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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;17, 2010
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>NiSource Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>35-2108964</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>801 East 86<SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> Avenue <BR>
Merrillville, Indiana</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><B>46410</B></TD>
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<font style="font-size: 18pt"><B>NiSource Inc. 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan</B><BR></FONT>(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Robert E. Smith<BR>
NiSource Inc.<BR>
801 East 86<SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> Avenue<BR>
Merrillville, Indiana 46410</B><BR>
<DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; FONT-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">(<B>877) 647-5990</B><BR>
<DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; FONT-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Copies of Correspondence to:</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Richard J. Helmreich, Esq.<BR>
Porter, Wright, Morris &#038; Arthur LLP<BR>
41 South High Street<BR>
Columbus, Ohio 43215</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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<TR valign="top"><TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD>
<TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
<TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center">Title of securities</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.01 par
value per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">8,000,000</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$15.82(2)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$126,560,000.00(2)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$9,023.73</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>This Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover an indeterminate number of additional
shares of NiSource Inc. Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, as may be issuable pursuant
to future stock dividends, stock splits, or similar transactions, pursuant to Rule 416(a) and
(b)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c)
and (h)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The maximum aggregate offering price is
based on 8,000,000 shares registered for issuance under the NiSource Inc. 2010 Omnibus
Incentive Plan, multiplied by $15.82, the average of the high and low prices of the Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of NiSource Inc. as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
on May&nbsp;14, 2010.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the information concerning the NiSource Inc. 2010 Omnibus
Incentive Plan, or the Plan, specified in Part&nbsp;I will be sent or given to Plan participants as
specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1). Such documents are not filed as part of this Registration Statement
in accordance with the Note to Part&nbsp;I of the Form S-8 Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have previously been filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to
be a part hereof:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009,
filed on February&nbsp;26, 2010 (File No.&nbsp;001-16189).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since December&nbsp;31, 2009 (File No.&nbsp;001-16189).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock set forth under the caption &#147;Description
of Capital Stock&#148; contained in the Registrant&#146;s Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Registration Statement on Form
S-4, filed on April&nbsp;24, 2000 (File No.&nbsp;333-33896-01), together with any amendment or report filed
with the Commission for the purposes of updating such description.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Officers and Directors</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;B.1. of Article&nbsp;V of NiSource Inc.&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, provides that no director shall be personally liable to the corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;B.2. of Article&nbsp;V of NiSource Inc.&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, pursuant to Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware,
provides that NiSource Inc. will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as then in
effect, indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil or
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without limitation, any employee benefit plan)
against all expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such investigation, claim,
action, suit or proceeding, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner that he
or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reason to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;B.2. of Article&nbsp;V of NiSource Inc.&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, pursuant to Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, also
provides that if the investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding is a derivative action
(meaning one brought by or on behalf of the corporation), NiSource Inc. will, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, as then in effect, indemnify any person against expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such
investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding if incurred by such person in connection with the
defense or settlement of such investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding if such person acted
in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect to any
investigation, claim, action, suit, proceeding or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the
corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in
which the action or suit is brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in light of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expense as the court deems proper.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;B.3 of Article&nbsp;V of NiSource Inc.&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, and the General Corporation Law of Delaware permits NiSource Inc. and its subsidiaries
to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is a director or officer for acts
committed in their capacities as such directors or officers. NiSource Inc. currently maintains such
liability insurance.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;B.4 of Article&nbsp;V of NiSource Inc.&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, states that the indemnification provided pursuant to such Section&nbsp;B shall not be
exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may otherwise be entitled, and
the provisions of such Section&nbsp;B shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives
of any person entitled to indemnity under such Section&nbsp;B.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;B.5 of Article&nbsp;V of NiSource Inc.&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, provides that all reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of an indemnitee in
connection with any proceeding shall be advanced to the indemnitee within twenty (20)&nbsp;days after
receipt by NiSource of a statement or statements from the indemnittee requesting such advance or
advances from time to time, whether prior to or after disposition of such proceeding. To obtain
indemnification, an indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of NiSource a written request,
including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the indemnitee and
reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification. The determination of the indemnitee&#146;s entitlement to indemnification shall be
made not later than sixty (60)&nbsp;days after receipt by NiSource of the written request for
indemnification together with such supporting documentation. The Secretary of NiSource shall,
promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in
writing that the indemnitee has requested indemnification. An indemnitee&#146;s entitlement to
indemnification under shall generally be determined in one of the following ways: (A)&nbsp;by a majority
vote of the disinterested directors of NiSource, even if they constitute less than a quorum of the
Board; (B)&nbsp;by a written opinion of independent counsel if (x)&nbsp;a change of control shall have
occurred and the indemnitee so requests or (y)&nbsp;there are no disinterested directors or a majority
of such disinterested directors so directs; or (C)&nbsp;by the stockholders of NiSource (but only if a
majority of the disinterested directors presents the issue of entitlement to indemnification to the
stockholders for their determination).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>
</DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center">Exhibit</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4(a)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the NiSource Inc. Form&nbsp;10-Q filed on August&nbsp;4, 2008).</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4(b)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of NiSource Inc., as amended and restated through May&nbsp;11, 2010 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the NiSource Inc. Form&nbsp;8-K filed on May&nbsp;14, 2010).</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4(c)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference Exhibit&nbsp;B to NiSource Inc.
Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May&nbsp;11, 2010,
filed on April&nbsp;2, 2010).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5 *
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Porter, Wright, Morris &#038; Arthur LLP regarding legality.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23(a) *
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Porter, Wright, Morris &#038; Arthur LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5 filed herewith).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23(b) *
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24 *
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney.</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time will be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of NiSource Inc.&#146;s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference
in the registration statement will be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time will be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>The Registrant. </B>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of 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 City of Merrillville, State of Indiana, on May
17, 2010.
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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>NISOURCE INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Carrie J. Hightman
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Carrie J. Hightman, Executive Vice President<BR>
  and&nbsp;Chief Legal Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated
</DIV>

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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*/s/ Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer,
and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*/s/ Stephen P. Smith
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Stephen P. Smith
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*/s/ Jon D. Veurink
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jon D. Veurink
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*/s/ Ian M. Rolland
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ian M. Rolland
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman and Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*/s/ Richard A. Abdoo
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Richard A. Abdoo
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*/s/ Steven C. Beering
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Steven C. Beering
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*/s/ Dennis E. Foster
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Dennis E. Foster
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*/s/ Michael E. Jesanis
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael E. Jesanis
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*/s/ Marty R. Kittrell
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Marty R. Kittrell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*/s/ W. Lee Nutter
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
W. Lee Nutter
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*/s/ Deborah S. Parker
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Deborah S. Parker
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;17, 2010</TD>
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*/s/ Richard L. Thompson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Richard L. Thompson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*/s/ Carolyn Y. Woo
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Carolyn Y. Woo
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;17, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" nowrap>* By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Robert E. Smith&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Robert E. Smith, attorney-in-fact&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">for each of the persons indicated&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
</DIV>

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    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Exhibit</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the NiSource Inc. Form&nbsp;10-Q filed on August&nbsp;4, 2008).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of NiSource Inc., as amended and restated through May&nbsp;11, 2010 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the NiSource Inc. Form&nbsp;8-K filed on May&nbsp;14, 2010).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference Exhibit&nbsp;B to NiSource Inc.
Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May&nbsp;11, 2010,
filed on April&nbsp;2, 2010).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2010
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 86
th
Avenue
Merrillville, Indiana
46410
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
NiSource Inc. 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Robert E. Smith
NiSource Inc.
801 East 86
th
Avenue
Merrillville, Indiana 46410
(Name and address of agent for service)
(
877) 647-5990
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of Correspondence to:
Richard J. Helmreich, Esq.
Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP
41 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered (1)
per share
price
registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par
value per share
8,000,000
$15.82(2)
$126,560,000.00(2)
$9,023.73
(1)
This Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover an indeterminate number of additional
shares of NiSource Inc. Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, as may be issuable pursuant
to future stock dividends, stock splits, or similar transactions, pursuant to Rule 416(a) and
(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c)
and (h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The maximum aggregate offering price is
based on 8,000,000 shares registered for issuance under the NiSource Inc. 2010 Omnibus
Incentive Plan, multiplied by $15.82, the average of the high and low prices of the Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of NiSource Inc. as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
on May 14, 2010.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information concerning the NiSource Inc. 2010 Omnibus
Incentive Plan, or the Plan, specified in Part I will be sent or given to Plan participants as
specified by Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents are not filed as part of this Registration Statement
in accordance with the Note to Part I of the Form S-8 Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents, which have previously been filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to
be a part hereof:
1. The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009,
filed on February 26, 2010 (File No. 001-16189).
2. All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since December 31, 2009 (File No. 001-16189).
3. The description of the Registrant's Common Stock set forth under the caption "Description
of Capital Stock" contained in the Registrant's Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form
S-4, filed on April 24, 2000 (File No. 333-33896-01), together with any amendment or report filed
with the Commission for the purposes of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Officers and Directors
Section B.1. of Article V of NiSource Inc.'s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, provides that no director shall be personally liable to the corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
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Section B.2. of Article V of NiSource Inc.'s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, pursuant to Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware,
provides that NiSource Inc. will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as then in
effect, indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil or
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without limitation, any employee benefit plan)
against all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such investigation, claim,
action, suit or proceeding, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner that he
or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reason to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful.
Section B.2. of Article V of NiSource Inc.'s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, pursuant to Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, also
provides that if the investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding is a derivative action
(meaning one brought by or on behalf of the corporation), NiSource Inc. will, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, as then in effect, indemnify any person against expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such
investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding if incurred by such person in connection with the
defense or settlement of such investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding if such person acted
in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect to any
investigation, claim, action, suit, proceeding or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the
corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in
which the action or suit is brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in light of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expense as the court deems proper.
Section B.3 of Article V of NiSource Inc.'s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, and the General Corporation Law of Delaware permits NiSource Inc. and its subsidiaries
to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is a director or officer for acts
committed in their capacities as such directors or officers. NiSource Inc. currently maintains such
liability insurance.
Section B.4 of Article V of NiSource Inc.'s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, states that the indemnification provided pursuant to such Section B shall not be
exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may otherwise be entitled, and
the provisions of such Section B shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives
of any person entitled to indemnity under such Section B.
Section B.5 of Article V of NiSource Inc.'s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, provides that all reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of an indemnitee in
connection with any proceeding shall be advanced to the indemnitee within twenty (20) days after
receipt by NiSource of a statement or statements from the indemnittee requesting such advance or
advances from time to time, whether prior to or after disposition of such proceeding. To obtain
indemnification, an indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of NiSource a written request,
including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the indemnitee and
reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification. The determination of the indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification shall be
made not later than sixty (60) days after receipt by NiSource of the written request for
indemnification together with such supporting documentation. The Secretary of NiSource shall,
promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in
writing that the indemnitee has requested indemnification. An indemnitee's entitlement to
indemnification under shall generally be determined in one of the following ways: (A) by a majority
vote of the disinterested directors of NiSource, even if they constitute less than a quorum of the
Board; (B) by a written opinion of independent counsel if (x) a change of control shall have
occurred and the indemnitee so requests or (y) there are no disinterested directors or a majority
of such disinterested directors so directs; or (C) by the stockholders of NiSource (but only if a
majority of the disinterested directors presents the issue of entitlement to indemnification to the
stockholders for their determination).
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Exhibit
Number
Description
4(a)
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the NiSource Inc. Form 10-Q filed on August 4, 2008).
4(b)
Bylaws of NiSource Inc., as amended and restated through May 11, 2010 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the NiSource Inc. Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010).
4(c)
2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference Exhibit B to NiSource Inc.
Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 11, 2010,
filed on April 2, 2010).
5 *
Opinion of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP regarding legality.
23(a) *
Consent of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP (included in Exhibit 5 filed herewith).
23(b) *
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24 *
Power of Attorney.
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time will be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of NiSource Inc.'s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference
in the registration statement will be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time will be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of 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 City of Merrillville, State of Indiana, on May
17, 2010.
NISOURCE INC.
By:
/s/ Carrie J. Hightman
Carrie J. Hightman, Executive Vice President
and Chief Legal Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated
Signature
Title
Date
*/s/ Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.
Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.
President, Chief Executive Officer,
and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 17, 2010
*/s/ Stephen P. Smith
Stephen P. Smith
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 17, 2010
*/s/ Jon D. Veurink
Jon D. Veurink
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
May 17, 2010
*/s/ Ian M. Rolland
Ian M. Rolland
Chairman and Director
May 17, 2010
*/s/ Richard A. Abdoo
Richard A. Abdoo
Director
May 17, 2010
*/s/ Steven C. Beering
Steven C. Beering
Director
May 17, 2010
*/s/ Dennis E. Foster
Dennis E. Foster
Director
May 17, 2010
*/s/ Michael E. Jesanis
Michael E. Jesanis
Director
May 17, 2010
*/s/ Marty R. Kittrell
Marty R. Kittrell
Director
May 17, 2010
*/s/ W. Lee Nutter
W. Lee Nutter
Director
May 17, 2010
*/s/ Deborah S. Parker
Deborah S. Parker
Director
May 17, 2010
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Signature
Title
Date
*/s/ Richard L. Thompson
Richard L. Thompson
Director
May 17, 2010
*/s/ Carolyn Y. Woo
Carolyn Y. Woo
Director
May 17, 2010
* By:
/s/ Robert E. Smith
Robert E. Smith, attorney-in-fact
for each of the persons indicated
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Exhibit
Number
Description
4(a)
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the NiSource Inc. Form 10-Q filed on August 4, 2008).
4(b)
Bylaws of NiSource Inc., as amended and restated through May 11, 2010 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the NiSource Inc. Form 8-K filed on May 14, 2010).
4(c)
2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference Exhibit B to NiSource Inc.
Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 11, 2010,
filed on April 2, 2010).
5 *
Opinion of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP regarding legality.
23(a) *
Consent of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP (included in Exhibit 5 filed herewith).
23(b) *
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24 *
Power of Attorney.
*
Filed herewith.