Progress Energy Announces 2005 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Progress Energy announced full-year net income of $697 million, or $2.82 per share, compared to $759 million, or $3.13 per share, for the same period last year. Full-year 2005 ongoing earnings increased to $824 million, or $3.33 per share, up from $717 million, or $2.96 per share, last year. (See the discussion later in this release for a reconciliation of GAAP earnings per share to ongoing earnings per share).

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"We had a very successful year in 2005, with ongoing earnings of $3.33 per share significantly exceeding our 2005 guidance range of $2.90 to $3.20 per share. These positive results reflected the benefit of positive weather as well as actions our management team took to manage costs," said Bob McGehee, chairman and CEO of Progress Energy.

"We are pleased that the IRS National Office agreed with our position that our Earthco facilities met the placed-in-service criteria. The resolution of this issue removes a significant uncertainty for our company."

Core ongoing earnings, which exclude earnings from synthetic fuels, increased to $2.70 per share, up 5 percent from $2.58 per share last year. The regulated utilities benefited from higher wholesale and retail electric margins during the year, which were partially offset by higher O&M expenses. Lower margins at the competitive commercial operations and the loss of margin from the sale of North Texas Gas contributed to a decline in earnings for the nonregulated core businesses of Progress Ventures.

Non-core ongoing earnings from synthetic fuel operations increased to $0.63 per share for the year, up from earnings of $0.38 per share for the same period last year, primarily due to higher synthetic fuel production, monetization and the recognition of additional tax credits from 2004.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2005, net income was $155 million, or $0.62 per share, compared with $194 million, or $0.80 per share, for 2004. Ongoing earnings increased to $176 million, or $0.71 per share, up from $156 million, or $0.65 per share, for last year.

2006 EARNINGS GUIDANCE

"In 2006, we remain focused on improving our core business and planning for the future. Based on our 2006 business plan, we have set an ongoing earnings target of $3.15 to $3.35 per share. Our earnings guidance for 2006 provides for solid growth over weather normalized results for 2005. This positive business projection allowed our Board of Directors to raise our dividend to shareholders for the eighteenth consecutive year," said McGehee.

The 2006 ongoing earnings guidance of $3.15 to $3.35 per share is based on core ongoing earnings of $2.45 to $2.65 per share and non-core ongoing earnings of $0.70. The 2006 ongoing earnings guidance for the core and non- core businesses reflects certain segment reporting changes that differ from the manner we presented these operations in 2005. The change is associated with the transferring of all coal terminal-related earnings to the non-core segment; this component produced $0.10 of earnings in 2005.

The 2006 ongoing earnings guidance includes the estimated earnings associated with approximately 12 million tons of synthetic fuel production. Given the recent volatility of oil prices, the company is unable to predict the ultimate value of the synthetic fuel tax credit, due to the phase-out provision specified in Section 29/45K of the Internal Revenue Code. Currently, there is proposed federal legislation that would establish both the 2006 annual average price and 2006 phase-out thresholds based on the previous calendar year. If the proposed legislation becomes law, the company does not anticipate any reduction in the value of the synthetic fuel tax credit as a result of the phase-out provision. The company is currently producing synthetic fuel at a reduced level pending resolution of these items. Given the uncertainty of both the current-year oil prices and the proposed federal legislation, the company may provide revisions to our 2006 ongoing earnings guidance as the year progresses.

The 2006 ongoing earnings exclude any impacts from the CVO mark-to-market adjustment and discontinued operations of our coal mining business and Progress Telecom. Progress Energy is not able to provide a corresponding GAAP equivalent for the 2006 earnings guidance figures due to the uncertain nature and amount of these adjustments. More information on the 2006 earnings guidance and adjustments to ongoing earnings can be found in the related presentation available after 9:30 AM ET on our website at http://www.progress-energy.com/investors.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS - Received verbal confirmation that the IRS National Office has determined the company's four Earthco synthetic fuel facilities met the placed-in- service criteria. - Increased quarterly dividend to 60.5 cents per share from 59 cents per share, representing the eighteenth consecutive year of dividend growth. - Announced Standard & Poor's revised the ratings outlook to stable from negative and improved the short-term rating to 'A-2' from 'A-3' for Progress Energy and its subsidiaries and lowered the senior unsecured rating at the two utility subsidiaries from 'BBB' to 'BBB-.' - Received regulatory approval of an approximately $600 million increase in the Florida fuel factor and began recovery of these costs in January 2006. - Announced the agreement to sell Progress Telecom to Level 3 Communications, Inc. for net proceeds of approximately $70 million. - Reached agreement on a new, three-year labor contract with Progress Energy Florida's bargaining unit members. - Announced selection of potential new nuclear plant at the Harris nuclear plant site that, if built, will use Westinghouse technology for the reactor design. - Set record customer reliability measures at both Progress Energy Carolinas and Progress Energy Florida. - Received award from Edison Electric Institute for the company's support of peer utilities' efforts to restore power after the 2005 hurricanes. - Completed final phase of the company's Voluntary Enhanced Retirement Program in December. - Received J.D. Power and Associates Founder's Award for distinguished service in the utility industry by demonstrating dedication, commitment and sustained improvement in serving customers.

The complete press releases regarding these and other announcements are available on the company's Web site at: http://www.progress-energy.com/aboutus/news/index.asp.

YEAR-END 2005 BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

Below are the 2005 highlights for the company's business units. See the reconciliation table on page S-2 of the supplemental data for a reconciliation of GAAP earnings per share to ongoing earnings per share.

Progress Energy Carolinas - Reported ongoing earnings per share of $2.13, up from $1.89 last year; GAAP earnings per share of $1.99, compared with $1.89 last year. - Recorded $147 million of NC Clean Smokestacks Act amortization during 2005, compared with $174 million last year. - Reported higher retail electric margins due to favorable weather, growth and usage. - Reported increased wholesale sales due to excess generation availability, favorable weather and favorable market conditions. - Reported higher ongoing O&M expenses primarily due to the change in accounting estimates for certain outage and emergency work, increased emissions allowance expenses and increased pension costs. - Recognized a loss related to estimated scrubber costs in excess of indemnification agreement with the joint owner. - Added 30,000 new customers during 2005. - Began operations of Asheville plant with newly installed scrubber that will help to remove sulfur dioxide emissions as a part of the plan to reduce SO2 emissions at the plan by 93 percent from 2001 levels. Progress Energy Florida - Reported ongoing earnings per share of $1.31 compared with $1.38 last year; GAAP earnings per share of $1.05, compared to $1.38 last year. - Recognized a $24 million pre-tax gain on the sale of the Winter Park distribution system. - Recovered $50 million of deferred storm costs associated with the 2004 hurricanes pursuant to a regulatory order. - Reported higher retail electric margins, net of revenue-sharing, due to favorable weather and growth, partially offset by lower usage. - Increased wholesale sales as a result of new contracts. - Incurred higher ongoing O&M expenses primarily due to the change in accounting estimates for certain outage and emergency work, the write- off of unrecoverable 2004 storm costs pursuant to regulatory order and costs associated with the Crystal River nuclear plant outage. - Incurred higher interest expense due to additional borrowings to fund deferred storm and fuel costs. - Added 43,000 new customers during 2005, which excludes approximately 14,000 Winter Park customers now served under a wholesale contract. - Began commercial operations of the 500 MW, Hines 3 combined-cycle unit in November.

See the attached Supplemental Data schedules for additional information on Progress Energy Carolinas and Progress Energy Florida electric revenues, energy sales, energy supply, weather impacts and other information.

Progress Ventures, excluding synthetic fuels - Reported ongoing earnings per share of $0.16 compared with $0.19 last year; GAAP earnings per share of $0.10, compared with $0.30 last year. - Increased natural gas production to 24 Bcfe from 20 Bcfe at the East Texas and Louisiana properties. - Increased gas reserves to 492 Bcfe, or 49 percent, through acquisitions and development. - Realized higher natural gas and coal prices. - Reported lower margins at competitive commercial operations primarily due to higher fuel and purchased power costs and the expiration of certain tolling agreements at the end of 2004. - Incurred lower interest expense and debt costs due to the termination of the variable rate financing agreement in 2004 and lower selling, general and administrative expenses.

Corporate and Other Businesses (includes primarily Holding Company Debt and Progress Telecom)

- Reported corporate ongoing losses of $0.90 per share compared with $0.88 last year; GAAP net loss of $0.95 per share, compared with $0.82 last year. - Includes ongoing income of $2 million for Progress Telecom for 2005 compared to a loss of $5 million last year. - Incurred higher interest expense. Synthetic Fuels

Increased ongoing earnings per share, which is equivalent to GAAP earnings per share, to $0.63, up from $0.38 last year.

- Increased synthetic fuel sales to 10.1 million tons, up from 8.3 million tons last year. - Recognized a full year of gains from the monetization of the Colona plant in 2005 compared with only a partial year in 2004. - Recognized additional tax credits associated with 2004. ONGOING EARNINGS ADJUSTMENTS

Progress Energy's management uses ongoing earnings per share to evaluate the operations of the company and to establish goals for management and employees. Management believes this presentation is appropriate and enables investors to more accurately compare the company's ongoing financial performance over the periods presented. Ongoing earnings as presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. The following tables provide a reconciliation of ongoing earnings per share to reported GAAP earnings per share.

Progress Energy, Inc. Reconciliation of Ongoing Earnings per Share to Reported GAAP Earnings per Share Three months ended December 31 2005 2004* Core Non-core Total Core Non-core Total Ongoing earnings per share $ 0.46 $ 0.25 $ 0.71 $ 0.33 $ 0.32 $ 0.65 Intraperiod tax allocation (0.11) - (0.11) 0.02 - 0.02 CVO mark-to-market 0.01 - 0.01 0.01 - 0.01 Discontinued operations (0.01) - (0.01) (0.01) - (0.01) Postretirement and severance charges 0.02 - 0.02 - - - Gain on sale of gas assets - - - 0.13 - 0.13 Reported GAAP earnings per share $ 0.37 $ 0.25 $ 0.62 $ 0.48 $ 0.32 $ 0.80 Shares outstanding (millions) 248 243 Progress Energy, Inc. Reconciliation of Ongoing Earnings per Share to Reported GAAP Earnings per Share Year ended December 31 2005 2004* Core Non-core Total Core Non-core Total Ongoing earnings per share $ 2.70 $ 0.63 $ 3.33 $ 2.58 $ 0.38 $ 2.96 CVO mark-to-market 0.03 - 0.03 0.04 - 0.04 Discontinued operations (0.13) - (0.13) 0.12 - 0.12 Postretirement and severance charges (0.41) - (0.41) - - - Gain on sale of gas assets - - - 0.13 - 0.13 SRS litigation settlement - - - (0.12) - (0.12) Reported GAAP earnings per share $ 2.19 $ 0.63 $ 2.82 $ 2.75 $ 0.38 $ 3.13 Shares outstanding (millions) 247 242 * The prior year ongoing earnings have been restated to reflect the operations of Progress Rail and coal mining operations as discontinued operations.

Reconciling adjustments from GAAP earnings to ongoing earnings as they relate to the current year and quarter and information included in the Supplemental Data schedules are as follows:

Intraperiod Tax Allocation

Generally accepted accounting principles require companies to apply an effective tax rate to interim periods that is consistent with a company's estimated annual tax rate. The tax credits generated from synthetic fuel operations reduce Progress Energy's overall effective tax rate. The company's synthetic fuel sales are not subject to seasonal fluctuations to the same extent as the electric utility earnings. The company projects the effective tax rate for the year and then, based upon projected operating income for each quarter, raises or lowers the tax expense recorded in that quarter to reflect the projected tax rate. On the other hand, operating losses incurred to produce the tax credits are included in the current quarter. The resulting tax adjustment decreased earnings per share by $0.11 for the quarter and increased earnings per share by $0.02 for the same period last year, but has no impact on the company's annual earnings. An effective tax rate adjustment was also recorded for Progress Energy Carolinas and Progress Energy Florida this quarter. Since this adjustment varies by quarter but has no impact on annual earnings, management believes this adjustment is not representative of the company's ongoing quarterly earnings.

Contingent Value Obligation (CVO) Mark-to-Market

In connection with the acquisition of Florida Progress Corporation, Progress Energy issued 98.6 million CVOs. Each CVO represents the right of the holder to receive contingent payments based on after-tax cash flows above certain levels of four synthetic fuel facilities purchased by subsidiaries of Florida Progress Corporation in October 1999. The CVOs are debt instruments and, under GAAP, are valued at market value. Unrealized gains and losses from changes in market value are recognized in earnings each quarter. The CVO mark- to-market increased earnings per share by $0.01 for both the quarter and prior period and increased earnings per share by $0.03 for the year and $0.04 for the prior period. Progress Energy is unable to predict the changes in the market value of the CVOs and, since these changes do not affect the company's underlying obligation, management does not consider the adjustment to be a component of ongoing earnings.

Coal Mine Discontinued Operations

On Nov. 14, 2005, our board of directors approved a plan to divest of our coal mining operations. As a result, we have classified the coal mining operations as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements for all periods presented. Coal mines' discontinued operations resulted in a loss of $2 million for the quarter and $8 million in the prior period. Coal mines' discontinued operations resulted in a loss of $11 million for the year and $5 million for the prior period. The increased losses in 2005 as compared to 2004 are primarily due to higher coal mining costs due to increased production volumes, less productive mining conditions and mining startup costs.

Due to our commitment to dispose of these assets, management does not view this activity as representative of the ongoing operations of the company.

Progress Rail Discontinued Operations

The sale of Progress Rail Services Corp. (Progress Rail) to One Equity Partners, LLC closed on March 24, 2005, and the net proceeds were used to pay down debt. Progress Rail had no impact for the quarter compared with discontinued earnings of $2 million in the prior year. For the twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2005, Progress Rail had a discontinued loss of $20 million compared with discontinued earnings of $29 million in the prior year.

Due to its sale, the operations of Progress Rail are reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements and therefore management does not believe this activity is representative of the ongoing operations of the company.

NCNG Discontinued Operations (2004 adjustment)

The sale of NCNG to Piedmont Natural Gas closed on Sept. 30, 2003, and the net proceeds were used to pay down debt. Due to this sale, management does not believe this activity is representative of the ongoing operations of the company. Therefore, the operations of NCNG are reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements. NCNG had discontinued earnings of $5 million in the fourth quarter of 2004 and discontinued earnings of $6 million for the prior year from a reduction to the loss on the sale related to deferred taxes.

Cost-Management Restructuring Charge

On Feb. 28, 2005, as part of a previously announced cost-management initiative, Progress Energy approved a workforce restructuring, which resulted in a reduction of approximately 450 positions. In connection with the cost- management initiative, the company incurred approximately $172 million of estimated pre-tax charges. Approximately $5 million of this amount relates to estimated future payments for severance benefits that will be paid out over time. Approximately $159 million relates to postretirement and termination benefits that will be paid out over time to the 1,450 eligible employees who elected to participate in the voluntary enhanced retirement program. In addition, the company incurred approximately $8 million of certain incremental costs other than severance and postretirement benefits for recruiting and staff augmentation activities during the year. We do not anticipate any similar charges in 2006. Due to the nonrecurring nature of the adjustment, management believes it is not representative of the company's ongoing operations.

Gain on Sale of Natural Gas Assets (2004 adjustment)

In Dec. 2004, the company finalized the sale of certain gas-producing properties and related assets and recognized a gain of $56 million pre-tax ($31 million after-tax) in earnings. Management does not believe this gain is representative of the ongoing operations of the company.

SRS Litigation Settlement (2004 adjustment)

In June 2004, SRS, a subsidiary of the company, reached a settlement agreement in a civil suit with the San Francisco Unified School District. As a result, the company recorded a charge of approximately $29 million after-tax in the second quarter of 2004. Management does not believe this settlement charge is indicative of ongoing operations of the company.

This earnings announcement, as well as a package of detailed financial information, is available on the company's Web site at http://www.progress-energy.com/.

Progress Energy's conference call with the investment community will be held Feb. 15, 2006, at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT) and will be hosted by Peter Scott, chief financial officer of Progress Energy, Inc., and president and CEO of Progress Energy Service Company. Investors, media and the public may listen to the conference call by dialing 706-634-7167, confirmation code 4257612. If you encounter problems, please contact Al Myers at 919-546-2233. A playback of the call will be available from 2 p.m. ET Feb. 15 through midnight March 1, 2006. To listen to the recorded call, dial 706-645-9291 and enter confirmation code 4257612.

A webcast of the live conference call will be available at http://www.progress-energy.com/. The webcast will be available in Windows Media format. The webcast will be archived on the site for at least 30 days following the call for those unable to listen in real time.

Members of the media are invited to listen to the conference call and then participate in a media-only question and answer session with Peter Scott starting at 11:30 a.m. ET. To participate in this session, please dial 706- 634-7167, confirmation code 4258017.

Progress Energy , headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 250 diversified energy company with more than 24,500 megawatts of generation capacity and $10 billion in annual revenues. The company's holdings include two electric utilities serving approximately 3 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. Progress Energy also includes nonregulated operations covering merchant generation, energy marketing and natural gas exploration. Progress Energy was the 2005 recipient of the prestigious J.D. Power and Associates Founder's Award for dedication, commitment and sustained improvement in customer service. For more information about Progress Energy, visit the company's Web site at http://www.progress-energy.com/.

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements involve estimates, projections, goals, forecasts, assumptions, risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement is based on information current as of the date of this report and speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward- looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made. Examples of factors that you should consider with respect to any forward-looking statements made throughout this document include, but are not limited to, the following: the impact of fluid and complex laws and regulations, including those relating to the environment and the recently enacted Energy Policy Act of 2005; the financial resources needed to comply with environmental laws; deregulation or restructuring in the electric industry that may result in increased competition and unrecovered or stranded costs; the uncertainty regarding the timing, creation and structure of transmission organizations; weather conditions that directly influence the demand for electricity; the ability to recover through the regulatory process costs associated with future significant weather events; recurring seasonal fluctuations in demand for electricity; fluctuations in the price of energy commodities and purchased power; economic fluctuations and the corresponding impact on our commercial and industrial customers; the ability of our subsidiaries to pay upstream dividends or distributions; the impact on our facilities and businesses from a terrorist attack; the inherent risks associated with the operation of nuclear facilities, including environmental, health, regulatory and financial risks; the anticipated future need for additional baseload generation in our regulated service territories and the accompanying regulatory and financial risks; the ability to successfully access capital markets on favorable terms; our ability to maintain our current credit ratings and the impact on our financial condition and ability to meet our cash and other financial obligations in the event our credit ratings are downgraded below investment grade; the impact that increases in leverage may have on us and our subsidiaries; the impact of derivative contracts used in the normal course of business; the investment performance of our pension and benefit plans; our ability to control costs, including pension and benefit expense, and achieve our cost management targets for 2007; the availability and use of Internal Revenue Code Section 29/45K (Section 29/45K) tax credits by synthetic fuel producers and our continued ability to use Section 29/45K tax credits related to our coal-based solid synthetic fuel businesses; the impact that future crude oil prices may have on the value of our Section 29/45K tax credits; our ability to manage the risks involved with the operation of nonregulated plants, including dependence on third parties and related counter-party risks, and a lack of operating history of such plants; the ability to manage the risks associated with our energy marketing operations; the outcome of any ongoing or future litigation or similar disputes and the impact of any such outcome or related settlements; and unanticipated changes in operating expenses and capital expenditures. Many of these risks similarly impact our nonreporting subsidiaries.

These and other risk factors are detailed from time to time in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). All such factors are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties that may materially affect actual results and may be beyond our control. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor can it assess the effect of each such factor on us.

PROGRESS ENERGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2005 UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS of INCOME Three months ended Year ended December 31 December 31 (in millions except per share data) 2005 2004 2005 2004 Operating revenues Utility $1,982 $1,704 $7,945 $7,153 Diversified business 596 304 2,163 1,372 Total operating revenues 2,578 2,008 10,108 8,525 Operating expenses Utility Fuel used in electric generation 647 494 2,359 2,011 Purchased power 209 197 1,048 868 Operation and maintenance 413 415 1,770 1,475 Depreciation and amortization 275 256 922 878 Taxes other than on income 104 97 460 425 Other (5) (10) (37) (13) Diversified business Cost of sales 570 249 2,075 1,179 Depreciation and amortization 40 38 152 157 Gain on the sale of assets (25) (62) (34) (63) Other 18 28 108 164 Total operating expenses 2,246 1,702 8,823 7,081 Operating income 332 306 1,285 1,444 Other income (expense) Interest income 6 5 17 14 Impairment on investments (1) - (1) - Other, net (5) (9) (5) (12) Total other (expense) income - (4) 11 2 Interest charges Net interest charges 156 162 653 634 Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction (3) (1) (13) (6) Total interest charges, net 153 161 640 628 Income from continuing operations before income tax and minority interest 179 141 656 818 Income tax expense (benefit) 26 (43) (45) 106 Income from continuing operations before minority interest 153 184 701 712 Minority interest in subsidiaries' loss, net of tax 4 11 26 17 Income from continuing operations 157 195 727 729 Discontinued operations, net of tax (2) (1) (31) 30 Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles 155 194 696 759 Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax - - 1 - Net income $155 $194 $697 $759 Average common shares outstanding - basic 248 243 247 242 Basic earnings per common share Income from continuing operations $0.63 $0.81 $2.95 $3.01 Discontinued operations, net of tax (0.01) (0.01) (0.13) 0.12 Net income $0.62 $0.80 $2.82 $3.13 Diluted earnings per common share Income from continuing operations $0.63 $0.81 $2.94 $3.00 Discontinued operations, net of tax (0.01) (0.01) (0.12) 0.12 Net income $0.62 $0.80 $2.82 $3.12 Dividends declared per common share $ 0.605 $ 0.590 $ 2.375 $ 2.315

This financial information should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report to shareholders. These statements have been prepared for the purpose of providing information concerning the Company and not in connection with any sale, offer for sale, or solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

PROGRESS ENERGY, INC. UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in millions) December 31 December 31 ASSETS 2005 2004 Utility plant Utility plant in service $22,980 $22,103 Accumulated depreciation (9,629) (8,783) Utility plant in service, net 13,351 13,320 Held for future use 12 13 Construction work in process 813 799 Nuclear fuel, net of amortization 279 231 Total utility plant, net 14,455 14,363 Current assets Cash and cash equivalents 606 56 Short-term investments 191 82 Receivables, net 1,103 896 Inventory 866 822 Deferred fuel cost 602 229 Deferred income taxes 50 112 Assets of discontinued operations 109 685 Prepayments and other current assets 211 150 Total current assets 3,738 3,032 Deferred debits and other assets Regulatory assets 892 1,064 Nuclear decommissioning trust funds 1,133 1,044 Diversified business property, net 1,880 1,773 Miscellaneous other property and investments 477 444 Goodwill 3,719 3,719 Prepaid pension costs - 42 Intangibles, net 302 336 Other assets and deferred debits 478 227 Total deferred debits and other assets 8,881 8,649 Total assets $27,074 $26,044 CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES Common stock equity Common stock without par value, 500 million shares authorized, 252 and 247 million shares issued and outstanding, respectively $5,571 $5,360 Unearned restricted shares (1 million shares) - (13) Unearned ESOP shares (3 and 3 million shares, respectively) (63) (76) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (104) (164) Retained earnings 2,634 2,526 Total common stock equity 8,038 7,633 Preferred stock of subsidiaries - not subject to mandatory redemption 93 93 Minority interest 43 36 Long-term debt, affiliate 270 270 Long-term debt, net 10,176 9,251 Total capitalization 18,620 17,283 Current liabilities Current portion of long-term debt 513 349 Accounts payable 678 625 Interest accrued 208 219 Dividends declared 152 145 Short-term obligations 175 684 Customer deposits 200 180 Liabilities of discontinued operations 40 186 Other current liabilities 879 695 Total current liabilities 2,845 3,083 Deferred credits and other liabilities Noncurrent income tax liabilities 278 648 Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 163 176 Regulatory liabilities 2,527 2,654 Asset retirement obligations 1,300 1,265 Accrued pension and other liabilities 870 633 Other liabilities and deferred credits 471 302 Total deferred credits and other liabilities 5,609 5,678 Commitments and contingencies Total capitalization and liabilities $27,074 $26,044 PROGRESS ENERGY, INC. UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in millions) Twelve months ended December 31, 2005 2004 Operating activities Net income $697 $759 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Loss (income) from discontinued operations 31 (30) Gain on sale of operating assets (71) (76) Impairment of long-lived assets and investments 1 - Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net (1) - Charges for voluntary enhanced retirement program 159 - Depreciation and amortization 1,195 1,153 Deferred income taxes (351) (65) Investment tax credit (13) (14) Deferred fuel credit (317) (19) Other adjustments to net income 160 125 Cash provided (used) by changes in operating assets and liabilities: Receivables (187) (4) Inventories (143) (90) Prepayments and other current assets (20) 2 Accounts payable 145 (21) Other current liabilities 213 80 Regulatory assets and liabilities (74) (234) Other operating activities 50 (1) Net cash provided by operating activities 1,474 1,565 Investing activities Gross utility property additions (1,080) (998) Diversified business property additions (206) (169) Nuclear fuel additions (126) (101) Proceeds from sales of subsidiaries and other investments, net of cash divested 475 373 Purchases of available-for-sale securities (3,250) (2,408) Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities 3,141 2,553 Acquisition of intangibles (3) (1) Other investing activities (68) (60) Net cash used in investing activities (1,117) (811) Financing activities Issuance of common stock 208 73 Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net 1,642 421 Net (decrease) increase in short-term indebtedness (509) 680 Retirement of long-term debt (564) (1,353) Dividends paid on common stock (582) (558) Other financing activities 32 6 Net cash provided (used) by financing activities 227 (731) Cash (used) provided by discontinued operations Operating activities (13) 44 Investing activities (21) (46) Financing activities - - Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 550 21 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 56 35 Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period $606 $56 Progress Energy, Inc. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA - Page S-1 Unaudited Progress Energy, Inc. Earnings Variances Fourth Quarter 2005 vs. 2004 Regulated Utilities Corporate and Other Carolinas Florida CCO and Other Businesses ($ per share) Gas Fuels 2004 GAAP earnings 0.31 0.25 0.12 (0.06) (0.14) Intraperiod tax allocation (0.02) CVO mark-to-market (0.01) Discontinued operations 0.04 (0.03) Gain on sale of assets (0.13) 2004 ongoing earnings 0.31 0.25 (0.01) (0.02) (0.20) Weather - retail 0.04 0.01 Other retail - growth and usage 0.02 (0.03) Wholesale 0.10 Retail revenue sharing 0.02 Other margin 0.02 O&M 0.02 (0.02) Utility depreciation and amortization 0.01 Other (0.03) (0.01) Interest charges 0.04 (0.02) 0.01 Net diversified business 0.04 Income taxes (0.03) 0.01 (0.06) Share dilution (0.01) (0.01) 0.01 2005 ongoing earnings 0.47 0.21 - 0.03 (0.25) Intraperiod tax allocation 0.03 (0.14) CVO mark-to-market 0.01 Coal discontinued operations (0.01) Postretirement and severance charges 0.01 0.01 2005 GAAP earnings 0.51 0.22 - 0.02 (0.38) Core Synthetic Consolidated ($ per share) Business fuels 2004 GAAP earnings 0.48 0.32 0.80 Intraperiod tax allocation (0.02) A (0.02) CVO mark-to-market (0.01) B (0.01) Discontinued operations 0.01 C 0.01 Gain on sale of assets (0.13) D (0.13) 2004 ongoing earnings 0.33 0.32 0.65 Weather - retail 0.05 0.05 Other retail - growth and usage (0.01) E (0.01) Wholesale 0.10 F 0.10 Retail revenue sharing 0.02 G 0.02 Other margin 0.02 H 0.02 O&M - I - Utility depreciation and amortization 0.01 0.01 Other (0.04) J (0.04) Interest charges 0.03 K 0.03 Net diversified business 0.04 L (0.06) M (0.02) Income taxes (0.08) N (0.08) Share dilution (0.01) (0.01) (0.02) 2005 ongoing earnings 0.46 0.25 0.71 Intraperiod tax allocation (0.11) A (0.11) CVO mark-to-market 0.01 B 0.01 Coal discontinued operations (0.01) O (0.01) Postretirement and severance charges 0.02 P 0.02 2005 GAAP earnings 0.37 0.25 0.62

Corporate and Other Businesses includes Progress Telecom, Progress Rail, other small subsidiaries, Holding Company interest expense, CVO mark-to- market, intraperiod tax allocations, purchase accounting transactions and corporate eliminations.

A - Intraperiod income tax allocation impact, related to cyclical nature of energy demand/earnings and timing of synthetic fuel tax credits. B - Impact of change in market value of outstanding CVOs. C - Discontinued operations from 1) sale of Progress Rail to One Equity Partnership LLC finalized on March 24, 2005, 2) classification of coal mining operations as discontinued operations and 3) final tax adjustments related to the divestiture of NCNG. D - Gain on sale of North Texas gas assets in December 2004. E - Carolinas - Increased primarily from favorable customer growth and usage. Florida - Decreased primarily due to lower usage. F - Carolinas - Increased due to favorable excess generation sales to Mid-Atlantic states from favorable market conditions and pricing driven weather. G - Provision for rate refund is favorable due to higher threshold for revenue sharing in 2005. H - Florida - Increased primarily due to higher miscellaneous service revenues, interest on under-recovered fuel and favorable non- recoverable purchased power costs. I - Carolinas - O&M favorable due to lower benefits expense and surplus inventory reserve recorded in 2004, partially offset by higher SO2 emission allowance expenses primarily due to rising prices. Florida - O&M increased primarily due to increased nuclear outage costs and the change in accounting estimates for certain Energy Delivery capital costs. J - Carolinas - Decrease primarily due to the loss associated with estimated scrubber costs to be incurred in excess of indemnification agreement with the joint owner. K - Carolinas - Decreased interest charges primarily due to reversal of interest expense related to resolved tax matters, partially offset by higher interest charges due to additional borrowings in 2005. Florida - Higher interest charges due to additional borrowings in 2005. Progress Ventures - Lower interest charges due to the termination of the variable rate financing agreement in December 2004. L - Other fuels - Favorable primarily due to increased terminals gross margin resulting from both favorable pricing and volumes from increased synthetic fuel production. M - Synthetic Fuels - Decreased primarily due to recognition of $90 million of tax credits in the prior quarter that had not been previously recognized due to storm impacts partially offset by increased production in the current quarter. N - Carolinas - Increased income taxes primarily due to the tax benefit recorded in the prior year for previous returns and an adjustment of regulatory liability related to income taxes. Corporate and Other - Income taxes increased primarily due to additional provision for interest income on intercompany notes payable and prior year adjustment of consolidated tax benefit due to 2004 hurricane damage. O - Classification of coal mining operations as discontinued operations. P - Adjustment of previously recorded severance costs associated with cost management initiative and voluntary enhanced retirement program. Progress Energy, Inc. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA - Page S-2 Unaudited Progress Energy, Inc. Earnings Variances Year-to-Date 2005 vs. 2004 Regulated Utilities Corporate and Other Carolinas Florida CCO and Other Businesses ($ per share) Gas Fuels 2004 GAAP earnings 1.89 1.38 0.33 (0.03) (0.82) CVO mark-to-market (0.04) Discontinued operations 0.02 (0.14) Gain on sale of assets (0.13) SRS Litigation Settlement 0.12 2004 ongoing earnings 1.89 1.38 0.20 (0.01) (0.88) Weather - retail 0.05 0.04 Other retail - growth and usage 0.11 0.01 Wholesale 0.09 0.04 Retail revenue sharing 0.02 Other margin 0.02 0.03 O&M (0.04) (0.23) Utility depreciation and amortization 0.02 Gain on sale of asset 0.06 Other (0.02) 0.01 Interest charges (0.03) 0.01 0.02 (0.02) Net diversified business (0.12) 0.06 Income taxes 0.05 (0.02) Share dilution (0.04) (0.02) 0.02 2005 ongoing earnings 2.13 1.31 0.09 0.07 (0.90) CVO mark-to-market 0.03 Discontinued operations (0.05) (0.08) Postretirement and severance charges (0.14) (0.26) (0.01) 2005 GAAP earnings 1.99 1.05 0.09 0.01 (0.95) Core Synthetic Consolidated ($ per share) Business fuels 2004 GAAP earnings 2.75 0.38 3.13 CVO mark-to-market (0.04) A (0.04) Discontinued operations (0.12) B (0.12) Gain on sale of assets (0.13) C (0.13) SRS Litigation Settlement 0.12 D 0.12 2004 ongoing earnings 2.58 0.38 2.96 Weather - retail 0.09 0.09 Other retail - growth and usage 0.12 E 0.12 Wholesale 0.13 F 0.13 Retail revenue sharing 0.02 G 0.02 Other margin 0.05 H 0.05 O&M (0.27) I (0.27) Utility depreciation and amortization 0.02 0.02 Gain on sale of asset 0.06 J 0.06 Other (0.01) K (0.01) Interest charges (0.02) L (0.02) Net diversified business (0.06) M 0.26 N 0.20 Income taxes 0.03 O 0.03 Share dilution (0.04) (0.01) (0.05) 2005 ongoing earnings 2.70 0.63 3.33 CVO mark-to-market 0.03 A 0.03 Discontinued operations (0.13) P (0.13) Postretirement and severance charges (0.41) Q (0.41) 2005 GAAP earnings 2.19 0.63 2.82

Corporate and Other Businesses includes Progress Telecom, Progress Rail, other small subsidiaries, Holding Company interest expense, CVO mark-to- market, intraperiod tax allocations, purchase accounting transactions and corporate eliminations.

A - Impact of change in market value of outstanding CVOs. B - Discontinued operations from 1) sale of Progress Rail to One Equity Partnership LLC finalized on March 24, 2005, 2) classification of coal mining operations as discontinued operations and 3) final tax adjustments related to the divestiture of NCNG. C - Gain on sale of North Texas gas assets in December 2004. D - Impact of SRS litigation settlement reached in civil proceedings announced June 30, 2004. E - Carolinas - Increased primarily from favorable customer growth and usage. Florida - Increased primarily due to favorable customer growth, partially offset by lower usage. F - Carolinas - Increased due to favorable excess generation sales to Mid-Atlantic states from favorable market conditions and pricing driven by weather. Florida - Increased primarily due to new contracts and higher usage. G - Provision for rate refund is favorable due to higher threshold for revenue sharing in 2005. H - Carolinas - Increased primarily from favorable timber sales and favorable non-recoverable purchased power costs. Florida - Increased primarily due to higher miscellaneous service revenues, interest on under-recovered fuel and favorable non- recoverable purchased power costs. I - Carolinas - O&M increased primarily due to a change in accounting estimates for certain Energy Delivery capital costs, higher SO2 emission allowance expenses primarily due to rising prices and higher pension expenses. These were partially offset by the reduction in storm costs and lower outage costs due to an additional nuclear outage in 2004. Florida - O&M increased primarily due to the change in accounting estimates for certain Energy Delivery capital costs, the write-off of major storm restoration costs as a result of the FPSC's storm cost recovery ruling, an increase in nuclear outage costs, an increase in the workers' compensation accrual and higher pension expenses. J - Florida - Gain on sale of assets increased due to the sale of the City of Winter Park, FL distribution system in June 2005. K - Carolinas - Decrease primarily due to the loss associated with estimated scrubber costs to be incurred in excess of indemnification agreement with the joint owner. Florida - Increased primarily due to AFUDC equity related to Hines 3 and Hines 4 construction. L - Florida - Higher interest charges due to additional borrowings in 2005. Progress Ventures - Lower interest charges due to the termination of the variable rate financing agreement in December 2004. Corporate - Increased interest charges is primarily due to a decrease in interest rate swap activity that took advantage of lower variable rates during 2004. M - Other fuels - Favorable primarily due to increased terminals gross margin resulting from both favorable pricing and volumes from increased synthetic fuel production. Progress Ventures - Decrease primarily due to lower margins as a result of the expiration of certain tolling agreements and decreased margins on Georgia contracts due to higher fuel costs. N - Synthetic Fuels - Increased primarily due to increased synthetic fuel production and recording a full year of monetization gains in 2005. O - Carolinas - Lower income taxes primarily due to additional Section 199 deductions in 2005, the tax benefit related to the write off of a regulatory liability related to income taxes, a benefit due to the current year adjustments for prior year returns and a favorable adjustment related to SC audit assessment. Corporate - Increase in income taxes is primarily due to adjustments to deferred taxes made during 2005. P - Discontinued operations from 1) the sale of Progress Rail and 2) classification of coal mining operations as discontinued operations. Q - Postretirement and severance costs recorded in 2005 associated with the cost management initiative and voluntary enhanced retirement program. Progress Energy, Inc. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA - Page S-3 Unaudited Three Months Ended Three Months Ended December 31, 2005 December 31, 2004 Total Total Utility Progress Progress Statistics Carolinas Florida Energy Carolinas Florida Energy Operating Revenues (in millions) Retail Residential $323 $479 $802 $283 $429 $712 Commercial 230 238 468 211 216 427 Industrial 173 73 246 163 62 225 Other retail 22 64 86 20 55 75 Provision for retail revenue sharing - 2 2 - (8) (8) Total Retail $748 $856 $1,604 $677 $754 $1,431 Wholesale 212 107 319 135 68 203 Unbilled 24 (28) (4) 19 (6) 13 Miscellaneous revenue 25 38 63 21 36 57 Total Electric $1,009 $973 $1,982 $852 $852 $1,704 Energy Sales (millions of kWh) Retail Residential 3,649 4,652 8,301 3,332 4,570 7,902 Commercial 3,138 2,935 6,073 3,037 2,968 6,005 Industrial 3,075 1,046 4,121 3,213 981 4,194 Other retail 347 830 1,177 335 803 1,138 Total Retail 10,209 9,463 19,672 9,917 9,322 19,239 Wholesale 4,038 1,401 5,439 3,074 1,292 4,366 Unbilled 349 (724) (375) 371 (151) 220 Total Electric 14,596 10,140 24,736 13,362 10,463 23,825 Energy Supply (millions of kWh) Generated - steam 7,570 6,032 13,602 6,468 5,212 11,680 nuclear 6,218 800 7,018 6,002 1,731 7,733 combustion turbines/ combined cycle 286 1,741 2,027 213 1,552 1,765 hydro 137 - 137 239 - 239 Purchased 892 2,243 3,135 1,022 2,345 3,367 Total Energy Supply (Company Share) 15,103 10,816 25,919 13,944 10,840 24,784 Impact of Weather to Normal on Retail Sales Heating Degree Days - Actual 1,240 197 1,123 198 - Normal 1,217 194 1,204 194 Cooling Degree Days - Actual 102 464 77 322 - Normal 66 321 62 321 Impact of retail weather to normal on EPS $0.02 $0.01 $0.03 ($0.02) $0.00 ($0.02) Percentage Change From December 31, 2004 Utility Statistics Carolinas Florida Operating Revenues (in millions) Retail Residential 14.1 % 11.7 % Commercial 9.0 10.2 Industrial 6.1 17.7 Other retail 10.0 16.4 Provision for retail revenue sharing - - Total Retail 10.5 13.5 Wholesale 57.0 57.4 Unbilled - - Miscellaneous revenue 19.0 5.6 Total Electric 18.4 % 14.2 % Energy Sales (millions of kWh) Retail Residential 9.5 % 1.8 % Commercial 3.3 (1.1) Industrial (4.3) 6.6 Other retail 3.6 3.4 Total Retail 2.9 1.5 Wholesale 31.4 8.4 Unbilled - - Total Electric 9.2 % (3.1)% Energy Supply (millions of kWh) Generated - steam nuclear combustion turbines/combined cycle hydro Purchased Total Energy Supply (Company Share) Impact of Weather to Normal on Retail Sales Heating Degree Days - Actual 10.4 % (0.5)% - Normal Cooling Degree Days - Actual 32.5 % 44.1 % - Normal Impact of retail weather to normal on EPS Twelve Months Ended Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2005 December 31, 2004 Total Total Utility Progress Progress Statistics Carolinas Florida Energy Carolinas Florida Energy Operating Revenues (in millions) Retail Residential $1,422 $2,001 $3,423 $1,324 $1,806 $3,130 Commercial 940 948 1,888 888 853 1,741 Industrial 684 284 968 659 254 913 Other retail 87 242 329 82 211 293 Provision for retail revenue sharing - (1) (1) - (11) (11) Total Retail $3,133 $3,474 $6,607 $2,953 $3,113 $6,066 Wholesale 759 344 1,103 575 268 843 Unbilled 4 (6) (2) 10 7 17 Miscellaneous revenue 94 143 237 90 137 227 Total Electric $3,990 $3,955 $7,945 $3,628 $3,525 $7,153 Energy Sales (millions of kWh) Retail Residential 16,664 19,894 36,558 16,003 19,347 35,350 Commercial 13,313 11,945 25,258 13,019 11,734 24,753 Industrial 12,716 4,140 16,856 13,036 4,069 17,105 Other retail 1,410 3,198 4,608 1,431 3,044 4,475 Total Retail 44,103 39,177 83,280 43,489 38,194 81,683 Wholesale 15,673 5,464 21,137 13,222 5,101 18,323 Unbilled (235) (205) (440) 91 358 449 Total Electric 59,541 44,436 103,977 56,802 43,653 100,455 Energy Supply (millions of kWh) Generated - steam 29,780 22,526 52,306 28,632 22,150 50,782 nuclear 24,291 5,829 30,120 23,742 6,703 30,445 combustion turbines/ combined cycle 2,475 8,874 11,349 1,926 7,769 9,695 hydro 749 - 749 802 - 802 Purchased 4,656 9,910 14,566 4,023 9,443 13,466 Total Energy Supply (Company Share) 61,951 47,139 109,090 59,125 46,065 105,190 Impact of Weather to Normal on Retail Sales Heating Degree Days - Actual 3,209 513 3,187 583 - Normal 3,137 575 3,113 579 Cooling Degree Days - Actual 1,789 4,173 1,687 3,643 - Normal 1,673 3,789 1,660 3,792 Impact of retail weather to normal on EPS $0.07 $0.02 $0.09 $0.02 ($0.02) $0.00 Percentage Change From December 31, 2004 Utility Statistics Carolinas Florida Operating Revenues (in millions) Retail Residential 7.4 % 10.8 % Commercial 5.9 11.1 Industrial 3.8 11.8 Other retail 6.1 14.7 Provision for retail revenue sharing - - Total Retail 6.1 11.6 Wholesale 32.0 28.4 Unbilled - - Miscellaneous revenue 4.4 4.4 Total Electric 10.0 % 12.2 % Energy Sales (millions of kWh) Retail Residential 4.1 % 2.8 % Commercial 2.3 1.8 Industrial (2.5) 1.7 Other retail (1.5) 5.1 Total Retail 1.4 2.6 Wholesale 18.5 7.1 Unbilled - - Total Electric 4.8 % 1.8 % Energy Supply (millions of kWh) Generated - steam nuclear combustion turbines/combined cycle hydro Purchased Total Energy Supply (Company Share) Impact of Weather to Normal on Retail Sales Heating Degree Days - Actual 0.7 % (12.0)% - Normal Cooling Degree Days - Actual 6.0 % 14.5 % - Normal Impact of retail weather to normal on EPS Progress Energy, Inc. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA - Page S-4 Unaudited Financial Statistics December 31 2005 2004 Return on average common stock equity (12 months ended) 8.9% 10.0% Book value per common share $32.35 $31.39 Capitalization Common stock equity 41.6% 41.7% Preferred stock of subsidiary and minority interest 0.7% 0.7% Total debt 57.7% 57.6% Total Capitalization 100.0% 100.0% 2005 Impact of Postretirement and Severance Charges Three months ended Twelve months ended December 31, 2005 Impact December 31, 2005 Impact ($ in millions) Line of Business Pre-tax After-tax Pre-tax After-tax Progress Energy Carolinas ($5) ($3) $58 $35 Progress Energy Florida ($4) ($2) $107 $64 CCO and Gas - - $1 $1 Other Fuels - - $5 $3 Corporate and Other - - $1 - Total ($9) ($5) $172 $103