UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 26, 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 (a Delaware corporation) 550 South Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-1803 704-382-3853 | | 20-2777218 |
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:
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 3, 2014, Duke Energy Corporation (the “Corporation”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5.02 disclosing the conditional appointment of Richard A. Meserve to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Corporation to be effective upon the approval of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Mr. Meserve’s appointment became effective on February 3, 2015. On February 26, 2015, the Board, based on the recommendation of the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Dr. Meserve to serve as a member of the Board’s Nuclear Oversight Committee and Regulatory Policy and Operations Committee.
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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.
| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION |
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Date: March 3, 2015 | By: | /s/ Julia S. Janson |
| | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal |
| | Officer and Corporate Secretary |
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