UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): ž Form 10-K o Form 20-F o Form 11-K o Form 10-Q o Form 10-D o Form N-SAR
o Form N-CSR
o Transition Report on Form 10-K
o Transition Report on Form 20-F
o Transition Report on Form 11-K
o Transition Report on Form 10-Q
o Transition Report on Form N-SAR
For the Transition Period Ended:
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Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type.
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified any information contained herein.
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION
NiSource Inc.
Full Name of Registrant
Former Name if Applicable
801 East 86th Street
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
City, State and Zip Code
PART II
RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and
the registrant
seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if
appropriate)
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(a) The reason described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without
unreasonable effort or expense;
(b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K,
Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day
following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q, or
subject distribution report on Form 10D or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar
day following the prescribed due date; and
(c) The accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. |
PART III
NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, N-SAR, N-CSR,
or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.
As previously announced by NiSource Inc. (the
“Company”) in it
press release dated
February 29,
2008,
the Company is revising its previously released unaudited 2007 earnings as a result of
changes in its unbilled electric net revenue estimates at its Northern Indiana Public Service
Company subsidiary dating back a number of years. Although
the Company has not yet finalized its
December 31, 2007 financial statements,
the Company estimates that the previously released
electric net revenues were overstated by a cumulative total of $15-$20 million over a period of
years, primarily since 2002.
The company believes that it has addressed the estimating process
which resulted in the overstated revenue estimates and does not expect there to be a meaningful
impact on future revenues or earnings. The revision will result in a slight delay in the filing of
the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007.
PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification
(2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or
for such shorter period that
the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If
answer is no, identify report(s).
ž Yes
o No
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding
period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the
subject report or portion thereof?? o Yes ž No
If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and,
if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.
NiSource Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of
the registrant or by any other duly
authorized representative. The name and title of the person signing the form shall be typed or
printed beneath the signature. If the statement is signed on behalf of
the registrant by an
authorized representative (other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative’s
authority to sign on behalf of
the registrant shall be filed with the form.
