UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):April 13, 2012
(Commission File Number) | Exact names of registrants as specified in their charters, address of principal | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1-15929 | PROGRESS ENERGY, INC. 410 S. Wilmington Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1748 Telephone: (919) 546-6111 State of Incorporation: North Carolina | 56-2155481 | ||
| None |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On April 10, 2012, Progress Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) and Duke Energy Corporation (together with the Company, the “Companies”) received a request for additional information (“RAI”) from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the “FERC”) in connection with their second wholesale market power mitigation plan filed on March 26, 2012 with the FERC as part of the Companies’ proposed merger. On April 13, 2012, the Companies responded to the FERC’s RAI. The Companies continue to target the closing of the merger on July 1, 2012.
SIGNATURE
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.
| PROGRESS ENERGY, INC. | ||
| Registrant | ||
| By: | /s/ Holly H. Wenger | |
| Holly H. Wenger | ||
| Assistant Secretary | ||
Date: April 13, 2012
