SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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) February 4, 2005
VECTREN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission Registrant, State of Incorporation, I.R.S Employer
File No. Address, and Telephone Number Identification No.
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1-15467 Vectren Corporation 35-2086905
(An Indiana Corporation)
20 N.W. Fourth Street,
Evansville, Indiana 47708
(812) 491-4000
1-16739 Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. 35-2104850
(An Indiana Corporation)
20 N.W. Fourth Street,
Evansville, Indiana 47708
(812) 491-4000
Former name or address, if changed since last report: N/A
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Vectren Corporation (the Company), an energy holding and applied technology
company, announced it has entered into a settlement agreement with the staff of
the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and other parties regarding
proposed changes to gas distribution base rates and charges for its wholly owned
subsidiary Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. The settlement agreement has
been filed with the PUCO. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit
99-1 to this Current Report.
In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company is hereby furnishing cautionary
statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results of the
Company and its subsidiaries, including Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc., 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.
These cautionary statements are attached as Exhibit 99-2.
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.
VECTREN CORPORATION
VECTREN UTILITY HOLDINGS, INC.
February 7, 2005
By: /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
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M. Susan Hardwick
Vice President and Controller
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
The following Exhibits are furnished as part of this Report to the extent
described in Item 7.01:
Exhibit
Number Description
99-1 Press Release - Settlement reached on Vectren Energy Delivery
of Ohio natural gas base rate increase
99-2 Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995