SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): February 18, 2003
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
NORTH CAROLINA 1-4928 56-0205520
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
526 South Church Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 704-594-6200
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Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
The registrant files this Form 8-K Current Report for the purpose of
filing the exhibits listed in Item 7 below in anticipation of filing a Form S-3
Registration Statement in order to replenish the registrants' shelf capacity.
Exhibits 99(a) through 99(d) contain information identical to the corresponding
sections of the registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December
31, 2001, except that all such information has been updated to the extent
required to show the impact of the implementation of the gross vs. net
presentation of revenues under the partial consensus reached in June 2002 on
EITF Issue No. 02-03, "Issues Involved in Accounting for Derivative Contracts
Held for Trading Purposes and Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk
Management Activities", the impact of adopting SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets", and the impact of updating the business segments to conform
to the presentation adopted during the year ended December 31, 2002, as further
discussed in Notes 1 and 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In
addition, the subsequent events disclosures in the Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition and the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements have been updated for certain matters
occurring subsequent to the filing of the registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report
for the year ended December 31, 2001.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
23(a) Independent Auditors' Consent
99(a) Selected Financial Data
99(b) Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations
and Financial Condition
99(c) Consolidated Financial Statements:
Independent Auditors' Report
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended
December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years
Ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2001 and
2000
Consolidated Statements of Common Stockholders' Equity
and Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December
31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
99(d) Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule II--Valuation and
Qualifying Accounts and Reserves for the Years Ended
December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
By: /s/ Keith G. Butler
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Keith G. Butler
Senior Vice President and Controller
Dated: February 18, 2003
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
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23(a) Independent Auditors' Consent
99(a) Selected Financial Data
99(b) Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations
and Financial Condition
99(c) Consolidated Financial Statements:
Independent Auditors' Report
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended
December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2001 and 2000
Consolidated Statements of Common Stockholders' Equity and
Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2001,
2000 and 1999
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
99(d) Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule II - Valuation and
Qualifying Accounts and Reserves for the Years Ended December
31, 2001, 2000 and 1999