Duke Energy declares quarterly dividend payment to shareholders

January 5, 2015

GREENVILLE, SC – Duke Energy today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.795 per share, payable on March 16, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business Feb. 13, 2015.

Duke Energy has paid a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock for 89 consecutive years.

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 250 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is available on the Internet at: www.duke-energy.com.