NiSource Inc.

As Executive Vice President of NiSource and CEO of the NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage group, Chris Helms is responsible for executing an aggressive growth strategy. He has held a variety of leadership roles in the energy sector, including president and chief executive officer of CMS Panhandle Companies, president of Centennial Pipeline Company LLC, and executive vice president of CMS Gas Transmission Corp. Helms is the 2008 Chairman of the Southern Gas Association during its Centennial Celebration Year and also has served as vice president of the Groupe International des Importateurs de Gaz Naturel Liquefie. He currently serves as a director of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) and is a member of INGAA's Executive Committee. He is a member of the state bar associations of Texas, Louisiana and Florida, and is a past member of the College of the State Bar of Texas (1993). Helms earned bachelor's degrees in political science and journalism from Southern Illinois University and a juris doctor degree from Tulane University School of Law.

Jimmy D. Staton is executive vice president and group chief executive officer for NiSource's Gas Distribution segment, which includes NiSource's local gas distribution companies in Kentucky, Maryland, New England, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. He reports to NiSource President and Chief Executive Officer Robert C. Skaggs, Jr. and serves as a member of NiSource's executive management council. Staton joined NiSource after serving in a variety of senior executive positions in the energy industry, including at Dominion Resources, Inc., Consolidated Natural Gas Company and CNG Transmission Corporation. Staton began his energy industry career as a petroleum engineer at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. After leaving the public sector, Staton held several rate, regulatory and strategic planning positions with Arkla Energy Resources and Consolidated Natural Gas Company (CNG). In 1996, Staton was named Vice President, Pricing, Planning and Financial Services for CNG Transmission Corporation where he served as the company's chief financial officer. In 1999, Staton became President, Asset Operations, for CNG's Regulated Businesses. After CNG merged with Dominion Resources, Inc. in 2000, Staton was named Senior Vice President, Electric Delivery, where he was responsible for Dominion's electric distribution business serving more than two million customers in Virginia and North Carolina. In 2003, Staton was named Senior Vice President, Delivery Operations, where he was responsible for providing service to Dominion's four million gas and electric customers in six states. Staton holds professional memberships with a number of associations such as the American Gas Association, Southern Gas Association, and the Gas Research Institute. He earned a B.S degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1983. He is based at NiSource's corporate headquarters in Merrillville, Ind.

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James F. Thomas was elected Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and a Director of NiSource GP, LLC in December 2007. Mr. Thomas is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for the following NiSource subsidiaries: Central Kentucky Transmission Company, Columbia Deep Water Services Company, Crossroads Pipeline Company, Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc., Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation and Columbia Hardy Corporation. He assumed these positions in March 2006. Mr. Thomas has also served as a Manager of Hardy Storage Company, LLC since June 2007. Prior to March 2006, Mr. Thomas served as a principal and the Vice President for Ceritas Energy, LLC from February 2003 to March 2006 and as a principal for his own energy consulting practice Franklin Management from June 2000 to February 2003.

Mike O'Donnell is executive vice president of NiSource Inc. O'Donnell retired from his CFO role in August 2008 but continues to serve in an executive vice president role focusing on a number of ongoing projects and business activities for NiSource. His CFO responsibilities included the company's corporate finance, treasury, controller, accounting, corporate tax, financial planning and corporate planning functions. O'Donnell, who has more than 30 years of experience as a financial manager in the energy industry, began his career with Columbia Gas System in 1971 as a financial analyst. While with Columbia, he held positions of increasing responsibility including director of finance, vice president of finance, executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Columbia distribution companies and assistant chief financial officer of Columbia Gas System. He was elected chief financial officer of Columbia Energy Group in 1993 and held that position until NiSource acquired Columbia in November 2000. Concurrent with the acquisition, O'Donnell was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of NiSource. O'Donnell has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising activities, asset management, rating agency activities, bank relations and rate case testimony as a rate of return witness. He managed the financial aspects of the Columbia Gas bankruptcy and played an important role in the NiSource/Columbia transaction both before and after the effective date of the merger. O'Donnell serves on the Audit Committee and Board of Directors of Energy Insurance Mutual and the Investment Committee of the Legacy Foundation in Northwest Indiana. He is a member of the Audit Committee and Management Committee of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad. He also is a member of Financial Executives International, American Gas Association, Beta Gamma Sigma and Omicron Delta Epsilon. A native of Philadelphia, O'Donnell earned a bachelor's degree with honors in economics from Temple University and won the school's Economics Award. He spent two years in the U.S. Army and served one year in Vietnam with the 9th Infantry Division. O'Donnell is based at NiSource's corporate headquarters in Merrillville, Ind.

Michael W. O Donnell was elected Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a Director of NiSource GP, LLC in December 2007. Mr. O Donnell is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NiSource. He has held that position since November 2000.

Stephen Smith is executive vice president and chief financial officer of NiSource Inc. He is responsible for the company's corporate finance, treasury, controller, accounting, corporate tax, financial planning, and corporate planning functions. Smith has more than 16 years of experience in financial leadership roles in the regulated energy industry. He has held senior-level positions with American Electric Power Co. (AEP) and the Columbia Energy Group (CEG). At AEP, Smith served as senior vice president of Shared Services, where he had responsibility for Business Logistics, Human Resources, Information Technology and Telecommunications. From 2003 to 2007, he was senior vice president and treasurer for AEP, leading the Accounting, Budgeting, Planning, Risk Management, Strategy, Tax and Treasury functions. Before joining AEP, Smith served in a progression of finance and executive leadership roles at CEG and NiSource Corporate Services Company, where he managed shared services functions and oversaw the integration of corporate functions following the merger of NiSource and CEG. Smith earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He serves as a Director and Audit Committee member of Natural Resource Partners, L.P., a publicly traded master limited partnership engaged in owning and managing coal properties in Appalachia, the Illinois Basin and the Powder River Basin regions of the United States.

Violet G. Sistovaris is senior vice president and CIO at NiSource Inc. She is responsible for managing the implementation of and deriving value from the $1.6 billion, 10-year outsourcing contract with IBM. Sistovaris also provides leadership and direction to the NiSource customer contact centers, supply chain services, information technology, real estate and facilities management, business continuity planning and corporate security. Prior to her current position, Sistovaris served as vice president, Customer Contact Centers, since November 2003. While in this position, she was responsible for directing the operation of NiSource's customer contact centers -- and managing contacts with the company's 3.7 million residential natural gas and electric customers served by NiSource's 10 energy distribution companies in Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. In addition to these responsibilities, Sistovaris's 12 years of experience at NiSource also includes positions in the areas of human resources, executive recruiting and management development. Before joining NiSource in 1994, Sistovaris was vice president, Training & Development, at Centier Bank in Merrillville, Ind. Her banking experience centered in the areas of marketing, training and development and sales administration. She earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Valparaiso University and a master's degree in business administration from Indiana University. Sistovaris is based at NiSource's corporate headquarters in Merrillville, Ind.

Art Smith is senior vice president and environmental counsel of NiSource Inc. He leads the company's comprehensive environmental, health and safety programs. With extensive experience in environmental legal, policy and management matters, Smith has contributed to NiSource's international recognition for leadership in environmental stewardship and corporate sustainability. Smith joined NIPSCO Industries, Inc., the predecessor of NiSource, in 1991 as manager of environmental affairs and counsel. He served as the company's environmental officer and counsel before being appointed to his current position in 2000. Prior to joining NiSource, Smith was the chief civil litigation specialist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Chicago and served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. Smith has been a member of the Indiana Environmental Quality Service Council, being appointed by the governor in 2000. He also has served as chair of the U.S. Combined Heat and Power Association, and on the Boards of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and the Solar Electric Power Association. In addition, Smith served as a Trustee of the Nature Conservancy, and on the Board of the Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center. Smith has been recognized by the American Gas Association (AGA) Operating Section with a 2004 Award of Merit for his contributions to the natural gas industry. In 2005-06, Smith provided natural gas industry leadership by presenting Congressional testimony, by serving as co-chair of the pipeline association (INGAA) Climate Task Group, and by serving as members of both the INGAA and AGA CEO Climate Committees and as chair of AGA's Environmental Regulatory Action Committee. Smith earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Columbia College in New York, two masters' degrees in environmental sciences from Columbia University and a juris doctor degree, with distinction, from the Seattle University School of Law.

Elected 1978 Chairman of the Board since November 2006. Prior to his retirement in 1998, Mr. Rolland served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln National Corporation, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, a provider of financial products and services. Mr. Rolland is on the board of advisors of CID Partners.

Robert Minkus concentrates in corporate and securities, with particular emphases on merger and acquisition work and issues of public disclosure. His practice also includes general corporate and corporate finance matters. He represents acquirors, targets, independent directors and financial advisors in mergers and other acquisition transactions, including tender offers. He counsels public corporations on their disclosure duties and matters of corporate governance, including director independence and takeover defenses. Mr. Minkus also provides general corporate representation to public and private companies and represents both issuers and underwriters in securities offerings. He represented NiSource Inc. in its acquisition of Columbia Energy Group and the subsequent dispositions of several non-core businesses. He has represented Amsted Industries Incorporated in a number of transactions since its leveraged buyout by an ESOP-led entity, and Northern Trust Corporation in a number of its acquisitions. He advises NiSource and Northern Trust on disclosure and compliance issues and has represented both in various debt, equity and hybrid financings. He also has represented several stock exchanges in their demutualization transactions. Mr. Minkus regularly speaks on securities law matters, including at the Ray Garrett Jr Corporate and Securities Law Institute, where he is a member of the Planning Committee, and also at Practising Law Institute programs. Mr. Minkus also chairs Schiff Hardins Professional Practice Committee and is a member of our firms Diversity Committee and Opinion Committee.

Dennis E. Foster, age 66, has served as Lead Director of Windstream since July 2006 and served as a director of Alltel Holding Corp. from June 2006 to July 2006. Mr. Foster serves as Chairman of the Governance Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Foster is a principal in Foster Thoroughbred Investments (thoroughbred racing, breeding and training operations) in Lexington, Kentucky, which he joined in June 1995. Mr. Foster served as a director of Alltel from 1998 through April 20, 2006, where he most recently served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. Prior to June 30, 2000, Mr. Foster served as Vice Chairman of Alltel. Mr. Foster is also a director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of YRCW (Yellow Roadway Corporation Worldwide) and a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of NiSource Inc.

Elected 1986 Age 75 Chairman of the National Science Board, the governing board of the National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., an independent Federal agency that promotes the progress of science. He is also President Emeritus of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Elected 2007 Since April 2008, Ms. Parker has been President and Chief Executive Officer of International Business Solutions, Inc. ("IBS"), Washington, D.C. IBS provides strategic planning and consulting services to profit and not for profit organizations. Before joining IBS, Ms. Parker was Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of the National Urban League from July 2007 through April 2008. Prior thereto, Ms. Parker served in numerous operating positions, including Vice President of Global Quality at Ford Motor Company. During her tenure at Ford, Ms. Parker also served as Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. from September 2001 to December 2004.

Elected 2007 Age 63 Prior to his retirement in 2007, Mr. Nutter was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rayonier, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, a leading supplier of high performance specialty cellulose fibers as well as timberlands and other higher value land holdings. Mr. Nutter was elected director of Rayonier, Inc. in 1996. He is also director of Republic Services Inc., J.M. Huber Corporation and the North Florida Regional Board of SunTrust.

Martin J. Gillen Dean and Ray and Milann Siegfried Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Dr. Woo also is a director of AON Corporation and Circuit City, Inc. She has been a Director since 1997.

Elected 2008 Since November 2007, Mr. Jesanis has been a principal with Serrafix, Boston, Massachusetts, a firm providing energy efficiency consulting and implementation services, principally to municipalities. From July 2004 through December 2006, Mr. Jesanis was President and Chief Executive Officer of National Grid USA, a natural gas and electric utility, and a subsidiary of National Grid plc, of which Mr. Jesanis was also an Executive Director. Prior to that, Mr. Jesanis was Chief Operating Officer of National Grid USA from January 2001 to July 2004.

Elected 2007 Prior to his retirement in 2007, Mr. Nutter was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rayonier, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, a leading supplier of high performance specialty cellulose fibers as well as timberlands and other higher value land holdings. Mr. Nutter was elected director of Rayonier, Inc. in 1996. He is also director of Republic Services Inc., J.M. Huber Corporation and the North Florida Regional Board of SunTrust.