UNITED STATES

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~May~~June 105, ~~2022~~2023

PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

North Carolina

1-6196

56-0556998

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4720 Piedmont Row Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina 28210

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(704) 364-3120

(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:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:	Trading Symbol(s):	Name of each exchange on which registered:
	None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

¨	Emerging growth company

¨	If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class: Trading Symbol(s): Name of each exchange on which registered: None

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On ~~May~~ 13June 8, ~~2022~~2023, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (the “Company”) consummated the issuance and sale of the securities described below pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated ~~May 10~~June 5, ~~2022~~2023 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with ~~Mizuho~~Credit Suisse Securities ~~USA~~ (USA) LLC, ~~RBC~~TD ~~Capital~~Securities ~~Markets,~~(USA) LLC, ~~SMBC~~Truist ~~Nikko~~ Securities ~~America~~, Inc. and ~~Wells~~U.S. ~~Fargo~~Bancorp ~~Securities~~Investments, ~~LLC~~ Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Underwriters $~~400~~350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.0540% Senior Notes due ~~2052~~2033 (the “Securities”). The Securities were sold to the Underwriters at a discount to their principal amount. The Securities were issued under the Indenture, dated as of April 1, 1993, with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Citibank, N.A. (the “Trustee”), as supplemented from time to time, including by the ~~Twelfth~~Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of ~~May 13~~June 8, ~~2022,~~ 2023, between the Company and the Trustee, relating to the Securities (collectively, the “Indenture”). The disclosure in this ~~Item~~ Item 8.01 is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture, which together with the form of ~~global~~ global notes evidencing the Securities, is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto, and the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Such exhibits are incorporated herein by reference. Also, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Company is filing a legal opinion regarding the validity of the Securities as Exhibit 5.1 to this Form 8-K for the purpose of incorporating the opinion into the Company’s Registration Statement No. 333-~~233896~~267583-01.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit		Description
Exhibit 4.1		~~Twelfth~~Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of ~~May~~June 138, ~~2022~~2023 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Citibank, N.A. and form of global notes
Exhibit 5.1		Opinion regarding validity of the Securities
Exhibit 23.1		Consent (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)
Exhibit 99.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated ~~May~~June 105, ~~2022~~2023, among the Company and ~~Mizuho~~Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, ~~RBC~~TD ~~Capital~~Securities ~~Markets,~~(USA) LLC, ~~SMBC~~Truist ~~Nikko~~ Securities ~~America~~, Inc. and ~~Wells~~U.S. ~~Fargo~~Bancorp ~~Securities~~Investments, ~~LLC~~Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein
Exhibit 104		Cover Page Interactive Data file (the Cover Page Interactive Data file is embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.
Date: May 13, 2022
Date: June 8, 2023
	By:	/s/ Robert T. Lucas III
		Name:	Robert T. Lucas III
		Title:	Assistant Corporate Secretary

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