UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM8-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 20, 2018
Virginia Electric and Power Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Virginia | | 000-55337 | | 54-0418825 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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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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On March 20, 2018, Virginia Electric and Power Company (the Company) entered into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as Representatives for the underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement, for the sale of $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2018 Series A 3.80% Senior Notes due 2028 (the Senior Notes). The Senior Notes are Senior Debt Securities that were registered by the Company under Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on FormS-3, which became effective on June 30, 2017 (FileNo. 333-219085) and was amended by a post-effective amendment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which became effective on September 11, 2017. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement, including exhibits thereto, is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Form8-K.
The Senior Notes will be issued under the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2018 (the Second Supplemental Indenture), to the Company’s September 1, 2017 Senior Indenture (the Senior Indenture). The Second Supplemental Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Form8-K.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibits
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1.1 | | Underwriting Agreement, dated March 20, 2018, among the Company and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as Representatives for the underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement.* |
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4.1 | | Senior Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2017, among the Company and U.S. Bank National Association. (Exhibit 4.1,Form 8-K, FileNo. 001-02255, as filed September 13, 2017, incorporated by reference). |
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4.2 | | Second Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture pursuant to which the 2018 Series A 3.80% Senior Notes due 2028 will be issued. The form of the 2018 Series A 3.80% Senior Notes due 2028 is included as Exhibit A to the Second Supplemental Indenture.* |
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5.1 | | Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP.* |
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.
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VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY Registrant |
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/s/ James R. Chapman |
Name: | | James R. Chapman |
Title: | | Senior Vice President – Mergers & Acquisitions and Treasurer |
Date: March 22, 2018