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”)
HORIZON LFG, INC.
(“HORIZON LFG”)
HORIZON POWER, INC. (“POWER”)
HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT B.V.
(“HORIZON B.V.”)
HORIZON ENERGY BULGARIA EOOD (“HORIZON BULGARIA”)
HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, S.R.O. (“HORIZON S.R.O.”)
TORO PARTNER LLC
(“TORO”)
This certificate constitutes notice that the above named companies have, during the quarter ended December 31, 2004, 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: Security B: Security C: Security D: Security E: Security F: |
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; Demand Notes issued by Horizon Demand Notes issued by Power Demand Notes issued by Toro Demand Notes issued by Horizon Bulgaria Demand Notes issued by Horizon Bulgaria |
2. Issue, renewal or guaranty:
| Security A: Security B: Security C: Security D: Security E: Security F: |
issue issue issue issue issue issue |
3. Principal amount of each security:
| Security A: Security B: Security C: Security D: Security E: Security F: |
See Exhibit A for detail of loans from and contributions to the Money Pool. See Exhibit B See Exhibit C See Exhibit D See Exhibit E See Exhibit F |
4. Rate of interest per annum of each security:
| Security A: Security B: Security C: Security D: Security E: Security F: |
See Exhibit A See Exhibit B See Exhibit C See Exhibit D See Exhibit E See Exhibit F |
5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security:
| Security A: Security B: Security C: Security D: Security E: Security F: |
See Exhibit A (all transactions were made pursuant to the system's current Money Pool Agreement dated February 5, 2003 as amended) See Exhibit B See Exhibit C See Exhibit D See Exhibit E See Exhibit F |
6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue: Not applicable
7. Date of maturity of each security:
| Security A: Security B: Security C: Security D: Security E: Security F: |
Demand Loans Demand Loans Demand Loans Demand Loans Demand Loans Demand Loans |
8. Name of the person to whom each security was issued, renewed or guaranteed:
| Security A: Security B: Security C: Security D: Security E: Security F: |
Not applicable (loans to and contributions by non-utility participants of the system's Money Pool) NFG NFG Horizon LFG Horizon BV Horizon S.R.O. |
9. Collateral given with each security, if any:
| Security A: Security B: Security C: Security D: Security E: Security F: |
None None None None None None |
10. Consideration received for each security: Cash
| Security A: Security B: Security C: Security D: Security E: Security F: |
See Exhibit A See Exhibit B See Exhibit C See Exhibit D See Exhibit E 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 |
| 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 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/ J. R. Pustulka J. R. Pustulka Senior Vice President & Secretary |
| HORIZON LFG, 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 |
| HORIZON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, S.R.O. By: /s/ B. H. Hale B. H. Hale Managing Director |
| TORO PARTNER LLC By: /s/ B. H. Hale B. H. Hale Manager |
Date: February 28, 2004
| Company |
Schedules For This Report | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. Horizon LFG, Inc. Toro Partner LLC Horizon Power, Inc. Horizon Energy Development B.V. Horizon Energy Bulgaria EOOD Horizon Energy Development, s.r.o. |
NFGC NFGDC NFGSC Seneca Horizon Data Track Highland NFR Leidy Horizon LFG Toro Power Horizon B.V. Horizon Bulgaria Horizon s.r.o. |