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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registration Statement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>under </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Securities Act
of 1933 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NiSource Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>identification no.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>801 East 86th Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Merrillville, Indiana 46410 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(877) 647-5990 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NISOURCE INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>David J. Vajda </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vice
President, Treasurer and Chief Risk Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NiSource Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>801 East 86th Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Merrillville, Indiana 46410 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(877) 647-5990 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Samuel K. Lee</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Assistant General Counsel&#151;Corporate &amp; Securities</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>and Assistant Secretary</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NiSource Inc.</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>801 East 86<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Avenue</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Merrillville, Indiana 46410</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(219) 647-4176</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Robert J. Minkus</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Schiff Hardin LLP</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>233
South Wacker Drive, Suite 6600</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chicago, Illinois 60606</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(312) 258-5500</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be<BR>registered</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering&nbsp;price</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registration&nbsp;fee</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, par value $.01 share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">900,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$43.10(1)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$38,790,000(1)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$4,508(1)</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated on the basis of the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May&nbsp;7, 2015. (See Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933.)
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Plan described herein for which
no separate fee is required. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional
shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Plan pursuant to this Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which
results in an increase in the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES&#151;EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are filing this registration statement to register an additional 900,000 shares of our common stock, par value $.01 per share (the
&#147;Common Stock&#148;), for issuance under the NiSource Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan was approved by our stockholders at our 2015 annual
meeting held on May&nbsp;12, 2015. On August&nbsp;24, 2005 we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No.&nbsp;333-127812) registering 400,000 shares of our Common Stock issuable pursuant to the
Plan, and on May&nbsp;16, 2012 we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No.&nbsp;333-181461) registering an additional 400,000 shares of our Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Plan
(collectively, the &#147;Prior Registration Statements&#148;). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All information required in this Registration Statement not included in the exhibits attached
hereto or set forth on the signature page is set forth in the Prior Registration Statements, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exhibits
filed herewith are set forth on the Exhibit Index filed as part of this Registration Statement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Merrillville, State of Indiana, on May&nbsp;12, 2015. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>N<SMALL>I</SMALL>S<SMALL>OURCE</SMALL> I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>.</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Name: Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Know All Persons By These Presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Stephen P. Smith, Joseph W.
Mulpas, David J. Vajda, Carrie J. Hightman and Robert E. Smith or any one of them his or her true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and re-substitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority, to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<BR>(Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD>
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Administrator has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Merrillville, State of Indiana, on May&nbsp;12, 2015. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/ R<SMALL>OBERT</SMALL> E. S<SMALL>MITH</SMALL></TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2015
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
Registration Statement
under
The Securities Act
of 1933
NiSource Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
35-2108964
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
801 East 86th Avenue
Merrillville, Indiana 46410
(877) 647-5990
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
NISOURCE INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
David J. Vajda
Vice
President, Treasurer and Chief Risk Officer
NiSource Inc.
801 East 86th Avenue
Merrillville, Indiana 46410
(877) 647-5990
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Samuel K. Lee
Assistant General Counsel—Corporate & Securities
and Assistant Secretary
NiSource Inc.
801 East 86
th
Avenue
Merrillville, Indiana 46410
(219) 647-4176
Robert J. Minkus
Schiff Hardin LLP
233
South Wacker Drive, Suite 6600
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 258-5500
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount
to be
registered
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $.01 share
900,000
$43.10(1)
$38,790,000(1)
$4,508(1)
Interests in the Plan
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
Estimated on the basis of the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May 7, 2015. (See Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933.)
(2)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Plan described herein for which
no separate fee is required.
Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional
shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Plan pursuant to this Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which
results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES—EXPLANATORY NOTE
We are filing this registration statement to register an additional 900,000 shares of our common stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Common Stock"), for issuance under the NiSource Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"). The increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan was approved by our stockholders at our 2015 annual
meeting held on May 12, 2015. On August 24, 2005 we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-127812) registering 400,000 shares of our Common Stock issuable pursuant to the
Plan, and on May 16, 2012 we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-181461) registering an additional 400,000 shares of our Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Plan
(collectively, the "Prior Registration Statements"). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
All information required in this Registration Statement not included in the exhibits attached
hereto or set forth on the signature page is set forth in the Prior Registration Statements, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The Exhibits
filed herewith are set forth on the Exhibit Index filed as part of this Registration Statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Merrillville, State of Indiana, on May 12, 2015.
N
I
S
OURCE
I
NC
.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.
Name: Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.
Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know All Persons By These Presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Stephen P. Smith, Joseph W.
Mulpas, David J. Vajda, Carrie J. Hightman and Robert E. Smith or any one of them his or her true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and re-substitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority, to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/
S
/ R
OBERT
C. S
KAGGS
, J
R
.
Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 12, 2015
/
S
/ S
TEPHEN
P. S
MITH
Stephen P. Smith
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 12, 2015
/
S
/ J
OSEPH
W. M
ULPAS
Joseph W. Mulpas
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 12, 2015
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Signature
Title
Date
/
S
/ R
ICHARD
L. T
HOMPSON
Richard L. Thompson
Chairman of the Board
May 12, 2015
/
S
/ R
ICHARD
A. A
BDOO
Richard A. Abdoo
Director
May 12, 2015
/
S
/ A
RISTIDES
S. C
ANDRIS
Aristides S. Candris
Director
May 12, 2015
/
S
/ S
IGMUND
L. C
ORNELIUS
Sigmund L. Cornelius
Director
May 12, 2015
/
S
/ M
ICHAEL
E. J
ESANIS
Michael E. Jesanis
Director
May 12, 2015
/
S
/ M
ARTY
R. K
ITTRELL
Marty R. Kittrell
Director
May 12, 2015
/
S
/ W. L
EE
N
UTTER
W. Lee Nutter
Director
May 12, 2015
/
S
/ D
EBORAH
S. P
ARKER
Deborah S. Parker
Director
May 12, 2015
/
S
/ T
ERESA
A. T
AYLOR
Teresa A. Taylor
Director
May 12, 2015
/
S
/ C
AROLYN
Y. W
OO
Carolyn Y. Woo
Director
May 12, 2015
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The Plan
. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Plan
Administrator has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Merrillville, State of Indiana, on May 12, 2015.
NISOURCE INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
By:
/
S
/ R
OBERT
E. S
MITH
Robert E. Smith, Plan Administrator
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following documents are filed as part of the registration statement or are incorporated by reference:
Exhibit
Number
Document Description
5
Opinion of Samuel K. Lee, Assistant General Counsel – Corporate and Securities
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Samuel K. Lee (included in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included on signature pages)
6