September 18, 2003

RICHMOND, Va. - Dominion (NYSE: D) announced Thursday that it will make a lead gift in disaster fundraising to the National Red Cross to assist with Hurricane Isabel recovery efforts.

Dominion will make a $50,000 contribution to the National Red Cross and has designated $25,000 each to state chapters in Virginia and in North Carolina." Dominion's electric employees—our linemen and servicemen—are seeing firsthand the effects of Hurricane Isabel," said Thos. E. Capps, Dominion chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We are now witnessing her devastation. "We hope this donation will jumpstart contributions and lead to challenges from other corporations and individuals," Capps said.

The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of energy, with a diversified and integrated energy portfolio consisting of 24,000 megawatts of generation, 6.3 trillion cubic feet equivalent of proved natural gas reserves, 7,900 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline and more than 960 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. Dominion also serves 5 million retail energy customers in nine states. In addition, Dominion owns a managing equity interest in Dominion Fiber Ventures LLC, owner of Dominion Telecom. For more information about Dominion, visit the company's Web site at www.dom.com.

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