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): March 23, 2009
DUKE ENERGY OHIO, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Ohio | | 1-1232 | | 31-0240030 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
139 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)
(704) 594-6200
(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:
o | | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
o | | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 13e-4(c)) |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 18, 2009, Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement, dated as of March 18, 2009, with Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, 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 $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s First Mortgage Bonds, 5.45% Series, Due April 1, 2019 (the “Bonds”). The Bonds will be issued under the First Mortgage, dated as of August 1, 1936, as amended from time to time, including by the Fortieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 23, 2009, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee. In connection with the issuance and sale of the Bonds, the Company is filing a legal opinion regarding the validity of the Bonds as Exhibit 5.1 to this Form 8-K for the purpose of incorporating the opinion into the Company’s Registration Statement No. 333-146483-01.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
5.1 | | Opinion regarding validity of the Bonds. |
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23.1 | | Consent (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). |
SIGNATURES
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.
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Date: March 23, 2009 | | By: | /s/ Robert T. Lucas III, Esq. |
| | Name: | Robert T. Lucas III, Esq. |
| | Title: | Associate General Counsel and |
| | | Assistant Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | | Description |
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5.1 | | | Opinion regarding validity of the Bonds. |
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23.1 | | | Consent (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). |
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