UNITED STATES
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 (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 7, 2007

Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its 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)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 704-364-3120

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

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 7, 2007, the registrant issued a press release to report financial results for the first quarter ended January 31, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 7, 2007, the registrant issued a press release to report the declaration of a cash dividend on common stock of 25 cents per share payable April 13, 2007, to holders of record on March 23, 2007. The press release also announced that at the registrant’s annual meeting of shareholders held on March 7, 2007, shareholders re-elected five board members, Jerry W. Amos, E. James Burton, D. Hayes Clement, Vicki McElreath and Thomas E. Skains, and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s auditors for 2007. A copy of the press release reporting the foregoing is attached as exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.

In the press release noted in Item 2.02 above, the registrant reaffirmed its fiscal year 2007 earnings guidance range of $1.35 to $1.45 per diluted share with emphasis on the upper end of that range.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release - Piedmont Natural Gas Reports First Quarter Results

99.2 Press Release - Piedmont Natural Gas Increases Dividend for Twenty-Ninth Consecutive Year; Announces Results of Shareholder Votes Today

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of 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.

	Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
March 7, 2007	By:	/s/ Jose M. Simon
		Name: Jose M. Simon
		Title: Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release - Piedmont Natural Gas Reports First Quarter Results
99.2	Press Release - Piedmont Natural Gas Increases Dividend for Twenty-Ninth Consecutive Year; Announces Results of Shareholder Votes Today