Filed under Rule 424(b)(3), Registration Statement No. 333-169633
Pricing Supplement No 11 - Dated Friday, May 24, 2013 (Prospectus Dated September 29, 2010 and Prospectus Supplement Dated November 13, 2012)
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Gross | Net | Coupon | Coupon | Coupon | Maturity | 1st Coupon | 1st Coupon | Survivor’s | Product | ||||||||||||||
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Principal Amount | Selling Price | Concession | Proceeds | Type | Rate | Frequency | Date | Date | Amount | Option | Ranking | ||||||||||||
| 26442KAL0 |
[ ] | 100.000% | 2.000% | [ ] | Fixed | 3.200% | Quarterly | 06/15/2025 | 09/15/2013 | $8.89 | Yes | Senior Unsecured Notes | ||||||||||||
Redemption Information: Non-Callable
| Duke Energy Corporation | Trade Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 @ 12:00 PM ET | Duke Energy Corporation | ||
| Settlement Date: Wednesday, June 5, 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 | |||
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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 |
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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. |
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Investors should read this pricing supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement. |
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