Duke Energy CORP DEFA14A, filed Mar 14, 2025
Duke Energy CORP (DUK)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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| Your Vote Counts! *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # V63140-P24550-Z89244 DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION You invested in DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION and it is time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the shareholder meeting to be held on May 1, 2025. Vote Virtually at the Meeting* May 1, 2025 1:00 p.m. Eastern time The Annual Meeting will be held online via live webcast at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/DUK2025 Get informed before you vote View the Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting them prior to April 17, 2025. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may: (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com; (2) call 1.800.579.1639; or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. 2025 Annual Meeting Vote by April 30, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. For shares held in the Duke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, vote by April 28, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION DEP-10I P.O. BOX 1414 CHARLOTTE, NC 28201-1414 |
| Vote at www.ProxyVote.com Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Delivery Settings.” Voting Items Board Recommends V63141-P24550-Z89244 THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. 1. Election of Directors Nominees: 1a. Derrick Burks For 1b. Annette K. Clayton For 1c. Theodore F. Craver, Jr. For 1d. Robert M. Davis For 1e. Caroline Dorsa For 1f. W. Roy Dunbar For 1g. Nicholas C. Fanandakis For 1h. John T. Herron For 1i. Idalene F. Kesner For 1j. E. Marie McKee For 1k. Michael J. Pacilio For 1l. Harry K. Sideris For 1m. Thomas E. Skains For 1n. William E. Webster, Jr. For 2. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Duke Energy’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 For 3. Advisory vote to approve Duke Energy’s named executive officer compensation For 4. Shareholder proposal regarding support simple majority vote For 5. Shareholder proposal regarding a net-zero audit Against |
