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): September 20, 2017
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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 | ||
Former name or address, if changed since last report: | ||
| N/A | ||
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On September 20, 2017, Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana - South (Vectren) has received regulatory approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) for its seven-year electric reliability and modernization plan and to build and operate its first universal solar farms. Both regulatory requests were filed in February 2017; the solar plan was approved in August, and the grid reliability and modernization plan was approved today. The IURC approval for the grid modernization plan reflects a previously filed settlement among Vectren, the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) and a coalition of industrial customers. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Vectren Corporation (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., 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 99.2.
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release | |
| 99.2 | Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 | |
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. | |||
| September 20, 2017 | |||
| By: /s/ M. Susan Hardwick | |||
| M. Susan Hardwick | |||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Report to the extent described in Item 8.01:
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | ||
| 99.2 | ||