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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended April 30, 1997
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______________ to _______________
Commission File Number 1-6196
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PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina 56-0556998
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1915 Rexford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 704-364-3120
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class Outstanding at June 4, 1997
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Common Stock, no par value 29,937,460
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
This Amendment to the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30,
1997, is being filed to add an Exhibit Number 3, Articles of Amendment to the
Company's Articles of Incorporation. This Exhibit was inadvertently omitted
from the Form 10-Q. The Articles of Amendment have previously been disclosed
and filed with the Commission in the Company's Proxy Statement dated
January 29, 1997, and in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
January 31, 1997.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
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(a) Exhibits -
3 Articles of Amendment of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.,
dated March 5, 1997.
12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. *
27 Financial Data Schedule (for Securities and Exchange Commission
use only). *
(b) Reports on Form 8-K -
None.
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* Previously filed with the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended April 30, 1997.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.
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(Registrant)
Date July 3, 1997 /s/ David J. Dzuricky
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David J. Dzuricky
Senior Vice President--Finance
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date July 3, 1997 /s/ Barry L. Guy
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Barry L. Guy
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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EXHIBIT 3
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
OF
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.
The undersigned, a North Carolina corporation, hereby submits these
Articles of Amendment for the purpose of amending its Articles of
Incorporation:
1. The name of the corporation is Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
2. The following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the
corporation was duly adopted by its shareholders on the 28th day of
February, 1997 in the manner prescribed by law:
The first sentence of Articles 3 of the Articles of Incorporation of
the corporation is hereby deleted and the following new sentence is
inserted in lieu thereof:
Article 3. The aggregate number of shares of capital stock which the
corporation shall have authority to issue is one hundred million one
hundred seventy-five thousand (100,175,000), one hundred million
(100,000,000) of which shall be common stock, without par value,
and one hundred seventy-five thousand (175,000) of which shall be
preferred stock, without par value.
3. These articles will be effective upon filing.
This the 5th day of March, 1997.
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ Martin C. Ruegsegger
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Martin C. Ruegsegger
Vice President, Corporate Counsel & Secretary
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