3/5/02 DRAFT 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: March 8, 2002 Commission Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter State of I.R.S. Employer File Number and principal office address and telephone number Incorporation ID. Number 1-14514 Consolidated Edison, Inc. New York 13-3965100 4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003 (212) 460-4600 - 2 - INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) See Exhibit Index. ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE The material attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4, which is incorporated in this Item 9 by reference thereto, is furnished pursuant to Regulation FD. - 3 - 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/ Joan S. Freilich --------------------------------- Joan S. Freilich Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer DATE: March 8, 2002 - 4 - Index to Exhibits Sequential Number at which Exhibit Description Exhibit Begins 23 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 99.1 Consolidated balance sheet and statement of capitalization at December 31,2001 and 2000, and related consolidated statements of income, of retained earnings, of comprehensive income and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001, and the notes thereto, of Consolidated Edison, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("2001 Financial Statements"). 99.2 Report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated February 21, 2002, relating to the 2001 Financial Statements. 99.3 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations relating to the 2001 Financial Statements. 99.4 Presentation to Investors - March 8, 2002