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: February 11, 2003

 

 

 

Commission
File Number

 

Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter and principal office address and telephone number

 

State of
Incorporation

 

I.R.S. Employer
ID. Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-14514

 

Consolidated Edison, Inc.
4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003

(212) 460-4600

 

New York

 

13-3965100

 

 



 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

 

ITEM 9.                                                     REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

 

The material attached hereto as Exhibit 99, which is incorporated in this Item 9 by reference thereto, is furnished pursuant to Regulation FD.

 

 

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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, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edward J. Rasmusser

 

 

Edward J. Rasmusser

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

DATE:  February 11, 2003

 

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99

 

Presentation — February 11, 2003

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

We Never Left the Basics

 

Berenson Minella & Company and
The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
Annual Public Utility Seminar
Boston, MA

 

Joan S. Freilich
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

February 11, 2003

 

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This presentation contains forward-looking statements, which are statements of future expectations and not facts. Actual results or developments might differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements because of factors such as competition and industry restructuring, changes in economic conditions, changes in historical weather patterns, changes in laws, regulations or regulatory policies, developments in legal or public policy doctrines, technological developments and other presently unknown or unforeseen factors. Other risk factors are detailed from time to time in the company’s SEC reports.

 

 

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Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

                 Value as investment

•    Core strengths

•    Maintaining our edge

•    Balance sheet strength and flexibility

 

 

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NYSE ticker

 

ED

Stock price (52-week range)

 

$32.65-$46.02

Shares outstanding

 

214 million

Market capitalization

 

$8 billion

P/E ratio (2002E First Call)

 

13.5x

Current dividend yield

 

5.6%

 

 

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A Compelling Dividend Record:
29 consecutive years of dividend increases

 

Annualized Dividend 1975-2003

 

[CHART]

 

 

Payout Ratio

 

[CHART]

 

Payout ratios for 2000 and 2002 exclude one-time merger-related and replacement power charges and the effect of changes in accounting principles.

 

 

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Total Return to Shareholders

 

 

Average annual total returns for periods ending December 31, 2002

 

[CHART]

 

 

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Keys to Our Success

 

      Unwavering strategic focus

      Low risk business model

      Conservative business philosophy that seeks to maintain financial strength

      Disciplined approach to non-regulated business opportunities

      Highest standards of corporate governance and integrity

 

 

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Focus Remained on Core Business Through All Industry Changes

 

      1997       Reached historic electric restructuring accord

      1999       Divested fossil electric generation

      1999       Completed acquisition of ORU

      2001       Sold Indian Point 2

      2002       Began East River repowering

 

 

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East River Repowering

 

 

[PHOTO]

 

 

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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
Earnings Contributions—2002

 

[CHART]

 

 

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2002 Earnings Per Share of $3.14
(Before Cumulative Effect of Changes in Accounting Principles)

 

Major Factors Affecting Earnings

 

Year 2002 Compared with Year 2001

 

EPS ($)

 

Impact of weather in 2002

 

0.09

 

Weakness in economy

 

(0.04

)

Reduction in gas base rates

 

(0.04

)

Lower non-firm gas sales

 

(0.05

)

Lower O&M expense for T&D

 

0.10

 

Excess earnings for electric operations

 

(0.12

)

Amortization of divestiture gain in 2001

 

(0.12

)

Cessation of goodwill amortization

 

0.05

 

Non-regulated operations

 

0.05

 

Orange & Rockland

 

0.02

 

All other

 

(0.02

)

TOTAL

 

(0.08

)

 

 

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2003 Earnings Guidance

 

$2.90 - $3.05 per share includes:

 

•     Anticipated decrease net after-tax in pension and OPEB credits of $54 million, or $0.25 per share

       •    Decline of 8.6 percent in the market value of pension plan assets for the year 2002

       •    Decrease in the assumed future annual return from 9.2 percent to 8.8 percent

       •    Increase in retiree health benefit costs

 

 

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Business Profile
Regulated Business Service Area

 

Con Edison Company of NY

 

•    32,657 miles of overhead distribution lines

•    89,392 miles of underground distribution lines

•    4,241 miles of gas mains

•    87 miles of steam mains

      •     3.2 million electric customers

      •     1.1 million gas customers

      •     1,850 steam customers

 

[MAP]

 

[PHOTO]

 

 

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Business Profile
Regulated Business Service Area

 

Orange and Rockland Utilities

 

•    5,085 miles of overhead distribution lines

•    2,574 miles of underground distribution lines

•    1,782 miles of gas mains

      •     280,000 electric customers

      •     120,000 gas customers

 

[MAP]

 

[PHOTO]

 

 

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Key Drivers of Core Business Success

 

•    Underlying strength of local economy

•    Regulatory stability

•    Strong cost controls

•    Efficiencies from new technologies

•    Dependable cash flow

 

 

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Demand for New Housing Remains Strong

 

 

[PHOTO]

 

 

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Service Area Shows Underlying Strength

 

[PHOTO]

 

 

[PHOTO]

 

 

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Increasing Electric Demand

 

Office buildings constructed in the 1960s experienced average loads of 4-5 watts per square foot.

 

[PHOTO]

 

 

[PHOTO]

 

Office buildings built today are experiencing average loads of 8-9 watts per square foot.

 

 

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Rate Agreements Provide Long-Term
Regulatory Stability

 

•    Rate agreements ending:

      •     Con Edison Electric—March 2005

      •     Con Edison Gas—September 2004

      •     Con Edison Steam—September 2004

      •     O& R Electric—December 2002

      •     O& R Gas—September 2003

•    Provide sharing between customer and shareholders above thresholds

•    Continue recovery of purchased power and gas supply costs

•    Continue gas weather normalization

 

 

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Our Supply/Demand Outlook

 

•    New York State

      •     18% capacity reserve in excess of peak load

      •     Summer of 2002—supplies were adequate

•    New York City

        •     80% of peak load from in-city supply

      •     Remaining 20% plus 18% reserve can be from outside NYC

        •     Summer of 2002—met unprecedented demand reliably

        •     New generation needed for the future

        •     New transmission projects may help

 

 

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New York City Resource Situation

 

(MW)

 

 

 

2002

 

2003

 

 

 

Actual

 

Forecast

 

Peak Load

 

10,665

 

11,020

 

Requirement (80%)

 

8,532

 

8,816

 

Existing Resources

 

8,839

 

8,878

 

New Supplies

 

44

 

0

 

Difference

 

351

 

62

 

 

 

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Consolidated Edison Company of New York
Service Area Peak Load Forecast

 

 

[CHART]

 

 

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Service Area Historic Record—Peak Loads

 

Load

Date

 

MW

 

08/09/01

 

12,207

 

08/10/01

 

12,116

 

07/25/01

 

12,097

 

07/03/02

 

12,086

 

08/08/01

 

12,084

 

07/23/02

 

12,074

 

08/13/02

 

11,893

 

07/29/02

 

11,892

 

07/02/02

 

11,880

 

08/07/01

 

11,874

 

 

      Five of top ten peak loads occurred in summer 2002

      June, July, August set three-month electricity sendout record of 17,491,313 MW

      Orange and Rockland Utilities also set records

 

 

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Infrastructure Investment

 

[CHART]

 

 

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Cost of Lower Manhattan Restoration

 

       $400 million—mostly capitalincludes:

      •      Emergency response

      •      Temporary restoration

      •      Permanent replacement of facilities

      Federal reimbursement has been approved but not yet disbursed

      Cost incurred as of December 31, 2002

      •      $212 million

 

 

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Consolidated Edison Company of New York

Electric Asset Base

 

 

[CHART]

 

 


Note: Indian Point 2 sold in 2001

* Projected

 

 

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Investing for Reliability and Growth

 

[PHOTO]

 

 

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Consolidated Edison Company of New York
Gas Asset Base

 

 

[CHART]

 


* Projected

 

 

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Investing for Reliability and Growth

 

 

[PHOTO]

 

 

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Using State of the Art Technology

 

 

[PHOTO]

 

 

The Manhattan Electric Operations control room is the most advanced of its kind.

 

 

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Developing New Technologies

 

 

[PHOTO]

 

 

The Computer-Aided Radar Tomography Imaging System, in development, creates three-dimensional images of underground structures.

 

 

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Con Edison Communications
Technologically Advanced Network

 

[MAP]

 

 

[MAP]

 

•    Use of self-healing rings ensures highest reliability and scale

•    Building networks for large financial institutions

 

 

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Con Edison Communications and SIAC

 

[CHART]

 

 

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Conservative, Integrated Approach to
Competitive Energy Businesses

 

 

[CHART]

 

 

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Financial Strength

 

 

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Capital Expenditures

 

 

[CHART]

 


* Budget

 

 

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Steady Cash Flow from Core Business

 

[CHART]

 

 

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Balance Sheet Strength and Flexibility
(as of December 31, 2002)

 

      •     Long- term debt—50.2%

      •     Preferred stock—1.7%

      •     Common equity—48.1%

 

[CHART]

 

•    Issued $325 million in holding company debentures in April 2002

                 Issued $300 million in Con Edison of NY debentures in June 2002, and $500 million in December ($275 million used to call existing issue)

•    Raising equity through DRIP and employee stock plans (approximately $68 million in 2002)

 

 

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Liquidity
(as of December 31, 2002)

 

 

[CHART]

 

 

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Superior Credit Quality

 

•    A bond rating—holding company

•    A+ bond rating—regulated businesses

•    No ratings triggers

•    Minimal off balance sheet financing

•    Transparent financials

 

 

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Our Value for Investors

 

•    Most reliable electric delivery system

•    Focused investment in infrastructure

•    Dependable and predictable earnings stream

•    Strong balance sheet and solid credit ratings

•    Total return for past 10 years more than double industry average

•    Stability in the midst of market uncertainty

•    Strong credibility in the market

 

 

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