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):                 October 5, 2000



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 5.     OTHER EVENTS.
            ------------

      On October 5, 2000, GPU, Inc. ("the Company") announced that it had agreed
to sell  its GPU  International,  Inc.  ("GPUI")  subsidiary  to  Aquila  Energy
Corporation,  a  subsidiary  of UtiliCorp  United,  for $225  million.  The sale
includes GPUI's interests in six domestic independent power plants, representing
approximately  500  MW  of  capacity,  and  a  one-half  interest  in a  715  MW
development stage project.

      The  Company  anticipates  closing  the sale,  which is subject to certain
federal and state regulatory  approvals,  by the end of the year. GPU expects to
realize an after-tax gain on the sale of between $60 million to $80 million, and
will utilize the sale proceeds to reduce outstanding debt.

      A copy of GPU's related news release is annexed as an exhibit.



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

            1.    GPU News Release, dated October 5, 2000.



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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:   October 6, 2000
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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):                 October 5, 2000

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 5.     OTHER EVENTS.
            ------------

      On October 5, 2000, GPU, Inc. ("the Company") announced that it had agreed
to sell  its GPU  International,  Inc.  ("GPUI")  subsidiary  to  Aquila  Energy
Corporation,  a  subsidiary  of UtiliCorp  United,  for $225  million.  The sale
includes GPUI's interests in six domestic independent power plants, representing
approximately  500  MW  of  capacity,  and  a  one-half  interest  in a  715  MW
development stage project.

      The  Company  anticipates  closing  the sale,  which is subject to certain
federal and state regulatory  approvals,  by the end of the year. GPU expects to
realize an after-tax gain on the sale of between $60 million to $80 million, and
will utilize the sale proceeds to reduce outstanding debt.

      A copy of GPU's related news release is annexed as an exhibit.
ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
            ------------------------------------------------------------------

      (c)   Exhibit

            1.    GPU News Release, dated October 5, 2000.
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:   October 6, 2000