UNITED STATES 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 (date of
earliest event reported):                             March 7, 2001



Commission      Registrant, State of Incorporation,     I.R.S. Employer
File Number     Address and Telephone Number            Identification No.
-----------     ----------------------------            ------------------

1-6047          GPU, Inc.                               13-5516989
                (a Pennsylvania corporation)
                300 Madison Avenue
                Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1911
                Telephone (973) 401-8200



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ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
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      (c)   Exhibit

            99.   GPU 2000 Financial Report.



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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 THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.


                              GPU, INC.



                              By:  /s/ T. G. Howson
                                  --------------------------------
                                  T. G. Howson, Vice President
                                  and Treasurer


Date:   March 7, 2001
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UNITED STATES 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 (date of
earliest event reported):                             March 7, 2001

Commission      Registrant, State of Incorporation,     I.R.S. Employer
File Number     Address and Telephone Number            Identification No.
-----------     ----------------------------            ------------------

1-6047          GPU, Inc.                               13-5516989
                (a Pennsylvania corporation)
                300 Madison Avenue
                Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1911
                Telephone (973) 401-8200
ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
            -------------------------------------------------------------------

      (c)   Exhibit

            99.   GPU 2000 Financial Report.
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 THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.

                              GPU, INC.

                              By:  /s/ T. G. Howson
                                  --------------------------------
                                  T. G. Howson, Vice President
                                  and Treasurer

Date:   March 7, 2001