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): February 1, 2006
CINERGY CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Commission
File Number | | Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone Number | | I.R.S. Employer
Identification No. |
1-11377 | | CINERGY CORP.
(A Delaware Corporation)
139 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 421-9500 | | 31-1385023 |
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Cinergy has adopted a severance benefits plan that will be binding on Duke Energy Holding Corp. after the completion of Cinergy’s merger with Duke Energy Corporation. The purpose of the plan is to provide certain benefits to qualifying employees of Cinergy whose employment is terminated in connection with the merger.
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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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Dated: February 7, 2006 | By | /s/ MARC E. MANLY | |
| | Name: Marc E. Manly |
| | Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal
Officer |
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