<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Indiana Gas
Company, Inc.'s consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 1996, and for
the nine months then ended and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1996
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                        327
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         100,972
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                        16,077
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
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<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                            0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            151,440
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 294,435
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
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<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   18,950
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
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<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
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<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                  682,204
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      468,073
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            27,061
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     385,215
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     412,276
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         55,797
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               1,354
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  57,151
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        12,120
<NET-INCOME>                                    45,031
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
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<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        18,750
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       11,340
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0
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