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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: OCTOBER 16, 2003
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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
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1-14514 Consolidated Edison, Inc. New York 13-3965100
4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003
(212) 460-4600
1-1217 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. New York 13-5009340
4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003
(212) 460-4600
1-4315 Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. New York 13-1727729
One Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, New York 10965
(845) 352-6000
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Third Quarter Financial Results
Unaudited net revenues (operating revenues less purchased power, fuel and gas
purchased for resale), operating income and net income for common stock for the
three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 for Consolidated Edison, Inc.
(Con Edison) and its consolidated subsidiaries Consolidated Edison Company of
New York, Inc. (Con Edison of New York) and Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
(O&R, and together with Con Edison and Con Edison of New York, the Companies)
were as follows:
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Con Edison Con Edison of New York O&R
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Three months ended September 30,
(Millions of Dollars) 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002
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Net revenues $1,337 $1,317 $1,180 $1,180 $103 $95
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Operating income $353 $386 $337 $352 $14 $24
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Net income for common
stock $257 $284 $253 $259 $15 $19
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The Companies' results for the three months ended September 30, 2003, as
compared to the 2002 period, were negatively affected by the lower than
normal number of hot days during the summer of 2003 compared to an
exceptionally warm summer in 2002, higher depreciation and property tax
expense and the August 2003 power outage. For Con Edison and Con Edison of
New York, the results also reflect a reduction in net credits for pension and
other post-retirement benefits. In addition, for Con Edison, results were
negatively affected by the current weak margins in the wholesale electric
markets affecting sales from unregulated generation assets.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
99 Press release, dated October 16, 2003, furnished pursuant
to Item 12 of Form 8-K.
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On October 16, 2003, Con Edison issued a press release reporting, among other
things, its results of operations for the quarterly period ended September 30,
2003. The press release, which is "furnished" as an exhibit to this report
pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the
liability of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC.
CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY
OF NEW YORK, INC.
ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC.
By /s/ EDWARD J. RASMUSSEN
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Edward J. Rasmussen
Vice President and Controller
DATE: October 16, 2003