Duke Energy Corporation entered into a new Equity Distribution Agreement establishing an at-the-market equity program to offer and sell up to $6,000,000,000 of its common stock over time. Sales can be made through multiple sales agents in ordinary broker transactions, block trades, or other permitted methods.
The company may also use forward sale agreements with designated forward purchasers. Duke Energy will not initially receive cash when forward sellers borrow and sell shares, but it expects to receive proceeds upon any future physical settlement of these forward contracts, subject to various pricing, cap-and-floor, and settlement provisions.
Duke Energy Corporation is offering up to $6,000,000,000 of common stock from time to time under an equity distribution agreement that permits sales through sales agents and related forward transactions. The program may include initially priced forwards and collared forwards, and terminates upon the earlier of September 23, 2028, sale of the full amount, or earlier termination as specified.
The company will not initially receive proceeds from borrowed-share sales used to hedge forward transactions; expected cash proceeds depend on future physical settlement terms, price adjustments and any election to cash or net share settle. Duke Energy's common stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol DUK (March 5, 2026 close: $131.61).
Duke Energy invites shareholders to its 2026 Annual Meeting on May 7, 2026 (record date March 9, 2026) and files this proxy statement describing governance, strategy, and shareholder votes. Management highlights 2025 results including adjusted and reported EPS of $6.31, a raised long-term FFO/Debt target of 15% (achieved 14.8% in 2025), and recovery/securitization of nearly $3 billion of storm costs.
The company outlines a $103 billion five-year capital plan, contracted cumulative data-center load of over 4.5 gigawatts, construction starts on over 5 gigawatts of natural gas generation, solar and storage additions, and nuclear license renewal activity. Proxy items include election of directors, ratification of Deloitte & Touche, advisory vote on NEO compensation, and a proposal to eliminate supermajority requirements (requires 80% of shares outstanding).
Duke Energy CORP senior vice president Kelvin Henderson filed an initial Form 3 reporting his ownership of the company’s common stock. He reports 20,841 shares of Duke Energy common stock held directly and an additional 6,970 shares held indirectly through a 401(k) issuer stock fund.
Duke Energy Corp executive Abigail L. Motsinger, who serves as SVP, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, filed an initial insider ownership report. The Form 3 shows she directly holds 3,866 shares of Duke Energy common stock, with no specific buy or sell transaction reported in this filing.
Duke Energy executive vice president Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe reported open-market sales of a total of 18,246 shares of Duke Energy common stock on March 2, 2026. The transactions were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 28, 2025.
He sold 17,066 shares at a weighted average price of $131.538 and 1,180 shares at a weighted average price of $132.0559, in multiple trades within stated price ranges. After these sales, he directly owned 47,017 common shares and indirectly held 5,511 share-equivalent interests through a 401(k) issuer stock fund.
Duke Energy senior vice president Regis T. Repko reported an open-market sale of 663 shares of common stock at an average price of $131 per share. After this March 2, 2026 transaction, he directly holds 6,501 shares. The trade was executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 19, 2025.
Duke Energy Corporation reported that an affiliate of Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners has made an indirect minority investment in Duke Energy Florida through Florida Progress, LLC. At the initial closing on March 3, 2026, Florida Progress issued 9.2% of its membership interests, raising approximately $2.8 billion.
The investment agreement calls for additional investments of $200 million by December 31, 2026, $500 million by June 30, 2027, $1.5 billion by December 31, 2027, and $1 billion by June 30, 2028, for total funding of about $6.0 billion. Investor ownership in Florida Progress is expected to rise to about 19.7% as these tranches are funded.
An amended and restated operating agreement for Florida Progress sets the board at eleven managers, with two nominated by the Investor and nine by Progress Energy, and grants the Investor approval rights over certain major decisions plus a right to require Progress Energy to acquire its interests under specified conditions.
DUK notice of a proposed sale of 18,246 common shares through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC with an aggregate offering price of $2,400,654.36 on 03/02/2026. The shares stem from restricted stock vesting on 02/05/2026 (13,847), 02/22/2026 (2,944), and 02/26/2026 (1,455).
Regis Repko reported a proposed sale of 663 common shares of Duke Energy on 02/26/2026 under a Restricted Stock Vesting compensation event.
The filing also discloses recent dispositions: 4,376 shares sold on 02/20/2026 for $556,539.68 and 962 shares sold on 02/24/2026 for $123,001.32.