Exhibit H-1
Proposed Form of Federal Register Notice
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(Release No. 35-_____)
Filings under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, as amended ("Act")
June __, 2000
Notice is hereby given that the following filing(s)
has/have been made with the Commission pursuant to
provisions of the Act and rules promulgated thereunder. All
interested persons are referred to the application(s) and/or
declaration(s) for complete statements of the proposed
transaction(s) summarized below. The application(s) and/or
declaration(s) and any amendments thereto is/are available
for public inspection through the Commission's Office of
Public Reference.
Interested persons wishing to comment or request a
hearing on the application(s) and/or declaration(s) should
submit their views in writing by July __, 2000 to the
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 5th
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and serve a copy on
the relevant applicant(s) and/or declarant(s) at the
address(es) as specified below. Proof of service (by
affidavit or, in case of an attorney at law, by certificate)
should be filed with the request. Any request for hearing
shall identify specifically the issues of fact or law that
are disputed. A person who so requests will be notified of
any hearing, if ordered, and will receive a copy of any
notice or order issued in the matter. After July __, 2000,
the application(s) and/or declaration(s), as filed or as
amended, may be granted and/or permitted to become
effective.
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VECTREN CORPORATION, ET AL. (70-[___])
Vectren Corporation ("Vectren") and its wholly-owned
subsidiary company, Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. ("VUHI"),
have filed an application pursuant to Sections 3(a)(1),
9(a)(2) and 10 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, as amended (the "Act") in connection with the proposed
acquisition by Vectren, through two of its subsidiaries, of
certain of the gas distribution assets of The Dayton Power &
Light Company ("DP&L").
Vectren is a recently created Indiana public utility
holding company that claims exemption from registration
pursuant to Rule 2 under Section 3(a)(1) of the Act.
Vectren was formed on March 31, 2000 from the combination of
Indiana Energy, Inc. and SIGCORP, Inc. VECTREN
CORPORATION, Holding Co. Act Release No. 27150 (March 8,
2000) (the "March Order"). Through its public-utility
subsidiary companies, Southern Indiana Gas and Electric
Company ("SIGECO"), Community Natural Gas Company, Inc.
("Community") and Indiana Gas Company, Inc. ("Indiana Gas"),
Vectren provides electric and/or gas utility service to
customers in Southern and Central Indiana.
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DP&L is a wholly owned subsidiary of DPL, Inc., a
public utility holding company that claims exemption from
registration pursuant to Rule 2 under Section 3(a)(1). DP&L
provides electric and gas service to customers in west
central Ohio. Of interest here, DP&L provides retail gas
distribution to approximately 300,000 customers.
Vectren has established a new Indiana subsidiary, VUHI,
that will serve as the intermediate holding company for
Vectren's utility interests. Vectren will contribute the
common stock of its public-utility subsidiary companies to
VUHI.
Vectren and one of its subsidiaries, Vectren Energy
Delivery of Ohio, Inc. (formerly Number-3CHK, Inc.)
(referred to here as "OhioCo") have entered into an
agreement to purchase certain of the natural gas
distribution assets of DP&L (the "DP&L Assets"). Vectren
proposes to acquire the DP&L Assets as a tenancy in common
through two separate subsidiaries: Indiana Gas will acquire
an approximately 47% ownership interest in the DP&L Assets
and OhioCo will acquire the remaining approximately 53%
ownership interest in the DP&L Assets. OhioCo will be
operator of DP&L Assets. Because Ohio law requires domestic
incorporation of any entity providing utility services in
Ohio, to ensure that it complies with Ohio laws, Indiana Gas
has incorporated under Ohio, as well as Indiana, law.
