| Filed under Rule 424(b)(3), Registration Statement No. 333-169633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pricing Supplement No’s 8 - Dated Monday, March 25, 2013 (Prospectus Dated September 29, 2010 and Prospectus Supplement Dated November 13, 2012) |
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CUSIP
Number |
Principal Amount | Selling Price |
Gross
Concession |
Net
Proceeds |
Coupon
Type |
Coupon
Rate |
Coupon
Frequency |
Maturity
Date |
1st Coupon
Date |
1st Coupon
Amount |
Survivor’s
Option |
Product
Ranking |
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| 26442KAH9 |
[ ] | 100.000% | 2.300% | [ ] | Fixed | 3.250% | Quarterly | 06/15/2027 | 06/15/2013 | $6.41 | Yes | Senior Unsecured Notes | ||||||||||||||||
| Redemption Information: Non-Callable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke Energy Corporation |
Trade Date: Monday, April 1, 2013 @ 12:00 PM ET |
Duke Energy Corporation | ||
| Settlement Date: Thursday, April 4, 2013 | Duke Energy InterNotes | |||
| Minimum Denomination/Increments: $1,000.00/$1,000.00 | Due One Year or More from Date of Issue | |||
| Initial trades settle flat and clear SDFS: DTC Book Entry only | Prospectus Supplement Dated November 13, 2012 | |||
| DTC Number 0235 via RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. | to Prospectus Dated September 29, 2010 | |||
| Agents: BofA Merrill Lynch, Incapital, LLC, Citigroup, Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Investment Bank, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC | ||||
| If the maturity date or an interest payment date for any note is not a business day (as such term is defined in the Prospectus Supplement), principal, premium, if any, and interest for that note is paid on the next business day, and no interest will accrue from, and after, the maturity date or interest payment date. | ||||
| Investors should read this pricing supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement. | ||||
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