UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U-9C-3
QUARTERLY REPORT
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003
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
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................................................. 4
ITEM 4. SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT........................................ 5
ITEM 5. OTHER INVESTMENTS...................................................... 5
ITEM 6. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS...................................... 5
EXHIBITS........................................................................ 6
SIGNATURE....................................................................... 7
EXHIBIT A....................................................................... 8
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ITEM 1. ORGANIZATION CHART
PERCENTAGE
ENERGY OR OF VOTING
GAS-RELATED DATE OF STATE OF SECURITIES
NAME OF REPORTING COMPANY COMPANY ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION HELD NATURE OF BUSINESS
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Columbia Deep Water Services Gas-related 01/07/98 Delaware 100% (Non-FERC) jurisdictional
Company (Deep Water) gaspipeline development
Granite State Gas Transmission Gas-related 10/24/55 New Hampshire 100% Interstate gas pipeline
EnergyUSA-TPC Corporation Energy-related 08/10/00 Delaware 100% Gas marketing
KGF Trading Company Energy-related 07/31/92 Indiana 100% Marketing company
Crossroads Pipeline Company Gas-related 04/05/93 Indiana 100% Interstate gas pipeline
NI Energy Services Transportation, Inc. Gas-related 06/18/98 Indiana 100% Interstate gas pipeline
NI-TEX Gas Services, Inc. Gas-related 03/30/87 Delaware 100% Gas storage
NI-TEX, Inc. Gas-related 08/26/88 Indiana 100% Intrastate gas pipeline
NiSource Energy Technologies, Inc. Energy-related 10/27/00 Indiana 100% Development of fuel cell
technology
EnergyUSA Appalachian Corporation Energy-related 02/19/01 Indiana 100% Gas Marketing
NESI Power Marketing, Inc. Energy-related 07/18/96 Indiana 100% Gas Marketing
SunPower Corporation Energy-related 04/24/85 California 14.66% Development of energy
technologies
NewPower Holdings Energy-related 06/29/00 Delaware 0.95% Gas Marketing
Acumentrics Corporation Energy-related 08/18/94 Massachusetts 3.50% Developer of Solid Oxide
Fuel Cells
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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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None
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
Company Company
Contributing Receiving Amount of
Capital Capital Capital Contribution
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NiSource, Inc. NI Energy Services Transportation, Inc. $15,000,000
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 of Amount
Services Services Rendered Charges Charges Capital Billed
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None
PART II. TRANSACTIONS PERFORMED BY ASSOCIATE COMPANIES ON BEHALF OF REPORTING
COMPANIES
Types of Direct Indirect Total
Associate Company Reporting Company Services Costs Costs Cost of Amount
Rendering Services Receiving Services Rendered Charged Charges Capital Billed
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Columbia Gulf Operation &
Transmission Deep Water Maintenance $11,418 None $11,418
NiSource Corporate
Services Company Columbia Deep Water Administrative $18,141 None $18,141
NiSource Corporate
Services Company NiSource Energy Tech. Administrative $129,236 None $129,236
NiSource Corporate
Services Company Granite State Gas Administrative $127,775 None $127,775
NiSource Corporate
Services Company Crossroads Pipeline Administrative $98,819 None $98,819
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ITEM 4. SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT
($ in thousands)
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INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY-RELATED COMPANIES:
Total consolidated capitalization as of December 31, 2003 $ 10,490,361 Line 1
Total capitalization multiplied by 15% (line 1 multiplied by 0.15) 1,573,554 Line 2
Greater of $50 million or line 2 $ 1,573,554 Line 3
Total current aggregate investment: (categorized by major line
of energy-related business)
Energy-related business -
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Total current aggregate investment $ - Line 4
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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) $ 1,573,554 Line 5
INVESTMENTS IN GAS-RELATED COMPANIES:
Total current aggregate investment: (categorized by major line
of energy-related business)
Energy-related business -
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Total current aggregate investment $ -
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ITEM 5. OTHER INVESTMENTS
Major Line of Energy- Other Investment in Other Investment in Reason for difference
Related Business last U-9C-3 Report this U-9C-3 Report in Other Investment
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None $1,916,969,353 $1,849,261,595 *
* For Columbia, the scope of the reporting of other investments includes
investments, including gas-related guarantees, made before February 14,
1997, in pre-existing subsidiaries that could have been acquired pursuant
to Rule 58 (b) (2). These companies include Columbia Gas Transmission
Corp., Columbia Gulf Transmission Co., Columbia Natural Resources, Inc.,
Columbia Energy Services Corp., and Columbia Propane Corp.
* For NiSource Inc. the scope of the reporting of other investments includes
investments made prior to 11-1-00 in pre-existing subsidiaries that could
have been acquired pursuant to Rule 58 (b) (2).
ITEM 6. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Not required for the fourth quarter.
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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
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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: March 30, 2004 By: /s/ Jeffrey W. Grossman
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Jeffrey W. Grossman
Vice President
(Principal Accounting Officer
and Duly Authorized Officer)
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE
NiSource's Quarterly Report on Form U-9C-3 filed pursuant to Rule 58 for the
quarter ended December 31, 2003 was filed with each state commission having
jurisdiction over the retail rates of the public utility companies that are
associate companies of any of the reporting companies.
The names and addresses of each such state utility commission is:
Public Service Commission of Maryland
6 St. Paul Centre
Baltimore, MD 21202
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
180 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
901 North 7th Street Rear
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265
Virginia State Corporation Commission
1300 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
302 West Washington Street, Room E 306
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Maine Public Utilities Commission
242 State Street
Augusta, ME 04333
Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications & Energy
One South Station
Boston, MA 02110
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
8 Old Suncook Road
Concord, NH 03301
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