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Significant Financing Transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Securities Financing Transactions Disclosures [Abstract]  
Significant Financing Transactions
Significant Financing Transactions
Credit Facilities and Short-term Debt
Dominion and Virginia Power use short-term debt to fund working capital requirements and as a bridge to long-term debt financings. 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. In addition, Dominion utilizes cash and letters of credit to fund collateral requirements. Collateral requirements are impacted by commodity prices, hedging levels, Dominion’s credit ratings and the credit quality of its counterparties.

At June 30, 2013, Dominion’s commercial paper and letters of credit outstanding, as well as its capacity available under credit facilities, were as follows: 
 
Facility
Limit
Outstanding
Commercial
Paper
Outstanding
Letters of
Credit
Facility
Capacity
Available
(millions)
 
 
 
 
Joint revolving credit facility(1)
$
3,000

$
2,021

$

$
979

Joint revolving credit facility(2)
500

84

18

398

Total
$
3,500

$
2,105

$
18

$
1,377

(1)
This credit facility has a maturity date of September 2017 and can be used to support bank borrowings and the issuance of commercial paper, as well as to support up to $1.5 billion of letters of credit.
(2)
The maturity date for $400 million of the $500 million in committed capacity of this credit facility is September 2017. The remaining $100 million has a maturity date of September 2016. This credit facility can be used to support bank borrowings, commercial paper and letter of credit issuances.

Virginia Power’s short-term financing is supported by two joint revolving credit facilities with Dominion. These credit facilities are being used for working capital, as support for the combined commercial paper programs of Dominion and Virginia Power and for other general corporate purposes.

At June 30, 2013, Virginia Power’s share of commercial paper and letters of credit outstanding, as well as its capacity available under its joint credit facilities with Dominion were as follows:
 
Facility
Sub-limit
Outstanding
Commercial
Paper
Outstanding
Letters of
Credit
Facility
Sub-limit Capacity
Available
(millions)
 
 
 
 
Joint revolving credit facility(1)
$
1,000

$
1,000

$

$

Joint revolving credit facility(2)
250

84

2

164

Total
$
1,250

$
1,084

$
2

$
164

(1)
This credit facility has a maturity date of September 2017 and can be used to support bank borrowings and the issuance of commercial paper, as well as to support up to $1.5 billion (or the sub-limit, whichever is less) of letters of credit. Virginia Power's current sub-limit under this credit facility can be increased or decreased multiple times per year.
(2)
The maturity date for $400 million of the $500 million in committed capacity of this credit facility is September 2017. The remaining $100 million has a maturity date of September 2016. This credit facility can be used to support bank borrowings, commercial paper and letter of credit issuances. Virginia Power's current sub-limit under this credit facility can be increased or decreased multiple times per year.

In addition to the credit facility commitments mentioned above, Virginia Power also has a $120 million credit facility with a maturity date of September 2017. This facility supports certain tax-exempt financings of Virginia Power.

Long-term Debt
In January 2013, Virginia Power issued $250 million of 1.2% senior notes and $500 million of 4.0% senior notes that mature in 2018 and 2043, respectively.

In March 2013, Virginia Power issued $500 million of 2.75% senior notes that mature in 2023.

In March 2013, Virginia Power redeemed the $50 million 2.5% IDA of the Town of Louisa, Virginia Solid Waste and Sewage Disposal Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A, that would have otherwise matured in March 2031. Virginia Power intends to redeem the $10 million 2.5% and the $30 million 2.5% IDA of the Town of Louisa, Virginia Solid Waste and Sewage Disposal Revenue Bonds, Series 1997A and 2000A, that would otherwise mature in April 2022 and September 2030, respectively. The bonds are expected to be redeemed on or before April 1, 2014 at the amount of principal then outstanding plus accrued interest. At June 30, 2013, the bonds were included in securities due within one year in Dominion’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In connection with the expected sale of Kincaid, in May 2013 Kincaid redeemed its 7.33% senior secured bonds due June 2020 with an outstanding principal amount of $145 million. The bonds were redeemed for approximately $185 million, including a make-whole premium and accrued interest.

In connection with the expected sale of Brayton Point, Brayton Point provided notice of defeasance for three series of MDFA tax-exempt bonds, totaling approximately $257 million in outstanding principal amount, that would have otherwise matured in 2036 through 2042.  In June 2013, Brayton Point delivered approximately $284 million to fund an irrevocable trust for the purpose of paying maturing principal and interest due through and including the earliest redemption dates of the bonds in 2016 and 2019.  At June 30, 2013, the bonds were not included in Dominion's Consolidated Balance Sheet. 

In June 2013, Brayton Point obtained bondholder consent and entered into a supplement to the Loan and Trust Agreement for approximately $75 million of variable rate MDFA Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B due 2041.  The supplement and associated assignment agreement changed the sole obligor under the bonds from Brayton Point to Dominion; the bonds continue to be included in Dominion's Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Convertible Securities
At June 30, 2013, Dominion had $69 million of outstanding contingent convertible senior notes that are convertible by holders into a combination of cash and shares of Dominion’s common stock under certain circumstances. The conversion feature requires that the principal amount of each note be repaid in cash, while amounts payable in excess of the principal amount will be paid in common stock. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment upon certain events such as subdivisions, splits, combinations of common stock or the issuance to all common stock holders of certain common stock rights, warrants or options and certain dividend increases. As of June 30, 2013, the conversion rate had been adjusted, primarily due to individual dividend payments above the level paid at issuance, to 29.6425 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of senior notes, which represents a conversion price of $33.74. If the outstanding notes as of June 30, 2013 were all converted, it would result in the issuance of approximately 800,000 additional shares of common stock.
 
The senior notes are eligible for conversion during any calendar quarter when the closing price of Dominion’s common stock was equal to or higher than 120% of the conversion price for at least 20 out of the last 30 consecutive trading days of the preceding quarter. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the senior notes were eligible for conversion and approximately $13 million of the notes were converted by holders. The senior notes are eligible for conversion during the third quarter of 2013.

Junior Subordinated Notes Payable to Affiliated Trusts
In January 2013, Dominion repaid its $258 million 7.83% unsecured junior subordinated debentures and redeemed all 250 thousand units of the $250 million 7.83% Dominion Resources Capital Trust I capital securities due December 1, 2027. The securities were redeemed at a price of $1,019.58 per capital security plus accrued and unpaid distributions.

Remarketable Subordinated Notes
In June 2013, Dominion issued $550 million of 2013 Series A 6.125% Equity Units and $550 million of 2013 Series B 6% Equity Units, initially in the form of Corporate Units. The Corporate Units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols DCUA and DCUB, respectively.

Each Corporate Unit consists of a stock purchase contract and 1/20 interest in a RSN issued by Dominion. The stock purchase contracts obligate the holders to purchase shares of Dominion common stock at a future settlement date prior to the relevant RSN maturity date. The purchase price to be paid under the stock purchase contracts is $50 and the number of shares to be purchased will be determined under a formula based upon the average closing price of Dominion common stock near the settlement date. The RSNs are pledged as collateral to secure the purchase of common stock under the related stock purchase contracts.

Dominion makes quarterly interest payments on the RSNs and quarterly contract adjustment payments on the stock purchase contracts, at the rates described below. Dominion may defer payments on the stock purchase contracts and the RSNs for one or more consecutive periods but generally not beyond the purchase contract settlement date. If payments are deferred, Dominion may not make any cash distributions related to its capital stock, including dividends, redemptions, repurchases, liquidation payments or guarantee payments. Also, during the deferral period, Dominion may not make any payments on or redeem or repurchase any debt securities that are equal in right of payment with, or subordinated to, the RSNs.

Dominion has recorded the present value of the stock purchase contract payments as a liability offset by a charge to additional paid-in capital in equity. Interest payments on the RSNs are recorded as interest expense and stock purchase contract payments are charged against the liability. Accretion of the stock purchase contract liability is recorded as imputed interest expense. In calculating diluted EPS, Dominion applies the treasury stock method to the Equity Units. These securities did not have an effect on diluted EPS for the second quarter of 2013.

Under the terms of the stock purchase contracts, assuming no anti-dilution or other adjustments, Dominion will issue between 8.4 million and 9.9 million shares of its common stock in both April 2016 and July 2016. A total of 22.5 million shares of Dominion's common stock has been reserved for issuance in connection with the stock purchase contracts.

Selected information about Dominion's Equity Units is presented below:
Issuance Date
Units Issued
Total Net Proceeds
Total Long-term Debt
RSN Annual Interest Rate
Stock Purchase Contract Annual Rate
Stock Purchase Contract Liability
Stock Purchase Settlement Date
RSN Maturity Date
(millions, except interest rates)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6/7/2013
11

$
533.5

$
550.0

1.070
%
5.055
%
$
76.7

4/1/2016
4/1/2021
6/7/2013
11

$
533.5

$
550.0

1.180
%
4.820
%
$
79.3

7/1/2016
7/1/2019