UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM U-9C-3 QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 Filed Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 This report is being submitted as a combined filing for NiSource Inc. and Columbia Energy Group. Please direct all inquiries to Jeffrey Grossman, Vice President and Controller of NiSource Inc. at 219-647-5675 NISOURCE INC./COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP 801 E 86th Avenue Merrillville, IN 46410 CONTENTS Page ITEM 1. ORGANIZATION CHART ................................................ 3 ITEM 2. ISSUANCES AND RENEWALS OF SECURITIES AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS .... 4 ITEM 3. ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS ............................................ 4 ITEM 4. SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT ................................... 5 ITEM 5. OTHER INVESTMENTS ................................................. 5 ITEM 6. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS ................................. 5 EXHIBITS ................................................................... 6 SIGNATURE .................................................................. 7 EXHIBIT A .................................................................. 8 2 ITEM 1. ORGANIZATION CHART PERCENTAGE ENERGY OR OF VOTING GAS-RELATED DATE OF STATE OF SECURITIES NAME OF REPORTING COMPANY COMPANY ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION HELD ------------------------- ------- ------------ ------------ ---- Columbia Deep Water Services Company (Deep Water) Gas-related 01/07/98 Delaware 100% Columbia Pipeline Corp. (CPC)* Gas-related 10/30/98 Delaware 100% Granite State Gas Transmission Gas-related 10/24/55 New Hampshire 100% EnergyUSA-TPC Corporation Energy-related 08/10/00 Delaware 100% KGF Trading Company Energy-related 07/31/92 Indiana 100% NiSource Pipeline Group, Inc.* Gas-related 05/24/99 Indiana 100% Crossroads Pipeline Company Gas-related 04/05/93 Indiana 100% NI Energy Services Transportation, Inc. Gas-related 06/18/98 Indiana 100% NI-TEX Gas Services, Inc. Gas-related 03/30/87 Delaware 100% NI-TEX, Inc. Gas-related 08/26/88 Indiana 100% NiSource Energy Technologies, Inc. Energy-related 10/27/00 Indiana 100% EnergyUSA Appalachian Corporation Energy-related 02/19/01 Indiana 100% NESI Power Marketing, Inc. Energy-related 07/18/96 Indiana 100% SunPower Corporation Energy-related 04/24/85 California 14.66% NewPower Holdings Energy-related 06/29/00 Delaware 0.95% Acumentrics Corporation Energy-related 08/18/94 Massachusetts 3.50% NAME OF REPORTING COMPANY NATURE OF BUSINESS ------------------------- ------------------ Columbia Deep Water Services Company (Deep Water) Non-FERC jurisdictional gas pipeline development Columbia Pipeline Corp. (CPC)* Holding company for (non-FERC jurisdictional gas pipeline companies Granite State Gas Transmission Interstate pipeline EnergyUSA-TPC Corporation Gas marketing KGF Trading Company Marketing company NiSource Pipeline Group, Inc.* Holding company Crossroads Pipeline Company Interstate gas pipeline NI Energy Services Transportation, Inc. Interstate gas pipeline NI-TEX Gas Services, Inc. Gas storage NI-TEX, Inc. Intrastate gas pipeline NiSource Energy Technologies, Inc. Development of fuel cell technology EnergyUSA Appalachian Corporation Gas Marketing NESI Power Marketing, Inc. Gas Marketing SunPower Corporation Development of energy technologies NewPower Holdings Gas Marketing Acumentrics Corporation Developer of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells * Columbia Pipeline Corp. and NiSource Pipeline Group, Inc. were dissolved on November 12 and November 15, 2002, respectively. 3 ITEM 2. ISSUANCES AND RENEWALS OF SECURITIES AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS SECURITIES: Company Type of Principal Person to Collateral Consideration Issuing Security Amount of Issue or Cost of Whom Security Given with Received for Security Issued Security Renewal Capital was Issued Security Each Security -------- ------ -------- ------- ------- ---------- -------- ------------- None CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Company Company Contributing Receiving Amount of Capital Capital Capital Contribution ------- ------- -------------------- None ITEM 3. ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS PART I. TRANSACTIONS PERFORMED BY REPORTING COMPANIES ON BEHALF OF ASSOCIATE COMPANIES Reporting Associate Company Company Types of Direct Indirect Total Rendering Receiving Services Costs Costs Cost of Amount Services Services Rendered Charges Charges Capital Billed -------- -------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------ None PART II. TRANSACTIONS PERFORMED BY ASSOCIATE COMPANIES ON BEHALF OF REPORTING COMPANIES Associate Company Reporting Company Types of Services Direct Costs Indirect Costs Cost of Total Amount Rendering Services Receiving Services Rendered Charged Charges Capital Billed Columbia Gulf Operation & Transmission Deep Water Maintenance $ 11,418 None $ 11,418 NiSource Corporate Services Company Columbia Pipeline Administrative $ 19,189 None $ 19,189 NiSource Corporate Services Company NiSource Pipeline Administrative $ 82,300 None $ 82,300 NiSource Corporate Services Company NiSource Energy Tech. Administrative ($ 33,932) None ($ 33,932) NiSource Corporate Services Company Granite State Gas Administrative $ 82,300 None $ 82,300 NiSource Corporate Services Company Crossroads Pipeline Administrative $ 114,064 None $ 114,064 4 ITEM 4. SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT ($ in thousands) ---------------- INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY-RELATED COMPANIES: Total consolidated capitalization as of December 31, 2002 9,622,765 Line 1 Total capitalization multiplied by 15% (line 1 multiplied by 0.15) 1,443,415 Line 2 Greater of $50 million or line 2 1,443,415 Line 3 Total current aggregate investment: (categorized by major line of energy-related business) Energy-related business ----- Total current aggregate investment 6,000 Line 4 ----- Difference between the greater of $50 million or 15% of capital- ization and the total aggregate investment of the registered holding company system (line 3 less line 4) 1,437,415 Line 5 --------- INVESTMENTS IN GAS-RELATED COMPANIES 174,542 ======= ITEM 5. OTHER INVESTMENTS Major Line of Energy- Other Investment in Other Investment in Reason for difference Related Business last U-9C-3 Report this U-9C-3 Report in Other Investment ---------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- None $ 2,152,381,947 $ 2,131,400,156 * * For Columbia, the scope of the reporting of other investments includes investments, including gas-related guarantees, made before February 14, 1997, in pre-existing subsidiaries that could have been acquired pursuant to Rule 58 (b) (2). These companies include Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., Columbia Gulf Transmission Co., Columbia Natural Resources, Inc., Columbia Energy Services Corp., and Columbia Propane Corp. * For NiSource Inc. the scope of the reporting of other investments includes investments made prior to 11-1-00 in pre-existing subsidiaries that could have been acquired pursuant to Rule 58 (b) (2). ITEM 6. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS Not required for the fourth quarter. 5 EXHIBITS 1. Copies of contracts required to be provided by Item 3 shall be filed as exhibits. NOT APPLICABLE 2. Certificate stating that a copy of the reports for the previous quarter has been filed with interested state commissions shall be filed as an exhibit. The certificate shall provide the names and addresses of the state commissions. EXHIBIT A 6 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. NiSource Inc ----------------------------- (Registrant) Date: March 21, 2002 By: /s/ J. W. Grossman ----------------------------- Jeffrey W. Grossman Vice President (Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer) 7