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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report: December 16, 2004

(Date of earliest event reported):

 

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DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

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NORTH CAROLINA		1-4928		52-0205520
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

526 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina		28202-1904
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 704-594-6200

 

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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

 

On December 16, 2004, the registrant’s Board of Directors elected Dennis R. Hendrix to serve as a director of the registrant until the registrant’s 2005 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Hendrix will be appointed to serve on one or more committees of the Board, to be determined at the Board’s next regularly scheduled meeting.

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SIGNATURE

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: December 21, 2004