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): | | January 31, 2012 |
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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(State or other jurisdiction | _____________
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(I.R.S. Employer |
| 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) | | ___________
(Zip Code) |
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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. Other Events.
Adoption of Accounting Guidance for Revised Comprehensive Income Presentation
Effective with our first quarter ended January 31, 2012, we adopted accounting guidance that changed how comprehensive income is presented in our consolidated financial statements. This guidance was applied retrospectively for the interim periods presented. The adoption of this guidance changed the presentation of our consolidated financial statements but did not affect the calculation of net income, comprehensive income or earnings per share. The revised presentation of comprehensive income for the three most recently completed fiscal years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 is presented below.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
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| | | 2011 | | 2010 | | 2009 |
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| Net Income | | $ | 113,568 | | | $ | 141,954 | | | $ | 122,824 | |
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| Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Unrealized loss from hedging activities of equity method | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| investments, net of tax of ($371), ($52) and ($3,886) for the years | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively | | | (576 | ) | | | (88 | ) | | | (6,032 | ) |
| Reclassification adjustment of realized gain from hedging | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| activities of equity method investments included in net income, net | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| of tax of $420, $1,291 and $1,879 for the years ended October 31, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively | | | 654 | | | | 2,005 | | | | 2,915 | |
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| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | | | 78 | | | | 1,917 | | | | (3,117 | ) |
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| Comprehensive Income | | $ | 113,646 | | | $ | 143,871 | | | $ | 119,707 | |
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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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| October 31, 2012 | | By: | | Jose M. Simon
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| | | | | Name: Jose M. Simon |
| | | | | Title: Vice President and Controller |
