UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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

~~Securities~~Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~Report (Date of ~~1934~~earliest event reported): September 3, 2013

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 2, 2013

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		001-32853		20-2777218
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

550 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

(704) 382-3853

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

DUKE ENERGY OHIO, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Ohio		1-~~232~~1232		31-0240030
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

139 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

(704) 382-3853

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On ~~April 2~~September 3, 2013, Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. (the “Company”) orentered ~~“Duke~~into ~~Energy~~an ~~Ohio”)~~underwriting ~~reached~~agreement, adated ~~settlement~~as ~~agreement~~of September 3, 2013 (the “~~Settlement~~Underwriting Agreement”), with ~~all~~Barclays ~~intervening~~Capital ~~parties~~Inc., inRBS ~~connection~~Securities ~~with~~Inc. ~~its electric distribution rate case~~ and ~~gas~~UBS ~~distribution~~Securities ~~rate case filed on June 7~~LLC, ~~2012~~as ~~with~~representatives of the ~~Public~~several ~~Utilities~~underwriters ~~Commission~~named oftherein ~~Ohio~~ (the “~~PUCO~~Underwriters”)~~. Pursuant~~, pursuant to ~~the~~which ~~Settlement,~~ the ~~parties~~Company ~~have~~ agreed to aissue ~~net~~and ~~annualized~~sell ~~increase~~to inthe ~~electric~~Underwriters ~~distribution~~(i) $150,000,000 ~~revenues~~aggregate principal amount of ~~$49~~the ~~million,~~Company’s orFirst anMortgage ~~average~~Bonds, ~~increase~~Floating ofRate ~~2.9%~~Series, onDue aMarch 6, ~~total~~2015 ~~bill~~(the ~~basis~~“2015 ~~for~~Bonds”) ~~electric~~and ~~customers~~(ii) $300,000,000 ~~and~~aggregate noprincipal ~~increase~~amount inof ~~base~~the ~~rates~~Company’s ~~for~~First ~~gas~~Mortgage ~~customers~~Bonds, ~~subject~~3.80% toSeries, ~~the~~Due ~~unresolved~~September 1, ~~litigation~~2023 ~~over~~(the ~~remediation~~“2023 ~~costs~~Bonds” ~~associated~~and together with ~~manufactured~~the ~~gas~~2015 ~~plants~~Bonds, (the “~~MGP~~Bonds”). ~~MGP~~ ~~remediation~~The ~~costs~~Bonds will be ~~recovered~~issued byunder the ~~Company~~First ~~through~~Mortgage, adated ~~rider~~as ~~with~~of August 1, 1936, between the ~~amount~~Company and The Bank of ~~recovery~~New ~~subject~~York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the ~~results~~“Indenture”), including by the Forty-second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of ~~litigation~~September 6, 2013 (the “Supplemental Indenture”). The ~~Company~~disclosure ~~has~~in ~~requested~~this anItem ~~annual~~8.01 ~~revenue~~is ~~requirement~~qualified in its entirety by the provisions of ~~$22~~the ~~million~~Indenture, ~~for~~the ~~its~~Supplemental ~~MGP~~Indenture, ~~remediation~~which ~~costs~~is filed as Exhibit 4. ~~The~~1 ~~Settlement~~hereto, isand ~~based~~the ~~upon~~Underwriting anAgreement, ~~ROE~~which ofis 9filed as Exhibit 99.~~84%~~1 ~~and~~hereto. aSuch 53exhibits are incorporated herein by reference.3% ~~equity~~Also, ~~component~~in connection with the issuance and sale of the ~~capital~~Bonds, ~~structure. Duke~~the ~~Energy~~Company ~~Ohio~~is ~~has~~filing ~~also~~a ~~agreed~~legal toopinion ~~donate~~regarding $0the validity of the Bonds as Exhibit 5.71 ~~million~~to ~~annually~~this Form 8-K for ~~its~~the ~~low~~purpose ~~income~~of ~~weatherization~~incorporating ~~and~~the ~~fuel~~opinion ~~fund~~into the Company’s Registration Statement No. 333-169633-01.

The Settlement is subject to the review and approval of the PUCO.

An overview providing detail on the Settlement is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Duke Energy Ohio Summary of Settlement Agreement

4.1		Forty-second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2013, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, providing for the issuance of the Bonds.

5.1		Opinion of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP regarding validity of the Bonds.

23.1		Consent of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).

99.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2013, among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., RBS Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, in connection with the Company’s issuance and sale of the Bonds.

2SIGNATURES

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.

	DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Date: April 2, 2013	By:	/s/ Julia S. Janson
	Name:	Julia S. Janson
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
	DUKE ENERGY OHIO, INC.
Date: April 2, 2013	By:	/s/ Julia S. Janson
Date: September 6, 2013	By:	/s/ Robert T. Lucas III, Esq.
	Name:	~~Julia~~Robert ST. ~~Janson~~Lucas III, Esq.
	Title:	~~Executive~~Deputy ~~Vice~~General ~~President~~Counsel and ~~Chief Legal Officer~~
		Assistant Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	~~Description~~	Description
99.1	Duke Energy Ohio Summary of Settlement Agreement
4.1		Forty-second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2013, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, providing for the issuance of the Bonds.
5.1		Opinion of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP regarding validity of the Bonds.
23.1		Consent of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
99.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2013, among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., RBS Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, in connection with the Company’s issuance and sale of the Bonds.

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