NISOURCE INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NISOURCE INC/DE (NI)
CIK: 0001111711
Period of Report: 2012-01-31

Reporting Person: SKAGGS ROBERT C JR (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-31	Common Stock	A	67301	$22.89	Acquired	1029545	Direct
2012-01-31	Common Stock	F	109687	$22.89	Disposed	919858	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	19339.894	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Non Qualified Stock Options	$21.86	2014-01-01	Common Stock (48883)	48883	Direct
Non Qualified Stock Options	$22.62	2015-01-03	Common Stock (171429)	171429	Direct
Non Qualified Stock Options	$19.84	2013-01-01	Common Stock (27287)	27287	Direct
Phantom Stock	$0		Common Stock (149081.681)	149081.681	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The phantom stock units represent dividend equivalents and are to be settled following the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.