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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): February 17, 2021
NiSource Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| DE | | 001-16189 | | 35-2108964 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) | | Commission
file number | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 801 East 86th Avenue | | | | |
| Merrillville,
| IN | | 46410 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (877) 647-5990
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions.
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| ☐ | | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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| ☐ | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of Each Class | Trading
Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | NI | NYSE |
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a share of 6.50% Series B | NI PR B | NYSE |
| Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, liquidation preference $25,000 per share and a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a share of Series B-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, liquidation preference $0.01 per share |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
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| ITEM 2.02. | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION |
On February 17, 2021, NiSource Inc. (the “Company”) reported its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. The Company’s press release, dated February 17, 2021, is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | |
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| 101.INS | | Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
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| 101.SCH | | Inline XBRL Schema Document |
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| 101.CAL | | Inline XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document |
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| 101.LAB | | Inline XBRL Labels Linkbase Document |
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| 101.PRE | | Inline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document |
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| 101.DEF | | Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document |
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| 104 | | Cover page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL, and contained in Exhibit 101.) |
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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| | | | | NiSource Inc. |
| | | | (Registrant) |
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| Date: February 17, 2021 | | By: | | /s/ Gunnar J. Gode |
| | | | Gunnar J. Gode |
| | | | Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer) |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | |
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| 101.INS | | Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
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| 101.SCH | | Inline XBRL Schema Document |
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| 101.CAL | | Inline XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document |
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| 101.LAB | | Inline XBRL Labels Linkbase Document |
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| 101.PRE | | Inline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document |
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| 101.DEF | | Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document |
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| 104 | | Cover page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL, and contained in Exhibit 101.) |