Exhibit 99.3
Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer
Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
I, David J. Dzuricky, state and attest that:
(1) to the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports
of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., and, except as corrected or
supplemented in a subsequent covered report:
o no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material
fact as of the end of the period covered by such report; and
o no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of
the end of the period covered by such report.
(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company's Audit
Committee.
(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or
before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":
o 2001 Annual Report of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., on
Form 10-K;
o all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all
definitive proxy materials of Piedmont Natural Gas Company,
Inc. filed with the Commission subsequent to the filing of the
Form 10-K identified above; and
o any amendments to any of the foregoing.
/s/ David J. Dzuricky Subscribed and sworn to
--------------------- before me this 7th day of
David J. Dzuricky ---
Chief Financial Officer August 2002.
August 7, 2002 -----------
/s/ Lee E. Howard
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires: 10-29-05
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