Pricing Supplement No. 003 Filing under Rule 424(b)(2)
Dated June 3, 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: $1,000,000
Trade Date: June 3, 1997
Original Issue Date: June 6, 1997
Interest Rate: 7.35%
Stated Maturity Date: June 8, 2009
Form : XX Book Entry ___ Certified
Interest Payment Date(s): March 15, and September 15
Specified Currency: U.S. Dollars
Selling Agents Commission: $6,250
Net Proceeds to the Company: $993,750
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, no Medium-Term Notes,
Series E, have been sold. Concurrently herewith, the Company is also
selling (1) $12,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Medium-Term Notes
with a Stated Maturity Date of June 6, 2007 and bearing an interest
rate of 7.25% at the initial price to the public equal to 100% of par,
less a fee to Goldman Sachs & Co., as Agent, equal to 0.625%; (2)
$20,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Medium-Term Notes with a
Stated Maturity Date of June 7, 2027 and bearing an interest rate
of 7.69% at the initial price to the public equal to 100% of par, less
a fee to Goldman Sachs & Co., as Agent, equal to 0.75%; (3) $10,500,000
aggregate principal amount of Medium-Term Notes with a Stated Maturity
Date of June 6, 2002 and bearing an interest rate of 6.92% at the
initial price to the public equal to 100% of par, less a fee to
Merrill Lynch & Co., as Agent, equal to 0.50%; (4) $22,500,000
aggregate principal amount of Medium-Term Notes with a Stated Maturity
Date of June 12, 2017 and bearing an interest rate of 7.59% at the
initial price to the public equal to 100% of par, less a fee to
Merrill Lynch & Co., as Agent, equal to 0.75%; and (5)$33,000,000
aggregate principal amount of Medium-Term Notes with a Stated
Maturity Date of June 7, 2027 and bearing an interest rate of
7.69% at the initial price to the public equal to 100% of par,
less a fee to Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, as Agent, equal
to 0.75%.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
