UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U-9C-3
QUARTERLY REPORT
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002
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
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Columbia Deep Water Services Company (Deep Water) Gas-related 01/07/98 Delaware 100%
Columbia Pipeline Corp. (CPC)* Gas-related 10/30/98 Delaware 100%
Granite State Gas Transmission Gas-related 10/24/55 New Hampshire 100%
EnergyUSA-TPC Corporation Energy-related 08/10/00 Delaware 100%
KGF Trading Company Energy-related 07/31/92 Indiana 100%
NiSource Pipeline Group, Inc.* Gas-related 05/24/99 Indiana 100%
Crossroads Pipeline Company Gas-related 04/05/93 Indiana 100%
NI Energy Services Transportation, Inc. Gas-related 06/18/98 Indiana 100%
NI-TEX Gas Services, Inc. Gas-related 03/30/87 Delaware 100%
NI-TEX, Inc. Gas-related 08/26/88 Indiana 100%
NiSource Energy Technologies, Inc. Energy-related 10/27/00 Indiana 100%
EnergyUSA Appalachian Corporation Energy-related 02/19/01 Indiana 100%
NESI Power Marketing, Inc. Energy-related 07/18/96 Indiana 100%
SunPower Corporation Energy-related 04/24/85 California 14.66%
NewPower Holdings Energy-related 06/29/00 Delaware 0.95%
Acumentrics Corporation Energy-related 08/18/94 Massachusetts 3.50%
NAME OF REPORTING COMPANY NATURE OF BUSINESS
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Columbia Deep Water Services Company (Deep Water) Non-FERC jurisdictional gas pipeline development
Columbia Pipeline Corp. (CPC)* Holding company for (non-FERC jurisdictional gas
pipeline companies
Granite State Gas Transmission Interstate pipeline
EnergyUSA-TPC Corporation Gas marketing
KGF Trading Company Marketing company
NiSource Pipeline Group, Inc.* Holding company
Crossroads Pipeline Company Interstate gas pipeline
NI Energy Services Transportation, Inc. Interstate gas pipeline
NI-TEX Gas Services, Inc. Gas storage
NI-TEX, Inc. Intrastate gas pipeline
NiSource Energy Technologies, Inc. Development of fuel cell technology
EnergyUSA Appalachian Corporation Gas Marketing
NESI Power Marketing, Inc. Gas Marketing
SunPower Corporation Development of energy technologies
NewPower Holdings Gas Marketing
Acumentrics Corporation Developer of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
* Columbia Pipeline Corp. and NiSource Pipeline Group, Inc. were dissolved on
November 12 and November 15, 2002, respectively.
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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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None
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
Associate Company Reporting Company Types of Services Direct Costs Indirect Costs Cost of Total Amount
Rendering Services Receiving Services Rendered Charged Charges Capital Billed
Columbia Gulf Operation &
Transmission Deep Water Maintenance $ 11,418 None $ 11,418
NiSource Corporate
Services Company Columbia Pipeline Administrative $ 19,189 None $ 19,189
NiSource Corporate
Services Company NiSource Pipeline Administrative $ 82,300 None $ 82,300
NiSource Corporate
Services Company NiSource Energy Tech. Administrative ($ 33,932) None ($ 33,932)
NiSource Corporate
Services Company Granite State Gas Administrative $ 82,300 None $ 82,300
NiSource Corporate
Services Company Crossroads Pipeline Administrative $ 114,064 None $ 114,064
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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, 2002 9,622,765 Line 1
Total capitalization multiplied by 15% (line 1 multiplied by 0.15) 1,443,415 Line 2
Greater of $50 million or line 2 1,443,415 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 6,000 Line 4
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Difference between the greater of $50 million or 15% of capital-
ization and the total aggregate investment of the registered
holding company system (line 3 less line 4) 1,437,415 Line 5
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INVESTMENTS IN GAS-RELATED COMPANIES 174,542
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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 $ 2,152,381,947 $ 2,131,400,156 *
* 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 21, 2002 By: /s/ J. W. Grossman
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Jeffrey W. Grossman
Vice President
(Principal Accounting Officer
and Duly Authorized Officer)
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