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Exhibit
10.21
DOMINION RESOURCES,
INC.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
COMPENSATION PLAN
Originally Effective
January 1, 2005
Amended and Restated
Effective as of January 1, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PURPOSE |
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DEFINITIONS |
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PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN |
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STOCK
RESERVED FOR THE PLAN |
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5.
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DEFERRAL OF ANNUAL RETAINER AND MEETING FEES |
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DEFERRED ACCUMULATION BENEFIT |
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STOCK
UNIT ACCOUNT |
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DISTRIBUTIONS |
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TRUST |
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NO
ACCELERATION OF BENEFITS |
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11.
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RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK OPTIONS |
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EFFECT
OF STOCK DIVIDENDS AND OTHER CHANGES TO COMPANY
STOCK |
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INTERPRETATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE
PLAN |
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TERM
OF THE PLAN |
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AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN |
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RIGHTS
UNDER THE PLAN |
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BENEFICIARY |
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NOTICE |
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CONSTRUCTION |
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DOMINION RESOURCES,
INC.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
COMPENSATION PLAN
The Dominion Resources, Inc.
Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan (the “Plan”)
provides a mechanism for the Board of Directors of Dominion
Resources, Inc. to pay compensation to its non-employee directors
in cash or Dominion common stock. The Plan also allows such
directors to defer receipt of such compensation until a future
date, if desired. The Plan is intended to constitute a deferred
compensation plan for non-employee Directors that meets the
requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the
“Code”).
As used in the Plan, the
following terms have the meanings indicated:
(a) “ Annual
Meeting ” means the annual meeting of shareholders at
which members of the Board are routinely elected.
(b) “ Annual Cash
Retainer ” means that portion of a Director’s
Annual Retainer payable in cash.
(c) “ Annual
Retainer ” means the annual base retainer paid to a
Director for service on the Board and/or a Board committee,
consisting of the Annual Cash Retainer and the Annual Stock
Retainer.
(d) “ Annual Stock
Retainer ” means that portion of a Director’s
Annual Retainer payable in Company Stock.
(e) “ Board
” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(f) “ Code
” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(g) “ Company
” means Dominion Resources, Inc., or any successor business
by merger, purchase or otherwise that maintains the
Plan.
(h) “ Company
Stock ” means the common stock of Dominion Resources,
Inc. In the event of a change in the capital structure of the
Company, the shares resulting from such a change shall be deemed to
be the Company Stock (as provided in Section 12) within the
meaning of the Plan.
(i) “ Deferral
Election ” has the meaning provided in
Section 5(a).
(j) “ Deferred
Accumulation Benefit ” has the meaning provided in
Section 6(a).
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(k) “ Deferred
Cash ” means the amount credited to a Director’s
Deferred Compensation Account pursuant to an election to defer an
Annual Cash Retainer or cash Meeting Fees.
(l) “ Deferred Cash
Account ” means the bookkeeping account for Deferred Cash
established for a Director pursuant to Section 5.
(m) “ Director
” means a member of the Company’s Board who is not
(i) a current employee of the Company, or (ii) a former
employee of the Company entitled to compensation for current or
prior services. For purposes of this Section 2(m) the term
“compensation” shall exclude payments to which the
Director is entitled pursuant to the terms of any tax-qualified or
non-qualified retirement plan or program sponsored by the
Company.
(n) “ Effective
Date ” means January 1, 2005. The effective date of
this amended and restated plan is January 1, 2008.
(o) “ Eligible
Director ” means a Director first elected to the
Company’s (or wholly-owned subsidiary’s) Board between
January 1, 1995 and January 1, 2004 who had not reached
age 62 at the date of election.
(p) “ Fair Market
Value ” means the closing price of a share of Company
Stock, as reported in the Wall Street Journal , on a
specified date.
(q) “ Meeting
Fees ” means the fees paid to a Director for attending
Board and Committee meetings, as determined by the Board according
to the Company’s established rules for compensating
Directors, excluding any expense reimbursements or similar
items.
(r) “ Plan Year
” means a calendar year.
(s) “ Restricted
Stock ” means Company Stock awarded upon the terms and
subject to the restrictions set forth in
Section 11.
(t) “ Separation
from Service ” is intended to have the same meaning as
this term is defined under Treasury Regulation section
1.409A-1(h).
(u) “ Stock
Accumulation Plan ” means the Dominion Resources, Inc.
Stock Accumulation Plan for Outside Directors.
(v) “ Stock
Option ” means a right to purchase Company Stock granted
under the Plan, at a price determined in accordance with
Section 11.
(w) “ Stock Unit
” means a hypothetical share of Company Stock. Each Stock
Unit held in a Stock Unit Account shall be deemed to have the same
value, from time to time, as a share of Company Stock, provided
that Stock Units shall not confer upon any Director any of the
rights associated with Company Stock, including, without
limitation, the right to vote or to receive
distributions.
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(x) “ Stock Unit
Account ” means the bookkeeping account for all of a
Director’s Stock Units.
(y) “ Trust
” has the meaning provided in Section 9.
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Participation in the Plan |
(a) Annual Retainer.
For service during a Plan Year, a Director may receive an Annual
Retainer, consisting of the Annual Cash Retainer and the Annual
Stock Retainer. The Board shall determine the amount of each
portion of the Annual Retainer, if any. A Director also may elect
to defer receipt of all or a portion of the Annual Retainer as
provided in Section 5.
(b) Meeting Fees. In
addition to any Annual Retainer, a Director may also receive
Meeting Fees based on his or her attendance at Company Board and
Committee meetings during a Plan Year. The Board shall determine
the amount of Meeting Fees, if any, for each meeting. A Director
also may elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of his or her
Meeting Fees as provided in Section 5. A Director may elect to
receive all or a portion of his or her Meeting Fees in the form of
cash or stock, as elected by a Director. If a Director does not
make an election, Meeting Fees shall be paid in cash.
(c) Deferred Accumulation
Benefit. On January 1, 2005, a Deferred Accumulation
Benefit was provided to each Eligible Director who, prior to
January 1, 2005, was a participant in the Stock Accumulation
Plan and who was not vested, in whole or in part, in either of his
or her accounts under the Stock Accumulation Plan as of
December 31, 2004, as provided in Section 6.
(d) Other
Compensation. The Board may provide other compensation to a
Director as it determines appropriate, to the extent consistent
with any legal or regulatory requirements, including Restricted
Stock and Stock Options as provided in Section 11.
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Stock Reserved for the Plan |
The aggregate number of
shares of Company Stock authorized for distribution to Directors
and Eligible Directors under Section 3 is 1,000,000, subject
to adjustment pursuant to Section 12.
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5. |
Deferral of Annual Retainer and Meeting Fees |
(a) Deferral Election
Procedure. A Director may elect to defer the receipt of all or
a portion of his or her Annual Retainer and/or Meeting Fees by
completing a deferral election form provided by the Company for
this purpose (“Deferral Election”). A Deferral Election
must be in writing and delivered to the Corporate Secretary of the
Company by December 31 of the year prior to the start of the
Plan Year to which the Deferral Election pertains. A Director who
first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan during
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Plan Year may submit a Deferral Election
within 30 days of the date on which he or she becomes eligible to
participate. A Deferral Election once made for a Plan Year shall be
irrevocable. A Deferral Election may be made for a single Plan Year
or may be made applicable to all future Plan Years until revoked.
Any revocation shall be effective as of the first day of the next
Plan Year after the revocation is made.
(b) Deferral of Annual
Retainer.
(i) A Director may elect to
defer all or a portion of his or he
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