Pricing Supplement No. 021 Filing under Rule 424(b)(2)
Dated April 15, 1997 Registration No. 333-22347
(To Prospectus dated March 18, 1997, supplemented by Prospectus Supplement
dated March 21, 1997)
$300,000,000
NIPSCO CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
Medium-Term Notes
Due Nine Months or More From Date of Issue
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Entitled to the benefit of a Support Agreement
Providing for the Payment of Principal and Interest by
NIPSCO Industries, Inc.
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Principal Amount: $1,000,000
Trade Date: April 14, 1997
Original Issue Date: April 17, 1997
Interest Rate: 7.69%
Stated Maturity Date: April 18, 2005
Form : XX Book Entry ___ Certified
Interest Payment Date(s): March 15, and September 15
Specified Currency: U.S. Dollars
Selling Agent s Commission: $6,000
Net Proceeds to the Company: $994,000
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, $231,000,000 Medium-Term Notes
have been sold.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
