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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark one)

X    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003

or

____ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 1-8489

DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

VIRGINIA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

54-1229715
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

120 Tredegar Street
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
(Address of principal executive offices)


23219
(Zip Code)

 

 

(804) 819-2000
(Registrant's telephone number)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes    X   No         

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes   X   No       

At July 31, 2003, the latest practicable date for determination, 323,357,204 shares of common stock, without par value, of the registrant were outstanding.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

INDEX

 

 

Page  
Number

PART I. FINANCIAL IFNORMATION


Item 1.


Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 


Consolidated Statements of Income - Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002


3

 


Consolidated Balance Sheets - June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002


4

 


Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002


6

 


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


7


Item 2.


Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


24


Item 3.


Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk


47


Item 4.


Controls and Procedures


49

 


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 


Item 1.


Legal Proceedings


50


Item 4.


Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders


50


Item 5.


Other Information


50


Item 6.


Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K


50

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

2003 

2002

2003 

2002

(millions, except per share amounts)

Operating Revenue

$2,635 

$2,332

$6,220 

$4,966

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

Electric fuel and energy purchases, net

363 

326

777 

660

Purchased electric capacity

150 

160

311 

344

Purchased gas, net

390 

219

1,185 

624

Liquids, pipeline capacity and other purchases

126 

40

207 

80

Other operations and maintenance

620 

550

1,312 

1,079

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

314 

319

616 

636

Other taxes

     114 

      93

   268 

   208

     Total operating expenses

  2,077 

 1,707

 4,676 

 3,631

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

     558 

    625

 1,544 

 1,335

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

       53 

      29

  (102)

      52

Interest and related charges:

 

 

 

 

  Interest expense

213 

209

422 

421

  Subsidiary preferred dividends and distributions of    subsidiary trusts


      32
 


      28


     63 


      58

     Total interest and related charges

    245 

    237

   485 

    479

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes and minority interests

366 

417

957 

908

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

131 

   145

343 

   315

Minority interests

      (5)

       --

   (21)

       --

Income before cumulative effect of changes in

accounting principle


240 


272


635 


593

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

(net of income taxes of $71)


        -- 


     --


   113 


       --

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$   240 

$  272

$  748 

$  593

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Common Share - Basic

 

 

 

 

Income before cumulative effect of changes in

accounting principle


$0.76 


$0.98


$2.04 


$2.18

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

     -- 

    --

 0.36 

    --

Net income

$0.76 

$0.98

$2.40 

$2.18

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Common Share - Diluted

 

 

 

 

Income before cumulative effect of changes in

accounting principle


$0.76 


$0.97


$2.03 


$2.16

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

     -- 

     --

 0.36 

     --

Net income

$0.76 

$0.97

$2.39 

$2.16

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid per common share

$0.645 

$0.645

$1.29 

$1.29

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.


CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

June 30,
2003

December 31,
2002(1)

 

(millions)

Current Assets

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$     133 

$     291 

Customer accounts receivable (net of allowance of $78 and $63)

2,801 

2,568 

Other accounts receivable

690 

486 

Inventories

622 

637 

Derivative and energy trading assets

1,801 

1,365 

Margin deposit assets

331 

149 

Prepayments

222 

347 

Escrow account for debt refunding

-- 

500 

Other

      586 

      482 

     Total current assets

   7,186 

   6,825 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

Available for sale securities

538 

564 

Nuclear decommissioning trust funds

1,758 

1,599 

Other

      953 

   1,011 

     Total investments

   3,249 

   3,174 

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

35,454 

32,631 

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

(11,424)

(12,374)

     Total property, plant and equipment, net

  24,030 

  20,257 

 

 

 

Deferred Charges and Other Assets

 

 

Goodwill, net

4,328 

4,301 

Prepaid pension cost

1,732 

1,710 

Derivative and energy trading assets

471 

482 

Other

    1,308 

    1,160 

     Total deferred charges and other assets

    7,839 

    7,653 

     Total assets

$42,304 

$37,909 

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.


(1) The Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2002 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.


CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

June 30,
2003

December 31,
2002(1)

 

(millions)

Current Liabilities

 

 

Securities due within one year

$  1,354 

$  2,125 

Short-term debt

129 

1,193 

Accounts payable, trade

2,503 

2,310 

Accrued interest, payroll and taxes

589 

606 

Derivative and energy trading liabilities

2,426 

1,609 

Other

      724 

       600 

     Total current liabilities

   7,725 

    8,443 

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt

 

 

Long-term debt

14,092 

11,968 

Notes payable - affiliates

           -- 

         92 

     Total long-term debt

  14,092 

  12,060 

 

 

 

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities

 

 

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits

4,359 

4,209 

Asset retirement obligations

1,580 

-- 

Derivative and energy trading liabilities

1,032 

690 

Other

     708 

       632 

     Total deferred credits and other liabilities

    7,679 

    5,531 

     Total liabilities

  29,496 

 26,034 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 14)

 

 

 

 

 

Minority Interest

         19 

           8 

 

 

 

Company Obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Securities of    Subsidiary Trusts(2)


    1,397 


   1,397
 

 

 

 

Subsidiary Preferred Stock Not Subject To Mandatory Redemption

       257 

      257 

 

 

 

Common Shareholders' Equity

 

 

Common stock - no par(3)

9,925 

9,051 

Other paid-in capital

58 

47 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(751)

(446)

Retained earnings

    1,903 

    1,561 

     Total common shareholders' equity

  11,135 

  10,213 

     Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$42,304 

$37,909 

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(1) The Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2002 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date.

(2) Debt securities issued by Dominion Resources, Inc. and certain subsidiaries constitute 100 percent of the trusts' assets.

(3) Common stock information: 500 million shares authorized; 323 million shares and 308 million shares outstanding at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

2003

2002

 

(millions)

Operating Activities

 

 

Net income

$   748 

$   593 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operating activities:

 

 

  Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle, net of income taxes

(113)

--

  Net unrealized gains on energy-related derivatives held for trading purposes

(108)

(40)

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization

671 

695 

  Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net

239 

115 

  Changes in:

    Accounts receivable

(207)

(319)

    Inventories

22  

(11)

    Deferred fuel and purchased gas costs, net

(272)

(35)

    Prepayments

126 

212 

    Accounts payable

188 

67

    Accrued interest, payroll and taxes

10 

(14)

    Margin deposit assets and liabilities

(158)

(358)

    Other

     338 

     (73)

       Net cash provided by operating activities

  1,484 

     832 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

Plant construction and other property additions

(1,055)

(580)

Purchases of gas and oil properties, prospects and equipment

(534)

(931)

Release of escrow deposit for debt refunding

500 

-- 

Purchase of Dominion Fiber Ventures senior notes

(633)

-- 

Acquisition of business

-- 

(186)

Other

   (262)

       16 

      Net cash used in investing activities

(1,984)

(1,681)

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

Issuance of common stock

873 

741 

Issuance of long-term debt

2,200 

1,696 

Repayment of long-term debt

(1,248)

(949)

Repayment of short-term debt, net

(1,064)

(531)

Common dividend payments

(407)

(346)

Other

      (12)

     (23)

      Net cash provided by financing activities

     342 

    588  

 

 

 

     Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(158)

(261)

     Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

      291

     486 

     Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$    133

$   225 

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

 

Non-cash exchange of mortgage bonds for senior notes

       -- 

$117 

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1.     Nature of Operations


Dominion Resources, Inc. (Dominion) is a holding company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Its principal subsidiaries are Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power), Consolidated Natural Gas Company (CNG), and Dominion Energy, Inc. (DEI). Dominion and CNG are registered public utility holding companies under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (1935 Act).


Virginia Power is a regulated public utility that generates, transmits and distributes electricity within a 30,000-square-mile area in Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Virginia Power sells electricity to approximately 2.2 million retail customers, including governmental agencies, and to wholesale customers such as rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, power marketers and other utilities. Virginia Power has trading relationships beyond its retail service territory and buys and sells wholesale electricity and natural gas off-system.


CNG operates in all phases of the natural gas business, explores for and produces gas and oil and provides a variety of energy marketing services. Its regulated retail gas distribution subsidiaries serve approximately 1.7 million residential, commercial and industrial gas sales and transportation customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Its interstate gas transmission pipeline system services each of its distribution subsidiaries, non-affiliated utilities and end-users in the Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic states and the Northeast. CNG's exploration and production operations are located in several major gas and oil producing basins in the lower 48 states, including the outer continental shelf and deep-water areas of the Gulf of Mexico.


DEI is involved in merchant generation, energy trading and marketing and natural gas and oil exploration and production in the United States and Canada.


Dominion manages its daily operations through three primary operating segments: Dominion Energy, Dominion Delivery and Dominion Exploration & Production. In addition, Dominion also reports its corporate and other operations as a segment. Assets remain wholly owned by the legal subsidiaries. See Note 18.


The term "Dominion" is used throughout this report and, depending on the context of its use, may represent any of the following: the legal entity, Dominion Resources, Inc., one of Dominion Resources, Inc.'s consolidated subsidiaries or the entirety of Dominion Resources, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Note 2.    Significant Accounting Policies


As permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contain certain condensed financial information and exclude certain footnote disclosures normally included in annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (generally accepted accounting principles). These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes for the year ended December 31, 2002. On May 9, 2003, Dominion filed a current report on Form 8-K that included its Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes for the year ended December 31, 2002, which were reformatted to reflect the transfer of electric transmission operations to the Dominion Energy segment from the Dominion Delivery segment effective January 1, 2003. References to the Consolidated Financial Statem ents and Notes for the year ended December 31, 2002 refer to those included in the May 9, 2003 current report on Form 8-K.


In the opinion of Dominion's management, the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments, including normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly Dominion's financial position as of June 30, 2003, its results of operations for the three and six months and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002.


The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements represent Dominion's accounts after the elimination of intercompany transactions. Dominion follows the equity method of accounting for investments with less than or equal to a 50 percent interest in partnerships and corporate joint ventures when Dominion is able to significantly influence the financial and operating policies of the investee. For all other investments, the cost method is applied.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements reflect certain estimates and assumptions made by management in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual results may differ from those estimates.


Dominion reports certain contracts and instruments at fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Market pricing and indicative price information from external sources are used to measure fair value when available. In the absence of this information, Dominion estimates fair value based on near-term and historical price information and statistical methods. For individual contracts, the use of differing assumptions could have a material effect on the contract's estimated fair value. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002 for a more detailed discussion of Dominion's estimation techniques.


The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. Information for quarterly periods is affected by seasonal variations in sales, rate changes, timing of recovery of electric fuel, purchased energy and purchased gas expenses and other factors.


Certain amounts in the 2002 Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2003 presentation.


Depreciation

In 2002, Dominion extended the estimated useful lives of most of its fossil fuel stations and electric transmission and distribution property based on depreciation studies that indicated longer lives were appropriate. These changes in estimated useful lives reduced depreciation expense by approximately $9 million and $26 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively.


In 2001, Dominion extended the estimated useful lives of its nuclear facilities by 20 years. The impact of the change is fully reflected in depreciation expense for 2003 and 2002. Dominion filed applications with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for 20-year life-extensions for its nuclear units used for utility operations in 2001 and received a renewed license for these units in March 2003. Dominion has also performed an internal assessment on the probability of a successful license renewal application for both of its operating Millstone units. Based on this assessment and other factors, Dominion has initiated preparations to apply for a 20-year extension of the licenses for both of its operating Millstone units. Dominion expects to file a completed application based on NRC guidelines in 2004.


Stock Compensation

The following table illustrates the pro forma effect on net income and earnings per share if Dominion had applied the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to stock-based employee compensation:

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

2003

2002

2003

2002

 

(millions)

Net income, as reported

$240 

$272 

$748 

$593 

Add: actual stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

Deduct: pro forma stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

  (11)

  (14)

  (22)

  (29)

Net income, pro forma

$232 

$260 

$733 

$567 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS - as reported

$0.76 

$0.98 

$2.40 

$2.18 

Basic EPS - pro forma

$0.74 

$0.94 

$2.35 

$2.08 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted EPS - as reported

$0.76 

$0.97 

$2.39 

$2.16 

Diluted EPS - pro forma

$0.73 

$0.93 

$2.34 

$2.07 


See Notes 2 and 24 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002 for a discussion of Dominion's stock plans and information on stock award activity for 2002.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


Note 3.     Accounting Changes

Asset Retirement Obligations

Effective January 1, 2003, Dominion adopted SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, which provides accounting requirements for the recognition and measurement of liabilities associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets. Dominion has identified certain asset retirement obligations that are subject to the standard. These obligations are primarily associated with the decommissioning of its nuclear generation facilities, abandoning certain natural gas pipelines and dismantling and removing gas and oil wells and platforms. In addition, Dominion also has identified asset retirement obligations related to the removal of equipment at and the closure of approximately 2,300 gas storage wells associated with the Company's underground natural gas storage network. However, due to the indeterminate timing for future asset retirement activities related to these gas storage wells, the fair value of such asset retirement obligations cannot be reasonably est imated and thus is not reflected in Dominion's Consolidated Financial Statements.


Under SFAS No. 143, asset retirement obligations will be recognized at fair value as incurred and capitalized as part of the cost of the related tangible long-lived assets. Under the present value approach used to estimate the fair value of asset retirement obligations, accretion of the liabilities due to the passage of time will be recognized as an operating expense. In addition, the reporting of realized and unrealized earnings of external trusts available for funding decommissioning activities at Dominion's utility nuclear plants will be recorded in other income and other comprehensive income, as appropriate. Through 2002, Dominion recorded these trusts' earnings in other income with an offsetting charge to expense, also recorded in other income, for the accretion of the decommissioning liability.


The effect of adopting SFAS No. 143 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, as compared to an estimate of net income reflecting the continuation of former accounting policies, was to increase net income by $5 million and $191 million for those periods, respectively. The increase reflects lower expenses under SFAS No. 143 compared to expenses that would have been recorded under the former accounting policies. The $189 million increase for the six months ended June 30, 2003 is comprised of a $180 million after-tax gain, representing the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, described below, and an increase in income before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of $11 million. Under Dominion's accounting policy prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 143, $1.6 billion had previously been accrued for future asset removal costs, primarily related to future nuclear decommissioning. Such amounts are included in the accumulated provision for depreciation, depletion and amorti zation as of December 31, 2002. With the adoption of SFAS No. 143, Dominion calculated its asset retirement obligations to be $1.5 billion. In recording the cumulative effect of the accounting change, Dominion recognized its asset retirement obligations in noncurrent liabilities and reversed the previously recorded amount from the accumulated provision for depreciation, depletion and amortization. The cumulative effect of the accounting change also reflected a $350 million increase in property, plant and equipment for capitalized asset retirement costs and a $90 million increase in the accumulated provision for depreciation, depletion and amortization, representing the depreciation of such costs through December 31, 2002.


See Notes 2 and 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002 for further discussion of Dominion's former accounting and reporting policies for its costs of removal, including nuclear decommissioning, and earnings on its decommissioning trusts. See also Note 13 to these Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosures regarding asset retirement obligations.


Energy Trading Contracts

In October 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) reached consensus on EITF Issue No. 02-3, Issues Involved in Accounting for Derivative Contracts Held for Trading Purposes and Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities. EITF 02-3, in part, rescinded EITF Issue No. 98-10, Accounting for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities. As a result, certain energy-related commodity contracts that are held in connection with Dominion's energy trading activities are no longer subject to fair value accounting. The affected contracts are those energy-related contracts that are not considered to be derivatives under SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. Under EITF 98-10 accounting, the fair value of energy contracts was measured at each reporting date, with changes in fair value, including unrealized amounts, reported in earnings. Energy-related contracts affected by the rescission of EITF 98-10 are now subject to accrual accounting and recognized as revenue or expense at the time of contract performance, settlement or termination.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


The EITF 98-10 rescission was effective for non-derivative energy-related contracts initiated after October 25, 2002. For those non-derivative energy-related contracts initiated prior to October 25, 2002 in connection with Dominion's energy trading activities, Dominion reported the cumulative effect of this change in accounting principle as of January 1, 2003, resulting in an after-tax loss of $67 million.


The rescission of EITF 98-10, along with other provisions of EITF 02-3, also affects the classification of certain realized and unrealized gains and losses arising from derivative energy contracts, no longer considered to be held for trading purposes, on the Consolidated Statements of Income. As permitted by EITF 98-10, for periods prior to January 1, 2003, Dominion presented all changes in fair value of derivative and non-derivative energy-related contracts that are held in connection with Dominion's energy trading activities, including amounts realized upon settlement, in revenue on a net basis. Under the provisions of EITF 02-3, for those energy-related derivative instruments determined to be held for trading purposes, all changes in fair value, including amounts realized upon settlement, continue to be presented in revenue on a net basis. A derivative contract is held for trading purposes if the intent of the transaction is to generate profits on short-term differences in price. For non-trad ing derivatives not designated as hedges, all unrealized changes in fair value are presented in other operations and maintenance expense on a net basis. For non-trading derivative contracts that involve physical delivery of commodities, gross sales contract settlements are presented in revenue, while gross purchase contract settlements are reported in expenses.

Note 4.     Recently Issued Accounting Standards


Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

As described in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, in January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46). FIN 46 addresses consolidation by business enterprises of entities that are not controllable through voting interests or in which the equity investors do not bear the residual economic risks and rewards. A description of Dominion's involvement with variable interest entities and the expected impact of adopting the provisions of FIN 46 follows:


Leases with Special Purpose Entities

Dominion, through certain subsidiaries, has entered into agreements with variable interest entities in order to finance and lease several new power generation projects, as well as its corporate headquarters and aircraft. Under existing accounting guidance, neither the project assets nor related debt are currently reported on Dominion's Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 14 to these Consolidated Financial Statements as well as Notes 4 and 27 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, for further discussion of these leasing arrangements.


Effective July 1, 2003, Dominion will consolidate the variable interest lessor entities for which it has been determined to be the primary beneficiary under FIN 46. Consolidation of the variable interest entities will result in an additional $657 million in net property, plant and equipment and $688 million of related debt.


In June 2003, for one of the power generation projects under construction, Dominion entered into a new arrangement with a non-affiliated voting interest entity. The voting interest entity will not be consolidated by Dominion.


Also in June 2003, due to events that occurred in the second quarter of 2003, Dominion began consolidating a special purpose lessor entity that is constructing and financing a power generation project at Virginia Power's Possum Point power station under existing accounting guidance. As a result, Dominion added approximately $352 million of construction-work-in-progress plant assets and related debt to its Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2003.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


Company Obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Securities of Subsidiary Trusts

As described more fully in Note 22 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, Dominion established five capital trusts that sold trust preferred securities to third party investors. Dominion received the proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred securities in exchange for various junior subordinated debt instruments issued by Dominion to be held by the trusts. Under existing accounting guidance, Dominion consolidates the trusts in the preparation of its Consolidated Financial Statements because it has a majority voting interest in each of the trusts. Under FIN 46, the trusts are considered variable interest entities. Based on the trust structures as of July 1, 2003, Dominion is not considered the primary beneficiary of the trusts and thus will cease consolidating the trusts beginning on July 1, 2003. Under these circumstances, Dominion's Consolidated Balance Sheets will no longer reflect the trust preferred securities; but instead will report the junior subordinated instruments held by the trusts as long-term debt. Dominion is currently evaluating changes to the trust structure that, if implemented, could possibly result in a determination that Dominion is the primary beneficiary of the trusts, thus requiring Dominion to resume the consolidation of the trusts in the preparation of its Consolidated Financial Statements. If the trusts were to be consolidated in periods subsequent to July 1, 2003, the trust preferred securities would be presented as liabilities as described under the Liabilities and Equity Classification section below.


Other

As a result of transactions that occurred during the first quarter of 2003, Dominion began consolidating in that period its interests in two variable interest entities, Dominion Fiber Ventures, LLC (DFV) and a Dominion Capital subsidiary, that were previously discussed in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002. See Note 16 for further information regarding Dominion's consolidation of DFV.


Impact of Adoption

Dominion will record an after-tax charge to net income of approximately $19 million in the third quarter of 2003 for the initial adoption of FIN 46. This adjustment will be recognized on July 1, 2003 as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.

Liabilities and Equity Classification

In May 2003, FASB issued SFAS No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. The standard requires an issuer to classify and measure certain freestanding financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity as a liability if that financial instrument embodies an obligation requiring the issuer to redeem the financial instruments by transferring its assets. Under this standard, trust preferred securities would be reported as liabilities. However, as described under the Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities section above, the consolidation of the underlying trusts must first be evaluated under FIN 46 before application of this Statement. Dominion has not completed its evaluation of the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 150 may have on its other financial instruments.

Amendment of SFAS No. 133

On April 30, 2003, FASB issued SFAS No. 149, Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. SFAS No. 149 amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments and for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133. The amendment reflects decisions made by FASB and the Derivatives Implementation Group (DIG) process in connection with issues raised about the application of SFAS No. 133. Generally, the provisions of SFAS No. 149 will be applied prospectively for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. SFAS No. 149 provisions that resulted from the DIG process that became effective in quarters beginning before June 15, 2003 will continue to be applied based upon their original effective dates. Dominion is evaluating the potential impact of SFAS No. 149 on its results of operations and financial position.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


Other SFAS No. 133 Guidance

In connection with the January 2003 EITF meeting, FASB was requested to reconsider an interpretation of SFAS No. 133. The interpretation, which is contained in the DIG's C11 guidance, relates to contracts with pricing terms that include broad market indices. In particular, that guidance discusses whether a contract's pricing terms that contain broad market indices (e.g., consumer price index) could qualify as a normal purchase or sale and therefore not be subject to fair value accounting. Dominion has certain power purchase and sale contracts subject to this guidance. On June 25, 2003, FASB issued Statement 133 Implementation Issue No. C20, Interpretation of the Meaning of 'Not Clearly and Closely Related' in Paragraph 10(b) regarding Contracts with a Price Adjustment Feature, to clarify the guidance applicable to these circumstances. Under C20, criteria are established to determine if the price adjustment is not clearly and closely related to the underlying asset being purc hased or sold under the contract, including whether the price adjustment is extraneous or disproportionate to the fair value of the underlying asset or direct component thereof. Under C20, the assessment should include both qualitative and quantitative considerations and should be performed only at inception of the contract. The provisions of C20 should be applied prospectively for all new and existing contracts beginning the first fiscal quarter after July 10, 2003. Dominion has several power contracts that are subject to this guidance but has not completed its assessment of whether those contracts meet the provisions of C20. Assuming such contracts qualify as normal purchase or sale contracts under the new guidance, Dominion will record these power contracts at estimated fair value, determined at the time of implementing C20, and will report the change as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.


EITF 01-8

In May 2003, the EITF reached a consensus on Issue No. 01-8, Determining Whether an Arrangement Contains a Lease (EITF 01-8). Under the provisions of EITF 01-8, arrangements conveying the right to control the use of specific property, plant or equipment must be evaluated to determine whether they contain a lease. Dominion enters into contracts for the long-term purchase and sale of electric generation capacity and energy that, depending on the facts and circumstances, could be subject to EITF 01-8. The new rules will be applied prospectively to contracts entered into or modified after July 1, 2003.


Balance Sheet Classification - Mineral Rights

As described in Note 18 to Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, Dominion adopted SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, on January 1, 2002. SFAS No. 142 provides accounting and reporting requirements for goodwill and other intangible assets, including initial recognition and measurement, amortization and review for and measurement of impairment. In addition, accounting guidance regarding the identification, initial recognition and measurement of goodwill and other intangible assets arising from business combinations is contained in SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, which generally became effective for Dominion on July 1, 2001. These new standards emphasize a more precise evaluation of intangible assets than required under previous accounting rules, with the intended result being more assets classified as intangible assets rather than as goodwill or tangible assets. Upon adoption of these new standards, Dominion identi fied and separately classified on its Consolidated Balance Sheets, intangible assets, other than goodwill, consisting primarily of software and software licenses.


Companies with gas and oil exploration and production operations have become aware that a question has arisen about whether contractual mineral rights should be classified as intangible assets rather than tangible assets on the balance sheet as a result of SFAS Nos. 141 and 142. As described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, Dominion follows the full cost method of accounting for gas and oil exploration and production activities prescribed by the SEC. Under the full cost method, all direct costs of property acquisition, including mineral interests, as well as exploration and development costs are capitalized into cost pools, which are amortized on a unit-of-production basis. These cost pools are currently classified as property, plant and equipment on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. If, as a result of the resolution of this issue, reclassification of the costs associated with its mineral rights is required, Dominion's net intangible assets would increas e and its net property, plant and equipment would decrease. Dominion is in the process of identifying the total cost of its contractual mineral rights currently included in property, plant and equipment and related accumulated amortization. While resolution of this issue may affect the balance sheet classification of these assets, including the reclassification of amounts for previously reported periods, there would be no impact on Dominion's results of operations or cash flows.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


Note 5.     Operating Revenue

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

2003

2002

2003

2002

Operating Revenue

(millions)

Regulated Sales

 

 

 

 

  Electric

$1,111

$1,168

$2,359

$2,276

  Gas

180

121

731

460

Nonregulated Sales

 

 

 

 

  Electric

266

238

599

475

  Gas

326

159

957

411

Gas transportation and storage

142

141

400

367

Gas and oil production

377

337

759

645

Other

   233

   168

   415

   332

        Total operating revenue

$2,635

$2,332

$6,220

$4,966

The composition of revenue from nonregulated electric sales, nonregulated gas sales and other revenue has changed since being described in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002. The changes were effective January 1, 2003 and related to the impact of adopting EITF 02-3 on the reporting of revenue and expenses for energy trading activities, as described in Note 3 and as follows:


For derivative contracts previously presented in revenue on a net basis: For non-trading derivatives not designated as hedges, all unrealized changes in fair value are presented in other operations and maintenance expense on a net basis. For non-trading derivative contracts that involve physical delivery of commodities, gross sales contract settlements are presented in revenue for nonregulated electric sales, nonregulated gas sales and other revenue, as applicable, while gross purchase contract settlements are reported in expenses.


For non-derivative contracts previously presented in revenue on a net basis:
Non-derivative energy-related contracts, previously subject to fair value accounting under EITF 98-10, are now subject to accrual accounting. Revenue for nonregulated electric sales, nonregulated gas sales and other revenue now include settlements of sales contracts at the time of contract performance, settlement or termination, on an accrual basis. These contracts will no longer be reported at fair value in Dominion's Consolidated Financial Statements.


Note 6.     Liabilities for 2001 Severance and Lease Abandonment Costs


Dominion recognized costs and related liabilities associated with employee severances and the abandonment of leased office space no longer needed in 2001. The change in these liabilities during the six months ended June 30, 2003 is presented below:


Severance
Liability

Lease
Liability

 

(millions)

Balance at December 31, 2002

$10 

$9 

Amounts paid

  (6)

 (2)

Balance at June 30, 2003

$ 4 

$7 


For additional information, see Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


Note 7.     Earnings Per Share


The following table presents the calculation of Dominion's basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS):

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

2003

2002

2003

2002

(millions, except per share amounts)

Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

$240

$272

$635

$593

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

     --

    --

 113

     --

Net income

$240

$272

$748

$593

Basic EPS

Average shares of common stock outstanding - basic

314.4

277.3

311.5

272.1

Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

$0.76

$0.98

$2.04

$2.18

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

      --

      --

  0.36

      --

Net income

$0.76

$0.98

$2.40

$2.18

Diluted EPS

Average shares of common stock outstanding

314.4

277.3

311.5

272.1

Net effect of dilutive stock options (1)

    1.5

    2.6

    1.3

    2.2

Average shares of common stock outstanding - diluted

315.9

279.9

312.8

274.3

Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

$0.76

$0.97

$2.03

$2.16

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

       --

      --

 0.36

    --

Net income

$0.76

$0.97

$2.39

$2.16

Average antidilutive shares excluded from the EPS calculation

9.3

2.0

14.4

3.8

_________________

(1) Represents the effect of "in-the-money" stock options on the calculation of average outstanding shares of common stock.


Note 8.     Comprehensive Income


The following table presents total comprehensive income:

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

 

(millions)

Net income

$240 

$272 

$748 

$593 

Other comprehensive loss(1)

   (84)

 (125)

 (305)

 (462)

Total comprehensive income

$156 

$147 

$443 

$131 

________________

(1) Other comprehensive losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 related primarily to the effective portion of the changes in fair value of derivatives designated as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges (as described in Note 9).

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


Note 9.     Derivatives and Hedge Accounting


Dominion recognized pre-tax gains (losses) related to hedge ineffectiveness and changes in the time value of options excluded from the measurement of hedge effectiveness in its Consolidated Statements of Income during the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002. Dominion also recognized net other comprehensive losses associated with the effective portion of the change in fair value of cash flow hedging derivatives, net of taxes and amounts reclassified to earnings, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002. Amounts recognized as a result of such hedging activity follow:

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

Ineffectiveness:

(millions)

   Fair value hedges

$ 1 

$ 6 

$3 

$  3 

   Cash flow hedges

 (8)

(11)

 (3)

(17)

Net ineffectiveness

$(7)

$(5)

$ - 

$(14)

 

 

 

 

 

Change in options' time value:

 

 

 

 

   Fair value hedges

-- 

$1 

-- 

-- 

   Cash flow hedges

   $3 

    -- 

   $ 8

   $1 

Total change in options' time value

   $3 

   $1 

    $8

   $1 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss - cash flow hedges

$(175)

$(119)

$(445)

$(458)

The following table presents selected information related to cash flow hedges included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2003:

Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
After Tax

Portion Expected to be
Reclassified to
Earnings during the
Next 12 Months




Maximum Term

(millions)

Commodities

$(784)

$(346)

56 months

Interest rate

(36)

(25)

276 months

Foreign currency

    25 

     8  

53 months

Total

$(795)

$(363)

The actual amounts that will be reclassified to earnings during the next 12 months will vary from the expected amounts presented above as a result of changes in market prices, interest rates and foreign exchange rates. The effect of amounts being reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to earnings will generally be offset by the recognition of the hedged transactions (e.g., anticipated sales) in earnings, thereby achieving the realization of prices contemplated by the underlying risk management strategies.

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


Note 10.     Goodwill


The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2003, are as follows:



Dominion Energy


Dominion Delivery


Dominion E&P


Corporate and Other



Total

(millions)

Balance at December 31, 2002

$2,057

$1,344 

$879

$21

$4,301

  Acquisition of controlling interest in a previously unconsolidated subsidiary of DCI (Note 4)


- --


- -- 


- --


27


27

  Reallocation of goodwill due to transfer of electric transmission operations from Dominion Delivery segment to Dominion Energy segment (Note 18)



   168



  (168)



   --



  --



     --

Balance at June 30, 2003

$2,225

$1,176 

$879

$48

$4,328

Note 11.     Ceiling Test


As described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, Dominion follows the full cost method of accounting for gas and oil exploration and production activities, as prescribed by the SEC. Under this method, capitalized costs are subject to a quarterly "ceiling test." Under the ceiling test, amounts capitalized are limited to the present value of estimated future net revenues to be derived from the anticipated production of proved gas and oil reserves. Dominion uses hedge-adjusted period-end prices to calculate the present value of estimated future net revenues. Such prices are used for the portion of anticipated production from proved reserves that is hedged by qualifying cash flow hedges. As of June 30, 2003, approximately 16 percent of the anticipated production is hedged. Although the use of hedge-adjusted prices produced a lower valuation at June 30, 2003 than would have resulted from the use of period-end market prices, there was no impairment under either calculation. Due to the volatility of gas and oil prices, it is reasonably possible that for some quarters, Dominion may satisfy the ceiling test using hedge-adjusted prices, whereas the use of period-end market prices without the effects of hedging could result in an impairment charge.

Note 12.     Significant Financing Transactions


Credit Facilities and Short-Term Debt

Dominion, Virginia Power and CNG (the Dominion Companies) use short-term debt, primarily commercial paper, to fund working capital requirements and as bridge financing for acquisitions. The levels of borrowing may vary significantly during the course of the year, depending upon the timing and amount of cash requirements not satisfied by cash from operations. The commercial paper programs are supported by various credit facilities as discussed below. At June 30, 2003, the Dominion Companies had the following short-term debt outstanding and capacity available under credit facilities:



Facility Limit

Outstanding Commercial Paper

Outstanding Letters of Credit

Facility Capacity Remaining

(millions)

364-day revolving credit facility

$1,250

Three-year revolving credit facility

    750

  Total joint credit facilities(1)

2,000

$118

$199

$1,683

CNG credit facilities(2)

     550

     --

  550

        --

     Totals

$2,550

$118

$749

$1,683

__________________________

(1) The joint credit facilities support borrowings by the Dominion Companies. The 364-day revolving credit facility was executed in May 2003 and terminates in May 2004. The three-year revolving credit facility was executed in May 2002 and terminates in May 2005.

(2) These credit facilities are used to support the issuance of letters of credit and commercial paper by CNG to fund collateral requirements under its gas and oil hedging program. The $500 million credit facility terminates in August 2003 and is expected to be renewed prior to its maturity. The $50 million credit facility terminates in September 2003 and is not expected to be renewed.

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


Long-Term Debt

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, Dominion Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries issued the following long-term debt:

Type

Principal

Rate

Maturity

Issuing Company

 

(millions)

 

 

 

Senior notes

$1,300

2.80% to 6.30%

2005 to 2033

Dominion Resources, Inc.

Senior notes

500

Variable

2013

Dominion Resources, Inc.

Senior notes

   400

4.75%

2013

Virginia Power

  Total

$2,200

 

 

 

In July 2003, Dominion Resources, Inc. issued $510 million of 5.25 percent senior notes due in 2033. Holders of the senior notes will have the right to require Dominion to repurchase all or a portion of the senior notes they hold on August 1, 2015 at a purchase price of 100 percent of the principal amount tendered by the holder.


During the six months ended June 30, 2003, Dominion Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries repaid $1.25 billion of long-term debt securities. Dominion used the entirety of its $500 million escrow deposit, established in December 2002, to repay maturing debt in January 2003.


Issuance of Common Stock

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, Dominion received proceeds of $190 million through Dominion Direct (a dividend reinvestment and open enrollment direct stock purchase plan), employee savings plans and the exercise of employee stock options. In addition, during the second quarter of 2003, Dominion received proceeds of $683 million through a public equity offering.


Other Debt-Related Matters

See Note 4 for a discussion of the impact of FIN 46 on reported debt amounts, effective July 1, 2003, related to assets leased from variable interest entities and preferred securities issued by subsidiary trusts.

Note 13.     Asset Retirement Obligations


The following table describes the changes to Dominion's asset retirement obligations during the six months ended June 30, 2003:

 

Amount

 

(millions)

Asset retirement obligations at January 1, 2003

-- 

  Asset retirement obligations recognized in transition

$1,543 

  Asset retirement obligations incurred during the period

  Asset retirement obligations settled during the period

(10)

  Accretion expense

42 

  Revisions in estimated cash flows

(1)

  Other

         3 

Asset retirement obligations at June 30, 2003(1)

$1,582 

__________________________

(1) Amount includes $2 million reported in other current liabilities.

Dominion has established external trusts dedicated to funding the future decommissioning of its nuclear plants. At June 30, 2003, the aggregate fair value of these trusts, consisting primarily of debt and equity securities, totaled $1.8 billion.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


Had the provisions of SFAS No. 143 been applied for the following periods in 2003 and 2002, Dominion's net income and earnings per share would have been as follows:

Amount

Basic EPS

Diluted EPS

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

For the Three Months Ended:

 

 

 

June 30, 2003

 

 

 

Reported net income

$240

$0.76

$0.76

Adjusted net income

$240

$0.76

$0.76

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2002

 

 

 

Reported net income

$272

$0.98

$0.97

Adjusted net income

$275

$0.99

$0.98

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended:

 

 

 

June 30, 2003

 

 

 

Reported net income

$748

$2.40

$2.39

Adjusted net income

$568

$1.82

$1.81

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2002

 

 

 

Reported net income

$593

$2.18

$2.16

Adjusted net income

$600

$2.21

$2.19

Had the provisions of SFAS No. 143 been applied for the following periods, the asset retirement obligations would have been as follows:

2000

2001

2002

 

(millions)

Pro forma asset retirement
obligations at January 1


$622


$810


$1,447

Pro forma asset retirement
obligations at December 31


$810


$1,447


$1,543


As permitted by SFAS No. 71, Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation, Dominion accrues for future costs of removal for its cost-of-service rate regulated gas and electric utility assets, even if no legal obligation to perform such activities exists. At June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, Dominion's accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization included $607 million and $596 million, respectively, representing the estimated future cost of such removal activities.


See Note 3 for further discussion of the adoption of SFAS No. 143.

Note 14.     Commitments and Contingencies


Other than the matters discussed below, there have been no significant developments regarding the commitments and contingencies disclosed in Note 27 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, nor have any significant new matters arisen during the six months ended June 30, 2003.


Leases with Special Purpose Entities

As described more fully in Note 27 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, Dominion, through certain subsidiaries, has entered into agreements with special purpose entities (lessors) in order to finance and lease several new power generation projects, as well as its corporate headquarters and aircraft. The lessors have financing commitments from equity and debt investors totaling $1.9 billion, of which approximately $1.5 billion has been used for project costs incurred to date. At June 30, 2003, under existing accounting guidance, approximately $1.2 billion of project assets and related debt were not reported on Dominion's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


As discussed in Note 4, effective July 1, 2003, Dominion will consolidate the variable interest lessor entities for which it has been determined to be the primary beneficiary under FIN 46. As a result, beginning July 1, 2003, annual future minimum lease commitments, as previously disclosed in Note 27 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, will be reduced by approximately $38 million. A similar amount will be recognized annually as interest expense associated with the newly consolidated debt obligations.


In June 2003, for one of the power generation projects under construction, Dominion entered into a new arrangement with a non-affiliated voting interest entity. The voting interest entity will not be consolidated by Dominion. Project costs totaled $478 million at June 30, 2003 for this project, of which $424 million was advanced by Dominion. This project is expected to be completed in 2004 and will result in estimated annual lease commitments of approximately $47 million.


Also in June 2003, due to events that occurred in the second quarter of 2003, Dominion began consolidating a special purpose lessor entity that is constructing and financing a power generation project at Virginia Power's Possum Point power station under existing accounting guidance. As a result, Dominion added approximately $352 million of construction-work-in-progress plant assets and related debt to its Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2003. Total project costs are expected to be approximately $370 million.


In February 2003, pursuant to the terms of its lease agreement, Dominion purchased the electric generation facility under construction in Dresden, Ohio for $266 million. Dominion expects to complete construction in 2005 at an estimated cost of $432 million.


Environmental Matters

As previously reported in Note 27 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, Virginia Power received a Notice of Violation in 2000 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency related to some specified construction projects at the Mt. Storm Power Station in West Virginia. Thereafter, New York State filed a suit against Virginia Power alleging similar violations, and the suit was stayed. Virginia Power reached an agreement in principle with the federal government and the state of New York to resolve the matter, and the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Connecticut and New Jersey joined the United States and the state of New York in seeking to reach a final agreement with the Company. A settlement agreement in the form of a proposed Consent Decree was agreed to on April 21, 2003, by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the United States of America, by the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Conne cticut, New Jersey and New York and by Virginia Power. In accordance with the settlement, the United States filed an action in the Eastern District of Virginia against Virginia Power and the Consent Decree was lodged with that court to settle that action. Virginia and West Virginia also filed complaints in intervention in the Virginia federal district court. The New York State federal district court action has been transferred to the Virginia federal district court, and it is anticipated that, in addition to New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will join as plaintiffs in that proceeding. The EPA public comment period has now closed. It is anticipated that in the near future the Virginia federal district court will be asked to enter the Consent Decree finalizing the settlement and resolving the underlying actions, but retaining jurisdiction pursuant to the terms of the Consent Decree. The settlement is consistent with the previously reported agreement in principle and includes payment of a $5 million civil pe nalty, an obligation to fund $14 million for environmental projects and a commitment to improve air quality under the Consent Decree estimated to involve expenditures of $1.2 billion. Dominion has already incurred certain capital expenditures for environmental improvements at its coal-fired stations in Virginia and West Virginia and has committed to additional measures in its current financial plans and capital budget to satisfy the requirements of the Consent Decree. As of June 30, 2003, Dominion had accrued $19 million for the civil penalty and the funding of the environmental projects, substantially all of which was recorded in 2000.


Guarantees, Letters of Credit and Surety Bonds

FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others-An Interpretation of FASB Statements No. 5, 57 and 107 (FIN 45), requires disclosures related to the issuance of certain types of guarantees. It also requires the recognition of liabilities for the fair value of guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

For purposes of consolidated financial statements, guarantees issued by a parent on behalf of its consolidated subsidiary, guarantees issued by a consolidated subsidiary on behalf of its parent or guarantees issued by a consolidated subsidiary on behalf of a sister consolidated subsidiary are not subject to the FIN 45 disclosure and recognition requirements. Nevertheless, Dominion is providing the following information about the guarantees that it and certain of its subsidiaries may issue in the ordinary course of business to provide financial or performance assurance to third parties on behalf of certain subsidiaries. On behalf of consolidated subsidiaries, as of June 30, 2003, Dominion and its subsidiaries had issued $6.0 billion of guarantees, including: $2.7 billion to support commodity transactions of subsidiaries; $1.3 billion for subsidiary debt; $1.1 billion related to leasing obligations for new power generation projects, corporate headquarters and aircraft; and $0.9 billion f or guarantees supporting other agreements of subsidiaries. Dominion had also purchased $125 million of surety bonds and authorized the issuance of standby letters of credit by financial institutions of $778 million. Dominion enters into these arrangements to facilitate commercial transactions by its subsidiaries with third parties. To the extent a liability subject to a guarantee has been incurred by a consolidated subsidiary, that liability is included in Dominion's Consolidated Financial Statements. Dominion believes it is unlikely that it would be required to perform or otherwise incur any losses associated with guarantees of its subsidiaries' obligations.


Beginning in 2003, the issuance of a guarantee requires the recognition of a liability whenever Dominion or certain subsidiaries enter into a guarantee on behalf of a party that is not consolidated in the preparation of Dominion's Consolidated Financial Statements. Furthermore, any performance required by Dominion under such guarantees would result in the recognition of additional liabilities in Dominion's Consolidated Financial Statements. As of June 30, 2003, Dominion has guaranteed $60 million related to officers' borrowings under executive stock loan programs, for which individual officers are personally liable for repayment. Substantially all of this guarantee is scheduled to expire in 2005. Because of new restrictions on company loans or guarantees under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Dominion has ceased its program involving the company guaranty for any new third party loans to executives for the purpose of acquiring company stock. Dominion has also guaranteed $24 million for obligations of certain e quity method investments - Morgantown Energy Associates and Elwood Energy. There are no liabilities recorded for these guarantees in accordance with FIN 45 as these guarantees were entered into prior to December 31, 2002.


At June 30, 2003 Dominion has provided $9 million of guarantees to third parties on behalf of several of its natural gas supply customers. For this and other financial support services, Dominion receives fees and has a security interest in the customers' assets. The arrangements terminate at various dates beginning in 2005 through 2007, subject to periodic renewal thereafter unless terminated by either party. The liability recorded for the fair value of these guarantees in accordance with FIN 45 is not material.

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

Note 15.     Concentration of Credit Risk


Dominion calculates its gross credit exposure for each counterparty as the unrealized fair value of derivative and energy trading contracts plus any outstanding receivables (net of payables, where netting agreements exist), prior to the application of collateral. However, to the extent a counterparty has fully prepaid transactions by transferring cash or posting letters of credit, Dominion has excluded such amounts from its gross credit exposure. In the calculation of net credit exposure, Dominion's gross exposure is reduced by collateral made available by counterparties, including letters of credit and cash received by Dominion and held as margin deposits, made available by counterparties as a result of exceeding agreed-upon credit limits. Presented below is a summary of Dominion's gross and net credit exposure as of June 30, 2003. The amounts presented exclude accounts receivable for retail electric and gas sales and services, regulated transmission services and Dominion's provision for credit losses. See Note 29 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002 for a discussion of the nature of Dominion's credit risk exposures.

 

 

At June 30, 2003



 

Credit Exposure
before
Credit Collateral

 


Credit
Collateral

 

Net
Credit
Exposure

 

 

(millions)

Investment grade(1)

 

$   525

 

$27

 

$   498

Non-investment grade(2)

 

87

 

28

 

59

No external ratings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Internally rated - investment grade(3)

 

290

 

--

 

290

  Internally rated - non-investment grade(4)

 

    203

 

--

 

     203

   Total

 

$1,105

 

$55

 

$1,050

_______________________

(1) This category includes counterparties with minimum credit ratings of Baa3 assigned by Moody's Investor Service (Moody's) and BBB- assigned by Standard & Poor's Rating Group, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (Standard & Poor's). The five largest counterparty exposures, combined, for this category represented approximately 17 percent of the total gross credit exposure.

(2) This category includes counterparties with credit ratings that are below investment grade. The five largest counterparty exposures, combined, for this category represented approximately 4 percent of the total gross credit exposure.

(3) This category includes counterparties that have not been rated by Moody's or Standard & Poor's, but are considered investment grade based on Dominion's evaluation of the counterparty's creditworthiness. The five largest counterparty exposures, combined, for this category represented approximately 18 percent of the total gross credit exposure.

(4) This category includes counterparties that have not been rated by Moody's or Standard & Poor's, and are considered non-investment grade based on Dominion's evaluation of the counterparty's creditworthiness. The five largest counterparty exposures, combined, for this category represented approximately 3 percent of the total gross credit exposure.

Note 16.     Dominion Fiber Ventures (DFV)

Acquisition of DFV Senior Notes

Dominion has a 50 percent voting interest in DFV, a joint venture with a third-party investor trust (Investor Trust). DFV was established to fund the development of its principal investment, Dominion Telecom, Inc. (DTI), a telecommunications business. DTI is a facilities-based interchange and emerging local carrier that provides broadband solutions to wholesale customers throughout the eastern United States. In connection with its formation, DFV issued $665 million of 7.05 percent senior secured notes due March 2005. The DFV senior notes were secured in part by Dominion convertible preferred stock held in trust. Dominion is the beneficial owner of the trust and included it in the preparation of its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2003, Dominion and DFV made a tender and consent offering for the DFV senior notes. Under the terms of the offering, DFV sought the consent of the note holders to remove certain stock price and credit downgrade triggers as well as certain other related modifications to the indenture. Dominion offered to purchase for cash all of the outstanding notes. The consent and tender offer was successful, resulting in the removal of the stock price and credit downgrade trigger and the purchase of $633 million of the outstanding notes by Dominion in February 2003. Dominion paid a total of $664 million for the notes acquired, using proceeds from the sale of $700 million of senior notes.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


In connection with this transaction, Dominion and Investor Trust agreed to certain amendments to the DFV limited liability company agreement. Pursuant to one of these amendments, Dominion agreed that upon the earlier of the scheduled maturity date of the DFV senior notes or upon certain default events, Dominion will contribute the $644 million of DFV senior notes it holds to DFV in exchange for an additional equity interest in DFV.


As a result of this transaction, Dominion consolidated the results of DFV in its Consolidated Financial Statements beginning in February 2003. The DFV senior notes held by Dominion are eliminated in consolidation. After the transaction, $21 million of the DFV senior notes remain outstanding in the hands of third parties. Dominion recognized a pre-tax charge of $57 million on the effective extinguishment of the acquired DFV senior notes. The charge primarily consisted of the premium paid to acquire the notes, the consent fee paid to the note holders and the write-off of unamortized debt costs related to the original issuance of the DFV senior notes and was reported as other expense on the Consolidated Statement of Income. Furthermore, since Dominion holds substantially all of the DFV senior notes, it is unlikely that the remarketing of the Dominion convertible preferred stock held in trust, discussed above, would ever occur.

Other

During the first quarter of 2003, Dominion also recognized a pre-tax charge of $60 million associated with its DFV investment and reported the charge as other expense on the Consolidated Statement of Income. This included a $27 million charge related to a revision to the allocation of equity losses on DFV between the Investor Trust and Dominion. Based on current projections of expected DFV net losses, Dominion and Investor Trust revised the allocation of equity losses, using cash allocations and liquidation provisions of the underlying limited liability company agreement rather than voting interests. The charge also included a $33 million impairment charge in connection with certain DFV assets that will no longer be used under DFV management's current business plan. Dominion's share of the impairment, after allocation of the minority interest share to Investor Trust, was $17 million.

Note 17.     Assets Held-For-Sale


During the second quarter of 2003, Dominion recognized an impairment loss of $40 million ($25 million after-tax) related to certain assets classified as held-for-sale and reported in other current assets. The assets included a small generation facility located in Kauai, Hawaii and an equity investment in a pipeline business located in Australia. The impairment loss represented an adjustment to the assets' carrying amounts to reflect Dominion's current evaluation of the fair value less estimated costs to sell.

Note 18.     Operating Segments


Dominion manages its operations along three primary business lines:

Dominion Energy manages Dominion's electric generation portfolio, gas transmission and storage operations and certain gas production. It also manages Dominion's energy trading, marketing, hedging and arbitrage activities and its retail marketing of non-regulated energy services. Effective January 1, 2003, Dominion Energy also manages Dominion's electric transmission operations formerly managed by Dominion Delivery. Amounts for 2002 have been restated to reflect the management of electric transmission by Dominion Energy effective January 1, 2003.


Dominion Delivery
manages Dominion's electric and gas distribution systems as well as Dominion's investment in DFV, described in Note 16. Amounts for 2002 have been restated to reflect the management of electric transmission by Dominion Energy effective January 1, 2003.


Dominion Exploration & Production
manages Dominion's onshore and offshore gas and oil exploration, development and production operations. These operations are located in several major producing basins in the lower 48 states, including the outer continental shelf and deep-water areas of the Gulf of Mexico, and Western Canada.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)


In addition, Dominion also reports the operations of Dominion Capital, Inc., a financial services subsidiary, and Dominion's corporate and other operations as a segment. Amounts included in the Corporate and Other segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 include corporate expenses of the Dominion and CNG holding companies (including interest and other expenses not allocated to other segments) as well as the following items:






Dominion Energy



Dominion Delivery


Dominion Exploration & Production



Corporate and Other




Eliminations



Consolidated Total

Three Months Ended June 30,

(millions)

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue - external customers

$1,640

$501

$459

$35 

-- 

$2,635

Operating revenue - inter-segment

40

4

39

144 

$(227)

--

Net income (loss)

176

52

95

(83)

--

240

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue - external customers

$1,405

$450

$424

$  53 

-- 

$2,332

Operating revenue - inter-segment

23

6

20

149 

$(198)

--

Net income (loss)

189

55

92

(64)

-- 

272

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue - external customers

$3,721

$1,492

$939

$ 68 

-- 

$6,220

Operating revenue - inter-segment

121

9

83

306 

$(519)

--

Net income (loss)

451

211

201

(115)

--

748

2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenue - external customers

$2,900

$1,159

$794

$ 113 

-- 

$4,966

Operating revenue - inter-segment

56

11

40

282 

$(389)

--

Net income (loss)

344

187

180

(118)

-- 

593


For more information, see Note 32 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Introduction


Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) discusses the results of operations and general financial condition of Dominion. MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements. The term "Dominion" is used throughout MD&A and, depending on the context of its use, may represent any of the following: the legal entity, Dominion Resources, Inc., one of Dominion Resources, Inc.'s consolidated subsidiaries, or the entirety of Dominion Resources, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

On May 9, 2003, Dominion filed a current report on Form 8-K that included its Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes for the year ended December 31, 2002, as well as certain portions of MD&A, which were reformatted to reflect the transfer of electric transmission operations to the Dominion Energy segment from the Dominion Delivery segment effective January 1, 2003. References to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes for the year ended December 31, 2002 refer to those included in the May 9, 2003 current report on Form 8-K.


Risk Factors and Cautionary Statements That May Affect Future Results


This report contains statements concerning Dominion's expectations, plans, objectives, future financial performance and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In most cases, the reader can identify these forward-looking statements by words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "forecast," "expect," "believe," "should," "could," "plan," "may" or other similar words.


Dominion makes forward-looking statements with full knowledge that risks and uncertainties exist that may cause actual results to be materially different from predicted results. Factors that could cause actual results to differ are often presented with the forward-looking statements themselves. In addition, other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in any forward-looking statement. These factors include weather conditions; governmental regulations; cost of environmental compliance; inherent risk in the operation of nuclear facilities; fluctuations in energy-related commodities prices and the effect these could have on Dominion's earnings, liquidity position and the underlying value of its assets; trading counterparty credit risk; capital market conditions, including price risk due to marketable securities held as investments in trusts and benefit plans; fluctuations in interest rates; changes in rating agency requirements or ratings; changes in acc ounting standards; the risks of operating businesses in regulated industries that are becoming deregulated; the transfer of control over electric transmission facilities to a regional transmission organization; completing the divestiture of investments held by Dominion Capital, Inc. (DCI) and CNG International Corporation; collective bargaining agreements and labor negotiations; and political and economic conditions (including inflation and deflation). More specific risks are discussed below.


Dominion bases its forward-looking statements on management's beliefs and assumptions using information available at the time the statements are made. Dominion cautions the reader not to place undue reliance on its forward-looking statements because the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and projections about future events may, and often do, materially differ from actual results. Dominion undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect developments occurring after the statement is made.


Dominion's operations are weather sensitive.
Dominion's results of operations can be affected by changes in the weather. Weather conditions directly influence the demand for electricity and natural gas and affect the price of energy commodities. In addition, severe weather, including hurricanes, winter storms and droughts, can be destructive, causing outages, production delays and property damage that requires Dominion to incur additional expenses.


Dominion is subject to complex governmental regulation that could adversely affect its operations.
    Dominion's operations are subject to extensive regulation and require numerous permits, approvals and certificates from federal, state and local governmental agencies. Dominion must also comply with environmental legislation and other regulations. Management believes the necessary approvals have been obtained for Dominion's existing operations and that its business is conducted in accordance with applicable laws. However, new laws or regulations, or the revision or reinterpretation of existing laws or regulations, may require Dominion to incur additional expenses.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)


Costs of environmental compliance, liabilities and litigation could exceed Dominion's estimates.
Compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations may result in increased capital, operating and other costs, including remediation and containment and monitoring obligations. In addition, Dominion may be a responsible party for environmental clean-up at a site identified by a regulatory body. Management cannot predict with certainty the amount and timing of all future expenditures related to environmental matters because of the difficulty of estimating clean-up costs and compliance, and the possibility that changes will be made to the current environmental laws and regulations. There is also uncertainty in quantifying liabilities under environmental laws that impose joint and several liability on all potentially responsible parties.


Capped electric rates in Virginia may be insufficient to allow full recovery of stranded and other costs.
    Under the Virginia Electric Utility Restructuring Act (the Virginia Restructuring Act), Dominion's electric base rates (excluding, generally, fuel costs and certain other allowable adjustments) remain unchanged until July 2007 unless modified or terminated consistent with that Act. The capped rates and wires charges that, where applicable, are being assessed to customers opting for alternative suppliers allow Dominion to recover certain generation-related costs; however, Dominion remains exposed to numerous risks of cost-recovery shortfalls. These include exposure to potentially stranded costs, future environmental compliance requirements, changes in tax laws, inflation and increased capital costs. See Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Future Issues and Outlook-Regulated Electric Operations in Dominion's Annu al Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and Note 27 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002.


The electric generation business is subject to competition.    The generation portion of Dominion's electric utility operations in Virginia is open to competition and is no longer subject to cost-based rate regulation. As a result, there is increased pressure to lower costs, including the cost of purchased electricity. Because Dominion's electric utility generation business has not previously operated in a competitive environment, the extent and timing of entry by additional competitors into the electric market in Virginia is unknown. Therefore, it is difficult to predict the extent to which Dominion will be able to operate profitably within this new environment. In addition, the success of Dominion's merchant power plants depends upon its ability to find buyers willing to enter into power purchase agreements at prices sufficient to cover its operating costs. Depressed spot and forward wholesale power prices and excess capacity could result in lower than expecte d revenues in Dominion's merchant power business.


There are inherent risks in the operation of nuclear facilities
.
    Dominion operates nuclear facilities that are subject to inherent risks. These include the threat of terrorist attack and ability to dispose of spent nuclear fuel, the disposal of which is subject to complex federal and state regulatory constraints. These risks also include the cost of and Dominion's ability to maintain adequate reserves for decommissioning, costs of plant maintenance and exposure to potential liabilities arising out of the operation of these facilities. Dominion maintains decommissioning trusts and external insurance coverage to minimize the financial exposure to these risks. However, it is possible that costs arising from claims could exceed the amount of any insurance coverage.


The use of derivative instruments could result in financial losses.
    Dominion uses derivative instruments, including futures, forwards, options and swaps, to manage its commodity and financial market risks. In addition, Dominion purchases and sells commodity-based contracts in the natural gas, electricity and oil markets for trading purposes. In the future, Dominion could recognize financial losses on these contracts as a result of volatility in the market values of the underlying commodities or if a counterparty fails to perform under a contract. In the absence of actively quoted market prices and pricing information from external sources, the valuation of these contracts involves management's judgment or use of estimates. As a result, changes in the underlying assumptions or use of alternative valuation methods could affect the value of the reported fair value of these contracts. For additional information concerning derivatives and commodity-based trading contracts, see Ma nagement's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Market Rate Sensitive Instruments and Risk Management in Dominion's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and Notes 2 and 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)


Dominion is exposed to market risks beyond its control in its energy clearinghouse operations.    Dominion's energy clearinghouse and risk management operations are subject to multiple market risks including market liquidity, counterparty credit strength and price volatility. Many industry participants have experienced severe business downturns resulting in some being forced to exit or curtail their participation in the energy trading markets. This has led to a reduction in the number of trading partners and lower industry trading revenues. Declining credit worthiness of some of Dominion's trading counterparties may limit the level of its trading activities with these parties and increase the risk that these parties may not perform under a contract.


The success of Dominion's telecommunications business strategy is dependent upon market conditions.
    The current strategy of Dominion's telecommunications business is based upon its ability to deliver lit capacity, dark fiber and colocation services to its customers. The market for these services, like the telecommunications industry in general, is rapidly changing, and Dominion cannot be certain that anticipated growth in demand for these services will occur. If the market for these services continues to fail to grow as quickly as anticipated or becomes saturated with competitors, including competitors using alternative technologies such as wireless, Dominion's equity and debt investments in the telecommunications business, as well as the results from such investments, may continue to be adversely affected. Additionally, the current market values of assets in the telecommunications industry have been subject to depressed market conditions. If these conditions continue, Dominion will have to contribute additional cash to satisfy operating requirements and the underlying value of Dominion's telecommunications investments could be affected adversely which, under certain circumstances, could require a write-down of the value of such investments.


Dominion's exploration and production business is dependent on factors including commodity prices that cannot
be predicted or controlled.    Dominion's exploration and production business is subject to risks beyond its control. These factors include fluctuations in natural gas and crude oil prices, results of future drilling and well completion activities, Dominion's ability to acquire additional land positions in competitive lease areas, and operational risks that are inherent in the exploration and production business and could result in disruption of production. In addition, in connection with the use of financial derivatives to hedge future sales of gas and oil production, Dominion's liquidity may sometimes be affected by margin requirements. Under these requirements, Dominion must deposit funds with counterparties to cover the fair value of covered contracts in excess of agreed-upon credit limits. Some of these factors could have compounding effects that could a lso affect Dominion's financial results. Also, because Dominion follows the full cost method of accounting for gas and oil exploration and production activities prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), short-term market declines in the prices of natural gas and oil could adversely affect its financial results. Under the full cost method, all direct costs of property acquisition, exploration and development activities are capitalized. The principal limitation is that these capitalized amounts may not exceed the present value of estimated future net revenues based on hedge-adjusted period-end prices from the production of proved gas and oil reserves (the ceiling test). If net capitalized costs exceed the ceiling test, in a given country, at the end of any quarterly period, then a permanent write-down of the assets must be recognized in that period.


An inability to access financial markets could affect the execution of Dominion's business plan.
    Dominion relies on access to both short-term money markets and longer-term capital markets as a significant source of liquidity for capital requirements not satisfied by the cash flows from its operations. Management believes that Dominion and its subsidiaries will maintain sufficient access to these financial markets based upon current credit ratings. However, certain disruptions outside of Dominion's control may increase its cost of borrowing or restrict its ability to access one or more financial markets. Such disruptions could include an economic downturn, the bankruptcy of an unrelated energy company or changes to Dominion's credit ratings. Restrictions on Dominion's ability to access financial markets may affect its ability to execute its business plan as scheduled.


Changing rating agency requirements could negatively affect Dominion's growth and business strategy.
    As of August 1, 2003, Dominion's senior unsecured debt is rated BBB+, stable outlook, by Standard & Poor's and Baa1, negative outlook, by Moody's. Both agencies have recently implemented more stringent applications of the financial requirements for various ratings levels. In order to maintain its current credit ratings in light of these or future new requirements, Dominion may find it necessary to take steps or change its business plans in ways that may adversely affect its growth and earnings per share. A reduction in Dominion's credit ratings by either Standard & Poor's or Moody's could increase its borrowing costs and adversely affect operating results.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)


Potential changes in accounting practices may adversely affect Dominion's financial results.
    Dominion cannot predict the impact future changes in accounting standards or practices may have on public companies in general or the energy industry or its operations specifically. New accounting standards could be issued by FASB or the SEC that could change the way Dominion records revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities. These changes in accounting standards could adversely affect Dominion's reported earnings or could increase reported liabilities.


Operating Segments


In general, management's discussion of Dominion's results of operations focuses on the contributions of its operating segments. However, the discussion of Dominion's financial condition under Liquidity and Capital Resources is based on legal entities as Dominion transacts business in the financial markets on that basis. Dominion's three primary operating segments are Dominion Energy, Dominion Delivery and Dominion Exploration & Production. In addition, Dominion also presents its corporate, financial services and other operations as a segment. Amounts for Dominion Energy and Dominion Delivery for 2002 have been restated to reflect Dominion Energy's management of electric transmission operations effective January 1, 2003. For more information on Dominion's operating segments, see Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


Critical Accounting Policies


As of June 30, 2003, other than the adoption of SFAS No. 143, there have been no significant changes with regard to the critical accounting policies disclosed in MD&A in Dominion's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. The policies disclosed included the accounting for: risk management and energy trading contracts at fair value; gas and oil operations; impairment testing; retained interests from securitizations; and regulated operations. See Note 3 and Adoption of EITF 02-3 below for new accounting requirements associated with the accounting for energy trading contracts.


In addition, see Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of other new accounting standards that will be adopted after June 30, 2003 and their impact on Dominion.


Asset Retirement Obligations

Effective January 1, 2003, Dominion adopted SFAS No. 143, which provides accounting requirements for the recognition and measurement of liabilities associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets. At June 30, 2003, Dominion's asset retirement obligations totaled $1.6 billion, the majority of which relates to the decommissioning of its nuclear units.


Asset retirement obligations are recognized at fair value as incurred and capitalized as part of the cost of the related tangible long-lived assets. In the absence of quoted market prices, Dominion estimates the fair value of asset retirement obligations using present value techniques, involving discounted cash flow analysis. Measurement using such techniques is dependent upon many subjective factors, including the selection of discount and cost escalation rates, identification of planned retirement activities and related cost estimates and assertions of probability regarding the timing, nature and costs of such activities. Inputs and assumptions are based on the best information available at the time the estimates are made. However, estimates of future cash flows are highly uncertain by nature and may vary significantly from actual results.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)


Results Of Operations


Dominion's discussion of its results of operations includes a tabular summary of contributions by its operating segments to net income and diluted earnings per share (EPS), an overview of consolidated 2003 results of operations, as well as a more detailed discussion of the operating segment results of operations. All variances are stated as actual results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, as compared to the actual results for the same periods of 2002.

 

Net Income

Diluted EPS

Three Months Ended June 30,

2003 

2002 

2003 

2002 

 

(millions, except per share amounts)

  Dominion Energy

$176 

$189 

$0.56 

$0.67 

  Dominion Delivery

52 

55 

0.17 

0.19 

  Dominion Exploration & Production

  95 

   92 

0.30 

0.33 

    Net income contribution - primary segments

  323 

  336 

1.03 

1.19 

  Corporate and Other

   (83)

  (64)

(0.27)

(0.22)

    Consolidated Net Income/Earnings Per Share

$240 

$272 

$0.76 

$0.97 

  Consolidated Operating Revenue

$2,635 

$2,332 

 

 

  Consolidated Operating Expenses

$2,077 

$1,707 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

  Dominion Energy

$451 

$344 

$1.44 

$1.25 

  Dominion Delivery

211 

187 

0.67 

0.68 

  Dominion Exploration & Production

  201 

  180 

0.64 

0.66 

    Net income contribution - primary segments

  863 

  711 

2.75 

2.59 

  Corporate and Other

  (115)

  (118)

(0.36)

(0.43)

    Consolidated Net Income/Earnings Per Share

$ 748 

$593 

$2.39 

$2.16 

  Consolidated Operating Revenue

$6,220 

$4,966 

 

 

  Consolidated Operating Expenses

$4,676 

$3,631 

 

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)


Consolidated Overview - Second Quarter 2003

Dominion earned $0.76 per diluted share on net income of $240 million for the second quarter of 2003, a decrease of $32 million and $0.21 per diluted share compared to 2002. The decrease includes lower overall contributions by the primary operating segments, as well as approximately $0.10 of share dilution, reflecting a substantial increase in the number of shares outstanding during the second quarter of 2003, as compared to 2002. Also, as discussed below, net expenses associated with the Corporate and Other segment increased for the second quarter of 2003.


Total operating revenue increased $303 million to $2.6 billion, reflecting increases in nonregulated electric and gas revenue, gas and oil production revenue and other revenue, partially offset by a decrease in regulated electric revenue. Higher gas prices increased regulated gas revenues, however, this increase was largely offset by a decrease in regulated electric revenue, reflecting comparably milder weather. Nonregulated electric revenue increased primarily on higher sales volumes by Dominion's merchant generation fleet and retail sales operations. Nonregulated gas revenue for sales by Dominion's field services and retail sales operations increased as a result of higher prices and sales volumes. Gas and oil production revenue also increased, primarily reflecting higher realized prices for both gas and oil. Dominion Energy Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) gas trading and marketing revenue increased for the second quarter, partially offset by a decrease in electric trading and marketing revenue. In addition t o the results of its operations, Clearinghouse electric, gas and other revenue also reflected the reclassification of certain expenses previously recorded in revenue, on a net basis, in connection with the adoption of EITF 02-3, as described below.


Total operating expenses increased $370 million to $2.1 billion, primarily reflecting higher purchased gas expense associated with increased sales volumes and prices for field services and retail sales operations and increased gas prices for regulated gas distribution operations. In addition, operating expenses for the second quarter of 2003 reflected the impairment of certain assets held-for-sale and reported in the Corporate and Other segment. Clearinghouse electric, gas and other expenses also reflected the reclassification of certain expenses previously recorded in revenue, on a net basis, in connection with the adoption of EITF 02-3, as described below.


Other income increased $24 million and included primarily higher realized net gains and income on decommissioning trust investments, interest income associated with the favorable resolution of a tax audit issue and proceeds received in connection with the partial termination of an insurance contract. Such income items were partially offset by the impairment of an equity investment in certain assets held-for-sale as reported in the Corporate and Other segment. There was no significant change in interest and related charges or Dominion's effective income tax rate.


Consolidated Overview - Six Months Ended June 30, 2003

Dominion earned $2.39 per diluted share on net income of $748 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, an increase of $155 million and $0.23 per diluted share over 2002. The increase includes higher net income contributions by all operating segments, partially offset by approximately $0.34 of share dilution, reflecting a substantial increase in the number of shares outstanding during the first six months of 2003, as compared to 2002. Also, as discussed below, net income increased as a result of the net cumulative effect of adopting two new accounting standards during the first quarter of 2003, partially offset by certain expenses reported in the Corporate and Other segment.


Total operating revenue increased $1.2 billion to $6.2 billion, reflecting increases in all revenue categories. Revenue for regulated electric and gas sales, gas transportation and storage, and nonregulated retail energy sales increased, primarily reflecting the impact of colder weather during the first quarter of 2003 and customer growth. Higher gas prices are reflected in increased regulated gas sales as well as in increased purchased gas costs. Nonregulated electric revenue associated with Dominion's merchant generation fleet and retail sales operations increased primarily on higher sales volumes. Nonregulated gas revenue for sales by Dominion's field services and retail sales operations increased, reflecting primarily higher prices. Gas and oil production revenue also increased, reflecting comparably higher realized prices for both gas and oil. Clearinghouse gas trading and marketing revenue increased, reflecting favorable price changes on unsettled contracts and higher margins, but was partially offset by a decrease in electric trading and marketing revenue. Clearinghouse electric, gas and other revenue also reflected the reclassification of certain expenses previously recorded in revenue, on a net basis, in connection with the adoption of EITF 02-3, as described more fully below.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)

Total operating expenses increased $1.0 billion to $4.7 billion, reflecting primarily increased purchased gas expense associated with field services, retail sales and regulated gas distribution operations. In addition to increases associated with higher overall levels of operation, operating expenses also included certain expenses which are discussed in the Corporate and Other segment. Clearinghouse electric, gas and other expenses also reflected the reclassification of certain expenses previously recorded in revenue, on a net basis, in connection with the adoption of EITF 02-3, as described below.


Dominion recognized other expenses of $102 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 as compared to other income of $52 million for the same period in 2002. The other expenses in 2003 primarily reflected certain costs associated with Dominion's telecommunications investment as described as part of the Corporate and Other segment and realized net losses on decommissioning trust investments. These items were partially offset by interest income associated with the favorable resolution of a tax audit issue and proceeds received in connection with the partial termination of an insurance contract. There was no significant change in interest and related charges or Dominion's effective income tax rate.

Adoption of EITF 02-3

Effective January 1, 2003, Dominion adopted EITF 02-3, which rescinds EITF 98-10. The implementation of EITF 02-3 primarily affects the timing of recognition in earnings for certain Clearinghouse energy-related contracts, as well as the presentation of gains and losses associated with energy-related contracts on the Consolidated Statement of Income. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


The adoption of EITF 02-3 had the following initial and ongoing impact on the accounting for and presentation of Clearinghouse energy-related contracts in the Consolidated Financial Statements, effective January 1, 2003:


The recognition and presentation requirements of EITF 02-3 described above were applied prospectively in 2003, and the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 were not restated.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)

Dominion Energy

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

 

 

(millions, except per share amounts)

 

Operating revenue

$1,680

$1,428

$3,842 

$2,956

 

Operating expenses

1,363

1,070

2,949 

2,273

 

Other income (expense)

37

15

(15)

19

 

Net income contribution

176

189

451 

344

 

Diluted EPS contribution

$0.56

$0.67

$1.44 

$1.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity supplied* (million mwhrs)

24

24

52

47

 

Gas transmission throughput (bcf)

89

109

349

310

 

________________

* Amounts presented are for electricity supplied by utility and merchant energy operations.


Operating Results - Second Quarter 2003

Dominion Energy contributed $0.56 per diluted share on net income of $176 million for the second quarter of 2003, a net income decrease of $13 million and an earnings per share decrease of $0.11 compared to 2002. Net income for the second quarter of 2003 reflected higher operating revenue ($252 million) and other income ($22 million), offset by higher operating expense ($293 million). Share dilution reduced Dominion Energy's contribution to diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.07 per share.

The overall increase in operating revenue includes increased revenue for non-regulated electric and gas sales and other revenue, partially offset by a decrease in regulated electric sales revenue.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)


The increase in operating expenses reflects primarily increased electric fuel and energy purchases; purchased gas expense; liquids, pipeline capacity and other purchases expense; and other operations and maintenance expense; partially offset by decreased purchased electric capacity expense and depreciation expense.


Other income increased $22 million, primarily reflecting the net realized gains and income on investments held in Dominion's decommissioning trusts.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)

Operating Results - Six Months Ended June 30, 2003

Dominion Energy contributed $1.44 per diluted share on net income of $451 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, a net income increase of $107 million and an earnings per share increase of $0.19 over 2002. Net income for the first six months of 2003 reflected higher operating revenue ($886 million), partially offset by higher operating expense ($676 million) and other expense ($34 million). Interest expense and income taxes, which are discussed on a consolidated basis, increased $70 million. Share dilution reduced Dominion Energy's contribution to diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.20 per share.

The overall increase in operating revenue includes increased revenue for regulated and non-regulated electric sales, non-regulated gas sales, gas transportation and storage, as well as other revenue.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)


The increase in operating expenses reflects primarily increased electric fuel and energy purchases; purchased gas expense; liquids, pipeline capacity and other purchases expense; other operations and maintenance expense; and other taxes; partially offset by decreased purchased electric capacity expense and depreciation expense.


Other income decreased $34 million, primarily reflecting net realized losses on investments held in Dominion's decommissioning trusts.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)


Selected Information-Energy Trading Activities

See Selected Information-Energy Trading Activities in the reformatted portion of MD&A included in the current report on Form 8-K filed on May 9, 2003 for a detailed discussion of the energy trading, hedging and arbitrage activities of the Clearinghouse and related accounting policies. For additional discussion of trading activities, see Market Rate Sensitive Instruments and Risk Management.


In addition, the Clearinghouse holds a portfolio of financial derivative instruments used by Dominion to manage the price risk of certain anticipated sales of Dominion Exploration & Production's 2003 natural gas production (economic hedges). At December 31, 2002, these financial derivative instruments had not been designated as hedges for accounting purposes. During the first quarter of 2003, Dominion designated a substantial portion of these financial derivative instruments as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. Therefore, beginning on the designation date, changes in fair value for these derivatives, or the portion thereof, that represent an "effective" hedge for accounting purposes will be recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income rather than directly to earnings. Such amounts are reclassified to earnings during periods in which the hedged transactions affect earnings. Dominion's earnings for 2003 reflect the changes in fair value of the financial derivative instruments pri or to being designated as cash flow hedges, and changes in fair value of the remaining instruments that continue to be held as economic hedges through June 30, 2003. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, Dominion Energy recognized a net loss of $2 million and $32 million, respectively, on the economic hedges.


During the remainder of 2003, individual quarterly earnings will reflect unrealized changes in the fair value of those instruments that continue to be held as economic hedges, including financial settlements of such instruments, as well as the anticipated gas sales at then current market prices. Differences in the timing of amounts recognized related to the economic hedges and the anticipated gas sales may result in net losses in certain quarters. However, for the entirety of 2003, Dominion expects the combination of the anticipated gas sales by Dominion Exploration & Production and the economic hedges to result in a range of prices for those sales as contemplated by its risk management strategy.


A summary of the changes in the unrealized gains and losses recognized for Dominion's energy-related derivative instruments held for trading purposes, including the economic hedges described above, during the six months ended June 30, 2003 follows:

 

 


Amount

 

 

(millions)

 

Net unrealized gain at December 31, 2002

$170 

 

  Reclassification of contracts - adoption of EITF 02-3:

 

 

    Non-derivative energy contracts

(110)

 

    Derivative energy contracts, not held for trading purposes

 (81)

 

 

(21)

 

  Contracts realized or otherwise settled during the period

37 

 

  Net unrealized gain at inception of contracts initiated during the period

-- 

 

  Changes in valuation techniques

-- 

 

  Other changes in fair value

71 

 

Net unrealized gain at June 30, 2003

$87 

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)

The balance of net unrealized gains and losses recognized for Dominion's energy-related derivative instruments held for trading purposes, including the economic hedges discussed above, at June 30, 2003 is summarized in the following table based on the approach used to determine fair value and the contract settlement or delivery dates:

 

Maturity Based on Contract Settlement or Delivery Date(s)

 



Source of Fair Value


Less than
1 year


1-2
years


2-3
years


3-5
years

In Excess
of
5 years



Total

 

 

(millions)

 

Actively quoted (1)

$26

$24

$9

--

--

$59

 

Other external sources (2)

--

12

9

$6

$1

28

 

Models and other valuation methods (3)

  --

  --

  --

 --

 --

   --

 

    Total

$26

$36

$18

$6

$1

$87

 

(1)  Exchange-traded and over-the-counter contracts.

(2)  Values based on prices from over-the-counter broker activity and industry services and, where applicable, conventional option pricing models.

(3)  Values based on Dominion's estimate of future commodity prices when information from external sources is not available and use of internally-developed models, reflecting option pricing theory, discounted cash flow concepts, etc.

Dominion Delivery

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

 

 

(millions, except per share amounts)

 

Operating revenue

$505

$456

$1,501

$1,170

 

Operating expenses

395

328

1,101

807

 

Other income

14

2

8

4

 

Net income contribution

52

55

211

187

 

Diluted EPS contribution

$0.17

$0.19

$0.67

$0.68

 

Electricity delivered (million mwhrs)

17

18

37

36

 

Gas throughput (bcf)

58

65

225

201

 

Operating Results - Second Quarter 2003

Dominion Delivery contributed $0.17 per diluted share on net income of $52 million for the second quarter of 2003, a net income decrease of $3 million and an earnings per share decrease of $0.02 compared to 2002. Net income for the second quarter of 2003 reflected primarily higher operating revenue ($49 million) and other income ($12 million) offset by higher operating expenses ($67 million). Share dilution reduced Dominion Delivery's contribution to diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.02 per share.


The increase in operating revenue primarily reflects increased revenue for regulated electric and gas sales, partially offset by lower gas transportation and storage revenue and other revenue; such decreases were not significant.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)

The increase in operating expenses reflects primarily higher purchased gas expense (discussed with regulated gas sales revenue above). Depreciation expense increased $10 million, reflecting depreciation of telecommunication assets owned by Dominion Fiber Ventures, LLC (DFV), a telecommunications investment, which was consolidated beginning late in the first quarter of 2003. There were no material fluctuations in other operations and maintenance expenses or other taxes.


Other income increased $13 million, reflecting interest income associated with the favorable resolution of a tax audit issue and the discontinuance of the equity method of accounting for DFV. As previously noted, DFV was consolidated beginning in the first quarter of 2003. Accordingly, Dominion did not record equity losses as a reduction of other income in 2003, as it did in 2002, as DFV is included in the preparation of Dominion's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Operating Results - Six Months Ended June 30, 2003

Dominion Delivery contributed $0.67 per diluted share on net income of $211 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, a net income increase of $24 million and an earnings per share decrease of $0.01 compared to 2002. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2003 reflected primarily higher operating revenue ($331 million), partially offset by higher operating expense ($294 million). Interest expense and income taxes, which are discussed on a consolidated basis, increased $29 million. Share dilution reduced Dominion Delivery's contribution to diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.10 per share.


The increase in operating revenue includes increased revenue for regulated electric and gas sales and gas transportation and storage.


The increase in operating expenses primarily reflects higher purchased gas expense (discussed with regulated gas sales revenue above), other operations and maintenance expenses, depreciation expense and other taxes.

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)

Dominion Exploration & Production

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

 

 

(millions, except per share amounts)

 

Operating revenue

$498

$444

$1,022

$834

 

Operating expenses

322

297

661

549

 

Net income contribution

95

92

201

180

Diluted EPS contribution

$0.30

$0.33

$0.64

$0.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas production (bcf)

96.5

95.7

192.3

188.4

 

Oil production (million bbls)

2.3

2.5

4.5

5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average realized prices with hedging results*

 

 

 

 

 

  Gas (per mcf)

$4.04

$3.35

$4.08

$3.31

 

  Oil (per bbl)

$24.28

$24.06

$25.02

$22.40

 

Average prices without hedging results

 

 

 

 

 

  Gas (per mcf)

$5.03

$3.06

$5.45

$2.71

 

  Oil (per bbl)

$27.81

$25.53

$30.37

$22.76

 

_______________

*Excludes the effects of the "economic hedges" discussed in the operating results of the Dominion Energy segment.


Operating Results - Second Quarter 2003

Dominion Exploration & Production contributed $0.30 per diluted share on net income of $95 million for the second quarter of 2003, a net income increase of $3 million and an earnings per share decrease of $0.03 compared to 2002. Net income for the second quarter reflected higher operating revenue ($54 million), partially offset by higher operating expenses ($25 million). Interest expense and income taxes, which are discussed on a consolidated basis, increased $22 million. This amount included $8 million associated with the expiration of IRS Section 29 production tax credits beginning in 2003. Share dilution reduced Dominion Exploration & Production's contribution to diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.04 per share.

Operating revenue from gas and oil production increased $59 million primarily due to higher average realized prices for both gas and oil, as well as higher gas production volumes.

Higher commodity prices in 2003 have resulted in upward pressure on service industry costs due to increased demand for equipment, labor and services. Such increases are reflected in higher other operations and maintenance expense. Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense increased $9 million due to a comparably higher rate applied to current year production, reflecting higher finding and development costs. Other taxes increased $12 million primarily due to higher severance taxes, resulting from a generally higher commodity price environment.

Operating Results - Six Months Ended June 30, 2003

Dominion Exploration & Production contributed $0.64 per diluted share on net income of $201 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, a net income increase of $21 million and an earnings per share decrease of $0.02 compared to 2002. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2003 reflected higher operating revenue ($188 million), partially offset by higher operating expenses ($112 million). Interest expense and income taxes, which are discussed on a consolidated basis, increased $42 million. This included $16 million associated with the expiration of IRS Section 29 production tax credits beginning in 2003. Share dilution reduced Dominion Exploration & Production's contribution to diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.09 per share.

 

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)

Operating revenue from gas and oil production increased $160 million primarily due to higher average realized prices for both gas and oil, as well as higher gas production volumes. Other revenue increased $26 million primarily due to higher realized prices for extracted by-products and brokered oil sales.

Higher commodity prices in 2003 have resulted in upward pressure on service industry costs due to increased demand for equipment, labor and services. Such increases are reflected in the $47 million increase in other operations and maintenance expense. Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense increased $11 million due to a comparably higher rate applied to current year production, reflecting higher finding and development costs. Other taxes increased $20 million primarily due to higher severance taxes, resulting from a generally higher commodity price environment. The cost of gas and oil purchased in connection with brokering activities increased $34 million, primarily reflecting higher commodity prices.

Corporate and Other

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

 

 

(millions, except per share amounts)

 

Net expense

$(83)

$(64)

$(115)

$(118)

 

Diluted EPS impact

$(0.27)

$(0.22)

$(0.36)

$(0.43)

 

Operating Results - Second Quarter 2003

Net expense associated with corporate and other operations for the second quarter of 2003 was $83 million and $(0.27) per diluted share, an increase in net expense of $19 million and $0.05 per diluted share as compared to 2002. The increase in net expense primarily reflects an after-tax charge of $25 million for the impairment of certain assets held by the corporate segment that are classified as held-for-sale and reported in other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)

 

Operating Results - Six Months Ended June 30, 2003

Net expense associated with corporate and other operations for the six months ended June 30, 2003 was $115 million and $(0.36) per diluted share, a decrease in net expense of $3 million and $0.07 per diluted share as compared to 2002. The lower net expense primarily reflects the following specific items:


Liquidity and Capital Resources


Dominion and its subsidiaries depend on both internal and external sources of liquidity to provide working capital and to fund capital requirements. Short-term cash requirements not met by the cash flow from operations are generally satisfied with proceeds from short-term borrowings. Long-term cash needs are met through sales of securities and long-term debt financings.


Internal Sources of Liquidity


As presented on Dominion's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, net cash flows from operating activities were $1.5 billion and $832 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Dominion's management believes that its operations provide a stable source of cash flow sufficient to contribute to planned levels of capital expenditures and maintain current shareholder dividend levels. As noted above, Dominion uses a combination of debt and equity securities to fund capital requirements not covered by the timing or amounts of operating cash flows. As discussed under Credit Ratings and Cash Requirements for Planned Capital Expenditures in the MD&A of Dominion's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, Dominion is taking steps to improve its financial position in response to current credit rating requirements. As a result of these measures, Dominion may choose to postpone or cancel certain planned capital expenditures, to the extent they are no t fully covered by operating cash flows. Dominion would do this in order to mitigate the need for future debt financings, beyond those needed to cover normal maturities and redemptions.


Dominion's operations are subject to risks and uncertainties that may negatively impact cash flows from operations. See the discussion of such factors in Internal Sources of Liquidity in the MD&A of Dominion's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)

External Sources of Liquidity


In the External Sources of Liquidity section of MD&A in Dominion's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, Dominion discussed the use of capital markets by Dominion Resources, Inc., Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power), and Consolidated Natural Gas Company (CNG), collectively the Dominion Companies, as well as the impact of credit ratings on the accessibility and costs of using these markets. In addition, that section of MD&A discussed various covenants present in the enabling agreements underlying the Dominion Companies' debt. As of June 30, 2003, there have been no changes in the Dominion Companies' credit ratings nor changes to or events of default under Dominion's debt covenants.


During the six months ended June 30, 2003, Dominion and its subsidiaries issued long-term debt and common stock totaling approximately $3.1 billion. The proceeds were used primarily to acquire the DFV senior notes, repay other debt and finance capital expenditures. See Notes 12 and 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of significant financing transactions and the acquisition of DFV senior notes.


Credit Facilities and Short-Term Debt

The Dominion Companies use short-term debt, primarily commercial paper, to fund working capital requirements and as bridge financing for acquisitions. The levels of borrowing may vary significantly during the course of the year, depending upon the timing and amount of cash requirements not satisfied by cash from operations. The commercial paper programs are supported by various credit facilities as discussed below. At June 30, 2003, the Dominion Companies had the following short-term debt outstanding and capacity available under credit facilities:



Facility Limit

Outstanding Commercial Paper

Outstanding Letters of Credit

Facility Capacity Remaining

364-day revolving credit facility

$1,250

Three-year revolving credit facility

     750

  Total joint credit facilities(1)

2,000

$118

$199

$1,683

CNG credit facilities(2)

     550

     --

  550

        --

     Totals

$2,550

$118

$749

$1,683

__________________________

(1) The joint credit facilities support borrowings by the Dominion Companies. The 364-day revolving credit facility was executed in May 2003 and terminates in May 2004. The three-year revolving credit facility was executed in May 2002 and terminates in May 2005.

(2) These credit facilities are used to support the issuance of letters of credit and commercial paper by CNG to fund collateral requirements under its gas and oil hedging program. The $500 million credit facility terminates in August 2003 and is expected to be renewed prior to its maturity. The $50 million credit facility terminates in September 2003 and is not expected to be renewed.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)


Long-Term Debt

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, Dominion Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries issued the following long-term debt:

Type

Principal

Rate

Maturity

Issuing Company

 

(millions)

 

 

 

Senior notes

$1,300

2.80% to 6.30%

2005 to 2033

Dominion Resources, Inc.

Senior notes

500

Variable

2013

Dominion Resources, Inc.

Senior notes

   400

4.75%

2013

Virginia Power

  Total

$2,200

 

 

 


In July 2003, Dominion Resources, Inc. issued $510 million of 5.25 percent senior notes due in 2033 in exchange for $500 million of variable rate senior notes due 2013, presented in the table above. Proceeds were used to repay short-term debt and other general corporate purposes.


During the six months ended June 30, 2003, Dominion Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries repaid $1.25 billion of long-term debt securities. Dominion used the entirety of its $500 million escrow deposit, established in December 2002, to repay maturing debt in January 2003.


Issuance of Common Stock

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, Dominion received proceeds of $190 million through Dominion Direct (a dividend reinvestment and open enrollment direct stock purchase plan), employee savings plans and the exercise of employee stock options. In addition, during the second quarter of 2003, Dominion received proceeds of $683 million through a public equity offering.


Amounts Available under Shelf Registrations

At June 30, 2003, Dominion Resources, Inc., Virginia Power, and CNG had approximately $465 million, $1.33 billion, and $1.5 billion, respectively, of available capacity under currently effective shelf registrations. Securities that may be issued under these shelf registrations, depending upon the registrant, include senior notes (including medium-term notes), subordinated notes, first and refunding mortgage bonds, trust preferred securities, preferred stock and common stock.


As of August 1, 2003, amounts available to Dominion Resources, Inc. under currently effective shelf registrations totaled approximately $3.0 billion, reflecting a $3.0 billion shelf registration filed in July 2003 and the issuance of $510 million of senior notes in July 2003, as described above.


Investing Activities


During the six months ended June 30, 2003, investing activities resulted in a net cash outflow of $2.0 billion, reflecting the following primary investing activities:


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements


The following developments occurred during the second quarter of 2003 related to the off-balance sheet arrangements described in MD&A in Dominion's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

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DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)


Dominion began consolidating a special purpose lessor entity that is constructing and financing a power generation project at Virginia Power's Possum Point power station due to events that occurred in the second quarter of 2003. As a result, Dominion added approximately $352 million of construction-work-in-progress plant assets and related debt to its Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2003.


As described in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, effective July 1, 2003, Dominion will consolidate the variable interest lessor entities associated with the construction and financing of several power generation projects and its corporate headquarters and aircraft, for which Dominion has been determined to be the primary beneficiary under FASB Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (FIN 46). Consolidation of these variable interest entities will result in an additional $657 million in net property, plant and equipment and $688 million of related debt.


In June 2003, for one of the power generation projects under construction, Dominion entered into a new arrangement with a non-affiliated voting interest entity. The voting interest entity will not be consolidated by Dominion. Project costs totaled $478 million at June 30, 2003 for this project.


The consolidation of DFV and the purchase of the electric generation facility under construction in Dresden, Ohio during the first quarter of 2003 were described in MD&A in Dominion's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and also in Notes 14 and 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q.


Contractual Obligations


As of June 30, 2003, other than scheduled maturities of new debt issued during the six months ended June 30, 2003, there have been no significant changes to the contractual obligations disclosed in MD&A in Dominion's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.


Future Issues


The following discussion of future issues and other information includes current developments of previously disclosed matters and new issues arising during the period covered by and subsequent to the Consolidated Financial Statements. This section should be read in conjunction with Future Issues and Outlook in MD&A in Dominion's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.


Regulated Electric Operations


Proposed Pilot Programs

In March 2003, Dominion filed an application with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (Virginia Commission) for approval of three proposed new electric retail access pilot programs. The pilots will make available to competitive service providers up to 500 megawatts of load, with expected participation of more than 65,000 customers from a variety of customer classes. If approved by the Virginia Commission, the proposed pilots will begin January 1, 2004. To encourage participation by competitive suppliers and customers, Dominion has proposed a significant reduction in the wires charges applicable to the pilot programs in 2004 and 2005.


In June 2003, as the result of meetings with interested parties and the Virginia Commission Staff, Dominion filed revisions to certain provisions of the pilot programs. The revisions include, among other items, a proposal to reduce the wires charges under the pilot through the remainder of the capped rate period, as well as a request for the opportunity to modify the pilot programs as necessary to more successfully transition to the period after the capped rates have expired or have been terminated. Dominion also offered to consider an increase in the wires charge reduction with a corresponding decrease in the size (megawatts) of the pilots as a means to stimulate activity in the pilot programs.

In July 2003, the Virginia Commission's Staff recommended approval of the pilot programs, with certain modifications.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)


Rate Matters

In July 2003, Dominion filed its 2004 fuel factor application with the Virginia Commission. If approved, the application would result in a fuel factor of 2.331cents per kWh for 2004. The application requests a total fuel factor increase of $441 million, which includes a projected $308 million under-recovery balance as of December 31, 2003. The under-recovery balance is attributed to nuclear plant outages for reactor vessel head replacements, increased fuel prices and an unusually cold winter. Dominion also suggested for consideration, a cost recovery mechanism that would amortize the under-recovery balance over two years. Representatives of some of Dominion's largest industrial customers have asked the Virginia Commission to deny the application. A hearing on the fuel factor request has been set for October 2003.


In July 2003, Dominion filed an application with the Virginia Commission to revise its projected market prices for generation and resulting wires charges for 2004. Dominion also proposed minor changes to its competitive service provider tariff. Dominion has not proposed any changes to the methodology used to derive market prices, as previously approved by the Virginia Commission in 2003. A hearing has been set for September 2003.


Monitoring the Recovery of Stranded Costs

In July 2003, the Virginia Commission submitted its report on the activities of the stranded cost work group. The report addressed definitions for "stranded costs" and "just and reasonable net stranded costs," discussed methodologies for monitoring the over-recovery or under-recovery of stranded costs, and discussed administrative and legislative recommendations. The Virginia Commission's Staff analyzed the recommendations of the work group participants and provided recommendations for consideration by the Commission on Electric Utility Restructuring.


Regional Transmission Organization (RTO)

In June 2003, Dominion submitted an application to the Virginia Commission, as required by the Virginia Restructuring Act, requesting authorization to become a transmission owning member of PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) and transfer operational control of Dominion's electric transmission facilities to PJM on November 1, 2004. The application stated that the integration of Dominion's electric transmission facilities into PJM will provide increased access to competitively priced wholesale power which will provide savings to Dominion's retail customers and ensure reliable service to Dominion's retail customers. In addition, the proposed transfer is expected to facilitate the development of competitive wholesale and retail electricity markets. The application contained a cost-benefit study of Dominion's integration into PJM, as required by the Virginia Restructuring Act, that supported the expected savings to customers. It is uncertain when the Virginia Commission will act on the appl ication. Dominion intends to file an application to join PJM with the North Carolina Public Utilities Commission and FERC.


FERC Standard Market Design Proposal

In April 2003, FERC issued a discussion document addressing several issues raised by state regulatory commissions and market participants in FERC's proposed Standard Market Design (SMD). The document proposes certain changes to SMD and to hold technical conferences to work with the states and market participants to develop reasonable timetables for moving forward on the formation of RTOs. FERC also stated that it would not use the SMD rulemaking to overturn prior RTO orders where there is overlap. It is uncertain what impact, if any, these matters may have on the Company's efforts to join PJM.

Regulated Gas Distribution Operations


Rate Matters

Dominion's gas distribution business subsidiaries are subject to regulation of rates and other aspects of their businesses by the states in which they operate-Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. When necessary, Dominion's gas distribution subsidiaries seek general rate increases on a timely basis to recover increased operating costs and to ensure that rates of return are compatible with the cost of raising capital. In addition to general rate increases, certain of Dominion's gas distribution subsidiaries make routine separate filings with their respective state regulatory commissions to reflect changes in the costs of purchased gas. These purchased gas costs are generally subject to rate recovery through a mechanism that ensures dollar for dollar recovery of prudently incurred costs. Costs that are expected to be recovered in future rates are deferred as regulatory assets.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)


In August 2003, Dominion filed an application with the West Virginia Public Service Commission (the West Virginia Commission) to increase its purchased gas cost rate by approximately $31 million on an annualized basis, effective for the period January 1, 2004 through October 31, 2004. The increase is in anticipation of higher purchased gas costs expected for that period. Because Dominion's existing rate moratorium will expire at the end of 2003, the application reflects the traditional purchase gas adjustment treatment for Dominion's purchased gas costs. The West Virginia Commission will hold hearings this fall and is expected to issue an order in the fourth quarter of 2003.


Environmental Matters

As previously reported in Note 27 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, Virginia Power received a Notice of Violation in 2000 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency related to some specified construction projects at the Mt. Storm Power Station in West Virginia. Thereafter, New York State filed a suit against Virginia Power alleging similar violations, and the suit was stayed. Virginia Power reached an agreement in principle with the federal government and the state of New York to resolve the matter, and the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Connecticut and New Jersey joined the United States and the state of New York in seeking to reach a final agreement with the Company. A settlement agreement in the form of a proposed Consent Decree was agreed to on April 21, 2003, by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the United States of America, by the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Connectic ut, New Jersey and New York and by Virginia Power. In accordance with the settlement, the United States filed an action in the Eastern District of Virginia against Virginia Power and the Consent Decree was lodged with that court to settle that action. Virginia and West Virginia also filed complaints in intervention in the Virginia federal district court. The New York State federal district court action has been transferred to the Virginia federal district court, and it is anticipated that, in addition to New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will join as plaintiffs in that proceeding. The EPA public comment period has now closed. It is anticipated that in the near future the Virginia federal district court will be asked to enter the Consent Decree finalizing the settlement and resolving the underlying actions, but retaining jurisdiction pursuant to the terms of the Consent Decree. The settlement is consistent with the previously reported agreement in principle and includes payment of a $5 million civil penalt y, an obligation to fund $14 million for environmental projects and a commitment to improve air quality under the Consent Decree estimated to involve expenditures of $1.2 billion. Dominion has already incurred certain capital expenditures for environmental improvements at its coal-fired stations in Virginia and West Virginia and has committed to additional measures in its current financial plans and capital budget to satisfy the requirements of the Consent Decree. As of June 30, 2003, Dominion had accrued $19 million for the civil penalty and the funding of the environmental projects, substantially all of which was recorded in 2000.

Other


Telecommunications Operations

As described in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and previously in this MD&A, Dominion currently consolidates a telecommunications joint venture, DFV, whose primary holding is Dominion Telecom, Inc. (DTI). At its inception, Dominion's strategy for DTI was to focus primarily on delivering lit capacity, dark fiber and collocation services to under-served markets. Because of the excess capacity and excessive leverage that has resulted in continued downward pressure on prices in the telecom industry, the markets for these services have not grown at rates originally contemplated. With its network substantially complete, DTI is currently implementing a flexible, streamlined operational strategy. In connection with the implementation of this strategy, DTI is reviewing the value of its network assets. In the event this review should lead Dominion to conclude that there is an impairment in value, Dominion would then be required to record a charge to earnings. See Risk Factors and Cautionary Statements That May Affect Future Results.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)


Greenbrier Pipeline

In April 2003, Greenbrier Pipeline Company, LLC received final FERC approval to construct and operate the Greenbrier Pipeline. The Greenbrier Pipeline will originate in Kanawha County, West Virginia and extend through southwest Virginia to Granville County, North Carolina. Dominion owns 67 percent of Greenbrier Pipeline Company, LLC, with Piedmont Natural Gas Company owning the remaining 33 percent.


Restructuring of Contract with Non-Utility Generating Facility

In July 2003, Dominion reached an agreement, pending regulatory approvals, to pay approximately $150 million for the termination of a long-term power purchase contract and the purchase of the related generating facility used by a non-utility generator to provide electricity to Dominion. Dominion expects the transaction to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2003, resulting in an after-tax charge in the range of $65 million to $85 million relating to the purchase and termination of the long-term power purchase contract. The transaction is part of an ongoing program which seeks to achieve competitive cost structures at Dominion's power generating business.


Pipeline Safety Act

In December 2002, Congress enacted the Pipeline Safety Act of 2002 which includes new mandates regarding the inspection frequency for interstate and intrastate natural gas transmission pipelines located in areas of high-density population where the consequences of potential pipeline accidents pose the greatest risk to people and their property. Natural gas transmission operators are required to complete a baseline integrity assessment of all applicable property located in those areas within 10 years after enactment. The baseline integrity assessment of at least half of the pipeline assets must be completed by December 2007, with the highest risk pipeline segments included in this first phase, and the other half by December 2012. Subsequent to the 10-year baseline assessment, applicable property must be reassessed every seven years. The U.S. Department of Transportation is expected to issue final rules on the integrity management program in December 2003. Dominion is currently evalu ating its natural gas transmission property under this legislation and has not determined the nature or costs of inspection and potential remediation activities at this time.

Accounting Matters


Recently Issued Accounting Standards

See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the following new accounting standards which were issued during 2003, and generally become effective after June 30, 2003:

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


The matters discussed in this Item may contain "forward-looking statements" as described in the introductory paragraphs under Part I, Item 2, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this Form 10-Q. The reader's attention is directed to those paragraphs for discussion of various risks and uncertainties that may affect the future of Dominion.


Market Rate Sensitive Instruments and Risk Management


Dominion's financial instruments, commodity contracts and related derivative financial instruments are exposed to potential losses due to adverse changes in interest rates, equity security prices, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices, as described below. Interest rate risk generally is related to Dominion's outstanding debt and financial services activities. Commodity price risk is present in Dominion's electric operations, gas production and procurement operations, and energy marketing and trading operations due to the exposure to market shifts in prices received and paid for natural gas, electricity and other commodities. Dominion uses derivative commodity contracts to manage price risk exposures for these operations. In addition, Dominion is exposed to equity price risk through various portfolios of equity securities.


Dominion's sensitivity analysis estimates the potential loss of future earnings or fair value from market risk sensitive instruments over a selected time period due to a 10 percent unfavorable change in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.


Commodity Price Risk-Trading Activities

As part of its strategy to market energy and to manage related risks, Dominion manages a portfolio of commodity-based derivative instruments held for trading purposes. These contracts are sensitive to changes in the prices of natural gas, electricity and certain other commodities. Dominion uses established policies and procedures to manage the risks associated with these price fluctuations and uses derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards, swaps and options, to mitigate risk by creating offsetting market positions. In addition, Dominion seeks to use its generation capacity, when not needed to serve customers in its service territory, to satisfy commitments to sell energy.

A hypothetical 10 percent unfavorable change in commodity prices would have resulted in a decrease of approximately $11 million and $12 million in the fair value of Dominion's commodity-based financial derivative instruments held for trading purposes as of June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.


Commodity Price Risk-Non-Trading Activities

Dominion manages the price risk associated with purchases and sales of natural gas, oil and electricity by using derivative commodity instruments including futures, forwards, options and swaps. For sensitivity analysis purposes, the fair value of Dominion's non-trading derivative commodity instruments is determined based on models that consider the market prices of commodities in future periods, the volatility of the market prices in each period, as well as the time value factors of the derivative instruments. Market prices and volatility are principally determined based on quoted prices on the futures exchange. A hypothetical 10 percent unfavorable change in market prices of Dominion's non-trading financial derivative commodity instruments would have resulted in a decrease in fair value of approximately $456 million and $357 million as of June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.


The impact of a change in energy commodity prices on Dominion's non-trading derivative commodity instruments at a point in time is not necessarily representative of the results that will be realized when such contracts are ultimately settled. Net losses from derivative commodity instruments used for hedging purposes, to the extent realized, are generally offset by recognition of the hedged transaction, such as revenue from sales.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

(Continued)


Interest Rate Risk

Dominion manages its interest rate risk exposure predominantly by maintaining a balance of fixed and variable rate debt. Dominion also enters into interest rate sensitive derivatives, including interest rate swaps and interest rate lock agreements. In addition, Dominion, through subsidiaries, retains ownership of mortgage investments, including subordinated bonds and interest-only residual assets retained at securitization of mortgage loans originated and purchased. For financial instruments outstanding at both June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, the impact on annual earnings of a hypothetical 10 percent increase in interest rates would not be significant. In addition, Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002 discussed investments in retained interests from prior securitizations.


Foreign Exchange Risk

Dominion's Canadian natural gas and oil exploration and production activities are relatively self-contained within Canada. As a result, Dominion's exposure to foreign currency exchange risk for these activities is limited primarily to the effects of translation adjustments that arise from including that operation in its Consolidated Financial Statements. Dominion's management monitors this exposure and believes it is not material. In addition, Dominion manages its foreign exchange risk exposure associated with anticipated future purchases of nuclear fuel processing services denominated in foreign currencies by utilizing currency forward contracts. As a result of holding these contracts as hedges, Dominion's exposure to foreign currency risk is minimal. A hypothetical 10 percent unfavorable change in relevant foreign exchange rates would have resulted in a decrease of approximately $20 million and $22 million in the fair value of currency forward contracts held by Dominion at June 3 0, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.


Investment Price Risk

Dominion is subject to investment price risk due to marketable securities held as investments in decommissioning trust funds. In accordance with current accounting standards, these marketable securities are reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. Dominion recognized net realized and unrealized gains on decommissioning trust investments of $123 million for the first six months of 2003 and net realized and unrealized losses of $150 million for the year ended December 31, 2002.


Dominion also sponsors employee pension and other postretirement benefit plans that hold investments in trusts to fund benefit payments. To the extent that the values of investments held in these trusts decline, the effect will be reflected in Dominion's recognition of the periodic cost of such employee benefit plans and the determination of the amount of cash to be contributed to the employee benefit plans.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


Senior management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of Dominion's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation process, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that Dominion's disclosure controls and procedures are effective and that there have been no changes in Dominion's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Dominion's internal control over financial reporting. Since that evaluation process was completed, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls.

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PART II. - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


From time to time, Dominion and its subsidiaries are alleged to be in violation or in default under orders, statutes, rules or regulations relating to the environment, compliance plans imposed upon or agreed to by Dominion and its subsidiaries, or permits issued by various local, state and federal agencies for the construction or operation of facilities. From time to time, there also may be administrative proceedings on these matters pending. In addition, in the normal course of business, Dominion and its subsidiaries are involved in various legal proceedings. Management believes that the ultimate resolution of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on Dominion's financial position, liquidity or results of operations. See Future Issues in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) for discussion on various regulatory proceedings to which Dominion and its subsidiaries are a party.


In connection with the Notice of Violation received in 2000 from the Environmental Protection Agency related to some specified construction projects at the Mt. Storm Power Station in West Virginia, a settlement agreement in the form of a proposed Consent Decree was agreed to on April 21, 2003 by the U.S. government, Dominion and the five states involved. See Environmental Matters in the MD&A of this Form 10-Q for further information relating to this development.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Dominion's Annual Shareholders Meeting was held on April 25, 2003 at which time Directors were elected to the Board of Directors for a one-year term or until next year's annual meeting. See Dominion's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003 for results of the election.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

Virginia Regulatory Matter

As previously reported, the Virginia Commission adopted rules in August 2002 regarding consolidated billing by competitive service providers. In June 2003, Dominion implemented system changes that were required in order to accommodate the consolidated billing. To date, no supplier has expressed any interest in this billing option.

Rate Matters

In July 2003, Dominion filed its 2004 fuel factor application with the Virginia Commission. In addition, in August 2003, Dominion filed an application with the West Virginia Commission to increase its purchased gas cost rate. See Regulated Electric Operations-Rate Matters and Regulated Gas Distribution Operations-Rate Matters in MD&A of this Form 10-Q for further information on these matters.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) Exhibits:

 

3.1

Articles of Incorporation as in effect August 9, 1999, as amended March 12, 2001 (Exhibit 3.1, Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference).

 

3.2

Bylaws as in effect on October 20, 2000 (Exhibit 3, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference).

 

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PART II. - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

4

Form of Senior Indenture, dated June 1, 2000, between Dominion Resources, Inc. and JP Morgan Chase Bank (formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee (Exhibit 4 (iii), Form S-3, Registration Statement, File No. 333-93187, incorporated by reference); First Supplemental Indenture, dated June 1, 2000 (Exhibit 4.2, Form 8-K, dated June 21, 2000, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference); Second Supplemental Indenture, dated July 1, 2000 (Exhibit 4.2, Form 8-K, dated July 11, 2000, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference); Third Supplemental Indenture, dated July 1, 2000 (Exhibit 4.3, Form 8-K dated July 11, 2000, incorporated by reference); Fourth Supplemental Indenture and Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated September 1, 2000 (Exhibit 4.2, Form 8-K, dated September 8, 2000, incorporated by reference); Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated September 1, 2000 (Exhibit 4.3, Form 8-K, dated September 8, 2000, incorporated by reference); Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated Octobe r 1, 2000 (Exhibit 4.2, Form 8-K, dated October 11, 2000, incorporated by reference); Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated January 1, 2001 (Exhibit 4.2, Form 8-K, dated January 23, 2001, incorporated by reference); Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated May 1, 2001 (Exhibit 4.4, Form 8-K, dated May 25, 2001, incorporated by reference); Form of Tenth Supplemental Indenture (Exhibit 4.2, Form 8-K filed March 18, 2002, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference); Form of Eleventh Supplemental Indenture (Exhibit 4.2, Form 8-K filed June 25, 2002, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference.); Form of Twelfth Supplemental Indenture (Exhibit 4.2, Form 8-K filed September 11, 2002, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference); Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated September 16, 2002 (Exhibit 4.1, Form 8-K filed September 17, 2002, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference); Forms of Fifteenth and Sixteenth Supplemental Indentures (Exhibits 4.2 and 4.3 to Form 8-K filed December 12, 2002, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference); Forms of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Supplemental Indentures (Exhibits 4.2. and 4.3 to Form 8-K filed February 11, 2003, File No. 1-8489, incorporate by reference); Forms of Twentieth and Twenty-first Supplemental Indentures (Exhibits 4.2 and 4.3 to Form 8-K filed March 4, 2003, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference); Form of Twenty-second Supplemental Indenture (Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed July 22, 2003, File No. 1-8489 incorporated by reference).

 

12

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (Exhibit 12, Form 8-K filed July 22, 2003, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference).

 

10.1

Form of Employment Continuity Agreement for certain officers of Dominion, amended and restated July 15, 2003 (filed herewith).

 

10.2

Dominion Resources, Inc. Executives' Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 1994 and as amended and restated July 15, 2003 (filed herewith).

 

31.1

Certification by Registrant's Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

 

31.2

Certification by Registrant's Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

 

32

Certification to the Securities and Exchange Commission by Registrant's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).

 

99

Condensed consolidated earnings statements (unaudited) (filed herewith).

 

 

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PART II. - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(b) Reports on Form 8-K:

 

 

 

 

1.

Dominion filed a report on Form 8-K on May 9, 2003 to relating to the segment realignment of its electric transmission operations.

 

2.

Dominion filed a report on Form 8-K on May 21, 2003, relating to a purchase agreement with Lehman Brothers, Inc. in connection with the issuance and sale of 10,000,000 shares of common stock (up to 1,000,000 additional shares pursuant to an overallotment option).

 

3.

Dominion filed a report on Form 8-K on July 17, 2003 relating to Dominion's press release announcing second quarter earnings.

 

4.

Dominion filed a report on Form 8-K on July 22, 2003, relating to the sale of $510,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Dominion's 2003 Series F 5.25% Senior Notes Due 2033.

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

DOMINION RESOURCES, INC.
Registrant

August 11, 2003

                  /s/ Steven A. Rogers                       
Steven A. Rogers
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)