Renjel Louis E. 4

What Happened
Renjel Louis E., listed as EVP & CEO (DEF & MW) and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Duke Energy (DUK), disposed of 6,800 shares on Feb 12, 2026. The shares were sold at $127.67 each in an open-market sale for a total proceeds of $868,156. This was a sale (not a purchase), which is often routine insider liquidity rather than a direct signal of company prospects.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-12; filing date (Form 4): 2026-02-13 (appears timely).
• Transaction type: Open-market sale (code S).
• Shares sold: 6,800 at $127.67 per share; total value $868,156.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in this filing.
• Footnote: F1 — "Represents interests in an issuer stock fund." This indicates the reported interest relates to an issuer stock fund holding.
• No indication in the filing of a 10b5-1 plan, gift, option exercise, or tax-withholding disposition.

Context
Sales by executives can be routine (to diversify, meet tax obligations, or for other personal reasons) and do not by themselves indicate company performance. Purchases tend to be more informative about insider sentiment. This Form 4 reports a straightforward open-market sale and includes the fund-related footnote noted above.