UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 20, 2007
| Commission File Number | Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters, state of incorporation, address of principal executive offices, and telephone number | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number |
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 |
| 1-3382 | Carolina Power & Light Company d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. 410 S. Wilmington Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1748 Telephone: (919) 546-6111 State of Incorporation: North Carolina | 56-0165465 |
| 1-3274 | Florida Power Corporation d/b/a Progress Energy Florida, Inc. 299 First Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 Telephone: (727) 820-5151 State of Incorporation: Florida | 59-0247770 |
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
This combined Form 8-K is filed separately by three registrants: Progress Energy, Inc., Carolina Power & Light Company d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. and Florida Power Corporation d/b/a Progress Energy Florida, Inc. Information contained herein relating to any individual registrant is filed by such registrant solely on its own behalf, and is not, and shall not, be deemed to be filed or disclosed by any other registrant.
Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.02 Termination of Material Definitive Agreement
On November 20, 2007, Progress Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Clayton S. Hinnant will retire effective January 2, 2008. Mr. Hinnant currently serves as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer. Additionally, Mr. Hinnant serves as a Director of Carolina Power & Light Company d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. (“PEC”), a subsidiary of the Company. Upon Mr. Hinnant’s retirement, the Employment Agreement dated May 8, 2007, between him and PEC, will terminate and Mr. Hinnant will cease to be a Director of PEC.
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
The disclosure and qualifications set forth in Item 1.02 above are incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PROGRESS ENERGY, INC., CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY d/b/a PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS, INC. and FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION d/b/a PROGRESS ENERGY FLORIDA, INC. Registrants |
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey M. Stone | |||
| Jeffrey M. Stone | ||||
| Chief Accounting Officer | ||||
Date: November 27, 2007