CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas E. Skains, Chairman, President and CEO of Piedmont Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) announced the retirement of Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr. from the Board at today's Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Harwell has been a member of Piedmont's Board since 2002 and served as Chair of the Board's Directors and Corporate Governance Committee and as a member of the Board's Compensation Committee. He retired effective today pursuant to the Company's director retirement policy.

Upon Mr. Harwell's retirement, Mr. Skains commented, "Aubrey has been a valued member of our Board and has served our Company and shareholders with distinction and integrity for over 12 years. On behalf of our Board and all of our employees, I express our sincere appreciation for his commitment and leadership, and we wish Aubrey all the best in his retirement from our Board."

About Piedmont Natural Gas

Piedmont Natural Gas is an energy services company primarily engaged in the distribution of natural gas to more than one million residential, commercial, industrial and power generation utility customers in portions of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, including customers served by municipalities who are wholesale customers. Our subsidiaries are invested in joint venture, energy-related businesses, including unregulated retail natural gas marketing, and regulated interstate natural gas transportation and storage, and regulated intrastate natural gas transportation businesses. More information about Piedmont Natural Gas is available on the Internet at http://www.piedmontng.com/

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