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): | December 18, 2013 |
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 8.01 Other Events.
On December 18, 2013 the Tennessee Regulatory Authority approved in its entirety a settlement with the Tennessee Attorney General's Consumer Advocate Division of the petition filed in August 2013 by Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. ("Company") to implement an integrity management rider ("IMR") to recover the costs of our capital investments that are made in compliance with federal and state safety and integrity management laws or regulations. The IMR is effective with an initial adjustment on January 1, 2014 of $13.1 million in annual margin revenue from tariff customers based on capital expenditures incurred through October 2013. Under the IMR, rates will be updated annually outside of general rate cases for the return of and on these capital investments.
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. | ||||
| December 19, 2013 | By: |
Karl W. Newlin
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| Name: Karl W. Newlin | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||