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): | June 3, 2011 |
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| North Carolina | 1-6196 | 56-0556998 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 4720 Piedmont Row Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina | 28210 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 704-364-3120 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On June 3, 2011, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (the Company) announced that Chief Financial Officer (CFO) David J. Dzuricky has announced his plans to retire at the end of the Company’s current fiscal year on October 31, 2011. Mr. Dzuricky, who will turn 60 in October, has served as Piedmont’s CFO since joining the Company in 1995.
(c) On June 3, 2011, the Company announced that Mr. Karl W. Newlin, Piedmont’s Senior Vice President - Corporate Planning and Business Development, will be promoted to the role of CFO effective November 1, 2011, the start of Piedmont’s 2012 fiscal year. Mr. Newlin, 42, joined Piedmont in May 2010. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Newlin was Managing Director, Investment Banking with Merrill Lynch & Co. in New York and Los Angeles since 2007, and Director with Merrill Lynch prior to that. Mr. Newlin joined Merrill Lynch in 1998 and during his tenure advised energy and utility companies in corporate financing and strategic business transactions.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. | ||||
| June 3, 2011 | By: |
Jane Lewis-Raymond
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| Name: Jane Lewis-Raymond | ||||
| Title: Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||