SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
QUARTERLY FILING CERTIFICATE
PURSUANT TO ORDER GRANTING EXEMPTIONS
UNDER SECTION 3(b) TO
FOREIGN PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES
Release No 35-27497; File No. 70-10013
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
526 S. Church Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
(Name of the company filing this certificate and
address of its principal executive office)
Myron L. Caldwell
Vice President and
Treasurer
Duke Energy Corporation
526 S. Church Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
(Name and address of agent for service)
Please also submit copies of all correspondence to:
Robert T. Lucas III
Duke Energy Corporation
422 South Church Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1244
By order issued March 8, 2002, the Commission granted the application of Duke Energy Corporation (“Duke Energy”) under section 3(b) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended. The Commission’s order required Duke Energy to file, on a quarterly basis, a certificate containing certain information regarding the capitalization and senior debt ratings of Duke Energy. Pursuant to that requirement, Duke Energy hereby submits its certificate.
CERTIFICATE
The undersigned officer of Duke Energy Corporation hereby certifies as follows:
1. The following table shows Duke Energy’s total capitalization as of December 31, 2003
| Capitalization (in millions of dollars) | |||
| December 31, 2003 | |||
| Notes Payable and Commercial Paper |
$ | 130 | |
| Long-Term Debt (including current portion) |
21,822 | ||
| Preferred and Preference Stock |
134 | ||
| Minority Interests |
1,701 | ||
| Total Common Stock Equity |
13,748 | ||
| Total Capitalization |
$ | 37,535 | |
2. As of March 1, 2004, Duke Energy’s senior unsecured debt ratings were Baa1 from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and BBB from Standard & Poor’s Rating Service, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 24th day of March, 2004.
| /s/ Myron L. Caldwell | ||
| Myron L. Caldwell Vice President and Treasurer | ||
| Respectfully submitted, | ||
| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert T. Lucas III | |
| Robert T. Lucas III Assistant Secretary | ||
Dated: March 24, 2004