Duke Energy reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it's paying former Progress Energy CEO Bill Johnson as much as $10.3 million. Johnson was supposed to become CEO of the combined company Tuesday, but resigned suddenly.

 

Johnson last week signed a three-year employment contract that was supposed to take effect Tuesday.

 

Duke said in the securities filing first reported by The Charlotte Observer that Johnson gets a severance payout of $7.4 million, 2012 bonus of $1.4 million, and a lump sum of up to $1.5 million.

 

Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers will continue in that role as head of the expanded company.