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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U-9C-3
QUARTERLY REPORT
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2001
Filed Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
This report is being submitted as a combined filing for NiSource Inc.
and Columbia Energy Group.
Please direct all inquiries to Jeffrey Grossman, Vice President and
Controller of NiSource Inc. at 219-647-5675
NISOURCE INC./COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP
801 E 86th Avenue
Merrillville, IN 46410
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CONTENTS
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ITEM 1 - Organization Chart 3
ITEM 2 - Issuances and Renewals of Securities and Capital Contributions 4
ITEM 3 - Associate Transactions 5
ITEM 4 - Summary of Aggregate Investment 5
ITEM 5 - Other Investments 6
ITEM 6 - Financial Statements and Exhibits 6
SIGNATURE 6
EXHIBIT A 6
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ITEM 1 - ORGANIZATION CHART
Name Energy or Percentage
of Reporting gas-related Date of State of of Voting Nature of
Company Company Organization Organization Securities Held Business
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Columbia Gas-related January 7, 1998 Delaware 100% (Non-FERC
Deep Water jurisdictional)
Services gas pipeline
Company development
(Deep Water)
Columbia Gas-related October 30, 1998 Delaware 100% Holding
Pipeline Company
Corp. (CPC) for (non-FERC
jurisdictional)
gas pipeline
companies
Natural Gas
Development, Inc. Gas-related October 22, 1996 Massachusetts 100% Interstate gas pipeline
PNGTS Holding Gas-related February 27, 1998 Massachusetts 100% Interstate gas pipeline
Corporation
Granite State
Gas Transmission Gas-related October 24, 1955 New Hampshire 100% Interstate gas pipeline
Customer Information Energy-related November 14, 1990 Indiana 100% Customer information
Services, Inc. system
EnergyUSA-TPC Energy-related August 10, 2000 Delaware 100% Gas marketing
Corporation
KGF Trading Company Energy-related July 31, 1992 Indiana 100% Marketing company
NiSource Gas-related May 24, 1999 Indiana 100% Holding Company
Pipeline Group, Inc.
Crossroads Gas-related April 5, 1993 Indiana 100% Interstate gas
Pipeline Company pipeline
NI Energy Gas-related June 18, 1998 Indiana 100% Intrastate gas pipeline
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Services Trans-
portation, Inc.
NI-TEX Gas-related March 30, 1987 Delaware 100% Gas storage
Gas Services, Inc.
NI-TEX, Inc. Gas-related August 26, 1988 Indiana 100% Intrastate gas pipeline
NiSource Energy- Energy-related October 27, 2000 Indiana 100% Development of fuel
Technologies, Inc. cell technology
Energy USA Energy-related February 19, 2001 Indiana 100% Gas marketing
Appalachian Corporation
ITEM 2 - ISSUANCES AND RENEWALS OF SECURITIES AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
SECURITIES:
Company Type of Principal Person to Collateral Consideration
Issuing Security Amount of Issue or Cost of Whom Security Given with Received for
Security Issued Security Renewal Capital was Issued Security Each Security
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Confidential treatment requested.
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
Company Company Amount
Contributing Receiving of
Capital Capital Capital Contribution
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Confidential treatment requested.
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ITEM 3 - ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS
Part I --Transactions performed by reporting companies on behalf of associate
companies
Reporting Associate
Company Company Types of Direct Indirect Total
Rendering Receiving Services Costs Costs Cost Amount
Services Services Rendered Charged Charged of Capital Billed
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Confidential treatment requested.
Part II --Transactions performed by associate companies on behalf of reporting
companies
Associate Reporting
Company Company Types of Direct Indirect Total
Rendering Receiving Services Costs Costs Cost Amount
Services Services Rendered Charged Charged of Capital Billed
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Confidential treatment requested.
ITEM 4 - SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT
Investments in energy-related companies:
(dollars in thousands)
Total consolidated capitalization as of March 31, 2001 $ 9,795,789 Line 1
Total capitalization multiplied by 15%
(line 1 multiplied by 0.15) $ 1,469,368 Line 2
Greater of $50 million or line 2 $ 1,469,368 Line 3
Total current aggregate investment:
(categorized by major line of energy-related business)
Energy-related business *
Total current aggregate investment * Line 4
Difference between the greater of $50 million or 15% of capitalization and
the total aggregate investment of the registered holding company system
(line 3 less line 4) * Line 5
Investments in gas-related companies *
*Confidential treatment requested.
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ITEM 5 - OTHER INVESTMENTS
Major Line Other Other
of Energy-Related Investment in last Investment in this Reason for difference in
Business U-9C-3 Report U-9C-3 Report Other Investment
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Confidential treatment requested.
ITEM 6 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
List all financial statements and exhibits filed as a part of this report.
Confidential treatment requested.
Exhibits:
1. Copies of contracts required to be provided by Item 3 shall be filed
as exhibits.
NOT APPLICABLE
2. Certificate stating that a copy of the reports for the previous
quarter has been filed with interested state commissions shall be
filed as an exhibit. The certificate shall provide the names and
addresses of the state commissions.
EXHIBIT A
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
NiSource Inc
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(Registrant)
Date: May 30, 2001 By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Grossman
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Jeffrey W. Grossman
Vice President & Controller