UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

~~of the~~ Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June 14~~September 13, ~~2017~~ 2018

1-6196Commission filenumber PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.(a North Carolina corporation) 56-556998IRS EmployerIdentification No.

(a North Carolina corporation)

1-6196		56-556998
Commission file number		IRS Employer Identification No.

4720 Piedmont Row Drive

Charlotte, North Carolina 28210

704-364-3120

Registrant, State of Incorporation or Organization,

Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Telephone Number

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On ~~June 14~~September 13, ~~2017~~2018, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (the “Corporation”) entered into aAmendment ~~$250,000,000~~No. 1 to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of ~~June 14~~ September 13, ~~2017~~2018, among ~~the~~Piedmont ~~Corporation,~~Natural asGas ~~Borrower~~Company, Inc., the lenders listed therein, U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, ~~Branch~~and ~~Banking~~PNC ~~and~~Bank, ~~Trust~~National ~~Company~~Association, Bank of New York Mellon and ~~Regions~~KeyBank, ~~Bank~~National Association, as Co-~~Syndication~~ Documentation Agents, ~~and~~(the ~~PNC~~“Amendment”). The ~~Bank~~original credit agreement was described in the Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on June 14, ~~National~~2017. The ~~Association~~Amendment increased the aggregate commitments under the facility to $350,000,000, asand ~~Documentation~~extended ~~Agent.~~the maturity date of the facility to September 12, 2019. The proceeds of loans made under the amended credit agreement will be used by the Corporation for its general corporate purposes.

The disclosure in this Item 1.01 is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the ~~credit agreement~~Amendment, which iswill ~~attached~~be ~~hereto~~filed as ~~Exhibit~~an ~~10.1~~exhibit ~~and~~to ~~is incorporated~~the ~~herein~~Corporation’s bynext ~~reference.~~Form 10-Q Quarterly Report.

~~Item~~Pursuant ~~9.01.~~to ~~Financial~~the ~~Statements~~requirements of the Securities and ~~Exhibits~~Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

(d) Exhibits.



		PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.


Date:	September 19, 2018	By:	/s/ Robert T. Lucas III
		Name:	Robert T. Lucas III
		Title:	Assistant Secretary

10.1 $250,000,000 Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2017, among Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., the lenders listed therein, U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, Branch Banking and Trust Company and Regions Bank, as Co-Syndication Agents, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agent.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Description
10.1		$250,000,000 Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2017, among Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., the lenders listed therein, U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, Branch Banking and Trust Company and Regions Bank, as Co-Syndication Agents, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agent.

PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.

Date: June 14, 2017

/s/ Robert T. Lucas III

Robert T. Lucas III

Assistant Secretary

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