First Amendment to the Executive Deferrred Compensation Plan
Exhibit 10.3
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO THE
NISOURCE INC. EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004)
WHEREAS, NiSource Inc. (the Company) maintains the NiSource Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2004 (Plan); and
WHEREAS, the Company has reserved the right, pursuant to Section 11.1 of the Plan, to amend the Plan and now deems it appropriate to do so in order to reflect changes in the investment options available under the Plan.
NOW THEREFORE, Exhibit A to the Plan is hereby amended, effective March 1, 2005, to read as follows:
EXHIBIT A
Investment Options
Fidelity Based Funds | ||||
Contra Fund | Equity Income Fund | Growth & Income Fund | ||
Growth Company Fund | Magellan Fund | Small Cap Independence Fund | ||
Europe Fund * | Overseas Fund | Pacific Basin Fund * | ||
Freedom 2010 Fund | Freedom 2020 Fund | Freedom 2030 Fund | ||
Freedom 2040 Fund | Freedom Income Fund | Balanced Fund | ||
Puritan Fund * | Intermediate Bond Fund | Spartan U.S. Equity Index Fund | ||
Managed Income Fund |
Non Fidelity Funds | ||||
American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund | ||||
Dreyfus Emerging Leaders Fund | ||||
Janus Small Cap Value Inst. Fund | ||||
Morgan Stanley IFT U.S. Small Cap Core Fund | ||||
PIMCO Long Term Govt Fund | ||||
PIMCO Low Duration Fund | ||||
PIMCO Total Return Fund Inst. | ||||
PIMCO StocksPLUS Fund Inst. | ||||
Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund * | ||||
Money Market Fund |
* | Closed to new investments effective March 1, 2005. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this First Amendment to be executed on its behalf, by its officer duly authorized, this 28th day of January, 2005.
NISOURCE INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ S. LaNette Zimmerman | |||
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