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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;1, 2015 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333- </B></P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; 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:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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:12pt; 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:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Columbia Pipeline Group, 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:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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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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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</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>5151 San Felipe Street, Suite 2500</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings 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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Robert E. Smith, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President and General Counsel </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5151 San Felipe Street, Suite 2500 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas 77056 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(713) 386-3701 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Copies of Correspondence to: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Richard J. Helmreich, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Porter, Wright, Morris&nbsp;&amp; Arthur LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>41 South High Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Columbus, Ohio 43215 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of securities</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be 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>to be<BR>registered(1)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed<BR>maximum<BR>offering price<BR>per share(2)</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>offering&nbsp;price<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</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(2)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;8,000,000(3)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$28.91</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$231,280,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$26,875</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;1,100,000(4)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$28.91</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;$31,801,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;$3,695</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">10,000,000(5)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$28.91</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$289,100,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$33,593</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">Interests in the Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan(6)</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">This registration statement shall be deemed to cover an indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock, par value $0.01 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></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">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 proposed maximum offering price per share is based on the average
of the highest and lowest sale prices of our common stock as reported on a when-issued basis on the New York Stock Exchange on June&nbsp;30, 2015, which is a date within five business days prior to the date of filing of this registration statement.
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Relates to the common stock to be issued pursuant to the Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Relates to the common stock to be issued pursuant to the Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Relates to the common stock to be issued pursuant to the Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(6)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
401(k) Savings Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(7)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 457(h), no registration fee is required to be paid. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers the following offering of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
&#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;registrant&#148;): 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan;
1,100,000 shares of Common Stock under the Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan (such plans, collectively, the &#147;Plans&#148;).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Part I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information concerning the Plans specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the
Plans 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 Form S-8. </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:12pt; 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; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have previously been filed by the Company 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: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. The Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No.&nbsp;001-36838), filed on February&nbsp;6, 2015, as amended and
declared effective on June&nbsp;2, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on
June&nbsp;5, 2015 (Commission File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-36838).</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. The description of the Company&#146;s
Common Stock, which is contained in the Company&#146;s Information Statement, filed as Exhibit 99.1 of the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on February&nbsp;6, 2015 (Commission File No.&nbsp;001-36838), as amended, or contained
in any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (except to the extent information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations) 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 with the Commission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.1 of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the &#147;Restated Certificate&#148;) of the Company, provides that no director
of the Company will be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section 8.2(a) of the Restated Certificate provides that each person who was or is made a
party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter, a &#147;Proceeding&#148;), by reason of the fact that such person or a
person of whom such person is the legal representative is or was (whether or not such person continues to serve in such capacity at the time any indemnification is sought or at the time any Proceeding relating thereto exists or is brought), a
director or officer of the Company or is or was at any such time a director or officer of the Company serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Company (hereinafter, a &#147;Covered Person&#148;), whether the basis of such Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as
a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, will be (and will be deemed to have a contractual right to be) indemnified and held harmless by the Company
(and any successor of the Company by merger or otherwise) to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by the DGCL, as now or hereafter in effect, against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines, excise
taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) incurred or suffered by such Covered Person in connection therewith, and such indemnification will continue as to a Covered Person who has ceased to be a director, officer, trustee,
employee or agent and will inure to the benefit of such Covered Person&#146;s heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A
director&#146;s right to indemnification conferred by Section 8.2(a) of the Restated Charter includes the right to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any Proceeding in advance of its final
disposition, provided that such director presents to the Company a written undertaking to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such director is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except for
proceedings to enforce any director&#146;s or officer&#146;s rights to indemnification or any director&#146;s rights to advancement of expenses, the Company is not obligated to indemnify any director or officer, or advance expenses of any director,
(or such director&#146;s or officer&#146;s heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of
Directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Restated Certificate and the DGCL permit the Company 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. The Company currently maintains such liability insurance. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </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">For a full list of exhibits, see the Exhibit Index in this registration statement, which is incorporated into this Item&nbsp;8 by
reference.<U> </U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit the Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan and any
amendments thereto to the Internal Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan. <U></U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers
or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by
Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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 a 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
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided,
however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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 Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, State of
Ohio, on July&nbsp;1, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>COLUMBIA PIPELINE GROUP, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen P. Smith</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Stephen P. Smith</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Executive Vice President and Chief<BR>Financial Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Stephen P. Smith, Robert C. Skaggs, Jr., and Robert E. Smith or any
one of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and 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 such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to
do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, 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, as amended, this registration statement and power of attorney have been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Executive Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">July 1, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">and Chairman of the Board</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen P. Smith</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Executive Vice President and</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">July 1, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Stephen P. Smith</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jon D. Veurink</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President and</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">July 1, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Jon D. Veurink</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Accounting Officer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">(Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Sigmund L. Cornelius</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">July 1, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Sigmund L. Cornelius</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Marty R. Kittrell</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">July 1, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Marty R. Kittrell</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ W. Lee Nutter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">July 1, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">W. Lee Nutter</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Deborah S. Parker</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Lester P. Silverman</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">July 1, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Teresa A. Taylor</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan. </B>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
administrator of the Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, State of Ohio on July&nbsp;1, 2015. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen P. Smith</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Stephen P. Smith</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Member, Columbia Pipeline Group Benefits Committee, Plan Administrator</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Amendment No. 4 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on May 22, 2015 (Commission File No.
001-36838)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Amendment No. 1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on March 13, 2015 (Commission File No.
001-36838)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Amendment No. 4 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on May 22, 2015(Commission File No.
001-36838)).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Porter Wright Morris &amp; Arthur LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Porter Wright Morris &amp; Arthur LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (contained on signature page).</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 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
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
47-1982552
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
5151 San Felipe Street, Suite 2500
Houston, Texas
77056
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Robert E. Smith, Esq.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
5151 San Felipe Street, Suite 2500
Houston, Texas 77056
(Name and address of agent for service)
(713) 386-3701
(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
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
x
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered(1)
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share(2)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee(2)
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
8,000,000(3)
$28.91
$231,280,000
$26,875
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
1,100,000(4)
$28.91
$31,801,000
$3,695
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
10,000,000(5)
$28.91
$289,100,000
$33,593
Interests in the Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan(6)
—
—
—
—  (7)
(1)
This registration statement shall be deemed to cover an indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock, par value $0.01 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 proposed maximum offering price per share is based on the average
of the highest and lowest sale prices of our common stock as reported on a when-issued basis on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2015, which is a date within five business days prior to the date of filing of this registration statement.
(3)
Relates to the common stock to be issued pursuant to the Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(4)
Relates to the common stock to be issued pursuant to the Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(5)
Relates to the common stock to be issued pursuant to the Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan.
(6)
Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
401(k) Savings Plan.
(7)
Pursuant to Rule 457(h), no registration fee is required to be paid.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers the following offering of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Common Stock"), of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company" or the "registrant"): 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan;
1,100,000 shares of Common Stock under the Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan (such plans, collectively, the "Plans").
Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information concerning the Plans specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the
Plans 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 Form S-8.
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 Company 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 Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No. 001-36838), filed on February 6, 2015, as amended and
declared effective on June 2, 2015.
2. The Company's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on
June 5, 2015 (Commission File
No. 001-36838).
3. The description of the Company's
Common Stock, which is contained in the Company's Information Statement, filed as Exhibit 99.1 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on February 6, 2015 (Commission File No. 001-36838), as amended, or contained
in any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (except to the extent information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations) 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 with the Commission.
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.
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 8.1 of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Restated Certificate") of the Company, provides that no director
of the Company will be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law ("DGCL").
Section 8.2(a) of the Restated Certificate provides that each person who was or is made a
party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter, a "Proceeding"), by reason of the fact that such person or a
person of whom such person is the legal representative is or was (whether or not such person continues to serve in such capacity at the time any indemnification is sought or at the time any Proceeding relating thereto exists or is brought), a
director or officer of the Company or is or was at any such time a director or officer of the Company serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Company (hereinafter, a "Covered Person"), whether the basis of such Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as
a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, will be (and will be deemed to have a contractual right to be) indemnified and held harmless by the Company
(and any successor of the Company by merger or otherwise) to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by the DGCL, as now or hereafter in effect, against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, excise
taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) incurred or suffered by such Covered Person in connection therewith, and such indemnification will continue as to a Covered Person who has ceased to be a director, officer, trustee,
employee or agent and will inure to the benefit of such Covered Person's heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives.
A
director's right to indemnification conferred by Section 8.2(a) of the Restated Charter includes the right to be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any Proceeding in advance of its final
disposition, provided that such director presents to the Company a written undertaking to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such director is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except for
proceedings to enforce any director's or officer's rights to indemnification or any director's rights to advancement of expenses, the Company is not obligated to indemnify any director or officer, or advance expenses of any director,
(or such director's or officer's heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of
Directors.
The Restated Certificate and the DGCL permit the Company 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. The Company currently maintains such liability insurance.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
For a full list of exhibits, see the Exhibit Index in this registration statement, which is incorporated into this Item 8 by
reference.
The registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit the Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan and any
amendments thereto to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan.
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 a 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
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(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.
provided,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(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 the registrant'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 Securities Act of 1933 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 Columbus, State of
Ohio, on July 1, 2015.
COLUMBIA PIPELINE GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ Stephen P. Smith
Name:
Stephen P. Smith
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Stephen P. Smith, Robert C. Skaggs, Jr., and Robert E. Smith or any
one of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and 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 such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to
do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement and power of attorney have been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
July 1, 2015
Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.
and Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Stephen P. Smith
Executive Vice President and
July 1, 2015
Stephen P. Smith
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Jon D. Veurink
Senior Vice President and
July 1, 2015
Jon D. Veurink
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Sigmund L. Cornelius
Director
July 1, 2015
Sigmund L. Cornelius
/s/ Marty R. Kittrell
Director
July 1, 2015
Marty R. Kittrell
/s/ W. Lee Nutter
Director
July 1, 2015
W. Lee Nutter
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/s/ Deborah S. Parker
Director
July 1, 2015
Deborah S. Parker
/s/ Lester P. Silverman
Director
July 1, 2015
Lester P. Silverman
/s/ Teresa A. Taylor
Director
July 1, 2015
Teresa A. Taylor
The Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
administrator of the Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, State of Ohio on July 1, 2015.
Columbia Pipeline Group 401(k) Savings Plan
By:
/s/ Stephen P. Smith
Name:
Stephen P. Smith
Title:
Member, Columbia Pipeline Group Benefits Committee, Plan Administrator
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Amendment No. 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on May 22, 2015 (Commission File No.
001-36838)).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on March 13, 2015 (Commission File No.
001-36838)).
4.3
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Amendment No. 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on May 22, 2015(Commission File No.
001-36838)).
5.1*
Opinion of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page).
*
Filed herewith.