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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-046618
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		18
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240412
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240412
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240412

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Duke Energy CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001326160
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				202777218
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32853
		FILM NUMBER:		24840481

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		525 SOUTH TRYON STREET
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28202-1803
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-488-3853

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		STREET 1:		525 SOUTH TRYON STREET
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28202-1803

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Duke Energy Holding Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050628

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Deer Holding Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050504
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&euro;750,000,000 3.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2031</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>TABLE
OF CONTENTS<SUP>1</SUP></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">ARTICLE&nbsp;I</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">3.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2031</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.01.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 83%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Establishment</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.02.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Definitions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.03.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Payment of Principal and Interest</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.04.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Denominations</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.05.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Global Securities</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.06.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Redemption</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.07.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Optional Redemption for Tax Reasons</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.08.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Payment of Additional Amounts</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.09.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Paying Agent</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">ARTICLE&nbsp;II</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;2.01.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 83%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Recitals by the Corporation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;2.02.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ratification and Incorporation of Original Indenture</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;2.03.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Instructions to Trustee</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;2.04.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Executed in Counterparts; Electronic Signatures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">8</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Exhibit&nbsp;A &ndash; Form&nbsp;of 3.75% Senior Notes due 2031</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Exhibit&nbsp;B &ndash; Certificate of Authentication</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><SUP>1</SUP> This Table of Contents does not constitute part of the
Indenture or have any bearing upon the interpretation of any of its terms and provisions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>THIS
THIRTY-SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE</B></FONT> is made as of the 12th day of April, 2024, by and among <B>DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION</B>,
a Delaware corporation, having its principal office at 525 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-1803 (the &ldquo;Corporation&rdquo;),
<B>The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.)</B>, a national banking
association, as Trustee (herein called the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>WITNESSETH:</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS</B></FONT>,
the Corporation has heretofore entered into an Indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;3, 2008 (the &ldquo;Original Indenture&rdquo;), with The
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS</B></FONT>,
the Original Indenture is incorporated herein by this reference and the Original Indenture, as it may be amended and supplemented to the
date hereof, including by this Thirty-second Supplemental Indenture, is herein called the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS</B></FONT>,
under the Indenture, a new series of Securities may at any time be established in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and
the terms of such series may be described by a supplemental indenture executed by the Corporation and the Trustee;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS</B></FONT>,
the Corporation hereby proposes to create under the Indenture an additional series of Securities;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS</B></FONT>,
additional Securities of other series hereafter established, except as may be limited in the Indenture as at the time supplemented and
modified, may be issued from time to time pursuant to the Indenture as at the time supplemented and modified; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS</B></FONT>,
all conditions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Thirty-second Supplemental Indenture and to make it a valid and
binding obligation of the Corporation have been done or performed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>NOW,
THEREFORE</B></FONT>, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration,
the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>ARTICLE&nbsp;I</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>3.75%</B></FONT><B>
<FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">SENIOR NOTES DUE 2031</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.01.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Establishment</U>.
There is hereby established a new series of Securities to be issued under the Indenture, to be designated as the Corporation&rsquo;s 3.75%
Senior Notes due 2031 (the &ldquo;Notes&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">There are to be authenticated
and delivered initially &euro;750,000,000 principal amount of the Notes, and no further Notes shall be authenticated and delivered except
as provided by Section&nbsp;304, 305, 306, 906 or 1106 of the Original Indenture and the last paragraph of Section&nbsp;301 thereof.&nbsp;
The Notes shall be issued in fully registered form without coupons.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Notes shall be in substantially
the form set out in Exhibit&nbsp;A hereto, and the form of the Trustee&rsquo;s Certificate of Authentication for the Notes shall be in
substantially the form set forth in Exhibit&nbsp;B hereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Each Note shall be dated the
date of authentication thereof and shall bear interest from the date of original issuance thereof or from the most recent Interest Payment
Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.02.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Definitions</U>.
The following defined terms used in this Article&nbsp;I shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings specified below
for purposes of the Notes.&nbsp; Capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is provided herein shall have the meanings set
forth in the Original Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Business Day&rdquo;
means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or London, England are
authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close, and is also a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time
Gross Settlement Express Transfer system (the TARGET2 system), or any successor thereto, operates.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Clearstream&rdquo;
means Clearstream Banking S.A.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Depositary&rdquo; means,
with respect to the Notes issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, a common depositary for the accounts
of Clearstream and Euroclear, which initially shall be The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Euroclear&rdquo; means
Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Interest Payment Date&rdquo;
means each April&nbsp;1 of each year, commencing on April&nbsp;1, 2025.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Original Issue Date&rdquo;
means April&nbsp;12, 2024.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Regular Record Date&rdquo;
means, with respect to each Interest Payment Date, the close of business on the Business Day (for this purpose, a day on which Clearstream
and Euroclear are open for business) immediately preceding the relevant interest payment date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Stated Maturity&rdquo;
means April&nbsp;1, 2031.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.03.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Payment
of Principal and Interest</U>. The principal of the Notes shall be due at Stated Maturity (unless earlier redeemed).&nbsp; The unpaid
principal amount of the Notes shall bear interest at the rate of 3.75% per annum until paid or duly provided for, such interest to accrue
from April&nbsp;12, 2024 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for.&nbsp; Interest
shall be paid annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date to the Person or Persons in whose name the Notes are registered on the
applicable Regular Record Date for such Interest Payment Date; provided that interest payable at the Stated Maturity or on a Redemption
Date as provided herein shall be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable.&nbsp; Any such interest that is not so punctually paid
or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holders on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person
or Persons in whose name the Notes are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such defaulted
interest to be fixed by the Trustee (&ldquo;Special Record Date&rdquo;), notice whereof shall be given to Holders of the Notes not less
than ten (10)&nbsp;days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the
requirements of any securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by any such
exchange, all as more fully provided in the Original Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Payments of interest on the
Notes shall include interest accrued to but excluding the respective Interest Payment Date.&nbsp; Interest on the Notes will be computed
on the basis of the actual number of days in the period for which interest is being calculated and the actual number of days from and
including the last date on which interest was paid on the Notes (or April&nbsp;12, 2024, if no interest has been paid on the Notes), to,
but excluding, the next scheduled interest payment date. This payment convention is referred to as Actual/Actual (ICMA) as defined in
the rulebook of the International Capital Market Association.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If any Interest Payment Date
would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date will be postponed to the next date that is a Business
Day and no interest will accrue on the amounts payable from and after such interest payment date to the next business day. If the Stated
Maturity or Redemption Date of the Notes falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the related payment of principal, premium, if any,
and interest will be made on the next Business Day as if it were made on the date such payment was due, and no interest will accrue on
the amounts so payable for the period from and after such date to the next Business Day.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Payment of principal of, premium,
if any, and interest on the Notes shall be made in euro.&nbsp; If, on or after the date of issue of the Notes, the Corporation is unable
to obtain euro in amounts sufficient to make a required payment under the Notes due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances
beyond our control (including the dissolution of the European Monetary Union) or if the euro is no longer being used by the then member
states of the European Monetary Union that have adopted the euro as their currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions
of or within the international banking community, then all payments in respect of the Notes will be made in U.S. dollars until the euro
is again available to us or so used. In such circumstances, the amount payable on any date in euro will be converted into U.S. dollars
at the rate mandated by the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System as of the close of business on the second business day
prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System has not announced a rate
of conversion, on the basis of the most recent U.S. dollar/euro exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or prior to the
second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event The Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate,
the rate will be determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion on the basis of the most recently available market exchange rate
for euros. Any payment in respect of the Notes so made in U.S. dollars would not constitute an event of default under the Original Indenture.
The Trustee shall have no responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the foregoing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Payments of principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to the Holder of such Global Security. If any of the Notes are no longer represented by a Global Security, (i)&nbsp;payments of principal,
premium, if any, and interest due at the Stated Maturity or earlier redemption of such Notes shall be made at the office of the Paying
Agent upon surrender of such Notes to the Paying Agent and (ii)&nbsp;payments of interest shall be made, at the option of the Corporation,
subject to such surrender where applicable, by (A)&nbsp;check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall
appear in the Security Register or (B)&nbsp;wire transfer at such place and to such account at a banking institution in the United States
as may be designated in writing to the Trustee at least sixteen (16) days prior to the date for payment by the Person entitled thereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.04.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Denominations</U>.
The Notes shall be issued in denominations of &euro;100,000 and integral multiples of &euro;1,000 in excess thereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.05.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Global
Securities</U>. The Notes shall initially be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities registered in the name of the Depositary
or its nominee.&nbsp; Except under the limited circumstances described below, Notes represented by such Global Security or Global Securities
shall not be exchangeable for, and shall not otherwise be issuable as, Notes in definitive form.&nbsp; The Global Securities described
in this Article&nbsp;I may not be transferred except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary
to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or its nominee.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
Global Security representing the Notes shall be exchangeable for Notes registered in the names of persons other than the Depositary or
its nominee only if (i)&nbsp;the Depositary notifies the Corporation that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a Depositary for such
Global Security and no successor Depositary shall have been appointed by the Corporation within 90 days of receipt by the Corporation
of such notification, or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act at a time when
the Depositary is required to be so registered to act as such Depositary and no successor Depositary shall have been appointed by the
Corporation within 90 days </FONT>after it becomes aware of such cessation, (ii)&nbsp;an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
with respect to the Notes and beneficial owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented by Global Securities
advise the Depositary to cease acting as Depositary, or (iii)&nbsp;the Corporation in its sole discretion, and subject to the procedures
of the Depositary, determines that such Global Security shall be so exchangeable.&nbsp; Any Global Security that is exchangeable pursuant
to the preceding sentence shall be exchangeable for Notes registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.06.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Redemption</U>.
The Corporation may redeem the Notes prior to January&nbsp;1, 2031 (the &ldquo;Par Call Date&rdquo;), in whole, at any time, or in part,
from time to time, at the option of the Corporation, for cash on any date (a &ldquo;Redemption Date&rdquo;), at a redemption price equal
to the greater of (i)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (ii)&nbsp;an amount determined by the Quotation
Agent equal to the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest thereon (not
including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption) to the Par Call Date, discounted to the Redemption
Date on an annual basis (Actual/Actual (ICMA) at the Comparable Government Bond Rate), plus 25 basis points, plus, in either case, accrued
and unpaid interest on the principal amount thereon to, but not including, such Redemption Date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On or after the Par Call Date,
the Corporation may redeem the Notes, in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, at the option of the Corporation, for cash,
at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal
amount of the Notes to, but not including, such Redemption Date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The principal amount of any
Note remaining outstanding after a redemption in part shall be &euro;100,000 or a higher integral multiple of &euro;1,000. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, installments of interest on any Note that are due and payable on interest payment dates falling on or prior to a redemption
date will be payable on the interest payment date to the registered holders as of the close of Business on the relevant record date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">For purposes of the first
paragraph of this Section&nbsp;1.06, the following terms have the following meanings:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Comparable Government
Bond&rdquo; means, in relation to any Comparable Government Bond Rate calculation, at the discretion of an independent investment bank
selected by the Corporation (the &ldquo;Quotation Agent&rdquo;), a German government bond whose maturity is closest to the Par Call Date,
or if such Quotation Agent in its discretion determines that such similar bond is not in issue, such other German government bond as such
Quotation Agent may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, German government bonds selected by the Corporation,
determine to be appropriate for determining the Comparable Government Bond Rate.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Comparable Government
Bond Rate&rdquo; means the price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, with 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which
the gross redemption yield on the Notes to be redeemed, if they were to be purchased at such price on the third business day prior to
the date fixed for redemption, would be equal to the gross redemption yield on such business day of the Comparable Government Bond on
the basis of the middle market price of the Comparable Government Bond prevailing at 11:00 A.M.&nbsp;(London time) on such business day
as determined by the Quotation Agent selected by the Corporation.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Corporation shall notify
the Trustee of the redemption price with respect to any redemption of the Notes occurring before the Par Call Date promptly after the
calculation thereof. The Trustee shall not be responsible for calculating said redemption price.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If less than all of the Notes
are to be redeemed, the Notes or portions of Notes to be redeemed in amounts of &euro;100,000 or any integral multiple of &euro;1,000
in excess thereof&nbsp;shall be selected for redemption in accordance with the standard procedures of the Depositary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Notes shall not have a
sinking fund.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.07.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Optional
Redemption for Tax Reasons</U>. The Notes may be redeemed at the Corporation&rsquo;s option in whole, but not in part, on not less than
10 nor more than 60 days&rsquo; prior notice, at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date if, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, regulations or rulings of
the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein having power to tax), or any change in official
position regarding application or interpretation of those laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction),
which change, amendment, application or interpretation is announced or becomes effective on or after the original issue date with respect
to the Notes, the Corporation becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Corporation, will become
obligated to pay additional amounts</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.08.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Payment
of Additional Amounts</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Corporation will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest in respect of the Notes such additional
amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Corporation of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest in respect
of the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person, after withholding or deduction for any present or future tax, assessment,
duties or other governmental charge imposed by the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein
having power to tax), will not be less than the amount provided in the Notes to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing
obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:</P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">1)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to the extent any tax, assessment or other governmental charge
would not have been imposed but for the holder (or the beneficial owner for whose benefit such holder holds such Note), or a fiduciary,
settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person
holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">a.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">being or having been engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having or having had a permanent establishment in the
United States;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">b.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">having a current or former connection with the United States (other than a connection arising solely as a result of the ownership
of the notes, the receipt of any payment in respect of the notes or the enforcement of any rights hereunder), including being or having
been a citizen or resident of the United States;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">c.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation for U.S.
federal income tax purposes, a foreign&nbsp;tax-exempt&nbsp;organization, or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid U.S.
federal income tax;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">d.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">being or having been a&nbsp;&ldquo;10-percent&nbsp;shareholder&rdquo; of the Corporation as defined in section 871(h)(3)&nbsp;of the
United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &ldquo;Code&rdquo;) or any successor provision; or</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">e.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of
its trade or business, as described in section 881(c)(3)(A)&nbsp;of the Code or any successor provision;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary, partnership,
limited liability company or other fiscally transparent entity, but only to the extent that a beneficial owner with respect to the holder,
a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, or a beneficial owner or member of the partnership, limited liability company
or other fiscally transparent entity would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor,
beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">3)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to the extent any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the failure of the holder
or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence,
identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by
regulation of the United States or any taxing authority therein or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a
party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">4)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by us or a paying agent from the
payment;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">5)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or
interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">6)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, wealth, capital gains or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other
governmental charge, or excise tax imposed on the transfer of notes;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">7)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to the extent any tax, assessment or other governmental charge would not have been imposed but for the presentation by the holder
of any Note, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which payment became due and payable
or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever occurs later except to the extent that the beneficiary or holder
thereof would have been entitled to the payment of additional amounts had such Note been presented for payment on any day during such&nbsp;30-day&nbsp;period;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">8)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed under sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor
provisions), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to section 1471(b)&nbsp;of
the Code or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules&nbsp;or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered
into in connection with the implementation of such sections of the Code, whether currently in effect or as published and amended from
time to time;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">9)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation, or
administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for,
whichever occurs later; or</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">10)</TD><TD>in the case of any combination of the above numbered items.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>The
Notes are subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to
the Notes. Except as specifically provided under this Section&nbsp;1.08, the Company will not be required to make any payment for any
tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government
or political subdivision.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>As
used under this Section&nbsp;1.08, the term &ldquo;United States&rdquo; means the United States of America (including the states of the
United States and the District of Columbia and any political subdivision thereof) and the term &ldquo;United States person&rdquo; means
(i)&nbsp;any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (ii)&nbsp;a corporation,
partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District
of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person for U.S. federal income tax purposes), (iii)&nbsp;any
estate the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source; or (iv)&nbsp;a trust (a)&nbsp;with
respect to which a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more United
States persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions or (b)&nbsp;that was in existence on August&nbsp;20, 1996
and has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;1.09.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Paying
Agent</U>. The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch shall initially serve as Paying Agent with respect to the Notes, with the Place
of Payment initially being London, England.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>ARTICLE&nbsp;II</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;2.01.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Recitals
by the Corporation</U>. The recitals in this Thirty-second Supplemental Indenture are made by the Corporation only and not by the Trustee,
and all of the provisions contained in the Original Indenture in respect of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and duties of the
Trustee shall be applicable in respect of the Notes and this Thirty-second Supplemental Indenture as fully and with like effect as if
set forth herein in full.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;2.02.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Ratification
and Incorporation of Original Indenture</U>. As supplemented hereby, the Original Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed,
and the Original Indenture and this Thirty-second Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;2.03.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Instructions
to Trustee</U>. The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions, including funds transfer instructions (&ldquo;Instructions&rdquo;)
given pursuant to this Thirty-second Supplemental Indenture and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Corporation
shall provide to the Trustee an incumbency certificate listing officers with the authority to provide such Instructions (&ldquo;Authorized
Officers&rdquo;) and containing specimen signatures of such Authorized Officers, which incumbency certificate shall be amended by the
Corporation whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Corporation elects to give the Trustee Instructions using
Electronic Means and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the Trustee&rsquo;s understanding of such Instructions
shall be deemed controlling. The Corporation understands and agrees that the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender
of such Instructions and that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer
listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Trustee have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Corporation shall be responsible
for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Corporate Trustee and that the Corporation and all Authorized
Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or
authentication keys upon receipt by the Corporation. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly
or indirectly from the Trustee&rsquo;s good faith reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding such directions
conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Corporation agrees: (i)&nbsp;to assume all risks arising out of
the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized
Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii)&nbsp;that it is fully informed of the protections and risks
associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Trustee and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting
Instructions than the method(s)&nbsp;selected by the Corporation; (iii)&nbsp;that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection
with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and
circumstances; and (iv)&nbsp;to notify the Trustee as soon as reasonably practicable upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use
of the security procedures. &ldquo;Electronic Means&rdquo; shall mean the following communications methods: e-mail, facsimile trans-mission,
secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys issued by the Trustee,
or another method or system specified by the Trustee as available for use in connection with its services hereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section&nbsp;2.04.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT><U>Executed
in Counterparts; Electronic Signatures</U>. This Thirty-second Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The words &ldquo;execution,&rdquo;
signed,&rdquo; signature,&rdquo; and words of like import in the Indenture shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted
by facsimile, email or other electronic format (including, without limitation, &ldquo;pdf,&rdquo; &ldquo;tif&rdquo; or &ldquo;jpg&rdquo;)
and other electronic signatures (including without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic
records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic
means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping
system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce
Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law
based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code. Without limitation to the foregoing, and anything in
the Original Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, (a)&nbsp;any Officers&rsquo; Certificate, Company Order, Opinion of Counsel, Security,
certificate of authentication appearing on or attached to any Security, supplemental indenture or other certificate, opinion of counsel,
instrument, agreement or other document delivered pursuant to the Indenture may be executed, attested and transmitted by any of the foregoing
electronic means and formats, (b)&nbsp;all references in Section&nbsp;303 or elsewhere in the Original Indenture to the execution, attestation
or authentication of any Security or any certificate of authentication appearing on or attached to any Security by means of a manual or
facsimile signature shall be deemed to include signatures that are made or transmitted by any of the foregoing electronic means or formats,
and (c)&nbsp;any requirement in Section&nbsp;303 or elsewhere in the Original Indenture that any signature be made under a corporate seal
(or facsimile thereof) shall not be applicable to the Securities of such series. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall also have
the benefit of the provisions of Section&nbsp;5.10 hereof with respect to any Instructions it receives from Authorized Officers of the
Corporation.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>IN
WITNESS WHEREOF</B></FONT>, each party hereto has caused this instrument to be signed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized officer,
all as of the day and year first above written.</P>

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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Duke Energy Corporation</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Chris R. Bauer</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chris R. Bauer</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Assistant Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Ann M. Dolezal</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ann M. Dolezal</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Vice President</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[<I>Signature Page&nbsp;to Thirty-second Supplemental
Indenture</I>]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EXHIBIT&nbsp;A</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FORM&nbsp;OF</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">3.75% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2031</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 52%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">No.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 48%">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">CUSIP No.&nbsp; 26441C CD5</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">ISIN No.: XS2800020112</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">Common Code No.: 280002011</P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">3.75% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2031</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Principal Amount:&nbsp; &euro;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Regular
Record Date:&nbsp; </FONT>means, with respect to each Interest Payment Date, the close of business on the Business Day (for this purpose,
a day on which Clearstream and Euroclear are open for business) immediately preceding the relevant interest payment date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Original Issue Date:&nbsp; April&nbsp;12, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Stated Maturity: April&nbsp;1, 2031</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Interest Payment Dates:&nbsp; Annually on April&nbsp;1
of each year, commencing on April&nbsp;1, 2025</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Interest Rate: 3.75% per annum</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Authorized Denomination:&nbsp; &euro;100,000 and
integral multiples of &euro;1,000 in excess thereof</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Duke
Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Corporation&rdquo;, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture
referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay to&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;,
or registered assigns, the principal sum of&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;
EUROS (&euro;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;)
on the Stated Maturity shown above and to pay interest thereon from the Original Issue Date shown above, or from the most recent Interest
Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date as specified above,
commencing on April&nbsp;1, 2025 and on the Stated Maturity at the rate per annum shown above until the principal hereof is paid or made
available for payment and at such rate on any overdue principal and on any overdue installment of interest.&nbsp; The interest so payable,
and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (other than an Interest Payment Date that is the Stated Maturity
or a Redemption Date) will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this 3.75% Senior Note due 2031 (this &ldquo;Security&rdquo;)
is registered on the applicable Regular Record Date as specified above next preceding such Interest Payment Date; <I>provided</I> that
any interest payable at Stated Maturity or on a Redemption Date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable.&nbsp; Except
as otherwise provided in the Indenture, any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable
to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security is registered at the close
of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given
to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful
manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange, if any, on </FONT>which the Securities shall be listed, and
upon such notice as may be required by any such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Payments of interest on this
Security will include interest accrued to but excluding the respective Interest Payment Date.&nbsp; Interest payments for this Security
shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days in the period for which interest is being calculated and the actual number
of days from and including the last date on which interest was paid on this Security (or April&nbsp;12, 2024, if no interest has been
paid on the Security), to, but excluding, the next scheduled interest payment date. This payment convention is referred to as Actual/Actual
(ICMA) as defined in the rulebook of the International Capital Market Association.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Payment of principal of, premium,
if any, and interest on the Securities of this series shall be made in euro. If, on or after the date of issue of the Notes, the Corporation
is unable to obtain euro in amounts sufficient to make a required payment under the Securities of this series due to the imposition of
exchange controls or other circumstances beyond our control (including the dissolution of the European Monetary Union) or if the euro
is no longer being used by the then member states of the European Monetary Union that have adopted the euro as their currency or for the
settlement of transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking community, then all payments in respect of the
Securities of this series will be made in U.S. dollars until the euro is again available to us or so used. In such circumstances, the
amount payable on any date in euro will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal
Reserve System as of the close of business on the second business day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Board of
Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System has not announced a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent U.S. dollar/euro
exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or prior to the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the
event The Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion
on the basis of the most recently available market exchange rate for euros. Any payment in respect of the Securities of this series so
made in U.S. dollars would not constitute an event of default under the Original Indenture. The Trustee shall have no responsibility for
any calculation or conversion in connection with the foregoing.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Corporation may redeem this Security prior
to January&nbsp;1, 2031 (the &ldquo;Par Call Date&rdquo;), in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, at the option of the
Corporation, for cash on any date (a &ldquo;Redemption Date&rdquo;), at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i)&nbsp;100% of the
principal amount of this Security to be redeemed and (ii)&nbsp;an amount determined by the Quotation Agent equal to the sum of the present
values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest thereon (not including any portion of such payments
of interest accrued to the date of redemption) to the Par Call Date, discounted to the Redemption Date on an annual basis (Actual/Actual
(ICMA) at the Comparable Government Bond Rate), plus 25 basis points, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal
amount thereon to, but not including, such Redemption Date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On or after the Par Call Date, the Corporation
may redeem the Securities of this series, in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, at the option of the Corporation, for
cash, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities of this series being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid
interest on the principal amount of the securities of this series to, but not including, such Redemption Date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The principal amount of any Security of this series
remaining outstanding after a redemption in part shall be &euro;100,000 or a higher integral multiple of &euro;1,000. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, installments of interest on any Security of this series that are due and payable on interest payment dates falling on or
prior to a redemption date will be payable on the interest payment date to the registered holders as of the close of Business on the relevant
record date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">For purposes of the second
preceding paragraph, the following terms have the following meanings:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Comparable Government
Bond&rdquo; means, in relation to any Comparable Government Bond Rate calculation, at the discretion of an independent investment bank
selected by the Corporation (the &ldquo;Quotation Agent&rdquo;), a German government bond whose maturity is closest to the Par Call Date,
or if such Quotation Agent in its discretion determines that such similar bond is not in issue, such other German government bond as such
Quotation Agent may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, German government bonds selected by the Corporation,
determine to be appropriate for determining the Comparable Government Bond Rate.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Comparable Government
Bond Rate&rdquo; means the price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, with 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which
the gross redemption yield on the Securities of this series to be redeemed, if they were to be purchased at such price on the third business
day prior to the date fixed for redemption, would be equal to the gross redemption yield on such business day of the Comparable Government
Bond on the basis of the middle market price of the Comparable Government Bond prevailing at 11:00 A.M.&nbsp;(London time) on such business
day as determined by the Quotation Agent selected by the Corporation.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Securities of this series
may be redeemed at the Corporation&rsquo;s option in whole, but not in part, on not less than 10 nor more than 60 days&rsquo; prior notice,
at 100% of the principal amount of the Securities of this series, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding,
the Redemption Date if, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, regulations or rulings of the United States (or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein having power to tax), or any change in official position regarding application or interpretation
of those laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change, amendment, application
or interpretation is announced or becomes effective on or after the original issue date with respect to the Securities of this series,
the Corporation becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Corporation, will become obligated to
pay additional amounts.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Corporation will, subject
to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest in respect of the Securities of this series such additional
amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Corporation of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest in respect
of the Securities of this series to a holder who is not a United States person, after withholding or deduction for any present or future
tax, assessment, duties or other governmental charge imposed by the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof
or therein having power to tax), will not be less than the amount provided in the Securities of this series to be then due and payable;
provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; background-color: white">1) to the
extent any tax, assessment or other governmental charge would not have been imposed but for the holder (or the beneficial owner for whose
benefit such holder holds such Security), or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an
estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being
considered as:</P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">a.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">being or having been engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having or having had a permanent establishment in the
United States;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">b.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">having a current or former connection with the United States (other than a connection arising solely as a result of the ownership
of the notes, the receipt of any payment in respect of the notes or the enforcement of any rights hereunder), including being or having
been a citizen or resident of the United States;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">c.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation for U.S.
federal income tax purposes, a foreign&nbsp;tax-exempt&nbsp;organization, or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid U.S.
federal income tax;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">d.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">being or having been a&nbsp;&ldquo;10-percent&nbsp;shareholder&rdquo; of the Corporation as defined in section 871(h)(3)&nbsp;of the
United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &ldquo;Code&rdquo;) or any successor provision; or</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">e.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of
its trade or business, as described in section 881(c)(3)(A)&nbsp;of the Code or any successor provision;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Securities of this series, or a portion of the Securities of this series,
or that is a fiduciary, partnership, limited liability company or other fiscally transparent entity, but only to the extent that a beneficial
owner with respect to the holder, a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, or a beneficial owner or member of the partnership,
limited liability company or other fiscally transparent entity would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had
the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">3)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to the extent any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the failure of the holder
or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence,
identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Securities of this series, if compliance is required
by statute, by regulation of the United States or any taxing authority therein or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United
States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">4)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by us or a paying agent from the
payment;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">5)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or
interest on any Securities of this series, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">6)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, wealth, capital gains or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other
governmental charge, or excise tax imposed on the transfer of notes;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">7)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to the extent any tax, assessment or other governmental charge would not have been imposed but for the presentation by the holder
of any Securities of this series, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which payment
became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever occurs later except to the extent that the
beneficiary or holder thereof would have been entitled to the payment of additional amounts had such Note been presented for payment on
any day during such&nbsp;30-day&nbsp;period;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">8)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed under sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor
provisions), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to section 1471(b)&nbsp;of
the Code or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules&nbsp;or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered
into in connection with the implementation of such sections of the Code, whether currently in effect or as published and amended from
time to time;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">9)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation, or
administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for,
whichever occurs later; or</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">10)</TD><TD>in the case of any combination of the above numbered items.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Securities of this series
are subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to the
Securities of this series. Except as specifically provided under this Section&nbsp;1.08, the Company will not be required to make any
payment for any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority
of or in any government or political subdivision.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
used under in this Security, the term &ldquo;United States&rdquo; means the United States of America (including the states of the United
States and the District of Columbia and any political subdivision thereof) and the term &ldquo;United States person&rdquo; means (i)&nbsp;any
individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States</FONT> for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (ii)&nbsp;a corporation, partnership
or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia
(other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person for United States federal income tax purposes), (iii)&nbsp;any
estate the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source; or (iv)&nbsp;a trust (a)&nbsp;with
respect to which a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more United
States persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions or (b)&nbsp;that was in existence on August&nbsp;20, 1996
and has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States Person.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Corporation shall notify
the Trustee of the redemption price with respect to any redemption of the Securities of this series occurring before the Par Call Date
promptly after the calculation thereof. The Trustee shall not be responsible for calculating said redemption price.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Notice of any redemption by
the Corporation will be mailed (or, as long as the Securities of this series are represented by one or more Global Securities, transmitted
in accordance with the Depositary&rsquo;s standard procedures therefor) at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before any Redemption
Date to each Holder of Securities of this series to be redeemed.&nbsp; If Notice of a redemption is provided and funds are deposited as
required, interest will cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date on the Securities of this series or portions of Securities of
this series called for redemption.&nbsp; In the event that any Redemption Date is not a Business Day, the Corporation will pay the redemption
price on the next Business Day without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay.&nbsp; If less than all of the Securities
of this series are to be redeemed, the Securities of this series or portions of the Securities of this series to be redeemed in amounts
of &euro;100,000 or any integral multiple of &euro;1,000 in excess thereof shall be selected for redemption in accordance with the standard
procedures of the Depositary.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In the event of redemption
of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be
issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the surrender hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Securities of this series
shall not have a sinking fund.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Securities of this series
shall constitute the direct unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of the Corporation and shall rank equally in priority with the
Corporation&rsquo;s existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO
THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS SECURITY SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME
EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Unless the certificate of
authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee by manual, facsimile or electronic signature, this Security shall not be entitled
to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation
has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of April&nbsp;12, 2024.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Duke Energy Corporation</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This is one of the Securities of the series designated
therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dated: April&nbsp;12, 2024</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company,<BR>
N.A., as Trustee</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 47%"></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.375in; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Reverse Side of Security)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This 3.75% Senior Note due
2031 is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Corporation (the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;), issued and issuable in one or
more series under an Indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;3, 2008, as supplemented (the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;), between the Corporation
and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee (the &ldquo;Trustee,&rdquo;
which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is
hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitation of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Corporation, the Trustee
and the Holders of the Securities issued thereunder and of the terms upon which said Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and
delivered.&nbsp; This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof as 3.75% Senior Notes due 2031 initially in the aggregate
principal amount of &euro;750,000,000.&nbsp; Capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is provided herein shall have the meanings
set forth in the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If an Event of Default with
respect to the Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared
due and payable in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Indenture permits, with
certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Corporation and
the rights of the Holders of the Securities of all series affected under the Indenture at any time by the Corporation and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series affected thereby
(voting as one class).&nbsp; The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount
of the Outstanding Securities of all series with respect to which a default under the Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing
(voting as one class), on behalf of the Holders of the Securities of all such series, to waive, with certain exceptions, such default
under the Indenture and its consequences.&nbsp; The Indenture also permits the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount
of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance
by the Corporation with certain provisions of the Indenture affecting such series.&nbsp; Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this
Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon
the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made
upon this Security.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">No reference herein to the
Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute
and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein
prescribed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As provided in the Indenture
and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender
of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Corporation for such purpose, duly endorsed by, or accompanied
by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Corporation and the Security Registrar and duly executed by, the Holder
hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series, of authorized denominations
and of like tenor and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.&nbsp; No service
charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Corporation may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Indenture contains provisions
for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of the Securities of this series and for covenant defeasance at any time of certain
covenants in the Indenture upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Prior to due presentment of
this Security for registration of transfer, the Corporation, the Trustee and any agent of the Corporation or the Trustee may treat the
Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither
the Corporation, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Securities of this series
are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of &euro;100,000 or any integral multiple of &euro;1,000 in excess
thereof.&nbsp; As provided in the Indenture and subject to the limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable
for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder
surrendering the same upon surrender of the Security or Securities to be exchanged at the office or agency of the Corporation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Security shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">ABBREVIATIONS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The following abbreviations, when used in the
inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or
regulations:</P>

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<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 55%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">TEN COM &mdash; as tenants in common</FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 40%">UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - ______Custodian ______</TD>
</TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Cust) &nbsp; &#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Minor)</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">TEN ENT &mdash; as tenants by the entireties</FONT></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">JT TEN &mdash; as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common</FONT></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD><P STYLE="text-align: center; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act</P>
                <P STYLE="text-align: center; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">____________________</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.85in; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(State)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Additional abbreviations may also be used though
not on the above list.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s)&nbsp;and
transfer(s)&nbsp;unto (please insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS,&nbsp;INCLUDING
POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">the within Security and all rights thereunder,
hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;
agent to transfer said Security on the books of the Corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dated:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 42%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every particular without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 50%"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 15%">Signature Guarantee:</TD>
                            <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify; width: 35%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURE GUARANTEE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Signatures must be guaranteed
by an &ldquo;eligible guarantor institution&rdquo; meeting the requirements of the Security Registrar, which requirements include membership
or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (&ldquo;STAMP&rdquo;) or such other &ldquo;signature guarantee program&rdquo;
as may be determined by the Security Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EXHIBIT&nbsp;B</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This is one of the Securities of the series designated
therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dated: </FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company,<BR>
N.A., as Trustee</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 47%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.375in; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;5.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>DUKE
ENERGY BUSINESS SERVICES LLC</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">525 South Tryon Street<BR>
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-1803</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">April&nbsp;12, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Duke Energy Corporation</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">525 South Tryon Street</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-1803</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">Re:</TD><TD>Duke Energy Corporation &euro;750,000,000 3.75% Senior Notes due 2031</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">To the Addressee:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">I am Deputy General Counsel
of Duke Energy Business Services LLC, the service company subsidiary of Duke Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;),
and in such capacity I have acted as counsel to the Company in connection with the public offering of &euro;750,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of the Company&rsquo;s 3.75% Senior Notes due 2031 (the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;).&nbsp; The Securities are being issued pursuant
to an Indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;3, 2008 (the &ldquo;Original Indenture&rdquo;), by and between the Company and The Bank of New
York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;), as amended and supplemented by various supplemental indentures
thereto, including the Thirty-second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April&nbsp;12, 2024 (the &ldquo;Supplemental Indenture&rdquo;),
between the Company and the Trustee (the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented, being referred to as the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;).&nbsp;
On April&nbsp;9, 2024, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the &ldquo;Underwriting Agreement&rdquo;) with Banco Santander,
S.A., Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas and MUFG Securities EMEA plc, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the &ldquo;Underwriters&rdquo;),
relating to the sale by the Company to the Underwriters of the Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This opinion letter is being
delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
 &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">I am a member of the bar of
the State of North Carolina and my opinions set forth herein are limited to Delaware corporate law and the laws of the State of New York
and the federal laws of the United States that, in my experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated above
and, to the extent that judicial or regulatory orders or decrees or consents, approvals, licenses, authorizations, validations, filings,
recordings or registrations with governmental authorities are relevant, to those required under such laws (all of the foregoing being
referred to as &ldquo;Opined on Law&rdquo;).&nbsp; I do not express any opinion with respect to the law of any jurisdiction other than
Opined on Law or as to the effect of any such non-opined law on the opinions herein stated.&nbsp; This opinion letter is limited to the
laws, including the rules&nbsp;and regulations, as in effect on the date hereof, which laws are subject to change with possible retroactive
effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In rendering the opinions
set forth herein,&nbsp;I or attorneys under my supervision (with whom I have consulted) have examined and are familiar with originals
or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-267583) of the Company relating to the Securities and other securities of the
Company filed on September&nbsp;23, 2022 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) under the Securities
Act, allowing for delayed offerings pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415 under the Securities Act and the information deemed to be a part of such
registration statement as of the date hereof pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B of the General Rules&nbsp;and Regulations under the Securities
Act (the &ldquo;Rules&nbsp;and Regulations&rdquo;) (such registration statement, effective upon filing with the Commission on September&nbsp;23,
2022 pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(e)&nbsp;of the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations, being hereinafter referred to as the &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;);</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
prospectus, dated September&nbsp;23, 2022 (the &ldquo;Base Prospectus&rdquo;) relating to the offering of securities of the Company, which
forms a part of and is included in the Registration Statement in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;of
the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
preliminary prospectus supplement, dated April&nbsp;9, 2024, and the Base Prospectus, relating to the offering of the Securities in the
form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;of the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
prospectus supplement, dated April&nbsp;9, 2024, and the Base Prospectus, relating to the offering of the Securities in the form filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;of the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(e)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, effective as of May&nbsp;19, 2014 and as amended on September&nbsp;11,
2019, as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(f)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, effective as of December&nbsp;14, 2023;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(g)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;an
executed copy of the Original Indenture;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(h)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;an
executed copy of the Supplemental Indenture;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;an
executed copy of the Underwriting Agreement;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(j)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
certificate representing the Securities;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(k)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
issuer free writing prospectus issued at or prior to 12:00&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;(Eastern time) /5:00 p.m.&nbsp;(London time) on April&nbsp;9,
2024, which the Company was advised is the time of the first contract of sale of the Securities, substantially in the form attached as
Schedule C to the Underwriting Agreement and as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Act and
Section&nbsp;5(e)&nbsp;of the Underwriting Agreement;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(l)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, on Form&nbsp;T-1, of the Trustee;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(m)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;resolutions
of the Board of Directors of the Company, adopted on May&nbsp;5, 2022, relating to the preparation and filing with the Commission of the
Registration Statement and the issuance of the Company&rsquo;s securities; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(n)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
written consent of the Assistant Treasurer of the Company, effective as of April&nbsp;9, 2024.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">I or attorneys under my supervision
(with whom I have consulted) have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records
of the Company and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of
the Company and others, and such other documents as I or attorneys under my supervision (with whom I have consulted) have deemed necessary
or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In my examination,&nbsp;I
or attorneys under my supervision (with whom I have consulted) have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness
of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents
submitted to me as facsimile, electronic, certified, conformed, or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such documents.&nbsp;
In making my examination of executed documents or documents to be executed,&nbsp;I have assumed that the parties thereto, other than the
Company had or will have the power, corporate or otherwise, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed
the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other, and the execution and delivery by such parties of such documents, and,
as to parties other than the Company, the validity and binding effect on such parties.&nbsp; As to any facts material to this opinion
letter that I or attorneys under my supervision (with whom I have consulted) did not independently establish or verify, we have relied
upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others and of public officials.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The opinions set forth below
are subject to the following further qualifications, assumptions and limitations:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
validity or enforcement of any agreements or instruments may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other similar laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability
is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(ii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;I
do not express any opinion as to the applicability or effect of any fraudulent transfer, preference or similar law on any agreements or
instruments or any transactions contemplated thereby.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Based upon the foregoing and
subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein,&nbsp;I am of the opinion that the Securities
have been duly authorized and executed by the Company, and that when duly authenticated by the Trustee and issued and delivered by the
Company against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture, the Securities will constitute
valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance
with their respective terms.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">I hereby consent to the filing
of this opinion letter with the Commission as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to the Registration Statement through incorporation by reference of a current
report on Form&nbsp;8-K.&nbsp; I also hereby consent to the use of my name under the heading &ldquo;Legal Matters&rdquo; in the prospectus
which forms a part of the Registration Statement.&nbsp; In giving this consent,&nbsp;I do not thereby admit that I am within the category
of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder.&nbsp; This opinion letter is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise expressly stated, and I disclaim any undertaking
to advise you of any subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or of any subsequent changes in applicable laws.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>DUKE ENERGY <FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Corporation</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>&euro;750,000,000
3.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2031</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: right; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 351.35pt">April&nbsp;9, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Banco Santander, S.A.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Barclays Bank PLC<BR>
BNP Paribas</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">MUFG Securities EMEA plc</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">As Representatives of the several Underwriters<BR>
listed in the signature pages&nbsp;thereto and named in<BR>
Schedule A hereto</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">1 Churchill Place</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">London E14 5HP</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">United Kingdom</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><I>1.
Introductory</I></FONT>. DUKE ENERGY <FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Corporation</FONT>, a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;<B>Corporation</B>&rdquo;),
proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell &euro;750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.75%
Senior Notes due 2031 (the &ldquo;<B>Notes</B>&rdquo;) to be issued pursuant to the provisions of an Indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;3,
2008, (the &ldquo;<B>Original Indenture</B>&rdquo;) as supplemented from time to time by supplemental indentures, including the Thirty-Second
Supplemental Indenture, to be dated as of April&nbsp;12, 2024 (the &ldquo;<B>Supplemental Indenture</B>&rdquo; and together with the
Original Indenture, the &ldquo;<B>Indenture</B>&rdquo;), between the Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
(the &ldquo;<B>Trustee</B>&rdquo;). Banco Santander, S.A., Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas and MUFG Securities EMEA plc (the &ldquo;<B>Representatives</B>&rdquo;)
are acting as representatives of the several underwriters listed in the signature pages&nbsp;hereto and named in Schedule A hereto (together
with the Representatives, the &ldquo;<B>Underwriters</B>&rdquo;). The Corporation understands that the several Underwriters propose to
offer the Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions contemplated by (i)&nbsp;this Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;the Base Prospectus, the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Permitted Free Writing Prospectus (each as defined below) issued at or prior to the Applicable Time (as
defined below) (the documents referred to in the foregoing subclause (ii)&nbsp;are referred to herein as the &ldquo;<B>Pricing Disclosure
Package</B>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Corporation and The Bank
of New York Mellon, London Branch will execute and deliver a Paying Agency Agreement to be dated on or prior to the Closing Date (as
defined below) (the &ldquo;<B>Paying Agency Agreement</B>&rdquo;), to appoint The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as paying agent
(the &ldquo;<B>Paying Agent</B>&rdquo;) and The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch as registrar and transfer agent with respect to
the Notes. The Notes will be issued in the form of one or more permanent global securities (collectively, the &ldquo;<B>Global Note</B>&rdquo;)
registered in the name of a nominee (which may be the Paying Agent) of a common depositary located outside the United States for Clearstream
Banking, S.A. (&ldquo;<B>Clearstream</B>&rdquo;), or Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System (&ldquo;<B>Euroclear</B>&rdquo;).
The Notes will be issued in denominations of &euro;100,000 and integral multiples of &euro;1,000 in excess thereof.</P>

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</FONT><I>Representations and Warranties of the Corporation.</I> The Corporation represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the several
Underwriters that:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(a)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">A
                                            registration statement (No.&nbsp;333-267583), including a prospectus, relating to the Notes
                                            and certain other securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
                                            &ldquo;<B>Commission</B>&rdquo;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>1933
                                            Act</B>&rdquo;). Such registration statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, each
                                            in the form heretofore delivered to you, became effective upon filing with the Commission
                                            pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462 of the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission under the 1933
                                            Act (the &ldquo;<B>1933 Act Regulations</B>&rdquo;), and no stop order suspending the effectiveness
                                            of such registration statement has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant
                                            to Section&nbsp;8A of the 1933 Act has been initiated or threatened by the Commission (if
                                            prepared, any preliminary prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Notes immediately
                                            prior to the Applicable Time included in such registration statement or filed with the Commission
                                            pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;of the 1933 Act Regulations being hereinafter called a
                                            &ldquo;<B>Preliminary Prospectus</B>&rdquo;); the term &ldquo;<B>Registration Statement</B>&rdquo;
                                            means the registration statement as deemed revised pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B(f)(1)&nbsp;of
                                            the 1933 Act Regulations on the date of such registration statement&rsquo;s effectiveness
                                            for purposes of Section&nbsp;11 of the 1933 Act, as such section applies to the Corporation
                                            and the Underwriters for the Notes pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B(f)(2)&nbsp;of the 1933 Act
                                            Regulations (the &ldquo;<B>Effective Date</B>&rdquo;), including all exhibits thereto and
                                            including the documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained in the Registration
                                            Statement at the time such part of the Registration Statement became effective; the term
                                            &ldquo;<B>Base Prospectus</B>&rdquo; means the prospectus filed with the Commission on the
                                            date hereof by the Corporation; and the term &ldquo;<B>Prospectus</B>&rdquo; means the Base
                                            Prospectus together with the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Notes prepared
                                            in accordance with the provisions of Rule&nbsp;430B and promptly filed after execution and
                                            delivery of this Agreement pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B or Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;of the 1933
                                            Act Regulations; any information included in such Prospectus that was omitted from the Registration
                                            Statement at the time it became effective but that is deemed to be a part of and included
                                            in such registration statement pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B is referred to as &ldquo;<B>Rule&nbsp;430B
                                            Information</B>;&rdquo; and any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary
                                            Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated
                                            by reference therein, prior to the date hereof; any reference to any amendment or supplement
                                            to any Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents
                                            filed after the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be, under
                                            the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>1934 Act</B>&rdquo;), and
                                            incorporated by reference in such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be;
                                            and any reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to refer
                                            to and include any annual report of the Corporation filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or
                                            15(d)&nbsp;of the 1934 Act after the effective date of the Registration Statement that is
                                            incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. For purposes of this Agreement,
                                            the term &ldquo;<B>Applicable Time</B>&rdquo; means 12:00 p.m.&nbsp;(New York City time)/5:00
                                            p.m.&nbsp;(London time) on the date hereof.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(b)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Registration Statement, the Permitted Free Writing Prospectus specified on Schedule B hereto,
                                            the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus conform, and any amendments or supplements
                                            thereto will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of the 1933 Act and the
                                            1933 Act Regulations; and (A)&nbsp;the Registration Statement, as of its original effective
                                            date and at each deemed effective date with respect to the Underwriters pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B(f)(2)&nbsp;of
                                            the 1933 Act Regulations, and at the Closing Date (as defined in Section&nbsp;3), did not
                                            and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
                                            fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
                                            and (B)&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, did not,
                                            (ii)&nbsp;the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of their dates, will
                                            not, and (iii)&nbsp;the Prospectus as of the Closing Date will not, include any untrue statement
                                            of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein,
                                            in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that
                                            the Corporation makes no warranty or representation to the Underwriters with respect to any
                                            statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
                                            furnished to the Corporation by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters specifically
                                            for use in the Registration Statement, the Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary
                                            Prospectus or the Prospectus. Any electronic roadshow or other written communication that
                                            constitutes an offer to buy the Notes provided to investors by, or with the approval of,
                                            the Corporation, as of the Applicable Time, when considered together with the Pricing Disclosure
                                            Package, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
                                            fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
                                            they were made, not misleading, except that the Corporation makes no warranty or representation
                                            to the Underwriters with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon an
                                            in conformity with written information furnished to the Corporation by the Representatives
                                            on behalf of the Underwriters specifically for use in any such roadshow or other written
                                            communication.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(c)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Permitted Free Writing Prospectus specified on Schedule B hereto and any electronic roadshow
                                            or other written communication that constitutes an offer to buy the Notes provided to investors
                                            by, or with the approval of, the Corporation, when considered together with the Pricing Disclosure
                                            Package, as of its respective issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion
                                            of the public offer and sale of the Notes or until any earlier date that the Corporation
                                            notified or notifies the Underwriters pursuant to Section&nbsp;5(f)&nbsp;hereof did not,
                                            does not and will not include any information that conflicts with the information (not superseded
                                            or modified as of the Effective Date) contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary
                                            Prospectus or the Prospectus.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(d)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">At
                                            the earliest time the Corporation or another offering participant made a bona fide offer
                                            (within the meaning of Rule&nbsp;164(h)(2)&nbsp;of the 1933 Act Regulations) of the Notes,
                                            the Corporation was not an &ldquo;ineligible issuer&rdquo; as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of
                                            the 1933 Act Regulations. The Corporation is, and was at the time of the initial filing of
                                            the Registration Statement, eligible to use Form&nbsp;S-3 under the 1933 Act.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(e)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            documents and interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (&ldquo;<B>XBRL</B>&rdquo;)
                                            incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the
                                            Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, at the time they were filed or hereafter are
                                            filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements
                                            of the 1934 Act and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the &ldquo;<B>1934
                                            Act Regulations</B>&rdquo;), and, when read together with the other information in the Prospectus,
                                            (a)&nbsp;at the time the Registration Statement became effective, (b)&nbsp;at the Applicable
                                            Time and (c)&nbsp;on the Closing Date did not and will not contain an untrue statement of
                                            a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
                                            to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
                                            not misleading.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(f)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            compliance by the Corporation with all of the provisions of each of this Agreement and the
                                            Paying Agency Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and the
                                            consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated will not conflict with or
                                            result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default
                                            under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument
                                            to which the Corporation or any of its Principal Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined) is
                                            a party or by which any of them or their respective property is bound or to which any of
                                            their properties or assets is subject that would have a material adverse effect on the business,
                                            financial condition or results of operations of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, taken
                                            as a whole, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the amended
                                            and restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the &ldquo;<B>Certificate of
                                            Incorporation</B>&rdquo;), the amended and restated By-Laws of the Corporation (the &ldquo;<B>By-Laws</B>&rdquo;)
                                            or any statute or any order, rule&nbsp;or regulation of any court or governmental agency
                                            or body having jurisdiction over the Corporation or its Principal Subsidiaries or any of
                                            their respective properties that would have a material adverse effect on the business, financial
                                            condition or results of operations of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
                                            and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with
                                            any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Corporation
                                            of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the approval of the North
                                            Carolina Utilities Commission which has been received as of the date of this Agreement, the
                                            registration under the 1933 Act of the Notes, qualification under the Trust Indenture Act
                                            of 1939, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>1939 Act</B>&rdquo;) and such consents, approvals, authorizations,
                                            registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws
                                            in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Notes by the Underwriters.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(g)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">This
                                            Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Corporation.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(h)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Paying Agency Agreement has been duly authorized and, when duly executed and delivered by
                                            the Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, will constitute a valid and
                                            binding agreement of the Corporation, enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with
                                            its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
                                            moratorium, fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally
                                            and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered
                                            in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(i)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Each
                                            of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company, Duke Energy Indiana,
                                            LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Progress Energy,&nbsp;Inc., a North Carolina corporation,
                                            Duke Energy Progress, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company, and Duke Energy Florida,
                                            LLC, a Florida limited liability company, is a &ldquo;significant subsidiary&rdquo; of the
                                            Corporation within the meaning of Rule&nbsp;1-02 of Regulation S-X under the 1933 Act (herein
                                            collectively referred to, along with Duke Energy Ohio,&nbsp;Inc., an Ohio corporation and
                                            Piedmont Natural Gas Company,&nbsp;Inc., a North Carolina corporation, as the &ldquo;<B>Principal
                                            Subsidiaries</B>&rdquo;).</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(j)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Original Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Corporation and
                                            duly qualified under the 1939 Act and the Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized
                                            and when executed and delivered by the Corporation and, assuming the due authorization, execution
                                            and delivery thereof by the Trustee, the Indenture will constitute a valid and legally binding
                                            instrument of the Corporation enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with its
                                            terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
                                            moratorium, fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally
                                            and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered
                                            in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(k)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Notes have been duly authorized and when executed by the Corporation and when authenticated
                                            by the Trustee, in the manner provided in the Indenture and delivered against payment therefor,
                                            will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Corporation, enforceable against
                                            the Corporation in accordance with their terms, except as the enforceability thereof may
                                            be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or
                                            similar laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally and by general principles of equity
                                            (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
                                            law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and are entitled to the benefits
                                            afforded by the Indenture in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Notes, except
                                            as set forth in paragraph (i)&nbsp;above.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(l)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Any
                                            indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument filed
                                            or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or the Annual Report
                                            on Form&nbsp;10-K of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023 or
                                            any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q of the Corporation or any Current Report
                                            on Form&nbsp;8-K of the Corporation with an execution or a filing date after December&nbsp;31,
                                            2023, except to the extent that such agreement is no longer in effect or to the extent that
                                            neither the Corporation nor any subsidiary of the Corporation is currently a party to such
                                            agreement, are all indentures, mortgages, deeds of trust, loan agreements or other agreements
                                            or instruments that are material to the Corporation.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(m)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Corporation is not required to be qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business
                                            in Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Florida.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(n)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Any
                                            pro forma financial statements of the Corporation and its subsidiaries and the related notes
                                            thereto incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package
                                            and the Prospectus have been prepared in accordance with the Commission&rsquo;s rules&nbsp;and
                                            guidelines with respect to pro forma financial statements and have been properly compiled
                                            on the bases described therein.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3.
</FONT><I>Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Notes. </I>On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained,
but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Corporation agrees to sell to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agree,
severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Corporation, at a purchase price of 98.887% of the principal amount of the Notes plus
accrued interest, if any, from April&nbsp;12, 2024 (and in the manner set forth below), the principal amount of Notes set forth opposite
the names of the Underwriters in Schedule A hereto plus the principal amount of additional Notes which each such Underwriter may become
obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section&nbsp;8 hereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Payment of the purchase price
and delivery of the Global Note for the Notes to be purchased by the Underwriters shall be made at the offices of Sidley Austin LLP,
787 Seventh Ave., New York, New York 10019 (or such other place as may be agreed to by the Corporation and the Representatives) at 10:00
a.m., London time, on April&nbsp;12, 2024 (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;10 hereof), or such other
time and date as the Underwriters and the Corporation shall mutually agree (the time and date of such closing is called the &ldquo;<B>Closing
Date</B>&rdquo;). The Notes shall be registered in the name of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch as nominee for The Bank of
New York Mellon, London Branch, as common depositary (the &ldquo;<B>Common Depositary</B>&rdquo;) for Clearstream and Euroclear.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Barclays Bank PLC or such
other Underwriter as the Corporation may direct to settle the Notes (the &ldquo;<B>Settlement Bank</B>&rdquo;) acknowledges that the
Notes represented by the Global Note will initially be credited to an account (the &ldquo;<B>Commissionaire Account</B>&rdquo;) for the
benefit of the Settlement Bank the terms of which include a third-party beneficiary clause (&lsquo;<I>stipulation pour autrui</I>&rsquo;)
with the Corporation as the third-party beneficiary and provide that such Notes are to be delivered to others only against payment of
the net subscription monies for the Notes (i.e. less the commissions and expenses to be deducted from the subscription monies in accordance
with clause 5(n)&nbsp;below, with any applicable transfer taxes payable under any state or federal law of the United States in connection
with the sale of the Notes duly paid by the Corporation) into the Commissionaire Account on a delivery against payment basis. The Settlement
Bank acknowledges that (i)&nbsp;the Notes represented by the Global Note shall be held to the order of the Corporation as set out above
and (ii)&nbsp;the net subscription monies for the Notes received in the Commissionaire Account (i.e. less the commissions and expenses
deducted from the subscription monies in accordance with clause 5(n)&nbsp;below) will be held on behalf of the Corporation until such
time as they are transferred to the Corporations&rsquo; order. The Settlement Bank undertakes that the net subscription monies for the
Notes (i.e. less the commissions and expenses deducted from the subscription monies in accordance with clause 5(n)&nbsp;below) will be
transferred to the Corporation&rsquo;s order promptly following receipt of such monies in the Commissionaire Account. The Corporation
acknowledges and accepts the benefit of the third-party beneficiary clause (&lsquo;<I>stipulation pour autrui&rsquo;</I>) pursuant to
the Belgian/Luxembourg Civil Code in respect of the Commissionaire Account.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">It is understood that each
Underwriter has authorized Barclays Bank PLC, for each Underwriter&rsquo;s account, to accept delivery of, receipt for, and make payment
of, as applicable, the principal amount of the Notes which each Underwriter has agreed to purchase. Barclays Bank PLC, individually and
not as a representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment of the principal amount of the Notes to
be purchased by any Underwriter whose payment has not been received by the Closing Date, but such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter
from its obligations hereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Global Note for the Notes
will be made available for examination by the Representatives not later than 12:00 Noon, London time, on the last business day prior
to the Closing Date. All other documents referred to herein that are to be delivered at the Closing Date shall be delivered at that time
at the offices of Sidley Austin LLP, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4.
</FONT><I>Offering by the Underwriters.</I> It is understood that the several Underwriters propose to offer the Notes for sale to the
public as set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5.
</FONT><I>Covenants of the Corporation and the Underwriters.</I> The Corporation covenants and agrees with the several Underwriters and
the Underwriters covenant and agree with the Corporation (only with respect to subsection 5(n)&nbsp;that:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(a)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Corporation will cause the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus to be filed pursuant
                                            to, and in compliance with, Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;of the 1933 Act Regulations, and advise
                                            the Underwriters promptly of the filing of any amendment or supplement to the Registration
                                            Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus and of the institution by the Commission
                                            of any stop order proceedings in respect of the Registration Statement, and will use its
                                            best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order and to obtain as soon as possible
                                            its lifting, if issued.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(b)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">If
                                            at any time when a prospectus relating to the Notes (or the notice referred to in Rule&nbsp;173(a)&nbsp;of
                                            the 1933 Act Regulations) is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act any event occurs
                                            as a result of which the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus as then amended or
                                            supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material
                                            fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
                                            they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend the Pricing Disclosure
                                            Package or the Prospectus to comply with the 1933 Act, the Corporation promptly will prepare
                                            and file with the Commission an amendment, a supplement or an appropriate document pursuant
                                            to Section&nbsp;13 or 14 of the 1934 Act which will correct such statement or omission or
                                            which will effect such compliance.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(c)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Corporation, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Notes is required to be
                                            delivered under the 1933 Act, will timely file all documents required to be filed with the
                                            Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 14 of the 1934 Act.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(d)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Without
                                            the prior consent of the Underwriters, the Corporation has not made and will not make any
                                            offer relating to the Notes that would constitute a &ldquo;free writing prospectus&rdquo;
                                            as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of the 1933 Act Regulations, other than the Permitted Free Writing
                                            Prospectus; each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees that, without
                                            the prior consent of the Corporation, it has not made and will not make any offer relating
                                            to the Notes that would constitute a &ldquo;free writing prospectus&rdquo; as defined in
                                            Rule&nbsp;405 of the 1933 Act Regulations, other than the Permitted Free Writing Prospectus
                                            or a free writing prospectus that is not required to be filed by the Corporation pursuant
                                            to Rule&nbsp;433 of the 1933 Act Regulations (&ldquo;<B>Rule&nbsp;433</B>&rdquo;); any such
                                            free writing prospectus (which shall include the pricing term sheet referred to in Section&nbsp;5(e)&nbsp;below),
                                            the use of which has been consented to by the Corporation and the Underwriters, is specified
                                            in Item 3 of Schedule B and herein is called the &ldquo;<B>Permitted Free Writing Prospectus</B>.&rdquo;
                                            The Corporation represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat the Permitted
                                            Free Writing Prospectus as an &ldquo;issuer free writing prospectus,&rdquo; as defined in
                                            Rule&nbsp;433, and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule&nbsp;433 applicable
                                            to the Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where
                                            required, legending and record keeping.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(e)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Corporation agrees to prepare a pricing term sheet specifying the terms of the Notes not
                                            contained in the Preliminary Prospectus, substantially in the form of Schedule C hereto and
                                            approved by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, and to file such pricing term
                                            sheet as an &ldquo;issuer free writing prospectus&rdquo; pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433 prior
                                            to the close of business two business days after the date hereof.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(f)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Corporation agrees that if at any time following the issuance of the Permitted Free Writing
                                            Prospectus or any electronic roadshow or other written communication that constitutes an
                                            offer to buy the Shares provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Corporation,
                                            any event occurs as a result of which such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or such electronic
                                            roadshow or other written communication would conflict with the information (not superseded
                                            or modified as of the Effective Date) in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
                                            Package or the Prospectus or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit
                                            to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
                                            of the circumstances then prevailing, not misleading, the Corporation will give prompt notice
                                            thereof to the Underwriters and, if requested by the Underwriters, will prepare and furnish
                                            without charge to each Underwriter a free writing prospectus or other document, the use of
                                            which has been consented to by the Underwriters, which will correct such conflict, statement
                                            or omission.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(g)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Corporation will timely file such reports pursuant to the 1934 Act as are necessary in order
                                            to make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable an earnings statement
                                            for the purposes of, and to provide the Underwriters the benefits contemplated by, the last
                                            paragraph of Section&nbsp;11(a)&nbsp;of the 1933 Act.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(h)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Corporation will furnish to you, without charge, copies of the Registration Statement (four
                                            of which will include all exhibits other than those incorporated by reference), the Pricing
                                            Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements to such documents,
                                            in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as you may reasonably request.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(i)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Corporation will arrange or cooperate in arrangements, if necessary, for the qualification
                                            of the Notes for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as you designate and will continue
                                            such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution; provided, however,
                                            that the Corporation shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file
                                            any general consents to service of process under the laws of any state where it is not now
                                            so subject.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(j)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Corporation will cooperate with the Underwriters and use its best efforts to permit the Notes
                                            to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of Clearstream and Euroclear.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(k)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Corporation will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Notes to be listed,
                                            subject to notice of official issuance, for trading on The New York Stock Exchange LLC (the
                                            &ldquo;<B>NYSE</B>&rdquo;) within 30 days after the Closing Date.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(l)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Neither
                                            the Corporation nor its affiliates, nor any persons acting on any of their behalf, has taken
                                            or will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in, or that
                                            has caused or resulted or which might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, the stabilization
                                            in violation of applicable laws or manipulation of the price of any debt security of the
                                            Corporation to facilitate the sale or resale of any Notes, other than with respect to Barclays
                                            Bank PLC&rsquo;s appointment as Stabilizing Manager (as defined below).</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(m)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Corporation will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this
                                            Agreement including (i)&nbsp;the printing and filing of the Registration Statement and the
                                            printing of this Agreement and any Blue Sky Survey, (ii)&nbsp;the preparation and printing
                                            of certificates for the Notes, (iii)&nbsp;the issuance and delivery of the Notes as specified
                                            herein, (iv)&nbsp;the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection
                                            with the qualification of the Notes under the securities laws of any jurisdiction in accordance
                                            with the provisions of Section&nbsp;5(i)&nbsp;and in connection with the preparation of any
                                            Blue Sky Survey, such fees not to exceed $7,500, (v)&nbsp;the printing and delivery to the
                                            Underwriters, in quantities as hereinabove referred to, of copies of the Registration Statement
                                            and any amendments thereto, of the Preliminary Prospectus, of the Prospectus, of the Permitted
                                            Free Writing Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, (vi)&nbsp;any fees charged
                                            by independent rating agencies for rating the Notes, (vii)&nbsp;any fees and expenses in
                                            connection with the listing of the Notes on the NYSE, (viii)&nbsp;any filing fee required
                                            by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,&nbsp;Inc., (ix)&nbsp;the fees and expenses
                                            of the Trustee and the Paying Agent, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
                                            for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the Notes, (x)&nbsp;the fees (including,
                                            but not limited to, any application fees) and expenses incurred in connection with the application,
                                            approval and admittance of the Notes for book-entry transfer through the facilities of Clearstream
                                            and Euroclear and (xi)&nbsp;the costs and expenses of the Corporation relating to investor
                                            presentations on any &ldquo;road show&rdquo; undertaken in connection with the marketing
                                            of the offering of the Notes, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the
                                            production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged
                                            in connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Corporation,
                                            travel and lodging expenses of the Underwriters and officers of the Corporation and any such
                                            consultants, and the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show; provided,
                                            however, the Underwriters shall reimburse a portion of the costs and expenses referred to
                                            in this clause (xi).</TD>
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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(n)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Except
                                            as provided in subsection 5(m)&nbsp;and Section&nbsp;7, the Underwriters shall pay the fees
                                            and disbursements of their counsel, and the Company shall have no liability for such fees
                                            and disbursements. Each Underwriter agrees to pay the portion of such expenses payable by
                                            the Underwriters represented by such Underwriter&rsquo;s pro rata share (based on the proportion
                                            that the sum of the principal amount of the Notes set forth opposite such Underwriter&rsquo;s
                                            name in Schedule A hereto bears to the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes,
                                            set forth opposite the names of all Underwriters) of the offering and sale of the Notes (with
                                            respect to each Underwriter, the &ldquo;<B>Pro Rata Expenses</B>&rdquo;). Notwithstanding
                                            anything contained in the International Capital Market Association Primary Market Handbook,
                                            each Underwriter hereby agrees that the Settlement Lead Manager (as defined below) may allocate
                                            the Pro Rata Expenses to the account of such Underwriter for settlement of accounts (including
                                            payment of such Underwriter&rsquo;s fees by the Settlement Lead Manager) as soon as practicable
                                            but in any case no later than 90 days following the Closing Date.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">6.
</FONT><I>Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. </I>The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for
the Notes will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Corporation herein, to the accuracy
of the statements of officers of the Corporation made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Corporation of its
obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions precedent:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(a)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Prospectus shall have been filed by the Corporation with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;within
                                            the applicable time period prescribed for filing by the 1933 Act Regulations and in accordance
                                            herewith and the Permitted Free Writing Prospectus shall have been filed by the Corporation
                                            with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by, and
                                            otherwise in compliance with, Rule&nbsp;433.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(b)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">At
                                            or after the Applicable Time and prior to the Closing Date, no stop order suspending the
                                            effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for
                                            that purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the 1933 Act shall have been instituted or,
                                            to the knowledge of the Corporation or you, shall be threatened by the Commission.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(c)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">At
                                            or after the Applicable Time and prior to the Closing Date, the rating assigned by Moody&rsquo;s
                                            Investors Service,&nbsp;Inc. or S&amp;P Global Ratings (or any of their successors) to any
                                            debt securities or preferred stock of the Corporation as of the date of this Agreement shall
                                            not have been lowered.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(d)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Since
                                            the respective most recent dates as of which information is given in the Pricing Disclosure
                                            Package and the Prospectus and up to the Closing Date, there shall not have been any material
                                            adverse change in the condition of the Corporation, financial or otherwise, except as reflected
                                            in or contemplated by the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and, since such
                                            dates and up to the Closing Date, there shall not have been any material transaction entered
                                            into by the Corporation other than transactions contemplated by the Pricing Disclosure Package
                                            and the Prospectus and transactions in the ordinary course of business, the effect of which
                                            in your reasonable judgment is so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable
                                            to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the
                                            manner contemplated by the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(e)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">You
                                            shall have received an opinion of Robert T. Lucas III,&nbsp;Esq., Deputy General Counsel
                                            of Duke Energy Business Services LLC, the service company subsidiary of the Corporation (who
                                            in such capacity provides legal services to the Corporation), or other appropriate counsel
                                            reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives (which may include the Corporation&rsquo;s
                                            other &ldquo;in-house&rdquo; counsel), dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Each of Duke Energy Ohio,&nbsp;Inc., Progress
                                            Energy,&nbsp;Inc. and Piedmont Natural Gas Company,&nbsp;Inc., has been duly incorporated
                                            and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation
                                            and has the respective corporate power and authority and foreign qualifications necessary
                                            to own its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Pricing Disclosure
                                            Package and the Prospectus. Each of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Florida, LLC,
                                            Duke Energy Indiana, LLC and Duke Energy Progress, LLC has been duly organized and is validly
                                            existing and in good standing as a limited liability company under the laws of the State
                                            of North Carolina, the State of Florida, the State of Indiana and the State of North Carolina,
                                            respectively, and has full limited liability company power and authority necessary to own
                                            its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package
                                            and the Prospectus.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Each of the Corporation and the Principal
                                            Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the ownership
                                            or leasing of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except
                                            where the failure to so qualify, considering all such cases in the aggregate, does not have
                                            a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition or results of
                                            operations of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Registration Statement became effective
                                            upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462 of the 1933 Act Regulations, and,
                                            to the best of such counsel&rsquo;s knowledge, no stop order suspending the effectiveness
                                            of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been
                                            instituted or are pending or threatened under the 1933 Act.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iv)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The descriptions in the Registration Statement,
                                            the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus of any legal or governmental proceedings
                                            are accurate and fairly present the information required to be shown, and such counsel does
                                            not know of any litigation or any legal or governmental proceeding instituted or threatened
                                            against the Corporation or any of its Principal Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties
                                            that would be required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
                                            Package or the Prospectus and is not so disclosed.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(v)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">This Agreement and the Paying Agency Agreement
                                            have each been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Corporation.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(vi)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The execution, delivery and performance
                                            by the Corporation of this Agreement, the Paying Agency Agreement and the Indenture and the
                                            issue and sale of the Notes will not violate or contravene any of the provisions of the Certificate
                                            of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Corporation or any statute or any order, rule&nbsp;or
                                            regulation of which such counsel is aware of any court or governmental agency or body having
                                            jurisdiction over the Corporation or any of its Principal Subsidiaries or any of their respective
                                            property, nor will such action conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of
                                            the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under any indenture, mortgage, deed of
                                            trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument known to such counsel to which the
                                            Corporation or any of its Principal Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or their
                                            respective property is bound or to which any of its property or assets is subject, which
                                            affects in a material way the Corporation&rsquo;s ability to perform its obligations under
                                            this Agreement, the Paying Agency Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(vii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Indenture has been duly authorized,
                                            executed and delivered by the Corporation and, assuming the due authorization, execution
                                            and delivery thereof by the Trustee, constitutes a valid and legally binding instrument of
                                            the Corporation, enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with its terms.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(viii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Notes have been duly authorized,
                                            executed and issued by the Corporation and, when authenticated by the Trustee, in the manner
                                            provided in the Indenture and delivered against payment therefor, will constitute valid and
                                            legally binding obligations of the Corporation enforceable against the Corporation in accordance
                                            with their terms, and are entitled to the benefits afforded by the Indenture in accordance
                                            with the terms of the Indenture and the Notes.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(ix)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">No
                                            consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification is required to authorize,
                                            or for the Corporation to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
                                            the Paying Agency Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations
                                            or qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection
                                            with the purchase and distribution of the Notes by the Underwriters and except as required
                                            in Condition No.&nbsp;7.6 of the order of the North Carolina Utilities Commission dated September&nbsp;29,
                                            2016, in Docket Nos. E-7, Sub 1100, E-2, Sub 1095, and G-9, Sub 682, which condition has
                                            been complied with</FONT>.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Such counsel may state that
such counsel&rsquo;s opinions in paragraphs (vii)&nbsp;and (viii)&nbsp;above are subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally, and by general
principles of equity (whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith
and fair dealing. Such counsel shall state that nothing has come to such counsel&rsquo;s attention that has caused such counsel to believe
that each document incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, when filed,
was not, on its face, appropriately responsive, in all material respects, to the requirements of the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations.
Such counsel shall also state that nothing has come to such counsel&rsquo;s attention that has caused such counsel to believe that (i)&nbsp;the
Registration Statement, as of the effective date with respect to the Underwriters pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B(f)(2)&nbsp;of the 1933 Act
Regulations, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii)&nbsp;the Pricing Disclosure Package at the Applicable Time contained any untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading or (iii)&nbsp;that the Prospectus, as of its date or at the Closing Date, contained or contains
any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Such counsel may also state that, except as otherwise expressly
provided in such opinion, such counsel does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements
contained in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus and does
not express any opinion or belief as to (i)&nbsp;the financial statements or other financial and accounting data contained or incorporated
by reference therein or excluded therefrom, including XBRL interactive data, (ii)&nbsp;the statement of the eligibility and qualification
of the Trustee included in the Registration Statement (the &ldquo;<B>Form&nbsp;T-1</B>&rdquo;) or (iii)&nbsp;the information in the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption &ldquo;Form&nbsp;and Denominations.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In rendering the foregoing
opinion, such counsel may state that such counsel does not express any opinion concerning any law other than the law of the State of
North Carolina or, to the extent set forth in the foregoing opinions, the federal securities laws and may rely as to all matters of the
laws of the States of South Carolina, Ohio,&nbsp;Indiana and Florida on appropriate counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives,
which may include the Corporation&rsquo;s other &ldquo;in-house&rdquo; counsel). Such counsel may also state that such counsel has relied
as to certain factual matters on information obtained from public officials, officers of the Corporation and other sources believed by
such counsel to be reliable.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(f)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">You
                                            shall have received an opinion of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, counsel to the Corporation, dated
                                            the Closing Date, to the effect that:</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(i)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            Corporation has been duly incorporated and is a validly existing corporation in good standing
                                            under the laws of the State of Delaware.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Corporation has the corporate power
                                            and corporate authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Paying Agency Agreement
                                            and the Supplemental Indenture and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">This Agreement and the Paying Agency Agreement
                                            have each been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Corporation.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iv)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Indenture has been duly authorized,
                                            executed and delivered by the Corporation and, assuming the due authorization, execution
                                            and delivery thereof by the Trustee, is a valid and binding agreement of the Corporation,
                                            enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with its terms.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(v)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Notes have been duly authorized and
                                            executed by the Corporation, and, when duly authenticated by the Trustee and issued and delivered
                                            by the Corporation against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
                                            and the Indenture, the Notes will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Corporation,
                                            entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Corporation in accordance
                                            with their terms.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(vi)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The statements set forth (i)&nbsp;under
                                            the caption &ldquo;Description of Debt Securities&rdquo; (other than under the caption &ldquo;Global
                                            Securities&rdquo;) that are included in the Base Prospectus and (ii)&nbsp;under the caption
                                            &ldquo;Description of the Notes&rdquo; in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus,
                                            insofar as such statements purport to summarize certain provisions of the Indenture, the
                                            Paying Agency Agreement and the Notes, fairly summarize such provisions in all material respects.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(vii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The statements set forth under the caption
                                            &ldquo;U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,&rdquo; in the Pricing Disclosure Package and
                                            the Prospectus, insofar as such statements purport to constitute summaries of matters of
                                            United States federal income tax law, constitute accurate and complete summaries, in all
                                            material respects, subject to the qualifications set forth therein.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(viii)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">No
                                            Governmental Approval, which has not been obtained or taken and is not in full force and
                                            effect, is required to authorize, or is required for, the execution or delivery of this Agreement,
                                            the Paying Agency Agreement and the Indenture by the Corporation or the consummation by the
                                            Corporation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for such consents, approvals,
                                            authorizations, orders, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities
                                            or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Notes by the Underwriters.
                                            </FONT>&ldquo;Governmental Approval&rdquo; means any consent, approval, license, authorization
                                            or validation of, or filing, qualification or registration with, any Governmental Authority
                                            required to be made or obtained by the Corporation pursuant to Applicable Laws, other than
                                            any consent, approval, license, authorization, validation, filing, qualification or registration
                                            that may have become applicable as a result of the involvement of any party (other than the
                                            Corporation) in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Paying Agency Agreement
                                            or because of such parties&rsquo; legal or regulatory status or because of any other facts
                                            specifically pertaining to such parties and &ldquo;Governmental Authority&rdquo; means any
                                            court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body of the State of North
                                            Carolina, the State of New York or the State of Delaware or the United States of America
                                            having jurisdiction over the Corporation under Applicable Law but excluding the North Carolina
                                            Utilities Commission, the New York State Public Service Commission and the Delaware Public
                                            Service Commission.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ix)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Corporation is not and, solely after
                                            giving effect to the offering and sale of the Notes and the application of the proceeds thereof
                                            as described in the Prospectus, will not be subject to registration and regulation as an
                                            &ldquo;investment company&rdquo; as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of
                                            1940, as amended.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(x)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The
                                            execution and delivery by the Corporation of this Agreement, the Paying Agency Agreement
                                            and the Indenture and the consummation by the Corporation of the transactions contemplated
                                            hereby, including the issuance and sale of the Notes, will not (i)&nbsp;conflict with the
                                            Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, (ii)&nbsp;constitute a violation of, or a breach
                                            of or default under, the terms of any of the contracts set forth on Schedule D hereto or
                                            (iii)&nbsp;violate or conflict with, or result in any contravention of, any Applicable Law
                                            of the State of New York or the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Such counsel
                                            shall state that it does not express any opinion, however, as to whether the execution, delivery
                                            or performance by the Corporation of this Agreement, the Paying Agency Agreement or the Indenture
                                            will constitute a violation of, or a default under, any covenant, restriction or provision
                                            with respect to financial ratios or tests or any aspect of the financial condition or results
                                            or operations of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. &ldquo;Applicable Law&rdquo;
                                            means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and those laws, rules&nbsp;and
                                            regulations of the States of New York and North Carolina and those federal laws, rules&nbsp;and
                                            regulations of the United States of America, in each case, that, in such counsel&rsquo;s
                                            experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by this Agreement
                                            (other than the United States federal securities laws, state securities or Blue Sky laws,
                                            antifraud laws and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,&nbsp;Inc.,
                                            the North Carolina Public Utilities Act, the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the North Carolina
                                            Utilities Commission and the New York State Public Service Commission and the New York State
                                            Public Service Law), but without such counsel having made any special investigation as to
                                            the applicability of any specific law, rule&nbsp;or regulation.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(xi)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The statements set forth in the Pricing
                                            Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the caption &ldquo;Underwriting (Conflicts of
                                            Interest),&rdquo; insofar as such statements purport to summarize certain provisions of this
                                            Agreement, fairly summarize such provisions in all material respects.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">You shall also have received
a statement of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(i)&nbsp;no facts have come
to such counsel&rsquo;s attention that have caused such counsel to believe that the documents filed by the Corporation under the 1934
Act and the 1934 Act Regulations that are incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement that forms a part of the
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, when filed, were not, on their face, appropriately responsive in all material respects
to the requirements of the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations (except that in each case such counsel need not express any view with
respect to the financial statements, schedules and other financial and accounting information included or incorporated by reference therein
or excluded therefrom including, XBRL interactive data), (ii)&nbsp;no facts have come to such counsel&rsquo;s attention that have caused
such counsel to believe that the Registration Statement, at the Applicable Time, and the Prospectus, as of its date, appeared on its
face, not to be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations (except
that in each case such counsel need not express any view with respect to the financial statements, schedules and other financial and
accounting information included or incorporated by reference therein or excluded therefrom, including XBRL interactive data, or that
part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the statement of eligibility on the Form&nbsp;T-1) and (iii)&nbsp;no facts have come
to such counsel&rsquo;s attention that have caused such counsel to believe that the Registration Statement, at the Applicable Time, contained
an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, or that the Prospectus, as of its date and as of the Closing Date, contained or contains an untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (except that in each case such counsel need not express any view with respect
to the financial statements, schedules and other financial and accounting information included or incorporated by reference therein or
excluded therefrom, or XBRL interactive data, or that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the statement of eligibility
on the Form&nbsp;T-1). Such counsel shall further state that, in addition, no facts have come to such counsel&rsquo;s attention that
have caused such counsel to believe that the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, contained an untrue statement of
a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading (except that such counsel need not express any view with respect to the financial statements,
schedules and other financial and accounting information included or incorporated by reference therein or excluded therefrom, including
XBRL interactive data).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In addition, such statement
shall confirm that the Prospectus has been filed with the Commission within the time period required by Rule&nbsp;424 of the 1933 Act
Regulations and any required filing of the Permitted Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433 of the 1933 Act Regulations has
been filed with the Commission within the time period required by Rule&nbsp;433(d)&nbsp;of the 1933 Act Regulations. Such statement shall
further state that assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Corporation set forth in Section&nbsp;2(d)&nbsp;of
this Agreement, the Registration Statement became effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462 of the 1933 Act
Regulations and, pursuant to Section&nbsp;309 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>1939 Act</B>&rdquo;), the
Indenture has been qualified under the 1939 Act, and that based solely on such counsel&rsquo;s review of the Commission&rsquo;s website,
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and, to such counsel&rsquo;s knowledge, no proceedings
for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or threatened by the Commission.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
may state that its opinions in paragraphs (v)&nbsp;and (vi)&nbsp;are subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability
is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). In addition, such counsel may state that it has relied as to certain factual matters
on information obtained from public officials, officers and representatives of the Corporation and that the signatures on all documents
examined by them are genuine, assumptions which such counsel have not independently verified.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(g)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">You
                                            shall have received a letter from Sidley Austin <FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">LLP</FONT>,
                                            counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, with respect to such opinions and statements
                                            as you may reasonably request, and the Corporation shall have furnished to such counsel such
                                            documents as it requests for the purpose of enabling it to pass upon such matters.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(h)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">At
                                            or after the Applicable Time, there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i)&nbsp;a
                                            suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally or of the securities
                                            of the Corporation, on the NYSE or the London Stock Exchange plc; or (ii)&nbsp;a general
                                            moratorium on commercial banking activities in New York declared by either Federal or New
                                            York State authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking services or securities
                                            settlement or clearance services in the United States; or (iii)&nbsp;the outbreak or escalation
                                            of hostilities involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of a national
                                            emergency or war, if the effect of any such event specified in this subsection (h)&nbsp;in
                                            your reasonable judgment makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public
                                            offering or the delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the
                                            Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. In such event there shall be no liability
                                            on the part of any party to any other party except as otherwise provided in Section&nbsp;7
                                            hereof and except for the expenses to be borne by the Corporation as provided in Section&nbsp;5(j)&nbsp;hereof.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(i)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">You
                                            shall have received a certificate of the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President,
                                            the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and any financial or accounting officer of the Corporation,
                                            dated the Closing Date, in which such officers, to the best of their knowledge after reasonable
                                            investigation, shall state that the representations and warranties of the Corporation in
                                            this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date, that the Corporation has complied
                                            with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied
                                            at or prior to the Closing Date, that the conditions specified in Section&nbsp;6(c)&nbsp;and
                                            Section&nbsp;6(d)&nbsp;have been satisfied, and that no stop order suspending the effectiveness
                                            of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been
                                            instituted or are threatened by the Commission.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(j)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">At
                                            the time of the execution of this Agreement, you shall have received a letter dated such
                                            date, in form and substance satisfactory to you, from Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, the
                                            Corporation&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm, containing statements
                                            and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants&rsquo; &ldquo;comfort letters&rdquo;
                                            to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information
                                            contained in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
                                            Package and the Prospectus, including specific references to inquiries regarding any increase
                                            in long-term debt (excluding current maturities), decrease in net current assets (defined
                                            as current assets less current liabilities) or shareholders&rsquo; equity, change in the
                                            Corporation&rsquo;s common stock, and decrease in operating revenues or net income for the
                                            period subsequent to the latest financial statements incorporated by reference in the Registration
                                            Statement when compared with the corresponding period from the preceding year, as of a specified
                                            date not more than three business days prior to the date of this Agreement.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(k)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">At
                                            the Closing Date, you shall have received from Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, a letter dated
                                            as of the Closing Date, to the effect that it reaffirms the statements made in the letter
                                            furnished pursuant to subsection&nbsp;(j)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;6, except that the specified
                                            date referred to shall be not more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(l)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">At
                                            the Closing Date, the Paying Agent will have been duly appointed by the Corporation to serve
                                            as, and will be, a paying agent for the Notes under the Indenture, and the Paying Agent will
                                            have duly accepted such appointment under the Paying Agency Agreement.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(m)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">At
                                            the Closing Date, the Notes shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities
                                            of Clearstream and Euroclear.</TD>
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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(n)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">At
                                            the Closing Date, the Corporation shall have applied to list the Notes on the NYSE.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Corporation will furnish
you with such conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and documents as you reasonably request.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">7.
</FONT><I>Indemnification. </I>(a)&nbsp; The Corporation agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, their respective officers
and directors, and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the 1933 Act, as follows:</P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(i)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">against
                                            any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever arising out of any untrue
                                            statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement
                                            (or any amendment thereto) including the Rule&nbsp;430B Information, or the omission or alleged
                                            omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
                                            the statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue
                                            statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure
                                            Package, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), the Permitted Free Writing
                                            Prospectus or any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule&nbsp;433 of the 1933
                                            Act Regulations, or any electronic roadshow or other written communication that constitutes
                                            an offer to buy the Notes provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Corporation,
                                            or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make
                                            the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
                                            misleading, unless such statement or omission or such alleged statement or omission was made
                                            in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Corporation
                                            by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters expressly for use in the Registration
                                            Statement (or any amendment thereto), the Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure
                                            Package, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any such electronic roadshow
                                            or the Permitted Free Writing Prospectus;</TD>
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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(ii)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">against
                                            any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever to the extent of the aggregate
                                            amount paid in settlement of any litigation, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever
                                            based upon any such untrue statement or omission or any such alleged untrue statement or
                                            omission, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Corporation; and</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(iii)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">against
                                            any and all expense whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending
                                            against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such
                                            untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent
                                            that any such expense is not paid under (i)&nbsp;or (ii)&nbsp;of this subsection 7(a).</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">In no case shall the Corporation be liable under
this indemnity agreement with respect to any claim made against any Underwriter or any such controlling person unless the Corporation
shall be notified in writing of the nature of the claim within a reasonable time after the assertion thereof, but failure so to notify
the Corporation shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than under subsections 7(a)&nbsp;and 7(d). The Corporation
shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or, if it so elects, within a reasonable time after receipt of such
notice, to assume the defense of any suit, but if it so elects to assume the defense, such defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen
by it and approved by the Underwriter or Underwriters or controlling person or persons, or defendant or defendants in any suit so brought,
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any such suit, any Underwriter or any such controlling person shall have the right
to employ its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Underwriter or such controlling
person unless (i)&nbsp;the Corporation and such Underwriter shall have mutually agreed to the employment of such counsel, or (ii)&nbsp;the
named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both such Underwriter or such controlling person and the Corporation
and such Underwriter or such controlling person shall have been advised by such counsel that a conflict of interest between the Corporation
and such Underwriter or such controlling person may arise and for this reason it is not desirable for the same counsel to represent both
the indemnifying party and also the indemnified party (it being understood, however, that the Corporation shall not, in connection with
any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys for all such
Underwriters and all such controlling persons, which firm shall be designated in writing by you). The Corporation agrees to notify you
within a reasonable time of the assertion of any claim against it, any of its officers or directors or any person who controls the Corporation
within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the 1933 Act, in connection with the sale of the Notes.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(b)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Each
                                            Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the
                                            Corporation, its directors and each of the officers of the Corporation who signed the Registration
                                            Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15
                                            of the 1933 Act to the same extent as the indemnity contained in subsection (a)&nbsp;of this
                                            Section&nbsp;7, but only with respect to statements or omissions made in the Registration
                                            Statement (or any amendment thereto), the Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure
                                            Package, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). or the Permitted Free Writing
                                            Prospectus, or any electronic roadshow or other written communication that constitutes an
                                            offer to buy the Notes provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Corporation,
                                            in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Corporation
                                            by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters expressly for use in the Registration
                                            Statement (or any amendment thereto), the Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure
                                            Package, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any such electronic roadshow
                                            or the Permitted Free Writing Prospectus. In case any action shall be brought against the
                                            Corporation or any person so indemnified based on the Registration Statement (or any amendment
                                            thereto), the Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus (or
                                            any amendment or supplement thereto), any electronic roadshow or the Permitted Free Writing
                                            Prospectus and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against any Underwriter, such
                                            Underwriter shall have the rights and duties given to the Corporation, and the Corporation
                                            and each person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to the Underwriters,
                                            by the provisions of subsection (a)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;7.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(c)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">No
                                            indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect
                                            any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified
                                            party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such
                                            indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified
                                            party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and does
                                            not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act,
                                            by or on behalf of any indemnified party.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(d)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">If
                                            the indemnification provided for in this Section&nbsp;7 is unavailable to or insufficient
                                            to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any and all loss, liability, claim, damage
                                            and expense whatsoever (or actions in respect thereof) that would otherwise have been indemnified
                                            under the terms of such indemnity, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount
                                            paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage
                                            or expense (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
                                            the relative benefits received by the Corporation on the one hand and the Underwriters on
                                            the other from the offering of the Notes. If, however, the allocation provided by the immediately
                                            preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law or if the indemnified party failed
                                            to give the notice required above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to such
                                            amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to
                                            reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Corporation on
                                            the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions
                                            which resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (or actions in respect thereof),
                                            as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by
                                            the Corporation on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in
                                            the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses)
                                            received by the Corporation bear to the total compensation received by the Underwriters in
                                            respect of the underwriting discount as set forth in the table on the cover page&nbsp;of
                                            the Prospectus. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
                                            whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged
                                            omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Corporation on the
                                            one hand or the Underwriters on the other and the parties&rsquo; relative intent, knowledge,
                                            access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The
                                            Corporation and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions
                                            pursuant to this Section&nbsp;7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters
                                            were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does
                                            not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section&nbsp;7.
                                            The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, liabilities,
                                            claims, damages or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this Section&nbsp;7
                                            shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
                                            party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding
                                            the provisions of this Section, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount
                                            in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Notes underwritten by it and
                                            distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which
                                            such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
                                            statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
                                            (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f)&nbsp;of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution
                                            from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters&rsquo;
                                            obligations to contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations
                                            and not joint.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">8.
</FONT><I>Default by One or More of the Underwriters.</I> (a)&nbsp; If any Underwriter shall default in its obligation to purchase the
principal amount of the Notes, which it has agreed to purchase hereunder on the Closing Date, you may in your discretion arrange for
you or another party or other parties to purchase any or all of the Notes, on the terms contained herein. If within twenty-four hours
after such default by any Underwriter you do not arrange for the purchase of such Notes, then the Corporation shall be entitled to a
further period of twenty-four hours within which to procure another party or other parties satisfactory to you to purchase such Notes
on such terms. In the event that, within the respective prescribed periods, you notify the Corporation that you have so arranged for
the purchase of such Notes, or the Corporation notifies you that it has so arranged for the purchase of such Notes, you or the Corporation
shall have the right to postpone such Closing Date for a period of not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever changes may
thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or in any other documents
or arrangements, and the Corporation agrees to file promptly any amendments to the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package
or the Prospectus which may be required. The term &ldquo;<B>Underwriter</B>&rdquo; as used in this Agreement shall include any person
substituted under this Section&nbsp;8 with like effect as if such person had originally been a party to this Agreement with respect to
such Notes.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(b)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">If,
                                            after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Notes of a defaulting Underwriter
                                            or Underwriters by you or the Corporation as provided in subsection (a)&nbsp;above, the aggregate
                                            amount of such Notes which remains unpurchased does not exceed one-tenth of the aggregate
                                            amount of all the Notes to be purchased at such Closing Date, then the Corporation shall
                                            have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the amount of Notes
                                            which such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder at such Closing Date and, in addition,
                                            to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase its pro rata share (based on the amount
                                            of Notes which such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Notes of such defaulting
                                            Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made; but nothing herein
                                            shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(c)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">If,
                                            after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Notes of a defaulting Underwriter
                                            or Underwriters by you or the Corporation as provided in subsection (a)&nbsp;above, the aggregate
                                            amount of such Notes which remains unpurchased exceeds one-tenth of the aggregate amount
                                            of all the Notes to be purchased at such Closing Date, or if the Corporation shall not exercise
                                            the right described in subsection (b)&nbsp;above to require non-defaulting Underwriters to
                                            purchase the Notes of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters, then this Agreement shall
                                            thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the
                                            Corporation, except for the expenses to be borne by the Corporation as provided in Section&nbsp;5(j)&nbsp;hereof
                                            and the indemnity and contribution agreement in Section&nbsp;7 hereof; but nothing herein
                                            shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">9.
</FONT><I>Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery.</I> The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties
and other statements of the Corporation or its officers and of the several Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement
will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of
any Underwriter or the Corporation, or any of their respective officers or directors or any controlling person referred to in Section&nbsp;7
hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Notes.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">10.
</FONT><I>Reliance on Your Acts.</I> In all dealings hereunder, the Representatives shall act on behalf of each of the Underwriters,
and the Corporation shall be entitled to act and rely upon any statement, request, notice or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made
or given by the Representatives.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">11.
</FONT><I>No Fiduciary Relationship</I>. The Corporation acknowledges and agrees that (i)&nbsp;the purchase and sale of the Notes pursuant
to this Agreement is an arm&rsquo;s-length commercial transaction between the Corporation on the one hand and the Underwriters on the
other hand, (ii)&nbsp;in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction, each Underwriter
is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Corporation or its shareholders, creditors, employees,
or any other party, (iii)&nbsp;no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Corporation
with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised
or is currently advising the Corporation on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Corporation with respect to the
offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (iv)&nbsp;the Underwriters and their respective
affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Corporation, and (v)&nbsp;the
Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the transaction contemplated hereby and
the Corporation has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">12.
</FONT><I>Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes</I>.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">In the event that any Underwriter that
                                            is a Covered Entity (as defined below) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special
                                            Resolution Regime (as defined below), the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement,
                                            and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same
                                            extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this
                                            Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United
                                            States or a state of the United States.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">In the event that any Underwriter that
                                            is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate (as defined below) of such Underwriter becomes
                                            subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights (as defined
                                            below) under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted
                                            to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the
                                            U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United
                                            States or a state of the United States.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">As used in this Section&nbsp;12:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>BHC Act Affiliate</B>&rdquo;
has the meaning assigned to the term &ldquo;affiliate&rdquo; in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. &sect; 1841(k).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>Covered Entity</B>&rdquo;
means any of the following:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">a &ldquo;covered entity&rdquo; as that term
                                            is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect; 252.82(b);</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">a &ldquo;covered bank&rdquo; as that term
                                            is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect; 47.3(b); or</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">a &ldquo;covered FSI&rdquo; as that term
                                            is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect; 382.2(b).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>Default Right</B>&rdquo;
has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect;&sect; 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1,
as applicable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>U.S. Special Resolution Regime</B>&rdquo;
means each of (i)&nbsp;the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii)&nbsp;Title II of the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">13.
</FONT><I>Contractual Recognition of Bail-In</I>. Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this Agreement or any other
agreements, arrangements, or understanding between any of the parties hereto, each of the parties acknowledges and accepts that a BRRD
Liability (as defined below) of a BRRD Party (as defined below) hereto arising under this Agreement may be subject to the exercise of
Bail-in Powers (as defined below) by the Relevant Resolution Authority (as defined below), and acknowledges, accepts and agrees to be
bound by:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(a)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the
                                            effect of the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation
                                            to any BRRD Liability of a BRRD Party, that (without limitation) may include and result in
                                            any of the following, or some combination thereof:</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
reduction of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
conversion of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of another person, and the
issue to or conferral on it of such shares, securities or obligations;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">c)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
cancellation of the BRRD Liability; or</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">d)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the
amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by
suspending payment for a temporary period; and</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(b)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the
                                            variation of the terms of this Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant Resolution
                                            Authority (as defined below), to give effect to the exercise of any Bail-in Powers by the
                                            Relevant Resolution Authority.</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">For the purposes of this Section&nbsp;13,</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&ldquo;<B>Bail-in
Legislation</B>&rdquo; means (a)&nbsp;in relation to a member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented, or which at
any time implements, the BRRD </FONT>(as defined below), the relevant implementing law, regulation, rule&nbsp;or requirement as described
in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule (as defined below) from time to time and (b)&nbsp;in relation to the United Kingdom, Part&nbsp;I
of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law or regulation applicable in the United Kingdom
relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than
through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings);</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>Bail-in Powers</B>&rdquo;
means (a)&nbsp;in relation to a member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented, or which at any time implements, the
BRRD, any write-down, conversion, transfer, modification, suspension or similar or related power existing from time to time under, and
exercised in compliance with, any applicable laws, regulations, rules&nbsp;or requirements pursuant to the applicable Bail-in Legislation
and (b)&nbsp;in relation to the United Kingdom, any powers of the Relevant Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel,
transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or other financial institution or affiliate of a bank,
investment firm or other financial institution, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract
or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that
person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under
it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to
or ancillary to any of those powers.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>BRRD</B>&rdquo; means Directive
2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>BRRD Liability</B>&rdquo;
has the same meaning as in such laws, regulations, rules&nbsp;or requirements implementing the BRRD under the applicable Bail-in Legislation;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>BRRD Party</B>&rdquo; means
any party hereto that is subject to Bail-in Powers;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule</B>&rdquo;
means the document described as such, then in effect, and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person) from time
to time; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>Relevant Resolution Authority</B>&rdquo;
means, in relation to any BRRD Party, the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any Bail-in Powers as defined in this Section&nbsp;13.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">14.
</FONT><I>ICMA Agreement Among Managers</I>. The execution of this Agreement on behalf of all parties hereto will constitute the acceptance
by each Underwriter of the International Capital Market Association Standard Form&nbsp;Agreement Among Managers Version 1/ New York Law
Schedule (the &ldquo;<B>AAM</B>&rdquo;) as amended herein and the Underwriters further agree that references in the AAM to the &ldquo;<B>Managers</B>&rdquo;
shall mean the Underwriters, references to &ldquo;<B>Lead Managers</B>&rdquo; shall mean the Representatives, references to the &ldquo;<B>Settlement
Lead Manager</B>&rdquo; shall mean Barclays Bank PLC, references to the &ldquo;<B>Stabilisation Coordinator</B>&rdquo; shall mean Barclays
Bank PLC and references to the &ldquo;<B>Subscription Agreement</B>&rdquo; shall mean this Agreement. As applicable to the Underwriters,
Clause 3 of the AAM shall be deemed to be deleted in its entirety and replaced with Section&nbsp;8 of this Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">15.
</FONT><I>Stabilizing Manager</I>(a). The Corporation hereby authorizes Barclays Bank PLC in its role as stabilizing manager (the &ldquo;<B>Stabilizing
Manager</B>&rdquo;) to make adequate public disclosure regarding stabilization of the information required in relation to such stabilization
by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March&nbsp;2016, including as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom.
The Stabilizing Manager for its own account may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and directives, over-allot and effect transactions
with a view to supporting the market price of the Notes at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail, but in doing so the
Stabilizing Manager shall act as principal and not as agent of the Corporation and any loss resulting from over-allotment and stabilization
shall be borne, and any profit arising therefrom shall be beneficially retained, by the Stabilizing Manager. However, there is no assurance
that the Stabilizing Manager (or persons acting on behalf of the Stabilizing Manager) will undertake any stabilization action. Any stabilizing
action may begin on or after the date on which adequate public disclosure of the terms of the Notes takes place and, if begun, may be
discontinued at any time, but must end no later than the earlier of 30 days after the issue date of the Notes and 60 days after the date
of the allotment of the Notes. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed so as to require the Corporation to issue in excess
of the aggregate principal amount of Notes specified in Schedule A hereto. Such stabilization, if commenced, may be discontinued at any
time and shall be conducted by the Stabilizing Manager in accordance with all applicable laws and directives.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">16. </FONT><I>UK
MiFIR Product Governance Rules.&#8239;</I>Solely for the purposes of the requirements of 3.2.7R of the FCA Handbook Product Intervention
and Product Governance Sourcebook (the &ldquo;<B>UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules</B>&rdquo;) regarding the mutual responsibilities
of manufacturers under the UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;each
of Banco Santander, S.A., Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas and MUFG Securities EMEA plc (each a &ldquo;<B>UK Manufacturer</B>&rdquo; and
together the &ldquo;<B>UK Manufacturers</B>&rdquo;) acknowledges to each other UK Manufacturer that it understands the responsibilities
conferred upon it under the UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules&nbsp;relating to each of the product approval process, the target market
and the proposed distribution channels as applying to the Notes and the related information set out in the Prospectus and any announcements
in connection with the Notes; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(b)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the
Corporation and each Underwriter which is not a UK Manufacturer note the application of the UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules&nbsp;and
acknowledge the target market and distribution channels identified as applying to the Notes by the UK Manufacturers and the related information
set out in the Prospectus and any announcements in connection with the Notes.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">17.</FONT><I>MiFID
Product Governance Rules. </I>Solely for the purposes of the requirements of Article&nbsp;9(8)&nbsp;of the MiFID Product Governance rules&nbsp;under
EU Delegated Directive 2017/593, as amended (the &quot;<B>Product Governance Rules</B>&quot;) regarding the mutual responsibilities of
manufacturers under the Product Governance Rules:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Banco
Santander, S.A. (the &quot;<B>Manufacturer</B>&quot;) understands the responsibilities conferred upon it under the Product Governance
Rules&nbsp;relating to each of the product approval process, the target market and the proposed distribution channels as applying to
the Notes and the related information set out in the Prospectus and any announcements in connection with the Notes; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(b)
</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;the Corporation and each Underwriter which is not a Manufacturer note the application of the Product Governance Rules&nbsp;and
acknowledge the target market and distribution channels identified as applying to the Notes by the Manufacturer and the related information
set out in the Prospectus and any announcements in connection with the Notes.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">18.
</FONT><I>Notices.</I> All communications hereunder will be in writing and, if sent to the Underwriters, will be mailed or telecopied
and confirmed to Banco Santander, S.A., Ciudad Grupo Santander, Avenida de Cantabria s/n, Edificio Encinar, 28660 Boadilla del Monte,
Madrid, Spain, Attention: Head of Debt Capital Markets, Email: syndicate@gruposantander.com, Telephone: +34 912572029; Barclays Bank
PLC, 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP, United Kingdom, Attention Debt Syndicate, Email: <U>LeadManagedBondNotices@barclayscorp.com</U>,
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7773-9098; BNP Paribas, 10 Harewood Avenue, London NW1 6AA, United Kingdom, Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate,
Email: <U>dl.syndsupportbonds@uk.bnpparibas.com</U>, Telephone: +1 (800) 854-5674; and MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Ropemaker Place, 25
Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9AJ, United Kingdom, Attention: Legal &ndash; Primary Markets, Email: <U>legal-primarymarkets@int.sc.mufg.jp</U>,
Telephone: 1-877-649-6848; or, if sent to the Corporation, will be mailed or telecopied and confirmed to it at 525 S. Tryon Street, Charlotte,
NC 28202, (Telephone: (800) 488-3853), attention of Assistant Treasurer. Any such communications shall take effect upon receipt thereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">19.
</FONT><I>Business Day.</I> As used herein, the term &ldquo;<B>business day</B>&rdquo; shall mean any day when the Commission&rsquo;s
office in Washington, D.C. is open for business.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">20.
</FONT><I>Successors.</I> This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters and the Corporation and their
respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or
corporation, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and the controlling persons, officers and directors referred
to in Section&nbsp;7 and their respective successors, heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained; this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being
intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and said controlling
persons, officers and directors and their respective successors, heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person,
firm or corporation. No purchaser of Notes from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor or assign by reason merely of such
purchase.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">21.
Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall
be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The words &ldquo;execution,&rdquo;
 &ldquo;signed,&rdquo; &ldquo;signature,&rdquo; and words of like import in this Agreement or in any other certificate, agreement or document
related to this Agreement, the Indenture or the Notes shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or
other electronic format (including, without limitation, &ldquo;pdf&rdquo;, &ldquo;tif&rdquo; or &ldquo;jpg&rdquo;) and other electronic
signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including,
without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall
be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the
New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based
on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">22.
</FONT><I>Applicable Law.</I> This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">23.
</FONT><I>Judgment Currency</I>. If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder
into any currency other than United States dollars, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that the rate of
exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Underwriters could purchase United States dollars
with such other currency in The City of New York on the business day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation
of the Corporation with respect to any sum due from the Corporation to any Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter or any
affiliate or selling agent of any Underwriter, as the case may be, shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than United
States dollars, not be discharged until the first business day following receipt by such Underwriter or controlling person or affiliate
or selling agent of such Underwriter of any sum in such other currency, and only to the extent that such Underwriter or controlling person
or affiliate or selling agent of such Underwriter may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase United States dollars with
such other currency. If the United States dollars so purchased are less than the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling
person or affiliate or selling agent of such Underwriter, as the case may be, hereunder, the Corporation agrees, as a separate obligation
and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Underwriter or controlling person or affiliate or selling agent of such Underwriter
against such loss. If the United States dollars so purchased are greater than the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling
person or affiliate or selling agent of such Underwriter hereunder, such Underwriter or controlling person or affiliate or selling agent
of such Underwriter, as the case may be, shall pay to the Corporation an amount equal to the excess of the dollars so purchased over
the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling person or affiliate or selling agent of such Underwriter hereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If the foregoing is in accordance
with your understanding, kindly sign and return to us two counterparts hereof, and upon confirmation and acceptance by the Underwriters,
this Agreement and such confirmation and acceptance will become a binding agreement between the Corporation, on the one hand, and each
of the Underwriters, on the other hand, in accordance with its terms.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font:  10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.25in">Very truly yours,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: small-caps 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Duke Energy Corporation</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/ Chris R. Bauer</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 42%">Chris R. Bauer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Assistant Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted
as of the date first above written.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Banco
Santander, S.A.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Barclays
Bank PLC</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">BNP Paribas</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">MUFG
Securities EMEA plc</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">For
themselves and as Representatives of the</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Underwriters
listed in the signature pages&nbsp;hereto and</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">named
in Schedule A hereto.</FONT></P>


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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse">
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Banco Santander,
    S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">Barclays Bank
    PLC</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By: </FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Matthias d&rsquo;Haene</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By: </FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Lynda Fleming</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Matthias d&rsquo;Haene</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Lynda Fleming</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title: </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">DCM Executive Director<FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title: </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">BNP Paribas</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: small-caps">MUFG Securities
    EMEA plc</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By: </FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Vikas Katyal</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By: </FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Corina Painter</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 40%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Vikas Katyal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 40%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Corina Painter</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title: </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title: </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Katie Ahern</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Katie Ahern</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title: </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><I>[Signature Page&nbsp;to Underwriting Agreement]</I></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>SCHEDULE A</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Underwriter</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Principal
    Amount<BR>
 of Notes </B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 81%; text-align: left">Banco Santander, S.A</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&euro;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 15%; text-align: right">187,500,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Barclays Bank PLC</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">187,500,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">BNP Paribas</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">187,500,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">MUFG Securities EMEA plc</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">187,500,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.875in; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">Total</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&euro;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">750,000,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE B</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>PRICING DISCLOSURE PACKAGE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Base
                                            Prospectus</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Preliminary
                                            Prospectus Supplement dated April&nbsp;9, 2024</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Permitted
                                            Free Writing Prospectus</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">a)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pricing
                                            Term Sheet attached as Schedule C hereto</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE C</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 2.5in; text-align: right"><B><I>Filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433<BR>
April&nbsp;9, 2024<BR>
Relating to<BR>
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated April&nbsp;9, 2024<BR>
to<BR>
Prospectus dated September&nbsp;23, 2022<BR>
Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-267583</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Duke Energy Corporation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&euro;750,000,000 3.75% Senior Notes due 2031</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Pricing Term Sheet</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 31%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Issuer:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; width: 69%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Duke
    Energy Corporation (the &ldquo;<B>Issuer</B>&rdquo;)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Trade
    Date:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">April&nbsp;9,
    2024</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Settlement:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">April&nbsp;12,
    2024 (T+3)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Security
    Description:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.75%
    Senior Notes due 2031 (the &ldquo;<B>Notes</B>&rdquo;)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ranking:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Senior,
    Unsecured</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Offering
    Format:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">SEC
    Registered</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Principal
    Amount:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&euro;750,000,000</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Interest
    Payment Dates:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Payable
    annually in arrears on </FONT>April&nbsp;1 of each year, beginning on April&nbsp;1, 2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Day
    Count Convention:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Actual/Actual
    (ICMA)</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Maturity
    Date:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">April&nbsp;1,
    2031</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mid-Swaps
    Yield:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.669%
    </FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Spread
    to Mid-Swap:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">+
    120 basis points</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Benchmark
    Government Security:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">DBR
    0.000% due February&nbsp;15, 2031</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Benchmark
    Government Security Yield:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.301%</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Spread
    to Benchmark Government Security:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">+
    156.8 bps</FONT></TD></TR>
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    greater of: (1)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and (2)&nbsp;an amount determined by the Quotation
    Agent equal to the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest thereon
    (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption) to January&nbsp;1, 2031, discounted to
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    Issuer to pay additional amounts.&nbsp;&nbsp;See &ldquo;Description of the Notes&mdash;Payment of Additional Amounts&rdquo; in the
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">MUFG Securities EMEA plc</P>
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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective
meanings as set forth in in the Issuer&rsquo;s Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated April&nbsp;9, 2024.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>The Issuer has filed a registration statement
(including a prospectus) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) for the offering to which this communication
relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuer has filed with
the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the
SEC Web site at <U>www.sec.gov</U>. Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange
to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Banco Santander, S.A. toll-free at +34 912572029; Barclays Bank PLC toll-free
at 1-888-603-5847; BNP Paribas toll-free at +1-800-854-5674; or MUFG Securities EMEA plc at +1-877-649-6848.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>MiFID II and UK MiFIR &ndash; professionals/ECPs-only
/ No PRIIPs or UK PRIIPs KID &ndash; Manufacturer target market (MiFID II and UK MiFIR product governance) is eligible counterparties
and professional clients only (all distribution channels). No PRIIPs or UK PRIIPs key information document (KID) has been prepared as
not available to retail in EEA or UK.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>ANY
DISCLAIMER OR OTHER NOTICE THAT MAY&nbsp;APPEAR BELOW IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMER
OR NOTICE WAS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT BY BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM</B></FONT><B>.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B><U>Schedule
D</U></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;18,
2022, among Duke Energy Corporation, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Ohio,&nbsp;Inc., Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Duke Energy Kentucky,&nbsp;Inc.,
Duke Energy Progress, LLC, Duke Energy Florida, LLC, and Piedmont Natural Gas Company,&nbsp;Inc., the Lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Joint Lead Arranger, Joint
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Amendment No.&nbsp;1, dated as of March&nbsp;17, 2023, to Amended
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;26, 2024, among
the Duke Energy Corporation, as Borrower, certain Lenders from time to time parties thereto, and PNC Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent
and PNC Capital Markets LLC, Regions Bank and U.S. Bank National Association as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners.</P>

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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_CountryRegion" xlink:to="dei_CountryRegion_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_CountryRegion_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Country Region</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:to="dei_LocalPhoneNumber_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_Extension" xlink:to="dei_Extension_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_Extension_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Extension</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:to="dei_WrittenCommunications_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_WrittenCommunications_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Written Communications</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_SolicitingMaterial" xlink:to="dei_SolicitingMaterial_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Soliciting Material</link:label>
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Title of 12(b) Security</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_NoTradingSymbolFlag_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">No Trading Symbol Flag</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:to="dei_TradingSymbol_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Trading Symbol</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:to="dei_SecurityExchangeName_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Security Exchange Name</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_Security12gTitle" xlink:label="dei_Security12gTitle" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_Security12gTitle_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Title of 12(g) Security</link:label>
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      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_SecurityReportingObligation" xlink:to="dei_SecurityReportingObligation_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_SecurityReportingObligation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Security Reporting Obligation</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_AnnualInformationForm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Annual Information Form</link:label>
      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_AuditedAnnualFinancialStatements" xlink:label="dei_AuditedAnnualFinancialStatements" />
      <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_AuditedAnnualFinancialStatements" xlink:to="dei_AuditedAnnualFinancialStatements_lbl" xlink:type="arc" />
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      <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer" xlink:label="dei_EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer" />
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityCurrentReportingStatus_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Current Reporting Status</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityInteractiveDataCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Interactive Data Current</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntityFilerCategory_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Filer Category</link:label>
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      <link:label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dei_EntitySmallBusiness_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Entity Small Business</link:label>
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<th class="th"><div>Apr. 12, 2024</div></th>
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<td class="text">001-32853<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName', window );">Entity Registrant Name</a></td>
<td class="text">DUKE
ENERGY CORPORATION<span></span>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Area code of city</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period.  The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_DocumentType</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
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<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:stateOrProvinceItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityCentralIndexKey</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:centralIndexKeyItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityFileNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityFileNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:fileNumberItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarStateCountryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityRegistrantName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:employerIdItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Local phone number for entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_LocalPhoneNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
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