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): SEPTEMBER 30, 2003


                                NISOURCE INC.
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           (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



            DELAWARE                  001-16189           35-2108964
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         (State or Other           (Commission File      (IRS Employer
   Jurisdiction of Incorporation)       Number)       Identification No.)



   801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE, INDIANA                  46410
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   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)


   Registrant's telephone number, including area code (877) 647-5990
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        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)








   ITEM 9.   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

        NiSource Inc. is furnishing this Report on Form 8-K in connection
   with the disclosure of information at meetings with analysts beginning
   on September 30, 2003.  This information will also be published on
   NiSource's website (www.nisource.com) on September 30, 2003.

        NiSource does not have, and expressly disclaims, any obligation
   to release publicly any updates or any changes in NiSource's
   expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on
   which any forward-looking statement is based.

        Exhibit 99   Information to be disclosed at meetings with
                     analysts beginning on September 30, 2003 and
                     published on the NiSource website on September 30,
                     2003.








                                  SIGNATURE


             Pursuant to the requirement 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.


                                                NISOURCE INC.
                                                (Registrant)


   Dated: September 30, 2003               By: /s/ Gary W. Pottorff
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                                               Name:  Gary W. Pottorff
                                               Title: Secretary







                              Index to Exhibits
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   Exhibit Number      Exhibit Title
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        99             Information to be disclosed at meetings with
                       analysts beginning on September 30, 2003 and
                       published on the NiSource website on Septem-
                       ber 30, 2003