SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October
31, 2000
VECTREN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana 1-6494 35-0793669
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(State of (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
1630 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (317)926-3351
N/A
(Former name or address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5. Other Events
On October 31, 2000, Vectren Corporation, the public utility
holding company of Indiana Gas Company, Inc. (the Company)
completed the acquisition of the natural gas distribution assets
from The Dayton Power and Light Company, a wholly owned
subsidiary of DPL, Inc. The business will operate under the name
Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. (VEDO). Under VEDO's
ownership structure, the Company holds a 47 percent undivided
ownership interest and VEDO has a 53 percent undivided ownership
interest. (Refer to the Company's Form 10-Q filed November 14,
2000 for further discussion.)
In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company is hereby
filing cautionary statements identifying important factors that
could cause actual results of the Company and its subsidiaries,
including Indiana Gas Company, Inc. and Southern Indiana Gas and
Electric Company, to differ materially from those projected in
forward-looking statements of the Company and its subsidiaries
made by, or on behalf of, the Company and its subsidiaries.
Item 7. Exhibits
99-1 Press Release - Vectren Corporation Completes
Acquisition of DPL's Natural Gas Distribution
Business
99-2 Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe
Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995
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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.
INDIANA GAS COMPANY, INC.
November 15, 2000
By: /s/ Jerome A. Benkert
Jerome A. Benkert
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
By: /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
M. Susan Hardwick
Vice President and Controller
