UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 4, 2016

 

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Virginia		001-08489		54-1229715
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

120 Tredegar Street Richmond, Virginia		23219
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (804) 819-2000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 4, 2016, Dominion Resources, Inc. (the Company) entered into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with Mizuho Securities USA Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as Representatives for the underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement, for the sale of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2016 Series B 1.60% Senior Notes due 2019, $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2016 Series C 2.00% Senior Notes due 2021 and $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2016 Series D 2.85% Senior Notes due 2026. Such Senior Notes, which are designated the 2016 Series B 1.60% Senior Notes due 2019, the 2016 Series C 2.00% Senior Notes due 2021 and the 2016 Series D 2.85% Senior Notes due 2026, are Senior Debt Securities that were registered by the Company pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 under Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which registration statement became effective on December 19, 2014 (File No. 333-201149). A copy of the Underwriting Agreement, including exhibits thereto, is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Form 8-K.

The Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Supplemental Indentures to the Company’s June 1, 2015 Senior Indenture, pursuant to which the Senior Notes will be issued, are filed as Exhibits 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4, respectively, to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits

 

1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated August 4, 2016, among the Company and Mizuho Securities USA Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as Representatives for the underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement.*
4.1		Senior Indenture, dated June 1, 2015, by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (Exhibit 4.1, Form 8-K filed June 15, 2015, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference).
4.2		Fourth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated August 1, 2016, pursuant to which the 2016 Series B 1.60% Senior Notes due 2019 will be issued. The form of the 2016 Series B 1.60% Senior Notes due 2019 is included as Exhibit A to the Fourth Supplemental Indenture.*
4.3		Fifth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated August 1, 2016, pursuant to which the 2016 Series C 2.00% Senior Notes due 2021 will be issued. The form of the 2016 Series C 2.00% Senior Notes due 2021 is included as Exhibit A to the Fifth Supplemental Indenture.*
4.4		Sixth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated August 1, 2016, pursuant to which the 2016 Series D 2.85% Senior Notes due 2026 will be issued. The form of the 2016 Series D 2.85% Senior Notes due 2026 is included as Exhibit A to the Sixth Supplemental Indenture.*
5.1		Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP.*

 

*	Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: August 9, 2016