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: December 1, 1999 Commission Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter State of I.R.S. Employer File Number and principal office address and telephone number Incorporation I.D. Number 1-1217 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. New York 13-5009340 4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003 (212) 460-4600 - 2 - INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS Debt Financing On December 1, 1999, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an underwriting agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated for the sale of $200 million aggregate principal amount of the Company's 7.15% Debentures, Series 1999 B (the "Debentures"). The Debentures were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-45745, declared effective February 11, 1998, and No. 333-90385, declared effective November 17, 1999) which registered $1 billion aggregate principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the Company. Copies of the underwriting agreement and the definitive form of the Debentures are filed as exhibits to this report. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits 1 Underwriting Agreement relating to the Debentures. 4 Form of Debenture. - 3 - 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 hereunto duly authorized. CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC. By Robert P. Stelben Robert P. Stelben Vice President and Treasurer DATE: December 2, 1999 - 4 - Index to Exhibits Sequential Page Number at which Exhibit Description Exhibit Begins 1 Underwriting Agreement relating to the Debentures. 4 Form of Debenture.