Vectren Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

EVANSVILLE, Ind., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vectren Corporation
(NYSE: VVC) announced the Board of Directors declared a quarterly common stock
dividend of 32 1/2 cents per share, unchanged from the prior quarter. The
dividend will be payable September 2, 2008 to shareholders of record at the
close of business on August 15, 2008.
Last October, Vectren increased its quarterly dividend by 3.2%, extending
Vectren and predecessor companies' record of increasing annual dividends paid
to 48 consecutive years.
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 http://www.vectren.com .
SOURCE Vectren Corporation

Media contact, Chase Kelley, +1-812-491-4128, kckelley@vectren.com; Investor
contact, Steve Schein, +1-812-491-4209, sschein@vectren.com, both of Vectren
Corporation