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SECURITIES
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
Registrant
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Duke Energy
iCommon Stock, $0.001 par value
iDUK
iNew
York Stock Exchange LLC
Duke Energy
i5.125% Junior Subordinated Debentures
iDUKH
iNew
York Stock Exchange LLC
due January 15, 2073
Duke Energy
i5.625% Junior Subordinated Debentures
iDUKB
iNew
York Stock Exchange LLC
due September 15, 2078
Duke Energy
iDepositary Shares
iDUK
PR A
iNew York Stock Exchange LLC
each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company i☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On February 25, 2021, directors William E. Kennard and Marya M. Rose each notified Duke Energy Corporation (the “Corporation”) that, due to increased external business and personal commitments, they did not intend to stand for re-election to the Corporation’s Board of Directors once their respective current
terms ended at the Corporation’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Neither director’s decision not to stand for re-election was the result of any disagreement with the Corporation on any matter relating to the operation, policies, or practices of the Corporation.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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.