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EX-5.1 - EX-5.1 - Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | a16-10348_3ex5d1.htm |
EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | a16-10348_3ex99d1.htm |
EX-4.1 - EX-4.1 - Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | a16-10348_3ex4d1.htm |
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 9, 2016
DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Indiana |
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1-3543 |
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35-0594457 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
1000 East Main Street, Plainfield, Indiana 46168
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)
(704) 382-3853
(Registrants 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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 9, 2016, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC (the Company) entered into an underwriting agreement, dated May 9, 2016, with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Mizuho Securities USA Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the Underwriters), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Underwriters $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Companys First Mortgage Bonds, Series XXX, 3.75%, Due May 15, 2046 (the Bonds). The Bonds were sold to the Underwriters at a discount to their principal amount. The Bonds were issued under our Indenture of Mortgage or Deed of Trust, dated September 1, 1939, between the Company and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the Indenture), including by the Sixty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2016 (the Supplemental Indenture). The disclosure in this Item 8.01 is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture, which 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 Bonds, the Company is filing a legal opinion regarding the validity of the Bonds as Exhibit 5.1 to this Form 8-K for the purpose of incorporating the opinion into the Companys Registration Statement No. 333-191462-03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit 4.1 |
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Sixty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2016, between the Company and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee. |
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Exhibit 5.1 |
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Opinion regarding validity of the Bonds. |
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Exhibit 23.1 |
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Consent (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). |
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Exhibit 99.1 |
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Underwriting Agreement, dated May 9, 2016, among the Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Mizuho Securities USA Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. |
SIGNATURES
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.
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DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC | ||
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Date: May 12, 2016 |
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By: |
/s/ Robert T. Lucas III, Esq. | |
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Name: |
Robert T. Lucas III, Esq. |
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Title: |
Deputy General Counsel and Assistant |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description |
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Exhibit 4.1 |
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Sixty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2016, between the Company and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee. |
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Exhibit 5.1 |
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Opinion regarding validity of the Bonds. |
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Exhibit 23.1 |
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Consent (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). |
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Exhibit 99.1 |
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Underwriting Agreement, dated May 9, 2016, among the Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Mizuho Securities USA Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. |