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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-064402
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240311
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240311

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NISOURCE INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001111711
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				352108964
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B5
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-268084
		FILM NUMBER:		24736708

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		801 EAST 86TH AVE
		CITY:			MERRILLVILLE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46410-6272
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2196475200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		801 EAST 86TH AVE
		CITY:			MERRILLVILLE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46410-6272

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NISOURCE INC/DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20001103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEW NISOURCE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000412
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)<BR>File No. 333-268084 </B></P>
<p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial Narrow"><FONT COLOR="#ff4338"><B>The information in this preliminary prospectus supplement is not
complete and may be changed. This preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not an offer to sell these securities and are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted. </B></FONT></P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT COLOR="#ff4338"><B>Subject to
Completion, dated March&nbsp;11, 2024 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Preliminary Prospectus Supplement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(To Prospectus dated November&nbsp;1, 2022) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;% Notes due 20&#8195; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are offering $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; of our notes due 20 (the &#147;Notes&#148;). The Notes will bear interest at a rate of &#8195;% per year.
Interest on the Notes will be paid semi-annually in arrears on &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; and&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; of each year, beginning &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;, 2024. The Notes will mature on &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; ,
20&#8195;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At our option, we may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time and from time to time at the applicable redemption price described herein.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be issued in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally with all our other senior unsecured indebtedness from time to time outstanding. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in the Notes involves risks. For a discussion of these risks, please refer to &#147;<A HREF="#suptoc807282_7">Risk Factors</A>&#148; beginning on
page <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-6</FONT> of this prospectus supplement and the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; section in our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K.</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Notes or passed upon the adequacy or
accuracy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Price to</B><br><B>Public<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Proceeds&nbsp;to&nbsp;Us</B><br><B>Before&nbsp;Expenses</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Per Note</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total Notes</P></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Plus accrued interest from &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;, 2024, if settlement occurs after that date.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be a new issue of securities with no established trading market. The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange
nor do we intend to seek their quotation on any automated dealer quotation system. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect that delivery of the Notes will be made to investors through
the book-entry delivery system of The Depository Trust Company (&#147;DTC&#148;) for the accounts of its participants, including Clearstream Banking S.A. (&#147;Clearstream&#148;) and Euroclear Bank SA/NV (&#147;Euroclear&#148;), on or about March
&#8195;, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Joint Book-Running Managers </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><B>J.P.&nbsp;Morgan</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Mizuho</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>PNC&nbsp;Capital&nbsp;Markets&nbsp;LLC</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The date of this prospectus supplement is March &#8195; , 2024. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Prospectus Supplement </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#suptoc807282_1">About This Prospectus Supplement</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-ii</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#suptoc807282_2">Forward-Looking Statements</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-iii</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#suptoc807282_3">Where You Can Find More Information</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-iv</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#suptoc807282_4">Incorporation by Reference</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-iv</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#suptoc807282_5">Summary</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#suptoc807282_6">The Offering</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc807282_3">Forward-Looking Statements</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc807282_4">Where You Can Find More Information</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc807282_5">NiSource Inc.</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc807282_6">Use of Proceeds</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc807282_7">Description of Capital Stock</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc807282_8">Description of Depositary Shares</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc807282_9">Description of the Debt Securities</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">22</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc807282_10">Description of Warrants</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">30</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc807282_11">Description of Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock Purchase
Units</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">31</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc807282_12">Book-Entry Issuance</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">32</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc807282_13">Plan of Distribution</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">34</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36</TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="suptoc807282_1"></A>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This document is in two parts. The first part, the prospectus supplement, describes the specific terms of the offering and certain other matters relating to
NiSource Inc. The second part, the accompanying prospectus, gives more general information, some of which does not apply to this offering. To the extent there is a conflict or inconsistency between the information contained or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus supplement (or any related free writing prospectus issued by us), on the one hand, and the information contained or incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus, the information contained or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus supplement (or any related free writing prospectus issued by us) shall control. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The registration statement of which this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus form a part, including the exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and our securities offered under this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus. Specifically, we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) and incorporated by reference, and may in the future file and incorporate by reference, certain legal documents that control the terms of our
securities offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus as exhibits to the registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement,
the accompanying prospectus and certain of the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein contain, and any related free writing prospectus issued by us may contain, summaries of information contained in documents that we have filed or
will file as exhibits to our SEC filings. Such summaries do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, the actual documents filed with the SEC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You should read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus
supplement under &#147;Incorporation By Reference,&#148; and any related free writing prospectus issued by us and filed with the SEC. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional
information. We and the underwriters take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give to you. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may only be used
where it is legal to sell the securities offered hereby. The information in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein is accurate only as of the date of the respective
documents in which the information appears. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates, and neither the delivery of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus nor any
sale hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When we refer to &#147;NiSource,&#148; &#147;we,&#148;
&#147;our,&#148; &#147;ours&#148; and &#147;us&#148; in this prospectus supplement under the heading &#147;Forward Looking Statements&#148; we mean NiSource Inc. and its subsidiaries, through which substantially all of NiSource Inc.&#146;s
operations are conducted. When such terms are used elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, we refer only to NiSource Inc., as the issuer of securities in this offering, and not to any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or affiliates except as
expressly provided or the context otherwise requires. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="suptoc807282_2"></A>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, and the information incorporated by reference herein and therein, include
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act, and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). Forward-looking statements are based on
management&#146;s beliefs and assumptions and can often be identified by terms and phrases that include, &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;continue,&#148;
&#147;should,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;predict,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;potential,&#148; &#147;forecast,&#148; &#147;target,&#148; &#147;guidance,&#148; &#147;outlook,&#148; or
other similar terminology. Various factors may cause actual results to be materially different than the suggested outcomes within forward-looking statements; accordingly, there is no assurance that such results will be realized. These factors
include, but are not limited to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to execute our business plan or growth strategy, including utility infrastructure investments;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">potential incidents and other operating risks associated with our business; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to work successfully with our third-party investors; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to adapt to, and manage costs related to, advances in technology, including alternative energy
sources and changes in laws and regulations; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our increased dependency on technology; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">impacts related to our aging infrastructure; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to obtain sufficient insurance coverage and whether such coverage will protect us against significant
losses; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the success of our electric generation strategy; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">construction risks and supply risks; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">fluctuations in demand from residential and commercial customers; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">fluctuations in the price of energy commodities and related transportation costs or an inability to obtain an
adequate, reliable and cost-effective fuel supply to meet customer demand; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to attract, retain or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-skill</FONT> a qualified, diverse workforce
and maintain good labor relations; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to manage new initiatives and organizational changes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the actions of activist stockholders; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the performance and quality of third-party suppliers and service providers; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">potential cybersecurity attacks or security breaches; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">increased requirements and costs related to cybersecurity; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any damage to our reputation; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the impacts of natural disasters, potential terrorist attacks or other catastrophic events;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the physical impacts of climate change and the transition to a lower carbon future; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to manage the financial and operational risks related to achieving our carbon emission reduction
goals, including our Net Zero Goal (as defined in our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our debt obligations; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any changes to our credit rating or the credit rating of certain of our subsidiaries; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">adverse economic and capital market conditions, including increases in inflation or interest rates, recession, or
changes in investor sentiment; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">economic regulation and the impact of regulatory rate reviews; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to obtain expected financial or regulatory outcomes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">economic conditions in certain industries; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the reliability of customers and suppliers to fulfill their payment and contractual obligations;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the ability of our subsidiaries to generate cash; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">pension funding obligations; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">potential impairments of goodwill; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the outcome of legal and regulatory proceedings, investigations, incidents, claims and litigation;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">compliance with changes in, or new interpretations of applicable laws, regulations and tariffs;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the cost of compliance with environmental laws and regulations and the costs of associated liabilities;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">changes in tax laws or the interpretation thereof; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">and other matters set forth in Item 1, &#147;Business,&#148; Item 1A, &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and Part II, Item
7, &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation,&#148; of our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> and our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> some of which risks are beyond our control. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For more information about the
significant risks that could affect the outcome of these forward-looking statements and our future financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows, you should read the sections titled &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in the documents
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, together with &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in this prospectus supplement. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the
forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than described. We qualify all of our
forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we expressly disclaim an obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="suptoc807282_3"></A>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and, in accordance therewith, file annual, quarterly and current
reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our filings with the SEC, as well as additional information about us, are available to the public through our website at <I>http://www.nisource.com</I> and are made available as soon as
reasonably practicable after such material is filed with or furnished to the SEC. The information on our website is not a part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Our filings are also available to the public through the
SEC&#146;s website at <I>http://www.sec.gov</I>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="suptoc807282_4"></A>INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC allows us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; information into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. This
means that we can disclose important business, financial and other information to you by referring you to another document that NiSource has filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Information that NiSource files with the SEC after the date of this prospectus supplement will </P>
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automatically modify and supersede the information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to the extent that the subsequently filed
information modifies or supersedes the existing information. We incorporate by reference: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001111711/000111171124000011/nix-20231231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001111711/000119312524000207/d694183d8k.htm">January&nbsp;2,
 2024</A> (Items 1.01 and 9.01 only), <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001111711/000119312524016854/d701505d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
26, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001111711/000119312524030057/d700933d8k.htm">February&nbsp;
9, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001111711/000119312524039384/d774196d8k.htm">February&nbsp;
20, 2024</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001111711/000119312524042105/d473461d8k.htm">February&nbsp;22, 2024</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any subsequent filings we make with the SEC under Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and
until the offering of securities under this prospectus supplement is completed or terminated, other than, in each case, those documents or the portions of those documents which are furnished and not filed. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may request a copy of any of these filings at no cost by writing to or calling us at the following address and telephone number: Corporate
Secretary, NiSource Inc., 801 East 86th Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana 46410, telephone: (877) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">647-5990.</FONT> </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="suptoc807282_5"></A>SUMMARY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>This summary highlights certain information about our business and this offering. This is a summary of information contained elsewhere in this prospectus
supplement, the accompanying prospectus or incorporated by reference herein or therein and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before purchasing the Notes. We urge you to read carefully the entire prospectus supplement,
the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the historical financial statements and notes to those financial statements included or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. You should read carefully the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; section beginning on page <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-6</FONT> of this prospectus supplement and the &#147;Risk
Factors&#148; section in our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> as may be modified by our subsequent periodic reports, for more information about important risks that you should consider before investing
in the Notes. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NISOURCE INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Overview. </I>NiSource is an energy holding company whose primary subsidiaries are fully regulated natural gas and electric utility
companies, serving approximately 3.8&nbsp;million customers in six states. Our principal subsidiaries include a controlling interest in NIPSCO, a gas and electric company, as well as NiSource Gas Distribution Group, Inc., a holding company that owns
Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Columbia Gas of Maryland, Columbia Gas of Ohio, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, and Columbia Gas of Virginia. NiSource derives substantially all of its revenues and earnings from the operating results of these rate-regulated
businesses. Our primary business segments are: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Business Strategy. </I>Our business strategy focuses on providing safe and reliable service through our core, rate-regulated, asset-based
utilities, with the goal of adding value to all of our stakeholders. Our utilities continue to advance our core safety, infrastructure and environmental investment programs supported by complementary regulatory and customer initiatives across the
six states in which we operate. Our goal is to develop strategies that (i)&nbsp;support long-term infrastructure investment and safety programs to better serve our customers, (ii)&nbsp;align our tariff structures with our cost structure, and
(iii)&nbsp;drive value and enable growth in an evolving energy ecosystem. These strategies focus on improving safety and reliability, enhancing customer experience, pursuing regulatory and legislative initiatives to increase accessibility for
customers currently not on our gas and electric service, ensuring customer affordability and reducing emissions while generating sustainable returns. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Gas Distribution Operations. </I>Our natural gas distribution operations serve approximately 3.3&nbsp;million customers in six states and
operate approximately 55,000 miles of distribution main pipeline. Through our wholly-owned subsidiary NiSource Gas Distribution Group, Inc., we provide natural gas to approximately 2.4&nbsp;million residential, commercial and industrial customers in
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland. Additionally, we distribute natural gas to approximately 0.9&nbsp;million customers in northern Indiana through our subsidiary NIPSCO. There were no significant disruptions to our system or
facilities during 2023. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Electric Operations. </I>We generate, transmit and distribute electricity through our subsidiary Northern
Indiana Public Service Company LLC (&#147;NIPSCO&#148;) to approximately 0.5&nbsp;million customers in 20 counties in the northern part of Indiana and also engage in wholesale electric and transmission transactions. We own and operate sources of
generation as well as source power through power purchase agreements (&#147;PPAs&#148;). We continue to transition our generation portfolio to primarily renewable sources. We currently have four owned projects in
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service: Rosewater Wind Generation LLC (&#147;Rosewater&#148;), Indiana Crossroads Wind Generation LLC (&#147;Indiana Crossroads Wind&#148;), Indiana Crossroads Solar Generation LLC
(&#147;Indiana Crossroads Solar&#148;), and Dunns Bridge I Solar Generation LLC (&#147;Dunn&#146;s Bridge I&#148;). Rosewater went into service in December 2020 and Indiana Crossroads Wind went into service in December 2021. Indiana Crossroads Solar
and Dunns Bridge I went into service in June 2023. As of December&nbsp;31, 2023, we had multiple PPAs that collectively provide 700 megawatts of capacity, with contracts expiring between 2024 and 2040. NIPSCO&#146;s transmission system, with
voltages from 69,000 to 765,000 volts, consists of 2,920 circuit miles. NIPSCO is interconnected with eight neighboring electric utilities. We operate 66 transmission and 250 distribution substations, and own approximately 311,000 poles.
Additionally, we own and operate reactive resources to supplement generation when necessary. Our facilities had no material unplanned interruptions during 2023. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NIPSCO participates in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (&#147;MISO&#148;) transmission service and wholesale energy market.
NIPSCO has transferred functional control of its electric transmission assets to MISO, and transmission service for NIPSCO occurs under the MISO Open Access Transmission Tariff. NIPSCO generating units are dispatched by MISO which takes into account
economics, reliability of the MISO system and unit availability. During the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, NIPSCO generating units, inclusive of its build-transfer agreement projects, were dispatched to meet 49.5% of its overall system load, and
the remainder of the overall system load was procured through PPAs and the MISO market. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;17, 2023, NiSource and our
wholly-owned subsidiary NIPSCO Holdings II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;NIPSCO Holdings II&#148;), entered into a purchase and sale agreement with an affiliate of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (such affiliate,
&#147;BIP&#148;), pursuant to which BIP would acquire newly issued membership interests of NIPSCO Holdings II in exchange for a cash capital contribution (the &#147;NIPSCO Minority Interest Transaction&#148;). NIPSCO Holdings II is the 100% owner of
all issued and outstanding interests of NIPSCO and, prior to the closing of the NIPSCO Minority Interest Transaction, was a wholly-owned subsidiary of NIPSCO Holdings I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;NIPSCO Holdings I&#148;), which
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NiSource. On December&nbsp;31, 2023, the NIPSCO Minority Interest Transaction closed. At closing, BIP acquired a 19.9% equity interest in NIPSCO Holdings II in exchange for a cash capital contribution of
$2.16&nbsp;billion. On January&nbsp;31, 2024, BIP transferred a 4.5% equity interest in NIPSCO Holdings II to BIP Blue Buyer VCOC L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;VCOC&#148;) and an affiliate of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners.
Under NIPSCO Holdings II&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement, BIP and VCOC must vote their equity holdings in NIPSCO Holdings II as a single investor. Following consummation of the transactions described
above, through their respective percentage ownership interests in NIPSCO Holdings II, NiSource owns an 80.1% controlling interest in NIPSCO, and BIP and VCOC own 15.4% and 4.5% <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-controlling</FONT> interests,
respectively. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our executive offices are located at 801 East 86th Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana 46410, telephone: <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(877)&nbsp;647-5990.</FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>The summary below describes the principal terms of this offering. </I></P>
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<TD>NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>$&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;aggregate principal amount of the Notes. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The Notes will mature on&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;, 20&#8195;. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The interest rate on the Notes will be&#8195;&#8195;% per annum. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Interest on the&nbsp;Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;and &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;of each year, beginning&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;, 2024. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>Prior to&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;,&nbsp;20&#8195;(&#8195;months prior to the maturity date of the Notes) (the &#147;Par Call Date&#148;), we may redeem the Notes at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a
redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">(1)(a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis
(assuming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months) at the Treasury Rate plus&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;basis points less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the date
of redemption, and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">(2) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">On or after the Par Call Date, we may redeem the Notes at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus
accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. See the &#147;Supplemental Description of the Notes&#151;Optional Redemption&#148; section of this prospectus supplement for more information. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>The Notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of NiSource, ranking equally in right of payment with other unsecured senior indebtedness of NiSource. The Notes will be effectively subordinated to any future secured indebtedness of NiSource to
the extent of the value of the related collateral securing such indebtedness. The Notes are NiSource&#146;s obligations exclusively, and not the obligations of any of NiSource&#146;s subsidiaries. Because NiSource is a holding company that derives
substantially all of its income from its operating subsidiaries, the Notes will be structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities and any preferred stock of its subsidiaries. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">As of December&nbsp;31, 2023, NiSource Inc. had outstanding approximately $13.6&nbsp;billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured indebtedness, and NiSource&#146;s operating subsidiaries had outstanding, in
addition to other liabilities, approximately $616.0&nbsp;million aggregate amount of indebtedness. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The indenture governing the Notes does not limit the amount of debt that NiSource or any of its subsidiaries may incur. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Subject to certain exceptions, neither NiSource nor any subsidiary of NiSource, other than a utility, may issue, assume or guarantee any secured debt, except intercompany indebtedness, without also securing the Notes, unless the total amount of
all of the secured debt would not exceed 10% of the consolidated net tangible assets of NiSource and its subsidiaries (other than utilities). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The aggregate net proceeds to us from the sale of the Notes, after deducting the respective underwriting discounts but before deducting our other fees and expenses related to the offering, will be approximately $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;. We intend
to use the aggregate net proceeds from the sale of the Notes for general corporate purposes, including to finance capital expenditures, as additions to working capital and to repay existing indebtedness. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Affiliates of certain of the underwriters are lenders under our revolving credit facility. To the extent that we use the net proceeds from this offering to repay amounts we have borrowed or may borrow or <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-borrow</FONT> in the future under our revolving credit facility, these lenders will receive their pro rata portions of such proceeds. The term of our revolving credit facility expires on February&nbsp;18, 2027. In
addition, certain of the underwriters are dealers under our commercial paper program. To the extent we use the net proceeds from this offering to repay notes issued under our commercial paper program and such sales agents hold such notes, such
underwriters will receive proceeds from this offering. See the &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148; section of this prospectus supplement for more information. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Because some of the net proceeds of this offering may be used to repay amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility or to repay notes issued
under our commercial paper program that are held by certain underwriters, such underwriters would be deemed to have a conflict of interest under Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (&#147;FINRA&#148;) Rule 5121 to the extent such sales
agents or affiliates receive at least 5% of the net proceeds of the offering. Any underwriter deemed to have a conflict of interest would be required to conduct the distribution of the Notes in accordance with FINRA Rule&nbsp;5121. If the offering
is conducted in accordance with FINRA Rule&nbsp;5121, such underwriter would not be permitted to confirm a sale to an account over which it exercises discretionary authority without first receiving specific written approval from the account holder.
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<TD>We may, without the consent of the holders of the Notes, create and issue additional Notes ranking equally with the Notes in all respects, including having the same terms (except for the price to public, the issue date, the initial interest
accrual date and the first interest payment date, as applicable), so that such additional Notes would be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes, and would have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Notes. See the
&#147;Supplemental Description of the Notes&#148; section of this prospectus supplement for more information. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>See the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; section of this prospectus supplement for more information. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Investing in the Notes involves risks. You should read carefully the information contained elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus and should carefully consider the following risk factors, as well as the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and &#147;Forward-Looking Statements&#148; sections in the accompanying prospectus and the &#147;Risk
Factors&#148; and &#147;Note regarding forward-looking statements&#148; sections in our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> , which is incorporated by reference herein, and in any subsequent periodic
reports that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Each of the risks described could materially adversely affect our operations and financial results and the value of the Notes and your
investment therein. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Notes are obligations of NiSource and not of NiSource&#146;s subsidiaries and will be structurally subordinated to the
claims of such subsidiaries&#146; creditors. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are obligations of NiSource Inc., and not of any of NiSource&#146;s subsidiaries. NiSource is a
holding company and, accordingly, we conduct substantially all of our operations through our operating subsidiaries. As a result, our cash flow and our ability to service our debt, including the Notes, depend upon the earnings of our operating
subsidiaries and on the distribution of earnings, loans or other payments by such subsidiaries to NiSource. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our operating subsidiaries are separate and
distinct legal entities and have no obligation to pay any amounts due on the Notes or to provide us with funds for our payment obligations, whether by dividends, distributions, loans or other payments. In addition, any payment of dividends,
distributions, loans or advances by our subsidiaries to us could be subject to statutory or contractual restrictions. Payments to us by our operating subsidiaries will also be contingent upon such subsidiaries&#146; earnings and business
considerations. As of December&nbsp;31, 2023, our operating subsidiaries had, in addition to other liabilities, approximately $616.0&nbsp;million aggregate amount of indebtedness. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our right to receive any assets of any of our subsidiaries upon their liquidation or reorganization, and therefore the rights of the holders of the Notes to
participate in those assets, will be structurally subordinated to the claims of that subsidiary&#146;s creditors. In addition, even if we were a creditor of any of our subsidiaries, our rights as a creditor would be subordinate to any security
interest in the assets of our subsidiaries and any indebtedness of our subsidiaries senior to that held by us. There is no limitation on the ability of our subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness to which the Notes will be structurally
subordinated. Additionally, if any of our subsidiaries were to issue preferred stock in the future, the Notes would similarly be structurally subordinated to the rights of the preferred stockholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The terms of the indenture and the Notes do not provide protection against certain significant events that could adversely impact a holder&#146;s
investment in the Notes. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms of the indenture and the Notes do not restrict our ability to engage in, or to otherwise be a party to, a variety
of corporate transactions, circumstances and events that could have an adverse impact on an investment in the Notes. In particular, the indenture governing the Notes does not: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">permit the holders of the Notes to require us to repurchase the Notes in the event we undergo a change of control
or similar transaction; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">require us to maintain any financial ratios or specific levels of net worth, revenues, income, cash flow or
liquidity; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">limit our ability to incur unsecured indebtedness; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">restrict our subsidiaries&#146; ability to issue securities or otherwise incur indebtedness or other obligations
that would be senior to our equity interests in our subsidiaries and therefore rank structurally senior to the Notes with respect to the assets of our subsidiaries; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">restrict our ability to repurchase or prepay any of our other securities or indebtedness; or
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">restrict our ability to make investments or to repurchase, or pay dividends or make other payments in respect of,
our common stock or other securities ranking junior to the Notes. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>There is no guarantee that an active trading market for the Notes
will exist or that you will be able to sell your Notes. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will constitute a new issue of securities without an established trading market and
a market may not develop for the Notes. As a result, you may not be able to sell your Notes. Accordingly, you may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Notes for an indefinite period of time. In addition, the condition of
the financial markets and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the future, which could have an adverse effect on the market prices of the Notes. We have been advised by the underwriters that they may
make a market in the Notes, but they have no obligation to do so and may discontinue market making at any time without providing notice. There can be no assurance that a market for the Notes will develop or, if it does develop, that it will
continue. If an active public market does not develop or does not continue, the market prices and liquidity of the Notes may be adversely affected. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Furthermore, we do not intend to apply for listing of the Notes on any securities exchange or seek their quotation on any automated dealer quotation system.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>If trading markets do develop, changes in our ratings or the financial markets could adversely affect the market prices of the Notes. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The market prices of the Notes will depend on many factors, including, among others, the following: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">ratings on our debt securities assigned by rating agencies; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the time remaining until maturity of the Notes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the prevailing interest rates being paid by other companies similar to us; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our results of operations, cash flows, and financial position and prospects; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the condition of the financial markets. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The condition of the financial markets and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the future, which could have
an adverse effect on the market prices of the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rating agencies continually review the ratings they have assigned to companies and debt securities.
Negative changes in the ratings assigned to us or our debt securities could have an adverse effect on the market prices of the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Our credit
ratings may not reflect all risks of your investments in the Notes. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our credit ratings are an assessment by rating agencies of our ability to pay our
debts when due. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in our credit ratings will generally affect the market value of the Notes. These credit ratings may not reflect the potential impact of risks relating to the structure or marketing of the
Notes. Agency ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, and may be revised or withdrawn at any time by the issuing organization. Each agency&#146;s rating should be evaluated independently of any other agency&#146;s rating.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>We may choose to redeem the Notes prior to maturity. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may redeem all or a portion of the Notes at our option at any time at the applicable redemption price described in this prospectus supplement. See
&#147;Supplemental Description of the Notes&#151;Optional Redemption&#148;. If prevailing interest rates are lower at the time of redemption, holders of the Notes to be redeemed may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable
security at an interest rate as high as the interest rate of the Notes being redeemed. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The aggregate net proceeds to us from the sale of the Notes, after deducting the underwriting discounts but before deducting our other fees and expenses
related to the offering, will be approximately $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We intend to use the aggregate net proceeds from the sale of the Notes for
general corporate purposes, including to finance capital expenditures, for working capital and to repay existing indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Affiliates of certain of
the underwriters are lenders under our revolving credit facility. To the extent that we use the net proceeds from this offering to repay amounts we have borrowed or may borrow or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-borrow</FONT> in the future under
our revolving credit facility, these lenders will receive their pro rata portions of such proceeds. The term of our revolving credit facility expires on February&nbsp;18, 2027. In addition, certain of the underwriters are dealers under our
commercial paper program. To the extent we use the net proceeds from this offering to repay notes issued under our commercial paper program and such sales agents hold such notes, such underwriters will receive proceeds from this offering. See the
&#147;Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)&#151;Conflicts of Interest&#148; section of this prospectus supplement for more information. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="suptoc807282_9"></A>SUPPLEMENTAL DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The following description summarizes certain terms applicable to the Notes and is not intended to be a complete recitation of all terms applicable to the
Notes. Please read the following information concerning the Notes in conjunction with the statements under &#147;Description of the Debt Securities&#148; in the accompanying prospectus, which the following information supplements and, if there are
any inconsistencies, supersedes. The Notes will be issued under the Indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;14, 2000, as amended and supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;30, 2017 (collectively, the
&#147;Indenture&#148;), each between NiSource Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;). The Indenture is described in the accompanying prospectus and is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement
under which the Notes are being offered and sold. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Maturity, Interest and Payment </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will mature on&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;, 20&#8195;, subject to earlier redemption at our option as described under &#147;&#151;Optional
Redemption.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will bear interest at a rate of&#8195;% per annum from and including&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;, 2024, payable semi-annually
in arrears on&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;and&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;of each year, beginning&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;, 2024. Interest payable on each interest payment date for the Notes will be paid to the persons in whose name the Notes are
registered at the close of business on the record date for the applicable interest payment date, which will be (i)&nbsp;the business day immediately preceding such interest payment date so long as all of the Notes remain in book-entry only form or
(ii)&nbsp;each &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; and &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; (whether or not a business day) if any of the Notes do not remain in book-entry only form. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an interest payment date falls on a day that is not a business day, interest will be payable on the next succeeding business day with the same force and
effect as if made on such interest payment date. Interest on the Notes will be calculated on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year, consisting of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Optional Redemption </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior
to&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;, 20&#8195;(&#8195;months prior to the maturity date of the Notes) (the &#147;Par Call Date&#148;), we may redeem the Notes, at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price
(expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)(a) the sum of the present values of the
remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of
twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months) at the Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus &#8195;basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the date of redemption, and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On or after the Par Call Date, we may redeem the&nbsp;Notes at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal
to 100% of the principal amount of the&nbsp;Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For
purposes of these redemption provisions relating to the Notes, the following terms have the following meanings: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Treasury Rate&#148; means, with
respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by us in accordance with the following two paragraphs. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Treasury Rate shall be determined by us after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as
yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such
time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &#147;Selected Interest Rates (Daily)&#151;H.15&#148; (or any successor designation or publication)
(&#147;H.15&#148;) under the caption &#147;U.S. government securities&#150;Treasury constant maturities&#150;Nominal&#148; (or any successor caption or heading) (&#147;H.15 TCM&#148;). In determining the Treasury Rate, we shall select, as
applicable: (1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Par Call Date (the &#147;Remaining Life&#148;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15
exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields&#151;one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the
Remaining Life&#151;and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity
on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall
be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM is no longer published, we shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum
equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par
Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date, but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date
preceding the Par Call Date, and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, we shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities
maturing on the Par Call Date, or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, we shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that
is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the
semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States
Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee shall have no duty to determine, or verify the calculation of, the redemption price. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Selection and Notice of Redemption </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notice of any
redemption will be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary&#146;s procedures) at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the case of a partial redemption, selection of the Notes for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole
discretion deems appropriate and fair. No Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If the Notes are to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the Notes will state the portion of the
principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed. A new Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note will be issued in the name of the holder of the original Note upon surrender for cancellation of the original Note.
For so long as the Notes are held by </P>
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DTC (or another depositary), the redemption of the Notes shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called
for redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Notes </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may, without
the consent of the holders of the Notes, create and issue additional Notes ranking equally with the Notes in all respects, including having the same terms (except for the price to public, the issue date, the initial interest accrual date and the
first interest payment date, as applicable) as the Notes, so that such additional Notes would be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes, and would have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Notes. Such additional
Notes will have the same CUSIP number as the Notes offered hereby, provided that such additional Notes must be part of the same issue as the Notes offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes or, if they are not part of the same issue for
such purposes, such additional Notes must be issued with a separate CUSIP number. No additional Notes may be issued if an Event of Default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forms and Denominations </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be issued as one
or more global securities in the name of a nominee of DTC and will be available only in book-entry form. See &#147;&#151;Book-Entry Only Issuance&#151;The Depository Trust Company.&#148; The Notes will be issued in denominations of $2,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Book-Entry Only Issuance&#151;The Depository Trust Company </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC will act as the initial securities depositary for the Notes. The Notes will be issued only as fully registered securities registered in the name of
Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., DTC&#146;s nominee, or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The Notes initially will be represented by one or more fully registered global securities, representing in the aggregate the
total principal amount of the Notes, and will be deposited with the Trustee on behalf of DTC. Investors may hold interests in the Notes through DTC if they are participants in DTC or indirectly through organizations that are participants in DTC,
including Euroclear or Clearstream. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a &#147;banking organization&#148;
within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a &#147;clearing corporation&#148; within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a &#147;clearing agency&#148; registered under the provisions
of Section&nbsp;17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds and provides asset servicing for U.S. and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> equity issues, corporate and municipal debt issues and money market instruments that DTC&#146;s
participants (&#147;Direct Participants&#148;) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the post-trade settlement among Direct Participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through electronic computerized book-entry
transfers and pledges between Direct Participants&#146; accounts. This eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include both U.S. and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> securities
brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as U.S. and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> securities brokers and
dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly (&#147;Indirect Participants&#148;). The DTC rules applicable to its Direct
Participants and Indirect Participants are on file with the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Purchases of Notes under the DTC system must be made by or through Direct Participants,
which will receive a credit for the Notes on DTC&#146;s records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of Notes (&#147;Beneficial Owner&#148;) is in turn to be recorded on the Direct Participants&#146; and Indirect Participants&#146;
records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchases. Beneficial Owners, however, are </P>
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expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transactions, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct Participants or Indirect Participants through
which the Beneficial Owners purchased Notes. Transfers of ownership interests in the Notes are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of Direct Participants and Indirect Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners
will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in Notes, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the Notes is discontinued. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Notes deposited by Direct Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC&#146;s nominee, Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co.,
or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of Notes with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or such other DTC nominee do not effect any changes in beneficial ownership. DTC
has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Notes. DTC&#146;s records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such Notes are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The Direct Participants
and Indirect Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Conveyance of notices and other
communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or
regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Redemption notices will be sent to DTC. If less than all of the Notes are being redeemed,
DTC&#146;s practice is to determine by lot the amount of interest of each Direct Participant in such Notes to be redeemed unless the governing documents clearly indicate that a partial redemption processed through DTC will be treated by DTC, in
accordance with its rules and procedures, as a &#147;pro rata pass-through distribution of principal.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although voting with respect to the Notes is
limited, in those cases where a vote is required, neither DTC nor Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. (nor any other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to the Notes unless authorized by a Direct Participant in accordance with DTC&#146;s procedures.
Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an omnibus proxy to NiSource as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus proxy assigns Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co.&#146;s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts the Notes
are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments on the Notes will be made to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., or
such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC&#146;s practice is to credit Direct Participants&#146; accounts upon DTC&#146;s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information on the relevant payment date in
accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC&#146;s records. Payments by Direct Participants or Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities
held for the account of customers registered in &#147;street name,&#148; and will be the responsibility of such Direct Participants or Indirect Participant and not of DTC, NiSource or the Trustee, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements.
Payment to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of NiSource and the applicable paying agent, disbursement of such payments to Direct Participants is the
responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners is the responsibility of Direct Participants and Indirect Participants. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as provided herein, a Beneficial Owner of Notes will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of such Notes. Accordingly, each Beneficial Owner
must rely on the procedures of DTC to exercise any rights under the Notes. The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. Such laws may impair the ability to
transfer beneficial interests in the global Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary with respect to the Notes at any
time by giving reasonable notice to NiSource or the Trustee. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor securities depositary is not obtained, the Notes certificates will be required to be printed and delivered to the holders of record.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or a successor
securities depositary) with respect to the Notes. NiSource understands, however, that under current industry practices, DTC would notify its Direct Participants and Indirect Participants of NiSource&#146;s decision, but will only withdraw beneficial
interests from the global Notes at the request of each Direct Participant or Indirect Participant. In that event, certificates for the Notes will be printed and delivered to the applicable Direct Participant or Indirect Participant. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC&#146;s book-entry system has been obtained from sources that NiSource believes to be reliable, but
neither NiSource nor any underwriter takes any responsibility for the accuracy thereof. Neither NiSource nor any underwriter has any responsibility for the performance by DTC or its Direct Participants or Indirect Participants of their respective
obligations as described herein or under the rules and procedures governing their respective operations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Global Clearance and Settlement Procedures
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Secondary market trading between Clearstream participants and/or Euroclear system participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with the
applicable rules and operating procedures of Clearstream and the Euroclear system, as applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly
or indirectly through DTC on the one hand, and directly or indirectly through Clearstream participants or Euroclear system participants on the other, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC rules on behalf of the relevant European
international clearing system by its U.S. depositary; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to the relevant European international clearing system by the counterparty in such system in accordance with its
rules and procedures and within its established deadlines (European time). The relevant European international clearing system will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its U.S. depositary to take action to
effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving securities in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">same-day</FONT> funds settlement applicable to DTC.
Clearstream participants and Euroclear system participants may not deliver instructions directly to their respective U.S. depositaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because of
time-zone differences, credits of Notes received in Clearstream or the Euroclear system as a result of a transaction with a DTC participant will be made during subsequent securities settlement processing and dated the business day following the DTC
settlement date. Such credits or any transactions in such Notes settled during such processing will be reported to the relevant Clearstream participant or Euroclear system participant on such business day. Cash received in Clearstream or the
Euroclear system as a result of sales of the Notes by or through a Clearstream participant or a Euroclear system participant to a DTC participant will be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the relevant
Clearstream or the Euroclear system cash account only as of the business day following settlement in DTC. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="suptoc807282_10"></A>CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following discussion summarizes certain United States (&#147;U.S.&#148;) federal income tax considerations relevant to the acquisition, ownership
and disposition of the Notes that are purchased in this offering at the &#147;issue price,&#148; which is the first price at which a substantial amount of the Notes is sold to the public, and are held as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. This discussion is for general information only and does not address, or purport to address, all of the potential U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to a holder with respect to the acquisition, ownership or
disposition of the Notes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the discussion does not address the effect of any special rules applicable to certain types of holders, including, without limitation, traders or dealers in securities,
commodities or currencies, insurance companies, financial institutions, thrifts, mutual funds, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> entities, personal holding companies,
&#147;controlled foreign corporations,&#148; &#147;passive foreign investment companies,&#148; U.S. Holders (defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, U.S. expatriates (or former long-term residents of the United States),
persons who hold Notes as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion transaction, or other risk reduction or integrated investment transaction, investors in securities that elect to use a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mark-to-market</FONT></FONT> method of accounting for their securities holdings, individual retirement accounts or qualified pension plans, partnerships or other pass-through entities
for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including Subchapter S corporations) that invest in our Notes, and persons subject to special tax accounting rules as a result of any item of gross income with respect to the Notes being taken into account in an
applicable financial statement. This discussion does not address the Medicare contribution tax on net investment income or the effect of any U.S. state or local income or other tax laws, any U.S. federal estate, gift or alternative minimum tax laws,
any foreign tax laws or any tax treaties. For purposes of this discussion, &#147;holder&#148; means either a U.S. Holder (as defined below) or a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder (as defined below) or both, as the context may
require. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The discussion is based upon provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;), existing and proposed Treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder, rulings, pronouncements, judicial decisions and administrative interpretations of the Internal Revenue Service (the &#147;IRS&#148;), all as in effect as of the date of this prospectus supplement and all of which
are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis, at any time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource has not and will not seek any rulings or opinions from the IRS with respect
to the matters discussed below. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not take a different position concerning the tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the Notes or that any such position would not be sustained.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this summary, a &#147;U.S. Holder&#148; means a beneficial owner of the Notes that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">an individual that is a citizen or resident of the U.S.; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a corporation, or other entity treated as a corporation, that is created or organized under the laws of the U.S.,
any state thereof or the District of Columbia; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a trust if (i)&nbsp;a court within the U.S. is able to exercise primary control over its administration and one
or more United States persons, within the meaning of Section&nbsp;7701(a)(30) of the Code (a &#147;U.S. Person&#148;), have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust, or (ii)&nbsp;the trust has made an election under the
applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. Person. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder&#148;
means a beneficial owner of the Notes (other than a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is not a U.S. Holder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a partnership, or
other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, beneficially owns the Notes, the tax treatment of the partnership and each partner in such partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner
and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships acquiring Notes, </P>
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and partners in such partnerships, should consult their tax advisors as to the particular U.S. federal income tax considerations relevant to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the
Notes applicable to them. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Persons considering the purchase of Notes are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to the U.S. federal income
tax considerations relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the Notes in light of their particular circumstances, as well as any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction.
Furthermore, this discussion does not describe the effect of U.S. federal estate and gift tax laws or the effect of any applicable foreign, state or local law. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Payments </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource may redeem some or all of
the notes at the redemption prices discussed under the caption &#147;Supplemental Description of the Notes&#151;Optional Redemption&#148; section of this prospectus supplement. Treasury regulations provide special rules for the treatment of debt
instruments that provide for contingent payments. Under these regulations, a contingency is disregarded if the contingency is remote or incidental. Notwithstanding the possibility of additional payments in connection with an optional redemption of
the Notes, NiSource intends to take the position that the Notes are not treated as &#147;contingent payment debt instruments&#148; for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This position is based in part on our belief that, as of the date of issuance of
the Notes, the likelihood of making any such additional payments is remote. Our position is binding on a holder unless such holder discloses its contrary position in the manner required by the applicable Treasury regulations. The IRS, however, may
take a contrary position, which could affect the timing and character of a holder&#146;s income. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the potential application to the Notes of the contingent payment debt instrument rules and the
consequences thereof. The remainder of this discussion assumes that the Notes are not treated as contingent payment debt instruments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>U.S. Holders
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Taxation of Interest </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All of the Notes
bear interest at a fixed rate. We do not intend to issue the Notes at a discount that will equal or exceed a <I>de minimis</I> amount of original issue discount (&#147;OID&#148;) and it is assumed for purposes of this discussion that the notes will
be issued with less than a <I>de minimis</I> amount of OID. Accordingly, payments of stated interest on the Notes generally will be taxable to a U.S. Holder as ordinary income at the time that such payments are received or accrued, in accordance
with such U.S. Holder&#146;s method of tax accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Sale, Exchange, Redemption or other Taxable Disposition
of the Notes </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A U.S. Holder generally will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange, redemption or other taxable disposition of a Note equal to
the difference between the amount realized upon the disposition (less a portion allocable to any accrued and unpaid interest, which will be taxable as interest as discussed above) and the U.S. Holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in the Note. A U.S.
Holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in a Note generally will be equal to the amount that the U.S. Holder paid for the Note. Any gain or loss will be a capital gain or loss and will be a long-term capital gain or loss if, at the time of the sale or
exchange, the U.S. Holder has held the Note for more than one year; otherwise, the capital gain or loss will be short-term. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-corporate</FONT> U.S. Holders, including individuals, may be subject to a lower federal
income tax rate on their net long-term capital gains than that applicable to ordinary income. All taxpayers are subject to certain limitations on the deductibility of their capital losses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Information Reporting and Backup Withholding </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information returns will be filed annually with the IRS in connection with NiSource&#146;s payment of interest on the Notes. Information returns may also be
filed with the IRS in connection with the proceeds from a sale or other </P>
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disposition of the Notes, and the U.S. Holder may be subject to backup withholding tax (currently at a rate of 24%) on payments of interest on the Notes or on the proceeds from a sale or other
disposition of the Notes. Amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not additional taxes. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a U.S. Holder may be allowed as a credit against the U.S. Holder&#146;s U.S. federal
income tax liability or may entitle the U.S. Holder to a refund, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors as to their qualification for exemption from backup
withholding and the procedure for obtaining such exemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Taxation of Interest </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the discussion
under &#147;&#151;Information Reporting and Backup Withholding&#148; and &#147;&#151;Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Withholding&#148; below, payments of interest on a Note to any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder generally
will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax provided we or the person otherwise responsible for withholding U.S. federal income tax from payments on the Notes receives a required certification from the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder and the holder is not: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">an actual or constructive owner of 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our voting
stock; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a controlled foreign corporation related, actually or constructively, to us through stock ownership;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a bank receiving such interest on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the
ordinary course of its trade or business; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">receiving such interest payments as income effectively connected with the conduct by the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder of a trade or business within the United States. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order to satisfy the
certification requirement, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder must provide a properly completed IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E,</FONT></FONT> as appropriate (or substitute Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> or the appropriate successor form of either) under penalties of perjury that provides the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder&#146;s name
and address and certifies that the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder is not a U.S. Person. Alternatively, in the case where a security clearing organization, bank, or other financial institution holds the Notes in the ordinary
course of its trade or business on behalf of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder, certification requires that we or the person who otherwise would be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax receive from the financial
institution a certification under penalties of perjury that a properly completed IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E,</FONT></FONT> as
appropriate (or substitute Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> or the appropriate successor form for either) has been received by it
from the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder, and a copy of such form is furnished to us or the person who otherwise would be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax. In addition, NiSource or its paying agent must not have
actual knowledge or reason to know that the beneficial owner of the Notes is a U.S. Person. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder
that does not qualify for exemption from withholding under the preceding paragraphs generally will be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax, currently at a 30% rate (or a lower rate under an applicable tax treaty, subject to meeting
certification requirements similar to those set forth above), on payments of interest on the Notes that are not effectively connected with the conduct by the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder of a trade or business in the U.S.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the payments of interest on a Note are effectively connected with the conduct by a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder of a trade
or business in the U.S. (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or a fixed base maintained by the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holder in the U.S.), such payments will be
subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis at the rates applicable to U.S. Persons generally. If the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such payments also may be
subject to a 30% branch profits tax (or a lower rate if so specified by an applicable income tax treaty). If payments are subject to U.S. federal </P>
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income tax on a net basis in accordance with the rules described in the preceding two sentences, such payments will not be subject to U.S. withholding tax so long as the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder provides us, or the person who otherwise would be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax, with the appropriate certification. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order to claim a tax treaty benefit or exemption from withholding with respect to income that is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or
business in the United States by a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder must provide a properly executed IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN,</FONT> IRS
Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> or IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8ECI</FONT> (or a suitable substitute or successor form or such other form as the IRS may prescribe). Under
Treasury regulations, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder may under certain circumstances be required to obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number and make certain certifications to us. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding any applicable income tax treaties, which may provide for
a lower rate of withholding tax, exemption from or reduction of branch profits tax or other rules different from those described above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Sale,
Exchange, Redemption or Other Taxable Disposition of the Notes </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the discussion under &#147;&#151;Information Reporting
and Backup Withholding&#148; and &#147;&#151;Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Withholding&#148; below, any gain realized by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;Non-U.S.&nbsp;Holder</FONT> on the sale, exchange, redemption or other taxable
disposition of a Note generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, unless: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">such gain is effectively connected with the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder&#146;s
conduct of a trade or business in the United&nbsp;States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder maintains a U.S.&nbsp;permanent establishment or fixed base to which such gain
is attributable); or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder is an individual who is present in the United States
for 183 days or more in the taxable year of sale, exchange or other disposition, and certain conditions are met. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder described in the first bullet point above will be required to pay U.S. federal income tax on the net gain derived from the sale or other taxable disposition generally in the same manner as if such <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder were a U.S. Holder, and if such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder is a foreign corporation, it may also be required to pay an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate (or a
lower rate if so specified by an applicable income tax treaty). A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder described in the second bullet point above will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or, if applicable, a
lower treaty rate) on the gain derived from the sale or other taxable disposition, which may be offset by certain U.S. source capital losses, even though the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder is not considered a resident of the
United States. Proceeds from the disposition of a Note that are attributable to accrued but unpaid interest generally will be subject to, or exempt from, tax to the same extent as described above under &#147;&#151;Taxation of Interest&#148; with
respect to interest paid on a Note. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Information Reporting and Backup Withholding </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information returns will be filed annually with the IRS in connection with NiSource&#146;s payment of interest on the Notes. Copies of these information
returns may also be made available under the provisions of a specific tax treaty or other agreement to the tax authorities of another country. Unless a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder complies with certification procedures to
establish that it is not a U.S. Person, information returns may be filed with the IRS in connection with the proceeds from a sale or other disposition of the Notes, and the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder may be subject to
backup withholding tax (currently at a rate of 24%) on payments of interest on the Notes or on the proceeds from a sale or other disposition of the Notes. The certification procedures required to claim the exemption from withholding tax on interest
described above will satisfy the certification requirements necessary to avoid the backup withholding tax as well. Amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not additional taxes. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder may be allowed as a credit against the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder&#146;s U.S. federal income tax liability or may entitle the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder to a refund, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Withholding </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (&#147;FATCA&#148;) and additional guidance issued by the IRS, a U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% generally
will apply to interest on Notes paid to (i)&nbsp;a foreign financial institution (as a beneficial owner or as an intermediary), unless such institution enters into an agreement with the U.S. government to collect and provide to the U.S. tax
authorities substantial information regarding U.S. account holders of such institution (which would include certain equity and debt holders of such institution, as well as certain account holders that are foreign entities with U.S. owners), or
(ii)&nbsp;a foreign entity that is not a financial institution (as a beneficial owner or as an intermediary), unless such entity provides the withholding agent with a certification identifying the substantial U.S. owners of the entity, which
generally includes any U.S. Person who directly or indirectly owns more than 10% of the entity. NiSource will not pay any additional amounts to &#147;gross up&#148; payments to holders as a result of any withholding or deduction for such taxes. <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of the FATCA withholding rules on their investment in the Notes. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, we have agreed to sell all, but not less than all, the Notes to the underwriters listed below,
for whom J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. are acting as representatives, and the underwriters have severally and not jointly agreed to purchase the principal amount of
the Notes set forth opposite its name in the following table: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The underwriting agreement provides that the underwriters are obligated to purchase all of the Notes if any Notes are
purchased. The underwriting agreement also provides that if an underwriter defaults, the purchase commitments of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> underwriters may be increased or the offering of the Notes may be terminated.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The underwriters propose to offer the Notes initially at the price to public set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement and to certain
dealers at that price less a selling concession of &#8195;&#8195;% of the principal amount per Note. The underwriters may allow, and those certain dealers may reallow, a discount of&#8195;&#8195;% of the principal amount per Note on sales to certain
other dealers. After the initial public offering of the Notes, the price to public and other selling terms may be changed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We estimate that our total
expenses for this offering, excluding the underwriting discounts, will be approximately $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be a new issue of
securities with no established trading market. One or more of the underwriters intends to make a secondary market for the Notes. However, they are not obligated to do so and may discontinue making a secondary market for the Notes at any time without
notice. No assurance can be given as to how liquid the trading market for the Notes will be. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or contribute to payments which the underwriters may be required to make in that respect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
offering of the Notes by the underwriters is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the underwriters&#146; right to reject any order in whole or part. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the offering, the underwriters may engage in stabilizing transactions, over-allotment transactions, syndicate covering transactions and
penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not
exceed a specific maximum. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Over-allotment involves sales by the underwriters of Notes in excess of the principal amount of Notes the
underwriters are obligated to purchase, which creates a syndicate short position. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the Notes in the open market after the distribution has been
completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. A short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the Notes in the open market after pricing that could
adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the Notes
originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a stabilizing transaction or a syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These stabilizing transactions, syndicate-covering transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of the Notes
or preventing or retarding a decline in the market prices of the Notes. As a result, the price of the Notes may be higher than the prices that might otherwise exist in the open market. The underwriters are not required to engage in these
transactions and these transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect to deliver the Notes against payment for the Notes on or
about the date specified in the last paragraph on the cover page of this prospectus supplement, which will be the&#8195;business day following the date of the pricing of the Notes. Under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c6-1</FONT> under the
Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to a trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade Notes on the date of pricing or the
next&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;succeeding business days will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially will settle in T+&#8195;, to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the
Notes who wish to trade the Notes on the date of pricing or the next &#8195;succeeding business days should consult their own advisors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Other
Relationships </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain of the underwriters and their affiliates have provided certain investment banking, commercial banking and other financial
services to us and our affiliates, for which they have received customary fees. The underwriters and their affiliates may from time to time engage in future transactions with us and our affiliates and provide services to us and our affiliates in the
ordinary course of their business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their respective affiliates may make
or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own accounts and for the accounts of their customers, and such
investments and securities activities may involve our securities and/or instruments. Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates have a lending relationship with us. Certain of those underwriters or their affiliates routinely hedge, and certain
other of those underwriters or their affiliates may hedge, their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, such underwriters and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into
transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities, including potentially the Notes offered hereby. Any such credit default swaps or short positions could adversely affect
future trading prices of the Notes offered hereby. The underwriters and their respective affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect to such securities or instruments and may at
any time hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conflicts of Interest
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Affiliates of certain of the underwriters are lenders under our revolving credit facility. To the extent that we use the net proceeds from this
offering to repay amounts we have borrowed or may borrow or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-borrow</FONT> in the future under our revolving credit facility, these lenders will receive their pro rata portions of such proceeds. Further, certain of
the underwriters are dealers under our commercial paper program. To the extent we use the net proceeds from this offering to repay notes issued under our commercial paper program that are held by one or more sales agents, such underwriters will
receive proceeds from this offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because some of the net proceeds of this offering may be used to repay amounts outstanding under our revolving
credit facility or to repay notes issued under our commercial paper program that are held by certain underwriters, such underwriters would be deemed to have a conflict of interest under FINRA Rule 5121 to the extent such
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underwriters or affiliates receive at least 5% of the net proceeds of the offering. Any underwriter deemed to have a conflict of interest would be required to conduct the distribution of the
Notes in accordance with FINRA Rule&nbsp;5121. If the offering is conducted in accordance with FINRA Rule 5121, such underwriter would not be permitted to confirm a sale to an account over which it exercises discretionary authority without first
receiving specific written approval from the account holder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See the &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148; section of this prospectus supplement for more
information. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Selling Restrictions </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>European
Economic Area </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made
available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (&#147;EEA&#148;). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i)&nbsp;a retail client as defined in point (11)&nbsp;of Article 4(1) of Directive
2014/65/EU (as amended, &#147;MiFID II&#148;); or (ii)&nbsp;a customer within the meaning of Directive 2016/97/EU where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10)&nbsp;of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or
(iii)&nbsp;not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation 2017/1129/EU (as amended, the &#147;Prospectus Regulation&#148;). No key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the &#147;PRIIPs Regulation&#148;) for
offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared. Offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs
Regulation. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in any Member State of the EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement
to publish a prospectus. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not prospectuses for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the purposes of this provision, the expression an &#147;offer to the public&#148; in relation to any Notes in any Member State of the EEA means the
communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase any Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>United Kingdom </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are not intended to be
offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (&#147;UK&#148;). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of:
(i)&nbsp;a retail client, as defined in point (8)&nbsp;of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended, &#147;EUWA&#148;); (ii) a customer within the
meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the &#147;FSMA&#148;) and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional
client, as defined in point (8)&nbsp;of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii)&nbsp;not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation 2017/1129/EU as it forms part of
domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the &#147;UK Prospectus Regulation&#148;). Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the &#147;UK PRIIPs
Regulation&#148;) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK
may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in the UK will be made pursuant to an exemption under the UK Prospectus Regulation
from the requirement to publish a prospectus. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not prospectuses for the purposes of the UK Prospectus Regulation. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the purposes of this provision, the expression an &#147;offer to the public&#148; in relation to any
Notes in the UK means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase any Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person in the UK who receives any communication in respect of, or who acquires any Notes under, the offer to the public contemplated in this prospectus
supplement or to whom the Notes are otherwise made available, will be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed to and with each underwriter and the Company that it and any person on whose behalf it acquires Notes is (i)&nbsp;a
&#147;qualified investor&#148; within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the UK Prospectus Regulation; and (ii)&nbsp;not a retail investor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any distributor
subject to the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the &#147;UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules&#148;) subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Notes is responsible for undertaking its own target market
assessment in respect of the Notes and determining appropriate distribution channels. Neither the Company nor any of the underwriters make any representations or warranties as to a distributor&#146;s compliance with the UK MiFIR Product Governance
Rules. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the UK, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are being distributed only to, and are directed only at, and any offer
subsequently made may only be directed at persons (i)&nbsp;who are &#147;qualified investors&#148; (as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation), (ii) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19 (5)
of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the &#147;Order&#148;) and/or (iii)&nbsp;who are high net worth companies (or persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated) falling within
Article 49(2)(a) to (e)&nbsp;of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as &#147;relevant persons&#148;) or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public of the Notes in the UK within
the meaning of the FSMA. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus must not be acted on or relied on in the UK by persons who are not relevant persons. In the UK, any investment or investment activity to which this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus relates is only available to, and will be engaged in with, relevant persons. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Switzerland </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not intended to constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or invest in the Notes. The
Notes may not be publicly offered, directly or indirectly, in Switzerland within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act (&#147;FinSA&#148;) and no application has or will be made to admit the Notes to trading on any trading venue (exchange
or multilateral trading facility) in Switzerland. Neither this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Notes constitutes a prospectus pursuant to the FinSA, and neither this
prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Notes may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Canada </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes may be sold in Canada only to
purchasers resident or located in the Provinces of Ontario, Qu&eacute;bec, Alberta and British Columbia, purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">45-106</FONT> <I>Prospectus Exemptions </I>or subsection 73.3(1) of the <I>Securities Act </I>(Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">31-103</FONT>
<I>Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations</I>. Any resale of the Notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities
laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the </P>
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purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser&#146;s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities
legislation of the purchaser&#146;s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to section 3A.3 of
National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">33-105</FONT> <I>Underwriting Conflicts </I>(&#147;NI <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">33-105&#148;),</FONT> the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">33-105</FONT> regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Hong Kong </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute nor are they intended to be an offer or invitation to the public in Hong Kong to
acquire the Notes. The Notes have not been, and may not and will not be offered or sold in Hong Kong, by means of any document, other than (i)&nbsp;to &#147;professional investors&#148; as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571,
Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (ii)&nbsp;in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a &#147;prospectus&#148; as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32, Laws
of Hong Kong) and which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of that Ordinance. No advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Notes has been, may be or will be issued, or has been, may be, or will be in the
possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the
securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to the Notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to &#147;professional investors&#148; as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.
571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The contents of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have not been reviewed,
endorsed or approved by any Hong Kong regulatory authorities, including the Securities and Futures Commission and the Companies Registry of Hong Kong and neither have they been nor will they be registered with the Registrar of Companies in Hong
Kong. The Notes may not be offered for subscription to members of the public in Hong&nbsp;Kong. You are advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer. If you are in doubt about any contents of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus, you should obtain independent professional advice. Each person acquiring the Notes will be required, and is deemed by the acquisition of the Notes, to confirm that such person is aware of the restriction on offers of the Notes described
in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the relevant offering documents and that such person is not acquiring, and has not been offered any Notes in circumstances that contravene any such restrictions and that such person has
complied with all relevant laws, rules and regulations applicable to it/him/her and the jurisdiction(s) where such person or its/his/her assets are located. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Japan </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This offering of the Notes has not been and
will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No.&nbsp;25 of 1948, as amended; the &#147;FIEA&#148;). Accordingly, the Notes may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the
account or benefit of, any &#147;resident&#148; of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to, or for the account or benefit of, others for
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-offering</FONT> or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in
compliance with, the FIEA and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan in effect at the relevant time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Republic
of Korea </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes may not be offered, sold and delivered directly or indirectly, or offered or sold to any person for reoffering or resale,
directly or indirectly, in the Republic of Korea or to any resident of the Republic of Korea </P>
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except pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations of the Republic of Korea, including, without limitation, the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act and the Foreign Exchange
Transaction Law and the decrees and regulations thereunder. The Notes have not been and will not be registered with the Financial Services Commission of Korea for public offering in the Republic of Korea. Furthermore, the Notes may not be resold to
residents of the Republic of Korea unless the purchaser of the Notes complies with all applicable regulatory requirements (including but not limited to government approval requirements under the Foreign Exchange Transaction Law and its subordinate
decrees and regulations) in connection with the purchase of the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Singapore </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this
prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of Notes may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the Notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an
invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i)&nbsp;to an institutional investor as defined in Section&nbsp;4A of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, as modified
or amended from time to time (the &#147;SFA&#148;), pursuant to Section&nbsp;274 of the SFA, (ii)&nbsp;to a relevant person (as defined in Section&nbsp;275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section&nbsp;275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to
Section&nbsp;275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section&nbsp;275, of the SFA and (where applicable) Regulation 3 of the Securities and Futures (Classes of Investors) Regulations 2018 of Singapore, where each such
person is (1)&nbsp;an expert investor (as defined in Section&nbsp;4A of the SFA) or (2)&nbsp;not an individual, or (iii)&nbsp;otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Where the Notes are subscribed or purchased pursuant to an offer made in reliance on Section&nbsp;275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section&nbsp;4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold
investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) a
trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">securities or securities based derivative contracts (each term as defined in Section&nbsp;2(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries&#146;
rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Notes pursuant to an offer made under Section&nbsp;275 of the SFA except: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) to an institutional investor pursuant to Section&nbsp;274 of the SFA or to a relevant person (as defined in Section&nbsp;275(2) of the SFA)
pursuant to Section&nbsp;275(1) of the SFA, or to any person pursuant to Section&nbsp;275(1A) and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section&nbsp;275 of the SFA; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) (in the case of a corporation) where the transfer arises from an offer referred to in Section&nbsp;276(3)(i)(B) of the SFA or (in the case
of a trust) where the transfer arises from an offer referred to in Section&nbsp;276(4)(i)(B) of the SFA; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) where no consideration is or
will be given for the transfer; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) where the transfer is by operation of law; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) as specified in Section&nbsp;276(7) of the SFA; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offer of Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore;
or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) as specified in Regulation 37A of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) Securities and Securities-based Derivative
Contracts Regulations 2018 of Singapore. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Singapore SFA Product Classification&#151;Solely for the purposes of our obligations pursuant to section
309B of the SFA and the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018 of Singapore (the &#147;CMP Regulations 2018&#148;), we have determined, and hereby notify all relevant persons (as defined in Section&nbsp;309A(1) of the
SFA) that the Notes are &#147;prescribed capital markets products&#148; (as defined in the CMP Regulations 2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">04-N12:</FONT> Notice on the Sale of
Investment Products and MAS Notice <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FAA-N16:</FONT> Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Taiwan
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes have not been and will not be registered or filed with, or approved by, the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan, Republic of
China and/or any other regulatory authority of Taiwan pursuant to relevant securities laws and regulations and may not be offered, issued or sold within Taiwan through a public offering or in any manner which would constitute an offer within the
meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of Taiwan or relevant laws and regulations that requires a registration, filing or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan and/or other regulatory authority of Taiwan. No person or entity
in Taiwan has been authorized to offer, sell, distribute or otherwise intermediate the offering of the Notes in Taiwan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Republic of China
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes have not been, and shall not be, offered, sold or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-sold,</FONT> directly or indirectly, to investors
other than &#147;professional institutional investors&#148; as defined under Paragraph 2 of Article 4 of the Financial Consumer Protection Act of the ROC, which currently include: overseas or domestic (i)&nbsp;banks, securities firms, futures firms
and insurance companies (excluding insurance agencies, insurance brokers and insurance surveyors), the foregoing as further defined in more details in Paragraph 3 of Article 2 of the Organization Act of the Financial Supervisory Commission of the
ROC, (ii)&nbsp;fund management companies, government investment institutions, government funds, pension funds, mutual funds, unit trusts, and funds managed by financial service enterprises pursuant to the ROC Securities Investment Trust and
Consulting Act, the ROC Future Trading Act or the ROC Trust Enterprise Act or investment assets mandated and delivered by or transferred for trust by financial consumers, and (iii)&nbsp;other institutions recognized by the Financial Supervisory
Commission of the ROC. Purchasers of the Notes are not permitted to sell or otherwise dispose of the Notes except by transfer to the aforementioned professional institutional investors. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The validity of the Notes will be passed upon for us by McGuireWoods LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The underwriters have been represented by Hunton Andrews
Kurth LLP, New York, New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="suptoc807282_13"></A>EXPERTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial statements, and the related financial statement schedule, incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement from the NiSource
Inc. Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> and the effectiveness of NiSource Inc. and subsidiaries&#146; internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, an independent
registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm
given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. </P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NiSource Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Common Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Preferred
Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Depositary Shares </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Debt Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Warrants
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Stock Purchase Contracts </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Stock Purchase Units </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource Inc. may offer, from time to
time, in amounts, at prices and on terms that it will determine at the time of offering, any or all of the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">shares of common stock; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">shares of preferred stock, in one or more series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">depositary shares representing interests in shares of preferred stock; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">one or more series of its debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">stock purchase contracts to purchase common stock or preferred stock, either separately or in units with the
debt securities described below or U.S. Treasury securities </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will provide specific terms of these securities, including their
offering prices, in prospectus supplements to this prospectus. The prospectus supplements may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement carefully before you
invest. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may offer these securities to or through underwriters, through dealers or agents, directly to you or through a combination of these methods.
You can find additional information about our plan of distribution for the securities under the heading &#147;Plan of Distribution&#148; beginning on page 34 of this prospectus. We will also describe the plan of distribution for any particular
offering of these securities in the applicable prospectus supplement. This prospectus may not be used to sell our securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#147;NI.&#148; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in our securities involves risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors described under the heading &#147;<A HREF="#toc807282_2">Risk Factors
</A>&#148; on page 2 of this prospectus, in the documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus and, if applicable, in risk factors described in any accompanying prospectus supplement before you invest in our securities. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this
Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The date of this prospectus is
November&nbsp;1, 2022. </B></P>
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Units</A></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;), utilizing a
&#147;shelf&#148; registration or continuous offering process. Under this process, we may from time to time sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus provides you with a general description of the common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, debt securities, warrants, stock purchase
contracts and stock purchase units we may offer. Each time we offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. That prospectus supplement may include a description of
any risk factors or other special considerations applicable to those securities. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in the
prospectus and the prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. You should read both this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the
heading &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The registration statement containing this prospectus, including the exhibits to the
registration statement, provides additional information about us and the securities offered under this prospectus. Specifically, we have filed and incorporated by reference certain legal documents that control the terms of the securities offered by
this prospectus as exhibits to the registration statement. We will file or incorporate by reference certain other legal documents that will control the terms of the securities we may offer by this prospectus as exhibits to the registration statement
or to reports we file with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, we may prepare and deliver one or more
&#147;free writing prospectuses&#148; to you in connection with any offering of securities under this prospectus. Any such free writing prospectus may contain additional information about us, our business, the offered securities, the manner in which
such securities are being offered, our intended use of the proceeds from the sale of such securities, risks relating to our business or an investment in such securities or other information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus and certain of the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus contain, and any accompanying prospectus supplement or free
writing prospectus that we deliver to you may contain, summaries of information contained in documents that we have filed or will file as exhibits to our SEC filings. Such summaries do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in
their entirely by reference to, the actual documents filed with the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Copies of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and of
the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus may be obtained as described below under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement and any free writing
prospectus that we deliver to you. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer to sell or soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer or solicitation is
not authorized or in which the person making the offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make the offer or solicitation. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or the accompanying
prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">References to &#147;NiSource&#148; refer to NiSource
Inc. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; or &#147;our&#148; refer collectively to NiSource and its subsidiaries. References to &#147;securities&#148; refer collectively to the common stock, preferred
stock, depositary shares, debt securities, warrants, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units registered hereunder. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Investing in the securities involves risk. You should read carefully the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and &#147;Note regarding forward-looking statements&#148;
sections in NiSource&#146;s most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and in NiSource&#146;s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> which are incorporated by reference
in this prospectus. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and corresponding sections in reports NiSource may file with
the SEC after the date of this prospectus. The prospectus supplement applicable to each type or series of securities we offer may contain a discussion of additional risks applicable to an investment in us and the particular type of securities we are
offering under that prospectus supplement. </I></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Some of the information included in this prospectus, in any prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference are &#147;forward-looking
statements&#148; within the meaning of the securities laws. Investors and prospective investors should understand that many factors govern whether any forward-looking statement contained herein will be or can be realized. Any one of those factors
could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning NiSource&#146;s plans, strategies, objectives, expected performance, expenditures, recovery
of expenditures through rates, stated on either a consolidated or segment basis, and any and all underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical fact. From time to time, NiSource may publish or otherwise make
available forward-looking statements of this nature. All such subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral and whether made by or on behalf of NiSource, are also expressly qualified by these cautionary statements. All
forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that management believes to be reasonable; however, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, among other things, NiSource&#146;s ability to
execute its business plan or growth strategy, including utility infrastructure investments; potential incidents and other operating risks associated with NiSource&#146;s business; NiSource&#146;s ability to adapt to, and manage costs related to,
advances in technology; impacts related to NiSource&#146;s aging infrastructure; NiSource&#146;s ability to obtain sufficient insurance coverage and whether such coverage will protect it against significant losses; the success of NiSource&#146;s
electric generation strategy; construction risks and natural gas costs and supply risks; fluctuations in demand from residential and commercial customers; fluctuations in the price of energy commodities and related transportation costs or an
inability to obtain an adequate, reliable and cost-effective fuel supply to meet customer demands; the attraction and retention of a qualified, diverse workforce and ability to maintain good labor relations; NiSource&#146;s ability to manage new
initiatives and organizational changes; the actions of activist stockholders; the performance of third-party suppliers and service providers; potential cybersecurity-attacks; increased requirements and costs related to cybersecurity; any damage to
NiSource&#146;s reputation; any remaining liabilities or impact related to the sale of the Massachusetts business; the impacts of natural disasters, potential terrorist attacks or other catastrophic events; the physical impacts of climate change and
the transition to a lower carbon future; NiSource&#146;s ability to manage the financial and operational risks related to achieving NiSource&#146;s carbon emission reduction goals; NiSource&#146;s debt obligations; any changes to NiSource&#146;s
credit rating or the credit rating of certain of its subsidiaries; any adverse effects related to NiSource&#146;s equity units; adverse economic and capital market conditions or increases in interest rates; economic regulation and the impact of
regulatory rate reviews; NiSource&#146;s ability to obtain expected financial or regulatory outcomes; continuing and potential future impacts from the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic; economic conditions in certain
industries; the reliability of customers and suppliers to fulfill their payment and contractual obligations; the ability of NiSource&#146;s subsidiaries to generate cash; pension funding obligations; potential impairments of goodwill; changes in the
method for determining LIBOR and the potential replacement of the LIBOR benchmark interest rate; the outcome of legal and regulatory proceedings, investigations, incidents, claims and litigation; potential remaining liabilities related to the
Greater Lawrence, Massachusetts gas distribution incident (the &#147;Greater Lawrence Incident&#148;); compliance with the agreements entered into with the U.S. Attorney&#146;s Office to settle the U.S. Attorney&#146;s Office&#146;s investigation
relating to the Greater Lawrence Incident; compliance with applicable laws, regulations and tariffs; compliance with environmental laws and the costs of associated liabilities; changes in taxation; and other matters set forth in the &#147;Risk
Factors&#148; section of NiSource&#146;s most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and NiSource&#146;s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> many of which risks are
beyond the control of NiSource. In addition, the relative contributions to profitability by each business segment, and the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements relating thereto, may change over time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. NiSource undertakes no obligation, and
expressly disclaims any such obligation, to update or revise any forward-</P>
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looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or changes to the future results over time or otherwise, except as required by law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accordingly, you should not rely on the accuracy of predictions contained in forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date of this
prospectus, the date of the accompanying prospectus supplement or, in the case of documents incorporated by reference, the date of those documents. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to you at the
SEC&#146;s website at http://www.sec.gov and at our website at www.nisource.com. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website is not a part of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC allows us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; information into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to another document that NiSource has filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. Information that NiSource files with the SEC after the date of this prospectus
will automatically modify and supersede the information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus to the extent that the subsequently filed information modifies or supersedes the existing information. We incorporate by reference the
following documents filed with the SEC: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000111171122000007/nix-20211231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2021; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarters ended <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000111171122000013/nix-20220331.htm">March&nbsp;31,
 2022</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000111171122000025/nix-20220630.htm">June&nbsp;30, 2022</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Current Reports on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K&nbsp;filed</FONT> on&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000119312522019965/d65024d8k.htm">January<U></U>&nbsp;27, 2022</A>&nbsp;(as amended by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K/A&nbsp;filed</FONT>
on&nbsp;<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000119312522076457/d285843d8ka.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;16, 2022</A>),&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000119312522046616/d211017d8k.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;18, 2022</A>,&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000119312522076424/d327373d8k.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;16, 2022</A>,&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000119312522122183/d355453d8k.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;27, 2022</A>,&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000119312522159458/d269017d8k.htm">May<U></U>&nbsp;
25, 2022</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000119312522171998/d365418d8k.htm">June<U></U>&nbsp;
10, 2022</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000119312522216834/d367891d8k.htm">August<U></U>&nbsp;
10, 2022</A>; and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000119312522222159/d386637d8k.htm">August<U></U>&nbsp;16, 2022</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the description of our common stock contained in our <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823392/000095013700001836/0000950137-00-001836.txt">definitive
 joint proxy statement/prospectus</A> dated April&nbsp;24, 2000; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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our 6.50% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (&#147;Series B Preferred Stock&#148;) and a 1/1000th ownership interest in a share of our Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock
(&#147;Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock&#148;), and (ii)&nbsp;the underlying Series B Preferred Stock and Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock contained or referred to in the
registration statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000119312518361005/d677823d8a12b.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including any
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representing a 1/10th undivided beneficial ownership in a share of our Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#147;the Series C Preferred Stock&#148;), and (ii)&nbsp;the underlying Series&nbsp;C Preferred Stock
contained or referred to in the registration statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1111711/000119312521122820/d140623d8a12ba.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A/A</FONT></A> filed under the Securities Exchange Act
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any future filings we make with the SEC under Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, after the date of this prospectus and before we sell all of the securities offered by this prospectus. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may
request a copy of any of these filings at no cost by writing to or calling us at the following address and telephone number: Corporate Secretary, NiSource Inc., 801 East 86th Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana 46410, telephone: (877) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">647-5990.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have filed this prospectus with the SEC as part of a registration statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> under the Securities Act of 1933. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. Any statement made in this prospectus concerning the contents of any contract,
agreement or other document is only a summary of the actual document. If we have filed any contract, agreement or other document as an exhibit to the </P>
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registration statement, you should read the exhibit for a more complete understanding of the document or matter involved. Each statement regarding a contract, agreement or other document is
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Overview.</I><I></I>&nbsp;NiSource is an energy holding company whose primary subsidiaries are fully regulated natural gas and electric utility companies
serving approximately 3.7&nbsp;million customers in six states. Our principal subsidiaries include NiSource Gas Distribution Group, Inc., a natural gas distribution holding company, and Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC
(&#147;NIPSCO&#148;), a gas and electric company. NiSource derives substantially all of its revenues and earnings from the operating results of these rate-regulated businesses. Our primary business segments are: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Business Strategy.</I><I></I>&nbsp;We focus our business strategy on providing safe and reliable service through our core, rate-regulated asset-based
utilities, which generate substantially all of our operating income. NiSource&#146;s utilities continue to move forward on core safety, infrastructure and environmental investment programs supported by complementary regulatory and customer
initiatives across all six states in which we operate. Our goal is to develop strategies that benefit all stakeholders as we (i)&nbsp;embark on long-term infrastructure investment and safety programs to better serve our customers, (ii)&nbsp;align
our tariff structures with our cost structure, and (iii)&nbsp;address changing customer conservation patterns. These strategies are intended to improve reliability and safety, enhance customer service, ensure customer affordability and reduce
emissions while generating sustainable returns. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Gas Distribution Operations.</I><I></I>&nbsp;Our natural gas distribution operations serve
approximately 3.2&nbsp;million customers in six states and operate approximately 54,600 miles of pipeline. Through our wholly-owned subsidiary NiSource Gas Distribution Group, Inc., we own five distribution subsidiaries that provide natural gas to
approximately 2.4&nbsp;million residential, commercial and industrial customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky and Maryland. We also distribute natural gas to approximately 853,000 customers in northern Indiana through our wholly-owned
subsidiary NIPSCO. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Electric Operations.</I><I></I>&nbsp;We generate, transmit and distribute electricity through our subsidiary NIPSCO to
approximately 483,000 customers in 20 counties in the northern part of Indiana and also engage in wholesale and electric transmission transactions. We own and operate sources of generation as well as source power through power purchase agreements
(&#147;PPAs&#148;). We continue to transition our generation portfolio to primarily renewable sources. During 2021, we operated Rosewater Wind Generation LLC for the full year and Indiana Crossroads Wind Generation LLC went into service during
December 2021. We also purchased energy generated from renewable sources through PPAs. NIPSCO&#146;s transmission system, with voltages from 69,000 to 765,000 volts, consists of 3,024 circuit miles. NIPSCO is interconnected with eight neighboring
electric utilities. During the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2021, NIPSCO generated 47.87% and purchased 52.13% of its electric requirements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our
executive offices are located at 801 East 86th Avenue, Merrillville, Indiana 46410, telephone: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(877)&nbsp;647-5990.</FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise described in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of securities offered by this prospectus and
any applicable prospectus supplement for general corporate purposes, including additions to working capital and repayment of existing indebtedness. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The authorized capital stock of NiSource
consists of 620,000,000 shares, of which 600,000,000 are common stock, par value $0.01, and 20,000,000 are preferred stock, par value $0.01. The board of directors has designated (i) 400,000 shares of Series A Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable
Perpetual Preferred Stock (&#147;Series A Preferred Stock&#148;), liquidation preference $1,000 per share, (ii) 20,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25,000 per share, (iii) 20,000 shares of Series <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $0.01 per share and (iv) 862,500 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $1,000 per share. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of October&nbsp;28, 2022, NiSource had outstanding 406,134,342&nbsp;shares of its common stock, 400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 20,000 shares
of Series B Preferred Stock, 20,000 shares of Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock and 862,500 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock and Series
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock are represented by 20,000,000 depositary shares, each representing 1/1000th ownership interest in a share of each of the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock. Additional details concerning these depositary shares are provided below under &#147;Description of Depositary Shares.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On April&nbsp;19, 2021, NiSource issued 8,625,000 Series A Equity Units (&#147;Series A Equity Units&#148;), initially consisting of Series A Corporate Units,
each with a stated amount of $100. Each Series A Corporate Unit consists of a forward contract to purchase shares of NiSource&#146;s common stock in the future and a 10% undivided beneficial ownership interest in one share of Series C Preferred
Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (&#147;certificate of incorporation&#148;) also designates 4,000,000 shares of
NiSource&#146;s preferred stock as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (&#147;Series A Junior Stock&#148;). The shares of Series A Junior Stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of rights under NiSource&#146;s former Shareholder
Rights Plan, which formally expired in 2010, and no shares of Series A Junior Stock were ever issued. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The below summaries of provisions of
NiSource&#146;s common stock and preferred stock are not necessarily complete. You are urged to read carefully, and the below summaries are qualified in their entirety by, NiSource&#146;s certificate of incorporation and Amended and Restated <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-Laws</FONT> (&#147;bylaws&#148;) which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and the certificates of designations for each series of NiSource&#146;s preferred stock which
have been or hereafter are filed with the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Anti-Takeover Provisions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource&#146;s certificate of incorporation includes provisions that may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying or preventing changes in
control of NiSource&#146;s management. More specifically, the certificate of incorporation provides that stockholders may not cumulate their votes and stockholder action may be taken only at a duly called meeting and not by written consent. In
addition, NiSource&#146;s bylaws contain requirements for advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations. These and other provisions of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law could discourage potential
acquisition proposals for NiSource and could delay or prevent a change in control of management of NiSource. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under Delaware law, the approval of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of a class of NiSource&#146;s capital stock would be necessary to authorize any amendment to the certificate of incorporation that would increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares
of such class of capital stock or that would adversely alter or change the powers, preferences or special right of such class of capital stock. Further, pursuant to the certificates of designations for the Series A Preferred Stock, Series B
Preferred Stock, Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock, the holders of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of any series of such preferred stock must approve certain amendments
to the certificate of incorporation that would have a material adverse effect on the existing </P>
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preferences, rights, powers, duties or obligations of such series of preferred stock. The effect of these provisions may permit the respective holders of NiSource&#146;s outstanding shares of
capital stock to block a proposed amendment to the certificate of incorporation in connection with a potential acquisition of NiSource if such amendment would (i)&nbsp;adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of NiSource&#146;s
common stock or (ii)&nbsp;have a material adverse effect on the existing preferences, rights, powers, duties or obligations of a series of NiSource&#146;s preferred stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource is subject to the provisions of Section&nbsp;203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) regulating corporate takeovers.
Section&nbsp;203 prevents certain Delaware corporations, including those whose securities are listed on a national securities exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange, from engaging, under certain circumstances, in a &#147;business
combination&#148; (as defined therein), which includes, among other things, a merger or sale of more than 10% of the corporation&#146;s assets, with any interested stockholder for three years following the date that the stockholder became an
interested stockholder. An interested stockholder is a stockholder who acquired 15% or more of the corporation&#146;s outstanding voting stock or an affiliate or associate of such person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Common Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource&#146;s common stock is listed on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#147;NI.&#148; Shares of NiSource&#146;s common stock, offered and sold pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, will be fully paid and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Liquidation Rights </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of NiSource, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of the debts
and other liabilities of NiSource and the distribution in full of all preferential amounts (including any accumulated and unpaid dividends) to which the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and any other series of preferred stock of NiSource hereafter created are entitled, the holders of common stock will share ratably in the remaining assets in proportion
to the number of shares of common stock held by them respectively. A consolidation or merger of NiSource with or into any other corporation, or any purchase or redemption of shares of any class of NiSource&#146;s capital stock, will not be deemed to
be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of NiSource&#146;s affairs. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Voting Rights </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise required by Delaware law or as otherwise provided in the certificate of designations for the Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred
Stock, Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock or any other series of preferred stock of NiSource hereafter created, holders of NiSource&#146;s common stock exclusively possess voting power for
the election of NiSource&#146;s directors and all other matters requiring stockholder action. Each holder of common stock, if entitled to vote on a matter, is entitled to one vote per share. Holders of common stock are not entitled to cumulative
voting rights. Holders of common stock will be notified of any stockholders&#146; meeting according to applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the voting rights of the
Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock, including the rights of holders of Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred
Stock to elect two additional directors to NiSource&#146;s board of directors upon a Nonpayment Event (as defined below), see &#147;&#151;Series A Preferred Stock&#151; Voting Rights,&#148; &#147;&#151;Series B Preferred Stock&#151;Voting
Rights,&#148; &#147;&#151;Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock&#151;Voting Rights&#148; and &#147;&#151;Series C Preferred Stock&#151;Voting Rights.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Dividend Rights </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of common stock will be entitled
to receive dividends, when, as and if declared by NiSource&#146;s board of directors out of legally available funds for such purpose in accordance with Delaware law, subject to the powers, </P>
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preferences and rights afforded to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and any other series of preferred stock of NiSource hereafter
created. Dividends may be paid in cash, capital stock or other property of NiSource. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource is prohibited by the terms of each of its Series A
Preferred Stock, its Series B Preferred Stock and its Series C Preferred Stock from declaring or paying dividends on any shares of NiSource&#146;s common stock (other than dividends payable solely in shares of its common stock) or redeeming,
repurchasing or acquiring shares of its common stock unless full cumulative dividends have been paid with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock, respectively, through the most recently
completed respective dividend periods. See &#147;&#151;Series A Preferred Stock&#151;Dividends,&#148; &#147;&#151;Series B Preferred Stock&#151;Dividends&#148; and &#147;&#151;Series C Preferred Stock&#151;Dividends.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As noted above, NiSource is an energy holding company that derives substantially all of its revenues and earnings from the operating results of the
rate-regulated businesses of its subsidiaries. Accordingly, NiSource&#146;s ability to pay dividends on its capital stock is dependent primarily upon the earnings and cash flows of its subsidiaries and the distribution or other payment of such
earnings to NiSource. NiSource&#146;s subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay any amounts on the capital stock of NiSource or to make any funds available therefor, whether by
dividends, loans or other payments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>No Preemptive Rights </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of NiSource&#146;s common stock are not entitled to, as holders of common stock, any preemptive rights with respect to any shares of NiSource&#146;s
capital stock or any of its securities convertible into or exercisable for its capital stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Preferred Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>GENERAL </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The board of directors of NiSource can, without
approval of stockholders, issue one or more series of preferred stock. The board of directors of NiSource can also determine the rights, preferences and limitations of each series, including any dividend rights, voting rights, conversion rights,
redemption rights and liquidation preferences, the number of shares constituting each series and the terms and conditions of issue. In some cases, the issuance of preferred stock could delay a change in control of NiSource and make it harder to
remove incumbent management. Under certain circumstances, preferred stock could also restrict dividend payments to holders of common stock. All preferred stock will be fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms of the preferred stock that NiSource may offer will be established by or pursuant to a resolution of the board of directors of NiSource and will be
issued under certificates of designations or through amendments to the certificate of incorporation. If NiSource uses this prospectus to offer preferred stock, an accompanying prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms of the preferred
stock. NiSource will also indicate in the prospectus supplement whether the general terms and provisions described in this prospectus apply to the preferred stock that NiSource may offer. If there are differences between the prospectus supplement
relating to a particular series and this prospectus, the prospectus supplement will control. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following terms of the preferred stock, as applicable,
will be set forth in a prospectus supplement relating to the preferred stock: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the title and stated value; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the number of shares NiSource is offering; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the liquidation preference per share; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the purchase price; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the dividend rate, period and payment date, and method of calculation of dividends; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether dividends will be cumulative or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cumulative</FONT> and, if
cumulative, the date from which dividends will accumulate; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the provisions for a sinking fund, if any; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the provisions for redemption or repurchase, if applicable, and any restrictions on NiSource&#146;s ability to
exercise those redemption and repurchase rights; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any listing of the preferred stock on any securities exchange or market; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">voting rights, if any; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">preemptive rights, if any; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether interests in the preferred stock will be represented by depositary shares; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a discussion of any material or special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the
preferred stock; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to dividend or liquidation rights;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any limitations on issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on a parity with the
series of preferred stock as to dividend or liquidation rights; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other material specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the preferred
stock. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms, if any, on which the preferred stock may be exchanged for or converted into shares of common stock or any other
security and, if applicable, the conversion or exchange price, or how it will be calculated, and the conversion or exchange period will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The preferred stock or any series of preferred stock may be represented, in whole or in part, by one or more global certificates, which will have an aggregate
liquidation preference equal to that of the preferred stock represented by the global certificate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each global certificate will: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">be registered in the name of a depositary or a nominee of the depositary identified in the prospectus supplement;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">be deposited with such depositary or nominee or a custodian for the depositary; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">bear a legend regarding the restrictions on exchanges and registration of transfer and any other matters as may
be provided for under the certificate of designations. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The designation, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and
restrictions of each series of NiSource&#146;s preferred stock discussed below are set forth in a certificate of designations for such series, each forming part of the certificate of incorporation. The following briefly summarizes certain of the
powers, preferences and rights of each series of preferred stock and certain material provisions of the certificate of designations for the applicable series but does not contain a complete description of them and is qualified in its entirety by the
provisions of the applicable certificate of designations. You may obtain a copy of the certificate of designations for each series of preferred stock as described under &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A summary of certain powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Series A Preferred Stock are set forth below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Ranking </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series A Preferred Stock ranks, with respect
to dividends and distributions upon the liquidation, winding up and dissolution, whether voluntary or involuntary, of NiSource&#146;s affairs (a &#147;Liquidation&#148;): (i) senior to NiSource&#146;s common stock and any other class or series of
capital stock that does not expressly provide that it ranks on a parity with or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividends and such distributions (&#147;Series A Junior Securities&#148;); (ii) on a parity with the Series B
Preferred Stock, the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock (except with respect to dividends, as Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock does not entitle its holders to receive dividends),
Series C Preferred Stock (except with respect to dividends, as Series C Preferred Stock does not bear dividends until a successful remarketing of such series) and any other class or series of capital stock that does not expressly provide that it
ranks junior or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividends and such distributions (&#147;Series A Parity Securities&#148;); and (iii)&nbsp;junior to any class or series of capital stock that expressly provides that it ranks
senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividends and such distributions (&#147;Series A Senior Securities&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Liquidation Rights
</U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of any Liquidation, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive out of NiSource&#146;s assets available for
distribution to stockholders (subject to the rights of holders of Series A Senior Securities and Series A Parity Securities in respect of distributions upon Liquidation), before any distribution of assets is made to holders of Series A Junior
Securities, a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. Any accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock and Series A Parity Securities will be paid prior to any distributions in Liquidation. A consolidation or merger of
NiSource with or into any other entity will not be deemed to be a Liquidation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Voting Rights </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series A Preferred Stock has no voting, consent or approval rights except as set forth below or as otherwise provided by Delaware law. On any matter
described below in which the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote as a class (whether separately or together with the holders of any Series A Parity Securities), such holders will be entitled to one vote per share. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Adverse Changes</I>. Unless NiSource has received the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, no amendment to the certificate of incorporation may be adopted that would have a material adverse effect on the
existing preferences, rights, powers, duties or obligations of the Series A Preferred Stock. However, such voting requirement shall not be implicated by any amendment to the certificate of incorporation (i)&nbsp;relating to the issuance of
additional shares of preferred stock (subject to the voting rights discussed in the following paragraph) and (ii)&nbsp;in connection with a merger or another transaction in which the Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding or is exchanged for a
series of preferred stock of the surviving entity, in either case, with the terms thereof materially unchanged in any respect adverse to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Parity and Senior Preferred Stock</I>. Unless NiSource has received the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting as a class together with holders of any Series A Parity Securities and upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable,
NiSource may not: (i)&nbsp;create or issue any Series A Parity Securities (including any additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock or Series C
Preferred Stock, but excluding </P>
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any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">payments-in-kind</FONT></FONT> on such shares) if the cumulative dividends payable on the outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred Stock (or Series A Parity Securities, if applicable) are in arrears; or (ii)&nbsp;create or issue any Series A Senior Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Dividends
</U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by NiSource&#146;s board of directors out of
legally available funds for such purpose, cumulative semi-annual cash dividends (subject to the dividend rights of any Series A Senior Securities or Series A Parity Securities) at an initial rate of 5.650% per annum of the $1,000 liquidation
preference per share (equal to $56.50 per share per annum). On and after June&nbsp;15, 2023, dividends will accumulate for each five-year period thereafter according to a formula based on the rate of certain U.S. Treasury securities with a five year
maturity plus the applicable margin. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource is prohibited by the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock from declaring or paying dividends on any Series
A Junior Securities (other than a dividend payable solely in such Series A Junior Securities) or redeeming, repurchasing or acquiring shares of any Series A Junior Securities unless full cumulative dividends have been paid on all outstanding shares
of Series A Preferred Stock and any Series A Parity Securities entitled to dividends through the most recently completed respective dividend periods. In addition, NiSource may not repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Series A
Preferred Stock or Series A Parity Securities unless (i)&nbsp;effected pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same relative terms to all holders of such shares of preferred stock or (ii)&nbsp;(A) full cumulative dividends have been
paid or provided for on all outstanding shares of such series of preferred stock entitled to dividends through the most recently completed respective dividend periods and (B)&nbsp;NiSource expects to have sufficient funds to pay in full the next
dividend on all such outstanding shares of preferred stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Redemption </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource may redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, at its option, in whole or in part, on June&nbsp;15, 2023 or on any fifth anniversary thereafter by paying
$1,000 per share plus an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the redemption date, whether or not declared. In addition, following the occurrence of a &#147;Ratings Event&#148; (as defined in the
certificate of designations of the Series A Preferred Stock), NiSource may, at its option, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock in whole, but not in part, at a redemption price equal to $1,020 (102% of the liquidation preference) per share plus an
amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to the redemption date, whether or not declared. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>No Conversion or Preemptive Rights
</U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible into any other class of NiSource&#146;s capital stock and the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock
do not, as holders of Series A Preferred Stock, have any preemptive rights with respect to any shares of NiSource&#146;s capital stock or any of its securities convertible into or exercisable for its capital stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A summary of certain powers,
preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Series B Preferred Stock are set forth below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Ranking </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series B Preferred Stock ranks, with respect to dividends and distributions upon Liquidation: (i)&nbsp;senior to NiSource&#146;s common stock and any other
class or series of capital stock that does not expressly provide that it ranks on a parity with or senior to the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to dividends and such distributions </P>
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(the &#147;Series B Junior Securities&#148;); (ii) on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock (except with respect to
dividends, as Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock does not entitle its holders to receive dividends), Series C Preferred Stock (except with respect to dividends, as Series C Preferred Stock does not bear dividends
until a successful remarketing of such series) and any other class or series of capital stock that does not expressly provide that it ranks junior or senior to the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to dividends and such distributions (the
&#147;Series B Parity Securities&#148;); and (iii)&nbsp;junior to any class or series of capital stock that expressly provides that it ranks senior to the Series B Preferred Stock with respect to dividends and such distributions (the &#147;Series B
Senior Securities&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Liquidation Rights </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the
event of any Liquidation, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive out of NiSource&#146;s assets available for distribution to stockholders (subject to the rights of holders of Series B Senior Securities and Series B
Parity Securities in respect of distributions upon the Liquidation) before any distribution of assets is made to holders of Series B Junior Securities, a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share. Any accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Series
B Preferred Stock and Series B Parity Securities will be paid prior to any distributions in Liquidation. A consolidation or merger of NiSource with or into any other entity will not be deemed to be a Liquidation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Voting Rights </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series B Preferred Stock has no
voting, consent or approval rights except as set forth below or as otherwise provided by Delaware law. On any matter described below in which the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to vote as a class (whether separately or together
with the holders of any Series B Parity Securities), such holders will be entitled to twenty-five votes per share. The Series B Preferred Stock is paired with the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock and the holders of
the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock are entitled to the voting rights described in &#147;&#151;Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock&#151;Voting Rights.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Adverse Changes</I>. Unless NiSource has received the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, no amendment to the certificate of incorporation may be adopted that would have a material adverse effect on the
existing preferences, rights, powers, duties or obligations of the Series B Preferred Stock. However, such voting requirement shall not be implicated by any amendment to the certificate of incorporation (i)&nbsp;relating to the issuance of
additional shares of preferred stock (subject to the voting rights discussed in the following paragraph) and (ii)&nbsp;in connection with a merger or another transaction in which either the Series B Preferred Stock remains outstanding or is
exchanged for a series of preferred stock of the surviving entity, in either case, with the terms thereof materially unchanged in any respect adverse to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Parity and Senior Preferred Stock</I>. Unless NiSource has received the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, voting as a class together with holders of any Series B Parity Securities and upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable,
NiSource may not: (i)&nbsp;create or issue any Series B Parity Securities (including any additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock or Series C
Preferred Stock, but excluding any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">payments-in-kind</FONT></FONT> on such shares) if the cumulative dividends payable on the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock (or Series
B Parity Securities, if applicable) are in arrears; or (ii)&nbsp;create or issue any Series B Senior Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Dividends </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by NiSource&#146;s board of directors out of legally available funds
for such purpose, cumulative quarterly cash dividends (subject to the dividend rights of any Series B Parity Securities or Series B Senior Securities) at an initial rate of 6.50% per </P>
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annum of the $25,000 liquidation preference per share (equal to $1,625 per share per annum). On and after March&nbsp;15, 2024, dividends will accumulate for each five-year period thereafter
according to a formula based on the rate of certain U.S. Treasury securities with a five year maturity plus the applicable margin. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource is prohibited
by the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock from declaring or paying dividends on any Series B Junior Securities (other than a dividend payable solely in such Series B Junior Securities) or redeeming, repurchasing or acquiring shares of common
stock or any Series B Junior Securities unless full cumulative dividends have been paid on all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock and any Series B Parity Securities entitled to dividends through the most recently completed respective
dividend periods. In addition, NiSource may not repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Series B Preferred Stock or Series B Parity Securities, unless (i)&nbsp;effected pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same relative
terms to all holders of such shares of preferred stock or (ii)&nbsp;(A) full cumulative dividends have been paid or provided for on all outstanding shares of such preferred stock entitled to dividends through the most recently completed respective
dividend periods and (B)&nbsp;NiSource expects to have sufficient funds to pay in full the next dividend on all such outstanding shares of preferred stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Redemption </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource may redeem the Series B Preferred
Stock, at its option, in whole or in part, on March&nbsp;15, 2024 or on any fifth anniversary thereafter by paying $25,000 per share plus an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the redemption date,
whether or not declared. In addition, following the occurrence of a &#147;Ratings Event&#148; (as defined in the certificate of designations of the Series B Preferred Stock), NiSource may, at its option, redeem the Series B Preferred Stock in whole,
but not in part, at a redemption price equal to $25,500 per share (102% of the liquidation preference) plus an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to the redemption date, whether or not declared. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>No Conversion or Preemptive Rights </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series B
Preferred Stock is not convertible into any other class of NiSource&#146;s capital stock and the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock do not, as holders of Series B Preferred Stock, have any preemptive rights with respect to any shares of
NiSource&#146;s capital stock or any of its securities convertible into or exercisable for its capital stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>SERIES
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> PREFERRED STOCK </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock was issued as a
distribution with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock in order to enhance the voting rights of the Series B Preferred Stock to comply with the New York Stock Exchange&#146;s minimum voting rights policy. The Series
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock is paired with the Series B Preferred Stock and may not be transferred, redeemed or repurchased except in connection with the simultaneous transfer, redemption or repurchase of the
underlying Series B Preferred Stock, and upon the transfer, redemption or repurchase of the underlying Series B Preferred Stock, the same number of shares of Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock must simultaneously be
transferred (to the same transferee), redeemed or repurchased, as the case may be. A summary of certain powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred
Stock are set forth below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Ranking </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock ranks, with respect to distributions upon Liquidation: (i)&nbsp;senior to NiSource&#146;s common stock and any other class or series of capital stock that does not expressly provide that it ranks
on a parity with or senior to the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock with respect to such distributions (the &#147;Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Junior Securities&#148;); (ii) on a parity with the
Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and any other class or series of capital stock that does not expressly provide that it ranks junior or senior to </P>
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the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock with respect to such distributions (the &#147;Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Parity Securities&#148;);
and (iii)&nbsp;junior to any class or series of capital stock that expressly provides that it ranks senior to the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock with respect to such distributions (the &#147;Series <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Senior Securities&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Liquidation Rights </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of any Liquidation, the holders of the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock are entitled to receive out of
NiSource&#146;s assets available for distribution to stockholders (subject to the rights of holders of Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Senior Securities and Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Parity Securities in
respect of distributions upon Liquidation), before any distribution of assets is made to holders of Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Junior Securities, a liquidation preference of $0.01 per share. Any accumulated and unpaid
dividends on the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Parity Securities will be paid prior to any distributions in Liquidation. A consolidation or merger of NiSource with or into any other entity will not be deemed to be a Liquidation.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Voting Rights </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock has no voting, consent or approval rights except as set forth below or as otherwise provided by Delaware law. On any matter described below in which the holders of the Series <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1&nbsp;Preferred</FONT> Stock are entitled to vote as a class (whether separately or together with the holders of any Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Parity Securities), such holders will be entitled
to twenty-five votes per share. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Adverse Changes</I>. Unless NiSource has received the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the outstanding shares of Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, no amendment to the certificate of incorporation may be adopted that would have a
material adverse effect on the existing preferences, rights, powers, duties or obligations of the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock. However, such voting requirement shall not be implicated by any amendment to the
certificate of incorporation (i)&nbsp;relating to the issuance of additional shares of preferred stock and (ii)&nbsp;in connection with a merger or another transaction in which either the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred
Stock remains outstanding or is exchanged for a series of preferred stock of the surviving entity, in either case, with the terms thereof materially unchanged in any respect adverse to the holders of Series
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Election of Directors upon Nonpayment Events</I>. If and whenever dividends on any shares
of Series B Preferred Stock shall not have been declared and paid for at least six dividend periods, whether or not consecutive (a &#147;Nonpayment Event&#148;), the number of directors then constituting NiSource&#146;s board of directors will
automatically be increased by two and the holders of Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock, voting as a class together with the holders of any outstanding Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Parity
Securities having like voting rights that are exercisable at that time (&#147;Director Voting Preferred Stock&#148;), shall be entitled to elect the two additional directors (the &#147;Preferred Stock Directors&#148;), provided that (i)&nbsp;such
election does not violate the corporate governance requirements of the New York Stock Exchange that companies must have a majority of independent directors and (ii)&nbsp;any such director is not prohibited or disqualified from serving as a director
of NiSource by any applicable law. The Preferred Stock Directors shall each be entitled to one vote per director on any matter before NiSource&#146;s board of directors for a vote. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When all accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock have been paid in full, then (a)&nbsp;the right of the holders of Series <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock to elect the Preferred Stock Directors shall cease, (b)&nbsp;the terms of office of the Preferred Stock Directors will automatically terminate and (c)&nbsp;the number of directors constituting
NiSource&#146;s board of directors will automatically decrease by two. Any Preferred Stock Director may be removed at any time without cause by holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT>
Preferred Stock and Director Voting Preferred Stock (voting together as a single class). So long as a Nonpayment Event continues, any vacancy in the office of a Preferred Stock Director (after the initial election of Preferred Stock Directors) may
be filled by the written consent of the Preferred Stock Director remaining in office (if any), in lieu of a vote by the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock and Director Voting Preferred Stock (voting together as a
single class). </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock are not entitled to receive dividends. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Redemption </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The shares of Series <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock are subject to mandatory redemption, in whole or in part, at a redemption price of $0.01 per share upon the redemption of the underlying shares of Series B Preferred Stock with which such shares
of Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock are paired. The shares of Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock are not otherwise subject to redemption. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>No Conversion or Preemptive Rights </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock is not convertible into any other class of NiSource&#146;s capital stock and the holders of the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock do not, as holders of Series <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock, have any preemptive rights with respect to any shares of NiSource&#146;s capital stock or any of its securities convertible into or exercisable for its capital stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A summary of certain powers,
preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Series C Preferred Stock are set forth below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Ranking </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Series C Preferred Stock ranks, with respect to dividends and distributions upon Liquidation: (i)&nbsp;senior to NiSource&#146;s common stock and any other
class or series of capital stock that does not expressly provide that it ranks on a parity with or senior to the Series C Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights or distribution rights (the &#147;Series C Junior Securities&#148;); (ii) on a
parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock (except with respect to dividends, as Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock
does not entitle its holders to receive dividends) and any other class or series of capital stock that expressly provides that it ranks on a parity with the Series C Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights or distribution rights (the
&#147;Series C Parity Securities&#148;); and (iii)&nbsp;junior to any class or series of capital stock that expressly provides that it ranks senior to the Series C Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights or distribution rights (the
&#147;Series C Senior Securities&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Liquidation Rights </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of any Liquidation, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to receive out of NiSource&#146;s assets available for distribution
to stockholders (subject to the rights of holders of Series C Senior Securities and Series C Parity Securities in respect of distributions upon the Liquidation) before any payment or distribution of assets is made to holders of Series C Junior
Securities, a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. Any accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock and Series C Parity Securities will be paid prior to any distributions in Liquidation. A consolidation or merger of
NiSource with or into any other entity will not be deemed to be a Liquidation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Voting Rights </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On any matter described below in which the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to vote as a class with Series C Parity Securities, each share
of Series C Preferred Stock and each share of Series C Parity Securities s will be entitled to a number of votes in proportion to the liquidation preference then-applicable to such shares. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless NiSource has received the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock and all other series of Series C Parity Securities, voting as a single class, NiSource may not (i)&nbsp;authorize, create or issue, or increase the
number of authorized or issued shares of, any class or series of Series C Senior Securities, or reclassify any capital stock of NiSource into any such shares of Series C Senior Securities, or create, authorize or issue any obligation or security
convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any such shares of Series C Senior Securities; (ii)&nbsp;amend the certificate of incorporation so as to materially and adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the
Series C Preferred Stock or (iii)&nbsp;consummate a reorganization or reclassification involving the Series C Preferred Stock or a merger or consolidation of NiSource with another entity, unless the Series C Preferred Stock remains outstanding or is
exchanged for a series of preferred stock of the surviving entity, in either case, with the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, taken as a whole, no less favorable to the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Dividends </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shares of Series C Preferred Stock do not
initially bear any dividends. Following a successful remarketing of the Series C Preferred Stock, dividends may become payable when, as and if declared by NiSource&#146;s board of directors out of legally available funds for such purpose. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource is prohibited by the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock from declaring or paying dividends on any Series C Parity Securities or Series C Junior
Securities or redeeming, repurchasing or acquiring shares of any Series C Parity Securities or Series C Junior Securities unless (i)&nbsp;full cumulative dividends have been paid on all outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock and any Series C
Parity Securities entitled to dividends for all past dividend periods or (ii)&nbsp;a number of shares of common stock sufficient for the payment of such dividends is set apart for payment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>No Redemption or Preemptive Rights </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shares of the Series
C Preferred Stock are not redeemable and have no preemptive rights with respect to any shares of NiSource&#146;s capital stock or any of its securities convertible into or exercisable for its capital stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Conversion Rights </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each share of Series C Preferred
Stock, unless previously converted, will automatically convert into shares of NiSource&#146;s common stock on the mandatory conversion date, which is expected to be on or about March&nbsp;1, 2024 (&#147;Mandatory Conversion Date&#148;). The
conversion rate will be determined based on the volume-weighted average share price of NiSource&#146;s common stock near the conversion date. If no successful remarketing of the Series C Preferred Stock has previously occurred (a &#147;Remarketing
Failure&#148;), effective as of December&nbsp;1, 2023, each share of Series C Preferred Stock will be automatically transferred to NiSource on the Mandatory Conversion Date without any payment of cash or shares of NiSource&#146;s common stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to December&nbsp;1, 2023, shares of the Series C Preferred Stock may be converted only upon the occurrence of certain fundamental change events. On or
after December&nbsp;1, 2023, unless a Remarketing Failure has occurred, holders of Series C Preferred Stock will have the right to convert the Series C Preferred Stock into shares of common stock prior to the Mandatory Conversion Date. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource may issue depositary shares representing fractional interests in shares of our preferred stock of any series. The following description sets forth
certain general terms and provisions of the depositary shares to which any prospectus supplement may relate. The particular terms of the depositary shares to which any prospectus supplement may relate and the extent, if any, to which the general
terms and provisions may apply to the depositary shares so offered will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. To the extent that any particular terms of the depositary shares, deposit agreements and depositary receipts described in a
prospectus supplement differ from any of the terms described below, then the terms described below will be deemed to have been superseded by that prospectus supplement. You should read the applicable deposit agreement and depositary receipts for
additional information before you decide whether to purchase any of NiSource&#146;s depositary shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the issuance of any depositary
shares, NiSource will enter into a deposit agreement with a bank or trust company, as depositary, which will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. Depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the related
deposit agreement. Immediately following our issuance of the security related to the depositary shares, NiSource will deposit the shares of our preferred stock with the relevant depositary and will cause the depositary to issue, on our behalf, the
related depositary receipts. Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, each owner of a depositary receipt will be entitled, in proportion to the fractional interest in the share of preferred stock represented by the related depositary share, to
all the rights, preferences and privileges of, and will be subject to all of the limitations and restrictions on, the preferred stock represented by the depositary receipt (including, if applicable, dividend, voting, conversion, exchange,
redemption, sinking fund, subscription and liquidation rights). The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the depositary shares offered thereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Depositary Shares representing Series B Preferred Stock and Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource has issued and outstanding 20,000,000 depositary shares (the &#147;Depositary Shares&#148;), each representing a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a
share of its Series B Preferred Stock and a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a share of its Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock. The Depositary Shares are evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to a deposit
agreement (the &#147;Deposit Agreement&#148;) among NiSource, Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., acting jointly as the depositary (the &#147;depositary&#148;), and the holders from time to time of the depositary receipts
evidencing the Depositary Shares. This description of the Depositary Shares is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the respective certificates of designations of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock and the Deposit Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Dividends and Other Distributions </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The depositary will distribute any cash dividends or other cash distributions received in respect of the deposited Series B Preferred Stock and Series <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock to the record holders of Depositary Shares relating to the underlying Series B Preferred Stock and Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock in proportion to the number
of Depositary Shares held by the holders. The depositary will distribute any property received by it other than cash to the record holders of Depositary Shares entitled to those distributions, unless it determines, in consultation with NiSource,
that the distribution cannot be made proportionally among those holders or that it is not feasible to make a distribution. In that event, the depositary may, with NiSource&#146;s approval, sell the property (at a public or private sale) and
distribute the net proceeds from the sale to the holders of the Depositary Shares in proportion to the number of Depositary Shares they hold. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Redemption of Depositary Shares </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If NiSource redeems the
Series B Preferred Stock and Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock represented by the Depositary Shares, a proportionate number of Depositary Shares will be redeemed from the proceeds received by the
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depositary resulting from the redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock held by the depositary. The redemption price per
depositary share will be equal to 1/1,000th of the redemption price per share payable with respect to each of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock. Whenever NiSource redeems shares of
Series B Preferred Stock and Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock held by the depositary, the depositary will redeem, as of the same redemption date, the number of Depositary Shares representing shares of Series B
Preferred Stock and Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock so redeemed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Voting the Preferred Stock </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When the depositary receives notice of any meeting at which the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and/or Series
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, the depositary will mail, or otherwise transmit by an authorized method, the information contained in the notice to the record holders of the Depositary Shares. Each
record holder of the Depositary Shares on the record date, which will be the same date as the record date for the Series B Preferred Stock and/or Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock, may instruct the depositary to vote
the amount of the Series B Preferred Stock and/or Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock entitled to vote represented by the holder&#146;s Depositary Shares. To the extent practicable, the depositary will vote the number
of shares entitled to vote represented by such Depositary Shares in accordance with the instructions it receives. If the depositary does not receive specific instructions from the holders of any Depositary Shares representing the Series B Preferred
Stock and/or Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock entitled to vote, it will abstain from voting the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock and/or Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock
represented thereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Amendment and Termination of the Depositary Agreement </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The form of depositary receipt evidencing the Depositary Shares and any provision of the Depositary Agreement may be amended by agreement between the
depositary and NiSource. However, any amendment that materially and adversely alters the rights of the holders of Depositary Shares will not be effective unless such amendment has been approved by the holders of at least a majority of the Depositary
Shares then outstanding. The Depositary Agreement may be terminated by NiSource upon sixty days&#146; prior written notice to the depositary or by the depositary upon mailing notice to NiSource and the holders of all Depositary Shares then
outstanding if at any time sixty days have expired after the depositary provided written notice to NiSource of its resignation and a successor depositary has not been appointed. The Depositary Agreement shall automatically terminate after there has
been a final distribution in respect of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">B-1</FONT> Preferred Stock in connection with NiSource&#146;s liquidation, dissolution or winding and such distribution has been
distributed to the holders of Depositary Shares. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource may issue debt securities, which will be designated as either senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities, in one or more series from time
to time. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to &#147;debt securities&#148; refer collectively to both the senior debt securities and the subordinated debt securities. The senior debt securities will be issued under an indenture, dated
as of November&nbsp;14, 2000, as amended and supplemented, between NiSource (as successor to NiSource Finance Corp.) and The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor in interest to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank),
as trustee. We refer to this indenture as the &#147;Senior Indenture.&#148; The subordinated debt securities will be issued under a separate indenture to be entered into at a future date between NiSource and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee.
We refer to this indenture as the &#147;Subordinated Indenture&#148; and, together with the Senior Indenture, as the &#147;Indentures.&#148; The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee under the Indentures, will act as indenture trustee for the purposes
of the Trust Indenture Act. We have filed the Indentures as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This section
briefly summarizes some of the terms of the debt securities and the Indentures. This section does not contain a complete description of the debt securities or the Indentures. The description of the debt securities is qualified in its entirety by the
provisions of the Indentures. References to section numbers in this description of the debt securities, unless otherwise indicated, are references to section numbers of each Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:19pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indentures do not limit the amount of debt
securities that may be issued. Each Indenture provides for the issuance of debt securities from time to time in one or more series. The terms of each series of debt securities may be established in a supplemental indenture or in resolutions of
NiSource&#146;s board of directors or a committee of the board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The senior debt securities: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">are direct senior unsecured obligations of NiSource; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">are equal in right of payment to any other unsecured and unsubordinated debt of NiSource. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The subordinated debt securities: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:7pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">are direct subordinated unsecured obligations of NiSource; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">are subordinated to the prior payment in full of the senior debt securities of NiSource. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource is a holding company with no independent business operations or source of income of its own. It conducts substantially all of its operations through
its subsidiaries and, as a result, NiSource depends on the earnings and cash flow of, and dividends or distributions from, its subsidiaries to provide the funds necessary to meet its debt and contractual obligations. Substantially all of
NiSource&#146;s consolidated assets, earnings and cash flow is derived from the operation of its regulated utility subsidiaries, whose legal authority to pay dividends or make other distributions to NiSource is subject to regulatory restrictions.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource&#146;s holding company status also means that its right to participate in any distribution of the assets of any of its subsidiaries upon
liquidation, reorganization or otherwise is subject to the prior claims of the creditors of each of the subsidiaries (except to the extent that the claims of NiSource itself as a creditor of a subsidiary may be recognized). Since this is true for
NiSource, it is also true for the creditors of NiSource (including the holders of the debt securities). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If NiSource uses this prospectus to offer debt
securities, an accompanying prospectus supplement will describe the following terms of the debt securities being offered, to the extent applicable: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the title and type of the debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any limit on the aggregate principal amount; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the date or dates on which NiSource will pay principal; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the right, if any, to extend the date or dates on which NiSource will pay principal; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the interest rates or the method of determining them and the date interest begins to accrue;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the place or places where NiSource will pay principal and interest; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the terms and conditions of any optional redemption, including the date after which, and the price or prices at
which, NiSource may redeem securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the terms and conditions of any optional purchase or repayment, including the date after which, and the price or
prices at which, holders may require NiSource to purchase, or a third party may require holders to sell, securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the terms and conditions of any mandatory or optional sinking fund redemption, including the date after which,
and the price or prices at which, NiSource may redeem securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether bearer securities will be issued; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the denominations in which NiSource will issue securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the currency or currencies in which NiSource will pay principal and interest; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any index or indices used to determine the amount of payments; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the portion of principal payable on declaration of acceleration of maturity; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any additional events of default or covenants of NiSource applicable to the debt securities;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether NiSource will pay additional amounts in respect of taxes and similar charges on debt securities held by a
United States alien and whether NiSource may redeem those debt securities rather than pay additional amounts; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether NiSource will issue the debt securities in whole or in part in global form and, in such case, the
depositary for such global securities and the circumstances under which beneficial owners of interests in the global security may exchange such interest for securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the date or dates after which holders may convert the securities into shares of NiSource common stock or
preferred stock and the terms for that conversion; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">particular terms of subordination with respect to subordinated debt securities; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other terms of the securities consistent with the provisions of the applicable Indenture.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indentures do not give holders of debt securities protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction or other transaction
involving NiSource. The Indentures also do not limit the ability of NiSource to incur indebtedness or to declare or pay dividends on its capital stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conversion Rights </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms, if any, on which a series
of debt securities may be exchanged for or converted into shares of common stock or preferred stock of NiSource will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Denomination, Registration and Transfer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource may
issue the debt securities as registered securities in certificated form or as global securities as described under the heading &#147;Book-Entry Issuance.&#148; Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus
</P>
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supplement, NiSource will issue registered debt securities in minimum denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof. (See Section&nbsp;302.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If NiSource issues the debt securities as registered securities, NiSource will keep at one of its offices or agencies a register in which it will provide for
the registration and transfer of the debt securities. NiSource will appoint that office or agency the security registrar for the purpose of registering and transferring the debt securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The holder of any registered debt security may exchange the debt security for registered debt securities of the same series having the same stated maturity
date and original issue date, in any authorized denominations, in like tenor and in the same aggregate principal amount. The holder may exchange those debt securities by surrendering them in a place of payment maintained for this purpose at the
office or agency NiSource has appointed as securities registrar. Holders may present the debt securities for exchange or registration of transfer, duly endorsed or accompanied by a duly executed written instrument of transfer satisfactory to
NiSource and the securities registrar. No service charge will apply to any exchange or registration of transfer, but NiSource may require payment of any taxes and other governmental charges as described in the applicable Indenture. (See
Section&nbsp;305.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If debt securities of any series are redeemed, NiSource will not be required to issue, register transfer of or exchange any debt
securities of that series during the 15 business day period immediately preceding the day the relevant notice of redemption is given. That notice will identify the serial numbers of the debt securities being redeemed. After notice is given, NiSource
will not be required to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any debt securities that have been selected to be either partially or fully redeemed, except the unredeemed portion of any debt security being partially redeemed. (See
Section&nbsp;305.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Payment and Paying Agents </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless
otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, on each interest payment date, NiSource will pay interest on each debt security to the person in whose name that debt security is registered as of the close of business on the record date
relating to that interest payment date. If NiSource defaults in the payment of interest on any debt security, it may pay that defaulted interest to the registered owner of that debt security: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">as of the close of business on a date that the indenture trustee selects, which may not be more than 15&nbsp;days
or less than 10 days before the date NiSource proposes to pay the defaulted interest, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in any other lawful manner that does not violate the requirements of any securities exchange on which that debt
security is listed and that the indenture trustee deems practicable. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(See Section&nbsp;307.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, NiSource will pay the principal of and any premium or interest on the debt securities when
they are presented at the office of the indenture trustee, as paying agent. NiSource may change the place of payment of the debt securities, appoint one or more additional paying agents, and remove any paying agent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Redemption </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable prospectus supplement will
contain the specific terms on which NiSource may redeem a series of debt securities prior to its stated maturity. NiSource will send a notice of redemption to holders at least 30 days but not more than 60 days prior to the redemption date. The
notice will state: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the redemption date; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the redemption price; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if less than all of the debt securities of the series are being redeemed, the particular debt securities to be
redeemed (and the principal amounts, in the case of a partial redemption); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">that on the redemption date, the redemption price will become due and payable and any applicable interest will
cease to accrue on and after that date; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the place or places of payment; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether the redemption is for a sinking fund. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(See Section&nbsp;1104.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On or before any redemption date,
NiSource will deposit an amount of money with the indenture trustee or with a paying agent sufficient to pay the redemption price and any accrued interest, if any, on the debt securities to be redeemed. (See Section&nbsp;1105.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If NiSource is redeeming less than all the debt securities, the indenture trustee will select the debt securities to be redeemed using a method it considers
fair and appropriate. After the redemption date, holders of redeemed debt securities will have no rights with respect to the debt securities except the right to receive the redemption price and any unpaid interest to the redemption date. (See
Sections 1103 and 1106.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource shall not consolidate with or merge into any other person or convey, transfer or lease substantially all of its assets or properties to any person
unless: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">that person is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">that person assumes NiSource&#146;s obligations under the Indentures; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">after giving effect to the transaction, NiSource is not in default under the Indentures and no event which, after
notice or lapse of time, would become an event of default, shall have happened and be continuing; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">NiSource delivers to the indenture trustee an officer&#146;s certificate and an opinion of counsel to the effect
that the transaction complies with the Indentures. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(See Section&nbsp;801.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Limitation on Liens </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As long as any debt securities
remain outstanding, neither NiSource nor any subsidiary of NiSource, other than a utility, may issue, assume or guarantee any debt for money borrowed secured by any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien or other encumbrance on any property owned
by NiSource or that subsidiary, except intercompany indebtedness, without also securing the debt securities (together with any other indebtedness of or guaranteed by NiSource or such subsidiary ranking equally with such debt securities) equally and
ratably with (or prior to) the new debt, unless the total amount of all of the secured debt would not exceed 10% of the consolidated net tangible assets of NiSource and its subsidiaries (other than utilities). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The lien limitations do not apply to NiSource&#146;s and any subsidiary&#146;s ability to do the following: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">create mortgages on any property and on certain improvements and accessions on such property acquired,
constructed or improved after the date of the applicable Indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">assume existing mortgages on any property or indebtedness of an entity which is merged with or into, or
consolidated with NiSource or any subsidiary; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">assume existing mortgages on any property or indebtedness of an entity existing at the time it becomes a
subsidiary; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">create mortgages to secure debt of a subsidiary to NiSource or to another subsidiary (other than a utility);
</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">create mortgages in favor of governmental entities to secure payment under a contract or statute or mortgages to
secure the financing of constructing or improving property, including mortgages for pollution control or industrial revenue bonds; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">create mortgages to secure debt of NiSource or its subsidiaries maturing within 12 months and created in the
ordinary course of business; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">create mortgages to secure the cost of exploration, drilling or development of natural gas, oil or other mineral
property; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">continue mortgages existing on the date of the applicable Indenture; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">create mortgages to extend, renew or replace indebtedness secured by any mortgage referred to above provided that
the principal amount of indebtedness and the property securing the indebtedness shall not exceed the amount secured by the mortgage being extended, renewed or replaced. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(See Section&nbsp;1008.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Events of Default </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indentures provide, with respect to any outstanding series of debt securities, that any of the following events constitutes an &#147;Event of
Default&#148;: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">NiSource defaults in the payment of any interest upon any debt security of that series that becomes due and
payable and the default continues for 60 days; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">NiSource defaults in the payment of principal of or any premium on any debt security of that series when due at
its maturity, on redemption, by declaration or otherwise and the default continues for three business days; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">NiSource defaults in the deposit of any sinking fund payment when due and the default continues for three
business days; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">NiSource defaults in the performance of or breaches any covenant or warranty in the applicable Indenture for 90
days after written notice to NiSource from the indenture trustee or to NiSource and the indenture trustee from the holders of at least 33% of the outstanding debt securities of that series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">NiSource defaults under any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness for money borrowed by it or
defaults under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued, secured or evidenced indebtedness for money borrowed constituting a failure to pay in excess of $50,000,000 of the principal or interest when due and payable, and,
in the event such indebtedness has become due as the result of an acceleration, such acceleration is not rescinded or annulled or such indebtedness is not paid within 60 days after written notice to NiSource from the indenture trustee or to NiSource
and the indenture trustee from the holders of at least 33% of the outstanding debt securities of that series; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of NiSource. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(See Section&nbsp;501.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default occurs with
respect to debt securities of a particular series, the indenture trustee or the holders of 33% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may declare the debt securities of that series due and payable immediately. (See
Section&nbsp;502.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of a particular series will have the right to direct
the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the indenture trustee under the applicable Indenture, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the indenture trustee with respect to the debt securities of that
series. The indenture trustee may refuse to follow directions that </P>
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are in conflict with any rule of law or the applicable Indenture, that expose the indenture trustee to personal liability or that are unduly prejudicial to other holders. The indenture trustee
may take any other action it deems proper that is not inconsistent with those directions. (See Section&nbsp;512.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may waive any past default under the applicable Indenture and its consequences, except a default: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in respect of a payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on any debt security; or
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in respect of a covenant or provision that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of
each affected debt security. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(See Section&nbsp;513.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At any time after the holders of the debt securities of a series declare that the debt securities of that series are due and immediately payable, holders of a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may rescind and cancel the declaration and its consequences: (1)&nbsp;before the indenture trustee has obtained a judgment or decree for money, (2)&nbsp;if all events of
default (other than the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-payment</FONT> of principal which has become due solely by reason of the declaration) have been waived or cured, and (3)&nbsp;if NiSource has paid or deposited with the indenture trustee
an amount sufficient to pay: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">all overdue interest on the debt securities of that series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the principal of, and premium, if any, or interest on any debt securities of that series which are due other than
by reason of the declaration of acceleration; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">interest on overdue interest (if lawful); and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">sums paid or advanced by and amounts due to the indenture trustee under the applicable Indenture.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(See Section&nbsp;502.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Modification
of Indentures </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource and the indenture trustee may modify or amend one or both of the Indentures, without the consent of the holders of any debt
securities, for any of the following purposes: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to evidence the succession of another person as obligor under the Indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to add to NiSource&#146;s covenants or to surrender any right or power conferred on NiSource under the Indenture;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to add events of default; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to add or change any provisions of the Indenture to provide that bearer securities may be registrable as to
principal, to change or eliminate any restrictions on the payment of principal or premium on registered securities or of principal or premium or any interest on bearer securities, to permit registered securities to be exchanged for bearer securities
or to permit the issuance of securities in uncertificated form (so long as the modification or amendment does not adversely affect the interest of the holders of debt securities of any series in any material respect); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to change or eliminate any provisions of the Indenture (so long as there are no outstanding debt securities
entitled to the benefit of the provision); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to secure the debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to establish the form or terms of debt securities of any series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor indenture trustee or facilitate the
administration of the trust under the Indenture by more than one indenture trustee; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture (so long as the cure or modification does not
adversely affect the interest of the holders of debt securities of any series in any material respect); or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to conform the Indenture to any amendment of the Trust Indenture Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(See Section&nbsp;901.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Indenture provides that we and
the indenture trustee may amend the Indenture or the debt securities with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the amendment voting as one class. However,
without the consent of each holder of any outstanding debt securities affected, an amendment or modification may not, among other things: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">change the stated maturity of the principal or interest on any debt security; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the principal amount of, rate of interest on, or premium payable upon the redemption of any debt security;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">change the method of calculating the rate of interest on any debt security; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">change any obligation of NiSource to pay additional amounts in respect of any debt security;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the principal amount of a discount security that would be payable upon acceleration of its maturity;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">change the place or currency of payment of principal of, or any premium or interest on, any debt security;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">impair a holder&#146;s right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment after the stated maturity or
after any redemption date or repayment date; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the percentage in principal amount of outstanding debt securities, the consent of whose holders is
necessary to modify or amend the Indenture or to consent to any waiver under the Indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">change any obligation of NiSource to maintain an office or agency in each place of payment or to maintain an
office or agency outside the United States; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">modify these requirements or reduce the percentage in principal amount of outstanding debt securities, the
consent of whose holders is necessary to waive any past default of certain covenants. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(See Section&nbsp;902.) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Satisfaction and Discharge </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Indentures,
NiSource can terminate its obligations with respect to debt securities of all series not previously delivered to the indenture trustee for cancellation when those debt securities: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">have become due and payable; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">will become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the indenture trustee for
giving notice of redemption. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource may terminate its obligations with respect to the debt securities of that series by depositing
with the indenture trustee, as trust funds dedicated solely for that purpose, an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the debt securities of that series. In that case, the applicable Indenture will cease to be of further
effect and NiSource&#146;s obligations will be satisfied and discharged with respect to that series (except as to NiSource&#146;s obligations to pay all other amounts due under the applicable Indenture and to provide certain
</P>
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officers&#146; certificates and opinions of counsel to the indenture trustee). At the expense of NiSource, the indenture trustee will execute proper instruments acknowledging the satisfaction and
discharge. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(See Section&nbsp;401.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Governing Law
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of the Indentures is, and the related senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities will be, governed by the internal laws of the State
of New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Information Concerning the Indenture Trustee </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to default, the indenture trustee will perform only those duties specifically set forth in the Indentures. After default, the indenture trustee will
exercise the same degree of care as a prudent individual would exercise in the conduct of his or her own affairs. The indenture trustee is not required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the
performance of its duties if it reasonably believes that it may not receive repayment or adequate indemnity. (See Section&nbsp;601.) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because The Bank of
New York Mellon is the trustee under the Senior Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture, it may be required to resign as trustee under one of those Indentures if there is an event of default under an Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may appoint an alternative trustee for any series of debt securities. The appointment of an alternative trustee would be described in the applicable
prospectus supplement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc807282_10"></A>DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource may issue warrants to purchase equity or debt securities. NiSource may issue warrants independently or together with any offered securities. The
warrants may be attached to or separate from those offered securities. NiSource will issue the warrants under warrant agreements to be entered into between NiSource and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all as described in the applicable
prospectus supplement. The warrant agent will act solely as agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants that we may offer will contain the specific terms of the warrants. These terms may include the following:
</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the title of the warrants; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the designation, amount and terms of the securities for which the warrants are exercisable;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the designation and terms of the other securities, if any, with which the warrants are to be issued and the
number of warrants issued with each other security; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the aggregate number of warrants; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any provisions for adjustment of the number or amount of securities receivable upon exercise of the warrants or
the exercise price of the warrants; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the price or prices at which the securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants may be purchased;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the
warrants will be separately transferable; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if applicable, a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the exercise of
the warrants; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and
exercise of the warrants; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence, and the date on which the right will expire;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the maximum or minimum number of warrants that may be exercised at any time; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Exercise of Warrants </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each warrant will entitle the
holder of warrants to purchase for cash the amount of equity or debt securities at the exercise price stated or determinable in the prospectus supplement for the warrants. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the
expiration date shown in the applicable prospectus supplement, unless otherwise specified in such prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be exercised as
described in the applicable prospectus supplement. When the warrant holder makes the payment and properly completes and signs the warrant certificate at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus
supplement, NiSource will, as soon as possible, forward the equity or debt securities that the warrant holder has purchased. If the warrant holder exercises the warrant for less than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate,
NiSource will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining warrants. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc807282_11"></A>DESCRIPTION OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND STOCK PURCHASE
UNITS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource may issue stock purchase contracts, including contracts obligating holders to purchase from NiSource, and for NiSource to sell to the
holders, a specified number of shares of common stock or preferred stock at a future date or dates (&#147;Stock Purchase Contracts&#148;). The price per share of common stock and the number of shares of common stock may be fixed at the time the
stock purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula stated in the stock purchase contracts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The stock purchase
contracts may be issued separately or as part of units that we call &#147;stock purchase units.&#148; Stock purchase units consist of a stock purchase contract and either NiSource&#146;s debt securities or U.S. treasury securities, securing the
holders&#146; obligations to purchase the shares of our common stock or preferred stock under the stock purchase contracts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The stock purchase contracts
may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the stock purchase units or vice versa, and these payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis. The stock purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations in a
specified manner. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units. The description
in the prospectus supplement will only be a summary, and you should read the stock purchase contracts, and, if applicable, collateral or depositary arrangements, relating to the stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units. Material U.S. federal
income tax considerations applicable to the stock purchase units and the stock purchase contracts will also be discussed in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of October 28, 2022, we had 8,625,000 Series A Equity Units outstanding, which were initially issued in the form of Series A Corporate Units, each
consisting of (i)&nbsp;a forward contract to purchase shares of NiSource&#146;s common stock on December&nbsp;1, 2023, subject to early settlement in certain situations, and (ii)&nbsp;a 10% undivided beneficial ownership interest in one share of
Series C Preferred Stock. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc807282_12"></A>BOOK-ENTRY ISSUANCE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, NiSource will issue any debt securities offered under this prospectus as &#147;global
securities.&#148; In addition, NiSource may issue other securities offered under this prospectus as global securities. We will describe the specific terms for issuing any security as a global security in the prospectus supplement relating to that
security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, The Depository Trust Company, or DTC, will act as the depositary for any
global securities. NiSource will issue global securities as fully registered securities registered in the name of DTC&#146;s nominee, Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. NiSource will issue one or more fully registered global securities for each issue of
securities, each in the aggregate principal, stated amount or number of shares of such issue, and will deposit the global securities with DTC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC is a
limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a &#147;banking organization&#148; within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a &#147;clearing corporation&#148; within the meaning
of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a &#147;clearing agency&#148; registered under the provisions of Section&nbsp;17A of the Securities Exchange Act. DTC holds and provides asset servicing for U.S. and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> equity issues, corporate and municipal debt issues and money market instruments that DTC&#146;s participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the post-trade settlement among its direct
participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through electronic computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between its direct participants&#146; accounts. This eliminates the need for physical movement of
securities certificates. DTC&#146;s direct participants include both U.S. and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access to
the DTC system is also available to others such as U.S. and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship
with a DTC participant, either directly or indirectly. The DTC rules applicable to its participants are on file with the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Purchases of securities
under DTC&#146;s system must be made by or through a direct participant, which will receive a credit for such securities on DTC&#146;s records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each security, the beneficial owner, is in turn to be
recorded on the records of direct and indirect participants. Beneficial owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchases, but they should receive written confirmations providing details of the transactions, as well as
periodic statements of their holdings, from the participants through which they entered into the transactions. Transfers of ownership interests in the securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of participants acting on behalf of
beneficial owners. Beneficial owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in securities, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the securities is discontinued. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To facilitate subsequent transfers, all global securities that are deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC are registered in the name of DTC&#146;s nominee,
Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of global securities with, or on behalf of, DTC and their registration in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or such other DTC nominee do
not effect any changes in beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the securities; DTC&#146;s records reflect only the identity of the direct participants to whose accounts such securities are credited, which may
or may not be the beneficial owners. The participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants and by direct and indirect
participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Redemption notices will be sent to DTC. If less than all of the securities of like type, tenor and terms are being redeemed, DTC&#146;s practice is to
determine by lot the amount of the interest of each direct participant in such issue to be redeemed. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither DTC nor Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. (nor any other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to the
global securities unless authorized by a direct participant in accordance with DTC&#146;s procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an omnibus proxy to NiSource as soon as possible after the applicable record date. The omnibus proxy assigns
Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co.&#146;s consenting or voting rights to those direct participants to whose accounts the securities are credited on the applicable record date (identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Redemption proceeds, principal payments and any premium, interest or other payments on the global securities will be made to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., or such
other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC&#146;s practice is to credit direct participants&#146; accounts upon DTC&#146;s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information on the payable date in accordance
with their respective holdings shown on DTC&#146;s records. Payments by participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers registered
in &#147;street name,&#148; and will be the responsibility of the participant and not of DTC, NiSource or the indenture trustee, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements. Payment of redemption proceeds, principal and any premium, interest
or other payments to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of NiSource and the applicable paying agent, disbursement of payments to direct participants will be
the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of payments to the beneficial owners will be the responsibility of direct and indirect participants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except
as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, a beneficial owner will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of a security. Accordingly, each beneficial owner must rely on the procedures of DTC to exercise any rights with respect to
such beneficial owner&#146;s interest in a global security. The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. Such laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial
interests in the global securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary with respect to the global securities at any time
by giving reasonable notice to NiSource or, with respect to a debt security, the indenture trustee. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor securities depositary is not obtained, certificates for the securities are required to be
printed and delivered to the holders of record. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or a successor
securities depositary). NiSource understands, however, that under current industry practices, DTC would notify its participants of NiSource&#146;s decision, but will only withdraw beneficial interests from the global securities at the request of
each participant. In that event, certificates for the securities will be printed and delivered to the applicable participants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in this
section concerning DTC and DTC&#146;s book-entry system has been obtained from sources that we believe to be reliable, but we take no responsibility for the accuracy of this information. We have no responsibility for the performance by DTC or its
participants of their respective obligations as described herein or under the rules and procedures governing their respective operations. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may sell the securities to or through underwriters, through dealers or agents, directly to you or through a combination of these methods. The prospectus
supplement with respect to any offering of securities will describe the specific terms of the securities being offered, including: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds to NiSource from the sale; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any underwriting discounts and commissions or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters&#146; or
agents&#146; compensation; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any initial public offering price; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any securities exchange on which the offered securities may be listed. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Through Underwriters. </I>If we use underwriters in the sale of the securities, the underwriters will acquire the offered securities for their own account.
We will execute an underwriting agreement with an underwriter or underwriters once an agreement for sale of the securities is reached. The underwriters may resell the offered securities in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions,
at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The underwriters may sell the offered securities directly or through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters. Unless otherwise stated in the
prospectus supplement relating to offered securities, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase those offered securities will be subject to certain conditions, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of those offered securities
if they purchase any of them. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Through Dealers. </I>If we use a dealer to sell the securities, we will sell the offered securities to the dealer as
principal. The dealer may then resell those offered securities at varying prices determined at the time of resale. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to
time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Through Agents. </I>If we use agents in the sale of securities, we may designate one or more agents to sell offered securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Directly to Purchasers. </I>We may sell the offered securities directly to one or more purchasers. In this case, no underwriters, dealers or agents would
be involved. We will describe the terms of our direct sales in our prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>General Information. </I>A prospectus supplement will state
the name of any underwriter, dealer or agent and the amount of any compensation, underwriting discounts or concessions paid, allowed or reallowed to them. A prospectus supplement will also state the proceeds to us from the sale of offered
securities, any initial public offering price and other terms of the offering of those offered securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our agents, underwriters and dealers, or their
affiliates, may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may authorize agents,
underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase offered securities from us at the public offering price and on terms described in the related prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery or forward contracts
providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. If we use delayed delivery contracts, we will disclose that we are using them in our prospectus supplement and will tell you when we will demand payment and delivery of the
securities. The delayed delivery contracts will be subject only to the conditions we set forth in our prospectus supplement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may enter into agreements to indemnify agents, underwriters and dealers against certain civil
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc807282_14"></A>LEGAL OPINIONS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Baker&nbsp;&amp; McKenzie LLP, Chicago, Illinois, will pass upon certain legal matters relating to the validity of the securities offered by this prospectus
for us. The opinions with respect to the securities may be subject to assumptions regarding future action to be taken by us and the trustee, if applicable, in connection with the issuance and sale of the securities, the specific terms of the
securities and other matters that may affect the validity of securities but that cannot be ascertained on the date of those opinions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc807282_15">
</A>EXPERTS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial statements and the related financial statement schedule, incorporated by reference in this prospectus to the
NiSource Inc. Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> and the effectiveness of NiSource Inc. and subsidiaries&#146; internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, an
independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given their authority as experts
in accounting and auditing. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; % Notes due 20&#8195; </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:96pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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Supplement </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PNC Capital Markets LLC </B></P>
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