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 31, 2006

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)
 


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On March 31, 2006, the Dominion Resources, Inc. (Dominion) Organization, Compensation and Nominating (OCN) Committee approved the 2006 Long-Term Compensation Program (the “Program”) for its officers, including those officers named in Dominion’s 2006 Proxy Statement. The Program is being awarded pursuant to Dominion’s 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan and consists of two components of equal value: a restricted stock grant and a cash-based performance grant. The restricted stock is subject to a three year cliff vesting period, while payout of the performance grant will be based on the achievement of two performance metrics: total shareholder return and return on invested capital. Payout on the performance grant will be made by March 2008, with the amount of the award to vary depending on the level of achievement of the performance metrics.

Also on March 31, 2006, the OCN Committee approved an amendment to the Employment C ontinuity Agreement (ECA) between Dominion and each officer. The ECA was amended to reflect a change in Dominion’s policy for pro-rata vesting for retirement, death, disability and termination without cause and (ii) to comply with new Internal Revenue Service rules for nonqualified deferred compensation. The amendment makes the vesting of any equity grant dependent on the terms of each grant; with any grants made before April 2006 continuing to fully vest upon a change in control.

The Forms of Restricted Stock Grant and Performance Grants are included as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2. The amendment to the ECA is included as Exhibit A to the Form of Restricted Stock Grant.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit
 
10.1
2006 Long-Term Compensation Program - Form of Restricted Stock Grant
10.2
2006 Long-Term Compensation Program - Form of Performance Grant

 

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/ Patricia A. Wilkerson
Patricia A. Wilkerson
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
 

Date: April 4, 2006
 
 

Exhibit 10.1

Dominion Resources, Inc.
Restricted Stock Award Agreement

THIS AGREEMENT, dated April 1, 2006, between DOMINION RESOURCES, INC., a Virginia Corporation (the "Company") and ____________   ("Participant"), is made pursuant and subject to the provisions of the Dominion Resources, Inc. 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). All terms used herein that are defined in the Plan have the same meaning given them in the Plan.

 
1.
Award of Stock. Pursuant to the Plan, ______   shares of Company Stock (the “Restricted Stock”) were awarded the Participant on April 1, 2006 , subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, and subject further to the terms and conditions set forth herein and attached hereto.

 
2.
Terms and Conditions.

 
a.
Employment. Except as provided in paragraphs 3 or 4, the Participant's rights in any unvested shares of the Restricted Stock shall be forfeited if employment with the Company or a Dominion Company terminates before the third anniversary of this grant (April 1, 2009) (the “Vesting Date”).
 
b.
Nontransferability . Except as provided in paragraphs 3 or 4, no rights in the shares of Restricted Stock are transferable until vested.
 
c.
Stock Power. As a condition to receipt of this award, the Participant shall deliver to the Company a stock power, endorsed in blank, with respect to the Restricted Stock.
 
d.
Custody of Shares . The Company shall retain custody of shares of the Restricted Stock.

 
3.
Retirement, Death, Disability, Termination without Cause. If the Participant dies, becomes Disabled, Retires or is terminated without Cause (as such term is defined in the Employment Continuity Agreement between the Participant and the Company), the Participant’s rights in a portion of the Restricted Stock previously issued pursuant to this Agreement shall become vested equal to the number of shares of Restricted Stock times the fraction of (A) the number of completed months from the Date of Grant to the Participant’s termination of employment divided by (B) the total number of months from the Date of Grant to the Vesting Date. However, in the event of Retirement, such vesting of the Participant’s Restricted Stock shall be conditioned upon the determination by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, in his sole discretion, that the Participant’s Retirement is not detrimental to the Company. The vesting will occur as of the date of death, Disability, Retirement or termination without Cause and any shares of the Restricted Stock which do not vest in accordance with the above terms of this paragraph 3 shall be deemed forfeited.
 
 
4.
Change of Control. Upon a Change of Control, the Participant’s rights in the shares of Restricted Stock previously issued pursuant to this Agreement shall become vested as follows:

 
a.
A portion of the Restricted Stock will be immediately vested equal to the number of shares of Restricted Stock times the fraction of (A) the number of completed months from the Date of Grant until the date of Change of Control divided by (B) the total number of months from the Date of Grant to the Vesting Date.

 
b.
Unless previously forfeited, the remaining shares of Restricted Stock shall become vested after a Change of Control at the earliest of the following events and in accordance with the terms described in paragraphs (i) through (iii) below:

 
i.
Vesting Date. All remaining shares of Restricted Stock will be vested at the Vesting Date.

 
ii.
Retirement, Death, Disability. If the Participant dies, becomes Disabled or Retires, the Participant’s rights in the remaining shares of Restricted Stock shall become vested equal to the number of shares of Restricted Stock times the fraction of (A) the number of completed months from the date of Change of Control to the Participant’s termination of employment divided by (B) the total number of months from the date of Change of Control to the Vesting Date. However, in the event of Retirement, such vesting of the Participant’s Restricted Stock shall be conditioned upon the determination by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, in his sole discretion, that the Participant’s Retirement is not detrimental to the Company. The vesting will occur as of the date of death, Disability or Retirement, and any shares of the Restricted Stock which do not vest in accordance with the above terms of this subparagraph (ii) shall be deemed forfeited.

 
iii.
Termination without Cause. All remaining shares of Restricted Stock will be vested upon the Participant’s termination by the Company without Cause, including Constructive Termination as those terms are defined by the Employment Continuity Agreement.
 
 
5.
Vesting. Except as provided above, the shares that have not been previously forfeited shall vest according to the following schedule:

_______ shares will vest on April 1, 2009

 
6.
Shareholder Rights. With respect to Restricted Stock, the Participant shall have the right to receive dividends and shall have the right to vote shares of Restricted Stock.

 
7.
Retirement . For purposes of this Agreement, the term Retire or Retirement means termination when the Participant is eligible for early, normal or delayed retirement as defined in the Dominion Pension Plan, or would be eligible if any crediting of deemed additional years of age or service applicable to the Participant under the Company’s Benefit Restoration Plan or New Benefit Restoration Plan were applied under the Pension Plan, as in effect at the time of the determination.

 
8.
Delivery of Shares.

 
a.
Share Delivery. As soon as practicable after the requirements of paragraphs 3, 4 or 5 are satisfied, the Company will deliver to the Participant the appropriate number of shares of Company Stock. The Company will also either cancel or deliver to the Participant the stock power covering such shares.

 
b.
Withholding of Taxes. No Company Stock will be delivered until the Participant (or the Participant’s successor) has paid to the Company the amount that must be withheld under federal, state and local income and employment tax laws (the "Applicable Withholding Taxes") or the Participant and the Company have made satisfactory provision for the payment of such taxes. As an alternative to making a cash payment to satisfy the Applicable Withholding Taxes, the Participant or the Participant’s successor may elect to (i) deliver Mature Shares (valued at their Fair Market Value) or (ii) have the Company retain that number of shares of Restricted Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value) that would satisfy the Applicable Withholding Taxes.

 
9.
Fractional Shares. A fractional share of Company Stock shall not be issued and a full share shall be issued in lieu of the fractional share.

 
10.
No Right to Continued Employment. This Restricted Stock Award does not confer upon the Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or a Dominion Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or a Dominion Company to terminate the Participant's employment at any time.
 
 
11.
Change in Capital Structure. The terms of the Restricted Stock Award shall be adjusted as provided in Section 15 of the Plan if the Company has a change in capital structure.

 
12.
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

 
13.
Conflicts. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan as in effect on the date of the award and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. All references herein to the Plan shall mean the plan as in effect on the date of the award of Restricted Stock.

 
14.
Participant Bound by Plan. Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions thereof.

 
15.
Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations stated above and in the Plan, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the legatees, distributees, and personal representatives of the Participant and the successors of the Company.

 
16.
Amendment to Employment Continuity Agreement. In consideration for this Restricted Stock Award, the Participant agrees to the amendment, as set out in Exhibit A, to the Employment Continuity Agreement between the Participant and the Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Company has caused this Agreement to be signed by a duly authorized officer, and the Participant has duly signed hereto.

 
       Dominion Resources, Inc.
 
By :
       Thomas F. Farrell, II
       President and Chief Executive Officer
 

Agreed and Accepted:



________________________________
EXHIBIT A

Amendment to Employment Continuity Agreement


Effective April 1, 2006, the Employment Continuity Agreement between the Executive (the Participant as identified on the Restricted Stock Agreement to which this Amendment is attached) and the Company is amended as follows.   The Executive consents to a restatement of the Employment Continuity Agreement to incorporate this Amendment.
Vesting Change

1.
This paragraph 1 applies to all sections of the Employment Continuity Agreement that provide (a) the Executive shall become fully vested in and that all forfeiture conditions shall immediately lapse at the Effective Date on any and all stock incentive awards, and (b) the Executive shall become fully vested in and that all forfeiture conditions shall immediately lapse on the Termination Date on any and all stock incentive awards. The sections described in the first sentence of this paragraph 1 are revised to provide that those provisions shall apply only to the extent that the effect of a Change in Control is not specifically addressed in the stock incentive award. This paragraph 1 shall apply to any stock incentive award whether issued before or after this Amendment. As an illustration only, with this Amendment, the terms of Section 4 of the Restricted Stock Agreement to which this Amendment is appended shall be applicable in the event of a Change in Control rather than the terms of the Employment Continuity Agreement.
 
Section 409A Changes
 
The following changes are made to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. These changes will apply to any amount that would be treated as the payment of an amount representing a deferral of compensation under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan (“Deferred Compensation”) within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
 
2.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Employment Continuity Agreement to the contrary, this paragraph 2 shall apply to any payment of Deferred Compensation that would otherwise be made to the Executive on account of the Executive’s termination of employment when the Executive is a Specified Employee (within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code). Any Deferred Compensation that would otherwise be payable during the first six months immediately following the Executive’s termination of employment shall instead be retained and paid out to the Executive as a lump sum on the date which is six months after the Executive’s Termination Date, or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.
 
3.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Employment Continuity Agreement to the contrary, the time or schedule of payments to the Executive of Deferred Compensation as provided in any relevant deferral election or otherwise under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) shall not be accelerated by operation of the Employment Continuity Agreement, except as may be specifically provided under Proposed Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(h)(2) or any successor provision.
 
4.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Employment Continuity Agreement to the contrary, the time or schedule of payments of Deferred Compensation to the Executive provided in the Employment Continuity Agreement shall not be accelerated, except as may be specifically provided under Proposed Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(h)(2) or any successor provision.
 
5.
The provision of the Employment Continuity Agreement that all stock options (including options vested as of the Termination Date) shall remain exercisable until the applicable option expiration date is deleted. The terms of any stock option will govern as to the expiration date, whether issued before or after this Amendment.
 
6.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Employment Continuity Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that the Executive is a participant in any nonqualified deferred compensation plan (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), the terms of the nonqualified deferred compensation plan shall control rather than the provisions of the Employment Continuity Agreement to the extent that applying the provisions of the Employment Continuity Agreement would result in the imposition of tax on the Executive under Section 409A of the Code.
 

 
 
 


 



Exhibit 10.2

Dominion Resources, Inc.
Performance Grant Agreement

THIS AGREEMENT, dated April 1, 2006, between DOMINION RESOURCES, INC., a Virginia Company (the "Company") and   _________   ("Participant"), is made pursuant and subject to the provisions of the Dominion Resources, Inc. 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan") to the extent provided below. All terms used herein that are defined in the Plan have the same meaning given them in the Plan. The Performance Grant will be administered by the Organization, Compensation and Nominating Committee (“OCN Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors.

1.  
Performance Grant. Pursuant to the Plan, the Participant is granted a Performance Award at a Target Amount of _______   on April 1, 2006, subject further to the terms and conditions set forth herein. The actual payout may be from 0% to 200% of the Target Amount. Payment will be made by March 15, 2008.  

2.  
TSR Performance Conditions

Total Shareholder Return Performance (“TSR Performance”) shall determine fifty percent (50%) of the Target Amount (“TSR Percentage”). TSR Performance is defined in Exhibit A. The Performance Period for the TSR Performance is the period beginning April 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2007. The portion of the 50% of the Target Amount that will be paid out, if any, is based on the following table.

 
Relative TSR Performance  
Percentage Payout
of TSR Percentage
Top Quartile - 75 % to 100%
150% - 200%
2 nd Quartile - 50% to 74.9%
100% - 149.9%
3 rd Quartile - 25% to 49.9%
50% - 99.9%
4 th Quartile - below 25%
0%

 
To the extent that the Company’s TSR Performance ranks in a percentile within the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Quartiles of Relative TSR Performance, then the TSR Percentage Payout shall be interpolated between the top and bottom of the Percentage Payout of TSR Percentage range for that Quartile.

No payment will be made if the TSR Performance is in the 4th Quartile, except that a payment of 25% of the TSR Percentage shall be made if the Company’s TSR Performance was at least ___% on a compounded annual basis for the Performance Period.

3.  
ROIC Performance Conditions

Return on Invested Capital Performance (“ROIC Performance”) shall determine fifty percent (50%) of the Target Amount (“ROIC Percentage”). ROIC Performance is defined in Exhibit A. The Performance Period for the ROIC Performance is the period beginning January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2007. The portion of the 50% of the Target Amount that will be paid out is based on the following table.

 
ROIC Performance
Percentage Payout
of ROIC Percentage
___% or greater
200%
___% - ___%
150% - 199.9%
___% - ___%
100% - 149.9%
___% - ___%
50% - 99.9%
Below ___%
0%
 
To the extent that the Company’s ROIC Performance is between ___% and ___%, then the ROIC Percentage payout shall be interpolated between the top and bottom of the applicable Percentage Payout of ROIC Percentage range set forth above.

The ROIC Performance in the table is based on the Company’s actual 2006 budget and the projected 2007 budget at the date of grant. The ROIC Performance may be adjusted by the OCN Committee based on the Company’s actual 2007 budget. Any adjustments to the ROIC Performance will be communicated to the Participant when made.

4.  
Terms and Conditions.

a.  
Employment. Except as provided in paragraphs 5 or 6, the Participant's rights in the Performance Award shall be forfeited if his employment with the Company or a Dominion Company terminates before December 31, 2007.
b.  
Nontransferability. No rights in the Performance Award are transferable.

5.  
Retirement, Death, Disability and Termination without Cause.  

a.  
Retirement. If the Participant Retires and would have been eligible for a payment under paragraphs 2 or 3 if the Participant had remained employed until December 31, 2007, the Participant shall receive the amount determined under paragraphs 2 and/or 3 as if the Participant had remained employed times the fraction of (A) the number of completed months from April 1, 2006 to the Participant’s Retirement divided by (B) 21 months. Payment shall be made at the time provided in paragraph 1.

b.  
Death, Disability or Termination Without Cause. If the Participant dies, becomes Disabled or is terminated without Cause as defined in the Participant’s Employment Continuity Agreement, the Participant shall receive a lump sum cash payment equal to the total compensation cost recognized by the Company for this Performance Award from the Date of Grant through the latest financial statement filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q immediately prior to the event. Payment shall be made within 30 days of the termination, provided that payment shall be made six months after the termination if the payment is subject to Section 409A of the Code and the Executive is a Specified Employee (within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code).

6.  
Change of Control. Upon a Change of Control, the Participant shall receive a lump sum cash payment, within 15 days of the Change of Control, equal to the greater of (A) the Target Amount or (B) the total payout that would be made at the end of the Performance Period if the predicted performance used for determining the compensation cost recognized by the Company for this Performance Award for the latest financial statement filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q immediately prior to the Change of Control was the actual performance for the Performance Period.

7.  
Retirement. For purposes of this Agreement, the term Retire or Retirement means termination when the Participant is eligible for early, normal or delayed retirement as defined in the Dominion Pension Plan, or would be eligible if any crediting of deemed additional years of age or service applicable to the Participant under the Company’s Benefit Restoration Plan or New Benefit Restoration Plan were applied under the Pension Plan, as in effect at the time of the determination.

8.  
No Right to Continued Employment. This Performance Award does not confer upon the Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or a Dominion Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or a Dominion Company to terminate the Participant's employment at any time. The Committee reserves the right to reduce the amount paid to a Participant below the calculated amount earned under this Performance Award or pay no amount at all to the Participant.

9.  
Tax Withholding. The Company will withhold from any payment the aggregate amount of federal, state and local income and payroll taxes that the Company is required to withhold on the payment.

10.  
Application of the Plan. The portions of the Performance Award relating to TSR Performance are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. It is intended that payments for TSR Performance under this Performance Award to a Participant who is a “covered employee” constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of section 1.162-27(e) of the Income Tax Regulations. The Committee will certify the TSR Performance. To the maximum extent possible, this Performance Award and the Plan shall be interpreted and construed consistent with this paragraph 10.

11.  
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

12.  
Conflicts. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan as in effect on the date of the award and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. All references herein to the Plan shall mean the Plan as in effect on the date of the Performance Grant, as it may be amended from time to time.

13.  
Participant Bound by Plan. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions thereof.

14.  
Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations stated above and in the Plan, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the legatees, distributees, and personal representatives of the Participant and the successors of the Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Company has caused this Agreement to be signed by a duly authorized officer.

 
       Dominion Resources, Inc.
 
By :                                                              
       Thomas F. Farrell, II
       President and Chief Executive Officer
 



 

EXHIBIT A


Total Shareholder Return

The TSR Performance will be measured based on where the Company’s total shareholder return during the Performance Period ranks in relation to the total shareholder returns of the Comparison Companies during such period. In general, Total Shareholder Return consists of the difference between the value of a share of common stock at the beginning and end of the Performance Period, plus the value of dividends paid as if reinvested in stock and other appropriate adjustments for such events as stock splits. For purposes of TSR Performance, the total shareholder return of the Company and the Comparison Companies will be the total shareholder return as calculated by Bloomberg L.P. As soon as practicable after the completion of the Performance Period, the total shareholder returns of the Comparison Companies will be obtained from Bloomberg L.P. and ranked from highest to lowest. The Company’s total shareholder return will then be ranked in terms of which percentile it would have placed in among the Comparison Companies.

The Comparison Companies are:

[list of companies]

Return on Invested Capital

ROIC shall mean Total Return divided by Average Invested Capital for the two-year Performance Period.

Total Return is Operating Earnings (as disclosed on the Company’s earnings report filed on Form 8-K) + After-tax Interest & PSST Expenses + Preferred Dividends, all determined for the two-year Performance Period.

Average Invested Capital is the Average Balances for Long & Short-term Debt + PSST + MC + Preferred Equity + (Common Equity excluding AOCI). The Average Balances for a year are calculated by performing the calculation at the end of each month during the fiscal year plus the last month of the prior fiscal year and then averaging those amounts over 13 months. For the final calculation, the Average Invested Capital for 2006 and 2007 are combined.

PSST is the preferred securities of subsidiary trusts shown as junior subordinated notes payable to affiliated trusts (five subsidiary capital trusts) on the Company’s financial statements.
 
MC is mandatory convertible debt.

AOCI is accumulated other comprehensive income as shown on the Company’s financial statements.