35-CERT 1 d59714_35-cert.txt QUARTERLY FILING CERTIFICATE ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 QUARTERLY FILING CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO ORDER GRANTING EXEMPTIONS UNDER SECTION 3(b) TO FOREIGN PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES Release No 35-27497; File No. 70-10013 ---------------------------- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 526 S. Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 (Name of the company filing this certificate and address of its principal executive office) ---------------------------- Myron L. Caldwell Vice President and Treasurer Duke Energy Corporation 526 S. Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 (Name and address of agent for service) Please also submit copies of all correspondence to: Robert T. Lucas III Duke Energy Corporation 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1244 ================================================================================ By order issued March 8, 2002, the Commission granted the application of Duke Energy Corporation ("Duke Energy") under section 3(b) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended. The Commission's order required Duke Energy to file, on a quarterly basis, a certificate containing certain information regarding the capitalization and senior debt ratings of Duke Energy. Pursuant to that requirement, Duke Energy hereby submits its certificate. CERTIFICATE The undersigned officer of Duke Energy Corporation hereby certifies as follows: 1. The following table shows Duke Energy's total capitalization as of March 31, 2004 ================================================================================ Capitalization (in millions of dollars) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 31, 2004 -------------- Notes Payable and Commercial Paper $ 275 Long-Term Debt (including current portion) 21,523 Preferred and Preference Stock 134 Minority Interests 1,723 Total Common Stock Equity 13,978 ------- Total Capitalization $37,633 ================================================================================ 2. As of May 1, 2004, Duke Energy's senior unsecured debt ratings were Baa1 from Moody's Investors Service, Inc., and BBB from Standard & Poor's Rating Service, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th day of May, 2004. /s/ Myron L. Caldwell ----------------------------- Myron L. Caldwell Vice President and Treasurer Respectfully submitted, DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION By: /s/ Robert T. Lucas III ------------------------- Robert T. Lucas III Assistant Secretary Dated: May 17, 2004