Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 27, 2012, Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE: D) filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-179213), which was automatically effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2012 (the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement permits the Company to sell various debt and equity securities from time in order to meet the Company's capital needs as they arise. This filing replaces expiring authority.

In addition, today the Company also entered into three separate Sales Agency Agreements with each of BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (collectively the "Sales Agents") pursuant to which the Sales Agents will act, each in their individual capacity as a sales agent, as the Company's sales agents with respect to offerings from time to time of up to $500,000,000 aggregate offering amount of the Company's common stock (the "Shares"). Sales of the Shares, if any, will be made by means of (i) privately negotiated transactions, or (ii) by any other method or payment permitted by law deemed to be an "at the market" offering as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act, including sales made directly on the New York Stock Exchange or sales made to or through a market maker or through an electronic communications network.

This "at the market" offering program replaces the program the Company previously had in place which is expiring. The new program includes $207,060,663 that remained unsold under the previous program.

Any Shares sold will be issued pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement.

A form of the Sales Agency Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.2 to the Company's Registration Statement.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits

5.1 Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP.*

* Filed herewith.

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