrollment,   participants   direct  that  their
     contributions  (i.e.,  non-Company  match  contributions),   including  any
     rollover  contributions,  be  invested  in one  or  more  of the  following
     investment options:

     *    Fidelity Magellan Fund

          The Fidelity  Magellan  Fund invests  mainly in equity  securities  of
          domestic and foreign  issuers that offer potential for growth with the
          principal purpose of seeking maximum appreciation in value.

     *    Fidelity Equity-Income Fund

          The Fidelity  Equity-Income  Fund invests  mainly in income  producing
          equity  securities  with the principal  purpose of earning  reasonable
          income while considering the potential for capital appreciation.





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     *    Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund

          The Fidelity U.S.  Bond Index Fund invests in securities  that include
          obligations  of  the  U.S.  Treasury,  U.S.  Agencies,   corporations,
          mortgage-backed obligations,  and U.S. dollar-denominated  obligations
          of foreign  governments with the principal  purpose of seeking current
          income consistent with the preservation of capital.

     *    Fidelity Diversified International Fund

          The  Fidelity  Diversified  International  Fund  invests  primarily in
          stocks of foreign  issuers with the  principal  purpose of seeking out
          stocks  that  are  undervalued  compared  to  industry  norms in their
          countries.

     *    Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund

          The Fidelity  Low-Priced Stock Fund invests primarily in the stocks of
          companies that the fund manager considers  undervalued or out of favor
          with  other  investors  and  that  could  offer  the  possibility  for
          significant growth with the principal purpose of seeking out stocks of
          smaller companies with per share prices of $35 or less.

     *    Fidelity Freedom Income Fund

          The Fidelity Freedom Income Fund's goal is to seek high current income
          and,  as  a  secondary  objective,   capital  appreciation  through  a
          combination  of  investing in equity,  fixed-income,  and money market
          funds managed by Fidelity Investments.

     *    Fidelity Freedom 2000, 2010, 2020 and 2030 Funds

          Each of the Fidelity Freedom 2000, 2010, 2020 and 2030 Funds seek high
          total  return.  Each fund seeks to achieve this goal by investing in a
          combination of equity, fixed-income, and money market funds managed by
          Fidelity  Investments.  These funds are targeted to investors expected
          to retire near the date specified in the fund name.

     *    Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund

          The  Fidelity  Retirement  Money  Market Fund  invests in high quality
          money market instruments including certificates of deposit, commercial
          paper,  short-term  corporate  and  U.S.  Government  obligations  and
          bankers' acceptances issued by major banks. The purpose of the fund is
          to seek high money market  yields while  maintaining  preservation  of
          capital.

     *    Cinergy Common Stock Fund

          The Cinergy Common Stock Fund invests in common stock of Cinergy Corp.

          Previously,  participants  could  direct  their  contributions  to the
          Fidelity  Asset  Manager  Fund.  During 1998,  the Plan  administrator
          eliminated this fund as an investment option. Participants invested in
          this fund were able to redirect their investment  elections to any one
          or more of the above investment options.


(4)  Federal Income Tax Status-

     The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Plan by letter
     dated  November 14, 1995,  that the Plan and related  trust are designed in
     accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The
     Plan has been amended since receiving the  determination  letter.  However,
     the Plan  Administrator  and the Plan's legal  counsel  believe the Plan is
     designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable  requirements
     of the IRC.


(5) Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500-

     The following is a reconciliation  of net assets available for benefits per
     the financial statements to Form 5500:

                                                         December 31,

                                                   1998                1997
Net assets per financial statements            $347,391,312        $324,092,891
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants       (76,045)            (33,857)
Net assets per Form 5500                       $347,315,267        $324,059,034





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     The following is a reconciliation  of benefits paid to participants per the
     financial statements to Form 5500:

                                                                     Year Ended
                                                                    December 31,
                                                                        1998

       Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements   $18,867,455
       Add: Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at
         December 31, 1998                                               76,045
       Less:  Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at
         December 31, 1997                                              (33,857)
       Benefits paid to participants per Form 5500                  $18,909,643


     Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form 5500
     for  distributions  that have been processed and approved for payment prior
     to December 31 but not yet paid as of that date.


(6)  Plan Termination-

     Although  it has not  expressed  any intent to do so, the  Company  has the
     right under the Plan to discontinue  its  contributions  at any time and to
     terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.


(7)  Related Party Transactions-

     Certain Plan  investments  are shares of mutual  funds  managed by Fidelity
     Investments. Fidelity Investments is the Trustee as defined by the Plan and
     therefore,  these transactions qualify as  party-in-interest  transactions.
     The  Cinergy  Corp.  Common  Stock  Fund  holds  common  stock  of the plan
     administrator  as defined  by the Plan and  therefore,  these  transactions
     qualify as  party-in-interest  transactions.  Finally, the Participant Loan
     Fund  hold  loans  from  participants  in the  Plan  and  therefore,  these
     transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

(8)  Subsequent Event-

     On January 1, 1999, the assets of the Pro-Energy (a wholly-owned subsidiary
     of Cinergy Corp.)  Retirement and 401(k) Savings Plan were transferred into
     the Plan.  All  Pro-Energy  employees  were able to transfer  their account
     balance and invest in the Plan's investment  options described in Note (3).
     All employees of Pro-Energy were  automatically  eligible to participate in
     the Plan.






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<CAPTION>



                                                                      SCHEDULE I

                         Cinergy Employees' 401(k) Plan
                                 EIN: 35-0594457
                                Plan Number: 002

            Item 27a--Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes


                                December 31, 1998


<S>       <C>                                 <C>                                                       <C>            <C>
            Identity of Issuer, Borrower,       Description of Investment, Including Maturity Date,        Cost        Current Value
              Lessor, or Similar Party         Rate of Interest, Collateral, and Par or Maturity Value

   *      Cinergy Corp.                       Common Stock                                              $102,761,664    $153,384,769
   *      Fidelity Investments                Magellan Fund                                               55,432,662      77,490,613
   *      Fidelity Investments                Equity-Income Fund                                          62,874,028      72,474,825
   *      Fidelity Investments                U.S. Bond Index Fund                                         7,985,351       8,121,223
   *      Fidelity Investments                Diversified International Stock Fund                         3,081,371       3,171,678
   *      Fidelity Investments                Low-Priced Stock Fund                                        6,748,818       6,277,250
   *      Fidelity Investments                Freedom Income Fund                                            395,005         402,941
   *      Fidelity Investments                Freedom 2000 Fund                                              949,673         992,121
   *      Fidelity Investments                Freedom 2010 Fund                                            1,398,911       1,462,602
   *      Fidelity Investments                Freedom 2020 Fund                                              622,361         651,559
   *      Fidelity Investments                Freedom 2030 Fund                                              301,785         326,131
   *      Fidelity Investments                Retirement Money Market Fund                                14,038,002      14,038,002
   *      Various plan participants           Participant loans (interest rates ranging from 6.50-9.50%)   6,380,659       6,380,659
                    Total assets held for
                      investment purposes                                                               $262,970,290    $345,174,373


   *      Denotes a party-in-interest




<FN>
The  accompanying  notes to financial  statements  are an integral part of these
statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>






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<CAPTION>



                                                                   SCHEDULE II

                               Cinergy Employees'
                                   401(k) Plan
                                 EIN: 35-0594457
                                Plan Number: 002


                 Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions

                      For the Year Ended December 31, 1998
<S>             <C>            <C>          <C>           <C>             <C>            <C>
                                                           Expenses
Identity of                                                Incurred
  Party         Identity of      Purchase      Sales         With          Cost of
 Involved       Securities       Price (A)   Price (A)    Transaction       Assets        Net Gain

Cinergy         Cinergy       $27,058,166   $28,389,874   $     -         $19,132,542    $9,257,332
Corp.           Common
                Stock Fund

Fidelity        Fidelity       19,740,540    10,056,563         -           8,547,242     1,509,321
Investments     Magellan
                Fund

Fidelity        Fidelity       19,875,724    12,269,207         -          11,078,149     1,191,058
Investments     Equity-Income
                Fund

Fidelity        Fidelity       15,213,256    12,523,393         -          12,523,393          -
Investments     Retirement
                Money Market
                Fund


<FN>
(A)  The current value of all assets acquired or disposed of, at the time of the
     acquisition  or  disposition,  is equal to the  purchase  price or  selling
     price, respectively.
</FN>
</TABLE>





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                                   SIGNATURES




Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan
Committee  has duly caused this annual  report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                               CINERGY EMPLOYEES'
                                   401(K) PLAN


                              By/s/RICHARD L. BOND
                                 Richard L. Bond
                               Plan Administrator




June 28, 1999


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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23









                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




            As  independent  public  accountants,   we  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation  by reference of our report,  dated June 24, 1999  included in the
Annual  Report on Form 11-K for the year ended  December 31, 1998 of the Cinergy
Employees' 401(k) Plan, into Cinergy Corp.'s previously filed Registration
Statement File No. 33-56067.



                                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio
June 24, 1999


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