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): February 25, 2008
| 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:
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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 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 25, 2008, the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Progress Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) approved changes reducing the perquisites provided to each of the Company’s named executive officers.
Effective April 1, 2008, the Company’s perquisite program for each of its named executive officers will be reduced to consist of: financial and estate planning; tax preparation services; luncheon and health club dues; executive physical; Internet and telecom access (including use at home of a Company-owned computer); accidental death and dismemberment insurance; and home security.
Perquisites to the named executive officers that will be eliminated by the Company effective April 1, 2008 include: car allowance; country club dues; personal and spousal travel on corporate aircraft; airline club membership dues; and non-business-related use of event tickets. Additionally, the named executive officers will no longer receive a tax gross-up payment with respect to perquisites provided by the Company.
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: February 28, 2008