UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) January 1, 2019

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 
					
South Carolina	 	1-3375	 	57-0248695	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	
		
100 SCANA Parkway
Cayce, South Carolina	 	29033	
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	 	(Zip Code)	
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (803) 217-9000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.01	Changes in Control of Registrant.	
On January 1, 2019, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of January 2, 2018 (the Merger Agreement) by and among Dominion Energy, Inc. (Dominion Energy), Sedona Corp. (Merger Sub) and SCANA Corporation (SCANA), Merger Sub merged with and into SCANA (the Merger), with SCANA continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dominion Energy.
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCANA. As a result of the Merger and at the effective time of the Merger, (i) a change in control of SCANA occurred and SCANA became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dominion Energy and (ii) a change in control of SCE&G occurred and SCE&G became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Dominion Energy.

SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
Registrant	
	
/s/ Carlos M. Brown	
Carlos M. Brown
Senior Vice President and General Counsel	
Date: January 2, 2019