SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT

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

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 21, 2001


                    SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


  Indiana                              1-3553                    35-0672570
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(State of                     (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation)                                             Identification) No.)

       20 N.W. Fourth Street
        Evansville, Indiana                                           47741
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(Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip Code)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (812)465-5300


                                       N/A
             (Former name or address, if changed since last report.)






Item 5.  Other Events

Included herein as Exhibit 99.1 are the unaudited Balance Sheets of the Southern
Indiana Gas and Electric Company,  (SIGECO) as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 and
the unaudited  Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2000,  1999
and 1998.  This  information  does not  include  footnote  disclosures  or other
financial statements and should not be considered complete financial statements.

In  connection  with the "safe  harbor"  provisions  of the  Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform  Act of 1995,  SIGECO  is hereby  filing,  as  Exhibit  99.2,
cautionary  statements  identifying  important  factors  that could cause actual
results of SIGECO to differ  materially from those projected in  forward-looking
statements of SIGECO made by, or on behalf of, SIGECO.

Item 7.  Exhibits.

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

         Exhibit 99.1      Unaudited  Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2000 and
                           1999 and the  unaudited  Statements of Income for the
                           years  ended  December  31,  2000,  1999  and 1998 of
                           SIGECO

         Exhibit 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.


                                       SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

February 21, 2001

                                       By:  /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
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                                       M. Susan Hardwick
                                       Vice President and Controller