VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO
EXHIBIT 10.17
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.17 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">December 20, 2002 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr. William R. Matthews </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President-Nuclear Operations </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dominion Resources, Inc. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Re: Supplemental Retirement Agreement </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dear Bill: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Because of your valuable knowledge and experience, Dominion Resources, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) wishes to enter into this Supplemental Retirement Agreement (&#147;Agreement&#148;) with you to ensure that your employment with the Company will continue until you reach age 60 and that your services will not be available to a
competitor. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, the Company therefore agrees that, if you remain in the Company&#146;s employ and serve as an officer until you reach age 60, upon your retirement you will (1) receive credit for 30
years of service for the purpose of calculating your benefit under the Retirement Benefit Restoration Plan (&#147;BRP&#148;) and (2) be eligible for a lifetime retirement benefit under the Company&#146;s Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan
(&#147;ESRP&#148;). These benefits will be payable only if you are still an officer at the time of your retirement. <B></B> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The ESRP benefit payable under this Agreement will be computed in accordance with the terms of Section 3.1(a) of the ESRP as an equal periodic payment for 120 months.
This benefit will then paid either over your lifetime (with 120 payments guaranteed) or as a lump sum at retirement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If you receive your benefit in the form of periodic payments and then die before 120 payments have been made, the remaining payments (up to a maximum of 120) will be paid
to your beneficiary under the ESRP. If you die after 120 payments have been made, or after you receive your benefit in the form of a lump sum payment at retirement, no further payments will be made after your death. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In consideration for the promise of these supplemental retirement benefits, you agree that
during your employment with the Company and for a period of two years following the termination of your employment for any reason, you will not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, be employed by, or advise any other business that
engages in activities in competition with the Company in the generation, distribution or sale of energy (a) in any state in which the Company is at the time carrying on such business and (b) in any state in which the Company is at the time actively
negotiating to enter the business of the generation, distribution or sale of energy. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr. William R. Matthews </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">December 20, 2002 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Page 2 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">You further agree that during your employment with the Company
and for a period of two years following the termination of your employment for any reason, you will not solicit or attempt to solicit any employees or customers of the Company, or other persons or entities with or through whom the Company has done
business, for the purpose of providing goods and services or engaging in activities in competition with the Company. You specifically agree that during the period of your employment with the Company and for two years following the termination of
your employment for any reason, (a) you will not solicit, aid or encourage, directly or indirectly, any employees of the Company to leave the Company or work elsewhere, and (b) you will not solicit, aid or encourage, directly or indirectly, any of
the Company&#146;s customers to move their business from the Company or to place business elsewhere. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Any benefits payable under this Agreement will be paid under the ESRP and BRP from the Dominion Resources Executive Retirement Income Trust and/or the general assets of the Company as and when due. No promises under
this Agreement will be secured by any specific assets of the Company, nor will any assets of the Company be designated as attributable or allocated to the satisfaction of any such promises. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If you agree with the terms and conditions set forth above, please indicate your acceptance
by signing and returning one copy of this letter to me. Please retain the other copy for your records. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Sincerely yours, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thos. E. Capps </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Thos. E. Capps </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman of the Board and Chief </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Executive Officer. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William R. Matthews</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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