Filed pursuant to Rule 433
August 18, 2008
Relating to
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated August 18, 2008 to
Prospectus dated October 3, 2007
Registration Statement No. 333-146483-02
Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.
$500,000,000 First Mortgage Bonds, Series LLL, 6.35%, due August 15, 2038
Pricing Term Sheet
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| Issuer: | | | Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. | |
| Ratings (Moody’s/ S&P)*: | | | A3/A (stable/stable) | |
| Settlement: | | | August 21, 2008; T+3 | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | | | February 15 and August 15, commencing February 15, 2009 | |
| Security Description: | | | First Mortgage Bonds, Series LLL, 6.35%, due August 15, 2038 | |
| Principal Amount: | | | $500,000,000 | |
| Maturity: | | | August 15, 2038 | |
| Coupon: | | | 6.35% | |
| Benchmark Treasury: | | | 4.375% due February 15, 2038 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Yield: | | | 4.444% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | | | +193 bps | |
| Yield to Maturity: | | | 6.374% | |
| Initial Price to Public: | | | 99.682% per Bond | |
| Redemption Provisions Make-Whole Call: | | | T + 35 bps | |
| CUSIP: | | | 263901 AA8 | |
| ISIN: | | | US263901AA85 | |
| Book-Running Managers: | | | Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated UBS Securities LLC | |
| Co-Managers: | | | Blaylock Robert Van, LLC BNP Paribas Securities Corp. BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. The Williams Capital Group, L.P. | |
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*Security ratings are not recommendations to buy, sell or hold securities. The ratings are subject to change or withdrawal at any time by the respective credit rating agencies.
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