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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME, BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1,000 U.S.DOLLARS YEAR YEAR Oct-01-1998 Oct-01-1997 Sep-30-1999 Sep-30-1998 Sep-30-1999 Sep-30-1998 1 1 PER-BOOK PER-BOOK 1,401,025 1,316,925 1,717 2,576 259,240 250,196 113,517 112,736 0 0 1,775,499 1,682,433 46,597 43,955 368,007 305,485 269,430 258,315 684,034 607,755 0 0 28,420 28,424 506,084 428,641 48,957 57,190 0 0 64,110 67,753 1,431 64,106 0 0 288 834 288 546 442,175 427,730 1,775,499 1,682,433 1,112,216 1,143,452 42,515 39,662 961,940 997,067 1,004,455 1,036,729 107,761 106,723 (2,022) (375) 105,739 106,348 36,971 37,719 68,768 68,629 1,331 1,331 67,437 67,298 56,322 52,158 36,971 37,719 152,739 123,824 1.47 1.54 1.47 1.54 REPRESENTS TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT INCLUDING $500,700 IN UNSECURED MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, $5,979 IN OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT AND ($595) IN UNAMORTIZED PREMIUM AND DISCOUNT-NET. REPRESENTS TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT INCLUDING $2,000 IN FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS,$425,700 IN UNSECURED MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, $1,680 IN OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT AND $(739) IN UNAMORTIZED PREMIUM AND DISCOUNT-NET. TOTAL OF SHORT-TERM NOTES PAYABLE AND COMMERCIAL PAPER TIES TO BALANCE SHEET CAPTION ENTITLED NOTES PAYABLE. TOTAL OF SHORT-TERM NOTES PAYABLE AND COMMERCIAL PAPER TIES TO BALANCE SHEET CAPTION ENTITLED NOTES PAYABLE. TOTAL OF SHORT-TERM NOTES PAYABLE AND COMMERCIAL PAPER TIES TO BALANCE SHEET CAPTION ENTITLED NOTES PAYABLE. TOTAL OF SHORT-TERM NOTES PAYABLE AND COMMERCIAL PAPER TIES TO BALANCE SHEET CAPTION ENTITLED NOTES PAYABLE. INCLUDES UTILITY AND NON-UTILITY. INCLUDES UTILITY AND NON-UTILITY. INCLUDES UTILITY AND NON-UTILITY. INCLUDES UTILITY AND NON-UTILITY. INCLUDES BOTH UTILITY AND NON-UTILITY OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES AND THE $54 LOSS FROM A 50-PERCENT OWNED EQUITY INVESTMENT. INCLUDES UTILITY AND NON-UTILITY. REPRESENTS TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE, PER CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME REPRESENTS TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE, PER CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME