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) May 10, 2017

Dominion Midstream Partners, LP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.03.  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On April 21, 2017, the Board of Directors (the "Board) of Dominion Midstream GP, LLC (the "General Partner"), the general partner of Dominion Midstream Partners, LP (the "Partnership"), approved an amendment to the Partnership's Certificate of Limited Partnership (as amended, the "Certificate of Limited Partnership") and an amendment and restatement of the Partnership's Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (as amended and restated, the "Agreement of Limited Partnership") to change the name of the Partnership from Dominion Midstream Partners, LP to Dominion Energy Midstream Partners, LP, subject to the approval of the shareholders of Dominion Resources, Inc. ("Dominion") to change Dominion's name to Dominion Energy, Inc., which such approval was received by Dominion at its annual meeting of shareholders on May 10, 2017.

Effective on May 12, 2017 with the filing of an Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, Article I of the Certificate of Limited Partnership was amended to read: "The name of the Partnership is "Dominion Energy Midstream Partners, LP"."

On May 12, 2017, the General Partner amended and restated the Agreement of Limited Partnership by executing the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, which reflects the change of the Partnership's name to Dominion Energy Midstream Partners, LP and the change of the General Partner's name to Dominion Energy Midstream GP, LLC.

The foregoing is a brief description of the amendments to the Certificate of Limited Partnership and the Agreement of Limited Partnership and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership and Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURE

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

Date:  May 16, 2017