NISOURCE INC. — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 4, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NISOURCE INC/DE (NI)
CIK: 0001111711
Period of Report: 2010-12-31

Reporting Person: ABDOO RICHARD A (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-12-31	Phantom Stock	$0	A	1170.545	Acquired		Common Stock (1170.545)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	15000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The reported phantom stock units were acquired under the NiSource Inc. 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan and are to be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.

F2: Balance includes 211.039 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the NiSource Inc. 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan through November 19, 2010.