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): April 9, 2012

 

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-32853

 

20-2777218

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

550 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina  28202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

 

(704) 382-3853

(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)

 

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

 

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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

 

Beginning in 2012, Duke Energy Corporation’s (“Duke Energy’) chief operating decision maker began evaluating segment financial performance and allocation of resources on a net income basis rather than the previous segment measure of earnings before income and taxes from continuing operations (EBIT).  The supplemental financial information attached hereto, and incorporated by reference herein, as exhibit 99.1, recasts Duke Energy’s historical segment income statements for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 based upon this new segment measure.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)         Exhibits.

 

99.1                                                   Supplemental financial information of Duke Energy Corporation for years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010

 

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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: April 9, 2012

By:

/s/ Steven K. Young

 

Name:

Steven K. Young

 

 

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President and Controller

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Supplemental financial information of Duke Energy Corporation for years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010

 

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