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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-215887
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		18
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240909
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240909
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240909

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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16189
		FILM NUMBER:		241287250

	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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<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.8</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Other Terms of the Notes</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ARTICLE 3 SUBORDINATION</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Notes Subordinated to Senior Indebtedness</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Disputes with Holders of Certain Senior Indebtedness</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Subrogation</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.4</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Obligation of NiSource Unconditional</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.5</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Payments on the Notes Permitted</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.6</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Effectuation of Subordination by Trustee</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.7</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness Not Impaired</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ARTICLE 4 REMEDIES</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Events of Default</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Acceleration of Maturity</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ARTICLE 5 OPTION TO DEFER INTEREST AND COVENANTS</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Option to Defer Interest Payments</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Covenants</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Notice of Deferral</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ARTICLE 6 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION BY NISOURCE</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Optional Redemption</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Redemption Following a Tax Event</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Redemption Following a Rating Agency Event</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.4</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Payments of Interest</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.5</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Securities Called for Redemption</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.6</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Notice of Redemption</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.7</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Deposit of Redemption Price</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ARTICLE 7 OTHER AMENDMENTS</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Restrictions on Liens</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ARTICLE 8 MISCELLANEOUS</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Execution and Delivery</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.3</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Severability</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.4</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Governing Law</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.5</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Waiver of Jury Trial</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.6</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Counterparts</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.7</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Effect of Headings</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.8</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Trustee</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (&#147;Supplemental Indenture&#148;), dated as of
September&nbsp;9, 2024, between NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;NiSource&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;), and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (the
&#147;Trustee&#148;), under the Indenture dated as of the date hereof between NiSource and the Trustee (the &#147;Base Indenture&#148; and, together with the Supplemental Indenture, the &#147;Indenture&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WITNESSETH </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
NiSource and the Trustee are parties to the Base Indenture providing for the issuance by NiSource of unsecured subordinated debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness to be issued in one or more series as determined by NiSource, in an
unlimited principal amount which may be authenticated and delivered as provided in the Base Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, pursuant to
Section&nbsp;301 of the Base Indenture, NiSource desires to provide for the establishment of a new series of its junior subordinated notes to be known as the 6.375%
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Fixed</FONT></FONT> Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2055 (the &#147;Notes&#148;), in an initial aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000, and pursuant to
Section&nbsp;201 of the Base Indenture, NiSource desires to establish the form of the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, NiSource has requested that the
Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture. All conditions precedent and requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and legally binding instrument in accordance with its terms have been complied with, performed
and fulfilled, and the execution and delivery hereof has been duly authorized in all respects. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 1 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEFINITIONS
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.1 <U>Defined Terms</U>. Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meaning set forth in the Base Indenture. As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Base Indenture or in the preamble or recitals hereto are used as so defined. The words &#147;herein,&#148; &#147;hereof&#148; and
&#147;hereby&#148; and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following additional terms are hereby established for the purposes of this Supplemental Indenture and shall have the meanings set forth in
this Supplemental Indenture solely for the purposes of this Supplemental Indenture: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;business day&#148; means, unless otherwise
expressly stated, any day other than (i)&nbsp;a Saturday or Sunday or (ii)&nbsp;a day on which banks and trust companies in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;compound interest&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;5.1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;calculation agent&#148; means, at any time, the entity appointed by NiSource and serving as such agent with respect to the Notes at such
time. Unless NiSource has validly called all of the outstanding Notes for redemption on a redemption date occurring prior to the First Reset Date, NiSource will appoint a calculation agent for the Notes prior to the Reset Interest Determination Date
immediately preceding the First Reset Date; provided that, if NiSource has called all of the outstanding Notes for redemption on a redemption date occurring prior to the First Reset Date but NiSource does not redeem all of the outstanding Notes on
such redemption date, NiSource will appoint a calculation agent for the Notes as promptly as practicable after such proposed redemption date. NiSource may terminate any such appointment and may appoint a successor calculation agent at any time and
from time to time (so long as there shall always be a calculation agent in respect of the Notes when so required). NiSource may appoint NiSource or an affiliate of NiSource as calculation agent. </P>
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corporate stock or shares; (ii)&nbsp;in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; (iii)&nbsp;in the case of a partnership or
limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and (iv)&nbsp;any other interest or participation that confers on a person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of
assets of, the issuing person. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate&#148; means, as of any Reset Interest Determination Date, (i)&nbsp;an
interest rate (expressed as a decimal) determined to be the per annum rate equal to the arithmetic mean of the yields to maturity for U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity with a maturity of five years from the next Reset Date and
trading in the public securities markets, for the five consecutive business days immediately prior to the respective Reset Interest Determination Date as published (or, if fewer than five consecutive business days are so published on the applicable
Reset Interest Determination Date, for such number of business days published) in the most recent H.15, or (ii)&nbsp;if there is no such published U.S. Treasury security with a maturity of five years from the next Reset Date and trading in the
public securities markets, then the rate will be determined by interpolation between the arithmetic mean of the yields to maturity for each of the two series of U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity trading in the public securities
markets, (A)&nbsp;one maturing as close as possible to, but earlier than, the Reset Date following the next succeeding Reset Interest Determination Date, and (B)&nbsp;the other maturing as close as possible to, but later than, the Reset Date
following the next succeeding Reset Interest Determination Date, in each case for the five consecutive business days immediately prior to the respective Reset Interest Determination Date as published in the most recent H.15. If the Five-year U.S.
Treasury Rate cannot be determined pursuant to the methods described in clause (i)&nbsp;or (ii) above, then the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate will be the same interest rate determined for the prior Reset Interest Determination Date or, if the
Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate cannot be so determined as of the Reset Interest Determination Date preceding the First Reset Date, then the interest rate applicable for the Reset Period beginning on and including the First Reset Date will be deemed to
be 6.375% per annum, which is the same interest rate as in effect from and including the Original Issue Date to, but excluding, the First Reset Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;First Reset Date&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;2.4. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;H.15&#148; means the statistical release designated as such, or any successor publication, published by the Board of Governors of the
U.S. Federal Reserve System (or any successor thereto). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;interest payment date&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;2.4.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Interest Payment Period&#148; means the semi-annual period from and including an interest payment date to but excluding the next
succeeding interest payment date, except for the first Interest Payment Period which shall be the period from and including the Original Issue Date to but excluding March&nbsp;31, 2025. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Maturity Date&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;2.3. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;most recent H.15&#148; means the H.15 published closest in time but prior to the close of business on the second business day prior to
the applicable Reset Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Optional Deferral Period&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;5.1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Original Issue Date&#148; means September&nbsp;9, 2024. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;record date&#148; has the meaning set for the in Section&nbsp;2.4. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;redemption date&#148; when used with respect to any Notes to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this
Supplemental Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Reset Date&#148; means the First Reset Date and March&nbsp;31 of every fifth year after 2035. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Reset Interest Determination Date&#148; means, in respect of any Reset Period, the day falling two business days prior to the first day
of such Reset Period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Reset Period&#148; means the period from and including the First Reset Date to, but excluding, the next
following Reset Date and thereafter each period from and including a Reset Date to, but excluding, the next following Reset Date. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Rating Agency Event&#148; means, as of any date, a change, clarification or amendment
in the methodology published by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or any successor provision thereto), that then publishes a
rating for NiSource (together with any successor thereto, a &#147;rating agency&#148;) in assigning equity credit to securities such as the Notes, (a)&nbsp;as such methodology was in effect on September&nbsp;3, 2024, in the case of any rating agency
that published a rating for NiSource as of September&nbsp;3, 2024, or (b)&nbsp;as such methodology was in effect on the date such rating agency first published a rating for NiSource, in the case of any rating agency that first publishes a rating for
NiSource after September&nbsp;3, 2024 (in the case of either clause (a)&nbsp;or (b), the &#147;current methodology&#148;), that results in (i)&nbsp;any shortening of the length of time for which a particular level of equity credit pertaining to the
Notes by such rating agency would have been in effect had the current methodology not been changed or (ii)&nbsp;a lower equity credit (including up to a lesser amount) being assigned by such rating agency to the Notes as of the date of such change,
clarification or amendment than the equity credit that would have been assigned to the Notes by such rating agency had the current methodology not been changed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Rights Plan&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;5.1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Senior Indebtedness&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;3.1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Tax Event&#148; means that NiSource has received an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of:
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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">any amendment to, clarification of, or change, including any announced prospective change, in the laws or
treaties of the United States or any of its political subdivisions or taxing authorities, or any regulations under those laws or treaties; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">an administrative action, which means any judicial decision or any official administrative pronouncement,
ruling, regulatory procedure, notice or announcement, including any notice or announcement of intent to issue or adopt any administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure or regulation; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any amendment to, clarification of, or change in the official position or the interpretation of any
administrative action or judicial decision or any interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to an administrative action or judicial decision that differs from the previously generally accepted position, in each case
by any legislative body, court, governmental authority or regulatory body, regardless of the time or manner in which that amendment, clarification or change is introduced or made known; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iv)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a threatened challenge asserted in writing in connection with a tax audit of NiSource or any of its
subsidiaries, or a publicly-known threatened challenge asserted in writing against any other taxpayer that has raised capital through the issuance of securities that are substantially similar to the Notes, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">which amendment, clarification or change is effective or the administrative action is taken or judicial decision, interpretation or
pronouncement is issued or threatened challenge is asserted or becomes publicly-known after September&nbsp;3, 2024, there is more than an insubstantial risk that interest payable by NiSource on the Notes is not deductible, or within 90 days would
not be deductible, in whole or in part, by NiSource for United States federal income tax purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 2 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DESIGNATION OF THE NOTES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.1 <U>Designation and Principal Amount</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Pursuant to the terms hereof and Section&nbsp;301 of the Base Indenture, NiSource hereby establishes a series of Securities designated as
the &#147;6.375% <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Fixed</FONT></FONT> Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2055&#148;, the principal amount of which to be issued shall be in accordance with
Section&nbsp;2.1(b) and the form and terms of which shall be as set forth hereinafter. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Notes shall be issued in an initial
aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000. NiSource may, without the consent of the Holders, create and issue an unlimited amount of additional Notes ranking equally with the Notes in all respects and having the same terms (except for the price to
public, the issue date and the initial interest accrual date and the first interest payment date, as applicable) as the Notes, so that such additional Notes shall be </P>
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consolidated and form a single series with, and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as, the Notes authenticated and delivered on the date hereof. Such additional Notes
will have the same CUSIP number as the Notes being authenticated on the date hereof, provided that such additional Notes must be part of the same issue as the Notes being authenticated on the date hereof 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 has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.2 <U>Form of the Notes</U>. The Notes shall be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities substantially in the form
attached in Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Supplemental Indenture. The Trustee&#146;s certificate of authentication for such Notes shall be substantially in the form required by Section&nbsp;202
of the Base Indenture. The Notes shall bear the legend set forth in Exhibit A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.3 <U>Maturity Date of the Notes</U>. The
Notes will mature on March&nbsp;31, 2055 (the &#147;Maturity Date&#148;), subject to earlier redemption at NiSource&#146;s option as set forth in Article 6. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.4 <U>Interest on the Notes</U>. The Notes will bear interest (i)&nbsp;from and including the Original Issue Date to, but
excluding, March 31, 2035 (the &#147;First Reset Date&#148;) at the rate of 6.375% per annum and (ii)&nbsp;from and including the First Reset Date, during each Reset Period at a rate per annum equal to the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate as of the most
recent Reset Interest Determination Date plus a spread of 2.527%, to be reset on each Reset Date. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the Original Issue Date and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on March&nbsp;31 and September&nbsp;30
(each, an &#147;interest payment date&#148;) of each year, beginning on March&nbsp;31, 2025, to Holders 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;the 15th calendar day preceding such interest payment date (whether or not a business day) if any of the Notes do not remain in book-entry
only form (each, a &#147;record date&#148;), subject to NiSource&#146;s right to defer interest payments as described in Article 5 below. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year
of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable interest rate for each Reset Period will be determined by
the calculation agent, as of the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date. Promptly upon such determination, the calculation agent will notify NiSource of the interest rate for the Reset Period and NiSource will promptly notify, or cause the
calculation agent to promptly notify, in writing, the Trustee and each paying agent of such interest rate. The calculation agent&#146;s determination of any interest rate, and its calculation of the amount of interest for any Interest Payment Period
beginning on or after the First Reset Date, will be on file at NiSource&#146;s principal offices, will be made available to any Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes upon request and will be final and binding in the absence of manifest error. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an interest payment date, redemption date, or Maturity Date falls on a day that is not a business day, payment will be made on the next
succeeding business day with the same force and effect as if made on such payment date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.5 <U>Minimum Denominations</U>.
The Notes shall 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; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.6 <U>No Sinking
Fund</U>. No sinking fund is provided for the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.7 <U>Paying Agent and Security Registrar</U>. The Trustee is hereby
appointed as initial Paying Agent and initial Security Registrar for the Notes. The Notes shall be payable at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.8 <U>Other Terms of the Notes</U>. The other terms of the Notes shall be as expressly set forth herein and in Exhibit A hereto.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 3 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SUBORDINATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
following subordination provisions for the Notes are established pursuant to Section&nbsp;1501 of the Base Indenture and are in addition to the provision of Article 15 of the Base Indenture, which shall apply to the Notes, except that
Section&nbsp;3.3 of this Supplemental Indenture replaces in its entirety Section&nbsp;1504 of the Base Indenture and the definition of Senior Indebtedness included in Section&nbsp;3.1 of this Supplemental Indenture replaces the definition of Senior
Indebtedness in Section&nbsp;101 of the Base Indenture. </P>
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agrees, and each Holder of the Notes, by his acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that (a)&nbsp;the indebtedness represented by the Notes and the payment of the principal of and any premium or interest on each and all of the Notes of
such series is subordinate, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness; and (b)&nbsp;Senior Indebtedness shall continue to be Senior Indebtedness with respect to
the Notes irrespective of any amendment, modification or waiver of any term of such Senior Indebtedness or extension or renewal of such Senior Indebtedness (other than any such amendment, modification or waiver that makes such Senior Indebtedness
subordinated or equal in right of payment to the Notes). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to the Notes, in the event (a)&nbsp;of any payment by, or
distribution of assets of, NiSource of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to creditors upon any dissolution, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">winding-up,</FONT> liquidation or reorganization of NiSource, whether
voluntary or involuntary or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceedings, or (b)&nbsp;subject to the provisions of Section&nbsp;3.2, that (i)&nbsp;a default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the payment of
principal, interest or any other monetary amounts due and payable on any Senior Indebtedness and such default shall have continued beyond the period of grace, if any, specified in the instrument evidencing such Senior Indebtedness (and the Trustee
shall have received written notice thereof from NiSource or one or more holders of such Senior Indebtedness or their representative or representatives or the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any such Senior Indebtedness may
have been issued), or (ii)&nbsp;the maturity of any such Senior Indebtedness shall have been accelerated because of a default in respect of such Senior Indebtedness (and the Trustee shall have received written notice thereof from NiSource or one or
more holders of such Senior Indebtedness or their representative or representatives or the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued), then: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) the holders of all such Senior Indebtedness shall first be entitled to receive, in the case of clause (a)&nbsp;above, payment of all
amounts due or to become due upon all such Senior Indebtedness or, in the case of subclauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii) of clause (b)&nbsp;above, payment of all amounts due upon all such Senior Indebtedness, or provision shall be made for such payment in
money or money&#146;s worth, before the Holders of any of the Notes are entitled to receive any payment on account of the principal of or any premium or interest on the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes, including, without limitation, any payments
made pursuant to Article Eleven or Article Twelve of this Base Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) so long as any of the events in clause (a)&nbsp;or
subclauses (i)&nbsp;or (ii) of clause (b)&nbsp;above has occurred and is continuing, any payment by, or distribution of assets of, NiSource of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of any of the Notes
would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article, including any such payment or distribution which may be payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other indebtedness of NiSource being subordinated to the payment of the
Notes, shall be paid or distributed, as the case may be, by the Person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee in bankruptcy, receiver or liquidating trustee or otherwise, directly to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness or their
representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, ratably according to aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of such
Senior Indebtedness held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment, in the case of clause (a)&nbsp;above, of all amounts due and to become due upon all such Senior Indebtedness, or, in the case of subclauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii)
of clause (b)&nbsp;above, of all amounts due upon all such Senior Indebtedness, in each case remaining unpaid after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution (or provision therefor) to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, before
any payment or distribution is made to the Holders of the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) so long as any of the events in
clause (a)&nbsp;or subclauses (i)&nbsp;or (ii) of clause (b)&nbsp;above has occurred and is continuing, in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment by, or distribution of assets of, NiSource of any kind or character, whether in
cash, property or securities, including any such payment or distribution which may be payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other indebtedness of NiSource being subordinated to the payment of the Notes, in respect of principal of or
any premium or interest on any of the Notes or in connection with the repurchase by NiSource of any of the Notes, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders of any of the Notes before, in the case of clause (a)&nbsp;above, all amounts due or to
become due upon all such Senior Indebtedness or, in the case of subclauses (i)&nbsp;or (ii) of clause (b)&nbsp;above, all amounts due upon all such Senior Indebtedness is paid in full (or provision is made for such payment), then such payment or
distribution shall be paid over to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness or their representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any such Senior Indebtedness may
have been </P>
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issued, ratably as aforesaid, for application to the payment of, in the case of clause (a)&nbsp;above, all amounts due and to become due upon all such Senior Indebtedness or, in the case of
subclauses (i)&nbsp;or (ii) of clause (b)&nbsp;above, all amounts due upon all such Senior Indebtedness, in each case until all such amounts shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution (or provision
therefor) to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this Article 3, the words &#147;cash, property or securities&#148;
shall not be deemed to include shares of stock of NiSource as reorganized or readjusted, or securities of NiSource or any other Person provided for by a plan of reorganization or readjustment, the payment of which is subordinated at least to the
extent provided in this Article with respect to the Notes to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness which may at the time be outstanding; provided that (i)&nbsp;all such Senior Indebtedness is assumed by the Person, if any, resulting from any such
reorganization or readjustment, and (ii)&nbsp;the rights of the holders of such Senior Indebtedness are not, without the consent of each such holder adversely affected thereby, altered by such reorganization or readjustment. The consolidation of
NiSource with, or the merger of NiSource into, another Person or the liquidation or dissolution of NiSource following the conveyance or transfer of its properties and assets as an entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to any <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">winding-up,</FONT> liquidation or reorganization for the purposes of this Section if such other Person shall, as part of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer, comply with the conditions stated in Article
Eight of the Base Indenture. Nothing in this Section&nbsp;3.1 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section&nbsp;607 of the Base Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Senior Indebtedness&#148; means, with respect to the Notes, (i)&nbsp;indebtedness of NiSource, whether outstanding at the date of the
indenture or incurred, created or assumed after such date, (a)&nbsp;in respect of money borrowed by NiSource (including any financial derivative, hedging or futures contract or similar instrument, to the extent any such item is primarily a financing
transaction) and (b)&nbsp;evidenced by debentures, bonds, notes, credit or loan agreements or other similar instruments or agreements issued or entered into by NiSource; (ii)&nbsp;all finance lease obligations of NiSource; (iii)&nbsp;all obligations
of NiSource issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of NiSource and all obligations of NiSource under any title retention agreement (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, trade accounts
payable arising in the ordinary course of business and long-term purchase obligations); (iv) all obligations of NiSource for the reimbursement of any letter of credit, banker&#146;s acceptance, security purchase facility or similar credit
transaction; and (v)&nbsp;all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i)&nbsp;through (iv) above of other persons for the payment of which NiSource is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, except for any obligations,
instruments or agreements of the type referred to in any of clauses (i)&nbsp;through (v) above that, by the terms of the instruments or agreements creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, are subordinated or
equal in right of payment to the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the avoidance of doubt, Senior Indebtedness shall not include the Other Junior Subordinated
Notes. &#147;Other Junior Subordinated Notes&#148; means NiSource&#146;s existing 6.950% <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Fixed</FONT></FONT> Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054, which constitute a
separate series of NiSource&#146;s subordinated indebtedness under the Base Indenture and were originally issued on May&nbsp;16, 2024, together with any additional unsecured indebtedness of the same series which may in the future be issued under the
Base Indenture upon any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-opening</FONT> of such series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.2 <U>Disputes with Holders of
Certain Senior Indebtedness</U>. Any failure NiSource to make any payment of or on or perform any other obligation under any Senior Indebtedness, other than any Senior Indebtedness incurred by NiSource or assumed or guaranteed, directly or
indirectly, by NiSource for money borrowed (or any deferral, renewal, extension or refunding thereof) or any indebtedness or obligation as to which the provisions of this Section shall have been waived by NiSource in the instrument or instruments by
which NiSource incurred, assumed, guaranteed or otherwise created such indebtedness or obligation, shall not be deemed a default or event of default with respect to such Senior Indebtedness under clause (b)&nbsp;of the second paragraph of
Section&nbsp;3.1 if (i)&nbsp;NiSource shall be disputing its obligation to make such payment or perform such obligation and (ii)&nbsp;either (A) no final judgment relating to such dispute shall have been issued against NiSource which is in full
force and effect and is not subject to further review, including a judgment that has become final by reason of the expiration of the time within which a party may seek further appeal or review, or (B)&nbsp;in the event of a judgment that is subject
to further review or appeal has been issued, NiSource shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or other proceeding for review and a stay of execution shall have been obtained pending such appeal or review. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.3 <U>Subrogation</U>. Subject to the payment in full, in the case of clause (a)&nbsp;of the second paragraph of
Section&nbsp;3.1, of all amounts due and to become due on all Senior Indebtedness or, in the case of subclauses (i)&nbsp;or (ii) of clause (b)&nbsp;of the second paragraph of Section&nbsp;3.1, of all amounts due on all such Senior Indebtedness, as
the case may be, the Holders of the Notes shall be subrogated (equally and ratably with the holders of all obligations of NiSource which are subordinated in right of payment to Senior Indebtedness of NiSource to the same extent as the Notes are
subordinated, or which by their express terms rank equally in right of payment with the Notes with regard </P>
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to Senior Indebtedness, and which in each case are entitled to like rights of subrogation) to the rights of the holders of such Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions of cash,
property or securities of NiSource applicable to such Senior Indebtedness. Such subrogation shall continue until all amounts owing on the Notes shall be paid in full, and as between NiSource, its creditors other than holders of such Senior
Indebtedness and the Holders of the Notes, no such payment or distribution made to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness by virtue of this Article that otherwise would have been made to the Holders of the Notes shall be deemed to be a payment by
NiSource on account of such Senior Indebtedness. The provisions of this Article are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Notes, on the one hand, and the holders of Senior Indebtedness, on the
other hand. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.4 <U>Obligation of NiSource Unconditional</U>. Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this
Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes is intended to or shall impair, as among NiSource, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness and the Holders of the Notes, the obligation of NiSource, which is absolute and unconditional, to
pay to such Holders the principal of and any premium and interest on the Notes as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of such Holders and the creditors
of NiSource other than the holders of such Senior Indebtedness, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or any Holder of the Notes from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by the Indenture or applicable law upon default
under this Supplemental Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article of the holders of such Senior Indebtedness in respect of cash, property or securities of NiSource received by the Trustee or the holders of the Notes upon the
exercise of any such remedy and the rights of the holders of such Senior Indebtedness to enforce the provisions of subparagraph (3)&nbsp;of the second paragraph of Section&nbsp;3.1 against the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon payment or distribution of assets of NiSource referred to in this Article, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes shall be entitled to
rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction in which any such dissolution, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">winding-up,</FONT> liquidation or reorganization proceeding affecting the affairs of NiSource is pending or
upon a certificate of the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidating trustee or agent or other person making any payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to the Holders of the Notes, for the
purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of the Senior Indebtedness and other indebtedness of NiSource, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed
thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a
written notice by a Person representing itself to be a holder of Senior Indebtedness (or a trustee or representative on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Indebtedness or a trustee or
representative on behalf of any such holder or holders. In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Indebtedness to participate in any payment
or distribution pursuant to this Article, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Indebtedness held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled
to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to
the right of such Person to receive such payment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.5 <U>Payments on the Notes Permitted</U>. Nothing contained in this
Article or elsewhere in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall affect the obligations of NiSource to make, or prevent NiSource from making, payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on the Notes in accordance with the
provisions hereof and thereof, except as otherwise provided in this Article. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.6 <U>Effectuation of Subordination by
Trustee</U>. Each Holder of the Notes, by his acceptance thereof, authorizes and directs the Trustee in his, her or its behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination provided in this Article and
appoints the Trustee his, her or its <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact,</FONT></FONT> as the case maybe, for any and all such purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.7 <U>Rights of Holders of Senior Indebtedness Not Impaired</U>. No right of any present or future holder of any Senior
Indebtedness shall at any time or in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of NiSource or by any noncompliance by NiSource with the terms, provisions and covenants of the Indenture, regardless of any knowledge
thereof which any such holder may have or be otherwise charged with. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, (i)&nbsp;the
duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of the Indenture; (ii)&nbsp;the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in the
Indenture; (iii)&nbsp;no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into the Indenture against the Trustee; and (iv)&nbsp;the Trustee shall not be deemed to be a fiduciary as to such holders of Senior Indebtedness. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REMEDIES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.1
<U>Events of Default</U>. The Events of Default specified in clauses (3)&nbsp;and (5) of Section&nbsp;501 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.2 <U>Acceleration of Maturity</U>. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section&nbsp;502 of the Base Indenture, neither the
Trustee nor the Holders of the Notes shall be entitled to declare the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be immediately due and payable by reason of the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default specified in clause
(4)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;501 of the Base Indenture, and any notice of declaration of acceleration based on such an Event of Default shall be null and void with respect to the Notes; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as an Event
of Default specified in clause (4)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;501 of the Base Indenture with respect to the Notes shall have occurred and shall be continuing, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes may exercise the other rights and remedies available
under the Indenture in connection with such Event of Default, as well as such other rights and remedies as may be available under applicable law or otherwise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 5 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OPTION TO
DEFER INTEREST AND COVENANTS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.1 <U>Option to Defer Interest Payments</U>. So long as no Event of Default with respect
to the Notes has occurred and is continuing, NiSource may, at its option, defer interest payments on the Notes, from time to time, for one or more deferral periods of up to 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods (each such deferral period,
commencing on the interest payment date on which the first such deferred interest payment otherwise would have been made, an &#147;Optional Deferral Period&#148;), except that no such Optional Deferral Period may extend beyond the final maturity
date of the Notes or end on a day other than the day immediately preceding an interest payment date. During any Optional Deferral Period, interest on the Notes will continue to accrue at the then-applicable interest rate on the Notes (as reset from
time to time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in accordance with the terms of the Notes). In addition, during any Optional Deferral Period, interest on the deferred interest (&#147;compound interest&#148;) will accrue
at the then-applicable interest rate on the Notes (as reset from time to time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in accordance with the terms of the Notes), compounded semi-annually, to the extent permitted by
applicable law. No interest will be due or payable on the Notes during an Optional Deferral Period, except upon a redemption of any Notes on any redemption date during such Optional Deferral Period (in which case all accrued and unpaid interest
(including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest) on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, such redemption date will be due and payable on such redemption date), or unless the principal of and interest on the Notes
shall have been declared due and payable as the result of an Event of Default with respect to the Notes (in which case all accrued and unpaid interest, including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest, on the Notes shall
become due and payable). All references in the Notes and, insofar as relates to the Notes, the Indenture, to &#147;interest&#148; on the Notes shall be deemed to include any such deferred interest and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any
compound interest, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Before the end of any Optional Deferral Period
that is shorter than 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods, NiSource may elect, at its option, to extend such Optional Deferral Period, so long as the entire Optional Deferral Period does not exceed 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods or
extend beyond the final maturity date of the Notes. NiSource may also elect, at its option, to shorten the length of any Optional Deferral Period. No Optional Deferral Period (including as extended or shortened) may end on a day other than the day
immediately preceding an interest payment date. At the end of any Optional Deferral Period, if all amounts then due on the Notes, including all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including, without limitation and to the extent permitted by
applicable law, any compound interest), are paid, NiSource may elect to begin a new Optional Deferral Period; provided, however, that, without limitation of the foregoing, NiSource may not begin a new Optional Deferral Period unless NiSource has
paid all accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes (including, without limitation and to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest) from any previous Optional Deferral Periods. </P>
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any of the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">declare or pay any dividends or distributions on any Capital Stock of NiSource; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to any Capital Stock of NiSource;
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">pay any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem, any indebtedness of NiSource that
ranks equally with or junior to the Notes in right of payment; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iv)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">make any payments with respect to any guarantees by NiSource of any indebtedness if such guarantees rank
equally with or junior to the Notes in right of payment; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">provided; however, during an Optional Deferral Period,
NiSource may (a)&nbsp;declare and pay dividends or distributions payable solely in shares of NiSource common stock (together, for the avoidance of doubt, with cash in lieu of any fractional share) or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or
purchase shares of NiSource common stock, (b)&nbsp;declare and pay any dividend in connection with the implementation of a plan (a &#147;Rights Plan&#148;) providing for the issuance by NiSource to all holders of NiSource common stock of rights
entitling them to subscribe for or purchase common stock or any class or series of NiSource preferred stock, which rights (1)&nbsp;are deemed to be transferred with such common stock, (2)&nbsp;are not exercisable until the occurrence of a specified
event or events and (3)&nbsp;are also issued in respect of future issuances of NiSource common stock, (c)&nbsp;issue any of shares of NiSource Capital Stock under any Rights Plan or redeem or repurchase any rights distributed pursuant to a Rights
Plan, (d)&nbsp;reclassify NiSource Capital Stock or exchange or convert one class or series of NiSource Capital Stock for another class or series of NiSource Capital Stock, (e)&nbsp;purchase fractional interests in shares of NiSource Capital Stock
pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such Capital Stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (f)&nbsp;purchase, acquire or withhold shares of NiSource common stock related to the issuance of NiSource common stock or rights
under any dividend reinvestment plan or related to any of NiSource benefit plans for NiSource directors, officers, employees, consultants or advisors, including any employment contract, and (g)&nbsp;for the avoidance of doubt, convert convertible
Capital Stock of NiSource into other Capital Stock of NiSource in accordance with the terms of such convertible Capital Stock (together, for the avoidance of doubt, with cash in lieu of any fractional share). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.3 <U>Notice of Deferral</U>. NiSource will give the Holders of the Notes and the Trustee written notice of its election of, or
any shortening or extension of, an Optional Deferral Period at least 10 business days prior to the earlier of (1)&nbsp;the next succeeding interest payment date or (2)&nbsp;the date upon which NiSource is required to give notice to any applicable
self-regulatory organization or to Holders of the Notes of the next succeeding interest payment date or the record date therefor. The record date for the payment of deferred interest and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound
interest payable on the interest payment date immediately following the last day of an Optional Deferral Period will be the regular record date with respect to such interest payment date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 6 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OPTIONAL
REDEMPTION BY NISOURCE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.1 <U>Optional Redemption</U>. NiSource may redeem some or all of the Notes, at its option, in
whole or in part (i)&nbsp;on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90 days prior to the First Reset Date and ending on and including the First Reset Date and (ii)&nbsp;after the First Reset Date, on any interest payment date, at a
redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus, (subject to the provisions set forth in Section&nbsp;6.4 regarding the payment of installments of interest on the Notes that are due and payable on any
Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to a Redemption Date), accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.2 <U>Redemption Following a Tax Event</U>. NiSource may at its option redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at any time
following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Tax Event at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus, (subject to the provisions set forth in Section&nbsp;6.4 regarding the payment of installments
of interest on the Notes that are due and payable on any Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to a Redemption Date), accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.3 <U>Redemption Following a Rating Agency Event</U>. NiSource may at its option redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at
any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Rating Agency Event at a redemption price in cash equal to 102% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus, (subject to the provisions set forth in Section&nbsp;6.4 regarding the
payment of installments of interest on the Notes that are due and payable on any Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to a Redemption Date), accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P>
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the contrary, installments of interest on the Notes that are due and payable on any interest payment date falling on or prior to a redemption date for the Notes will be payable on that interest payment date to the Holders thereof as of the close of
business on the relevant record date according to the terms of the Notes and the Indenture, except that, if the redemption date for any Notes falls on any day during an Optional Deferral Period, accrued and unpaid interest (including, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, any compound interest) on such Notes will be paid on such redemption date to the persons entitled to receive the redemption price of such Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, the interest payment date falling immediately
after the last day of an Optional Deferral Period shall not be deemed to fall on a day during such Optional Deferral Period. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.5 <U>Securities Called for Redemption</U>. Section&nbsp;1106 of the Base Indenture is replaced in its entirety as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Once notice of redemption is mailed, the Notes called for redemption will become due and payable on the redemption date
at the applicable redemption price, plus, subject to the terms described in Section&nbsp;6.4 of this Supplemental Indenture, accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, and will be paid upon surrender thereof for redemption,
unless (a)&nbsp;the notice of redemption provides that such redemption shall be subject to the condition described in Section&nbsp;6.6 of this Supplemental Indenture and (b)&nbsp;such redemption shall have been canceled in accordance with the
provisions of Section&nbsp;6.6 of this Supplemental Indenture because such condition shall not have been satisfied. If only part of a note is redeemed, the Trustee will issue in the name of the registered holder of the note and deliver to such
holder a new note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the principal of the note surrendered for redemption. If the Company elects to redeem all or a portion of the Notes, then, unless otherwise provided in such notice of
redemption as described in the next succeeding paragraph, the redemption will not be conditional upon receipt by the paying agent or the Trustee of monies sufficient to pay the redemption price.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.6 <U>Notice of Redemption</U>. The following paragraph is appended as the last paragraph of Section&nbsp;1104 of the Base
Indenture: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;If, at the time a notice of redemption is given, (i)&nbsp;the Company has not effected satisfaction and
discharge of the Notes pursuant to Article Four of the Indenture and (ii)&nbsp;such notice of redemption is not being given in connection with or in order to effect satisfaction and discharge of the Notes, then, if the notice of redemption so
provides and at the Company&#146;s option, the redemption may be subject to the condition that the Trustee shall have received, on or before the applicable redemption date, monies in an amount sufficient to pay the redemption price and accrued and
unpaid interest on the Notes called for redemption to, but excluding, the redemption date. If monies in such amount are not received by the Trustee on or before such redemption date, such notice of redemption shall be automatically canceled and of
no force or effect, such proposed redemption shall be automatically canceled and the Company shall not be required to redeem the Notes called for redemption on such redemption date. In the event that a redemption is canceled, the Company will, not
later than the business day immediately following the proposed redemption date, deliver, or cause to be delivered, notice of such cancellation to the Holders of the Notes called for redemption (which notice will also indicate that any Notes or
portions thereof surrendered for redemption shall be returned to the applicable Holders), and the Company will direct the Trustee to, and the Trustee will, promptly return any Notes or portions thereof that have been surrendered for redemption to
the applicable Holders.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.7 <U>Deposit of Redemption Price</U>. Section&nbsp;1105 of the Base Indenture is deleted in
its entirety and does not apply to the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 7 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.1 <U>Restrictions on Liens</U>. Section&nbsp;1008 of the Base Indenture will not apply to the Notes. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.1 <U>Execution and Delivery</U>. This Supplemental Indenture shall be effective upon execution by the parties hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.2 <U>Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture</U>. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Base
Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Base Indenture in the manner and to the extent
herein and therein provided. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.3 <U>Severability</U>. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.4 <U>Governing Law</U>. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONTRARY CONFLICT OF LAWS OR CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS OF THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.5 <U>Waiver of Jury Trial</U>. EACH OF NISOURCE AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.6 <U>Counterparts</U>. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture (including by electronic
transmission). Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective
execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be
their original signatures for all purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.7 <U>Effect of Headings</U>. The Section headings herein are for convenience
only and shall not affect the construction hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.8 <U>Trustee</U>. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner
whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by NiSource. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Tchapo Napoe</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF 6.375% <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FIXED-TO-FIXED</FONT></FONT> RESET RATE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW
YORK CORPORATION (&#147;DTC&#148;), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO NISOURCE INC. OR ITS AGENT OR AGENTS FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY GLOBAL NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE
LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR&#146;S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CUSIP No.: 65473P AT2 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ISIN No.:
US65473PAT21 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">6.375% <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Fixed</FONT></FONT> Reset Rate Junior
Subordinated Notes due 2055 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource Inc., a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture
hereinafter referred to, being herein called the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), promises to pay to __________, or registered assigns, the principal sum of [__________] Dollars ($[__________]) on March&nbsp;31, 2055 (the &#147;<U>Maturity
Date</U>&#148;), and to pay interest thereon (i)&nbsp;from and including the September&nbsp;9, 2024 (the &#147;<U>Original Issue Date</U>&#148;) to, but excluding, March&nbsp;31, 2035 (the &#147;<U>First Reset Date</U>&#148;) at the rate of 6.375%
per annum and (ii)&nbsp;from and including the First Reset Date, during each Reset Period (as defined on the reverse hereof) at a rate per annum equal to the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate (as defined on the reverse hereof) as of the most recent Reset
Interest Determination Date (as defined on the reverse hereof) plus a spread of 2.527%, to be reset on each Reset Date (as defined on the reverse hereof). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest Payment Dates: March&nbsp;31 and September&nbsp;30, beginning March&nbsp;31, 2025, subject to the Company&#146;s right to defer
interest payments pursuant to the provisions set forth below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Record Dates: (i)&nbsp;if all of the Notes are in book-entry form
represented by one or more Global Securities, the Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date and (ii)&nbsp;if any of the Notes are not in book-entry form represented by one or more Global Securities, the 15th calendar
day preceding such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day) (each such date in clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii), a &#147;<U>Regular Record Date</U>&#148;). </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the Notes of the series referred to </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">in the
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MELLON, as </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Trustee </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">6.375% <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Fixed</FONT></FONT> Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due
2055 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. Interest </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest
on the Notes will accrue from the Original Issue Date and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on March&nbsp;31 and September&nbsp;30 (each, an &#147;<U>Interest Payment Date</U>&#148;) of each year, beginning on March&nbsp;31, 2025, to Holders
at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for the applicable Interest Payment Date, subject to the Company&#146;s right to defer interest payments pursuant to the provisions set forth below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable interest rate for each Reset Period will be determined by the Calculation
Agent (as defined below), as of the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date, in accordance with following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided
above, the applicable interest rate for each Reset Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent, as of the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date. Promptly upon such determination, the Calculation Agent will notify the Company of the
interest rate for the Reset Period and the Company will promptly notify, or cause the Calculation Agent to promptly notify, in writing, the Trustee and each Paying Agent of such interest rate. The Calculation Agent&#146;s determination of any
interest rate, and its calculation of the amount of interest for any Interest Payment Period beginning on or after the First Reset Date, will be on file at the Company&#146;s principal offices, will be made available to any Holder or beneficial
owner of the Notes upon request and will be final and binding in the absence of manifest error. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Interest Payment Date, redemption
date, or Maturity Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, payment will be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such payment date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Business Day</U>&#148; means, unless otherwise expressly stated, any day other than (i)&nbsp;a Saturday or Sunday or (ii)&nbsp;a day
on which banks and trust companies in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Calculation Agent</U>&#148; means, at any time, the entity appointed by the Company and serving as such agent with respect to the
Notes at such time. Unless the Company has validly called all of the outstanding Notes for redemption on a redemption date occurring prior to the First Reset Date, the Company will appoint a Calculation Agent for the Notes prior to the Reset
Interest Determination Date immediately preceding the First Reset Date; <I>provided </I>that, if the Company has called all of the outstanding Notes for redemption on a redemption date occurring prior to the First Reset Date but the Company does not
redeem all of the outstanding Notes on such redemption date, the Company will appoint a Calculation Agent for the Notes as promptly as practicable after such proposed redemption date. The Company may terminate any such appointment and may appoint a
successor Calculation Agent at any time and from time to time (so long as there shall always be a Calculation Agent in respect of the Notes when so required). The Company may appoint itself or an affiliate of the Company as Calculation Agent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate</U>&#148; means, as of any Reset Interest Determination Date, (i)&nbsp;an interest rate (expressed as a
decimal) determined to be the per annum rate equal to the arithmetic mean of the yields to maturity for U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity with a maturity of five years from the next Reset Date and trading in the public
securities markets, for the five consecutive Business Days immediately prior to the respective Reset Interest Determination Date as published (or, if </P>
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fewer than five consecutive Business Days are so published on the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date, for such number of Business Days published) in the most recent H.15, or
(ii)&nbsp;if there is no such published U.S. Treasury security with a maturity of five years from the next Reset Date and trading in the public securities markets, then the rate will be determined by interpolation between the arithmetic mean of the
yields to maturity for each of the two series of U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity trading in the public securities markets, (A)&nbsp;one maturing as close as possible to, but earlier than, the Reset Date following the next
succeeding Reset Interest Determination Date, and (B)&nbsp;the other maturing as close as possible to, but later than, the Reset Date following the next succeeding Reset Interest Determination Date, in each case for the five consecutive Business
Days immediately prior to the respective Reset Interest Determination Date as published in the most recent H.15. If the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate cannot be determined pursuant to the methods described in clause (i)&nbsp;or (ii) above, then the
Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate will be the same interest rate determined for the prior Reset Interest Determination Date or, if the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate cannot be so determined as of the Reset Interest Determination Date preceding the First
Reset Date, then the interest rate applicable for the Reset Period beginning on and including the First Reset Date will be deemed to be 6.375% per annum, which is the same interest rate as in effect from and including the Original Issue Date to, but
excluding, the First Reset Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>H.15</U>&#148; means the statistical release designated as such, or any successor publication,
published by the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System (or any successor thereto). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Interest Payment
Period</U>&#148; means the semi-annual period from and including an Interest Payment Date to but excluding the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, except for the first Interest Payment Period which shall be the period from and including the
Original Issue Date to but excluding March&nbsp;31, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>most recent H.15</U>&#148; means the H.15 published closest in time
but prior to the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the applicable Reset Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;redemption date&#148; when used
with respect to any Notes to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Reset
Date</U>&#148; means the First Reset Date and March&nbsp;31 of every fifth year after 2035. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Reset Interest Determination
Date</U>&#148; means, in respect of any Reset Period, the day falling two Business Days prior to the first day of such Reset Period. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Reset Period</U>&#148; means the period from and including the First Reset Date to, but excluding, the next following Reset Date and
thereafter each period from and including a Reset Date to, but excluding, the next following Reset Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. Optional Interest Deferral
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">So long as no Event of Default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing, the Company may, at its option, defer interest
payments on the Notes, from time to time, for one or more deferral periods of up to 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods (each such deferral period, commencing on the interest payment date on which the first such deferred interest payment
otherwise would have been made, an &#147;<U>Optional Deferral Period</U>&#148;), except that no such Optional Deferral Period may extend beyond the final maturity date of the Notes or end on a day other than the day immediately preceding an Interest
Payment Date. During any Optional Deferral Period, interest on the Notes will continue to accrue at the then-applicable interest rate on the Notes (as reset from time to time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in
accordance with the terms of the Notes). In addition, during any Optional Deferral Period, interest on the deferred interest (&#147;<U>compound interest</U>&#148;) will accrue at the then-applicable interest rate on the Notes (as reset from time to
time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in accordance with the terms of the Notes), compounded </P>
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semi-annually, to the extent permitted by applicable law. No interest will be due or payable on the Notes during an Optional Deferral Period, except upon a redemption of any Notes on any
redemption date during such Optional Deferral Period (in which case all accrued and unpaid interest (including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest) on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, such redemption date
will be due and payable on such redemption date), or unless the principal of and interest on the Notes shall have been declared due and payable as the result of an Event of Default with respect to the Notes (in which case all accrued and unpaid
interest, including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest, on the Notes shall become due and payable). All references in the Notes and, insofar as it relates to the Notes, the Indenture, to &#147;interest&#148; on the
Notes shall be deemed to include any such deferred interest and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Before the end of any Optional Deferral Period that is shorter than 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods, the Company may elect, at its
option, to extend such Optional Deferral Period, so long as the entire Optional Deferral Period does not exceed 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods or extend beyond the final maturity date of the Notes. The Company may also elect, at its option,
to shorten the length of any Optional Deferral Period. No Optional Deferral Period (including as extended or shortened) may end on a day other than the day immediately preceding an Interest Payment Date. At the end of any Optional Deferral Period,
if all amounts then due on the Notes, including all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including, without limitation and to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest), are paid, the Company may elect to begin a new Optional
Deferral Period; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that, without limitation of the foregoing, the Company may not begin a new Optional Deferral Period unless the Company has paid all accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes (including, without
limitation and to the extent permitted by applicable law, any compound interest) from any previous Optional Deferral Periods. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During any
Optional Deferral Period, the Company will not do any 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">declare or pay any dividends or distributions on any Capital Stock of the Company; </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">redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to any Capital Stock of the Company;
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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">pay any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem, any indebtedness of the Company that
ranks equally with or junior to the Notes in right of payment; 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 STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">make any payments with respect to any guarantees by the Company of any indebtedness if such guarantees rank
equally with or junior to the Notes in right of payment; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided</I>; <I>however</I>, during an Optional Deferral Period, the
Company may (a)&nbsp;declare and pay dividends or distributions payable solely in shares of the Company&#146;s common stock (together, for the avoidance of doubt, with cash in lieu of any fractional share) or options, warrants or rights to subscribe
for or purchase shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, (b)&nbsp;declare and pay any dividend in connection with the implementation of a plan (a &#147;<U>Rights Plan</U>&#148;) providing for the issuance by the Company to all holders of the
Company&#146;s common stock of rights entitling them to subscribe for or purchase common stock or any class or series of the Company&#146;s preferred stock, which rights (1)&nbsp;are deemed to be transferred with such common stock, (2)&nbsp;are not
exercisable until the occurrence of a specified event or events and (3)&nbsp;are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Company&#146;s common stock, (c)&nbsp;issue any of shares of the Company&#146;s Capital Stock under any Rights Plan or
redeem or repurchase any rights distributed pursuant to a Rights Plan, (d)&nbsp;reclassify the Company&#146;s Capital Stock or exchange or convert one class or series of the Company&#146;s Capital Stock for another class or series of the
Company&#146;s Capital Stock, (e)&nbsp;purchase fractional interests in shares of the Company&#146;s Capital Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such Capital Stock or the security being converted or exchanged,
(f)&nbsp;purchase, acquire or withhold shares of the Company&#146;s common stock related to the issuance of the Company&#146;s common </P>
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stock or rights under any dividend reinvestment plan or related to any of the Company&#146;s benefit plans for the Company&#146;s directors, officers, employees, consultants or advisors,
including any employment contract, and (g)&nbsp;for the avoidance of doubt, convert convertible Capital Stock of the Company into other Capital Stock of the Company in accordance with the terms of such convertible Capital Stock (together, for the
avoidance of doubt, with cash in lieu of any fractional share). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will give the Holders of the Notes and the Trustee notice of
its election of, or any shortening or extension of, an Optional Deferral Period at least 10 Business Days prior to the earlier of (1)&nbsp;the next succeeding Interest Payment Date or (2)&nbsp;the date upon which the Company is required to give
notice to any applicable self-regulatory organization or to Holders of the Notes of the next succeeding Interest Payment Date or the record date therefor. The record date for the payment of deferred interest and, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, any compound interest payable on the Interest Payment Date immediately following the last day of an Optional Deferral Period will be the Regular Record Date with respect to such Interest Payment Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Capital Stock&#148; means (i)&nbsp;in the case of a corporation or a company, corporate stock or shares; (ii)&nbsp;in the case of an
association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; (iii)&nbsp;in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership
interests (whether general or limited); and (iv)&nbsp;any other interest or participation that confers on a person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing person. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indebtedness represented by the Notes and the payment of the principal of and any premium or interest on each and all of the Notes of such
series is subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness (as defined below), to the extent set forth in the Indenture. Senior Indebtedness shall continue to be Senior Indebtedness with respect to the Notes
irrespective of any amendment, modification or waiver of any term of such Senior Indebtedness or extension or renewal of such Senior Indebtedness (other than any such amendment, modification or waiver that makes such Senior Indebtedness subordinated
or equal in right of payment to the Notes). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Senior Indebtedness</U>&#148; means, with respect to the Notes,
(i)&nbsp;indebtedness of the Company, whether outstanding at the date of the indenture or incurred, created or assumed after such date, (a)&nbsp;in respect of money borrowed by the Company (including any financial derivative, hedging or futures
contract or similar instrument, to the extent any such item is primarily a financing transaction) and (b)&nbsp;evidenced by debentures, bonds, notes, credit or loan agreements or other similar instruments or agreements issued or entered into the
Company; (ii)&nbsp;all finance lease obligations of the Company; (iii)&nbsp;all obligations of the Company issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations of the Company and all obligations of the
Company under any title retention agreement (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business and long-term purchase obligations); (iv) all obligations of the Company for the reimbursement
of any letter of credit, banker&#146;s acceptance, security purchase facility or similar credit transaction; and (v)&nbsp;all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i)&nbsp;through (iv) above of other persons for the payment of which the
Company is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, except for any obligations, instruments or agreements of the type referred to in any of clauses (i)&nbsp;through (v) above that, by the terms of the instruments or agreements
creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, are subordinated or equal in right of payment to the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the
avoidance of doubt, Senior Indebtedness shall not include the Other Junior Subordinated Notes. &#147;Other Junior Subordinated Notes&#148; means the Company&#146;s existing 6.950%
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Fixed</FONT></FONT> Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054, which constitute a separate series of the Company&#146;s subordinated indebtedness under the Base Indenture
(defined below) and were originally issued on May&nbsp;16, 2024, together with any additional unsecured indebtedness of the same series which may in the future be issued under the Base Indenture upon any
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-opening</FONT> of such series. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of
business on the Regular Record Date next preceding each Interest Payment Date even if Notes are canceled after the Regular Record Date and on or before the Interest Payment Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal
payments. The Company will pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of the Notes represented by a Global Security (including
principal, premium, if any, and interest) will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by DTC, as Depositary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. Paying Agent and Security Registrar </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Initially, the Trustee will act as Paying Agent and Security Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent or Security
Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company may act as Paying Agent or Security Registrar. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. Indenture </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;16, 2024 (the &#147;<U>Base Indenture</U>&#148;), by and between the
Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (the &#147;<U>Trustee</U>&#148;), as supplemented by a Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;9, 2024
(the &#147;<U>Supplemental Indenture</U>&#148;), by and between the Company and the Trustee (the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;). The terms of the Notes include those
stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Supplemental Indenture (the &#147;<U>Act</U>&#148;). Capitalized terms
used herein and defined in the Indenture but not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the Act for a statement
of those terms. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes issued on the Original Issue Date will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. Optional Redemption </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Company may redeem some or all of the Notes, at its option, in whole or in part (i)&nbsp;on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90 days prior to the First Reset Date and ending on and including the First Reset Date and
(ii)&nbsp;after the First Reset Date, on any interest payment date, at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus, (subject to the provisions set forth in the Indenture regarding the payment of
installments of interest on the Notes that are due and payable on any Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to a redemption date), accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company may at its option redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a
Tax Event (as defined below) at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus, (subject to the provisions set forth in the Indenture regarding the payment of installments of interest on the Notes that are due
and payable on any Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to a redemption date), accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Tax Event</U>&#148; means that the Company has received an opinion of counsel
experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) any amendment to, clarification of, or change, including any announced
prospective change, in the laws or treaties of the United States or any of its political subdivisions or taxing authorities, or any regulations under those laws or treaties; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) an administrative action, which means any judicial decision or any official administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure,
notice or announcement, including any notice or announcement of intent to issue or adopt any administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure or regulation; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) any amendment to, clarification of, or change in the official position or the interpretation of any administrative action or judicial
decision or any interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to an administrative action or judicial decision that differs from the previously generally accepted position, in each case by any legislative body, court,
governmental authority or regulatory body, regardless of the time or manner in which that amendment, clarification or change is introduced or made known; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) a threatened challenge asserted in writing in connection with a tax audit of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or a publicly-known
threatened challenge asserted in writing against any other taxpayer that has raised capital through the issuance of securities that are substantially similar to the Notes, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">which amendment, clarification or change is effective or the administrative action is taken or judicial decision, interpretation or pronouncement is issued or
threatened challenge is asserted or becomes publicly-known after September&nbsp;3, 2024, there is more than an insubstantial risk that interest payable by the Company on the Notes is not deductible, or within 90 days would not be deductible, in
whole or in part, by the Company for United States federal income tax purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company may at its option redeem the Notes, in whole
but not in part, at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Rating Agency Event (as defined below) at a redemption price in cash equal to 102% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus, (subject to the provisions set forth
in the Indenture regarding the payment of installments of interest on the Notes that are due and payable on any Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to a redemption date), accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the
redemption date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Rating Agency Event</U>&#148; means, as of any date, a change, clarification or amendment in the methodology
published by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or any successor provision thereto), that then publishes a rating for the Company
(together with any successor thereto, a &#147;<U>rating agency</U>&#148;) in assigning equity credit to securities such as the Notes, (a)&nbsp;as such methodology was in effect on September&nbsp;3, 2024, in the case of any rating agency that
published a rating for the Company as of September&nbsp;3, 2024, or (b)&nbsp;as such methodology was in effect on the date such rating agency first published a rating for the Company, in the case of any rating agency that first publishes a rating
for the Company after September&nbsp;3, 2024 (in the case of either clause (a)&nbsp;or (b), the &#147;<U>current methodology</U>&#148;), that results in (i)&nbsp;any shortening of the length of time for which a particular level of equity credit
pertaining to the Notes by such rating agency would have been in effect had the current methodology not been changed or (ii)&nbsp;a lower equity credit (including up to a lesser amount) being assigned by such rating agency to the Notes as of the
date of such change, clarification or amendment than the equity credit that would have been assigned to the Notes by such rating agency had the current methodology not been changed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee shall have no duty to calculate the redemption price. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; 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 in accordance with Section&nbsp;106 of the Indenture. In the case of a partial redemption, selection of the Notes for redemption
will be made by lot or by such other customary method prescribed by the depositary. No Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to such
Note will state the portion of the principal amount of the Note 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 DTC (or another depositary), the redemption of the Notes shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary, which may be on a pro rata pass-through
distribution of principal basis. Unless the Company defaults 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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If, at the time a notice of redemption is given, (i)&nbsp;the Company has not effected satisfaction and discharge of the Notes pursuant to
Article Four of the Indenture and (ii)&nbsp;such notice of redemption is not being given in connection with or in order to effect satisfaction and discharge of the Notes, then, if the notice of redemption so provides and at the Company&#146;s
option, the redemption may be subject to the condition that the Trustee shall have received, on or before the applicable redemption date, monies in an amount sufficient to pay the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes called
for redemption to, but excluding, the redemption date. If monies in such amount are not received by the Trustee on or before such redemption date, such notice of redemption shall be automatically canceled and of no force or effect, such proposed
redemption shall be automatically canceled and the Company shall not be required to redeem the Notes called for redemption on such redemption date. In the event that a redemption is canceled, the Company will, not later than the business day
immediately following the proposed redemption date, deliver, or cause to be delivered, notice of such cancellation to the Holders of the Notes called for redemption (which notice will also indicate that any Notes or portions thereof surrendered for
redemption shall be returned to the applicable Holders), and the Company will direct the Trustee to, and the Trustee will, promptly return any Notes or portions thereof that have been surrendered for redemption to the applicable Holders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. Additional Notes </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Company 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 and the initial interest
accrual date and the first Interest Payment Date, as applicable), so that such additional Notes shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes and shall 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 being authenticated on the date hereof, provided that such additional Notes are part of the same issue as the Notes being authenticated on the date hereof for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. If such additional Notes are not part of the same issue for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional Notes must be issued with a separate CUSIP number. No additional Notes may be issued if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing with respect to the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder may
transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Security Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the
Indenture. The Security Registrar need not register the transfer or exchange of any Notes selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Note to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Note not to be redeemed) for a period of fifteen
(15)&nbsp;Business Days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. Persons Deemed Owners </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The registered Holder of this Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. Unclaimed Money </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If money
for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Company at its request. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look only to the Company and not
to the Trustee or the Paying Agent for payment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. Satisfaction and Discharge </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Indenture, the Company can terminate its obligations with respect to the Notes not previously delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation when those Notes have become due and payable or will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for giving notice of
redemption. The Company may terminate its obligations with respect to the Notes by depositing with the Trustee, as funds in trust dedicated solely for that purpose, an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes. In
that case, the Indenture will cease to be of further effect and the Company&#146;s obligations will be satisfied and discharged with respect to the Notes (except as to the Company&#146;s obligations to pay all other amounts due under the Indenture
and to provide certain Officers&#146; Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to the Trustee). At the expense of the Company, the Trustee will execute proper instruments acknowledging the satisfaction and discharge. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14. Amendment, Waiver </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject
to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i)&nbsp;the Indenture may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such amendment,
(ii)&nbsp;the Notes may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes and (iii)&nbsp;any default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the written consent of
the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee shall be entitled to amend the Indenture to, among other
things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, or to evidence the succession of another Person as obligor under the Indenture, or to add to the Company&#146;s covenants or to surrender any right or power conferred on the Company under the
Indenture, or to add events of default, or to secure the Notes, or to evidence or provide for the acceptance or appointment by a successor Trustee or facilitate the administration of the trusts under the Indenture by more than one trustee, or to
conform the Indenture to any amendment of the Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. Defaults and Remedies </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Indenture, Events of Default include: (i)&nbsp;a default by the Company in the payment of any interest upon any Note and the
continuance of such default for 60 days; (ii)&nbsp;a default by the Company in the payment of principal of or any premium on any Note when due at Maturity, on redemption, by declaration or otherwise, and the continuance of such default for three
(3)&nbsp;Business Days; (iii)&nbsp;a default by the Company in the performance of or breach of any covenant or warranty in the Indenture and continuance of such default for 90 days after written notice has been given to the Company by the Trustee or
to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes; or (iv)&nbsp;certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization involving the Company. If an Event of Default occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither the Trustee nor the Holders of the Notes shall be entitled to declare the principal
of or accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be immediately due and payable by reason of the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default specified in clause (4)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;501 of the Base Indenture, and any notice of
declaration of acceleration based on such an Event of Default shall be null and void with respect to the Notes; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as an Event of Default specified in clause (4)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;501 of the Base
Indenture with respect to the Notes shall have occurred and shall be continuing, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes may exercise the other rights and remedies available under the Indenture in connection with such Event of Default, as well as
such other rights and remedies as may be available under applicable law or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes
except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Notes unless it receives indemnity or security satisfactory to it. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may
direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing default (except a default in payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in the interest of
the Holders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16. Trustee Dealings with the Company </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to certain limitations imposed by the Act, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the
owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17. No Recourse Against Others </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company or the Trustee shall not have any liability for any obligations of the
Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issue of the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18. Authentication </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an Authenticating Agent) signs the certificate of authentication
on the other side of this Note in accordance with requirements set forth in the Indenture and the Officers&#146; Certificate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">19.
Abbreviations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT
(=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">20. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused the applicable
CUSIP number to be printed on the Notes and has directed the Trustee to use such CUSIP number in any notice of redemption as a convenience to the Holders. To the extent such number has been issued, the Company has caused the applicable ISIN number
to be similarly printed on the Notes and has similarly instructed the Trustee. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on
the other identification numbers placed thereon. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONTRARY
CONFLICT OF LAWS OR CHOICE OF LAWS PROVISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge to the Holder
a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">801 East 86th Avenue </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrillville, Indiana 46410 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Corporate Secretary </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To assign this Note, fill in the form below: I or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">we assign and
transfer this Note to </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Print or type assignee&#146;s name, address and zip </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">code) (Insert assignee&#146;s soc. Sec. or tax I.D. No.) </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:30pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</U> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and irrevocably appoint ________________________ agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">September&nbsp;9, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">801 East 86th Avenue </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrillville, Indiana 46410 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>6.375% <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Fixed</FONT></FONT> Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes
due 2055 </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We
refer to the Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-268084)</FONT> (the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;), filed by NiSource Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;). Pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Company is offering $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.375% <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Fixed</FONT></FONT> Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2055 (the &#147;<U>Notes</U>&#148;), as described in the Company&#146;s Prospectus, dated November&nbsp;1, 2022 (the
&#147;<U>Base Prospectus</U>&#148;) and Prospectus Supplement, dated September&nbsp;3, 2024 (the &#147;<U>Prospectus Supplement</U>&#148; and, together with the Base Prospectus, the &#147;<U>Prospectus</U>&#148;). The Registration Statement became
effective upon filing on November&nbsp;1, 2022. This opinion letter is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 16 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> and Item 601(b)(5)(i) of Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K</FONT> promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are being issued under that certain subordinated indenture dated as of May&nbsp;16, 2024 (the &#147;<U>Base Indenture</U>&#148;),
between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (the &#147;<U>Trustee</U>&#148;), as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;9, 2024 (the &#147;<U>Supplemental Indenture</U>&#148; and, together with the Base
Indenture, the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), and are being offered to the public in accordance with the Terms Agreement, dated September&nbsp;3, 2024 (the &#147;<U>Terms Agreement</U>&#148;), among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman
Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as the underwriters (the &#147;<U>Underwriters</U>&#148;). The Terms Agreement incorporates by reference the provisions of that
certain Underwriting Agreement dated November&nbsp;30, 2017 (the &#147;<U>Underwriting Agreement</U>&#148; and, together with the Terms Agreement, the &#147;<U>Agreements</U>&#148;). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Registration Statement or the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Documents Reviewed </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined the following documents: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the Registration Statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the Base Prospectus; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the Prospectus Supplement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the Base Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)
the Supplemental Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) the global note certificate, dated September&nbsp;9, 2024, representing the Notes; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) the Terms Agreement; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) the Underwriting Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents referred to in clauses (d)&nbsp;through (f) above are referred to collectively as the &#147;<U>Subject Documents</U>&#148; and
each, individually, as a &#147;<U>Subject Document</U>.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition we have examined and relied upon the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) a certificate from the Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Company certifying as to (A)&nbsp;true and correct copies of
the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended (together, the &#147;<U>Organizational Documents</U>&#148;) and (B)&nbsp;the resolutions of the Board of Directors of
the Company authorizing (1)&nbsp;the filing of the Registration Statement by the Company and (2)&nbsp;the offer, sale and issuance of the Notes by the Company pursuant to the Agreements (the &#147;<U>Authorizing Resolutions</U>&#148;); and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) originals, or copies identified to our satisfaction as being true copies, of such other records, documents, instruments,
certificates of officers of and statements of the Company, and certificates and assurances of public officials, as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion letter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Applicable Law</U>&#148; means the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;<U>DGCL</U>&#148;) and the laws of the State of New
York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Assumptions Underlying Our Opinions </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For all purposes of the opinions expressed herein, we have assumed, without independent investigation, the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Factual Matters</U>. To the extent that we have reviewed and relied upon (i)&nbsp;certificates of the Company or authorized
representatives thereof, (ii)&nbsp;representations of the Company set forth in the Subject Documents and (iii)&nbsp;certificates and assurances from public officials, all of such certificates, representations and assurances are accurate with regard
to factual matters and all official records (including filings with public authorities) are properly indexed and filed and are accurate and complete. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Authentic and Conforming Documents</U>. All documents submitted to us as originals are authentic, complete and accurate, and all
documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic original documents. </P>
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sign the Subject Documents are genuine. All individuals who have signed or will sign the Subject Documents have the legal capacity to execute such Subject Documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Organizational Status, Power and Authority of Certain Parties</U>. All parties to the Subject Documents (other than any
individual)&nbsp;(i) are validly existing and in good standing in their respective jurisdictions of formation, except that no such assumption is made as to the Company as of the date hereof and (ii)&nbsp;have the power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform the Subject Documents and the documents required or permitted to be delivered and performed thereunder, except that no such assumption is made as to the Company as of the date hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <U>Authorization, Execution and Delivery of Subject Documents by Certain Parties</U>. The Subject Documents and the documents required or
permitted to be delivered thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company, business trust, partnership or other action on the part of the parties thereto and have been duly executed and delivered by such
parties, except that no such assumptions are made as to the Company as of the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <U>Subject Documents Binding on Certain
Parties</U>. The Subject Documents and the documents required or permitted to be delivered thereunder are valid and binding obligations enforceable against the parties thereto in accordance with their terms, except that no such assumption is made as
to the Company as of the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) <U>Noncontravention</U>. Neither the issuance of the Notes by the Company or the execution and
delivery of the Subject Documents by any party thereto nor the performance by such party of its obligations thereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of (i)&nbsp;the certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificate or articles
of organization, operating agreement, certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, trust agreement or other similar organizational documents of any such party, except that no such assumption is made as to the Company as to the
Organizational Documents as of the date hereof, (ii)&nbsp;any law or regulation of any jurisdiction applicable to any such party except that no such assumption is made as to the Company as to any Applicable Law as of the date hereof, or
(iii)&nbsp;any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality or agency applicable to any such party or any agreement or instrument to which any such party may be a party or by which its properties are subject or
bound, except that no such assumption is made as to the Company as to the Subject Documents as of the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) <U>Governmental
Approvals</U>. All consents, approvals and authorizations of, or filings with, all governmental authorities that are required as a condition to the issuance of the Notes by the Company or to the execution and delivery of the Subject Documents by the
parties thereto or the performance by such parties of their obligations thereunder have been obtained or made, except that no such assumption is made with respect to any consent, approval, authorization or filing that is applicable to the Company as
of the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <U>No Mutual Mistake, Amendments, etc</U>. There has not been any mutual mistake of fact, fraud, duress or undue
influence in connection with the issuance of the Notes as contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. There are no oral or written statements or agreements that modify, amend or vary, or purport to modify, amend or vary, any of
the terms of the Subject Documents except for, in the case of the terms of the Base Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on and subject to the foregoing and the exclusions, qualifications, limitations and other assumptions set forth in this opinion letter,
we are of the opinion that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. <U>Organizational Status</U>. The Company is a validly existing corporation under the laws of the Delaware
and is in good standing under such laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. <U>Power and Authority</U>. The Company has the corporate power and authority to issue the
Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. <U>Validity of the Notes</U>. When (i)&nbsp;the Notes have been issued and sold as contemplated by the Registration Statement,
the Agreements and the Prospectus, (ii)&nbsp;the Company has received the consideration provided for in the Prospectus Supplement and the Agreements, and (iii)&nbsp;the Notes have been authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the
Indenture, the Notes will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, under the laws of State of New York. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Matters Excluded from Our Opinions </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We express no opinion with respect to the following matters: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Indemnification and Change of Control</U>. The enforceability of any agreement relating to (i)&nbsp;indemnification, contribution or
exculpation from costs, expenses or other liabilities or (ii)&nbsp;changes in the organizational control or ownership of any party, which agreement (in the case of clause (i)&nbsp;or clause (ii)) is contrary to public policy or Applicable Law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Jurisdiction, Venue, etc</U>. The enforceability of any agreement to submit to the jurisdiction of any specific federal or state court
(other than the enforceability in a court of the State of New York of any such agreement to submit to the jurisdiction of a court of the State of New York), to waive any objection to the laying of the venue, to waive the defense of <I>forum non
conveniens</I> in any action or proceeding referred to therein, to waive trial by jury, to effect service of process in any particular manner or to establish evidentiary standards, and any agreement regarding the choice of law governing any Subject
Document (other than the enforceability in a court of the State of New York or in a federal court sitting in the State of New York and applying New York law to any such agreement that the laws of the State of New York shall govern). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>Remedies</U>. The enforceability of any provision in any Subject Document to the effect that rights or remedies are not exclusive, that
every right or remedy is cumulative and may be exercised in addition to any other right or remedy, that the election of some particular remedy does not preclude recourse to one or more others or that failure to exercise or delay in exercising rights
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The opinions set forth above are subject to the following qualifications and limitations: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Applicable Law</U>. Our opinions are limited to the Applicable Law, and we do not express any opinion concerning any other law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Bankruptcy</U>. Our opinions are subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, laws
relating to preferences, fraudulent transfers and equitable subordination), reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors&#146; rights generally. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>Equitable Principles</U>. Our opinions are subject to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law), including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing. In applying such principles, a court, among other things, might limit the availability of specific equitable
remedies (such as injunctive relief and the remedy of specific performance), might not allow a creditor to accelerate maturity of debt or exercise other remedies upon the occurrence of a default deemed immaterial or for <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-credit</FONT> reasons or might decline to order a debtor to perform covenants in a Subject Document. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)
<U>Unenforceability of Certain Provisions</U>. Provisions contained in the Notes or the Subject Documents which require waivers or amendments to be made only in writing may be unenforceable or ineffective, in whole or in part. The inclusion of such
provisions, however, does not render any of the Notes or the Subject Documents invalid as a whole. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <U>Choice of New York Law and
Forum</U>. To the extent that any of our opinions relate to the enforceability of the choice of New York law or any choice of New York forum provisions of any Subject Document, our opinion is rendered in reliance upon N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law
&#167;&#167; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">5-1401</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">5-1402</FONT> and N.Y. CPLR 327(b) and is subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be limited by principles of public policy, comity
and constitutionality. We express no opinion as to whether a United States federal court would have subject-matter or personal jurisdiction over a controversy arising under the Subject Documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Miscellaneous </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
foregoing opinions are being furnished only for the purpose referred to in the first paragraph of this opinion letter. Our opinions are based on statutes, regulations and administrative and judicial interpretations which are subject to change. We
undertake no responsibility to update or supplement these opinions subsequent to the date hereof. Headings in this opinion letter are intended for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its interpretation. We hereby consent to the filing
of this opinion as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on the date hereof, to the incorporation by reference of this opinion of counsel into the Registration Statement, and to the
reference to our firm in the Prospectus Supplement under the caption &#147;Legal Matters.&#148; In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or
the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 8.1 </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:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">September&nbsp;9, 2024 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NiSource Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">801 East 86th Avenue </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrillville, Indiana 46410 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have acted as United States federal income tax counsel for NiSource Inc. (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) in connection with (i)&nbsp;the Registration
Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-268084)</FONT> (the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;), which was filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Act</U>&#148;), of certain securities of the Company, including debt securities, and (ii)&nbsp;the issuance by the
Company of 6.375% <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Fixed</FONT></FONT> Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due in 2055 (the &#147;<U>Junior Subordinated Notes</U>&#148;), as described in the Company&#146;s
Prospectus, dated November&nbsp;1, 2022 (the &#147;<U>Prospectus</U>&#148;) and Prospectus Supplement, dated September&nbsp;3, 2024 (the &#147;<U>Prospectus Supplement</U>&#148;). The Registration Statement became effective on November&nbsp;1, 2022.
This opinion letter is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item&nbsp;16 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> and Item&nbsp;601(b)(5)(i) of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K</FONT> promulgated under the
Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering our opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of (i)&nbsp;the Registration
Statement, (ii)&nbsp;the Prospectus, (iii)&nbsp;the Prospectus Supplement, (iv)&nbsp;the Indenture as defined in the terms agreement relating to the offer and sale of the Junior Subordinated Notes (the &#147;<U>Terms Agreement</U>&#148;),
(v)&nbsp;the Terms Agreement, and (vi)&nbsp;such other agreements and documents as we have deemed relevant and necessary, and we have made such investigations of law as we have deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinion expressed below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In our examination, we have assumed, with your permission, (i)&nbsp;the authenticity of original documents, (ii)&nbsp;the accuracy of copies and the
genuineness of signatures, (iii)&nbsp;that the execution and delivery by each party to a document and the performance by such party of its obligations thereunder have been authorized by all necessary measures and do not violate or result in a breach
of or default under such party&#146;s certificate or instrument of formation and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> or the laws of such party&#146;s jurisdiction of organization, (iv)&nbsp;that each agreement represents the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, (v)&nbsp;that the parties to each agreement have complied, and will comply, with all of their respective covenants, agreements and undertakings contained therein,
(vi)&nbsp;that the transactions provided for by each agreement were and will be carried out in accordance with their terms, (vii)&nbsp;that the factual representations made to us by the Company in its officer&#146;s certificate dated as of the date
hereof and delivered to us for purposes of this opinion (the &#147;<U>Officer&#146;s Certificate</U>&#148;) are true, correct and complete and will be true, correct and complete at the time of closing of the offering and delivery of the Junior
Subordinated Notes (as if made as of such time), and (viii)&nbsp;that any factual representations made in the Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the Officer&#146;s Certificate &#147;to the best knowledge of,&#148; &#147;in the belief of,&#148;
or similarly qualified are true, correct and complete without such qualification. If any of the above described assumptions are untrue for any reason or if the issuance of the Junior Subordinated Notes is consummated in a manner that is inconsistent
with the manner in which it is described in the Prospectus Supplement, our opinion as expressed below may be adversely affected and may not be relied upon. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering our opinion, with your permission, we have not undertaken any independent investigation or
verification of any fact or matter set forth in any document or materials or any assumption upon which we have relied (including, without limitation, any statement or representation contained in the Officer&#146;s Certificate), and we expressly
disclaim any intent, undertaking, or obligation to make any such investigation or verification. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The opinion set forth below is based upon the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Treasury Regulations (including temporary and proposed Treasury Regulations) issued thereunder, Internal Revenue Service (&#147;<U>IRS</U>&#148;) rulings and pronouncements and judicial decisions now in effect, all
of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. Our opinion is limited to the matters expressly stated herein. Our opinion is rendered only as of the date hereof, and its validity could be affected by subsequent changes in
applicable law. We disclaim any undertaking to advise you or any other person with respect to any such change subsequent to the date hereof. An opinion of counsel with respect to an issue represents counsel&#146;s best judgment as to the outcome on
the merits with respect to such issue and is not binding on the IRS or the courts. Thus, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the IRS will not assert a contrary position with respect to an issue or any conclusions contained herein, or that a
court will not sustain such a position if asserted by the IRS. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon and subject to the foregoing, the discussion contained in the Prospectus
Supplement under the caption &#147;Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,&#148; insofar as such discussion relates to legal conclusions with respect to matters of United States federal income tax law, represents our opinion and, subject to
the qualifications, exceptions and limitations stated therein and herein, such discussion is accurate in all material respects. Such discussion does not, however, purport to discuss all United States federal income tax consequences to holders of the
Junior Subordinated Notes and is limited to those United States federal income tax consequences to holders of the Junior Subordinated Notes specifically discussed therein and subject to the qualifications set forth therein and herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are rendering this opinion to you solely in connection with the offering of the Junior Subordinated Notes, and this opinion may not be relied upon by any
other person or for any other purpose without our prior written consent. We hereby consent to use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> regarding the issuance and sale
of the Junior Subordinated Notes and the incorporation of this opinion by reference in the Registration Statement and to references to us under the heading &#147;Legal Matters&#148; in the Registration Statement and in the Prospectus Supplement
relating to the Junior Subordinated Notes. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required by the Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. </P>
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<td class="text">Sep.  09,  2024<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName', window );">Entity Registrant Name</a></td>
<td class="text">NiSource Inc.<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode', window );">Entity Incorporation State Country Code</a></td>
<td class="text">DE<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityFileNumber', window );">Entity File Number</a></td>
<td class="text">001-16189<span></span>
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<td class="text">35-2108964<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1', window );">Entity Address Address Line 1</a></td>
<td class="text">801 East 86th Avenue<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown', window );">Entity Address City Or Town</a></td>
<td class="text">Merrillville<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince', window );">Entity Address State Or Province</a></td>
<td class="text">IN<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode', window );">Entity Address Postal Zip Code</a></td>
<td class="text">46410<span></span>
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<td class="text">877<span></span>
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<td class="text">647-5990<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="text">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share<span></span>
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<td class="text">NI<span></span>
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<td class="text">NYSE<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany', window );">Entity Emerging Growth Company</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="text">0001111711<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the XBRL content amends previously-filed or accepted submission.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Area code of city</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period.  The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br> -Section 425<br></p></div>
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