SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 23, 2002


                               VECTREN CORPORATION
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana                          1-15467                              35-2086905
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number)(I.R.S.Employer Identification)


20 N.W. Fourth Street, Evansville, Indiana                               47708
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)



         Registrant's telephone number, including area code (812)491-4000


                                       N/A
             (Former name or address, if changed since last report.)






Item 5.  Other Events

On July 23, 2002, Vectren Corporation (the Company) released financial
information to the investment community regarding the Company's results of
operations for the three, six, and twelve month periods ended June 30, 2002. The
financial information released is included herein. This information does not
include footnote disclosures and should not be considered complete financial
statements.

In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company is hereby filing cautionary
statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results of the
Company and its subsidiaries, including Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc., Indiana
Gas Company, Inc. and Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, to differ
materially from those projected in forward-looking statements of the Company and
its subsidiaries made by, or on behalf of, the Company and its subsidiaries.
Item 7.  Exhibits

99-1       Press Release - Second Quarter 2002 Vectren Corporation Earnings

99-2       Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of
           the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995











                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                VECTREN CORPORATION
July 23, 2002


                                                By:  /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
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                                                M. Susan Hardwick
                                                Vice President and Controller