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 22, 2005
VECTREN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission Registrant, State of Incorporation, I.R.S Employer
File No. Address, and Telephone Number Identification No.
1-15467 Vectren Corporation 35-2086905
(An Indiana Corporation)
20 N.W. Fourth Street,
Evansville, Indiana 47708
(812) 491-4000
Former name or address, if changed since last report: N/A
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Vectren Corporation (the Company), an energy holding and applied technology
company, announced on Friday, April 22, 2005, that a federal court judge has
entered a number of post-trial rulings in the ongoing litigation between
Proliance Energy, LLC and the City of Huntsville, Alabama. Proliance Energy, LLC
is jointly owned by affiliates of Citizens Gas and Coke Utility and Vectren
Corporation. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report.
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 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
April 25, 2005
By: /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
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M. Susan Hardwick
Vice President and Controller
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
The following Exhibits are furnished as part of this Report to the extent
described in Item 8.01:
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Federal Court Issues Post-Trial Rulings in Litigation between the
City of Huntsville, Alabama Department of Utilities and Vectren's
Natural Gas Marketing Joint Venture, Proliance Energy
99.2 Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995