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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration File No 33-61297
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 8
Dated March 12, 1997 to
Prospectus dated September 8, 1995.
$225,000,000
BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Medium-Term Notes, Series D
Due from 9 Months to 30 years from Date of Issue
Principal Amount: $30,000,000
Original Issue Date: March 14, 1997
Stated Maturity: March 15, 1999
Optional Redemption Dates
Prior to Stated Maturity: None
Price to Public: $30,000,000
Agent's Commission: $60,000
Proceeds to Company: $29,940,000
Form of Note: Book-Entry Note
Floating Rate Note Interest Rate Information:
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Initial Interest Rate: 5.5425%
Initial Interest Period: March 14, 1997 to June 16, 1997
Interest Rate Formula: LIBOR
Index Maturity: 3 Months
Spread: Minus 0.02%
Maximum Interest Rate: None
Minimum Interest Rate: None
Interest Reset Dates and Quarterly on the 16th of March,
Interest Payment Dates: June, September and December
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration File No 33-61297
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 8
Dated March 12, 1997 to
Prospectus dated September 8, 1995.
$225,000,000
BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Medium-Term Notes, Series D
Due from 9 Months to 30 years from Date of Issue
(Continued)
Interest Determination Second Business Day preceding
Date and Calculation Date: the Interest Reset Date
Calculation Agent: The Chase Manhattan Bank
Record Dates: 15 calendar days prior to each
Interest Payment Date
This Pricing Supplement relates to the original issuance and
sale by Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (the "Company") of the
Medium-Term Notes, Series D, described herein through Lehman
Brothers or Goldman, Sachs & Co., as agents.
Medium-Term Notes, Series D, may be issued under
Registration Statement No. 33-61297 (which also serves as Post-
Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-57704)
by the Company in a principal amount of up to $225,000,000 in
gross proceeds and, to date, including this offering, an
aggregate of $168,000,000 has been issued.
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