Pricing Supplement No. 010 Filing under Rule 424(b)(2)
Dated August 1, 1997 Registration No. 333-26847
(To Prospectus dated May 28, 1997)
$217,692,000
Northern Indiana Public Service Company
Medium-Term Notes, Series E
Due 1 to 30 Years From Date of Issue
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Principal Amount: $10,000,000
Trade Date: August 1, 1997
Original Issue Date: August 6, 1997
Interest Rate: 6.79%
Stated Maturity Date: August 6, 2007
Form : XX Book Entry ___ Certified
Interest Payment Date(s): March 15, and September 15
Specified Currency: U.S. Dollars
Selling Agents Commission: $62,500.00
Net Proceeds to the Company: $9,937,500
The Medium-Term Note described in this Pricing Supplement is being sold
through Goldman, Sachs & Co., as Agent.
Prior to the date of this Pricing Supplement, $116,000,000 Medium-Term Notes,
Series E, have been sold.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
