Duke Energy Buying Piedmont Natural Gas for $4.9 Billion
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy will spend about $4.9 billion in cash to acquire Piedmont Natural Gas, adding about a million new customers in the Carolinas and Tennessee.
The Charlotte, North Carolina, companies are key partners in the Atlantic Coast Pipeline that will be the first major natural gas pipeline to serve the eastern part of the state.
Piedmont shareholders will receive $60 in cash for each share of common stock. That’s a 42% premium to Friday’s closing price. Duke Energy Corp. will also assume about $1.8 billion in Piedmont debt.
Piedmont will keep its name and maintain its headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, and one of its directors will join Duke’s board. It will become a unit of Duke Energy.
Both companies unanimously approved the transaction, which is targeted to close by the end of 2016. It still needs approval from Piedmont shareholders and the North Carolina Utilities Commission. The companies will also provide information regarding the acquisition to the Public Service Commission of South Carolina and the Tennessee Regulatory Authority.
Piedmont started its operations in 1951 in Charlotte. Duke Energy was founded in the city in 1904.
Shares of Piedmont Natural Gas Co. jumped almost 40% before the opening bell and appear to be heading for an all-time high.
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