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): | September 5, 2013 |
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| North Carolina | 1-6196 | 56-0556998 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 4720 Piedmont Row Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina | 28210 | |
| _________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
| 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 5, 2013, the Board of Directors of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. ("Company") increased the number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors from twelve to thirteen. Also on September 5, 2013, the Board of Directors elected Michael C. Tarwater as a Class I director to serve effective November 1, 2013 and until the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, at which time he will stand for election as a director by the shareholders. Mr. Tarwater is Chief Executive Officer of Carolinas HealthCare System, a multi-faceted system that owns and manages hospitals, nursing homes, physician practices and outpatient diagnostic and treatment facilities in both North and South Carolina. Upon the effective date of his election to the Company’s Board of Directors, Mr. Tarwater will serve on the Board’s Benefits Committee and Directors and Corporate Governance Committee and shall be entitled to the Company’s standard director compensation arrangements that were previously reported in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on January 18, 2013 in the section entitled "Corporate Governance Information – Director Compensation."
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.
| Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. | ||||
| September 5, 2013 | By: | Jane Lewis-Raymond | ||
| Name: Jane Lewis-Raymond | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance and Community Affairs Officer | ||||
