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: May 3, 2000 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 ID. 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 On May 3, 2000, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an underwriting agreement with Salomon Smith Barney Inc. for the sale of $325 million aggregate principal amount of the Company's 8 1/8% Debentures, Series 2000 A (the "Debentures"). The Debentures were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-90385, declared effective November 17, 1999) which registered $500 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the Company (of which $110 million were sold as part of a previous debt issue). 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, dated May 3, 2000 and Underwriting Agreement Basic Provisions, dated November 1, 1999. 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: May 3, 2000 - 4 - Index to Exhibits Sequential Page Number at which Exhibit Description Exhibit Begins 1 Underwriting Agreement relating to the Debentures dated May 3, 2000 and Underwriting Agreement Basic Provisions, dated November 1, 1999. 4 Form of Debenture.