-----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, GnuYiB2sMNrs4WCWuwNirMcj2TVu02VQlDaspRuvzle6BK+UmHglKgcPjb7EjEIu AJpDyicqDDakr2lNic79ow== 0000950120-00-000078.txt : 20000406 0000950120-00-000078.hdr.sgml : 20000406 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950120-00-000078 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: U-1/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000405 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NISOURCE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000823392 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931] IRS NUMBER: 351719974 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: U-1/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 070-09551 FILM NUMBER: 594103 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 801 E 86TH AVENUE CITY: MERRILLVILLE STATE: IN ZIP: 46410 BUSINESS PHONE: 2198535200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5265 HOHMAN AVENUE CITY: HAMMOND STATE: IN ZIP: 46320-1775 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NIPSCO INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 U-1/A 1 AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM U-1 FOR NISOURCE INC. File No. 70-9551 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM U-1 APPLICATION OR DECLARATION under the PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 NiSource Inc. New NiSource Inc. 801 East 86th Avenue 801 East 86th Avenue Merrillville, Indiana 46410-6272 Merrillville, Indiana 46410-6272 (Name of company filing this statement and address of principal executive offices) None (Name of top registered holding company parent of each applicant or declarant) Mark T. Maassel Vice President, Regulatory & Governmental Policy NiSource Inc. 801 East 86th Avenue Merrillville, Indiana 46410-6272 (Names and addresses of agents for service) The Commission is requested to send copies of all notices, orders and communications to: Peter V. Fazio, Jr., Esq. William T. Baker, Jr. Schiff Hardin & Waite Thelen Reid & Priest LLP 6600 Sears Tower 40 West 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60606-6473 New York, New York 10019 William C. Weeden William S. Lamb, Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP 1440 New York Avenue, NW 125 West 55th Street Washington, D.C. 20005 New York, New York 10019-5389 ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION On February 27, 2000, NiSource Inc., an Indiana corporation ("NiSource"), Columbia Energy Group, a Delaware corporation ("Columbia") and New NiSource, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("New NiSource") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended and restated as of March 31, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement"), under which New NiSource or, in the alternative, NiSource, will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Columbia. NiSource and New NiSource will file an amendment to this Application-Declaration which will describe the terms of the proposed merger and restate Item 1 in its entirety. ITEMS 2-7. In a further amendment to this Application-Declaration, Items 2-7 will be restated and amended and restated in their entirety to reflect the terms of the proposed transactions under the Merger Agreement. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, each of the undersigned companies have duly caused this Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. NISOURCE INC. /s/ Gary L. Neale --------------------------------------- Name: Gary L. Neale Title: Chairman and President NEW NISOURCE INC. /s/ Gary L. Neale --------------------------------------- Name: Gary L. Neale Title: Chairman of the Board and President Date: April 5, 2000 2 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----