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Duke Energy CORP 8-K Report, Financial Results (Aug 2, 2018)

Filed August 2, 2018For Securities:DUKDUKBDUK-PA

Summary

Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) filed an 8-K on August 2, 2018, to announce its upcoming earnings release for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018. The company stated that the news release would be posted on its investor relations website on August 2, 2018. This filing serves as a notification to the market and includes the earnings release as an exhibit, providing investors with the company's official financial performance for the period. While this specific 8-K does not contain the detailed financial results itself, it directs investors to the primary source for this information. Investors should refer to the attached Exhibit 99.1 (the news release) for a comprehensive overview of Duke Energy's operational and financial conditions during the second quarter of 2018, including key metrics, earnings per share, and management's commentary on performance and outlook.

Key Highlights

  • 1Duke Energy (DUK) announced its second quarter 2018 earnings release via an 8-K filing on August 2, 2018.
  • 2The filing's primary purpose is to inform investors of the upcoming earnings announcement.
  • 3The official second quarter 2018 financial results are contained within the attached Exhibit 99.1 (news release).
  • 4Investors are directed to Duke Energy's investor relations website (www.Duke-Energy.com/investors) for the earnings release.
  • 5The event date for this specific filing action was August 1, 2018, with the filing date also being August 1, 2018.
  • 6This report does not contain the detailed financial performance figures directly but serves as a notification and a pointer to the earnings release document.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to formally notify investors that Duke Energy will be releasing its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018, and to provide the news release containing these results as an exhibit.

The detailed financial results for Duke Energy's second quarter ended June 30, 2018, are available in the news release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this 8-K filing. This news release was also posted on Duke Energy's investor relations website.

No, this 8-K filing itself does not contain the specific financial numbers. It serves as an announcement and directs investors to the accompanying news release (Exhibit 99.1) for the detailed financial performance data.

Duke Energy announced its second quarter 2018 earnings on August 2, 2018, through the news release filed as Exhibit 99.1 with this 8-K.