Duke Energy Corporation
 
 
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: June 12, 2008
(Date of earliest event reported): June 12, 2008
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 		  001-32853
(Commission
File Number) 		  20-2777218
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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)
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Item 8.01.   Other Events.
     On October 3, 2007, Duke Energy Corporation (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-146483) (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the offering of the Company’s common stock and debt securities. The document filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 9.01 is being filed as an additional exhibit to the Registration Statement.
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
     
Exhibit   Description
   
 
Exhibit 25.9  
Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.

 

 

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 12, 2008  By:   /s/ Robert T. Lucas   
    Name:   Robert T. Lucas III, Esq.   
    Title:   Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary   
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit   Description
   
 
Exhibit 25.9  
Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.