Duke Energy 1997 Annual Report

Richard B. Priory 52, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy Corporation. (Chairman, Management Committee; Finance Committee; Nominating Committee). A Duke Power Company Director since 1990.			Paul M. Anderson 53, President and Chief Operating Officer, Duke Energy Corporation. (Management Committee; Finance Committee). A PanEnergy Director since 1992.
Alex Bernhardt, Sr. 55, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bernhardt Furniture Company. (Chairman, Corporate Performance Review Committee; Finance Committee). A Duke Power Company Director since 1991.			Robert J. Brown 63, Chairman and President, B&C Associates, Inc. (Audit Committee; Corporate Performance Review Committee). A Duke Power Company Director since 1994.
William A. Coley 55, President, Duke Power Company (Management Committee). A Duke Power Company Director since 1990.			William T. Esrey 58, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sprint Corporation. (Compensation Committee; Nominating Committee). A PanEnergy Director since 1985.
Ann Maynard Gray 53, President, Diversified Publishing Group, ABC, Inc. (Audit Committee; Corporate Performance Review Committee). A PanEnergy Director since 1994.			Dennis R. Hendrix 58, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PanEnergy Corp. (Corporate Performance Review Committee; Nominating Committee). A PanEnergy Director since 1990.
Harold S. Hook 67, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, American General Corporation. (Corporate Performance Review Committee; Finance Committee). A PanEnergy Director since 1978.			George Dean Johnson, Jr. 56, President and Chief Executive Officer, Extended Stay America. (Chairman, Finance Committee; Compensation Committee). A Duke Power Company Director since 1986.
W.W. Johnson 67, Chairman, Executive Committee, NationsBank Corporation. (Chairman, Compensation Committee; Finance Committee). A Duke Power Company Director since 1984.			Dr. Max Lennon 58, President, Mars Hill College. (Chairman, Audit Committee; Nominating Committee). A Duke Power Company Director since 1988.
Leo E. Linbeck, Jr. 64, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Linbeck Corporation. (Audit Committee; Compensation Committee). A PanEnergy Director since 1986.			James G. Martin 63, Vice President, Research and Chairman, Research Development Board, Carolinas Medical Center. (Chairman, Nominating Committee; Compensation Committee). A Duke Power Company Director since 1994.
Buck Mickel 73, Retired Chairman, Fluor/Daniel Inc. (Audit Committee; Compensation Committee). A Duke Power Company Director since 1976.			Russell M. Robinson, II 66, Attorney-at-Law, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. (Audit Committee; Corporate Performance Review Committee). A Duke Power Company Director since 1995.