SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
FORM U-6B-2
Certificate of Notification
Filed by a registered holding company or subsidiary thereof pursuant to Rule U-20-(d) or U-47 or U-52, adopted under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
Certificate is filed by:
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY ("NFG")
NATIONAL FUEL GAS SUPPLY CORPORATION ("NFGSC")
SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION ("SENECA")
HIGHLAND FOREST RESOURCES, INC. ("HIGHLAND")
LEIDY HUB, INC. ("LEIDY")
DATA-TRACK ACCOUNT SERVICES, INC. ("DATA TRACK")
NATIONAL FUEL RESOURCES, INC. ("NFR")
HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, INC. ("HORIZON")
SENECA INDEPENDENCE PIPELINE COMPANY ("SIP")
NIAGARA INDEPENDENCE MARKETING COMPANY ("NIAGARA")
UPSTATE ENERGY INC. ("UPSTATE")
HORIZON POWER, INC. ("POWER")
HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT B.V. ("HORIZON B.V.")
HORIZON ENERGY BULGARIA EOOD ("HORIZON BULGARIA")
TORO PARTNER LLC ("TORO")
This certificate constitutes notice that the above named companies have, during the quarter ended December 31, 2003, issued, renewed or guaranteed the securities or instruments described herein which issue, renewal or guaranty was exempted from the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act and was neither the specific subject of a declaration or application on Form U-1 nor included within the exemption provided by Rule U-48.
1. Type of securities or instruments: 6 types:
Security A: Loans to and contributions by non-utility subsidiaries made through the National Fuel
Gas Company Money Pool, operated in accordance with the Money Pool agreement filed in SEC File No.
70-10074;
Security B: Demand Notes issued by Horizon
Security C: Demand Notes issued by Horizon B.V.
Security D: Demand Notes issued by Power
Security E: Demand Notes issued by Toro
Security F: Demand Notes issued by Horizon Bulgaria
2. Issue, renewal or guaranty: Security A: issue
Security B: issue
Security C: issue
Security D: issue
Security E: issue
Security F: issue
3. Principal amount of each security:
Security A: See Exhibit A for detail of loans from and contributions
to the Money Pool.
Security B: See Exhibit B
Security C: See Exhibit C
Security D: See Exhibit D
Security E: See Exhibit E
Security F: See Exhibit F
4. Rate of interest per annum of each security:
Security A: See Exhibit A
Security B: See Exhibit B
Security C: See Exhibit C
Security D: See Exhibit D
Security E: See Exhibit E
Security F: See Exhibit F
5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security:
Security A: See Exhibit A (all transactions were made pursuant to
the system's current Money Pool Agreement dated February 5, 2003 as
amended)
Security B: See Exhibit B
Security C: See Exhibit C
Security D: See Exhibit D
Security E: See Exhibit E
Security F: See Exhibit F
6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue: Not applicable
7. Date of maturity of each security:
Security A: Demand Loans
Security B: Demand Loans
Security C: Demand Loans
Security D: Demand Loans
Security E: Demand Loans
Security F: Demand Loans
8. Name of the person to whom each security was issued, renewed or guaranteed:
Security A: Not applicable (loans to and contributions by
non-utility participants of the system's Money Pool)
Security B: NFG
Security C: Horizon
Security D: NFG
Security E: Upstate
Security F: Horizon BV
9. Collateral given with each security, if any:
Security A: None
Security B: None
Security C: None
Security D: None
Security E: None
Security F: None
10. Consideration received for each security: Cash
Security A: See Exhibit A
Security B: See Exhibit B
Security C: See Exhibit C
Security D: See Exhibit D
Security E: See Exhibit E
Security F: See Exhibit F
11. Application of proceeds of each security: General business purposes
12. Indicate by a check after the applicable statement below whether the issue, renewal or guaranty of each
security was exempt from the provisions of Section 6(a) because of
a. the provisions contained in the first sentence of Section 6(b):
b. the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of Section 6(b):
c. the provisions contained in any rule of the Commission other than Rule U-48: X
13. If the security or securities were exempt from the provisions of Section 6(a) by virtue of the first
sentence of Section 6(b), give the figures which indicate that the security or securities aggregate
(together with all other than outstanding notes and drafts of a maturity of nine months or less,
exclusive of days of grace, as to which such company is primarily or secondarily liable) not more than 5
per centum of the principal amount and par value of the other securities of such company then
outstanding: Not applicable.
14. If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions of Section 6(a) because of the fourth
sentence of Section 6(b), name the security outstanding on January 1, 1935, pursuant to the terms of
which the security or securities herein described have been issued: Not applicable.
15. If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions of Section 6(a) because of any rule of the
Commission other than Rule U-48 designate the rule under which exemption is claimed: Rule 52.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused this Form to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
By: /s/ P. C. Ackerman
P. C. Ackerman
Chairman, President & CEO
SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION
By: /s/ J. A. Beck
J. A. Beck
President
NATIONAL FUEL GAS SUPPLY CORPORATION
By: /s/ D. J. Seeley
D. J. Seeley
President
NATIONAL FUEL RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ D. L. DeCarolis
D. L. DeCarolis
Vice President and Secretary
HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, INC.
By: /s/ P. C. Ackerman
P. C. Ackerman
President
HIGHLAND FOREST RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ J. A. Beck
J. A. Beck
President
DATA-TRACK ACCOUNT SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ P. C. Ackerman
P. C. Ackerman
President
LEIDY HUB, INC.
By: /s/ W. E. DeForest
W. E. DeForest
President
SENECA INDEPENDENCE PIPELINE COMPANY
By: /s/ W. E. DeForest
W. E. DeForest
President, Secretary and Treasurer
NIAGARA INDEPENDENCE MARKETING COMPANY
By: /s/ T. L. Atkins
T. L. Atkins
Treasurer
UPSTATE ENERGY INC.
By: /s/ B. H. Hale
B. H. Hale
President
HORIZON POWER, INC.
By: /s/ B. H. Hale
B. H. Hale
President
HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT B.V.
By: /s/ B. H. Hale
B. H. Hale
Managing Director
HORIZON ENERGY BULGARIA EOOD
By: /s/ B. H. Hale
B. H. Hale
Statutory Agent
TORO PARTNER LLC
By: /s/ B. H. Hale
B. H. Hale
Manager
Date: March 1, 2004
Company Key
| Company National Fuel Gas Company National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation Seneca Resources Corporation Horizon Energy Development, Inc. Data Track Account Services, Inc. Highland Forest Resources, Inc. National Fuel Resources, Inc. Leidy Hub, Inc. Seneca Independence Pipeline Company Upstate Energy Inc. Toro Partner LLC Horizon Power, Inc. Horizon Energy Development B.V. Horizon Energy Bulgaria EOOD |
Names Used In Schedules For This Report NFGC NFGDC NFGSC Seneca Horizon Data Track Highland NFR Leidy SIP Upstate Toro Power Horizon B.V. Horizon Bulgaria |