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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) April 24, 2007
 
VECTREN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
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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:

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition 
 
On April 24, 2007, Vectren Corporation (the Company) released financial information to the investment community regarding the Company's results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and the supporting information and schedules are furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Vectren Corporation is the parent Company of Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. (Utility Holdings). Utility Holdings serves as the intermediate holding company of the Company’s three operating public utilities.
 
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., 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.
April 25, 2007
 
   
     
     
   
By: /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
   
M. Susan Hardwick
Vice President, Controller and Assistant Treasurer
   
 
 
 

 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
The following Exhibits are furnished as part of this Report to the extent described in Item 2.02:
 


EX-99.1 2 exhibit99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1
Exhibit 99.1
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                                Vectren Corporation          
                                                                    One Vectren Square
                                                                              &# 160;                                                                                                     Evansville, IN 47708

 

Investor Contact  Steven M. Schein, (812) 491-4209, sschein@vectren.com
Media Contact  Jeffrey W. Whiteside, (812) 491-4205, jwhiteside@vectren.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 24, 2007

Vectren Corporation Reports First Quarter 2007 Results

·  
First quarter earnings of $0.92 per share as compared to $0.76 per share for 2006
·  
2007 earnings guidance affirmed with emphasis on upper end of range

Evansville, Indiana - Vectren Corporation (NYSE:VVC) today reported 2007 first quarter net income of $70.1 million, or $0.92 per share, compared to $57.6 million, or $0.76 per share, in 2006. The increase in 2007 results is primarily attributable to higher gas utility margins, including the impact of favorable weather year over year, and ProLiance’s operating results. Excluding the results from synfuels-related activities which will terminate at the end of 2007, earnings per share for the first quarter of 2007 were $0.88 per share compared to $0.75 per share in 2006.
 
Said Niel C. Ellerbrook, Chairman, President and CEO, “Our gas conservation rate design is working as planned. We are actively promoting conservation and, at the same time, our new gas conservation rates generally provide Vectren with the opportunity to recover margins, lost due to reduced consumption, approved in our last rate cases.”

“During the first quarter, we achieved important milestones regarding our South gas and electric operations. Through the collaborative effort between the company, the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) and interveners, we have reached settlement agreements regarding the proposed changes to the base rates and charges for the South gas and electric distribution businesses. In addition, ProLiance Energy and the OUCC reached agreement on new gas supply portfolio arrangements that will enable natural gas customers of Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana to receive approximately $43 million of additional savings over the next two years,” added Ellerbrook.

Summary Results
·  
First quarter 2007 earnings from Vectren’s utilities increased $7.5 million, or $0.10 per share, due largely to the combined impact of increased residential and commercial usage and lost margin recovery allowed in our current rates, and favorable weather in the company’s Ohio and electric territories.
·  
First quarter 2007 earnings from Vectren’s nonutility operating businesses, exclusive of synfuel-related results, increased $2.1 million, or $0.03 per share. The increase was primarily attributable to higher ProLiance earnings as a result of increased storage capacity and greater optimization opportunities.
·  
Synfuels-related results were $3.4 million, or $0.04 per share, in 2007 compared to $0.7 million, or $0.01 per share, in 2006.

 
 
 

 
2007 Earnings Guidance

“Based on this quarter’s financial results and our outlook for the year, including the expectation of an improving opportunity to earn closer to our authorized regulatory returns, we are emphasizing the upper end of our existing earnings guidance,” added Ellerbrook.

The company affirms its annual earnings guidance of $1.65 to $1.80 per share, excluding synfuels-related results, and $1.76 to $1.93 per share including synfuels-related results, with expectation toward the upper end of the ranges. These targeted ranges are subject to such factors discussed under “Forward Looking Statements.”
 
Regular Quarterly Dividend

Following the Annual Shareholders Meeting on May 9, 2007, the Board of Directors will meet to review the regular quarterly common stock dividend. If approved, the dividend would be payable June 1, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 15, 2007. Vectren and predecessor companies have increased dividends paid 47 consecutive years.

Equity Offering Using a Forward Sale Agreement Completed

On February 22, 2007, the company sold 4.6 million shares of its common stock at $28.33 per share in a public offering using an equity forward sale agreement. In connection with the forward sale agreement, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (the forward purchaser) borrowed an equal number of shares of the company’s common stock from stock lenders and, at the company’s request, sold the borrowed shares to the public. The company will not receive any proceeds from the forward purchaser’s sale of the common shares until the forward agreement is settled, which may occur any time prior to February 28, 2009. Subject to certain exceptions, the company may elect to settle the forward agreement in cash or by issuing shares. The company currently expects to settle the forward agreement by issuing shares and use the proceeds to repay short-term debt obligations incurred to fund its utility capital expenditure program and for other general corporate purposes.

Vectren South Gas Base Rate Settlement Reached

On March 15, 2007, the company announced that it had reached a settlement agreement with the OUCC and other interveners regarding its Vectren South gas rate case.  The increase in rates includes a base rate increase of $5.3 million and $2.6 million of costs which will be removed from base rates and be recovered through existing tracking mechanisms. The company had originally requested an increase of $10.4 million. The settlement also provides for an allowed return on equity (ROE) of 10.15%, with an overall rate of return of 7.20% on rate base of $121.7 million.  

Further, additional expenditures for a multi-year bare steel and cast iron capital replacement program will be afforded certain accounting treatment that mitigates earnings attrition from the investment between rate cases.  The accounting treatment allows for the continuation of the accrual for allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) and the deferral of depreciation expense after the projects go in service but before they are included in base rates.  To qualify for this treatment, the annual expenditures are limited to $3.0 million and the treatment cannot extend beyond three years on each project.

If the settlement is approved, the company will have in place for its South gas territory weather normalization, a conservation and decoupling tariff, tracking of gas cost expense related to bad debts and unaccounted for gas through the existing gas cost adjustment mechanism, and tracking of pipeline integrity expense.  The ROE agreed to in the case of 10.15% recognizes these various regulatory mechanisms.  The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) hearing on the settlement was held March 23, 2007 and a timely order is expected.
 

 
 
 

 
Vectren South Electric Base Rate Case Settlement Reached

On April 20, 2007, the company announced it had reached a settlement agreement with the OUCC and other interveners regarding the proposed changes to the base rates and charges for its electric distribution business in southwestern Indiana. The settlement agreement was filed April 20, 2007, with the IURC and completes a collaborative effort between Vectren South, the OUCC and other interveners. The settlement agreement provides for an approximate $60.8 million electric rate increase to cover the company’s cost of system growth, maintenance, safety and reliability. If approved, the impact of this settlement would increase bills by about $17 per month for the typical combination gas and electric residential customer. This increase marks the first time in the past 13 years that the company’s electric base rates have been adjusted.

The settlement provides for, among other things: timely recovery of certain new transmission investments made and ongoing costs associated with the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO); operations and maintenance (O&M) expense increases related to managing the aging workforce, including the development of expanded apprenticeship programs and the creation of defined training programs to ensure proper knowledge transfer, safety and system stability; increased O&M expense necessary to maintain and improve system reliability; customer benefit from the sale of wholesale power by Vectren sharing evenly with customers any profit earned above or below $10.5 million of wholesale power margin; recovery of and return on the investment in demand side management programs to help encourage conservation during peak load periods; and an overall rate of return of 7.32 percent and an ROE of 10.4 percent.

A hearing before the IURC is scheduled for May 3, 2007.

Lost Margin Recovery/Conservation Filings

In 2005, the company filed conservation programs and conservation adjustment trackers in Indiana and Ohio designed to help customers conserve energy and reduce their annual gas bills.

Indiana
In December 2006, the IURC approved a settlement agreement that provides for a five year energy efficiency program. It allows the company’s Indiana utilities to recover a majority of the costs of promoting the conservation of natural gas through conservation trackers that work in tandem with a lost margin recovery mechanism. The mechanism provides for recovery of 85 percent of the difference between weather normalized revenues actually collected by the company and the revenues approved in the company’s most recent rate case. The order was implemented in the North service territory in December 2006, and a similar approach is included in the settlement pending commission action in South’s territory as new base rates proposed in the settlement agreement above go into effect.

The company’s Conservation Connection public education initiative involves a significant advertising campaign that incorporates TV, radio and newspaper elements, as well as rebates and an online energy tool, to proactively help customers use less natural gas. Through March, the online energy tool has experienced more than 30,000 unique visits; rebates issued have surpassed 2,000; and nearly 10,000 customer calls have come into the Conservation Connection call center.
 
 
 

 
 
Ohio
In September 2006, the PUCO approved a conservation proposal that would implement a lost margin recovery mechanism and a related conservation program for the company’s Ohio operations. The PUCO decision was issued following a hearing process and the submission of a settlement by the company, the Ohio Consumer Counselor (OCC) and the Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy (OPAE). That settlement was contested by the PUCO Staff. In the decision the PUCO addressed decoupling by approving a two year, $2 million total, low-income conservation program to be paid by the company as well as a sales reconciliation rider intended to be a recovery mechanism for the difference between the weather normalized revenues actually collected by the company and the revenues approved by the PUCO in the company’s most recent rate case. The decision produced an outcome that was somewhat different from the settlement.

Following the decision, the company and the OPAE advised the PUCO that they would accept the outcome even though it differed from the terms of the settlement. The OCC sought rehearing of the decision, which was denied in December; and, thereafter, the OCC advised the PUCO that the OCC was withdrawing from the settlement. The company, the OPAE and the PUCO Staff advised the PUCO that they accept the terms provided in the September decision as affirmed by the December rehearing decision. Since that time, there have been a number of procedural filings by the parties: the PUCO held another hearing on the matter, and the company is currently awaiting a further decision from the PUCO. The company believes that the PUCO had the necessary legal basis for its decisions and, thus, should confirm the outcome provided in the September decision. In accordance with accounting authorization provided by the PUCO, the company began recognizing the impact of this order on Oct. 1, 2006, and has recognized cumulative revenues of $2.3 million, of which $1.0 million was recorded in 2007.

Receipt of Proceeds from Sale of Broadband Investment

In the fourth quarter of 2006, Vectren and SIGECOM’s majority owner completed the sale of their interests in SIGECOM to WideOpen West, LLC. Proceeds from the sale of this non-core business totaling $44.9 million were received in the first quarter of 2007.

Utility Group Discussion

The Utility Group’s first quarter 2007 earnings were $50.9 million compared to $43.4 million in 2006. The increase in Utility Group earnings resulted from increased residential and commercial usage, including lost margin recovery and favorable weather in Ohio and our electric territories. The increase was offset somewhat by lower wholesale power marketing and municipal margins and increased depreciation expense.
 
In the company’s electric and Ohio natural gas service territories that are not protected by weather normalization mechanisms, management estimates the margin impact of warmer-than-normal weather to be $0.8 million unfavorable compared to normal and $3.6 million favorable compared to the prior year.

Gas Utility Margin
Gas utility margins were $159.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, an increase of $15.9 million compared to 2006. Residential and commercial customer usage, including lost margin recovery, increased margin $7.2 million compared to 2006. Ohio weather was 1 percent warmer than normal, but 6 percent colder than the prior year and resulted in an estimated increase in margin of approximately $2.4 million compared to 2006. Margin from industrial customers increased $0.6 million largely due to increased volumes delivered. Lastly, costs recovered dollar-for-dollar in margin associated with tracked expenses and revenue and usage taxes increased gas margin $5.9 million.

 
 

 
Electric Utility Margin
Retail & Firm Wholesale Margin
Electric retail and firm wholesale utility margin was $61.4 million for the quarter, an increase of $1.4 million over the prior year. Management estimates increased usage by residential and commercial customers to be $1.7 million, of which $1.2 million is due to weather. Return on pollution control investments increased margin $0.4 million. These increases were partially offset by $0.5 million of lower margin from municipal customers due to lower sales.

Margin from Asset Optimization Activities
Net asset optimization margins were $6.1 million for the quarter, a decrease of $1.0 million compared to 2006. The decrease is primarily due to lower availability of generating units to make off system sales due to the retirement of 50 MW of owned generation on Dec. 31, 2006.

Other Operating
Other operating expenses were $67.2 million, an increase of $5.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared to 2006. Pass-through costs, including costs funding new Indiana energy efficiency programs that are recovered in utility margin, increased $4.9 million year-over-year. The remaining increase in operating costs is primarily due to other costs related to lost margin recovery and conservation initiatives that are not directly recovered in margin. These costs increased $0.5 million year over year. All other controllable operating costs were approximately flat compared to the prior year.

Depreciation & Amortization
Depreciation expense was $39.2 million for the quarter, an increase of $2.1 million compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily due to increased utility plant.
 
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes
Taxes other than income taxes were $24.2 million for the quarter, an increase of $1.4 million compared to the prior year. The increase results from higher revenues subject to taxes and increased property taxes.

Utility Group Other-net
Other-net reflects income of $2.7 million for the quarter, an increase of $1.8 million compared to the prior year. The increase is attributable to an increase in capitalized interest on utility plant and income associated with investments that fund deferred compensation plans. 

Utility Group Interest Expense
Interest expense was $19.4 million for the quarter, a decrease of $0.6 million compared to the prior year. Interest costs in 2007 reflect the impact of financing transactions completed in October 2006, in which approximately $90 million in debt related proceeds were raised and used to retire debt outstanding with a higher interest rate.

Utility Group Income Taxes
Federal and state income taxes were $29.3 million for the quarter, an increase of $2.1 million compared to the prior year quarter. Increased income taxes due to higher pretax income were offset somewhat by a lower effective tax rate.

Nonutility Group Discussion

In total, the company’s primary nonutility business groups contributed earnings of $15.3 million in the first quarter of 2007, an increase of $1.8 million compared to 2006. Earnings from ProLiance, which are included in Energy Marketing and Services’ results, increased $3.9 million due in part to increased storage optimization opportunities. The increase was partially offset by lower margin at Vectren Source and greater ownership interest in Miller Pipeline, which normally operates at a seasonal loss in the first quarter.
 

 
 
 

 
The primary nonutility operations are Energy Marketing and Services companies, Coal Mining operations, and Energy Infrastructure Services companies. Energy Marketing and Services contributed first quarter earnings of $15.7 million in 2007 compared to $12.9 million in 2006. Coal Mining operations contributed first quarter earnings of $1.6 million in 2007 compared to $1.8 million in 2006. Energy Infrastructure Services incurred a first quarter seasonal loss of $2.0 million in 2007 compared to a loss of $1.2 million in 2006.

Synfuels-related results totaled $3.4 million, or $0.04 per share, including a $0.4 million after tax mark to market gain on financial contracts hedging 2007 production. 2007 synfuel production is fully hedged. Earnings from synfuels-related activities were $0.7 million, or $0.01 per share, in the first quarter of 2006.

All amounts following in this section are after tax. Results reported by business group are net of nonutility group corporate expense.

Energy Marketing and Services
Energy Marketing and Services is comprised of the company’s wholesale and retail gas marketing businesses. Net income generated by Energy Marketing and Services for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, was $15.7 million compared to $12.9 million in 2006.

ProLiance provided the primary earnings contribution, which totaled $15.2 million in 2007 compared to $11.3 million in 2006. ProLiance’s storage capacity was 35 Bcf in 2007 compared to 33 Bcf in 2006, and greater storage optimization opportunities were the primary driver for the increase in earnings. ProLiance has contracted for an additional 10 Bcf of firm gas storage for the 2007-2008 winter season.

Vectren Source’s earnings totaled $0.7 million in 2007 compared to $2.0 million in 2006. The decrease in earnings was primarily due to lower unit margins offset by a favorable weather impact. Vectren Source’s customer count at March 31, 2007, was 147,000 customers, an increase over the prior year quarter of 8,000.

Coal Mining Operations
Coal Mining Operations mine and sell coal to the company’s utility operations and to third parties through its wholly owned subsidiary Vectren Fuels, Inc. (Fuels).

Mining Operations’ quarterly earnings were $1.6 million compared to $1.8 million in 2006. February shipments from Prosperity Mine were delayed due to severe cold weather that resulted in a decrease in revenue quarter over quarter.  Reduced operating costs from highwall mining at the Cypress Creek mine offset this lower revenue resulting in higher EBITDA in 2007.  Higher depletion and the resulting lower effective tax rate in 2006 caused the generally flat earnings quarter over quarter. The full year use of highwall mining at the Cypress Creek mine is expected to continue to provide additional tons and lower operating costs in 2007 and 2008.

Energy Infrastructure Services
Energy Infrastructure Services provides energy performance contracting operations through Energy Systems Group, LLC (ESG) and underground construction and repair to utility infrastructure through Miller Pipeline (Miller).
 
 
 

 
For the quarters ended March 31, 2007, and 2006, Energy Infrastructure’s operations incurred seasonal losses of $2.0 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Higher revenues at ESG partially offset the effects of increased ownership in Miller, which normally operates at a loss during the first quarter. At March 31, 2007, ESG’s backlog was $63 million, compared to $68 million at Dec. 31, 2006, and $51 million at March 31, 2006. Miller’s contribution to earnings in 2007 is expected to benefit from price increases effective in the second quarter and from several large pipeline projects, as well as 100% ownership of Miller.

Please SEE ATTACHED unaudited schedules for additional financial information

Live Webcast on April 25, 2007
Vectren’s financial analyst call will be at 11 a.m. Eastern time, April 25, at which time management will discuss financial results and earnings guidance. To participate in the call, analysts are asked to dial 1-800-500-3170 and present the conference call ID# 4448486. All interested parties may listen to the live webcast accompanied by a slide presentation at www.vectren.com. A replay of the webcast will be made available at the same location approximately two hours following the conclusion of the meeting.

About Vectren
Vectren Corporation is an energy holding company headquartered in Evansville, Indiana. Vectren’s energy delivery subsidiaries provide gas and/or electricity to over one million customers in adjoining service territories that cover nearly two-thirds of Indiana and west central Ohio. Vectren’s nonutility subsidiaries and affiliates currently offer energy-related products and services to customers throughout the Midwest and Southeast. These include gas marketing and related services; coal production and sales and energy infrastructure services. To learn more about Vectren, visit www.vectren.com.

Safe Harbor for Forward Looking Statements
This document contains forward-looking statements, which are based on management's beliefs and assumptions that derive from information currently known by management. Vectren wishes to caution readers that actual results could differ materially from those contained in this document. Additional detailed information concerning a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the information that is provided to you is readily available in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2007.



EX-99.2 3 exhibit99_2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 Exhibit 99.2
Exhibit 99.2

 
VECTREN CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
               
       
Three Months
     
       
Ended March 31
     
   
2007
     
2006
 
               
OPERATING REVENUES:
             
    Gas utility
 
$
584.1
       
$
572.7
 
    Electric utility
   
108.1
         
105.2
 
    Nonutility revenues
   
141.8
         
96.6
 
        Total operating revenues
   
834.0
         
774.5
 
                     
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                   
    Cost of gas sold
   
424.5
         
429.0
 
    Cost of fuel and purchased power
   
40.6
         
38.1
 
    Cost of nonutility revenues
   
96.4
         
78.4
 
    Other operating
   
106.5
         
72.8
 
    Depreciation and amortization
   
45.7
         
41.6
 
    Taxes other than income taxes
   
24.7
         
23.1
 
        Total operating expenses
   
738.4
         
683.0
 
                     
OPERATING INCOME
   
95.6
         
91.5
 
                     
OTHER INCOME:
                   
    Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
   
22.2
         
13.7
 
    Other - net
   
7.4
         
2.1
 
        Total other income
   
29.6
         
15.8
 
                     
INTEREST EXPENSE
   
25.0
         
23.8
 
                     
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
   
100.2
         
83.5
 
                     
INCOME TAXES
   
30.1
         
25.9
 
                     
NET INCOME
 
$
70.1
       
$
57.6
 
                     
                     
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
   
75.8
         
75.7
 
DILUTED COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
   
76.5
         
76.1
 
                     
EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
                   
                     
       BASIC
 
$
0.92
       
$
0.76
 
                     
       DILUTED
 
$
0.92
       
$
0.76
 
 
 

 

VECTREN UTILITY HOLDINGS
AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Millions)
(Unaudited)
               
       
Three Months
     
       
Ended March 31
     
   
2007
     
2006
 
               
OPERATING REVENUES:
             
    Gas utility
 
$
584.1
       
$
572.7
 
    Electric utility
   
108.1
         
105.2
 
    Other
   
0.4
         
0.4
 
        Total operating revenues
   
692.6
         
678.3
 
                     
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                   
    Cost of gas sold
   
424.5
         
429.0
 
    Cost of fuel and purchased power
   
40.6
         
38.1
 
    Other operating
   
67.2
         
61.6
 
    Depreciation and amortization
   
39.2
         
37.1
 
    Taxes other than income taxes
   
24.2
         
22.8
 
        Total operating expenses
   
595.7
         
588.6
 
                     
OPERATING INCOME
   
96.9
         
89.7
 
                     
OTHER INCOME - NET
   
2.7
         
0.9
 
                     
INTEREST EXPENSE
   
19.4
         
20.0
 
                     
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
   
80.2
         
70.6
 
                     
INCOME TAXES
   
29.3
         
27.2
 
                     
                     
NET INCOME
 
$
50.9
       
$
43.4
 
 
 


 VECTREN CORPORATION
 
 AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
 
 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 (Millions - Unaudited)
 
   
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
ASSETS
         
Current Assets
         
   Cash & cash equivalents
 
$
16.9
 
$
32.8
 
  Accounts receivable - less reserves of $4.2 &
             
  $3.3, respectively
   
252.6
   
198.6
 
   Accrued unbilled revenues
   
98.9
   
146.5
 
  Inventories
   
79.0
   
163.5
 
  Recoverable fuel & natural gas costs
   
2.2
   
1.8
 
  Prepayments & other current assets
   
58.9
   
172.7
 
    Total current assets
   
508.5
   
715.9
 
Utility Plant
             
  Original cost
   
3,854.4
   
3,820.2
 
  Less: accumulated depreciation & amortization
   
1,451.1
   
1,434.7
 
    Net utility plant
   
2,403.3
   
2,385.5
 
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
   
194.3
   
181.0
 
Other investments
   
74.0
   
74.5
 
Nonutility property - net
   
301.0
   
294.4
 
Goodwill - net
   
238.0
   
237.8
 
Regulatory assets
   
158.4
   
163.5
 
Other assets
   
39.4
   
39.0
 
    TOTAL ASSETS
 
$
3,916.9
 
$
4,091.6
 
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
Current Liabilities
             
  Accounts payable
 
$
104.5
 
$
180.0
 
  Accounts payable to affiliated companies
   
64.6
   
89.9
 
  Refundable fuel & natural gas costs
   
41.2
   
35.3
 
  Accrued liabilities
   
222.6
   
147.2
 
  Short-term borrowings
   
272.5
   
464.8
 
  Current maturities of long-term debt
   
24.3
   
24.2
 
  Long-term debt subject to tender
   
20.0
   
20.0
 
    Total current liabilities
   
749.7
   
961.4
 
Long-term Debt - Net of Current Maturities &
             
  Debt Subject to Tender
   
1,208.2
   
1,208.0
 
Deferred Income Taxes & Other Liabilities
             
  Deferred income taxes
   
234.3
   
260.7
 
  Regulatory liabilities
   
294.6
   
291.1
 
  Deferred credits & other liabilities
   
207.1
   
195.8
 
    Total deferred credits & other liabilities
   
736.0
   
747.6
 
Minority Interest in Subsidiary
   
0.4
   
0.4
 
Common Shareholders' Equity
             
  Common stock (no par value) – issued & outstanding
             
  76.5 and 76.1 shares, respectively
   
533.1
   
525.5
 
  Retained earnings
   
688.0
   
643.6
 
  Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
1.5
   
5.1
 
    Total common shareholders' equity
   
1,222.6
   
1,174.2
 
    TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
$
3,916.9
 
$
4,091.6
 
 
 


 VECTREN CORPORATION
 AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
               
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 (Millions - Unaudited)
               
       
March 31,
       
2007
 
2006
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
             
   Net income
       
$
70.1
 
$
57.6
 
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operating activities:
                   
    Depreciation & amortization
         
45.7
   
41.6
 
    Deferred income taxes & investment tax credits
         
1.5
   
2.1
 
    Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
         
(22.2
)
 
(13.7
)
    Provision for uncollectible accounts
         
5.4
   
4.7
 
    Expense portion of pension & postretirement periodic benefit cost
         
2.4
   
2.7
 
    Other non-cash charges - net
         
0.2
   
0.8
 
    Changes in working capital accounts:
                   
        Accounts receivable & accrued unbilled revenue
         
(11.8
)
 
91.9
 
        Inventories
         
84.5
   
58.9
 
        Recoverable fuel & natural gas costs
         
5.5
   
21.8
 
        Prepayments & other current assets
         
69.5
   
30.9
 
        Accounts payable, including to affiliated companies
         
(95.3
)
 
(170.5
)
        Accrued liabilities
         
58.0
   
54.4
 
    Unconsolidated affiliate dividends
         
6.8
   
23.9
 
    Changes in noncurrent assets
         
4.3
   
(1.4
)
    Changes in noncurrent liabilities
         
(9.4
)
 
1.0
 
        Net cash flows from operating activities
         
215.2
   
206.7
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                   
    Proceeds from:
                   
    Long-term debt - net of issuance costs
         
0.1
   
-   
 
    Stock option exercises & other stock plans
         
5.8
   
-   
 
    Requirements for:
                   
    Dividends on common stock
         
(23.9
)
 
(23.1
)
    Net change in short-term borrowings
         
(192.3
)
 
(137.1
)
    Net cash flows from financing activities
         
(210.3
)
 
(160.2
)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                   
    Proceeds from:
                   
    Unconsolidated affiliate distributions
         
10.7
   
-  
 
    Other collections
         
35.8
   
0.7
 
    Requirements for:
                   
    Capital expenditures, excluding AFUDC equity
         
(67.2
)
 
(54.1
)
    Unconsolidated affiliate investments
         
(0.1
)
 
(3.6
)
    Other investments
         
-  
   
(0.3
)
       Net cash flows from investing activities
         
(20.8
)
 
(57.3
)
Net decrease in cash & cash equivalents
         
(15.9
)
 
(10.8
)
Cash & cash equivalents at beginning of period
         
32.8
   
20.4
 
Cash & cash equivalents at end of period
       
$
16.9
 
$
9.6
 
 
 

 

VECTREN CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
HIGHLIGHTS
(millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
               
   
 Three Months
 
 
 
Ended March 31
 
 
2007
 
   
2006
 
               
REPORTED EARNINGS:
             
Utility Group
 
$
50.9
       
$
43.4
 
                     
Non-utility Group
                   
Energy Marketing and Services
   
15.7
         
12.9
 
Mining Operations
   
1.6
         
1.8
 
Energy Infrastructure Services
   
(2.0
)
       
(1.2
)
Other Businesses
   
0.3
         
-   
 
Total Non-utility Operations
   
15.6
         
13.5
 
                     
Corporate and Other
   
0.2
         
-   
 
                     
Sub-Total Operations
   
66.7
         
56.9
 
                     
Synfuels-related
   
3.4
         
0.7
 
                     
Vectren Consolidated
 
$
70.1
       
$
57.6
 
 

 
 
 

 
VECTREN CORPORATION
 
AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
 
               
SELECTED GAS DISTRIBUTION
 
OPERATING STATISTICS
 
(Unaudited)
 
               
   
 Three Months
 
   
 Ended March 31
 
   
2007
     
2006
 
               
GAS OPERATING REVENUES (Millions):
             
               
    Residential
 
$
399.8
       
$
384.6
 
    Commercial
   
159.6
         
162.1
 
    Industrial
   
21.3
         
22.1
 
    Miscellaneous Revenue
   
3.4
         
3.9
 
   
$
584.1
       
$
572.7
 
                     
                     
GAS MARGIN (Millions):
                   
                     
    Residential
 
$
105.1
       
$
92.9
 
    Commercial
   
35.2
         
31.8
 
    Industrial
   
15.7
         
14.9
 
    Miscellaneous
   
3.6
         
4.1
 
   
$
159.6
       
$
143.7
 
                     
GAS SOLD & TRANSPORTED (MMDth):
                   
                     
    Residential
   
38.4
         
31.7
 
    Commercial
   
16.4
         
13.6
 
    Industrial
   
26.4
         
25.5
 
     
81.2
         
70.8
 
                     
                     
AVERAGE GAS CUSTOMERS
                   
                     
    Residential
   
911,855
         
906,047
 
    Commercial
   
84,827
         
84,466
 
    Industrial
   
1,630
         
1,656
 
     
998,312
         
992,169
 
                     
YTD WEATHER AS A PERCENT OF NORMAL:
                   
                     
    Heating Degree Days (Ohio)
   
99
%
       
86
%
 
 

VECTREN CORPORATION
 
AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
 
 
         
SELECTED ELECTRIC
 
OPERATING STATISTICS
 
(Unaudited)
 
   
 Three Months
 
   
 Ended March 31
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
           
ELECTRIC OPERATING REVENUES (Millions):
         
           
    Residential
 
$
33.7
 
$
30.2
 
    Commercial
   
23.2
   
21.9
 
    Industrial
   
32.1
   
30.3
 
    Municipals
   
5.2
   
5.6
 
    Miscellaneous Revenue
   
3.0
   
2.9
 
        Total Retail
   
97.2
   
90.9
 
    Net Wholesale Revenues
   
10.9
   
14.3
 
   
$
108.1
 
$
105.2
 
ELECTRIC MARGIN (Millions):
             
               
    Residential
 
$
24.1
 
$
22.5
 
    Commercial
   
15.7
   
15.4
 
    Industrial
   
16.5
   
16.6
 
    Municipals
   
2.2
   
2.7
 
    Miscellaneous
   
2.9
   
2.8
 
        Total Retail
   
61.4
   
60.0
 
    Net Wholesale Margin
   
6.1
   
7.1
 
   
$
67.5
 
$
67.1
 
               
ELECTRICITY SOLD (GWh):
             
               
    Residential
   
390.6
   
355.4
 
    Commercial
   
307.3
   
301.6
 
    Industrial
   
627.0
   
637.9
 
    Municipals
   
130.0
   
145.3
 
    Miscellaneous Sales
   
5.1
   
5.2
 
        Total Retail
   
1,460.0
   
1,445.4
 
    Wholesale
   
260.5
   
462.6
 
     
1,720.5
   
1,908.0
 
               
AVERAGE ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS
             
               
    Residential
   
122,063
   
120,918
 
    Commercial
   
18,899
   
18,733
 
    Industrial
   
109
   
107
 
    All Others
   
46
   
51
 
     
141,117
   
139,809
 
YTD WEATHER AS A PERCENT OF NORMAL:
             
               
    Cooling Degree Days (Indiana)
   
N/A
   
N/A
 
    Heating Degree Days (Indiana)
   
90
%
 
84
%
 
EX-99.3 4 exhibit99_3.htm EXHIBIT 99.3 Exhibit 99.3
Exhibit 99.3

Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

A “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements is provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (Reform Act of 1995). The Reform Act of 1995 was adopted to encourage such forward-looking statements without the threat of litigation, provided those statements are identified as forward-looking and are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected in the statement. Certain matters described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. When used in this filing, the words “believe”, “anticipate”, “endeavor”, “estimate”, “expect”, “objective”, “projection”, “forecast”, “goal” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition to any assumptions and other factors referred to specifically in connection with such forward-looking statements, factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in any forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

·  
Factors affecting utility operations such as unusual weather conditions; catastrophic weather-related damage; unusual maintenance or repairs; unanticipated changes to fossil fuel costs; unanticipated changes to gas supply costs, or availability due to higher demand, shortages, transportation problems or other developments; environmental or pipeline incidents; transmission or distribution incidents; unanticipated changes to electric energy supply costs, or availability due to demand, shortages, transmission problems or other developments; or electric transmission or gas pipeline system constraints.
·  
Increased competition in the energy environment including effects of industry restructuring and unbundling.
·  
Regulatory factors such as unanticipated changes in rate-setting policies or procedures, recovery of investments and costs made under traditional regulation, and the frequency and timing of rate increases.
·  
Financial, regulatory or accounting principles or policies imposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board; the Securities and Exchange Commission; the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; state public utility commissions; state entities which regulate electric and natural gas transmission and distribution, natural gas gathering and processing, electric power supply; and similar entities with regulatory oversight.
·  
Economic conditions including the effects of an economic downturn, inflation rates, commodity prices, and monetary fluctuations.
·  
Increased natural gas commodity prices and the potential impact on customer consumption, uncollectible accounts expense, unaccounted for gas and interest expense.
·  
Changing market conditions and a variety of other factors associated with physical energy and financial trading activities including, but not limited to, price, basis, credit, liquidity, volatility, capacity, interest rate, and warranty risks.
·  
The performance of projects undertaken by the Company’s nonutility businesses and the success of efforts to invest in and develop new opportunities, including but not limited to, the realization of synfuel income tax credits and the Company’s coal mining, gas marketing, and energy infrastructure strategies.
·  
Direct or indirect effects on the Company’s business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations resulting from changes in credit ratings, changes in interest rates, and/or changes in market perceptions of the utility industry and other energy-related industries.
·  
Employee or contractor workforce factors including changes in key executives, collective bargaining agreements with union employees, aging workforce issues, or work stoppages.
·  
Legal and regulatory delays and other obstacles associated with mergers, acquisitions and investments in joint ventures.
·  
Costs and other effects of legal and administrative proceedings, settlements, investigations, claims, and other matters, including, but not limited to, those described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
·  
Changes in federal, state or local legislative requirements, such as changes in tax laws or rates, environmental laws and regulations.

The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changes in actual results, changes in assumptions, or other factors affecting such statements.

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