UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 17, 2023

Commission file number		Registrant, State of Incorporation or Organization, Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Telephone Number		IRS Employer Identification No.
		DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
		(a Delaware corporation)
1-32853		526 South Church Street  Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-1803 704-382-3853		20-2777218

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

Amendments to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Term Loan Credit Agreement

On March 17, 2023, Duke Energy Corporation (the “Corporation”) and its subsidiaries, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc., Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., Duke Energy Progress, LLC, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc, and the Master Credit Facility Lenders (defined herein) entered into an amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 18, 2022 among the Corporation, its subsidiaries and the lenders thereunder (the “Master Credit Facility Lenders”) to (i) extend the commitment termination date in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement from March 18, 2027 to March 17, 2028 and (ii) clarify that payments due as a result of a conversion of a convertible note would not constitute an event of default under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

On March 31, 2023, a similar clarifying amendment was made effective to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of March 9,2022, among the Corporation and the lenders thereunder (the “Term Loan Lenders”), with the consent of the Term Loan Lenders, to clarify that payments due as a result of a conversion of a convertible note would not constitute an event of default under the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

Convertible Senior Notes due 2026

On April 3, 2023, the Corporation issued a press release announcing the launch of a private placement of $1,500,000,000 principal amount of its Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”). A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.