On January 27, 2017, the Board of Directors of NiSource Inc. appointed Peter A. Altabef as a director of NiSource for a term continuing until the 2017 annual meeting of the stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected or appointed and qualified. Altabef also serves on the board of Unisys. He is also a member of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, a board member of EastWest Institute and a member of the advisory boards of Merit Energy Company, LLC. and Petrus Trust Company, LTA. He has previously served as senior advisor to 2M Companies Inc., and as director of MICROS Systems, Perot Systems and Belo Corporation. Altabef’s election to the NiSource Board is effective immediately, and he is expected to be up for re-election by NiSource shareholders at this year’s annual shareholders meeting.