UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM U-9C-3
QUARTERLY REPORT
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2004
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)
Company (Deep Water) jurisdictional gas
pipeline 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, Gas-related 06/18/98 Indiana 100% Interstate gas pipeline
Inc.
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
NESI Power Marketing, Inc. (1) Energy-related 07/18/96 Indiana 100% Gas Marketing
SunPower Corporation Energy-related 04/24/85 California 14.7% Development of energy
technologies
NewPower Holdings Energy-related 06/29/00 Delaware 1.0% Gas Marketing
Acumentrics Corporation Energy-related 08/18/94 Massachusetts 3.1% Developer of Solid
Oxide Fuel Cells
(1) NESI Power Marketing, Inc. was inactive at 3/31/04
Note: Previously reported EnergyUSA-Appalachian Corp. and NI-TEX Gas Services,
Inc. were dissolved in 2003
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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
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Columbia Gulf Operation &
Transmission Deep Water Maintenance $11,418 None $ 11,418
NiSource Corporate
Services Company Columbia Deep Water Administrative $ 8,651 None $ 8,651
NiSource Corporate
Services Company NiSource Energy Tech. Administrative $106,908 None $106,908
NiSource Corporate
Services Company Granite State Gas Administrative $ 94,666 None $ 94,666
NiSource Corporate
Services Company Crossroads Pipeline Administrative $ 82,621 None $ 82,621
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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 March 31, 2004 $ 10,552,632 Line 1
Total capitalization multiplied by 15% (line 1 multiplied by 0.15) 1,582,895 Line 2
Greater of $50 million or line 2 $ 1,582,895 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) $ 1,582,895 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 $1,849,261,595 $1,757,295,903 *
* 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
List all financial statements and exhibits filed as a part of this report.
Confidential treatment requested.
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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: May 11, 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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