SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Keenan John S

(Last) (First) (Middle)
77 BEALE STREET, 32ND FLOOR

(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PG&E CORP [ PCG ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 39,143.43(1)(2) D
Common Stock 1,625.083(3) I Held by Trustee of PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock (4) (4) Common Stock 9,592.28 (5) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 3,873.460 Special Incentive Stock Ownership Premiums (SISOPs) (phantom stock) awarded pursuant to the PG&E Corporation Executive Stock Ownership Program. SISOPs vest three years after the date of grant subject to accelerated vesting upon certain events. Unvested SISOPs are subject to forfeiture if certain stock ownership targets are not met. Vested SISOPs are automatically payable in an equal number of shares following termination of employment.
2. Includes 22,122 restricted shares granted under the PG&E Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
3. Represents the approximate number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock held for the reporting person in the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (RSP). That fund holds units consisting of PG&E Corporation common stock and a small short-term investments component. The number of shares is computed by dividing the value of the units by the daily closing price. Dividends are automatically invested in additional units at the election of the participant. Holdings have been trued up to conform to RSP balance at September 1, 2008.
4. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash following termination of the reporting person's employment and are subject to earlier distribution or transfer in accordance with the PG&E Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers.
5. 1 for 1.
Remarks:
Eric Montizambert, Attorney-In-Fact for John S. Keenan (A signed Power of Attorney is attached) 09/05/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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