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): June 16, 2009

 

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

526 South Church Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

 

(704) 594-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

526 South Church Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-1904

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

 

(704) 594-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

DUKE ENERGY OHIO, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

139 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

 

(704) 594-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, INC.

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

1000 East Main Street, Plainfield, Indiana 46168

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

 

(704) 594-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On June 16, 2009, Duke Energy Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Mr. David L. Hauser, Group Executive and Chief Financial Officer, would retire from the Company effective June 30, 2009 to become Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FairPoint Communications, Inc.  The Company also announced that Ms. Lynn J. Good, Group Executive and President, Commercial Businesses, will succeed Mr. Hauser as Group Executive and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2009.  Ms. Good will continue to retain her current responsibilities as President, Commercial Businesses for the time being.  Ms. Good, 50, has served as Group Executive and President, Commercial Businesses since November 2007 and prior to that served as Treasurer from April 2006 to November 2007.  Ms. Good served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cinergy Corp. from August 2005 until its merger with Duke Energy Corporation in April 2006.  From November 2003 to August 2005, Ms. Good served as Vice President, Finance and Controller of Cinergy.

 

For information regarding Ms. Good’s compensation arrangement, please refer to the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on March 20, 2009.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Date: June 16, 2009	By:	/s/Marc E. Manly
	Name:	Marc E. Manly
	Title:	Group Executive, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
	DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC
Date: June 16, 2009	By:	/s/Marc E. Manly
	Name:	Marc E. Manly
	Title:	Group Executive and Chief Legal Officer
	DUKE ENERGY OHIO, INC.
Date: June 16, 2009	By:		/s/ Marc E. Manly
	Name:		Marc E. Manly
	Title:		Group Executive and Chief Legal Officer
	DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, INC.
Date: June 16, 2009	By:			/s/ Marc E. Manly
	Name:			Marc E. Manly
	Title:			Group Executive and Chief Legal Officer

 

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