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) April 27, 2011
VECTREN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Commission
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Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address, and Telephone Number
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I.R.S Employer
Identification No.
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1-15467
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Vectren Corporation
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35-2086905
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(An Indiana Corporation)
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One Vectren Square,
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Evansville, Indiana 47708
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(812) 491-4000
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1-16739
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Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc.
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35-2104850
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(An Indiana Corporation)
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One Vectren Square,
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Evansville, Indiana 47708
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(812) 491-4000
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N/A
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Vectren Corporation (the Company), an energy holding company, announced that on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) approved changes to the base rates and charges for Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company’s (Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana-South) electric operations in southwestern Indiana. A copy of the press release is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Additional information pertaining to this rate order is attached as Exhibit 99.2.
Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana- South is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. (Utility Holdings). Utility Holdings serves as the intermediate holding company for the Company’s regulated utility operations.
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., 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.
Item 9.01 Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Indiana commission approves Vectren’s electric base rate case, denies modified rate design
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99.2
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Additional summary information associated with rate order
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99.3
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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.
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VECTREN CORPORATION
VECTREN UTILITY HOLDINGS, INC.
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April 28, 2011
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By: /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
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M. Susan Hardwick
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Vice President, Controller and Assistant Treasurer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Report to the extent described in Item 8.01:
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Indiana commission approves Vectren’s electric base rate case, denies modified rate design
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99.2
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Additional summary information associated with rate order
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99.3
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Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
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