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DOMINION ENERGY, INC 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Jun 6, 2018)

Filed June 6, 2018For Securities:D

Summary

Dominion Energy, Inc. (D), along with its subsidiaries Virginia Electric and Power Company and Dominion Energy Gas Holdings, LLC, filed this Form 8-K to retrospectively recast certain previously reported financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017. The primary driver for this restatement is the adoption of revised accounting guidance related to net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs, restricted cash and equivalents, and distributions from equity method investees, effective January 1, 2018. Crucially, the company states that these accounting changes had no impact on net income for any reported period. The recast information, primarily affecting the presentation within the consolidated statements of income and cash flows, is being provided as exhibits to this filing. Investors should note that this filing does not reflect any new operational activities or events occurring after the original reporting dates, but rather a reclassification of previously reported data due to accounting standard updates.

Key Highlights

  • 1Company is retrospectively recasting financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, due to adoption of new accounting guidance.
  • 2The changes impact the presentation of net periodic pension/postretirement benefit costs, restricted cash, and equity method investee distributions.
  • 3The adoption of revised accounting guidance had no effect on the Registrants' net income for any period.
  • 4The recast financial statements and related disclosures are filed as exhibits to this Form 8-K.
  • 5This filing is primarily a reclassification exercise, not an indication of new operational events or financial performance changes.
  • 6The recasting affects how certain costs are classified (e.g., pension costs) and how cash flows are presented (e.g., restricted cash, distributions).

Frequently Asked Questions

This 8-K filing is primarily to retrospectively recast certain financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, due to Dominion Energy and its subsidiaries adopting new accounting guidance for pension costs, restricted cash, and distributions from equity method investees.

No, the company explicitly states that the implementation of the revised accounting guidance had no effect on the Registrants' net income for any period.

The restatement affects the presentation of certain net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs (specifically how service costs and non-service costs are classified and capitalized), the classification of restricted cash and equivalents in the statement of cash flows, and how distributions from equity method investees are categorized (operating vs. investing activities).

Investors should not be concerned about a negative impact on the company's financial performance, as net income is unaffected. This filing is a technical adjustment to align financial reporting with updated accounting standards and does not reflect new business events or performance issues.