SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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) November 2, 2000
NISOURCE INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 1-16189 35-2108964
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE, INDIANA 46410
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (219) 853-5200
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
NiSource Inc. issued a press release yesterday regarding the
proration with respect to the election of NiSource common stock in
connection with NiSource's acquisition of Columbia, which was
completed on November 1. The press release is attached as an exhibit.
The press release also describes the manner in which The
Depository Trust Company and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., the
Securities Intermediary for the SAILS, will reflect the debt
securities of the SAILS, on their records. NiSource SAILS will be
issued in connection with the acquisition. The debt securities are
reflected on the records of both the Depository Trust Company (DTC)
and the Securities Intermediary as Units, each Unit consisting of one
debenture, $2.60 stated value. The manner in which DTC and the
Securities Intermediary reflect the debentures on their books is not a
substantive change in the debt securities, but only a matter of their
internal records. In connection with depositing debentures with the
Securities Intermediary to recreate SAILS (from Treasury SAILS), or
trading debentures when (1) debentures are traded separately from the
SAILS, prior to the purchase contract settlement date and (2) after
the purchase contract settlement date, instructions to DTC or the
Securities Intermediary should refer to the number of Units
(debentures) involved, rather than to a principal dollar amount of
debentures.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
EXHIBITS.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
99.1 Press release dated November 2, 2000.
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.
NISOURCE INC.
(Registrant)
Dated: November 3, 2000 By: /s/ Stephen P. Adik
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Name: Stephen P. Adik
Title: Vice Chairman
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press release dated November 2, 2000.
