There is no information on the website and there has been no press release.
An inquiry has been sent via http://www.duke-energy.com/investors/contact/addresses.asp.
Dates are:
Ex-Date : 3/28
Record Date: 3/30
PayDate : 4/15
Update, 2007-03-27 : Actually, this is kind of funny. Duke Energy at first denied any knowledge of any preferred shares whatsoever. When advised that the TSX listed their website as being the official source for information on these two issues, they said :
These issues are paid by Westcoast Energy Inc, through Spectra Energy. The information would be provided by Spectra Energy. I know that there is a press release available on their website, if you search their website for “dividends.” The press release was issued on March 5 or March 6, but it will only provide the recently declared dividends. You will need to contact Spectra Energy directly for this information.
Spectra? Who the hell is Spectra?
Anyway, I did find the relevant press release There is no indication that is was distributed via any industry-standard conduits, such as CCN Matthews or Canada Newswire
[…] Information on these issues is harder to come by than it really needs to be, something I have complained about in the past. […]
[…] which I am sure is a very nice company, run by people who are kind to small fluffy animals, but is completely useless at communicating with preferred shareholders of its […]