UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number: 1-4928
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
526 S. Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28202, (704) 594-6200
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Preferred Stock, par value $100
6.375% Cumulative Preferred Stock A, 1993 Series
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
Common Stock
Preference Stock Purchase Rights
(Title of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
| Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) | x | Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) | x | |||
| Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) | ¨ | Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) | ¨ | |||
| Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) | ¨ | Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) | ¨ | |||
| Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) | ¨ | Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) | ¨ | |||
| Rule 15d-6 | ¨ |
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:
| Class of Securities |
No. of holders of record | |
| 6.375% Cumulative Preferred Stock A, 1993 Series |
0 | |
| Preferred Stock, par value $100 |
0 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Duke Energy Corporation has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
| Date: | March 2, 2006 |
By: | /s/ Robert T. Lucas III | |||
| Name: | Robert T. Lucas III | |||||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||||