UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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) January 30, 2019





	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

1-16739	Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc.	35-2104850
	(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

As previously disclosed, on April 21, 2018, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (“CenterPoint Energy”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among CenterPoint Energy, Vectren Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“Vectren” or the “Company”), and Pacer Merger Sub, Inc., an Indiana corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into Vectren (the “Merger”), with Vectren continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy.

CenterPoint Energy and Vectren received a final order from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on January 30, 2019.

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 VECTREN UTILITY HOLDINGS, INC.
January 31, 2019


		By: /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
		M. Susan Hardwick
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

VECTREN CORP 8-K