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

Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 5, 2015, the Board of Directors of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. ("Company") fixed the number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors at twelve. Also on June 5, 2015, the Board of Directors appointed Gary A. Garfield as a Class III director to serve effective immediately and until the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders, at which time he will stand for election as a director by the shareholders. Mr. Garfield currently serves as CEO and President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, and has held these positions since March 2010. After a March 2011 election as Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation, Garfield was promoted to his current role, Senior Vice President of Bridgestone Corporation, on September 1, 2014. Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Upon the effective date of his appointment to the Company’s Board of Directors, Mr. Garfield will serve on the Board’s Compensation Committee and Finance and Enterprise Risk Committee and shall be entitled to the Company’s standard director compensation package, as such package may be modified from time to time by the Board of Directors. The current director compensation package consists of an annual Board retainer of $60,000, a fee of $1,000 for each Board and Committee meeting attended (each of the foregoing amounts includes a 25% stock match if Mr. Garfield elects to invest his retainer and fees in Company common stock through the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan), an annual equity grant of $90,000, and a charitable contribution match of up to $2,500.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.