SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 23, 2002 VECTREN UTILITY HOLDINGS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indiana 1-16739 35-2104850 ------- ------- ---------- (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 20 N.W. Fourth Street, Evansville, Indiana 47708 ------------------------------------------ ----- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (812)491-4000 N/A (Former name or address, if changed since last report.) Item 5. Other Events On April 23, 2002, Vectren Corporation (Vectren), the parent company of Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc, along with Citizens Gas & Coke Utility (Citizens), the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), the Citizens Action Coalition (CAC), and a group of industrial customers filed an agreement in principle at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (Commission). The agreement sets forth the basic framework for an anticipated settlement of numerous pending issues related to ProLiance Energy, LLC (ProLiance). The parties' final agreement, if approved by the Commission, would bring closure to over six years of litigation related to Citizens' and Vectren's receipt of gas supply services from ProLiance. The tentative settlement is outlined in the press release attached as Exhibit 99-1 to this filing. Proliance is a jointly-owned unconsolidated energy marketing affiliate of Vectren and Citizens. Item 7. Exhibits 99-1 Press Release - Consumer Groups and Utilities Announce Proposed Agreement on Gas Supply Services from ProLiance SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. VECTREN UTILITY HOLDINGS, INC. April 24, 2002 By: /s/ M. Susan Hardwick ---------------------------------------- M. Susan Hardwick Vice President and Controller