Attached files
| file | filename |
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| EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC | Financial_Report.xls |
| EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC | g26383exv31w1.htm |
| EX-32.1 - EX-32.1 - PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC | g26383exv32w1.htm |
| EX-10.2 - EX-10.2 - PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC | g26383exv10w2.htm |
| EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC | g26383exv31w2.htm |
| EX-32.2 - EX-32.2 - PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC | g26383exv32w2.htm |
| EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC | g26383exv10w1.htm |
| 10-Q - FORM 10-Q - PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC | g26383e10vq.htm |
Exhibit 99.1
INSTRUMENT OF AMENDMENT
FOR THE
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC. 401(k) PLAN
FOR THE
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC. 401(k) PLAN
THIS INSTRUMENT OF AMENDMENT (this “Instrument”) is made and entered into as of the
20th day of December, 2010, by PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC., a North Carolina corporation
(the “Company”).
Statement of Purpose
The Company maintains the Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”).
The Company desires to amend the Plan to comply with the requirements of the Heroes Earning
Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008. In Section 9.01 of the Plan the Company has reserved the
right to amend the Plan in whole or in part at any time.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company does hereby declare that the Plan is amended to read as follows:
1. Effective as of January 1, 2010, Section 5.04(b)(2) of the Plan is amended by adding the
following sentence to the end thereof:
“A Participant who dies on or after January 1, 2007 while performing qualified
military service, as defined in Code Section 414(u), shall be deemed to have died
during employment for purposes of calculating the Participant’s Vested percentage
under Section 5.04(b).”
2. Except as expressly or by necessary implication amended hereby, the Plan shall continue in
full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused its duly authorized officer to execute this
Instrument as of the day and year first above written.
| PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Kevin M. O’Hara | |||
| Kevin M. O’Hara | ||||
| Senior Vice President — Corporate and Community Affairs | ||||