Exhibit 99.1
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December 5, 2018
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Media Ken Stammen Corporate Media Relations (614)460-5544 kstammen@nisource.com | | Investors Randy Hulen Vice President, Investor Relations (219)647-5688 rghulen@nisource.com | | Sara Macioch Manager, Investor Relations (614)460-4789 smacioch@nisource.com |
NiSource Announces Issuance of $500 Million of
Depositary Shares Representing Interests in
Series B Preferred Stock
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. – NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) today announced that it has completed its previously announced underwritten public offering of 20,000,000 depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/1000th ownership interest in a share of NiSource’s 6.50% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), liquidation preference $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25 per Depositary Share). The Series B Preferred Stock is a new series of preferred stock that ranks on a parity with the 400,000 shares of NiSource’s 5.650% Series A Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock issued in June 2018. The Depositary Shares have the same preferences, limitations, and relative rights as the Series B Preferred Stock and are expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
NiSource intends to use the net proceeds from the sale to finance capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Loop Capital Markets LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and The Huntington Investment Company acted asco-managers.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities described herein.
About NiSource
NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) is one of the largest fully-regulated utility companies in the United States, serving approximately 3.5 million natural gas customers and 500,000 electric customers across seven states through its local Columbia Gas and NIPSCO brands. Based in Merrillville, Indiana, NiSource has approximately 8,000 employees.NI-F
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws. Investors and prospective investors should understand that many factors govern whether any forward-looking statement contained herein will be or can be realized. Any one of those factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. All forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that management believes to be reasonable; however, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, among other things, NiSource’s debt obligations; any changes in NiSource’s credit rating; NiSource’s ability to execute its growth strategy; changes in general economic, capital and
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