SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 16,
2007
VECTREN
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Commission
File
No.
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Registrant,
State of Incorporation,
Address,
and Telephone Number
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I.R.S
Employer
Identification
No.
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1-15467
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Vectren
Corporation
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35-2086905
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(An
Indiana Corporation)
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One
Vectren Square
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Evansville,
Indiana 47708
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(812)
491-4000
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1-16739
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Vectren
Utility Holdings, Inc.
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35-2104850
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(An
Indiana Corporation)
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One
Vectren Square
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Evansville,
Indiana 47708
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(812)
491-4000
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Former
name or address, if changed since last report: N/A
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Item
8.01. Other Events
Vectren
Corporation’s (Vectren) utility subsidiary, Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana -
North (Vectren North), announced today that it has reached a settlement
agreement with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) regarding
the proposed changes to the base rates for its gas distribution business that
covers nearly two-thirds of Indiana. The
settlement agreement was filed today with the Indiana Utility Regulatory
Commission (IURC) and completes a collaborative effort between Vectren North
and
the OUCC. This settlement marks the third base rate settlement
reached in Indiana in 2007 for Vectren’s utilities. A copy of the
press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and a summary of the settlement is
attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
In
connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company is hereby furnishing cautionary
statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results of
the
Company and its subsidiaries, including Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc., Indiana
Gas Company, Inc., and Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, to differ
materially from those projected in forward-looking statements of the Company
and
its subsidiaries made by, or on behalf of, the Company and its subsidiaries.
These cautionary statements are attached as Exhibit 99.3.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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VECTREN
CORPORATION
VECTREN
UTILITY HOLDINGS, INC.
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November
16, 2007
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By: /s/
M. Susan Hardwick
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M.
Susan Hardwick
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Vice
President, Controller and Assistant Treasurer
Assistant
Treasurer
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
The
following Exhibits are furnished as part of this Report to the extent described
in Item 8.01:
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Vectren
Files Settlement in North Gas Utility Rate Case
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99.2
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Settlement
Summary
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99.3
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Cautionary
Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995
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