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                                                                  EXHIBIT 4A(iv)

                                                                      APPENDIX A

                        7 1/4% NOTES DUE OCTOBER 1, 2004

                          SECURITIES RESOLUTION NO. 6
                                       OF
                        CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY

     The actions described below are taken by the Board (as such term is defined
in the Indenture referred to below) of CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY (the
"Company") pursuant to resolutions adopted as of December 10, 1996, December 9,
1997, and September 14, 1999 and Section 2.01 of the Indenture dated as of April
1, 1995 (the "Indenture"), between the Company and United States Trust Company
of New York, as trustee (the Trustee). Terms used herein and not defined have
the same meaning as in the Indenture.

     RESOLVED, that the new series of Securities is authorized as follows:

     1. The title of the series is 7 1/4% Notes Due October 1, 2004 ("7 1/4%
        Notes").

     2. The form of the 7 1/4% Notes shall be substantially in the form of
        Exhibit 1 hereto.

     3. The 7 1/4% Notes shall have the terms set forth in Exhibit 1.

     4. The 7 1/4% Notes shall have such other terms as are set forth in
        Exhibit 2 hereto.

     5. The 7 1/4% Notes shall be sold to the underwriters named in the
        Prospectus Supplement dated September 21, 1999 on the following terms:

                         Price to Public: 99.77%
                         Underwriting Discount: 0.6%

     This Securities Resolution shall be effective as of September 21, 1999.

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                                                                       EXHIBIT 1
                                                               CUSIP 209615 BU 6

     Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The
     Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to the Company or
     its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any
     certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other
     name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any
     payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an
     authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE
     HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as
     the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

No. S-                                                                $

                        CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY
                        7 1/4% Notes Due October 1, 2004

CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY
promises to pay to Cede & Co.

or registered assigns
the principal sum of          Dollars on
October 1, 2004

Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1
     Record Dates: March 15 and September 15

                                             Dated: September 24, 1999

UNITED STATES TRUST                     CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS
  COMPANY OF NEW YORK                     COMPANY
Transfer Agent and Paying
Agent
                                        By:____________________________________

                                        By:____________________________________

This is the one of the Global
Notes referred to in the within-
mentioned Indenture:
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UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY        (CORPORATE SEAL)
  OF NEW YORK                      Attest:
Trustee, by

___________________________        _______________________________
Authorized Signature               Assistant Secretary

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                        CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY
                        7 1/4% Notes Due October 1, 2004

1.   INTEREST.
          Consolidated Natural Gas Company (the "Company"), a Delaware
          corporation, promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this
          Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay
          interest semiannually on April 1 and October 1 of each year commencing
          April 1, 2000. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most
          recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has
          been paid, from September 24, 1999. Interest will be computed on the
          basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

2.   METHOD OF PAYMENT.

          The Company will pay interest on the Securities to the persons who are
          registered holders of Securities at the close of business on the
          record date for the next interest payment date, except as otherwise
          provided in the Indenture. Holders must surrender Securities to a
          Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company will pay
          principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time
          of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
          The Company may pay principal and interest by check payable in such
          money. It may mail an interest check to a holder's registered address.

3.   SECURITIES AGENTS.

          Initially, United States Trust Company of New York, 770 Broadway,
          New York, New York 10003, will act as Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and
          Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or
          Registrar without notice. The Company or any Affiliate may act in any
          such capacity. Subject to certain conditions, the Company may change
          the Trustee.

4.   INDENTURE.

          The Company issued $400,000,000 principal amount of the Securities of
          this series (the "Securities") under an Indenture dated as of April 1,
          1995 ("Indenture") between the Company and United States Trust Company
          of New York ("Trustee") of which this security is a part. The
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          terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and in
          the Securities Resolution creating the Securities and those made part
          of the Indenture by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code
          Sections 77aaa-77bbbb). Securityholders are referred to the Indenture,
          the Securities Resolution and the Act for a statement of such terms.

5.   REDEMPTION.

          The Securities will not be redeemable at the option of the Company
          prior to maturity.

6.   DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE.

          The Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations
          of $1,000 and whole multiples of $1,000. The transfer of Securities
          may be registered and Securities may be exchanged as provided in the
          Indenture. The Transfer Agent may require a holder, among other
          things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and
          to pay any taxes and fees required by law or the Indenture.

7.   PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS.

          The registered holder of a Security may be treated as its owner for
          all purposes.

8.   AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS.

          Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities may be
          amended with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal
          amount of the Securities of all series affected by the amendment.
          Subject to certain exceptions, a default on a series may be waived
          with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of
          the series.

          Without the consent of any Securityholder, the Indenture or the
          Securities may be amended, among other things, to cure any ambiguity,
          omission, defect or inconsistency; to provide for assumption of
          Company obligations to Securityholders; or to make any change that
          does not materially adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder.

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9.   RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.

          The Securities are unsecured general obligations of the Company
          limited to $400,000,000 principal amount. The Indenture does not
          limit other unsecured debt. It does limit certain mortgages and
          sale-leaseback transactions if the property or asset mortgaged or
          leased is used for, or related to, the transmission, distribution,
          exploration or production of natural gas. The limitations are subject
          to a number of important qualifications and exceptions.

10.  SUCCESSORS.

          When a successor assumes all the obligations of the Company under
          the Securities and the Indenture, the Company will be released from
          those obligations.

11.  DEFEASANCE PRIOR TO MATURITY.

          Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time may terminate
          some or all of its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture
          if the Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government
          Obligations for the payment of principal and interest on the
          Securities to maturity. U.S. Government Obligations are securities
          backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America or
          certificates representing an ownership interest in such Obligations.

12.  DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES.

          An Event of Default includes: default for 60 days in payment of
          interest on the Securities; default in payment of principal on the
          Securities; default by the Company for a specified period after notice
          to it in the performance of any of its other agreements applicable to
          the Securities; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. If an
          Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders
          of at least 25% in principal amount of the Securities may declare the
          principal of all the Securities to be due and payable immediately.

          Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except
          as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity
          satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities.
          Subject to certain limitations, holders of a majority in principal
          amount of the Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any
          trust or power.
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          The Trustee may withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing
          default (except a default in payment of principal or interest) if it
          determines that withholding notice is in their interests. The Company
          must furnish an annual compliance certificate to the Trustee.

13.  TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY.

          United States Trust Company of New York, the Trustee under the
          Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to,
          accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its
          Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with those persons, as if it were
          not Trustee.

14.  NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS.

          A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company
          shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under
          the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect
          of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each
          Securityholder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such
          liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for
          the issue of the Securities.

15.  AUTHENTICATION.

          This Security shall not be valid until authenticated by a manual
          signature of the Trustee.

16.  ABBREVIATIONS.

          Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or
          an assignee, such as: TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants
          by the entirety), JT TEN (=joint tenants with right of survivorship
          and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A
          (=Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH TO ANY SECURITYHOLDER UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT
CHARGE A COPY OF THE INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES RESOLUTION, WHICH CONTAINS THE
TEXT OF THIS SECURITY IN LARGER TYPE. REQUESTS MAY BE MADE TO: SECRETARY,
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY, CNG TOWER, 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, PITTSBURGH,
PENNSYLVANIA 15222-3199.

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                                                                       EXHIBIT 2

                                  7 1/4% Notes

                               Supplemental Terms

          In addition to the terms set forth in Exhibit 1 to Securities
Resolution No. 6, the 7 1/4% Notes shall have the following terms:

          Section 1.  Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined
herein shall have the meaning given such terms in the Indenture. The following
is an additional definition applicable to the 7 1/4% Notes:

     "Depositary" means, with respect to the 7 1/4% Notes issued as a global
     Security, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, or any
     successor thereto registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
     other applicable statute or regulation.

          Section 2.     Securities Issuable as Global
                         Securities.
                         ____________________________________

          (a)  The 7 1/4% Notes shall be issued in the form of one or more
permanent global Securities and shall, except as otherwise provided in this
Section 2, be registered only in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.
Each global Security shall bear a legend substantially to the following effect:

     "Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of
     The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to the
     Company or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment,
     and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in
     such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and
     any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested
     by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE
     HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as
     the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein."

          (b)  If at any time (i) the Depositary with respect to the 7 1/4%
Notes notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as
Depositary for such global Security or (ii) the Depositary for the 7 1/4% Notes
shall no longer be eligible or

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in good standing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or other applicable
statute or regulation, the Company shall appoint a successor Depositary with
respect to such global Security. If a successor Depositary for such global
Security is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the Company
receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Transfer Agent
shall register the exchange of such global Security for an equal principal
amount of Registered Securities in the manner provided in Section 2.07 of the
Indenture.

          (c)  The Transfer Agent shall register the transfer or exchange of a
global Security for Registered Securities pursuant to Section 2.07 of the
Indenture if (i) a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing with respect to the 7 1/4% Notes or (ii) the Company determines that
the 7 1/4% Notes shall no longer be represented by global Securities.

          (d)  In any exchange provided for in the preceding paragraphs (b) or
(c), the Company will execute and the Registrar will authenticate and deliver
Registered Securities. Registered Securities issued in exchange for a global
Security shall be in such names and denominations as the Depositary for such
global Security shall instruct the Registrar. The Registrar shall deliver such
Registered Securities to the persons in whose names such Securities are so
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 10F

                                                      Approved December 14, 1999

                    DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR DIRECTORS

                                       OF

                        CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY

                                    ARTICLE I

         1.1 Name and Purpose. The name of this plan is the "Deferred
Compensation Plan for Directors of Consolidated Natural Gas Company" (the
"Plan"). Its purpose is to provide non-employee Directors of the Company with
increased flexibility in timing the receipt of board service fees and to assist
the Company in attracting and retaining qualified individuals to serve as
Directors.

         1.2 Definitions. Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms shall
have the meaning set forth below:

            (a) "Company" means Consolidated Natural Gas Company or any
                successor thereto.

            (b) "Closing Price" means the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE")
                closing price of the Company's Common Stock as reported in The
                Wall Street Journal, for the day at issue or the previous
                trading day if the day at issue is not a trading day.

            (c) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.

            (d) "Compensation" means all remuneration paid to a Director for
                service as a Director other than reimbursement for expenses and
                shall include, but not be limited to, annual cash retainer, fees
                for attendance at meetings and any Stock Credits earned and
                elected by the Director; provided, however, that for purposes of
                this Plan, Compensation shall not include any restricted stock,
                stock options or other stock based awards.

            (e) "Director" means any individual serving on the Board of
                Directors of the Company, and shall also include a Director of
                CNG who serves on the Board of Directors of a successor to CNG,
                and who is not and has never been an Employee of the Company or
                any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

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            (f) "Participant" means a Director who has filed an election to
                participate under Section 3.1 with regard to any Plan year.

            (g) "Plan Administrator" means the Nominating Committee of the Board
                of Directors, of the Company or such other Board Committee with
                responsibility for review of Director's compensation.

            (h) "Plan Year" means the calendar year.

            (i) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Company.

            (j) "Stock Credit" means a credit that is equivalent to one share of
                Common Stock.

                                   ARTICLE II

         2.1 Participation in the Plan. Any individual who is a non-employee
Director may participate in the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board
of Directors, in its sole discretion, may withhold all or a part of the value of
any Director's Account if such Director engaged in any act of misconduct or
otherwise engaged in conduct contrary to the best interests of the Company.

                                   ARTICLE III

         3.1 Election to Participate.

            (a) Generally. Each Director may elect annually to have payment of
                all or any portion of his or her Compensation for that Plan Year
                deferred. If the Participant ceases to be a Director, the
                Participant's account balance will be paid in accordance with
                Section 3.3 hereof as soon as practicable following the end of
                the Plan Year during which the Participant ceased to be a
                Director. No election to defer under this Plan may be made after
                December 31 of the year preceding the Plan Year during which
                Compensation would otherwise be paid or, with respect to the
                first Plan Year a Director becomes a director, within thirty
                days from the date a Director becomes a Director. An election to
                defer any Compensation shall be in writing and shall be received
                by the Secretary in a form prescribed by the Plan Administrator.
                An election to defer shall be irrevocable by the Director and
                shall be effective only for the Plan Year immediately following
                the date on which it was filed. In the absence of a signed
                Director's election for the Plan Year to defer delivered to the
                Secretary, no Compensation will be deferred under this Plan.

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            (b) Special Election. Each Director serving as a member of the Board
                of Directors on January 1, 1997 (a "Current Director") will have
                the option of electing a special one-time election (a "Special
                Credit") which will result from the Current Director's waiver of
                the post-retirement retainer currently provided upon a
                Director's normal retirement at age 70. The amount of Special
                Credit will be determined based on actuarial assumptions
                established by the Plan Administrator, and is designed to
                preserve the current value of the Current Director's post
                retirement retainer benefit assuming retirement at age 70.

                This Special Credit (if elected) may be taken in restricted
                stock pursuant to and under the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, or
                may be deferred as Stock Credits in this Plan for Directors. If
                Stock Credits are elected, they will be applied in accordance
                with Section 3.2 hereof. Conversion into "Stock Credits" in this
                Plan is determined by dividing the dollar amount of the Special
                Credit by the closing price of a share of the Common Stock of
                the Company on the NYSE on the date this revised Deferred
                Compensation Plan for Directors is approved by the Board of
                Directors of the Company.

                The Special Credit elections are to be made on a form, and
                utilizing procedures, established by the Plan Administrator.

         3.2 Mode of Deferral. Payment of a Participant's Compensation may be
deferred by means of a Cash Credit, a Stock Credit, or a combination of the two
as the Participant shall elect in writing at the same time as the election
provided for in Section 3.1 (a). Additional Stock Credits to a Director's
account may also result from his or her election in accordance with Section 3.1
(b) hereof. If a Participant makes an election to defer, but fails to make an
election as to type of deferral, he or she shall be deemed to have elected
deferral by means of a Cash Credit. Cash Credits and Stock Credits shall be
recorded in accounts established in each Participant's name on the books of the
Company.

            (a) Cash Credits. If the deferral is wholly or partly by means of a
                Cash Credit the Participant's Cash Credit account shall be
                credited with the dollar amount of Compensation deferred by
                means of a Cash Credit at the time it is earned. As of the last
                day of each calendar quarter, the Participant's Cash Credit
                account shall be credited with an interest equivalent in an
                amount determined by applying to the current balance in the
                account an interest rate for such quarter which shall be equal
                to the closing prime commercial rate on that date at the Chase
                Manhattan Bank (National Association) located in New York City.

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            (b) Stock Credits. If the deferral is wholly or partly by means of a
                Stock Credit, the Participant's Stock Credit account shall be
                credited with a Common Stock equivalent equal to the number of
                shares of Common Stock (including fractions of a share) that
                could have been purchased with the amount of the Compensation
                deferred at the Closing Price of Common Stock on the day the
                Compensation is earned. As of the date any dividend is paid to
                shareholders of Common Stock, the Participant's Stock Credit
                account shall also be credited with an additional Stock Credit
                equivalent to the number of shares of Common Stock (including
                fractions of a share) that could have been purchased at the
                Closing Price of Common Stock on such date with the dividend
                paid on the number of shares of Common Stock to which the
                Participant's Stock Credit account is then equivalent. In case
                of dividends paid in property, the dividend shall be deemed to
                be the fair market value of the property at the time of
                distribution of the dividend, as determined by the Plan
                Administrator.

         3.3 Distribution of Credits.

            (a) Unless a Participant has elected a different number of
                installments as provided below, payment of a Participant's
                account balance shall be made as a single sum payment as soon as
                practicable following the end of the Plan Year in which the
                Participant ceases to be a Director.

                At the election of the Participant made in writing and delivered
                to the Plan Administrator no later than six months prior to
                termination of the Participant's service as a Director,
                distribution of the Participant's account, shall be made in any
                number of annual installments not exceeding ten annual
                installments. Installments will commence as soon as practicable
                following the end of the Plan Year in which the Participant
                ceases to be a Director. Each installment will be paid in a
                single sum payment. Any such election, unless made irrevocable
                by its terms, may be changed by written notice to the Plan
                Administrator at any time prior to six months prior to a
                Participant's termination of service as a Director. Any
                elections made pursuant to this Section 3.3 must be approved by
                the Plan Administrator, which may accept or reject the election
                in its sole discretion. No election will be accepted if it is
                made in the same Plan Year as the termination of service of the
                Director.

                At the written request of a Participant, the Plan Administrator,
                in its sole discretion, may authorize payment of all or a part
                of the Participant's Cash Credit account balance prior to his or
                her termination of service as a Director or acceleration of
                payment of any installments if the Plan Administrator in its
                sole discretion finds that continued deferral will result in
                financial hardship to the Participant.

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            (b) Distribution of a Participant's Cash Credit account balance
                shall be made in cash. Distribution of a Participant's Stock
                Credit account balance shall also be made in cash with the
                amount of the distribution determined by multiplying the number
                of Stock Credits associated with the installment payment by the
                Closing Price of Common Stock on the last business day in
                December immediately prior to the Plan Year in which the
                installment is to be paid.

            (c) A participant may not select a different number of distribution
                installments for the Cash Credit and Stock Credit accounts.

         3.4 Adjustment. If at any time the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock shall be changed as the result of any stock dividend, subdivision
or reclassification of shares, the number of shares of Common Stock to which
each Participant's Stock Credit account is equivalent shall be changed in the
same proportion as the outstanding number of shares of Common Stock is changed.
In the event the Company shall at any time be consolidated with or merged into
any other corporation and holders of the Company's Common Stock receive common
shares of the resulting or surviving corporation, there shall be credited to
each Participant's Stock Credit account, in place of the shares then credited
thereto, a stock equivalent determined by multiplying the number of common
shares of stock given in exchange for a share of Common Stock upon such
consolidation or merger, by the number of shares of Common Stock to which the
Participant's account is then equivalent. If in such a consolidation or merger,
holders of the Company's Common Stock shall receive any consideration other than
common shares of the resulting or surviving corporation, the Plan Administrator,
in its sole discretion, shall determine the appropriate change in Participants'
accounts.

         3.5 Installment Amount. In the event a Participant has elected to
receive distribution of his or her account balance in more than one annual
installment, the amount of each installment shall be determined by multiplying
the current balance in the accounts as determined under Section 3.2, by a
fraction, the numerator of which is one, and the denominator of which is the
number of installments yet to be paid.

         3.6 Distribution Upon Death. In the event of the death of a
Participant, whether before or after cessation of service as a Director, any
Cash Credit account balance and Stock Credit account to which he or she was
entitled, shall be automatically converted to cash and distributed in a single
payment sum to such person or persons or the survivors thereof, including
corporations, unincorporated associations or trusts, as the Participant may have
designated. All such designations shall be made in writing, signed by the
Participant and delivered to the Secretary. A Participant may from time to time
revoke or change any such designation by written notice to the Secretary. If
there is no unrevoked designation on file with the Plan Administrator at the
time of the Participant's death, or if the person or persons designated therein
shall have all predeceased the Participant or otherwise ceased to exist, such
distributions shall be made to the Participant's estate. Any distribution under
this Section 3.6 shall be made as soon as practicable following notification to
the Plan Administrator of the Participant's death. In this case, the
Participant's Stock Credit account shall be converted to cash by multiplying the
number of Stock Credits or fractions thereof

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in the Participant's account by the Closing Price of Common Stock on the last
business day of the month immediately preceding the date of death.

         3.7 Withholding Taxes. The Company shall deduct from all distributions
under the Plan any taxes required to be withheld by federal, state, or local
governments.

                                   ARTICLE IV

         4.1 Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator shall have full power
and authority to administer and interpret the Plan including the power to
promulgate forms to be used with regard to the Plan, the power to promulgate
rules of Plan administration, the power to settle any disputes as to rights or
benefits arising from the Plan, and the power to make such decisions or take
such action as the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems necessary
or advisable to aid in the proper operation, maintenance and administration of
the Plan. The Plan Administrator's interpretation of the Plan, and all actions
taken within the scope of its authority, shall be final and binding on the
Company and the Participants.

         4.2 Accounts.

            (a) The Plan Administrator shall cause an account to be kept for
                each Participant. The account shall reflect the amounts as
                determined under Section 3.2 hereof.

            (b) Any account shall be considered a bookkeeping account only, kept
                solely for the convenience of the Plan. The keeping of an
                account shall not in any way be interpreted to mean that a
                Director has any right to such account or that there are assets
                set aside for such account.

        4.3 Claims Procedure.

            (a) All claims for benefits shall be in writing and shall be filed
                with the Plan Administrator.

            (b) If the Plan Administrator wholly or partially denies a
                Participant's or other claimant's claim for benefits, the Plan
                Administrator shall within 90 days after the Plan's receipt of
                the claim give the claimant written notice setting forth in
                understandable language: (i) the specific reason(s) for the
                denial; (ii) specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on
                which the denial is based; (iii) a description of any additional
                material or information which must be submitted to perfect the
                claim; and (iv) an explanation of the Plan's review procedure,
                as set forth below.

            (c) The Participant or other claimant shall have 60 days after the
                day on which such written notice of denial is mailed to the
                Participant or other claimant in which to apply to the Plan
                Administrator in writing for a review of the denial of the
                claim. In connection with such review, the Participant or other
                claimant (or representative) shall be afforded a reasonable
                opportunity to review pertinent

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                documents, and may submit issues and comments in writing with
                the application for review.

            (d) The Plan Administrator shall issue its decision on review within
                60 days after the Plan's receipt of the written request for
                review, unless special circumstances require an extension to not
                later than 120 days after receipt of the written request for
                review. Written notice of such extension shall be furnished to
                the Participant or other claimant prior to the commencement of
                the extension. The decision shall (i) be in writing, (ii) be in
                understandable language, (iii) set forth specific reasons for
                the decision, and (iv) contain specific references to pertinent
                Plan provisions on which the decision is based.

                                    ARTICLE V

         5.1 Funding. Benefits payable under this Plan may be funded under the
Trust Agreement between Consolidated Natural Gas Company and Mellon Bank, N.A.,
effective June 1, 1995, or any successor or other similar trust (the "Rabbi
Trust"). Notwithstanding this, benefits will be considered for tax purposes
unfunded and unsecured, and paid by the Company out of its general assets. The
rights of a Director or other claimant and anyone claiming through said Director
or other claimant shall therefore be those of an unsecured general creditor of
the Company. No trust or security interests are created by this document. Any
funding as outlined above may be discontinued by the Company at any time the
Company concludes that adverse tax or other consequences may result.

                                   ARTICLE VI

         6.1 Non-Alienation of Benefits. No benefit under the Plan shall be
subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment,
pledge, encumbrance, or charge; and any attempt to do so shall be void. No such
benefit shall, prior to receipt thereof by the Participant, be in any manner
liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or
torts of the Participant.

                                   ARTICLE VII

         7.1 Delegation of Administrative Duties. Administrative duties imposed
by this Plan may be delegated by the Plan Administrator.

         7.2 Governing Law. This Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State
of Delaware.

         7.3 Intent of Plan. It is intended that the Plan and any and all
transactions occurring thereunder be exempt from Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") as a cash-only plan not involving an
equity security of the Company pursuant to Rule 16a-l(c)(3) of the regulations
promulgated under the Exchange Act and effective May 1, 1991. The Plan
Administrator shall interpret and administer the Plan in accordance with this
intent.

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                                  ARTICLE VIII

         8.1 Amendment and Termination. While the Company intends to maintain
this Plan indefinitely, the Company reserves, the right to amend and/or
terminate it at any time for whatever reasons it may deem appropriate.

         8.2 Contractual Obligation. Notwithstanding Section 8.1, the Company
hereby makes a contractual commitment to pay the benefits under this Plan. No
Plan amendment or termination shall reduce benefits which have accrued prior to
the date of the amendment.

         8.3 No Employment or Nomination Rights. Nothing contained in this Plan
shall be construed as a contract of employment between the Company and any
Director, or as a right of any Director to be continued as a Director of the
Company, or to be nominated for reelection as a Director, or as a limitation of
the right of the Company or its shareholders to discharge any of its Directors
at any time with or without cause.

         8.4 Binding on Successor. The Plan shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns, and each Participant and
his or her heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives.

         8.5 Change in Control. Upon a Change in Control, as defined in the
Rabbi Trust, the Company shall, as soon as possible, but in no event longer than
30 days following the Change in Control, make an irrevocable contribution to the
Rabbi Trust in an amount that is sufficient to fully fund the Plan, i.e.,
provide the Rabbi Trust with funds so that each Plan participant or beneficiary
will receive the benefits to which Plan participants or their beneficiaries
would otherwise be entitled pursuant to the terms of the Plan as of the date on
which the Change in Control occurred.

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