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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;3, 2010</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</B></DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware<BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of <BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>20-2777218<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>526 South Church Street<BR>
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202<BR>
(704)&nbsp;594-6200<BR>
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area
Code, of Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive Offices)</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Duke Energy Corporation 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan<BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Robert T. Lucas III<BR>
Duke Energy Corporation<BR>
526 South Church Street<BR>
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202<BR>
(704)&nbsp;594-6200<BR>
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock,
par value $0.001
per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">75,000,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">17.11</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,283,250,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">91,496</TD>
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Of the shares to be registered under this Registration Statement, 14,217,179 shares were previously registered for
issuance under the Registrant&#146;s Duke Energy Corporation 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, pursuant to a registration
statement on Form S-8 filed on April 3, 2006 (No. 333-132933) (the &#147;2006 Prior Registration Statement&#148;) (such
shares, the &#147;2006 Carried Forward Shares&#148;);  44,175,158 shares were previously registered for issuance under the
Registrant&#146;s Duke Energy Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, pursuant to a registration statement on
Form S-8 filed on March 2, 2007 (No. 333-141023) (the &#147;2007 Prior Registration Statement&#148;) (such shares,
the &#147;2007 Carried Forward Shares&#148;); and the balance are newly registered shares.  The availability of
the 2006 Carried Forward Shares is described further in the Explanatory Note in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the 2006 Prior Registration Statement.
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 Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee under Rules 457(c) and (h) of the
Securities Act based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock reported in the consolidated reporting
system by the New York Stock Exchange on July 30, 2010.
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 With respect to the 2006 Carried Forward Shares registered on the 2006 Prior Registration Statement,
the Registrant paid a total fee of $44,665.  With respect to the 2007 Carried Forward Shares registered
on the 2007 Prior Registration Statement, the Registrant carried
forward from the 2006 Registration Statement a total fee of $26,839.  In accordance with Rule 457,
the principles set forth in Interpretation 212.26 under &#147;Securities Act Rules&#148; of the Compliance and
Disclosure Interpretations of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
Instruction E of the General Instructions to Form S-8, the Registrant has carried forward the sum of the registration
fees paid for the 2006 Carried Forward Shares and previously carried
forward for the 2007 Carried Forward Shares, which equals $71,504.
As a result of the carry forward, the registration fee of $91,496 has been reduced by $71,504, and therefore a
registration fee of $19,992 has been paid with this filing, reflecting the reduction of the fee carry forward.
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The Registrant will file Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the 2006 Prior Registration Statement to
reflect the removal from registration under the 2006 Prior Registration Statement of the 2006 Carried Forward Shares, and will file Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the 2007 Prior Registration Statement to reflect the removal from registration under the 2007 Prior Registration Statement of the 2007 Carried Forward Shares.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 462(a) under
the Securities Act.
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of the Securities</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">EXPLANATORY NOTE
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, references in this Registration
Statement to &#147;Duke Energy,&#148; the &#147;Registrant,&#148; the &#147;Company,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;our,&#148; or &#147;us&#148; refer to Duke
Energy Corporation, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Duke Energy hereby files this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to its shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, issuable pursuant to the Duke Energy Corporation 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing information required in Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement will
be provided to each participant in the Plan, as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act. Such document(s)
are not being filed with the Commission but constitute (together with the documents incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof) a prospectus that
meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Commission by us pursuant to the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
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    <TD>Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Proxy Statement filed on Schedule&nbsp;14A, March&nbsp;22, 2010;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March&nbsp;31, 2010; and</TD>
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    <TD>Current reports on Form 8-K filed February&nbsp;16, 2010; February&nbsp;26, 2010; March&nbsp;12, 2010; March&nbsp;25, 2010; April&nbsp;1, 2010; April&nbsp;12, 2010; May&nbsp;12, 2010; and May&nbsp;28, 2010.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We also incorporate by reference any filings made by us with the Commission in accordance with
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration
Statement and before the termination of the offering. To the extent that any information contained
in any Current Report on Form 8-K, or any exhibit thereto, was or is furnished, rather than filed
with, the Commission, such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference in
this document.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shareholders can obtain any document incorporated by reference in this document from us
without charge, excluding all exhibits, except that if we have specifically incorporated by
reference an exhibit in this Registration Statement, the exhibit will also be provided without
charge, by requesting it in writing or by telephone from us at:
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Duke Energy Corporation</B><BR>
526 South Church Street<BR>
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202<BR>
(800)&nbsp;488-3853<BR>
Attention: Investor Relations
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You may also obtain these documents from our website at <I>www.duke-energy.com/investors </I>or at
the Commission&#146;s website <I>www.sec.gov </I>by clicking on the &#147;Search for Company Filings&#148; link, then
clicking on the &#147;Companies &#038; Other Filers&#148; link, and then entering our name in the &#147;name&#148; field or
&#147;DUK&#148; in the ticker symbol field.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware law permits a corporation to adopt a provision in its certificate of incorporation
eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director, but not an officer in his or her
capacity as such, to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except that such provision shall not limit the liability of a
director for (i)&nbsp;any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
shareholders, (ii)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;liability under section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
(the &#147;DGCL&#148;) for unlawful payment of dividends or stock purchases or redemptions, or (iv)&nbsp;any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Our certificate of
incorporation provides that no director of ours shall be personally liable to us or our
shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent
such an exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under applicable law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Delaware law, a corporation may indemnify any person made a party or threatened to be
made a party to any type of proceeding, other than action by or in the right of the corporation,
because he or she is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation or was
serving at the request of the corporation as an officer, director, employee or agent of another
corporation or entity against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually
and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding: (1)&nbsp;if he or she acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation; or (2)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to
believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A corporation may indemnify any person made a party
or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit brought by
or in the right of the corporation because he or she was an officer, director, employee or agent of
the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation or other entity, against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he
or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation,
provided that such indemnification will be denied if the person is found liable to the corporation
unless, in such a case, the court determines the person is entitled to indemnification for such
expenses in any event. A corporation must indemnify a present or former director or officer who
successfully defends himself or herself in a proceeding to which he or she was a party because he
or she was a director or officer of the corporation against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by him or her. Expenses incurred by an officer or director, or any employees or agents as
deemed appropriate by the board of directors, in defending civil or criminal proceedings may be
paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately
be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. The Delaware law
regarding indemnification and expense advancement is not exclusive of any other rights which may be
granted by our certificate of incorporation or bylaws, a vote of shareholders or disinterested
directors, agreement or otherwise.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the DGCL, termination of any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere
or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person is prohibited from
being indemnified.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our bylaws provide that we will indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of us), by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of us, or is or was a director
or officer serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146;
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in
a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person&#146;s
conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, will not, of itself,
create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person&#146;s conduct was
unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our bylaws further provide that we will indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the
right of us to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director or officer of us, or is or was a director or officer of us serving at our request as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person
acted in good faith, and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our
best interests except that no indemnification will be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter
as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to us unless and only to the extent
that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was
brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;However, our bylaws provide that we will only provide indemnification pursuant to the bylaws
(unless ordered by a court) if such indemnification is authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that indemnification of the present or former director or officer is proper in the
circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the
bylaws. Such determination is to be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at
the time of such determination, (i)&nbsp;by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such
action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (ii)&nbsp;by a committee of directors who
are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding designated by a majority vote of such directors,
even though less than a quorum, or (iii)&nbsp;if there are no such directors, or if such directors so
direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iv)&nbsp;by the shareholders. Such
determination is to be made, with respect to former directors and officers, by any person or
persons having the authority to act on the matter on our behalf. To the extent, however, that a
present or former director or officer of ours has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein,
such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization
in the specific case.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our bylaws further provide that except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification,
we will not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or
personal or legal representatives) or advance expenses in connection with a proceeding (or part
thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or
consented to by the board of directors.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, our
bylaws are not deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be entitled under the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, agreement,
vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person&#146;s
official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. It is our policy
that indemnification shall generally be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. Our bylaws do
not preclude indemnifying persons in addition to those
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">specified in the bylaws but whom we have the power or obligation to indemnify under the
provisions of the DGCL, or otherwise.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We may also purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director
or officer, or is or was a director or officer serving at our request as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such
capacity, or arising out of such person&#146;s status as such, whether or not we would have the power or
the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of the bylaws.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Duke Energy Corporation was formed as a holding company in connection with the consummation of
the merger of our predecessor, Duke Energy Corporation, a North Carolina corporation, and Cinergy
Corp., on April&nbsp;3, 2006. For a further description of the rights to indemnification and exculpation
from liabilities of directors and officers arising pursuant to the merger agreement, reference is
made to Item&nbsp;15 of Duke Energy Corporation&#146;s Form S-3 filed April&nbsp;5, 2006, File No.&nbsp;333-132996.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Duke Energy Corporation
(filed with Form&nbsp;8-K, dated April&nbsp;4, 2006, as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated By-Laws of Duke Energy Corporation (filed with Form&nbsp;8-K,
dated April&nbsp;4, 2006, as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Duke Energy Corporation 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed with Schedule&nbsp;14A,
dated March&nbsp;22, 2010, as Appendix&nbsp;A)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Robert T. Lucas III</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm for Duke Energy Corporation</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney of certain officers and directors of Duke Energy Corporation</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Resolution of Duke Energy Corporation regarding Power of Attorney</TD>
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    <TD>Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference thereto.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided, however,</I>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with
or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act
of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the
undersigned Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting
method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such
purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a
seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the
offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of
the undersigned Registrant; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)&nbsp;Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
Registrant to the purchaser.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report
pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Duke Energy Corporation certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Charlotte, State of North Carolina, on August 3, 2010.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION<BR>
(Registrant)<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">James E. Rogers*
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">James E. Rogers&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(i) Principal executive officer:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 6%; margin-top: 6pt">James E. Rogers*<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;Director and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(ii) Principal financial officer:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 6%; margin-top: 6pt">Lynn J. Good*<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;Group Executive and Chief Financial Officer
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(iii)&nbsp;Principal accounting officer:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 6%; margin-top: 6pt">Steven K. Young*<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Vice President and Controller
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(iv) All of the Directors:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 6%; margin-top: 6pt">William Barnet III*<BR>
G. Alex Bernhardt, Sr.*<BR>
Michael G. Browning*<BR>
Daniel R. DiMicco*<BR>
John H. Forsgren*<BR>
Ann Maynard Gray*<BR>
James H. Hance, Jr.*<BR>
E. James Reinsch*<BR>
James T. Rhodes*<BR>
Philip R. Sharp*<BR>
James E. Rogers*
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Date: August 3, 2010
</DIV>



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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Duke Energy Corporation
(filed with Form&nbsp;8-K, dated April&nbsp;4, 2006, as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1)</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2010
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
20-2777218
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
526 South Church Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
(704) 594-6200
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area
Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
Duke Energy Corporation 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Robert T. Lucas III
Duke Energy Corporation
526 South Church Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
(704) 594-6200
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Amount to be
Offering Price per
Aggregate Offering
Registration
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered (1)
Share(2)
Price (2)
Fee (3)
Common Stock,
par value $0.001
per share
75,000,000
$
17.11
$
1,283,250,000
$
91,496
(1)
Of the shares to be registered under this Registration Statement, 14,217,179 shares were previously registered for
issuance under the Registrant's Duke Energy Corporation 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, pursuant to a registration
statement on Form S-8 filed on April 3, 2006 (No. 333-132933) (the "2006 Prior Registration Statement") (such
shares, the "2006 Carried Forward Shares");  44,175,158 shares were previously registered for issuance under the
Registrant's Duke Energy Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, pursuant to a registration statement on
Form S-8 filed on March 2, 2007 (No. 333-141023) (the "2007 Prior Registration Statement") (such shares,
the "2007 Carried Forward Shares"); and the balance are newly registered shares.  The availability of
the 2006 Carried Forward Shares is described further in the Explanatory Note in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the 2006 Prior Registration Statement.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee under Rules 457(c) and (h) of the
Securities Act based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock reported in the consolidated reporting
system by the New York Stock Exchange on July 30, 2010.
(3)
With respect to the 2006 Carried Forward Shares registered on the 2006 Prior Registration Statement,
the Registrant paid a total fee of $44,665.  With respect to the 2007 Carried Forward Shares registered
on the 2007 Prior Registration Statement, the Registrant carried
forward from the 2006 Registration Statement a total fee of $26,839.  In accordance with Rule 457,
the principles set forth in Interpretation 212.26 under "Securities Act Rules" of the Compliance and
Disclosure Interpretations of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
Instruction E of the General Instructions to Form S-8, the Registrant has carried forward the sum of the registration
fees paid for the 2006 Carried Forward Shares and previously carried
forward for the 2007 Carried Forward Shares, which equals $71,504.
As a result of the carry forward, the registration fee of $91,496 has been reduced by $71,504, and therefore a
registration fee of $19,992 has been paid with this filing, reflecting the reduction of the fee carry forward.
The Registrant will file Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the 2006 Prior Registration Statement to
reflect the removal from registration under the 2006 Prior Registration Statement of the 2006 Carried Forward Shares, and will file Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the 2007 Prior Registration Statement to reflect the removal from registration under the 2007 Prior Registration Statement of the 2007 Carried Forward Shares.
This Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 462(a) under
the Securities Act.
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PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of the Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1
EX-23
EX-24.1
EX-24.2
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, references in this Registration
Statement to "Duke Energy," the "Registrant," the "Company," "we," "our," or "us" refer to Duke
Energy Corporation, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Duke Energy hereby files this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to its shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, issuable pursuant to the Duke Energy Corporation 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing information required in Part I of this Registration Statement will
be provided to each participant in the Plan, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act. Such document(s)
are not being filed with the Commission but constitute (together with the documents incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) a prospectus that
meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed with the Commission by us pursuant to the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
•
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009;
•
Proxy Statement filed on Schedule 14A, March 22, 2010;
•
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010; and
•
Current reports on Form 8-K filed February 16, 2010; February 26, 2010; March 12, 2010; March 25, 2010; April 1, 2010; April 12, 2010; May 12, 2010; and May 28, 2010.
We also incorporate by reference any filings made by us with the Commission in accordance with
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration
Statement and before the termination of the offering. To the extent that any information contained
in any Current Report on Form 8-K, or any exhibit thereto, was or is furnished, rather than filed
with, the Commission, such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference in
this document.
Shareholders can obtain any document incorporated by reference in this document from us
without charge, excluding all exhibits, except that if we have specifically incorporated by
reference an exhibit in this Registration Statement, the exhibit will also be provided without
charge, by requesting it in writing or by telephone from us at:
Duke Energy Corporation
526 South Church Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
(800) 488-3853
Attention: Investor Relations
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You may also obtain these documents from our website at
www.duke-energy.com/investors
or at
the Commission's website
www.sec.gov
by clicking on the "Search for Company Filings" link, then
clicking on the "Companies & Other Filers" link, and then entering our name in the "name" field or
"DUK" in the ticker symbol field.
Item 4. Description of the Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Delaware law permits a corporation to adopt a provision in its certificate of incorporation
eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director, but not an officer in his or her
capacity as such, to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except that such provision shall not limit the liability of a
director for (i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
shareholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii) liability under section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
(the "DGCL") for unlawful payment of dividends or stock purchases or redemptions, or (iv) any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Our certificate of
incorporation provides that no director of ours shall be personally liable to us or our
shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent
such an exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under applicable law.
Under Delaware law, a corporation may indemnify any person made a party or threatened to be
made a party to any type of proceeding, other than action by or in the right of the corporation,
because he or she is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation or was
serving at the request of the corporation as an officer, director, employee or agent of another
corporation or entity against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually
and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding: (1) if he or she acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation; or (2) in the case of a criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to
believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A corporation may indemnify any person made a party
or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit brought by
or in the right of the corporation because he or she was an officer, director, employee or agent of
the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation or other entity, against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he
or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation,
provided that such indemnification will be denied if the person is found liable to the corporation
unless, in such a case, the court determines the person is entitled to indemnification for such
expenses in any event. A corporation must indemnify a present or former director or officer who
successfully defends himself or herself in a proceeding to which he or she was a party because he
or she was a director or officer of the corporation against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by him or her. Expenses incurred by an officer or director, or any employees or agents as
deemed appropriate by the board of directors, in defending civil or criminal proceedings may be
paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately
be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. The Delaware law
regarding indemnification and expense advancement is not exclusive of any other rights which may be
granted by our certificate of incorporation or bylaws, a vote of shareholders or disinterested
directors, agreement or otherwise.
Under the DGCL, termination of any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere
or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person is prohibited from
being indemnified.
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Our bylaws provide that we will indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of us), by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of us, or is or was a director
or officer serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in
a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's
conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, will not, of itself,
create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person's conduct was
unlawful.
Our bylaws further provide that we will indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the
right of us to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director or officer of us, or is or was a director or officer of us serving at our request as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person
acted in good faith, and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our
best interests except that no indemnification will be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter
as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to us unless and only to the extent
that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was
brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
However, our bylaws provide that we will only provide indemnification pursuant to the bylaws
(unless ordered by a court) if such indemnification is authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that indemnification of the present or former director or officer is proper in the
circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the
bylaws. Such determination is to be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at
the time of such determination, (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such
action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of directors who
are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding designated by a majority vote of such directors,
even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so
direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iv) by the shareholders. Such
determination is to be made, with respect to former directors and officers, by any person or
persons having the authority to act on the matter on our behalf. To the extent, however, that a
present or former director or officer of ours has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein,
such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization
in the specific case.
Our bylaws further provide that except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification,
we will not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or
personal or legal representatives) or advance expenses in connection with a proceeding (or part
thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or
consented to by the board of directors.
The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, our
bylaws are not deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be entitled under the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, agreement,
vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person's
official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. It is our policy
that indemnification shall generally be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. Our bylaws do
not preclude indemnifying persons in addition to those
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specified in the bylaws but whom we have the power or obligation to indemnify under the
provisions of the DGCL, or otherwise.
We may also purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director
or officer, or is or was a director or officer serving at our request as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such
capacity, or arising out of such person's status as such, whether or not we would have the power or
the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of the bylaws.
Duke Energy Corporation was formed as a holding company in connection with the consummation of
the merger of our predecessor, Duke Energy Corporation, a North Carolina corporation, and Cinergy
Corp., on April 3, 2006. For a further description of the rights to indemnification and exculpation
from liabilities of directors and officers arising pursuant to the merger agreement, reference is
made to Item 15 of Duke Energy Corporation's Form S-3 filed April 5, 2006, File No. 333-132996.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
4.1*
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Duke Energy Corporation
(filed with Form 8-K, dated April 4, 2006, as Exhibit 3.1)
4.2*
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Duke Energy Corporation (filed with Form 8-K,
dated April 4, 2006, as Exhibit 3.2)
4.3*
Duke Energy Corporation 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed with Schedule 14A,
dated March 22, 2010, as Appendix A)
5.1
Opinion of Robert T. Lucas III
23
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm for Duke Energy Corporation
24.1
Power of Attorney of certain officers and directors of Duke Energy Corporation
24.2
Resolution of Duke Energy Corporation regarding Power of Attorney
*
Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
Item 9. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the
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Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;
Provided, however,
Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with
or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act
of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the
undersigned Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting
method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such
purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a
seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the
offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of
the undersigned Registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
Registrant to the purchaser.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
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connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Duke Energy Corporation certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Charlotte, State of North Carolina, on August 3, 2010.
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:
James E. Rogers*
Name:
James E. Rogers
Title:
Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
(i) Principal executive officer:
James E. Rogers*
Director and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
(ii) Principal financial officer:
Lynn J. Good*
Group Executive and Chief Financial Officer
(iii) Principal accounting officer:
Steven K. Young*
Senior Vice President and Controller
(iv) All of the Directors:
William Barnet III*
G. Alex Bernhardt, Sr.*
Michael G. Browning*
Daniel R. DiMicco*
John H. Forsgren*
Ann Maynard Gray*
James H. Hance, Jr.*
E. James Reinsch*
James T. Rhodes*
Philip R. Sharp*
James E. Rogers*
Date: August 3, 2010
*
The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this
document on behalf of each of the above named persons indicated
above by asterisks, pursuant to a power of attorney duly executed
by such persons, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as an exhibit hereto.
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By:
/s/ David S. Maltz
Attorney-in-Fact
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
4.1*
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Duke Energy Corporation
(filed with Form 8-K, dated April 4, 2006, as Exhibit 3.1)
4.2*
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Duke Energy Corporation (filed with Form 8-K,
dated April 4, 2006, as Exhibit 3.2)
4.3*
Duke Energy Corporation 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed with Schedule
14A, dated March 22, 2010, as Appendix A)
5.1
Opinion of Robert T. Lucas III
23
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm for Duke Energy Corporation
24.1
Power of Attorney of certain officers and directors of Duke Energy Corporation
24.2
Resolution of Duke Energy Corporation regarding Power of Attorney
*
Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
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