-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LofiabSP4XLAliaegSky6xJhF33H4bH+Fb51hYJNWusDYtBarPFqsIAKC1TE4/y+ dWoGE14t18niKzT3MIIv+Q== 0001096385-07-000236.txt : 20071128 0001096385-07-000236.hdr.sgml : 20071128 20071128091813 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001096385-07-000236 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071128 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20071128 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071128 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VECTREN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001096385 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GAS & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4932] IRS NUMBER: 352086905 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15467 FILM NUMBER: 071270200 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE VECTREN SQUARE CITY: EVANSVILLE STATE: IN ZIP: 47708 BUSINESS PHONE: 8124914000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE VECTREN SQUARE CITY: EVANSVILLE STATE: IN ZIP: 47708 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VECTREN UTILITY HOLDINGS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001129542 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GAS & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4932] IRS NUMBER: 352104850 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16739 FILM NUMBER: 071270201 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 20 NW 4TH ST CITY: EVANSVILLE STATE: IN ZIP: 47708 BUSINESS PHONE: 8124914000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE VECTREN SQUARE CITY: EVANSVILLE STATE: IN ZIP: 47708 8-K 1 vvc_vuhi8k.htm VVC/VUHI 8K SIG FINANCIAL INFORMATION vvc_vuhi8k.htm
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) November 28, 2007
 
VECTREN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Vectren Logo
 
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
 
Included herein is certain financial information related to Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company (SIGECO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. (Utility Holdings).  Utility Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vectren Corporation (the Company).

The SIGECO financial information includes Balance Sheet data as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, Statement of Income data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, Statement of Cash Flows data for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, and segment and other information.  This unaudited financial information is not and should not be considered a complete set of financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  Such information will be included in Appendix B to an official statement relating to Warrick County, Indiana Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2007 (Sourther Indiana Gas and Electric Company Projects).  Because of the seasonal nature of SIGECO’s utility operations, the results shown on a quarterly basis are not necessarily indicative of annual results.  This information is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure

See Item 2.02


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 Utility Holdings and SIGECO, 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.





 
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.
 
November 28, 2007
   
     
     
   
By:  /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
   
M. Susan Hardwick
   
Vice President, Controller & Assistant Treasurer
 

 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
The following Exhibits are furnished as part of this Report to the extent described in Item 2.02 and 7.01:
 

Exhibit
Number
 
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Unaudited SIGECO Financial Information for the Three and Nine Months Periods Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 Included in
Apprendix B to the official statement relating to Warrick County, Indiana Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2007
(Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company Projects)
99.2
 
Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
EX-99.1 2 ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 ex99_1.htm
Exhibit 99.1

SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
INTERIM REPORTING PACKAGE

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

Contents

   
Page
Number
 
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
 
Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company
 
 
   Condensed Balance Sheets
2-3
 
   Condensed Statements of Income
4
 
   Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
5
 
Segment Information
6
 
Results of Operations
7
     

Basis of Presentation

The interim condensed financial statements of Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company (SIGECO, Vectren South, or the Company) included in this report have been prepared without audit.  The Company believes that the information in these interim condensed financial statements reflects all adjustments necessary to fairly state the results of the periods reported.  These interim condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed on Form 8-K on March 23, 2007, under Vectren Corporation (Vectren) and Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc. (Utility Holdings), the parent companies of SIGECO, as well as the interim condensed consolidated financial statements filed on Forms 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 for Vectren and Utility Holdings, filed on November 2, 2007 and November 9, 2007, respectively.  Vectren and Utility Holdings make available their Securities and Exchange Commission filings and recent annual reports free of charge through its website at www.vectren.com.  Because of the seasonal nature of the Company’s utility operations, the results shown on a quarterly basis are not necessarily indicative of annual results.

Frequently Used Terms

AFUDC:  allowance for funds used during construction
 
MMDth / MDth: millions/ thousands of dekatherms
APB:  Accounting Principles Board
 
MMBTU:  millions of British thermal units
EITF:  Emerging Issues Task Force
MW:  megawatts
 
FASB:  Financial Accounting Standards Board
 
MWh / GWh:  megawatt hours / thousands of megawatt hours (gigawatt hours)
FERC:  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOx:  nitrogen oxide
 
IDEM:  Indiana Department of Environmental Management
 
OUCC:  Indiana Office of the Utility Consumer Counselor
IURC:  Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
 
SFAS:  Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
MCF / BCF:  thousands / billions of cubic feet
USEPA:  United States Environmental Protection Agency



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited – In thousands)


             
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
ASSETS
           
             
Utility Plant
           
     Original cost
  $
2,118,721
    $
2,025,108
 
     Less:  accumulated depreciation & amortization
   
852,661
     
817,959
 
          Net utility plant
   
1,266,060
     
1,207,149
 
                 
Current Assets
               
Cash & cash equivalents
   
1,953
     
1,063
 
Accounts receivable - less reserves of $1,587 &
               
$1,425, respectively
   
45,814
     
41,380
 
Receivables due from other Vectren companies
   
287
     
37
 
Accrued unbilled revenues
   
23,911
     
24,441
 
Inventories
   
64,265
     
60,990
 
Recoverable fuel & natural gas costs
   
-   
     
1,779
 
Prepayments & other current assets
   
18,872
     
15,056
 
Total current assets
   
155,102
     
144,746
 
                 
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates
   
150
     
150
 
Other investments
   
7,234
     
6,969
 
Nonutility property - net
   
3,846
     
3,514
 
Goodwill
   
5,557
     
5,557
 
Regulatory assets
   
81,883
     
67,634
 
Other assets
   
4,849
     
5,159
 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $
1,524,681
    $
1,440,878
 
 


      
       
    


 
SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited – In thousands)
             
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
           
             
Common Shareholder's Equity
           
Common stock (no par value)
  $
293,263
    $
293,263
 
Retained earnings
   
289,066
     
279,699
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
455
     
851
 
Total common shareholder's equity
   
582,784
     
573,813
 
                 
Long-term debt payable to third parties - net of current
               
maturities & debt subject to tender
   
226,193
     
226,271
 
Long-term debt payable to Utility Holdings
   
223,182
     
223,182
 
Total long-term debt, net
   
449,375
     
449,453
 
Current Liabilities
               
Accounts payable
   
30,731
     
47,741
 
Accounts payable to affiliated companies
   
4,967
     
11,806
 
Payables to other Vectren companies
   
13,372
     
14,205
 
Refundable fuel & natural gas costs
   
4,083
     
-   
 
Accrued liabilities
   
40,831
     
30,481
 
Short-term borrowings payable to Utility Holdings
   
138,694
     
51,303
 
Total current liabilities
   
232,678
     
155,536
 
                 
Deferred Income Taxes & Other Liabilities
               
Deferred income taxes
   
130,665
     
143,285
 
Regulatory liabilities
   
63,077
     
59,117
 
Deferred credits & other liabilities
   
66,102
     
59,674
 
Total deferred credits & other liabilities
   
259,844
     
262,076
 
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
  $
1,524,681
    $
1,440,878
 
                 





SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited – In thousands)

                         
   
Three Months
   
Nine Months
 
   
Ended September 30,
   
Ended September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
OPERATING REVENUES
                       
Electric utility
  $
143,519
    $
123,212
    $
361,584
    $
324,381
 
Gas utility
   
13,756
     
15,353
     
91,108
     
92,921
 
Total operating revenues
   
157,275
     
138,565
     
452,692
     
417,302
 
COST OF OPERATING REVENUES
                         
Cost of fuel & purchased power
   
50,548
     
46,773
     
129,511
     
115,823
 
Cost of gas sold
   
3,896
     
5,141
     
61,098
     
62,981
 
Total cost of operating revenues
   
54,444
     
51,914
     
190,609
     
178,804
 
                                 
TOTAL OPERATING MARGIN
   
102,831
     
86,651
     
262,083
     
238,498
 
OPERATING EXPENSES
                               
Other operating
   
38,111
     
34,043
     
103,259
     
95,420
 
Depreciation & amortization
   
18,265
     
16,914
     
53,544
     
50,219
 
Taxes other than income taxes
   
4,377
     
3,809
     
12,619
     
11,443
 
Total operating expenses
   
60,753
     
54,766
     
169,422
     
157,082
 
                                 
OPERATING INCOME
   
42,078
     
31,885
     
92,661
     
81,416
 
             
 
                 
Other income-net
   
30
     
986
     
2,756
     
2,429
 
Interest expense
   
8,699
     
7,185
     
24,456
     
21,148
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
   
33,409
     
25,686
     
70,961
     
62,697
 
Income taxes
   
13,735
     
9,539
     
28,287
     
24,423
 
NET INCOME
  $
19,674
    $
16,147
    $
42,674
    $
38,274
 



 
SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited – In thousands)
 
             
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  $
56,722
    $
86,245
 
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Proceeds from:
               
Long-term debt
   
-   
     
75,000
 
Additional capital contribution
   
-   
     
20,000
 
Requirements for:
               
Dividends to parent
    (33,306 )     (30,093 )
Retirement of long-term debt
    (199 )     (26 )
Net change in short-term borrowings
   
87,391
      (49,898 )
Net cash flows from financing activities
   
53,886
     
14,983
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Proceeds from other investing activities
   
13
     
-   
 
Requirements for capital expenditures,
               
excluding AFUDC equity
    (109,731 )     (101,776 )
Net cash flows from investing activities
    (109,718 )     (101,776 )
Net change in cash & cash equivalents
   
890
      (548 )
Cash & cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
1,063
     
1,123
 
Cash & cash equivalents at end of period
  $
1,953
    $
575
 




SEGMENT INFORMATION

 
Information related to the Company’s business segments is summarized below:
                         
   
Three Months
   
Nine Months
 
   
Ended September 30,
   
Ended September 30,
 
(In thousands)
 
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
Revenues
                       
Electric Utility Services
  $
143,519
    $
123,212
    $
361,584
    $
324,381
 
Gas Utility Services
   
13,756
     
15,353
     
91,108
     
92,921
 
Total Revenues
  $
157,275
    $
138,565
    $
452,692
    $
417,302
 
                                 
Profitability Measure
                               
Net Income
                               
Electric Utility Services
  $
18,609
    $
14,185
    $
39,596
    $
33,601
 
Gas Utility Services
   
1,065
     
1,962
     
3,078
     
4,673
 
Net Income
  $
19,674
    $
16,147
    $
42,674
    $
38,274
 




RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Executive Summary of Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and notes thereto and the quarterly reports of Vectren and Utility Holdings filed with the SEC on Forms 10-Q on November 2, 2007 and November 9, 2007, respectively.

SIGECO’s earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, were $19.7 million in 2007 compared to $16.1 million in 2006 and $42.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $38.3 million in 2006.  The increases in earnings resulted from gas and electric base rate increases implemented in August 2007 and favorable weather.  The increase was offset somewhat by increased operating costs including depreciation expense.

In the Company’s electric service territory which is not protected by a weather normalization mechanism, management estimates the margin impact of weather experienced during the third quarter of 2007 to be $5.2 million favorable compared to normal and $5.9 million favorable compared to the prior year.  Year to date, management estimates the margin impact of weather experienced during 2007 to be $6.6 million favorable compared to normal and $10.1 million favorable compared to the prior year.

The Company generates revenue primarily from the delivery of natural gas and electric service to its customers.  The primary source of cash flow results from the collection of customer bills and the payment for goods and services procured for the delivery of gas and electric services.  The results are impacted by weather patterns in its electric service territory and general economic conditions both in its service territory as well as nationally.

Vectren has in place a disclosure committee that consists of senior management as well as financial management. The committee is actively involved in the preparation and review of SIGECO’s parent companies’ SEC filings.

Significant Fluctuations
Margin

Throughout this discussion, the terms Gas Utility margin and Electric Utility margin are used.  Gas Utility margin is calculated as Gas utility revenues less the Cost of gas.  Electric Utility margin is calculated as Electric utility revenues less Cost of fuel & purchased power.  These measures exclude Other operating expenses, Depreciation and amortization, and Taxes other than income taxes, which are included in the calculation of operating income.  The Company believes Gas Utility and Electric Utility margins are better indicators of relative contribution than revenues since gas prices and fuel costs can be volatile and are generally collected on a dollar-for-dollar basis from customers.

Sales of natural gas and electricity to residential and commercial customers are seasonal and are impacted by weather.  Trends in average use among natural gas residential and commercial customers have tended to decline in recent years as more efficient appliances and furnaces are installed and the price of natural gas has increased.  Normal temperature adjustment (NTA) and lost margin recovery mechanisms largely mitigate the effect on Gas Utility margin that would otherwise be caused by variations in volumes sold due to weather and changing consumption patterns.  SIGECO’s natural gas territory has had an NTA since 2005, and lost margin recovery began when new base rates went into effect on August 1, 2007.  Electric use among residential and commercial classes has remained relatively stable.  SIGECO’s electric service territory does not have weather normalization and its tariffs generally do not provide for lost margin recovery.

Gas and electric margin generated from sales to large customers (generally industrial and other contract customers) is primarily impacted by overall economic conditions.  Margin is also impacted by the collection of state mandated taxes, which fluctuate with gas and fuel costs, as well as other tracked expenses.  Certain operating costs associated with operating environmental compliance equipment were also tracked prior to their recovery in base rates that went into effect on August 15, 2007.  The August SIGECO rate orders also provide for the tracking of MISO revenues and costs, as well as the gas cost component of bad debt expense and unaccounted for gas.  Electric generating asset optimization activities are primarily affected by market conditions, the level of excess generating capacity, and electric transmission availability.  Following is a discussion and analysis of margin generated from regulated utility operations.


      
       
    


Electric Utility Margin (Electric utility revenues less Cost of fuel and purchased power)
Electric Utility margin by revenue type follows:
                         
   
Three Months   
   
Nine Months   
 
   
Ended September 30,
   
Ended September 30,
 
(In thousands)
 
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Electric utility revenues
  $
143,519
    $
123,212
    $
361,584
    $
324,381
 
Cost of fuel & purchased power
   
50,548
     
46,773
     
129,511
     
115,823
 
Total electric utility margin
  $
92,971
    $
76,439
    $
232,073
    $
208,558
 
Margin attributed to:
                               
Residential & commercial
  $
64,400
    $
49,364
    $
147,878
    $
125,582
 
Industrial
   
21,688
     
18,924
     
56,463
     
53,390
 
Municipalities & other
   
4,365
     
6,619
     
14,632
     
18,920
 
Subtotal retail & firm wholesale
  $
90,453
    $
74,907
    $
218,973
    $
197,892
 
Asset optimization
  $
2,518
    $
1,532
    $
13,100
    $
10,666
 
Electric volumes sold in MWh attributed to:
                               
Residential & commercial customers
   
954,385
     
847,068
     
2,357,648
     
2,152,463
 
Industrial customers
   
638,760
     
674,649
     
1,942,461
     
1,983,877
 
Municipalities & other
   
192,045
     
182,880
     
483,468
     
494,642
 
Total retail & firm wholesale volumes sold
   
1,785,190
     
1,704,597
     
4,783,577
     
4,630,982
 
 
Retail & Firm Wholesale Margin
Electric retail and firm wholesale utility margins were $90.5 million and $219.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007.  These represent increases over the prior year periods of $15.6 million and $21.1 million, respectively.  Management estimates the period over period increases in usage by residential and commercial customers due to weather to be $5.9 million in the quarter and $10.1 million year to date.  The base rate increase that went into effect on August 15, 2007, produced incremental margin of $6.4 million, and recovery of pollution control investments and expenses increased margin $1.3 million in the quarter and $3.2 million year over year.  Impacts of weather on volumes sold were offset in the quarter by a large industrial customer’s planned outage.

Margin from Asset Optimization Activities
Periodically, generation capacity is in excess of that needed to serve native load and firm wholesale customers.  The Company markets and sells this unutilized generating and transmission capacity to optimize the return on its owned assets.  On an annual basis, a majority of the margin generated from these activities is associated with wholesale off-system sales, and substantially all off-system sales occur into the MISO day-ahead market.  Following is a reconciliation of asset optimization activity:
                         
   
Three Months   
   
Nine Months   
 
   
Ended September 30,
   
Ended September 30,
 
(In millions)
 
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Off-system sales
  $
1,005
    $
1,106
    $
9,880
    $
11,855
 
Transmission system sales
   
1,513
     
1,021
     
3,220
     
2,521
 
Other
   
-   
      (595 )    
-   
      (3,710 )
Total asset optimization
  $
2,518
    $
1,532
    $
13,100
    $
10,666
 
 
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, net asset optimization margins were $2.5 million and $13.1 million, which represents increases of $1.0 million and $2.4 million, compared to 2006.  The increases are primarily due to losses on financial contracts experienced in 2006 offset partially by lower availability of generating units for off system sales in 2007, due largely to the retirement of 50 MW of owned generation on December 31, 2006.  Year to date off-system sales totaled 571.7 GWh in 2007, compared to 755.0 GWh in 2006.


Gas Utility Margin (Gas utility revenues less Cost of gas sold)
Gas Utility margin and throughput by customer type follows:
                         
   
Three Months   
   
Nine Months   
 
   
Ended September 30,
   
Ended September 30,
 
(In thousands)
 
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Gas utility revenues
  $
13,756
    $
15,353
    $
91,108
    $
92,921
 
Cost of gas sold
   
3,896
     
5,141
     
61,098
     
62,981
 
Total gas utility margin
  $
9,860
    $
10,212
    $
30,010
    $
29,940
 
Margin attributed to:
                               
Residential & commercial customers
  $
5,428
    $
5,495
    $
22,260
    $
21,508
 
Industrial customers
   
1,175
     
1,311
     
3,815
     
3,766
 
Other
   
3,257
     
3,406
     
3,935
     
4,666
 
Sold & transported volumes in MDth attributed to:
                         
Residential & commercial customers
   
1,091
     
1,088
     
7,566
     
6,662
 
Industrial customers
   
3,716
     
4,326
     
13,264
     
13,384
 
Total sold & transported volumes
   
4,807
     
5,414
     
20,830
     
20,046
 
 
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, Gas Utility margins were $9.9 million and $30.0 million, respectively, and are relatively flat compared to the prior year periods.  Variations in unaccounted for gas offset increases in base rates and increased usage.  The average cost per dekatherm of gas purchased for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $8.58 compared to $9.55 in 2006.

Operating Expenses

Other Operating Expenses

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, Other operating expenses were $38.1 million and $103.3 million, which represent increases of $4.1 million and $7.8 million, compared to 2006.  Pass-through costs, including costs funding new Indiana energy efficiency programs that are recovered in utility margin, increased $0.1 million in the quarter and $0.5 million year over year.  Third quarter planned outage costs associated with a jointly owned turbine resulted in $2.5 million of increased costs.  The remaining increases are primarily due to increased wage and benefit costs, other operating cost increases, and timing of expenses.

Depreciation & Amortization

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, Depreciation and amortization expenses were $18.3 million and $53.5 million, which represents increases of $1.4 million and $3.3 million compared to 2006.  The increases were primarily due to increased utility plant and also include $0.5 million of amortization associated with electric demand side management costs permitted to be recovered pursuant to the August 15th electric base rate order.

Taxes Other Than Income Taxes

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, Taxes other than income taxes were $4.4 million and $12.6 million, which represent increases of $0.6 million and $1.2 million compared to 2006.  The year to date increase results primarily from increased property taxes and higher revenues subject to taxes.

Other Income-Net

Other-net quarter over quarter reflects a decrease of $0.9 million while the year to date period increased approximately $0.3 million compared to the prior year, primarily due to the capitalization of funds used during construction.


      
 

Interest Expense

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, Interest expense was $8.7 million and $24.5 million, which represents increases of $1.5 million and $3.3 million compared to 2006.  The increases reflect higher interest rates associated with short-term borrowings and greater levels of short-term debt outstanding.

Income Taxes

Federal and state income taxes were $13.7 million for the quarter and $28.3 million year to date, an increase of $4.2 million in the quarter and $3.9 million year to date, compared to the prior year periods.  The increases are primarily due to higher pretax income.
EX-99.2 3 ex99_2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 ex99_2.htm
Exhibit  99.2
 

 
Forward-Looking Information
 

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.  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, fines, penalties and other effects of legal and administrative proceedings, settlements, investigations, claims, including, but not limited to, such matters involving inadvertent violations of state and federal laws.
·  
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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