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 5, 2011
VECTREN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File No. | Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address, and Telephone Number | I.R.S Employer Identification No. |
| 1-15467 | Vectren Corporation | 35-2086905 |
| (An Indiana Corporation) | ||
| One Vectren Square, | ||
| Evansville, Indiana 47708 | ||
| (812) 491-4000 | ||
| 1-16739 | Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. | 35-2104850 |
| (An Indiana Corporation) | ||
| One Vectren Square, | ||
| Evansville, Indiana 47708 | ||
| (812) 491-4000 |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On April 5, 2011, Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. (Utility Holdings), a wholly owned subsidiary of Vectren Corporation, entered into a private placement Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which various institutional investors have agreed to purchase the following tranches of notes: (i) $55,000,000 4.67% Senior Guaranteed Notes, due November 30, 2021, (ii) $60,000,000 5.02% Senior Guaranteed Notes, due November 30, 2026, and (iii) $35,000,000 5.99% Senior Guaranteed Notes, due November 30, 2041. These senior notes will be jointly and severally guaranteed by Utility Holdings’ regulated utility subsidiaries, Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, Indiana Gas Company, Inc., and Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. and are unsecured. Subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent, this financing is scheduled to close on or about November 30, 2011. This Note Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, and the attached Exhibit contains a description of those provisions.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 4.1 | Note Purchase Agreement Dated April 5, 2011 |
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. | |||
| April 7, 2011 | |||
| By: /s/ M. Susan Hardwick | |||
| M. Susan Hardwick | |||
| Vice President, Controller & Assistant Treasurer | |||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Report to the extent described in Item 1.01:
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 4.1 | Note Purchase Agreement Dated April 5, 2011 |