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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) December 31, 2011
 
VECTREN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Vectren Logo
Commission
File No.
Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address, and Telephone Number
I.R.S Employer
Identification No.
     
1-15467
Vectren Corporation
35-2086905
 
(An Indiana Corporation)
 
 
One Vectren Square,
 
 
Evansville, Indiana 47708
 
 
(812) 491-4000
 

Former name or address, if changed since last report:
N/A

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Item 8.01 Other Events
 
On January 3 2012,Vectren Corporation (the Company) announced that, effective December 31, 2011, it had sold its wholly owned retail natural gas marketing subsidiary, Vectren Source (Source), to Direct Energy, one of North America’s largest competitive energy suppliers of electricity, natural gas and related services.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 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 attaching cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results of the Company and its subsidiaries 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 99.2.

Item 9.01  Exhibits

 (d)  Exhibits
 The exhibits listed below are filed herewith.
 
Exhibit
Number
 
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Vectren Source, Vectren Corp.’s retail gas marketing subsidiary, sold to Direct Energy
 
99.2
 
Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995


 
 

 

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.
 
 
VECTREN CORPORATION
 
January 3, 2012
   
     
     
   
By:  /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
   
M. Susan Hardwick
   
Vice President, Controller & Assistant Treasurer
 

 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Report to the extent described in Item 8.01:

 
Exhibit
Number
 
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Vectren Source, Vectren Corp.’s retail gas marketing subsidiary, sold to Direct Energy
 
99.2
 
Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995