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<p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The following table shows the components of the net periodic benefit costs for the Duke Energy U.S. qualified and non-qualified pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plans. </font></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="10" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Three Months Ended<br />September 30, 2010</b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="10" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Three Months Ended<br />September 30, 2009</b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Qualified<br />pension<br />plans<sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(a) </sup></b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Non-<br />Qualified<br />pension<br />plans</b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Other Post-<br />Retirement<br />Benefit<br />plans<sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(b)</sup></b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Qualified<br />pension<br />plans<sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(a) </sup></b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Non-<br />Qualified<br />pension<br />plans</b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Other Post-<br />Retirement<br />Benefit<br />plans<sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(b)</sup></b></font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" colspan="22" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>(in millions)</b></font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Service cost</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">24</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">22</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Interest cost on benefit obligation</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">62</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">9</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">64</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">11</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Expected return on plan assets</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(94</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(3</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(91</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(2</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Amortization of net transition liability</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">4</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">3</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Amortization of loss/(gain)</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">12</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(2</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">4</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Net periodic costs</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">10</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">3</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">7</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">3</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">8</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td></tr></table>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 6px;"> </p>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(a)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Excludes regulatory asset amortization of $4 million and $3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, resulting from purchase accounting adjustments associated with Duke Energy's merger with Cinergy in April 2006. </font></td></tr></table>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(b)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Excludes regulatory asset amortization of $2 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, resulting from purchase accounting adjustments associated with Duke Energy's merger with Cinergy in April 2006. </font></td></tr></table>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1px;"> </p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr><td width="60%"> </td>
<td valign="bottom" width="4%"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom" width="4%"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom" width="4%"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom" width="4%"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom" width="4%"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom" width="4%"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
<tr><td valign="bottom"> <font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="10" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Nine Months Ended<br />September 30, 2010</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="10" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Nine Months Ended<br />September 30, 2009</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Qualified<br />pension<br />plans<sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(a) </sup></b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Non-<br />Qualified<br />pension<br />plans</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Other Post-<br />Retirement<br />Benefit<br />plans<sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(b)</sup></b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Qualified<br />pension<br />plans<sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(a) </sup></b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Non-<br />Qualified<br />pension<br />plans</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Other Post-<br />Retirement<br />Benefit<br />plans<sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(b)</sup></b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" colspan="22" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>(in millions)</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Service cost</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">72</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">64</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Interest cost on benefit obligation</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">186</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">6</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">29</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">192</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">7</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">34</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Expected return on plan assets</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(283</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(11</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(271</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(12</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(6</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(6</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Amortization of net transition liability</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">8</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">8</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Amortization of loss/(gain)</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">37</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Contractual termination benefit cost</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">10</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">
<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">14</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">13</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">— </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Net periodic costs</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">40</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">9</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">21</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">10</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">25</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td></tr></table>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(a)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Excludes regulatory asset amortization of $12 million and $9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, resulting from purchase accounting adjustments associated with Duke Energy's merger with Cinergy in April 2006. </font></td></tr></table>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(b)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Excludes regulatory asset amortization of $7 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, resulting from purchase accounting adjustments associated with Duke Energy's merger with Cinergy in April 2006. </font></td></tr></table> </div>
The following table shows the components of the net periodic benefit costs for the Duke Energy U.S. qualified and non-qualified pension plans and other
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