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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 10, 2011
Dominion Resources, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Virginia | 001-08489 | 54-1229715 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 120 Tredegar Street Richmond, Virginia |
23219 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (804) 819-2000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 10, 2011, Dominion Resources, Inc. (the Company) entered into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBS Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Representatives for the underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement, for the sale of $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2011 Series D 1.95% Senior Notes due 2016. Such Senior Notes, which are designated the 2011 Series D 1.95% Senior Notes due 2016, are Senior Debt Securities that were registered by the Company pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 under Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which registration statement became effective on January 29, 2009 (File No. 333-157013). A copy of the Underwriting Agreement, including exhibits thereto, is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Form 8-K.
The Forty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture to the Company’s June 1, 2000 Senior Indenture, pursuant to which the 2011 Series D 1.95% Senior Notes due 2016 will be issued, is filed as Exhibit 4.3 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibits | ||
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated August 10, 2011, among the Company and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBS Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as Representatives for the underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement.* | |
| 4.1 | Form of Senior Indenture, dated June 1, 2000, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank)), as Trustee (Exhibit 4 (iii), Form S-3, Registration Statement, File No. 333-93187, incorporated by reference). | |
| 4.2 | Form of Thirty-Eighth Supplemental and Amending Indenture to the Senior Indenture among the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon (successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank)), as Original Trustee and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Series Trustee (Exhibit 4.2, Form 8-K, File No. 001-08489, as filed on November 26, 2008, incorporated by reference). | |
| 4.3 | Forty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture pursuant to which the 2011 Series D 1.95% Senior Notes due 2016 will be issued. The form of the 2011 Series D 1.95% Senior Notes due 2016 is included as Exhibit A to the Forty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture.* | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP.* | |
| * | Filed herewith. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DOMINION RESOURCES, INC. Registrant |
| /s/ James P. Carney |
| Name: James P. Carney Title: Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |
Date: August 15, 2011