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
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| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | March 17, 2010 |
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| North Carolina | 1-6196 | 56-0556998 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 4720 Piedmont Row Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina | | 28210 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | ___________
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 704-364-3120 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 17, 2010, Hardy Storage Company, LLC (Hardy), a joint venture between Piedmont Hardy Storage Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Piedmont Natural Gas Company (Piedmont) and Columbia Hardy Corporation, a subsidiary of NiSource, completed the conversion of the Hardy interim construction financing of $123.4 million to long term project financing. The new long term notes finance $119.8 million of debt at a coupon of 5.88% with principal and interest payments concluding in 2023. As a result of the conversion, Piedmont's Guaranty of Principal and Residual Guaranty that were executed in connection with the interim financing terminated with no payments having been made thereunder and the new long term project financing is non-recourse to the joint venture members and their parent entities.
SIGNATURES
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.
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| | | Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. |
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| March 23, 2010 | | By: | | Jane Lewis-Raymond
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| | | | | Name: Jane Lewis-Raymond |
| | | | | Title: Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer |
