UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): October 20, 2021
NiSource Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-16189 | 35-2108964 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
801 East 86th Avenue Merrillville, Indiana | 46410 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 647-5990
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | NI | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a share of 6.50% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, liquidation preference $25,000 per share and a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a share of Series B-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, liquidation preference $0.01 per share | NI PR B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| Series A Corporate Units | NIMC | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On October 20, 2021, Carolyn Y. Woo, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of NiSource Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Board that she does not intend to stand for reelection at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Accordingly, her term as director will expire at the Annual Meeting. Dr. Woo’s decision to not stand for reelection was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. The Board thanks Dr. Woo for her leadership and service to the Company.
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.
| NISOURCE INC. | ||||||
| October 25, 2021 | By: | /s/ Anne-Marie W. D’Angelo | ||||
| Anne-Marie W. D’Angelo | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||