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) August 29, 2014
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VECTREN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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 August 29, 2014, Vectren Corporation (“Vectren” or the Company) completed the sale of its wholly owned coal mining subsidiary, Vectren Fuels, Inc., to Sunrise Coal, LLC, an Indiana-based wholly owned subsidiary of Hallador Energy Company, which owns and operates coal mines in the Illinois Basin. On July 1, 2014, the two companies announced they had reached an agreement on the sale. 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 furnishing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results of the Company and its subsidiaries, including Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc., 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 Corporation closes sale of its wholly owned coal mining subsidiary, Vectren Fuels | |
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 | ||||
September 2, 2014 | ||||
By: /s/ M. Susan Hardwick | ||||
M. Susan Hardwick | ||||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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 Corporation closes sale of its wholly owned coal mining subsidiary, Vectren Fuels | |
99.2 | Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 | |