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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 10

 

 

GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   47-1982552

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

5151 San Felipe Street, Suite 2500

Houston, Texas 77056

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(713) 386-3701

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

to be so Registered

 

Name of Each Exchange on which

Each Class is to be Registered

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share   The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

 


COLUMBIA PIPELINE GROUP, INC.

Cross-Reference Sheet between Information Statement and Items of Form 10

Certain information required to be included in this Form 10 is incorporated by reference to specifically-identified portions of the body of the information statement filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 (the “Information Statement”). None of the information contained in the Information Statement shall be incorporated by reference in this Form or deemed to be a part of this Form 10 unless such information is specifically incorporated by reference.

Item 1. Business.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements,” “The Separation,” “Capitalization,” “Business,” “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions,” “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements.”

Item 2. Financial Information.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Summary—Selected Financial Data,” “Risk Factors,” “Capitalization,” “Selected Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Data” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

Item 3. Properties.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Business—Our Operations and Operating Data,” “Business—Title to Properties” and “Business—Facilities.”

Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Security Ownership of Management, Directors and Principal Stockholders.”

Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers.

The information required by this item is contained under the section “Management.”

Item 6. Executive Compensation.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Management” and “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”

Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” and “Management.”

 

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Item 8. Legal Proceedings.

The information required by this item is contained under the section “Business—Legal Proceedings.”

Item 9. Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Summary,” “The Separation” and “Description of Capital Stock.”

Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “The Separation—Dividends” and “Description of Capital Stock.”

Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Description of Capital Stock— Limitation of Liability of Directors” and “Description of Capital Stock—Indemnification of Directors and Officers.”

Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Index to Financial Statements” and the statements referenced therein.

Item 14. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

Not applicable.

Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (a) Financial Statements

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Selected Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Data” and “Index to Financial Statements” and the statements referenced therein. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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  (b) Exhibits

The following documents are filed as exhibits hereto:

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  2.1*    Form of Separation and Distribution Agreement between NiSource Inc. and Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
  3.1*    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
  3.2*    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
10.1*    Form of Employee Matters Agreement between NiSource Inc. and Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
10.2*    Form of Tax Allocation Agreement between NiSource Inc. and Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
10.3*    Form of Trademark License Agreement between NiSource Corporate Services Company and Columbia Pipeline Group Services Company
10.4*    Form of Transition Services Agreement (NiSource to CPG) between NiSource Corporate Services Company and Columbia Pipeline Group Services Company
10.5*    Form of Transition Services Agreement (CPG to NiSource) between NiSource Corporate Services Company and Columbia Pipeline Group Services Company
10.6    Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2014, by and among Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., as Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, The Bank of Nova Scotia and BNP Paribas, as Co-Documentation Agents and Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., The Bank of Nova Scotia, BNP Paribas and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
10.7    Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2014, by and among Columbia Pipeline Partners LP, as Borrower, NiSource Inc., Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., Columbia Energy Group, CPG OpCo LP, CPG OpCo GP LLC, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD, as Syndication Agent
21.1*    List of subsidiaries of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
99.1    Preliminary Information Statement of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., subject to completion, dated February 6, 2015

 

* To be filed by amendment.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Stephen P. Smith

Stephen P. Smith

President

Date: February 6, 2015

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  2.1*    Form of Separation and Distribution Agreement between NiSource Inc. and Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
  3.1*    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
  3.2*    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
10.1*    Form of Employee Matters Agreement between NiSource Inc. and Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
10.2*    Form of Tax Allocation Agreement between NiSource Inc. and Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
10.3*    Form of Trademark License Agreement between NiSource Corporate Services Company and Columbia Pipeline Group Services Company
10.4*    Form of Transition Services Agreement (NiSource to CPG) between NiSource Corporate Services Company and Columbia Pipeline Group Services Company
10.5*    Form of Transition Services Agreement (CPG to NiSource) between NiSource Corporate Services Company and Columbia Pipeline Group Services Company
10.6    Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2014, by and among Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., as Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, The Bank of Nova Scotia and BNP Paribas, as Co-Documentation Agents and Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., The Bank of Nova Scotia, BNP Paribas and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
10.7    Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2014, by and among Columbia Pipeline Partners LP, as Borrower, NiSource Inc., Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., Columbia Energy Group, CPG OpCo LP, CPG OpCo GP LLC, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD, as Syndication Agent
21.1*    List of subsidiaries of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.
99.1    Preliminary Information Statement of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc., subject to completion, dated February 6, 2015

 

* To be filed by amendment.

 

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