CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At its regular quarterly meeting of the Company's Board of Directors, Piedmont Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY - News) today announced the declaration of a quarterly dividend on Common Stock of 27 cents per share, payable October 15, 2009, to holders of record at the close of business on September 24, 2009.

In other Company news and as previously announced, Piedmont also noted its intention to provide its Summary Annual Report, Form 10-K and proxy statement electronically rather than in paper format, beginning with the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Information about how shareholders may still request paper copies of these documents will be mailed to shareholders later in the year.

About Piedmont Natural Gas

Piedmont Natural Gas is an energy services company primarily engaged in the distribution of natural gas to more than 1 million residential, commercial and industrial utility customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, including 61,000 customers served by municipalities who are wholesale customers. Our subsidiaries are invested in joint venture, energy-related businesses, including unregulated retail natural gas marketing, interstate natural gas storage and intrastate natural gas transportation. More information about Piedmont Natural Gas is available at www.piedmontng.com.