-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, MQpdRbpwUk7hVxSNQ+9lUm3WfRVFih/k6km3yx9GYUfOpzKFGrKR0e8HlvMMdOBh X7zLWRoLUFo/gSWUHAGMlQ== 0000950124-04-004517.txt : 20040927 0000950124-04-004517.hdr.sgml : 20040927 20040927091118 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950124-04-004517 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040921 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040927 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20040927 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS CO /MI/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000065632 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924] IRS NUMBER: 380478040 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07310 FILM NUMBER: 041046182 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 GRISWOLD ST CITY: DETROIT STATE: MI ZIP: 48226 BUSINESS PHONE: 3139652430 8-K 1 k88328e8vk.htm CURRENT REPORT, DATED SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 e8vk
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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): September 21, 2004

         
Commission
File Number
  Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter,
State of Incorporation, Address of Principal
Executive Offices and Telephone Number 		  I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
 
        
1-7310
  Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
(a Michigan corporation)
2000 2nd Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279
313-235-4000 		  38-0478040

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Item 9.01
  Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
    
23.1
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

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SIGNATURES

     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.

Date: September 27, 2004
         
  MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY

(Registrant)
 		  
  /s/ N.A. Khouri    
  N. A. Khouri   
  Vice President and Treasurer   

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Exhibit
    
Number
   Description
 
    
23.1
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

EX-23.1 2 k88328exv23w1.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM exv23w1
 

Exhibit 23.1

(PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LETTERHEAD)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus Supplement of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, relating to 2004 Series E Senior Notes, comprising part of the Registration Statement (No 333-63370) of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, of our report dated February 13, 2004 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Item 8 of MBIA Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 13, 2004 relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 13, 2004 relating to the financial statements of MBIA Insurance Corporation as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003, which is included in Exhibit 99 to such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the references to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus Supplement.

(-s- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP)

September 21, 2004

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