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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B><I>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>CONSOLIDATED
EDISON, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-3965100</FONT></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(State of incorporation)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4 Irving Place </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>New York, New York 10003 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(212)
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">460-4600</FONT> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Consolidated Edison, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Full title of the Plan) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ELIZABETH D. MOORE </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Senior Vice President and General Counsel </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Consolidated Edison, Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4 Irving Place </B></FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(212) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">460-4600</FONT> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Title of</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Securities to</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Be Registered</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Amount</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>to be</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Registered&nbsp;(1)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Proposed<BR>Maximum</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Offering&nbsp;Price<BR>Per&nbsp;Share(2)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Proposed<BR>Maximum</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Offering&nbsp;Price</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Common Shares ($.10 par value)</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10,000,000</FONT><BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px; margin-top:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$55.465</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$554,650,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$71,438.92</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of shares of Registrant&#146;s
Common Shares ($.10 par value) as may be offered, issued or issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee based on the
average of the high and low prices on August&nbsp;4, 2014 for Common Shares ($.10 par value) of Consolidated Edison, Inc., as reported in the consolidated reporting system. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>*Item&nbsp;1.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Plan Information. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information required by Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PART II </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The documents listed below filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Registrant are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and all documents filed by Registrant pursuant to
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered
pursuant to this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
such documents; provided, however, any information furnished under Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 of any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> is not incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> dated February&nbsp;20, 2014 (not including Items&nbsp;2.02 and
9.01), March&nbsp;3, 2014, May&nbsp;19, 2014 and July&nbsp;7, 2014; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The description of Registrant&#146;s Common Shares ($.10 par value) contained&nbsp;under the caption &#147;Proposal
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;1-</FONT> The Holding Company <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Proposal-</FONT> Holding Company Capital Stock&#148; in the prospectus included in Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-39164),</FONT> and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Not applicable. </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The validity of the common shares and certain other related legal matters will be passed upon for Registrant by Elizabeth D. Moore, Esq.,
Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Registrant. Ms.&nbsp;Moore beneficially owns shares of Registrant&#146;s common shares and has received awards, under Registrant&#146;s Long-Term Incentive Plan, of performance restricted stock units that
provide the right to receive common shares, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance objectives. She is also eligible to participate in various employee benefit plans offered to officers and employees of Consolidated Edison Company of New
York, Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Reference is made to Sections 721 to 725 of the New York Business Corporation Law (&#147;NYBCL&#148;) which provide for indemnification of
directors and officers, subject to certain limitations, for liabilities and expenses in connection with actions or proceedings involving them in such capacity. Pursuant to Section&nbsp;721 of the NYBCL, no indemnification shall be made to or on
behalf of a director or officer if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his or her acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the
cause of action so adjudicated, or that he or she personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;402(b) of the NYBCL permits a certificate of incorporation to set forth a provision limiting or eliminating the personal liability of directors to a corporation or its shareholders for
damages for any breach of duty in such capacity, provided that no such provision shall eliminate or limit the liability of a director if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to him or her establishes (i)&nbsp;that his or her acts were in
bad faith or involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law or (ii)&nbsp;that he or she personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled, or (iii)&nbsp;that his or her acts
violated Section&nbsp;719 of the NYBCL. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Article SIXTH of Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides
that, except to the extent limitation of liability or indemnification is not permitted by applicable law: (i)&nbsp;a director or officer of the Registrant shall not be liable to the Registrant or any of its shareholders for damages for any breach of
duty in such capacity, and (ii)&nbsp;the Registrant shall fully indemnify any person made, or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, including an investigative, administrative or legislative proceeding,
and including an action by or in the right of the Registrant or any other enterprise, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant any other enterprise
as a director, officer or in any other capacity, against any and all damages incurred as a result of or in connection with such action or proceeding or any appeal thereof and, except in the case of an action or proceeding specifically approved by
the Board of Directors of the Registrant, the Registrant shall pay expenses incurred by or on behalf of such person in defending such action or proceeding or any appeal thereof in advance of the final disposition thereof promptly upon receipt by the
Registrant, from time to time, of a written </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2 </FONT></P>


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demand of the person for the advancement, together with an undertaking by or on behalf of the person to repay any expenses so advanced to the extent that the person is ultimately found not to be
entitled to indemnification for the expenses. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As permitted by Section&nbsp;726 of the NYBCL, Registrant has insurance
(a)&nbsp;to indemnify Registrant for obligations it incurs for indemnification of its directors and officers, and (b)&nbsp;to indemnify directors and officers of Registrant for losses, costs and expenses incurred by them in actions brought against
them in connection with their acts as directors or officers for which they are not indemnified by Registrant. Pursuant to Section&nbsp;726 of the NYBCL, no insurance payment, other than cost of defense, may be made to any director or officer (a) if
a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his or her acts of active and deliberate dishonesty were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or that he or she personally gained in fact a
financial profit or other advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled, or (b) in relation to any risk the insurance of which is prohibited under the insurance law of the State of New York. Registrant may also purchase insurance coverage
insuring the directors and officers of Registrant against certain liabilities that could arise in connection with administration of Registrant&#146;s employee benefit plans. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Act&#148;), may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted against Registrant by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Not applicable. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. List of Exhibits. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">See &#147;Index to Exhibits&#148; on page 7. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933; (ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus </FONT></P>
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any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and (iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change
to such information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">See the last paragraph of Item&nbsp;6 of this Registration Statement. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%;padding-bottom:0px; "><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New
York and State of New York on the 7</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">th</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> day of August, 2014.
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Consolidated Edison, Inc.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Robert Hoglund</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert Hoglund</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President and</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by
the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John McAvoy*</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert Hoglund*</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert Muccilo*</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vice President and Controller</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Kevin Burke*</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vincent A. Calarco*</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">George Campbell, Jr.*</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Michael&nbsp;J.&nbsp;DelGiudice*</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ellen V. Futter*</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">John F. Killian*</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Sally H. Pinero*</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Michael&nbsp;W.&nbsp;Ranger*</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">L.&nbsp;Frederick&nbsp;Sutherland*</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert Hoglund, pursuant to Powers of Attorney (executed by each of the officers and Directors listed above, and filed as Exhibit 24 hereto), by signing his name hereto
does hereby sign and execute this Registration Statement on behalf of each of the officers and Directors named above and indicated as signing above in the capacities in which the name of each appears above. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">August&nbsp;7,&nbsp;2014</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Robert Hoglund</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert Hoglund</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice
President and</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant. (Designated in the Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> of Con Edison (No. <FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> of Registrant, effective as of February&nbsp;19, 2009. (Designated in Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> dated February&nbsp;19, 2009 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;1-14514)</FONT> as Exhibit 3.1).</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Opinion and consent of Elizabeth D. Moore, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Consolidated Edison, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan. (Designated in Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 19, 2014 (File No.
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Form S-8
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CONSOLIDATED
EDISON, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
13-3965100
(State of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4 Irving Place
New York, New York 10003
(212)
460-4600
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
Consolidated Edison, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
ELIZABETH D. MOORE
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
4 Irving Place
New York, New York 10003
(Name and address of agent for service)
(212)
460-4600
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities to
Be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered (1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee(2)
Common Shares ($.10 par value)
10,000,000
shares
$55.465
$554,650,000
$71,438.92
(1)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of shares of Registrant's
Common Shares ($.10 par value) as may be offered, issued or issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee based on the
average of the high and low prices on August 4, 2014 for Common Shares ($.10 par value) of Consolidated Edison, Inc., as reported in the consolidated reporting system.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
*Item 1.
Plan Information.
*Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
*
The information required by Part I of Form
S-8
to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part I of Form
S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The documents listed below filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Registrant are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and all documents filed by Registrant pursuant to
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered
pursuant to this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
such documents; provided, however, any information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form
8-K
is not incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
•
Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2013;
•
Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014;
•
Registrant's Current Reports on Form
8-K,
dated February 20, 2014 (not including Items 2.02 and
9.01), March 3, 2014, May 19, 2014 and July 7, 2014;
•
The description of Registrant's Common Shares ($.10 par value) contained under the caption "Proposal
No. 1-
The Holding Company
Proposal-
Holding Company Capital Stock" in the prospectus included in Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-4
(No.
333-39164),
and any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the common shares and certain other related legal matters will be passed upon for Registrant by Elizabeth D. Moore, Esq.,
Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Registrant. Ms. Moore beneficially owns shares of Registrant's common shares and has received awards, under Registrant's Long-Term Incentive Plan, of performance restricted stock units that
provide the right to receive common shares, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance objectives. She is also eligible to participate in various employee benefit plans offered to officers and employees of Consolidated Edison Company of New
York, Inc.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Reference is made to Sections 721 to 725 of the New York Business Corporation Law ("NYBCL") which provide for indemnification of
directors and officers, subject to certain limitations, for liabilities and expenses in connection with actions or proceedings involving them in such capacity. Pursuant to Section 721 of the NYBCL, no indemnification shall be made to or on
behalf of a director or officer if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his or her acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the
cause of action so adjudicated, or that he or she personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled.
Section 402(b) of the NYBCL permits a certificate of incorporation to set forth a provision limiting or eliminating the personal liability of directors to a corporation or its shareholders for
damages for any breach of duty in such capacity, provided that no such provision shall eliminate or limit the liability of a director if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to him or her establishes (i) that his or her acts were in
bad faith or involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law or (ii) that he or she personally gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled, or (iii) that his or her acts
violated Section 719 of the NYBCL.
Article SIXTH of Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides
that, except to the extent limitation of liability or indemnification is not permitted by applicable law: (i) a director or officer of the Registrant shall not be liable to the Registrant or any of its shareholders for damages for any breach of
duty in such capacity, and (ii) the Registrant shall fully indemnify any person made, or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, including an investigative, administrative or legislative proceeding,
and including an action by or in the right of the Registrant or any other enterprise, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant any other enterprise
as a director, officer or in any other capacity, against any and all damages incurred as a result of or in connection with such action or proceeding or any appeal thereof and, except in the case of an action or proceeding specifically approved by
the Board of Directors of the Registrant, the Registrant shall pay expenses incurred by or on behalf of such person in defending such action or proceeding or any appeal thereof in advance of the final disposition thereof promptly upon receipt by the
Registrant, from time to time, of a written
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demand of the person for the advancement, together with an undertaking by or on behalf of the person to repay any expenses so advanced to the extent that the person is ultimately found not to be
entitled to indemnification for the expenses.
As permitted by Section 726 of the NYBCL, Registrant has insurance
(a) to indemnify Registrant for obligations it incurs for indemnification of its directors and officers, and (b) to indemnify directors and officers of Registrant for losses, costs and expenses incurred by them in actions brought against
them in connection with their acts as directors or officers for which they are not indemnified by Registrant. Pursuant to Section 726 of the NYBCL, no insurance payment, other than cost of defense, may be made to any director or officer (a) if
a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his or her acts of active and deliberate dishonesty were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or that he or she personally gained in fact a
financial profit or other advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled, or (b) in relation to any risk the insurance of which is prohibited under the insurance law of the State of New York. Registrant may also purchase insurance coverage
insuring the directors and officers of Registrant against certain liabilities that could arise in connection with administration of Registrant's employee benefit plans.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted against Registrant by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. List of Exhibits.
See "Index to Exhibits" on page 7.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus
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any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change
to such information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement;
(2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h)
See the last paragraph of Item 6 of this Registration Statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New
York and State of New York on the 7
th
day of August, 2014.
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
By:
/s/ Robert Hoglund
Robert Hoglund
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by
the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
Title
John McAvoy*
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Robert Hoglund*
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Robert Muccilo*
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Kevin Burke*
Director
Vincent A. Calarco*
Director
George Campbell, Jr.*
Director
Michael J. DelGiudice*
Director
Ellen V. Futter*
Director
John F. Killian*
Director
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Sally H. Pinero*
Director
Michael W. Ranger*
Director
L. Frederick Sutherland*
Director
*
Robert Hoglund, pursuant to Powers of Attorney (executed by each of the officers and Directors listed above, and filed as Exhibit 24 hereto), by signing his name hereto
does hereby sign and execute this Registration Statement on behalf of each of the officers and Directors named above and indicated as signing above in the capacities in which the name of each appears above.
August 7, 2014
/s/ Robert Hoglund
Robert Hoglund
Senior Vice
President and
Chief Financial Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
DESCRIPTION
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant. (Designated in the Registration Statement on Form
S-4
of Con Edison (No.
333-39165)
as Exhibit 3.1).
3.2
By-laws
of Registrant, effective as of February 19, 2009. (Designated in Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K,
dated February 19, 2009 (File
No. 1-14514)
as Exhibit 3.1).
5
Opinion and consent of Elizabeth D. Moore, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel.
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Consolidated Edison, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan. (Designated in Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 19, 2014 (File No.
1-14514) as Exhibit 10.)
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of Elizabeth D. Moore., Senior Vice President and General Counsel (included as part of Exhibit 5).
24
Powers of Attorney.
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