| UNITED STATES |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 |
| FORM 8-K |
| CURRENT REPORT |
| Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 13, 2012 |
| PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| New Jersey | 001-00973 | 22-1212800 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 80 Park Plaza, P.O. Box 570 |
| Newark, New Jersey 07101-0570 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
| 973-430-7000 |
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
| http://www.pseg.com |
| Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): |
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Item 8.01. Other Events
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) is filing herewith the following exhibit in connection with the issuance and sale by it on September 13, 2012 of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series H, due 2042 (Secured Medium-Term Notes). Such issuance will be under PSE&G’s previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-178133) and the related Prospectus dated November 23, 2011, Prospectus Supplement dated May 7, 2012 and Pricing Supplement dated September 10, 2012.
* Opinion of M. Courtney McCormick, General Corporate Counsel of PSE&G, as to legality of the Secured Medium-Term Notes.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit 5-3 | Opinion of M. Courtney McCormick, General Corporate Counsel of PSE&G, as to the legality of the Secured Medium-Term Notes. |
| Exhibit 23-6 | Consent of M. Courtney McCormick, General Corporate Counsel of PSE&G (included in Exhibit 5-3). |
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SIGNATURE | |||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| By: | /s/ Derek M. DiRisio | ||
| Derek M. DiRisio | |||
| Vice President and Controller | |||
| (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
| Date: September 13, 2012 | |||
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