SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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: February 10, 1997
Date of Earliest Event Reported: February 10, 1997
DUKE POWER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
1-4928
(Commission File
Number)
56-0205520
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
422 South Church Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28242
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(704) 382-8127
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
23 Consent of Independent Auditors.
27 Financial Data Schedule for December 31, 1996.
99.1 Audited Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and
1995, and the related Consolidated Statements of Income,
Consolidated Statements of Retained Earnings, and Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for each of the years ended December
31, 1994, 1995 and 1996, and Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
99.2 Independent Auditors' Report.
99.3 Responsibility for Financial Statements.
99.4 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition.
99.5 Selected Financial Data.
99.6 Quarterly Financial Data.
99.7 Stock Market Information.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
DUKE POWER COMPANY
By:
Richard J. Osborne
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 10, 1997