UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 15, 1998
BGE CAPITAL TRUST I
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware Applied for
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(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 1-1910 52-0280210
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(State of incorporation) (Commission (IRS Employer
File Number) Identification No.)
39 W. Lexington Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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(Address of registrants' principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
410-234-5511
(Registrants' telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) and BGE Capital Trust I
(Trust) hereby file the following exhibit in connection with the offering by the
Trust of 10,000,000 7.16% Trust Originated Preferred Securities pursuant to the
registration statement of the Trust and BGE (File No. 333-53767-01 and
333-53767) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Act of 1933.
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.
BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Registrant)
Date June 15, 1998 /s/ David A. Brune
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David A. Brune, Vice President
on behalf of the Registrant and
as Principal Financial Officer
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.
BGE CAPITAL TRUST I
(Registrant)
Date June 15, 1998 /s/ David A. Brune
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David A. Brune, Administrative Trustee
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
8 Tax Opinion of Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts dated
as of June 15, 1998.
23(d) Consent of Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts (included
in Exhibit 8).
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