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) March 21, 2017
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 March 21, 2017, Dominion Resources, Inc. (the Company) entered into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, as Representative for the underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement, for the sale of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2015 Series B 3.90% Senior Notes due 2025 (the Series B Senior Notes). The Series B Senior Notes are Senior Debt Securities that were registered by the Company pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 under Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which registration statement became effective on December 19, 2014 (File No. 333- 201149). A copy of the Underwriting Agreement, including exhibits thereto, is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Form 8-K.
The Series B Senior Notes will be issued under the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2015, to the Company’s June 1, 2015 Senior Indenture.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibits | ||
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated March 21, 2017, between the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, as Representative for the underwriter named in the Underwriting Agreement.* | |
| 4.1 | Senior Indenture, dated June 1, 2015, by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (Exhibit 4.1, Form 8-K filed June 15, 2015, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference). | |
| 4.2 | Second Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated September 1, 2015, pursuant to which the 2015 Series B 3.90% Senior Notes due 2025 will be issued. The form of the 2015 Series B 3.90% Senior Notes due 2025 is included as Exhibit A to the Second Supplemental Indenture (Exhibit 4.2, Form 8-K filed September 24, 2015, File No. 1-8489, incorporated by reference). | |
| 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 R. Chapman | ||||||
| Name: | James R. Chapman | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President – Mergers & Acquisitions and Treasurer | |||||
Date: March 27, 2017