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Exhibit 99.1


 
SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
INTERIM REPORTING PACKAGE

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009


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
6
 
Selected Operating Statistics
9-10
     
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, including adjustments that are normal and recurring in nature.  These interim condensed financial statements are supplemental to the Company’s audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed on Form 8-K on March 6, 2009, 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 March 31, 2009 for Vectren and Utility Holdings, filed on May 1, 2009 and May 7, 2009, 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)

 
             
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
ASSETS
           
             
Utility Plant
           
     Original cost
  $ 2,395,134     $ 2,335,725  
     Less:  Accumulated depreciation & amortization
    931,258       914,788  
          Net utility plant
    1,463,876       1,420,937  
                 
Current Assets
               
Cash & cash equivalents
    2,415       4,490  
Accounts receivable - less reserves of $1,606 &
               
$1,780 respectively
    51,039       56,729  
Receivables from other Vectren companies
    615       1,037  
Accrued unbilled revenues
    22,274       37,628  
Inventories
    58,920       60,377  
Recoverable fuel & natural gas costs
    -       3,060  
Prepayments & other current assets
    4,755       4,142  
Total current assets
    140,018       167,463  
                 
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
    150       150  
Other investments
    9,649       9,160  
Nonutility property - net
    2,633       2,683  
Goodwill - net
    5,557       5,557  
Regulatory assets
    38,351       44,376  
Other assets
    2,860       5,470  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 1,663,094     $ 1,655,796  



 
 

 
NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION


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

 
             
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
           
Common shareholder's equity
           
Common stock (no par value)
  $ 293,263     $ 293,263  
Retained earnings
    314,088       307,798  
Accumulated comprehensive income
    82       104  
Total common shareholder's equity
    607,433       601,165  
                 
Long-term debt payable to third parties
    163,435       122,119  
Long-term debt payable to Utility Holdings
    311,130       311,502  
Total long-term debt, net
    474,565       433,621  
                 
                 
Commitments & Contingencies
               
                 
Current Liabilities
               
Accounts payable
    35,661       54,819  
Accounts payable to affiliated companies
    6,314       11,741  
Payables to other Vectren companies
    18,198       15,524  
Refundable fuel & natural gas costs
    1,306       -  
Accrued liabilities
    59,671       45,614  
Short-term borrowings
    -       400  
Short-term borrowings payable to Utility Holdings
    115,543       149,425  
Long-term debt subject to tender
    80,000       80,000  
Total current liabilities
    316,693       357,523  
                 
Deferred Income Taxes & Other Liabilities
               
Deferred income taxes
    154,011       151,176  
Regulatory liabilities
    55,368       55,837  
Deferred credits & other liabilities
    55,024       56,474  
Total deferred income taxes & other liabilities
    264,403       263,487  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
  $ 1,663,094     $ 1,655,796  





 
 

 
NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION


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


 
             
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
OPERATING REVENUES
           
Electric utility
  $ 124,964     $ 127,178  
Gas utility
    59,460       68,615  
Total operating revenues
    184,424       195,793  
COST OF OPERATING REVENUES
               
Cost of fuel & purchased power
    46,956       45,991  
Cost of gas sold
    43,170       52,338  
Total cost of operating revenues
    90,126       98,329  
                 
      94,298       97,464  
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES
               
Other operating
    37,787       39,180  
Depreciation & amortization
    20,021       18,328  
Taxes other than income taxes
    4,832       4,833  
Total operating expenses
    62,640       62,341  
                 
OPERATING INCOME
    31,658       35,123  
                 
Other income – net
    892       1,077  
                 
Interest expense
    8,926       8,847  
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    23,624       27,353  
Income taxes
    7,694       10,701  
NET INCOME
  $ 15,930     $ 16,652  









 
 

 
NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION


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



 
             
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  $ 66,371     $ 69,154  
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
    Proceeds from:                
Long-term debt payble to Utility Holdings, net
    -       88,878  
Long-term debt payable to third parties, net
    41,017       60,250  
Requirements for:
               
Dividends to parent
    (9,639 )     (10,813 )
Retirement of long-term debt,
               
including premiums paid
    (372 )     (103,025 )
Net change in short-term borrowings, including
               
Utility Holdings
    (34,282 )     (67,070 )
Net cash flows from financing activities
    (3,276 )     (31,780 )
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Requirements for capital expenditures,
               
excluding AFUDC equity
    (64,807 )     (35,579 )
Other investments
    (363 )     (526 )
Net cash flows from investing activities
    (65,170 )     (36,105 )
Net change in cash & cash equivalents
    (2,075 )     1,269  
Cash & cash equivalents at beginning of period
    4,490       1,969  
Cash & cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 2,415     $ 3,238  




















 
 

 
NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Information related to the Company’s business segments is summarized below:
             
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
 
Revenues
           
Electric Utility Services
  $ 124,964     $ 127,178  
Gas Utility Services
    59,460       68,615  
Total operating revenues
  $ 184,424     $ 195,793  
                 
                 
Profitability Measure
               
Net Income
               
Electric Utility Services
  $ 11,901     $ 12,530  
Gas Utility Services
    4,029       4,122  
Total net income
  $ 15,930     $ 16,652  

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Executive Summary of Results of Operations

For the three months ended March 31, 2009, SIGECO’s earnings were $15.9 million compared to $16.7 million in 2008, a decrease of $0.8 million.  The decrease resulted primarily from lower customer usage and from wholesale power sales both impacted by the recession.  Increased revenues associated with regulatory initiatives, lower interest costs, and a lower effective tax rate in 2009 partially offset these declines.

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 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 Cost of gas sold.  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 have been volatile.  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 to these customers due to weather and changing consumption patterns.  An NTA has been in effect in SIGECO’s natural gas service territory since 2005, and lost margin recovery began when new base rates went into effect August 1, 2007.  SIGECO’s electric service territory has neither an NTA mechanism nor lost margin recovery mechanisms. 

 
 

 
Gas and electric margin generated from sales to large customers (generally industrial and other contract customers) is primarily impacted by overall economic conditions and changes in demand for those customers’ products.  The recent recession has had, and may continue to have, negative impact on both gas and electric large customers.  This impact has included, and may continue to include, tempered growth, significant conservation measures, and perhaps even plant closures or bankruptcies.  While no one industrial customer comprises 10 percent of consolidated margin, the top five industrial electric customers comprise approximately 11 percent of 2009 electric utility margin, and therefore any significant decline in their collective revenues could adversely impact operating results.  Deteriorating economic conditions may also lead to continued lower residential and commercial customer counts.

Margin is also impacted by the collection of state mandated taxes, which fluctuate with gas and fuel costs, as well as other tracked expenses.  Items subject to tracking mechanisms include gas pipeline integrity management costs, costs to fund gas energy efficiency programs, and MISO related revenues and costs.  Certain operating costs, including depreciation, associated with operating environmental compliance equipment are also tracked.

Electric wholesale 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 ended March 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
 
             
Electric utility revenues
  $ 124,964     $ 127,178  
Cost of fuel & purchased power
    46,956       45,991  
Total electric utility margin
  $ 78,008     $ 81,187  
Margin attributed to:
               
Residential & commercial customers
  $ 52,451     $ 49,872  
Industrial customers
    19,084       18,680  
Municipal & other customers
    730       4,520  
Subtotal: Retail
  $ 72,265     $ 73,072  
Wholesale margin
  $ 5,743     $ 8,115  
                 
Electric volumes sold in MWh attributed to:
               
Residential & commercial customers
    661,623       715,193  
Industrial customers
    508,964       600,736  
Municipal & other customers
    5,081       36,602  
Total retail volumes sold
    1,175,668       1,352,531  


 
 

 
NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION

Retail
Electric retail and firm wholesale utility margins were $72.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, a decrease over the prior year of $0.8 million.  Increased margin associated with returns on pollution control investments totaled $0.5 million; margin associated with recovery of pollution control and MISO operating expenses increased $2.6 million.  Management estimates other usage declines associated with the weak economy to have decreased margin approximately $1.4 million for residential and commercial customers and $2.0 million for industrial customers.

 
Margin from Wholesale Activities
Periodically, generation capacity is in excess of native load.  The Company markets and sells this unutilized generating and transmission capacity to optimize the return on its owned assets.  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 and Real Time markets.

Following is a reconciliation of Wholesale Power Marketing activity:
             
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
 
Off-system sales
  $ 2,720     $ 7,202  
Transmission system sales
    3,023       913  
Total wholesale margin
  $ 5,743     $ 8,115  
 
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, wholesale margins were $5.7 million, representing a decrease of $2.4 million, compared to 2008.

During 2009, margin from off-system sales retained by the Company decreased $4.5 million compared to 2008.  The Company experienced lower wholesale power marketing margins due to lower wholesale prices, coupled with increasing coal costs.  Off-system sales totaled 341.6 GWh in 2009, compared to 463.4 GWh in 2008.  The base rate case effective August 17, 2007, requires that wholesale margin from off-system sales earned above or below $10.5 million be shared equally with customers as measured on a fiscal year ending in August, and results reflect the impact of that sharing.

Beginning in June 2008, the Company began earning a return on electric transmission projects constructed by the Company in its service territory that benefit reliability throughout the region.  Margin associated with these projects totaled $2.1 million year to date in 2009.

Gas Utility Margin (Gas utility revenues less Cost of gas sold)
Gas Utility margin and throughput by customer type follows:
             
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
 
Gas utility revenues
  $ 59,460     $ 68,615  
Cost of gas sold
    43,170       52,338  
Total gas utility margin
  $ 16,290     $ 16,277  
Margin attributed to:
               
Residential & commercial customers
  $ 14,037     $ 14,048  
Industrial customers
    1,389       1,696  
Other customers
    864       533  
                 
Sold & transported volumes in MDth attributed to:
               
Residential & commercial customers
    5,159       5,823  
Industrial customers
    4,275       5,065  
Total sold & transported volumes
    9,434       10,888  
 
 
 

 
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, gas utility margins were $16.3 million, and were generally flat compared to the prior year.  Margin increases associated with operating costs, including revenue and usage taxes recovered dollar-for-dollar in margin, were offset by approximately $0.2 million in margin declines associated with lower large customer usage and lower customer counts.  The average cost per dekatherm of gas purchased for the three months ended March 31, 2009, was $8.71 compared to $9.35 in 2008.

Operating Expenses

For the three months ended March 31, 2009, other operating expenses were $37.8 million, a decrease of $1.4 million compared to 2008.  Power supply operating expenses, inclusive of lower chemical costs, decreased $2.0 million and long-term incentive compensation decreased $2.0 million.  These costs were offset partially by a $1.9 million increase in tracked costs and higher bad debt expense.

Depreciation & Amortization

Depreciation expense was $20.0 million for the quarter, an increase of $1.7 million compared to 2008.  The increase relates to additions including the approximate $100 million SO2 scrubber placed into service January 1, 2009, for which depreciation totaling $1.1 million is directly recovered in electric utility margin.

Income Taxes

In 2009, federal and state income taxes were $7.7 million for the quarter, a decrease of $3.0 million compared to the prior year quarter.  The lower taxes are primarily due to lower pretax income and a lower effective tax rate in 2009.  The lower effective tax rate is driven primarily by true ups to deferred tax balances.


 
 

 
NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION

SELECTED ELECTRIC OPERATING STATISTICS (unaudited):

   
Three Months
 
   
Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
OPERATING REVENUES (In thousands):
           
Residential
  $ 43,758     $ 40,678  
Commercial
    31,158       28,136  
Industrial
    36,215       35,007  
Misc. Revenue
    610       4,615  
   Total System
    111,741       108,436  
Municipals
    -       705  
Other Wholesale
    13,223       18,037  
    $ 124,964     $ 127,178  
MARGIN (In thousands):
               
Residential
  $ 31,167     $ 30,001  
Commercial
    21,284       19,871  
Industrial
    19,084       18,680  
Misc. Revenue
    730       4,520  
   Total System
    72,265       73,072  
Other Wholesale
    5,743       8,115  
    $ 78,008     $ 81,187  
ELECTRIC SALES (In MWh):
               
Residential
    377,809       405,355  
Commercial
    283,814       309,838  
Industrial
    508,964       600,736  
Misc. Sales
    5,081       5,259  
   Total System
    1,175,668       1,321,188  
Municipals
    -       31,343  
Other Wholesale
    341,589       463,387  
      1,517,257       1,815,918  
AVERAGE CUSTOMERS:
               
Residential
    122,590       122,755  
Commercial
    18,344       18,467  
Industrial
    104       103  
All others
    34       35  
      141,072       141,360  

 
 

 
NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION

SELECTED GAS OPERATING STATISTICS (unaudited):
   
Three Months
 
   
Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
OPERATING REVENUES (In thousands):
           
Residential
  $ 40,219     $ 46,479  
    Commercial
    17,024       20,131  
Industrial
    1,389       1,696  
    Misc. Revenue
    828       309  
    $ 59,460     $ 68,615  
                 
MARGIN (In thousands):
               
Residential
  $ 10,586     $ 10,553  
    Commercial
    3,451       3,495  
Industrial
    1,389       1,696  
    Misc. Revenue
    864       533  
    $ 16,290     $ 16,277  
GAS SOLD & TRANSPORTED (In MDth):
               
Residential
    3,494       3,929  
    Commercial
    1,665       1,894  
Industrial
    4,275       5,065  
      9,434       10,888  
                 
AVERAGE CUSTOMERS:
               
Residential
    100,744       101,451  
    Commercial
    10,199       10,285  
Industrial
    88       88  
      111,031       111,824  
                 
WEATHER AS A % OF NORMAL:
               
      Heating Degree Days
    94 %     100 %