SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 8, 2001

                               VECTREN CORPORATION

             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                     INDIANA

                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

       1-15467                                          35-2086905
(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)


                              20 N.W. Fourth Street
                            Evansville, Indiana 47741
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (812) 465-5300





Item 5.  Other Events.

On February 8, 2001, Vectren Corporation ("Registrant") and Merrill Lynch & Co.,
on  behalf  of  Merrill  Lynch,   Pierce,   Fenner  &  Smith  Incorporated,   as
representatives of the several  underwriters named in Schedule A of the Purchase
Agreement  (collectively,  the  "Underwriters"),  executed that certain Purchase
Agreement in connection  with the sale by the Registrant to the  Underwriters of
the aggregate  5,500,000 shares of Registrant's common stock and all or any part
of the  825,000  shares of  Registrant's  common  stock  subject  to the  option
described in Section 2(b) of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)      Exhibits:

         The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report:

         Exhibit 99        Purchase Agreement  dated as of February 8, 2001.



                                   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
                                             (Registrant)


Dated:  February 13, 2001                 By:   /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
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                                                M. Susan Hardwick
                                                Vice President and Controller