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): January 30, 2015
Commission file
number | | Registrant, State of Incorporation or Organization, Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Telephone Number | | IRS Employer
Identification No. |
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1-32853 | | DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | | 20-2777218 |
| | (a Delaware corporation) 550 South Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-1803 704-382-3853 | | |
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1-04928 | | DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC | | 56-0205520 |
| | (a North Carolina limited liablity company) 526 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-4200 704-382-3853 | | |
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1-3274 | | DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, INC. | | 59-0247770 |
| | (a Florida corporation) 299 First Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 704-382-3853 | | |
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1-3543 | | DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, INC. | | 35-0594457 |
| | (an Indiana corporation) 1000 East Main Street Plainfield, Indiana 46168 704-382-3853 | | |
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1-1232 | | DUKE ENERGY OHIO, INC. | | 31-0240030 |
| | (an Ohio corporation) 139 East Fourth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 704-382-3853 | | |
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1-3382 | | DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, INC. | | 56-0165465 |
| | (a North Carolina corporation) 410 South Wilmington street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1748 704-382-3853 | | |
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 30, 2015, Duke Energy Corporation (the “Corporation”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Florida, Inc., Duke Energy Indiana, Inc., Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc., Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., and Duke Energy Progress, Inc., entered into an amendment to the $6,000,000,000 Credit Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2011 and as amended on December 18, 2013, among the Corporation and each of such subsidiaries, as Borrowers, the lenders listed therein, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender. The credit facility was originally described and filed in the Corporation’s Form 8-K dated November 25, 2011. The amendment was entered into primarily to increase the maximum aggregate borrowing amount available to the Borrowers to $7,500,000,000, and to extend the termination date of the facility from December 2018 to January 30, 2020.
The disclosure in this Item 1.01 is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the amendment to the Credit Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 Amendment No. 2 and Consent, dated as of January 30, 2015, among Duke Energy Corporation, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., Duke Energy Indiana, Inc., Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc., Duke Energy Progress, Inc. (f/k/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.) and Duke Energy Florida, Inc. (f/k/a Progress Energy Florida, Inc.), the Lenders party hereto, the Issuing Lenders party hereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION |
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Date: February 4, 2015 | By: | /s/ Robert T. Lucas III |
| Name: | Robert T. Lucas III |
| Title: | Assistant Secretary |
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| DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC |
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Date: February 4, 2015 | By: | /s/ Robert T. Lucas III |
| Name: | Robert T. Lucas III |
| Title: | Assistant Secretary |
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| DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, INC. |
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Date: February 4, 2015 | By: | /s/ Robert T. Lucas III |
| Name: | Robert T. Lucas III |
| Title: | Assistant Secretary |
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| DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, INC. |
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Date: February 4, 2015 | By: | /s/ Robert T. Lucas III |
| Name: | Robert T. Lucas III |
| Title: | Assistant Secretary |
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| DUKE ENERGY OHIO, INC. |
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Date: February 4, 2015 | By: | /s/ Robert T. Lucas III |
| Name: | Robert T. Lucas III |
| Title: | Assistant Secretary |
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| DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, INC. |
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Date: February 4, 2015 | By: | /s/ Robert T. Lucas III |
| Name: | Robert T. Lucas III |
| Title: | Assistant Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | | Description |
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10.1 | | Amendment No. 2 and Consent, dated as of January 30, 2015, among Duke Energy Corporation, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., Duke Energy Indiana, Inc., Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc., Duke Energy Progress, Inc. (f/k/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.) and Duke Energy Florida, Inc. (f/k/a Progress Energy Florida, Inc.), the Lenders party hereto, the Issuing Lenders party hereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender |
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