X0303 4 2008-11-20 0001111711 NISOURCE INC/DE NI 0001122800 THOMPSON RICHARD L 801 E 86TH AVENUE MERRILLVILLE IN 46410-6272 1 Common Stock 5000 D Phantom Stock 0 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 4 A 0 379.305 0 A 1988-08-08 1988-08-08 Common Stock 379.305 17662.416 D /s/ Gary W. Pottorff, attorney-in-fact for Richard L. Thompson 2008-11-21