Item 8.01. Other Events.

As previously announced, on February 26, 2020, NiSource Inc. ("NiSource") and Bay State Gas Company d/b/a Columbia Gas of Massachusetts ("Columbia of Massachusetts") (together with NiSource, "Seller") entered into an asset purchase agreement (the "Asset Purchase Agreement") with Eversource Energy, a Massachusetts voluntary association ("Buyer"). The Asset Purchase Agreement was described in NiSource's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 27, 2020. On October 9, 2020, Buyer and Seller consummated the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement.

As previously disclosed, on July 2, 2020, Buyer, Seller and Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seller ("EGMA"), filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities ("DPU") a joint petition for the approval of the transaction as contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement and a proposed multi-year rate plan. The petition sought approval of a settlement agreement executed on July 2, 2020 (the "Settlement Agreement") among, Buyer, Seller, EGMA, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and the Low-Income Weatherization and Fuel Assistance Program Network. The Settlement Agreement was conditioned on its approval by the DPU no later than September 30, 2020; however, this deadline was extended to October 7, 2020. The Settlement Agreement was approved by the DPU on October 7, 2020. A description of the terms of the Settlement Agreement was included in NiSource's current report on Form 8-K filed with SEC on July 6, 2020.

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