UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES~~ ~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549~~

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~~the ~~(Date~~Securities ofExchange ~~Earliest~~Act ~~Event~~of ~~Reported):~~1934 ~~October 3, 2016~~

~~Piedmont~~Date ~~Natural~~of ~~Gas~~Report ~~Company, Inc. __________________________________________~~ (~~Exact~~Date ~~name~~ of ~~registrant~~earliest asevent ~~specified~~reported): inJune 14, ~~its~~2017 ~~charter)~~

North Carolina	1-6196	56-0556998
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
4720 Piedmont Row Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina		28210
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.

~~Registrant’s~~(a ~~telephone~~North ~~number,~~Carolina ~~including~~corporation) ~~area code: 704-364-3120~~

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

1-6196

56-556998

Commission

file number

IRS Employer

Identification No.

4720 Piedmont Row Drive

Charlotte, North Carolina 28210

704-364-3120

Registrant, State of Incorporation or Organization,

Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Telephone Number

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:

~~[ ]~~ ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ~~[ ] Soliciting~~ material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Top~~☐ ofSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the ~~Form~~ Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

~~Item~~☐ ~~1.01~~Pre-commencement ~~Entry~~communications ~~into~~pursuant ato ~~Material~~Rule 14d-2(b) under ~~Definitive~~the ~~Agreement~~Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 14d-2(b))

As☐ ~~previously~~Pre-commencement ~~disclosed,~~communications ~~on October 3, 2016,~~ pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of October 24, 2015, by and among Duke Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Duke Energy"), Forest Subsidiary, Inc., a North Carolina corporation and a whollyRule 13e-~~owned subsidiary of Duke Energy~~ 4(~~"Merger Sub"~~c) under ~~and~~the ~~Piedmont~~Exchange ~~Natural~~Act ~~Gas Company, Inc.~~ (~~"Piedmont"),~~17 ~~Merger~~CFR ~~Sub merged with and into Piedmont (the "Merger") on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, with Piedmont continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger~~240. As ~~a result of the Merger, Piedmont became a wholly~~13e-~~owned subsidiary of Duke Energy.Piedmont ACP Company, LLC~~ 4(~~"Piedmont ACP"~~c)~~, an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of Piedmont, Duke Energy ACP, LLC, Dominion Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC ("Dominion ACP"~~) and Maple Enterprise Holdings, Inc., are the current owners of Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("ACP"), and have previously entered into that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement of Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC, dated as of September 2, 2014 (the "ACP LLCA"). On October 3, 2016, in connection with the consummation of the Merger, Piedmont ACP and Dominion ACP entered into an Assignment of Membership Interests (the "Assignment Agreement") pursuant to which Piedmont ACP transferred three percent (3%) of its interest in ACP to Dominion ACP in exchange for $13.9 million (the "Partial Interest Transfer") in order to effectuate the provisions of Section 10.5 of the ACP LLCA. As a result of the Partial Interest Transfer, Piedmont retains a 7% membership interest in ACP. The Assignment Agreement also contains representations, warranties and indemnifications by the parties that are customary for the transactions and matters contemplated therein.The foregoing summary of the Assignment Agreement does not purport to be a complete description of the terms of the Assignment Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Assignment Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.Piedmont purchases transportation and storage services from affiliates of Dominion ACP.

~~Item~~Indicate ~~5.03~~by ~~Amendments~~check tomark ~~Articles~~whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of ~~Incorporation~~the Securities Act of 1933 or ~~Bylaws;~~Rule ~~Change~~12b-2 of inthe ~~Fiscal~~Securities ~~Year~~Exchange Act of 1934.

OnEmerging ~~October~~growth 3,company ☐ 2016, the Board of Directors of Piedmont adopted a resolution changing Piedmont’s fiscal year end from October 31 to December 31, effective as of November 1, 2016. Piedmont has not yet determined the form on which the report covering the transition period will be filed.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying ~~Item~~with ~~9.01~~any ~~Financial~~new ~~Statements~~or ~~and~~revised ~~Exhibits~~financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

~~Exhibit~~Item ~~10.~~1 ~~Assignment~~.01. ofEntry ~~Membership~~into ~~Interests~~a ~~dated~~Material asDefinitive ~~of October 3, 2016 between Piedmont ACP Company, LLC and Dominion Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC~~Agreement.

On June 14, 2017, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (the “Corporation”) entered into a $250,000,000 Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2017, among the Corporation, as Borrower, the lenders listed therein, U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, Branch Banking and Trust Company and Regions Bank, as Co-Syndication ~~Top~~Agents, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agent. The proceeds of loans made under the ~~Form~~ credit agreement will be used by the Corporation for its general corporate purposes.

The disclosure in this Item 1.01 is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the credit agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is ~~SIGNATURES~~ incorporated herein by reference.

~~Pursuant~~Item to9.01. ~~the~~Financial ~~requirements~~Statements ofand ~~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.~~ Exhibits

	Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
October 7, 2016	By:	Judy Z. Mayo
		Name: Judy Z. Mayo
		Title: Assistant Secretary

(d)

Exhibits.

~~Top~~10.1 $250,000,000 Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2017, among Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., the ~~Form~~ lenders listed therein, U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, Branch Banking and Trust Company and Regions Bank, as Co-Syndication Agents, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agent.

~~Exhibit Index~~ SIGNATURE

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Assignment of Membership Interests dated as of October 3, 2016 between Piedmont ACP Company, LLC and Dominion Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit		Description

10.1		$250,000,000 Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2017, among Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., the lenders listed therein, U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, Branch Banking and Trust Company and Regions Bank, as Co-Syndication Agents, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agent.

PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.

Date: June 14, 2017

/s/ Robert T. Lucas III

Robert T. Lucas III

Assistant Secretary

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