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): August 9, 2016
Duke Energy Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | | 001-32853 | | 20-2777218 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
550 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(704) 382-3853
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 8.01. Other Events.
On August 12, 2016, Duke Energy Corporation (the “Company”) consummated the issuance and sale of the securities described below pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated August 9, 2016 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Mizuho Securities USA Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Underwriters $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 1.800% Senior Notes due 2021, $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2.650% Senior Notes due 2026 and $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.750% Senior Notes due 2046 (collectively, the “Securities”). The Securities were sold to the Underwriters at discounts to their principal amounts. The Securities were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of June 3, 2008 (the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), as amended and supplemented by various supplemental indentures thereto, including the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 12, 2016 (the “Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee. The disclosure in this Item 8.01 is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture, together with the forms of global notes evidencing the Securities are included therein, is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto, and the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Such exhibits are incorporated herein by reference. Also, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Company is filing a legal opinion regarding the validity of the Securities as Exhibit 5.1 to this Form 8-K for the purpose of incorporating the opinion into the Company’s Registration Statement No. 333-191462.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | | Description |
Exhibit 4.1 | | Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 12, 2016, to the indenture, dated as of June 3, 2008, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee |
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Exhibit 5.1 | | Opinion regarding validity of the Securities |
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Exhibit 23.1 | | Consent (included as part of Exhibit 5.1) |
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Exhibit 99.1 | | Underwriting Agreement, dated August 9, 2016, among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Mizuho Securities USA Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein |
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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 |
Date: | August 12, 2016 | |
| By: | /s/ Robert T. Lucas III |
| | Name: | Robert T. Lucas III |
| | Title: | Assistant Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | | Description |
Exhibit 4.1 | | Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 12, 2016, to the indenture, dated as of June 3, 2008, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee |
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Exhibit 5.1 | | Opinion regarding validity of the Securities |
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Exhibit 23.1 | | Consent (included as part of Exhibit 5.1) |
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Exhibit 99.1 | | Underwriting Agreement, dated August 9, 2016, among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Mizuho Securities USA Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein |
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