8-K 1 0001.txt 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) August 31, 2000 NISOURCE INC. --------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) INDIANA 1-9779 35-1719974 --------------------------------------------------------------------- State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) Incorporation) 801 E. 86th Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana 46410 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (219) 853-5200 -------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On August 31, 2000, the Registrant appointed ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., a New Jersey limited liability company, to serve as its transfer agent. 2 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirement 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. NISOURCE INC. (Registrant) Dated: September 1, 2000 By: /s/ Nina M. Rausch ------------------------- Name: Nina M. Rausch Title: Secretary 3