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Preferred Stock
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Preferred Stock, Number of Shares, Par Value and Other Disclosures [Abstract]  
Preferred Stock
PREFERRED STOCK
Dominion is authorized to issue up to 20 million shares of preferred stock; however, none were issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 or 2012.
Virginia Power is authorized to issue up to 10 million shares of preferred stock, $100 liquidation preference, and had 2.59 million preferred shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 2012. Upon involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Virginia Power, each share would be entitled to receive $100 plus accrued cumulative dividends.
Holders of Virginia Power's outstanding preferred stock are not entitled to voting rights except under certain provisions of the amended and restated articles of incorporation and related provisions of Virginia law restricting corporate action, upon default in dividends or in special statutory proceedings and as required by Virginia law (such as mergers, consolidations, sales of assets, dissolution and changes in voting rights or priorities of preferred stock).
Presented below are the series of Virginia Power preferred stock that were outstanding as of December 31, 2013:
 
Dividend
Issued and Outstanding Shares

Entitled Per  Share Upon Liquidation

 
 
(thousands)

 
 
$5.00
107

$
112.50

 
4.04
13

102.27

 
4.20
15

102.50

 
4.12
32

103.73

 
4.80
73

101.00

 
7.05
500

100.00

 
6.98
600

100.00

 
Flex Money Market Preferred 12/02, Series A
1,250

100.00

(1) 
Total
2,590

 
 

(1)
Effective March 20, 2011 the rate was reset to 6.12% until March 20, 2014 after which the rate was due to be reset through an auction process. However, in February 2014, Virginia Power provided irrevocable notice to redeem the stock on March 20, 2014 at a price of $100 per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends.