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CLAIM #22104 · DUK (DUK) · 2025Q2 earnings call · Aug 5, 2025 · due Dec 31, 2029

Proceeds from the accretive transactions solidify our credit profile and provide further confidence in our potential to earn at the top half of the range as load growth accelerates in the back end of the plan.

Brian Savoy · CFO

PENDING
graded after results covering Dec 31, 2029 are reported

How to check this claim

Look at: Actual EPS growth rate relative to the 5%-7% guided range for the 2025-2029 plan

It came true if: Cumulative/annualized EPS growth over the period falls in the top half of the range (i.e., >= 6%, up to 7%)

Where: Company earnings releases and investor presentations reporting annual EPS and long-term growth guidance (2029 10-K / Q4 2029 earnings call)

In context

This new target will provide 200 basis points of cushion above our Moody's downgrade threshold and 300 basis points above our S&P downgrade threshold. We are also delivering on all credit supportive initiatives and are firmly on track to achieve 14% FFO to debt this year. Focusing on the equity plan, the deal valuations represent significant premiums to our common stock. We'll use about half of the proceeds or $3.5 billion to displace common equity, including funding the incremental capital we're investing in Florida. We expect to issue the remaining $4.5 billion of common equity through the DRIP and ATM programs in the '27 to '29 time frame. Moving to Slide 11. We remain confident in delivering our 2025 earnings guidance range of $6.17 to $6.42 and 5% to 7% earnings growth through 2029. Proceeds from the accretive transactions solidify our credit profile and provide further confidence in our potential to earn at the top half of the range as load growth accelerates in the back end of the plan. Along with supportive legislation in place and our track record of constructive regulatory outcomes, we are well positioned to achieve our growth targets, which combined with our attractive dividend yield, provide a compelling risk-adjusted return for shareholders. With that, we'll open the line for your questions. Operator: [Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from Julien Dumoulin-Smith from Jefferies. Julien Patrick Dumoulin-Smith: Absolutely. Maybe just to kick it off here a little bit here. I mean, obviously, a series of constructive data points here, whether it's the Carolinas legislation, the transaction in Tennessee or now this in Florida. How do you think about this positioning yourself within the EPS CAGR, right? I only see net accretive actions before us. Are there a

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SEC filings for DUK · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q2 earnings call.