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Vectren Announces Dividend Increase
| Source: Vectren Corporation
EVANSVILLE, IN--(Marketwire - October 29, 2009) - Vectren Corporation (NYSE : VVC ) announced
the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 34
cents per share, a 1/2 cent increase over the previous quarter. The
dividend will be payable December 1, 2009 to shareholders of record at the
close of business on November 13, 2009.
"This marks the 50th consecutive year that the annual dividends paid by
Vectren and its predecessor companies have increased," said Niel C.
Ellerbrook, Chairman and CEO of Vectren Corporation. "We are proud to
continue being a part of a select group of companies that have achieved
this level of long-term commitment to our shareholders."
About Vectren
Vectren Corporation (NYSE : VVC ) is an energy holding company headquartered
in Evansville, Indiana. Vectren's energy delivery subsidiaries provide gas
and/or electricity to more than one million customers in adjoining service
territories that cover nearly two-thirds of Indiana and west central Ohio.
Vectren's nonutility subsidiaries and affiliates currently offer
energy-related products and services to customers throughout the Midwest
and Southeast. These include gas marketing and related services; coal
production and sales; and energy infrastructure services. To learn more
about Vectren, visit www.vectren.com.