FANANDAKIS NICHOLAS C 4

What Happened
Nicholas C. Fanandakis, a director of Duke Energy Corp (DUK), was reported to have received 1,602 shares as an award (transaction code A) on 2026-05-07. The reported per-share value was $124.87, for a total reported value of $200,042. This was an acquisition via grant/award (compensation), not an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-07; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-11 (timely under the two-business-day SEC rule).
• Price/value: $124.87 per share; total value $200,042.
• Shares acquired: 1,602 (reported as an award/grant, code A).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing summary.
• Footnotes/plan info: filing lists an award/grant; the summary provided does not specify whether these are restricted stock, RSUs, or deferred compensation, nor any vesting or tax-withholding details.

Context
Grants to directors are commonly part of routine compensation (annual stock awards, deferred stock, etc.) and do not necessarily signal personal bullish or bearish views. Purchases by insiders are typically more directly indicative of conviction; awards mainly reflect company compensation practices. This filing appears timely and simply reports the receipt of a compensatory equity award.