Registration No. 33-59145 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under The Securities Act of 1933 MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY - ------------------------------ (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Massachusetts 04-1988940 ------------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 25 Research Drive, Westborough, Massachusetts 01582 (508) 389-2000 - --------------------------------------------------- (Address and Telephone Number of Principal Executive Office) Michael E. Jesanis Robert King Wulff Treasurer Corporation Counsel 25 Research Drive 25 Research Drive Westborough, Massachusetts 01582 Westborough, Massachusetts 01582 (Name, address and telephone number of agents for service) - ---------------------------------------------------------- Please send copies of all communications to: George J. Forsyth Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza New York, New York 10005 To the Securities and Exchange Commission: Massachusetts Electric Company hereby submits the following Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on May 5, 1995 (Commission File No. 33-59145) and applies for the consent of the Commission to this filing pursuant to Rule 475 under the Securities Act of 1933. Massachusetts Electric Company hereby amends such Registration Statement as follows: Insert in "INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION," at the end of the second paragraph therein, the following: "(2) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1995. (3) Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 22, 1995." SIGNATURE PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT IT CONTINUES TO MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING ON FORM S-3 AND HAS DULY CAUSED THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO ITS REGISTRATION STATEMENT, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION ON MAY 5, 1995 (COMMISSION FILE NO. 33-59145), TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED, IN THE TOWN OF WESTBOROUGH, THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ON THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 1995. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY s/John G. Cochrane _________________________________ John G. Cochrane Attorney-in-Fact PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT (COMMISSION FILE NO. 33-59145) HAS BEEN SIGNED BELOW BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATE INDICATED. Signature and Title (I) Principal Executive Officer: John H. Dickson, President (II) Principal Financial Officer: Michael E. Jesanis, Treasurer (III) Principal Accounting Officer: Howard W. McDowell (IV) Directors: (A Majority) Urville J. Beaumont Joan T. Bok Sally L. Collins John H. Dickson Patricia McGovern John F. Reilly, Jr. John W. Rowe s/John G. Cochrane Richard P. Sergel All by ___________________________ Richard M. Shribman John G. Cochrane Roslyn M. Watson Attorney-in-Fact Date: June 9, 1995