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 16, 2007
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. |
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| 1-15467 | Vectren Corporation | 35-2086905 |
| | (An Indiana Corporation) | |
| | One Vectren Square | |
| | Evansville, Indiana 47708 | |
| | (812) 491-4000 | |
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| 1-16739 | Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. | 35-2104850 |
| | (An Indiana Corporation) | |
| | One Vectren Square | |
| | Evansville, Indiana 47708 | |
| | (812) 491-4000 | |
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Former name or address, if changed since last report: N/A
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Item 8.01. Other Events
Vectren Corporation’s (Vectren) utility subsidiary, Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana - North (Vectren North), announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) regarding the proposed changes to the base rates for its gas distribution business that covers nearly two-thirds of Indiana. The settlement agreement was filed today with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) and completes a collaborative effort between Vectren North and the OUCC. This settlement marks the third base rate settlement reached in Indiana in 2007 for Vectren’s utilities. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and a summary of the settlement is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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., Indiana Gas Company, Inc., and Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, 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 99.3.
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 16, 2007 | | |
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| | | By: /s/ M. Susan Hardwick |
| | | M. Susan Hardwick |
| | | Vice President, Controller and Assistant Treasurer Assistant Treasurer |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
The following Exhibits are furnished as part of this Report to the extent described in Item 8.01:
Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Vectren Files Settlement in North Gas Utility Rate Case |
| 99.2 | | Settlement Summary |
| 99.3 | | Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 |
