JOINT PETITION OF INDIANA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY INC. (“INDIANA AMERICAN”) AND COMMUNITY UTILITIES OF INDIANA, INC. (“CUII”) FOR APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZATIONOF: (A) THE ACQUISITION BY MERGER BY INDIANA AMERICAN OF CUII’S UTILITY PROPERTY (THE “CUII SYSTEM”) IN PORTIONS OF JASPER, LAKE, NEWTON, AND PORTER COUNTIES IN INDIANA IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER; (B) APPROVAL OF THE RATES AND CHARGES TO BE APPLIED TO THE CUII SYSTEM AFTER CLOSING; (C) APPROVAL OF APPLICATION OF INDIANA AMERICAN’S RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE TO THE CUII SYSTEM; (D) ADOPTION BY INDIANA AMERICAN OF CUII’S EXISTING DEPRECIATION ACCRUAL RATES TO BE APPLIED TO THE ACQUIRED PROPERTIES; AND (E) THE SUBJECTION OF THE ACQUIRED PROPERTIES TO THE LIEN OF INDIANA-AMERICAN’S MORTGAGE INDENTURE.