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) January 8, 2009
VECTREN
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Commission
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No.
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Registrant, State of
Incorporation,
Address, and Telephone
Number
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I.R.S Employer
Identification
No.
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1-15467
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Vectren
Corporation
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35-2086905
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(An
Indiana Corporation)
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One
Vectren Square,
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Evansville,
Indiana 47708
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(812)
491-4000
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1-16739
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Vectren
Utility Holdings, Inc.
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35-2104850
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(An
Indiana Corporation)
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One
Vectren Square,
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Evansville,
Indiana 47708
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(812)
491-4000
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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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item 8.01. Other
Events
Vectren
Corporation (the Company), an energy holding company, announced that yesterday
afternoon the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved a base rate
increase for Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio's (Vectren) natural gas
distribution business in 17 west central Ohio counties.
The $14.8
million base rate increase approved by the PUCO includes, among other things,
$2.9 million in increased conservation program spending. The base
rate increase contemplates recovery of costs necessary to operate the business
while providing an opportunity for an appropriate return on
investment. Further, 2008 results include approximately $4.5 million
of revenue from the existing decoupling mechanism that will not recur once this
base rate increase is in effect.
Vectren
Energy Delivery of Ohio- Ohio is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vectren
Utility Holdings, Inc. (Utility Holdings). Utility Holdings serves as
the intermediate holding company for the Company’s regulated utility
operations. Utility Holdings is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vectren
Corporation.
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 Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc., 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.
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VECTREN
CORPORATION
VECTREN
UTILITY HOLDINGS, INC.
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January
9, 2009
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By: /s/
M. Susan Hardwick
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M.
Susan Hardwick
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Vice
President, Controller & Assistant
Treasurer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
The
following Exhibits are furnished as part of this Report to the extent described
in Item 8.01:
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Vectren
Energy Delivery of Ohio new base rate approved;expanded
energy efficiency programs, improved rate design to be
implemented
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99.2
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Cautionary
Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995
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