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) November 1, 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 1, 2011, Indiana Gas Company, Inc. (Vectren North) and Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company (Vectren South), wholly owned subsidiaries of Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc., entered into new gas sales and portfolio administration agreements with ProLiance Energy, LLC (ProLiance) where ProLiance will continue to be the sole provider of natural gas to Vectren Corporation’s Indiana utilities through March 2016. While the contracts were originally entered into in April 2011, final contractual language was finalized in October 2011. Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. is the intermediate holding company for Vectren Corporation’s utility operations. Vectren Corporation also owns 61 percent of ProLiance.
A copy of these agreements are attached as exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 10.1 | Gas Sales and Portfolio Administration Agreement between Indiana Gas Company, Inc. and ProLiance Energy, LLC, effective April 1, 2011 | |
| 10.2 | Gas Sales and Portfolio Administration Agreement between Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company and ProLiance Energy, LLC, effective April 1, 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. | |||
| November 1, 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 | |
| 10.1 | Gas Sales and Portfolio Administration Agreement between Indiana Gas Company, Inc. and ProLiance Energy, LLC, effective April 1, 2011 | |
| 10.2 | Gas Sales and Portfolio Administration Agreement between Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company and ProLiance Energy, LLC, effective April 1, 2011 |