NiSource Announces the Total Consideration for its Cash Tender Offers

NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI)announced today the reference yield and total consideration for each series ofnotes subject to the previously announced cash tender offers of its financesubsidiary, NiSource Finance Corp.  NiSource Finance is offering to purchaseany and all of its outstanding 10.75% Notes due 2016 and, ifless than $250 million aggregate principal amount of 2016 Notes are validlytendered and accepted for purchase, an amount of its 6.15% Notes due 2013equal to the difference between $250 million and the aggregateprincipal amount of 2016 Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase.  Aspreviously announced, approximately $125 million aggregate principal amount of2016 Notes and approximately $228 million aggregate principal amount of 2013Notes were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn before 5:00 p.m., NewYork City time, on November 22, 2011,according to information provided by Global Bondholder Services Corporation,the depositary for the tender offers.