0000715957-12-000023.txt : 20120921 0000715957-12-000023.hdr.sgml : 20120921 20120921171918 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000715957-12-000023 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120921 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120921 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120921 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DOMINION RESOURCES INC /VA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000715957 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 541229715 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08489 FILM NUMBER: 121104909 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 120 TREDEGAR STREET CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23219 BUSINESS PHONE: 8048192000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P. O. BOX 26532 CITY: RICHMOND STATE: VA ZIP: 23261 8-K 1 dridirectorchange8k09212012.htm DRI DIRECTOR CHANGE 8K 09212012 dridirectorchange8k09212012.htm

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) September 21, 2012

Dominion Resources, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Virginia
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-08489
(Commission
File Number)
54-1229715
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


120 Tredegar Street
Richmond, Virginia
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
23219
(Zip Code)

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



(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 21, 2012, the Board of Directors of Dominion Resources, Inc. (Dominion) elected Michael E. Szymanczyk to be a Director of the Board effective October 1, 2012, to serve until the next annual election of Directors.  In addition, the Board appointed Mr. Szymanczyk to the Finance and Risk Oversight Committee, also effective October 1, 2012.

Upon election, Mr. Szymanczyk will receive compensation for his services pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Dominion Resources, Inc. Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective December 17, 2009, a description of which can be found in Dominion’s 2012 Proxy Statement filed March 23, 2012, File No. 1-8489.  Mr. Szymanczyk will enter into the Advancement of Expenses agreement approved by the Board of Directors on October 24, 2008, a description of which can be found in Dominion’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, Exhibit 10.2, File No. 1-8489.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
  
99
Dominion Resources, Inc. press release dated September 21, 2012


 
 

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/ Carter M. Reid
Carter M. Reid
Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
 

Date:  September 21, 2012
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 21, 2012

Company:
Dominion

Contacts:
  
     Media:
Ryan Frazier, (804) 819-2521, C.Ryan.Frazier@dom.com
     Analysts:
Nathan Frost, (804) 819-2187, Nathan.J.Frost@dom.com
   

 


DOMINION BOARD ADDS NEW DIRECTOR

The board of directors of Dominion (NYSE: D) today elected a new director, Michael E. Szymanczyk, effective Oct. 1. The election brings the size of the Dominion board to 11.

Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman, president and chief executive officer, said:

“We are excited that Mike Szymanczyk will be joining Dominion’s board. His tremendous successes at leading a large, publicly traded company and his service, leadership and counsel on various boards will be valuable assets for Dominion.”

Szymanczyk, 63, served as chairman and chief executive officer of the Richmond, Va.-based Altria Group, Inc., from March 2008 until his recent retirement in May 2012. From August 2002 to July 2008, he held the positions of chairman, president and chief executive officer of Philip Morris USA Inc. Szymanczyk joined Philip Morris USA in 1990. Szymanczyk has served on a number of boards, including those of the University of Richmond, the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Engineering Foundation, the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, the United Negro College Fund and the Richmond Performing Arts Center. He received a B.S. degree in finance from Indiana University. 

Dominion is one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of approximately 28,000 megawatts of generation, 11,000 miles of natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline and 6,300 miles of electric transmission lines.  Dominion operates the nation's largest natural gas storage system with 947 billion cubic feet of storage capacity and serves retail energy customers in 15 states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company’s website at www.dom.com.

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