-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, J4k+7lFwVyB4HigiQytf6C4I5KrtX8fDXlyBd11MMtzxoMASP0BWFdf0Loq/98nK 5aHJqaSrLY6GGHhj9zOtUg== 0000075488-08-000031.txt : 20080627 0000075488-08-000031.hdr.sgml : 20080627 20080627143628 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000075488-08-000031 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080627 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080627 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PG&E CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001004980 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931] IRS NUMBER: 943234914 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12609 FILM NUMBER: 08922203 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE MARKET SPEAR TOWER STREET 2: SUITE 2400 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: 4152677000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE MARKET SPEAR TOWER STREET 2: SUITE 2400 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PG&E PARENT CO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951214 11-K 1 form11k_2007.htm 2007 FORM 11-K form11k_2007.htm
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K


[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007

OR

[  ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     


Commission file number 333-117930

A.  Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from
that of the issuer named below:

PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan
(including the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan
for Union-Represented Employees)


B.  Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the
address of its principal executive office:

PG&E Corporation
One Market, Spear Tower
Suite 2400
San Francisco, CA  94105




 
 

 

The assets of the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan and the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan for Union-Represented Employees are held in a single master trust and share the same investment funds, including the PG&E Corporation Common Stock Fund.




REQUIRED INFORMATION

1.  The Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits of the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan and the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan for Union-Represented Employees as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years then ended for such plans, together with the reports of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, are contained in Exhibit 1 to this Annual Report.

2.  The Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, is contained in Exhibit 2 to this Annual Report.
 

 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



PG&E CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
(including the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan
for Union-Represented Employees)


By:
/S/ CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS
   
   
   
 
Christopher P. Johns,
 
Chairman, PG&E Corporation Employee Benefit Committee


Date:  June 27, 2008



 
 

 

EX-1 2 exhibit1_11k.htm EXHIBIT 1 exhibit1_11k.htm
EXHIBIT 1
 
PG&E CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE PERIODS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006, REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

PG&E CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS
   
       
   
PAGE
 
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
   
1
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE PERIODS ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006:
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
   
2
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
   
3
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
   
4
 


 

 


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
 
 
To the Employee Benefit Committee of PG&E Corporation, and Participants of the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan:
 
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
 
In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
 
San Francisco, California
June 26, 2008
 

 
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 PG&E CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
 

 
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
(in thousands)

   
As of December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
ASSETS
           
             
Investment in Master Trust, at fair value
  $ 2,373,511     $ 2,360,268  
LIABILITIES
           
                 
Net assets reflecting all investments at fair value
    2,373,511       2,360,268  
                 
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
               
benefit-responsive investment contracts (Note 2)
    1,406        6,459   
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
  $ 2,374,917     $ 2,366,727  


See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.









 
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PG&E CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
(in thousands)
 
   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
           
Investment Income:
           
Plan interest in Master Trust investment income
  $ 114,573     $ 329,284  
                 
Contributions:
               
Employer
    24,675       23,879  
Participant
    74,947       70,263  
Total contributions
    99,622       94,142  
Total additions
    214,195       423,426  
                 
DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
               
Benefit distributions to participants
    176,518       159,076  
Administrative expenses
    211       196  
Total deductions
    176,729       159,272  
                 
NET INCREASE BEFORE ASSET TRANSFERS
    37,466       264,154  
                 
Asset transfers, net
    (29,276 )     (1,278
                 
NET INCREASE
    8,190       262,876  
                 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:
               
Beginning of year
    2,366,727       2,103,851  
                 
End of year
  $ 2,374,917     $ 2,366,727  


See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.


 
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PG&E CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1:  DESCRIPTION OF PLAN

The following is a brief description of the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (“RSP”).  The RSP Plan document (“Plan Document”) provides a more complete description of the RSP’s provisions.

General - The RSP is a defined contribution plan covering nonunion employees of PG&E Corporation and all companies owned by PG&E Corporation (collectively, PG&E Corporation Group), as designated by the Employee Benefit Committee (“EBC”).  The RSP is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended.

The Board of Directors of PG&E Corporation established the EBC to have oversight over the administration and financial management of affiliated company employee benefit plans.  The EBC provides corporate governance and administrative oversight of the RSP.  The EBC retains Fidelity Management Trust Company as the Trustee of the RSP (“Trustee”).

The RSP participates with the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan for Union-Represented Employees (“Union RSP”), in the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan Master Trust (“Master Trust”), which holds the investment assets of both plans.  The accompanying financial statements present the assets and liabilities of the RSP only.

Eligibility - - Nonunion employees of the PG&E Corporation Group are eligible to participate in the RSP.

Contributions - - Participating employees may elect to contribute, through payroll deductions, from 1 to 20 percent of their covered compensation, as defined in the Plan Document (“Covered Compensation”).  Participating employees’ Covered Compensation for purposes of the RSP is limited by the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) to $225,000 for the 2007 plan year and $220,000 for the 2006 plan year.  These elective contributions can be on a pre-tax basis, on an after-tax basis, or on a combination of both pre-tax and after-tax basis.

Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified plans into the RSP.  Pre-tax contributions, earnings on pre-tax and after-tax contributions, employer contributions and any amounts contributed by participants that represent distributions from other qualified plans, are not subject to federal or state income taxes until withdrawn or distributed from the RSP, as set forth by the regulations in the Code.

As provided by the Code, participant pre-tax contributions may not exceed $15,500 for the 2007 plan year and $15,000 for the 2006 plan year.  All RSP contributions, including pre-tax and after-tax participant contributions and all employer contributions, may not exceed the lesser of 100 percent of the participant's Covered Compensation or $45,000 for the 2007 plan year and $44,000 for the 2006 plan year.  In addition, as provided by the Code, participants age 50 and older are permitted to make an additional catch-up deferral contribution of between 1 and 20 percent of the participant's Covered Compensation on a pre-tax basis up to a maximum of $5,000 for the 2007 and 2006 plan years.

There are two types of employer contributions under the RSP - matching employer contributions and basic employer contributions:

  •  
Participants who are not accruing service under a defined benefit retirement plan receive a “basic employer contribution” of 5 percent of Covered Compensation plus, after one year of service, a matching employer contribution of 100 percent of their elective employee contributions up to 5 percent of Covered Compensation.
 
  •  
Participants who are accruing service under a defined benefit retirement plan do not receive a basic employer contribution.  Such participants receive “matching employer contributions” of 75 percent of their elective employee contributions up to 3 percent of Covered Compensation for employees with one to three years of service and up to 6 percent of Covered Compensation for employees with three or more years of service.

Effective April 1, 2007, the PG&E Corporation Group discontinued the basic employer contribution when all impacted participants began accruing service under the Pacific Gas and Electric Company defined benefit retirement plan.  Matching employer contributions under the RSP for impacted participants are now based on years of service beginning on their PG&E Corporation Group hire date.

Participant Accounts - Individual accounts are maintained for each participant in the RSP and each account is credited with the participant’s employee elective contributions, employer contributions, and an allocation of the net investment income and certain investment management fees of the Master Trust.  Allocations of net investment income and fees are based on participant account balances as defined in the Plan Document.

Vesting - Employer and participant elective contributions and their related accumulated earnings and losses are 100 percent vested at all times.

Investment Options - The EBC is responsible for the selection of the RSP's investment fund managers and the selection of the range of investment options.  Neither the EBC nor any of the companies within the PG&E Corporation Group is involved in the investment funds' day-to-day investment operations.  Individual participants designate the way in which their contributions are invested and may generally change their investment designation at any time.  Employer matching contributions are initially invested in the PG&E Corporation Stock Fund, but participants may reallocate the employer match to the other investment options once it has been credited to their account.  The RSP also offers participants a broad array of approximately 200 mutual fund options that represent a variety of investment management styles and categories from more than 30 investment companies.

The RSP also contains an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.  This enables the RSP to pay any dividends when declared on the PG&E Corporation Stock Fund directly to participants.  Participants may elect to receive their dividends earned from this fund in cash, reinvest their dividends earned from this fund back into the fund, or a combination of both.

Participant Loans - Participants may borrow from their account a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50 percent of the market value of the participant's account balance.  Loans for general purposes have terms ranging up to five years and loans for the purchase of a primary residence have terms ranging up to 15 years.  The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at a rate equal to the prime rate plus 1 percent, as determined by the Trustee, for the month in which the loan is requested.  The rate is set when participants apply for a loan and remains fixed throughout the duration of the loan term.  Principal and interest are paid primarily through payroll deductions and are returned to the participant's account.  Participants may have up to three outstanding loans at any time.

Benefits - Upon termination of service from any company within the PG&E Corporation Group, a participant may elect to receive an amount equal to the participant's account balance.  The form of payment may be a single lump-sum distribution, periodic payments, or a partial distribution with the remainder paid later.  Participants may also elect to roll all or a portion of their account balances into another qualified plan or account.  Participants whose account balance is $1,000 or less must take a lump-sum distribution of their account balance.  Participants whose account balance is $5,000 or less must either take a lump-sum distribution or rollover their account balance to another qualified plan or IRA.  In the event of a participant's death, the participant's beneficiaries will receive the value of the participant's account balance in a lump-sum payment except as provided in the Plan Document.  Participants must begin taking minimum distributions from the RSP by April 1 of the calendar year following the year in which they reach the age 70-1/2.

Withdrawals - - Except upon death, total disability, termination or retirement, withdrawal of participant account balances requires approval of the Trustee.  Hardship withdrawals and certain in-service withdrawals are permitted subject to Plan provisions.

Administrative Expenses - Certain costs of administering the RSP, including recordkeeping fees and certain expenses of the Trustee, are shared by the participating companies of the PG&E Corporation Group.  Investment management fees are paid by participants and reduce the investment return reported.

Voting Rights - Each participant is entitled to exercise voting rights attributable to the equivalent shares allocated to the participant's account in the PG&E Corporation Stock Fund and is notified by the Trustee prior to the time that such rights are to be exercised.  The Trustee is not permitted to vote any share for which a participant has not given instructions.  However, the Trustee is required to vote any unallocated shares on behalf of the collective best interest of the RSP participants and beneficiaries.

Plan Termination - The Board of Directors of PG&E Corporation reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event the RSP is terminated, participants will receive full payment of the balance in their accounts.  No plan assets may revert to PG&E Corporation or any company within the PG&E Corporation Group.


 
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NOTE 2:  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 
New accounting pronouncement  In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS No. 157 also establishes a framework for measuring fair value and provides for expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Plan’s management is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 157.
 
Fully Benefit-Responsive Investments – In 2006, the RSP adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, which amends SOP 94-4, “Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans” (“FSP”).  The FSP states that defined contribution plans should report all investments at fair value.  However, the FSP requires that fully benefit-responsive investment contracts that meet certain criteria be valued at contract value.  Contract value represents the amount participants in the fund would receive if they were to initiate transactions permitted under the terms of the underlying defined contribution plan.  The RSP’s Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts at fair value and an adjustment to reflect the contract value.
 
The investments in the Master Trust have been analyzed to determine if they meet the specified criteria included in the FSP to be considered fully benefit-responsive.  The RSP Stable Value Fund (the “Fund”) was determined to meet the criteria (see Note 4 below).
 
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, requires management to make estimates and assumptions.  These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and the disclosure of contingencies.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition - A participant's interest in the investment funds is represented by participation units allocated on the basis of contributions and assigned a unit value on the basis of the total value of each fund.

The RSP's investments (except for the Fund and Participant Loans) are stated at fair value based on published market quotations.  Fair value for participating units is determined by quoted prices in active markets on the last business day of the plan year.  The RSP values investments in the Fund at contract value after the adjustment from fair market value.  Participant loans are recorded at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value.

Certain RSP investment funds are composed of portfolios of stock and bond funds.  The portfolios are rebalanced daily based on the funds’ desired investment strategies.  The RSP's investments essentially matched their target mixes as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.

Interest income, dividends, investment management fees where appropriate, and the net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of the investments held by the RSP are allocated to the participant's account each day based upon the account’s proportional share of the fund balance.

Interest income is recognized as it is earned; dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of the RSP’s investments consists of: (1) the net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments held during the year, and (2) the realized gain or loss recognized on the sale of investments during the year.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade date basis.  Realized gains and losses from security transactions are reported on the average cost basis.

Financial Investments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk - The EBC adopted a "Position Statement on Risk Management" that applies to the Master Trust.  This statement recognizes that guidelines for certain plan investment managers allow the use of derivative instruments to achieve investment objectives.  It is the investment manager's responsibility to understand the potential impact of derivatives on the total portfolio under various market risk scenarios, and to comply with these guidelines.  As with other marketable securities, all derivatives are in the custody of the Trustee and are valued daily.  As of and during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the RSP and the Master Trust held no investments in derivative instruments.

Payment of Benefits - Benefit payments to participants are recorded upon distribution.  There were no amounts allocated to the accounts of the participants who had elected to withdraw from the RSP but had not been paid at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

NOTE 3:  INVESTMENTS

The RSP's investment funds are managed by the Trustee or an investment manager, who has discretionary investment authority over the funds.  These RSP investment funds consist of various underlying investments.

The RSP utilizes various investment instruments, including mutual funds and common stock.  Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits.

The total Master Trust investments by major category and the RSP's total share of these investments are as follows:


(in thousands)
 
As of December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Asset Allocation Funds
           
RSP Conservative Asset Allocation Fund
  $ 67,763     $ 61,679  
RSP Moderate Asset Allocation Fund
    179,826       172,421  
RSP Aggressive Asset Allocation Fund
    107,029       103,852  
Core Funds
               
PG&E Corporation Stock Fund
    1,203,651       1,422,940  
RSP Large Company Stock Index Fund
    896,038       921,392  
RSP Small Company Stock Index Fund
    196,805       210,322  
RSP International Stock Index Fund
    129,570       108,019  
RSP Bond Index Fund
    106,678       93,783  
RSP Stable Value Fund
    845,704       813,306  
Mutual Fund Window
    1,076,203       884,836  
Investments at Fair Value
    4,809,267       4,792,550  
Participant Loans (6,920 and 6,064 loans outstanding in 2007 and 2006, respectively, and interest rates ranging from 5.0% to 10.5% in both years)
    59,007       53,816  
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit−responsive investment contracts
    3,073       14,621  
Total Master Trust Investments
  $ 4,871,347     $ 4,860,987  
Investments:
               
RSP
  $ 2,374,917     $ 2,366,727  
Union RSP
    2,496,430       2,494,260  
Total All Plans
  $ 4,871,347     $ 4,860,987  

The net investment income of the Master Trust by major category and the RSP's total share of this net investment income are as follows:

(in thousands)
 
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments:
           
Asset Allocation Funds
           
RSP Conservative Asset Allocation Fund
  $ 4,273     $ 5,054  
RSP Moderate Asset Allocation Fund
    11,678       19,256  
RSP Aggressive Asset Allocation Fund
    6,985       13,628  
Core Funds
               
PG&E Corporation Stock Fund
    (104,723 )     314,237  
RSP Large Company Stock Index Fund
    50,006       129,367  
RSP Small Company Stock Index Fund
    10,334       28,860  
RSP International Stock Index Fund
    12,134       20,168  
RSP Bond Index Fund
    6,571       3,881  
Mutual Fund Window
    37,784       48,846  
Net Appreciation in Fair Value of Investments
    35,042       583,297  
                 
Net Appreciation in Contract Value of – RSP Stable Value Fund
    26,030       35,880  
Dividends
    116,452       89,842  
Other investment income
    4,047       3,254  
Total Master Trust Investment Income
  $ 181,571     $ 712,273  
Investment Income:
               
RSP
  $ 114,573     $ 329,284  
Union RSP
    66,998       382,989  
Total
  $ 181,571     $ 712,273  


NOTE 4: RSP STABLE VALUE FUND

The Master Trust holds investments in the Fund.  The key objectives of the Fund are to provide preservation of principal, earn a reasonable interest crediting rate and provide daily liquidity at contract value for participant withdrawals and transfers in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

To accomplish these objectives the Fund invests primarily in synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (“synthetic GICs”).  Under the synthetic GICs structure the Fund purchases wrapper contracts (“contracts”) primarily from insurance companies or other financial services institutions.  The underlying investments in the contracts are owned by the Fund and held in trust for the plan participants.  The realized and unrealized gains and losses on the underlying investments are amortized over the investments’ terms by adjustments to the future interest crediting rate, which is the rate earned by participants in the Fund for the underlying investments.

The future interest crediting rates for the contracts are affected by the level of market interest rates, the amount and timing of participant contributions, transfers and withdrawals, investment returns generated by the underlying investments and the duration of the underlying investments.  The issuer of the contracts provides assurance that adjustments to the interest crediting rate do not result in a future interest crediting rate that is less than zero, which would result in a loss of principal or accrued interest.

The interest crediting rate is the guaranteed rate of return and is reset on a quarterly basis.  The gains and losses in the market value of the underlying investments relative to the contracts’ value are presented in the RSP’s Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits as the “Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts.”  The contracts provide for a minimum interest crediting rate of zero percent.

The average yield of the synthetic GICs in the Master Trust based on earnings was approximately 5.50% and 5.14% at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  The average yield of the synthetic GICs in the Master Trust based on interest rates credited to participants was approximately 4.73% and 4.89% at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The events that would require the contracts to be withdrawn at fair value rather than contract value include termination of the RSP, a material adverse change to the provisions of the RSP, if the investment manager or participant elects to withdraw from a contract in order to replace the Fund with a different investment option, or if the terms of a successor plan (in the event of the spin-off or sale of a division) do not meet the contract issuer’s underwriting criteria for issuance of an identical contract.  The events described above, that could result in the payment of benefits at market value rather than contract value, are not probable of occurring in the foreseeable future.

Events that would permit the issuer to terminate a contract upon short notice include the RSP’s loss of its qualified status, unresolved material breaches of responsibilities, or material adverse changes to the provisions of the RSP.  If one of these events was to occur, the contract issuer could terminate at the market value of the underlying investments.

 
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The RSP Stable Value Fund is comprised of the following contracts and underlying investments as of December 31, 2007:

 
 
(in thousands)
Major Credit Ratings
 
Investments at Fair Value
   
Wrap Contracts at Fair Value
   
Adjustment to Contract Value
 
                     
Bank of America – 04-022 Contract
                   
Target 2 Fund
    $ 70,807              
Target 5 Fund
      21,925              
Intermediate Core Fund
      42,320              
Total
AAA/Aaa
    135,052     $ -     $ 512  
ING Life & Annuity 60110 Contract
                         
Target 2 Fund
      70,806                  
Target 5 Fund
      21,925                  
Intermediate Core Fund
      42,320                  
Total
AAA/Aaa
    135,051       -       513  
NATIXIS Financial Products – CDC 1149-02 Contract
                         
Target 2 Fund
      70,821                  
Target 5 Fund
      21,930                  
Intermediate Core Fund
      42,329                  
Total
AAA/Aaa
    135,080       -       512  
Monumental MDA00819TR Contract
                         
Target 2 Fund
      70,821                  
Target 5 Fund
      21,930                  
Intermediate Core Fund
      42,329                  
Total
AAA/Aaa
    135,080       -       512  
State Street Bank 103094 Contract
                         
Target 2 Fund
      70,821                  
Target 5 Fund
      21,930                  
Intermediate Core Fund
      42,329                  
Total
AAA/Aaa
    135,080       -       512  
UBS AG 5183 Contract
                         
Target 2 Fund
      70,821                  
Target 5 Fund
      21,930                  
Intermediate Core Fund
      42,329                  
Total
AAA/Aaa
    135,080       -       512  
Short-term Investments
AAA/Aaa
    35,281       -       -  
TOTAL
    $ 845,704     $ -     $ 3,073  
                           
RSP
    $ 387,014     $ -     $ 1,406  
Union RSP
      458,690       -       1,667  
Total All Plans
    $ 845,704     $ -     $ 3,073  

 
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The RSP Stable Value Fund is comprised of the following contracts and underlying investments as of December 31, 2006:

 
 
(in thousands)
Major Credit Ratings
 
Investments at Fair Value
   
Wrap Contracts at Fair Value
   
Adjustment to Contract Value
 
                     
Bank of America – 01-150 Contract
                   
Cash on Hand
    $ 52              
USTN 4.75 11-08
      9,044              
FH 1B0068
      275              
FH 1B0070
      62              
FHR 1564 H
      530              
Total
/Aa1
    9,963     $ -     $ (210 )
Bank of America – 04-022 Contract
                         
IGT INVESCO Multi-Mgr A or Better Core Fund
      126,605                  
Total
/Aa1
    126,605       -       3,297  
ING Life & Annuity Contract
                         
IGT INVESCO Short-term Bond Fund
      102,744                  
Total
AA/Aa3
    102,744       -       1,528  
IXIS Financial Contract
                         
IGT AAA Asset-backed Securities Fund
      166,878                  
Total
AAA/Aaa
    166,878       -       524  
Monumental Contract
                         
IGT INVESCO Short-term Bond Fund
      103,316                  
Total
AA/Aa3
    103,316       -       1,409  
State Street Bank Contract
                         
IGT INVESCO Multi-Mgr A or Better Intermediate G/C Fund
        147,791                  
Total
AA/Aa2
    147,791       -       4,045  
UBS AG Contract
                         
IGT INVESCO Multi-MGR or Better Intermediate G/C Fund
      146,074                  
Total
AA+/Aa2
    146,074       -       4,028  
Short-term Investments
NR/NR
    9,935       -       -  
TOTAL
    $ 813,306     $ -     $ 14,621  
                           
RSP
    $ 359,297     $ -     $ 6,459  
Union RSP
      454,009       -       8,162  
Total All Plans
    $ 813,306     $ -     $ 14,621  

NOTE 5:  RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Certain RSP investments, including investments held in the Master Trust, are shares of funds managed by the Trustee.  The RSP also invests in PG&E Corporation common stock.  These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions under ERISA.

The party-in-interest transactions comprised the following investments:

(in thousands)
 
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
PG&E Corporation Stock Fund
  $ 445,431     $ 534,808  
Fidelity managed funds
    415,128       369,500  
                 
Total party-in-interest investments
  $ 860,559     $ 904,308  

NOTE 6:  FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has ruled that the RSP is a qualified tax-exempt plan under Section 401(a) and Section 401(k) of the Code.  Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes has been recorded in the RSP’s financial statements.  Furthermore, participating employees are not liable for federal income tax on amounts allocated to their accounts attributable to: (1) pre-tax participant contributions, (2) reinvested dividends, earnings, and interest income on both pre-tax and after-tax contributions, or (3) employer contributions, until the time that they withdraw such amounts from the RSP.

PG&E Corporation received a favorable tax determination letter from the IRS on March 3, 2003.  Accordingly, PG&E Corporation believes that the RSP is designed and continues to operate in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Code.


NOTE 7: RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

(in thousands)
 
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits:
           
Net Assets Available for Benefits per the financial statements
  $ 2,374,917     $ 2,366,727  
Adjustment from contact value to fair value for fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (1,406 )     (6,459 )
                 
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500, at fair value
  $ 2,373,511     $ 2,360,268  
                 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits:
               
Increase in net assets per the financial statements
  $ 8,190          
Adjustment from contact value to fair value for fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts
    5,053          
                 
Increase in net assets per the Form 5500
  $ 13,243          
                 


 
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PG&E CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
FOR UNION-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE PERIODS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006, AND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


 
 

 

PG&E CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR
UNION-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES

TABLE OF CONTENTS
       
       
   
PAGE
 
       
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
   
1
 
         
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE PERIODS ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006:
       
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
   
2
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
   
3
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
   
4
 

 
 

 


 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
 

 
 
To the Employee Benefit Committee of PG&E Corporation, and Participants of the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan for Union-Represented Employees:
 
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan for Union-Represented Employees (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
 
In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan for Union-Represented Employees as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
 
San Francisco, California
June 26, 2008
 
 

 

 
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PG&E CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR
UNION-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
(in thousands)

   
As of December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
ASSETS
           
             
Investment in Master Trust, at fair value
  $ 2,494,763     $ 2,486,098  
                 
LIABILITIES
    -       -  
                 
Net assets reflecting all investments at fair value
    2,494,763       2,486,098  
                 
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
               
benefit-responsive investment contracts (Note 2)
    1,667       8,162  
                 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
  $ 2,496,430     $ 2,494,260  


See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.

 
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PG&E CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR
UNION-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
(in thousands)

   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
           
Investment Income:
           
Plan interest in Master Trust investment income
  $ 66,998     $ 382,989  
                 
Contributions:
               
Employer
    21,926       20,811  
Participant
    98,940       92,077  
Total contributions
    120,866       112,888  
Total additions
    187,864       495,877  
                 
DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
               
Benefit distributions to participants
    214,657       182,053  
Administrative expenses
    313       226  
Total deductions
    214,970       182,279  
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) BEFORE ASSET TRANSFERS
    (27,106 )     313,598  
                 
Asset transfers, net
    29,276       1,292  
                 
NET INCREASE
    2,170       314,890  
                 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:
               
Beginning of year
    2,494,260       2,179,370  
                 
End of year
  $ 2,496,430     $ 2,494,260  

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.

 
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PG&E CORPORATION
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR
UNION-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1:  DESCRIPTION OF PLAN

The following is a brief description of the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan for Union-Represented Employees (“Union RSP”).  The Union RSP Plan document (“Plan Document”) provides a more complete description of the Union RSP's provisions.

General - The Union RSP is a defined contribution plan covering union employees of PG&E Corporation and all companies owned by PG&E Corporation (collectively, PG&E Corporation Group), as designated by the Employee Benefit Committee (“EBC”).  Pacific Gas and Electric Company had participants in this plan during 2007 and 2006.  The Union RSP is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (“ERISA”), as amended.

The Board of Directors of PG&E Corporation established the EBC to have oversight over the administration and financial management of affiliated company employee benefit plans.  The EBC provides corporate governance and administrative oversight of the Union RSP.  The EBC retains Fidelity Management Trust Company as the Trustee of the Union RSP (“Trustee”).

The Union RSP participates with the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (“RSP”), in the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan Master Trust (“Master Trust”), which holds the investment assets of both plans.  The accompanying financial statements present the assets and liabilities of the Union RSP only.

Eligibility - - All union employees of the PG&E Corporation Group are eligible to participate in the Union RSP.

Contributions - - Participating employees may elect to contribute, through payroll deductions, from 1 to 20 percent of their covered compensation, as defined in the Plan Document (“Covered Compensation”).  Participating employees’ Covered Compensation for purposes of the Union RSP is limited by the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), to $225,000 for the 2007 plan year and $220,000 for the 2006 plan year.  These elective contributions can be on a pre-tax basis, on an after-tax basis, or on a combination of both pre-tax and after-tax basis.

Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified plans into the Union RSP.  Pre-tax contributions, earnings on pre-tax and after-tax contributions, employer contributions and any amounts contributed by participants that represent distributions from other qualified plans, are not subject to federal or state income taxes until withdrawn or distributed from the Union RSP, as set forth by the regulations in the Code.

As provided by the Code, participant pre-tax contributions may not exceed $15,500 for the 2007 plan year and $15,000 for the 2006 plan year.  All Union RSP contributions, including pre-tax and after-tax participant contributions and all employer contributions, may not exceed the lesser of 100 percent of the participant's Covered Compensation or $45,000 for the 2007 plan year and $44,000 for the 2006 plan year.  In addition, as provided by the Code, participants age 50 and older are permitted to make an additional catch-up deferral contribution of between 1 and 20 percent of the participant's Covered Compensation on a pre-tax basis up to a maximum of $5,000 for the 2007 and 2006 plan years.

Matching employer contributions are made on behalf of all eligible employees who elect to contribute to the Union RSP.  Effective October 1, 2003, matching employer contributions for participants are made in the following percentages according to years of service:

Length of Service
Matching Employer Contribution
   
Less than 1 year of service
No employer match.
   
1 year or more but less than
   3 years of service
50 percent of the participant's pre-tax and/or after-tax contributions up to 3 percent of the eligible employee's Covered Compensation.
   
3 years of service or more
50 percent of the participant's pre-tax and/or after-tax contributions up to 6 percent of the eligible employee's Covered Compensation.

Participant Accounts - Individual accounts are maintained for each participant in the Union RSP and each account is credited with the participant's employee elective contributions, employer contributions, and an allocation of the net investment income and certain investment management fees of the Master Trust.  Allocations of net investment income and fees are based on participant account balances as defined in the Plan Document.

Vesting - Employer and participant elective contributions and their related accumulated earnings and losses are 100 percent vested at all times.

Investment Options - The EBC is responsible for the selection of the Union RSP's investment fund managers and the selection of the range of investment options.  Neither the EBC nor any of the companies within the PG&E Corporation Group is involved in the investment funds' day-to-day investment operations.  Individual participants designate the way in which their contributions are invested and may generally change their investment designation at any time.  Employer matching contributions are initially invested in the PG&E Corporation Stock Fund, but participants may reallocate the employer match to the other investment options once it has been credited to their account.  The Union RSP also offers participants a broad array of approximately 200 mutual fund options that represent a variety of investment management styles and categories from more than 30 investment companies.

The Union RSP also contains an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.  This enables the Union RSP to pay any dividends when declared on the PG&E Corporation Stock Fund directly to participants.  Participants may elect to receive their dividends earned from this fund in cash, reinvest their dividends earned from this fund back into the fund, or a combination of both.

Participant Loans - Participants may borrow from their account a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50 percent of the market value of the participant's account balance.  Loans for general purposes have terms ranging up to five years and loans for the purchase of a primary residence have terms ranging up to 15 years.  The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at a rate equal to the prime rate plus 1 percent, as determined by the Trustee, for the month in which the loan is requested.  The rate is set when participants apply for a loan and remains fixed throughout the duration of the loan term.  Principal and interest are paid primarily through payroll deductions and are returned to the participant's account.  Participants may have up to three outstanding loans at any time.

Benefits - Upon termination of service from any company within the PG&E Corporation Group, a participant may elect to receive an amount equal to the participant's account balance.  The form of payment may be a single lump-sum distribution, periodic payments, or a partial distribution with the remainder paid later.  Participants may also elect to roll all or a portion of their account balances into another qualified plan or account.  Participants whose account balance is $1,000 or less must take a lump-sum distribution of their account balance.  Participants whose account balance is $5,000 or less must either take a lump-sum distribution or rollover their account balance to another qualified plan or IRA.  In the event of a participant's death, the participant's beneficiaries will receive the value of the participant's account balance in a lump-sum payment except as provided in the Plan Document.  Participants must begin taking minimum distributions from the Union RSP by April 1 of the calendar year following the year in which they reach the age 70-1/2.

Withdrawals - - Except upon death, total disability, termination or retirement, withdrawal of participant account balances requires approval of the Trustee.  Hardship withdrawals and certain in-service withdrawals are permitted subject to Plan provisions.

Administrative Expenses - Certain costs of administering the Union RSP, including recordkeeping fees and certain expenses of the Trustee, are shared by the participating companies of the PG&E Corporation Group.  Investment management fees are paid by participants and reduce the investment return reported.

Voting Rights - Each participant is entitled to exercise voting rights attributable to the equivalent shares allocated to the participant's account in the PG&E Corporation Stock Fund and is notified by the Trustee prior to the time that such rights are to be exercised.  The Trustee is not permitted to vote any share for which a participant has not given instructions.  However, the Trustee is required to vote any unallocated shares on behalf of the collective best interest of the Union RSP participants and beneficiaries.

Plan Termination - The Board of Directors of PG&E Corporation reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event the Union RSP is terminated, participants will receive full payment of the balance in their accounts.  No plan assets may revert to PG&E Corporation or any company within the PG&E Corporation Group.

NOTE 2:  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

New accounting pronouncement – In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS No. 157 also establishes a framework for measuring fair value and provides for expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Plan’s management is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 157.

Fully Benefit-Responsive Investments In 2006, the Union RSP adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, which amends SOP 94-4, “Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans” (“FSP”).  The FSP states that defined contribution plans should report all investments at fair value.  However, the FSP requires that fully benefit-responsive investment contracts that meet certain criteria be valued at contract value.  Contract value represents the amount participants in the fund would receive if they were to initiate transactions permitted under the terms of the underlying defined contribution plan.  The Union RSP’s Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fully-benefit responsive investment contracts at fair value and an adjustment to reflect the contract value.
 
The investments in the Master Trust have been analyzed to determine if they meet the specified criteria included in the FSP to be considered fully benefit-responsive.  The RSP Stable Value Fund (the “Fund”) was determined to meet the criteria (see Note 4 below).
 
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, requires management to make estimates and assumptions.  These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and the disclosure of contingencies.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition - A participant's interest in the investment funds is represented by participation units allocated on the basis of contributions and assigned a unit value on the basis of the total value of each fund.

The Union RSP's investments (except for the Fund and Participant Loans) are stated at fair value based on published market quotations.  Fair value for participating units is determined by quoted prices in active markets on the last business day of the plan year.  The Union RSP values investments in the Fund at contract value after the adjustment from fair market value.  Participant loans are recorded at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value.

Certain Union RSP investment funds are composed of portfolios of stock and bond funds.  The portfolios are rebalanced daily based on the funds’ desired investment strategies.  The Union RSP's investments essentially matched their target mixes as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.

Interest income, dividends, investment management fees where appropriate, and the net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of the investments held by the Union RSP are allocated to the participant's account each day based upon the account’s proportional share of the fund balance.

Interest income is recognized as it is earned; dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of the Union RSP's investments consists of: (1) the net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments held during the year, and (2) the realized gain or loss recognized on the sale of investments during the year.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade date basis.  Realized gains and losses from security transactions are reported on the average cost basis.

Financial Investments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk - The EBC adopted a "Position Statement on Risk Management" that applies to the Master Trust.  This statement recognizes that guidelines for certain plan investment managers allow the use of derivative instruments to achieve investment objectives.  It is the investment manager's responsibility to understand the potential impact of derivatives on the total portfolio under various market risk scenarios, and to comply with these guidelines.  As with other marketable securities, all derivatives are in the custody of the Trustee and are valued daily.  As of and during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Union RSP and the Master Trust held no investments in derivative instruments.

Payment of Benefits - Benefit payments to participants are recorded upon distribution.  There were no amounts allocated to the accounts of the participants who had elected to withdraw from the Union RSP but had not been paid at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 
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NOTE 3:  INVESTMENTS

The Union RSP's investment funds are managed by the Trustee or an investment manager, who has discretionary investment authority over the funds.  These Union RSP investment funds consist of various underlying investments.

The Union RSP utilizes various investment instruments, including mutual funds and common stock.  Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits.

The total Master Trust investments by major category and the Union RSP's total share of these investments are as follows:

(in thousands)
 
As of December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Asset Allocation Funds
           
RSP Conservative Asset Allocation Fund
  $ 67,763     $ 61,679  
RSP Moderate Asset Allocation Fund
    179,826       172,421  
RSP Aggressive Asset Allocation Fund
    107,029       103,852  
Core Funds
               
PG&E Corporation Stock Fund
    1,203,651       1,422,940  
RSP Large Company Stock Index Fund
    896,038       921,392  
RSP Small Company Stock Index Fund
    196,805       210,322  
RSP International Stock Index Fund
    129,570       108,019  
RSP Bond Index Fund
    106,678       93,783  
RSP Stable Value Fund
    845,704       813,306  
Mutual Fund Window
    1,076,203       884,836  
Investments at Fair Value
    4,809,267       4,792,550  
Participant Loans (6,920 and 6,064 loans outstanding in 2007 and 2006, respectively, and interest rates ranging from 5.0% to 10.5% in both years)
    59,007       53,816  
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit−responsive investment contracts
    3,073       14,621  
Total Master Trust Investments
  $ 4,871,347     $ 4,860,987  
Investments:
               
Union RSP
  $ 2,496,430     $ 2,494,260  
RSP
    2,374,917       2,366,727  
Total All Plans
  $ 4,871,347     $ 4,860,987  


 
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The net investment income of the Master Trust by major category and the Union RSP's total share of this net investment income are as follows:

(in thousands)
 
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments:
           
Asset Allocation Funds
           
RSP Conservative Asset Allocation Fund
  $ 4,273     $ 5,054  
RSP Moderate Asset Allocation Fund
    11,678       19,256  
RSP Aggressive Asset Allocation Fund
    6,985       13,628  
Core Funds
               
PG&E Corporation Stock Fund
    (104,723 )     314,237  
RSP Large Company Stock Index Fund
    50,006       129,367  
RSP Small Company Stock Index Fund
    10,334       28,860  
RSP International Stock Index Fund
    12,134       20,168  
RSP Bond Index Fund
    6,571       3,881  
Mutual Fund Window
    37,784       48,846  
Net Appreciation in Fair Value of Investments
    35,042       583,297  
                 
Net Appreciation in Contract Value of – RSP Stable Value Fund
    26,030       35,880  
Dividends
    116,452       89,842  
Other investment income
    4,047       3,254  
Total Master Trust Investment Income
  $ 181,571     $ 712,273  
Investment Income:
               
Union RSP
  $ 66,998     $ 382,989  
RSP
    114,573       329,284  
Total
  $ 181,571     $ 712,273  

NOTE 4: RSP STABLE VALUE FUND

The Master Trust holds investments in the Fund.  The key objectives of the Fund are to provide preservation of principal, earn a reasonable interest crediting rate and provide daily liquidity at contract value for participant withdrawals and transfers in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

To accomplish these objectives the Fund invests primarily in synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (“synthetic GICs”).  Under the synthetic GICs structure the Fund purchases wrapper contracts (“contracts”) primarily from insurance companies or other financial services institutions.  The underlying investments in the contracts are owned by the Fund and held in trust for the plan participants.  The realized and unrealized gains and losses on the underlying investments are amortized over the investments’ terms by adjustments to the future interest crediting rate, which is the rate earned by participants in the Fund for the underlying investments.

The future interest crediting rates for the contracts are affected by the level of market interest rates, the amount and timing of participant contributions, transfers and withdrawals, investment returns generated by the underlying investments and the duration of the underlying investments.  The issuer of the contracts provides assurance that adjustments to the interest crediting rate do not result in a future interest crediting rate that is less than zero, which would result in a loss of principal or accrued interest.

The interest crediting rate is the guaranteed rate of return and is reset on a quarterly basis.  The gains and losses in the market value of the underlying investments relative to the contracts’ value are presented in the Union RSP’s Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits as the “Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts.”  The contracts provide for a minimum interest crediting rate of zero percent.

The average yield of the synthetic GICs in the Master Trust based on earnings was approximately 5.50% and 5.14% at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  The average yield of the synthetic GICs in the Master Trust based on interest rates credited to participants was approximately 4.73% and 4.89% at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The events that would require the contracts to be withdrawn at fair value rather than contract value include termination of the Union RSP, a material adverse change to the provisions of the Union RSP, if the investment manager or participant elects to withdraw from a contract in order to replace the Fund with a different investment option, or if the terms of a successor plan (in the event of the spin-off or sale of a division) do not meet the contract issuer’s underwriting criteria for issuance of an identical contract.  The events described above, that could result in the payment of benefits at market value rather than contract value, are not probable of occurring in the foreseeable future.

Events that would permit the issuer to terminate a contract upon short notice include the Union RSP’s loss of its qualified status, unresolved material breaches of responsibilities, or material adverse changes to the provisions of the Union RSP.  If one of these events was to occur, the contract issuer could terminate at the market value of the underlying investments.

 
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The RSP Stable Value Fund is comprised of the following contracts and underlying investments as of December 31, 2007:

(in thousands)
Major Credit Ratings
 
Investments at Fair Value
   
Wrap Contracts at Fair Value
   
Adjustment to Contract Value
 
                     
Bank of America – 04-022 Contract
                   
Target 2 Fund
    $ 70,807              
Target 5 Fund
      21,925              
Intermediate Core Fund
      42,320              
Total
AAA/Aaa
    135,052     $ -     $ 512  
ING Life & Annuity 60110 Contract
                         
Target 2 Fund
      70,806                  
Target 5 Fund
      21,925                  
Intermediate Core Fund
      42,320                  
Total
AAA/Aaa
    135,051       -       513  
NATIXIS Financial Products – CDC 1149-02 Contract
                         
Target 2 Fund
      70,821                  
Target 5 Fund
      21,930                  
Intermediate Core Fund
      42,329                  
Total
AAA/Aaa
    135,080       -       512  
Monumental MDA00819TR Contract
                         
Target 2 Fund
      70,821                  
Target 5 Fund
      21,930                  
Intermediate Core Fund
      42,329                  
Total
AAA/Aaa
    135,080       -       512  
State Street Bank 103094 Contract
                         
Target 2 Fund
      70,821                  
Target 5 Fund
      21,930                  
Intermediate Core Fund
      42,329                  
Total
AAA/Aaa
    135,080       -       512  
UBS AG 5183 Contract
                         
Target 2 Fund
      70,821                  
Target 5 Fund
      21,930                  
Intermediate Core Fund
      42,329                  
Total
AAA/Aaa
    135,080       -       512  
Short-term Investments
AAA/Aaa
    35,281       -       -  
TOTAL
    $ 845,704     $ -     $ 3,073  
                           
Union RSP
    $ 458,690     $ -     $ 1,667  
RSP
      387,014       -       1,406  
Total All Plans
    $ 845,704     $ -     $ 3,073  

 
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The RSP Stable Value Fund is comprised of the following contracts and underlying investments as of December 31, 2006:

(in thousands)
Major Credit Ratings
 
Investments at Fair Value
   
Wrap Contracts at Fair Value
   
Adjustment to Contract Value
 
                     
Bank of America – 01-150 Contract
                   
Cash on Hand
    $ 52              
USTN 4.75 11-08
      9,044              
FH 1B0068
      275              
FH 1B0070
      62              
FHR 1564 H
      530              
Total
/Aa1
    9,963     $ -     $ (210 )
Bank of America – 04-022 Contract
                         
IGT INVESCO Multi-Mgr A or Better Core Fund
      126,605                  
Total
/Aa1
    126,605       -       3,297  
ING Life & Annuity Contract
                         
IGT INVESCO Short-term Bond Fund
      102,744                  
Total
AA/Aa3
    102,744       -       1,528  
IXIS Financial Contract
                         
IGT AAA Asset-backed Securities Fund
      166,878                  
Total
AAA/Aaa
    166,878       -       524  
Monumental Contract
                         
IGT INVESCO Short-term Bond Fund
      103,316                  
Total
AA/Aa3
    103,316       -       1,409  
State Street Bank Contract
                         
IGT INVESCO Multi-Mgr A or Better Intermediate G/C Fund
      147,791                  
Total
AA/Aa2
    147,791       -       4,045  
UBS AG Contract
                         
IGT INVESCO Multi-MGR or Better Intermediate G/C Fund
      146,074                  
Total
AA+/Aa2
    146,074       -       4,028  
Short-term Investments
NR/NR
    9,935       -       -  
TOTAL
    $ 813,306     $ -     $ 14,621  
                           
Union RSP
    $ 454,009     $ -     $ 8,162  
RSP
      359,297       -       6,459  
Total All Plans
    $ 813,306     $ -     $ 14,621  


 
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NOTE 5: RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Certain Union RSP investments, including investments held in the Master Trust, are shares of funds managed by the Trustee.  The Union RSP also invests in PG&E Corporation common stock.  These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions under ERISA.

The party-in-interest transactions comprised the following investments:

(in thousands)
 
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
PG&E Corporation Stock Fund
  $ 758,220     $ 888,132  
Fidelity managed funds
    288,168       206,993  
                 
Total party-in-interest investments
  $ 1,046,388     $ 1,095,125  

NOTE 6: FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has ruled that the Union RSP is a qualified tax-exempt plan under Section 401(a) and Section 401(k) of the Code.  Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes has been recorded in the Union RSP's financial statements.  Furthermore, participating employees are not liable for federal income tax on amounts allocated to their accounts attributable to: (1) pre-tax participant contributions, (2) reinvested dividends, earnings, and interest income on both pre-tax and after-tax contributions, or (3) employer contributions, until the time that they withdraw such amounts from the Union RSP.

PG&E Corporation received a favorable tax determination letter from the IRS on March 17, 2004.  Accordingly, PG&E Corporation believes that the Union RSP is designed and continues to operate in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Code.

NOTE 7: RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

(in thousands)
 
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits:
           
Net Assets Available for Benefits per the financial statements
  $ 2,496,430     $ 2,494,260  
Adjustment from contact value to fair value for fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (1,667 )     (8,162 )
                 
                 
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500, at fair value
  $ 2,494,763     $ 2,486,098  
                 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits:
               
Increase in net assets per the financial statements
  $ 2,170          
Adjustment from contact value to fair value for fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts
    6,495          
                 
Increase in net assets per the Form 5500
  $ 8,665          





 
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EX-2 3 exhibit2_11k.htm EXHIBIT 2 Unassociated Document
EXHIBIT 2
 
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-117930 of PG&E Corporation on Form S-8 of our reports dated June 26, 2008 appearing in the Annual Reports on Form 11-K of PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan and PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan for Union-Represented Employees for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
 
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
 
San Francisco, California
June 26, 2008
 

 

 
 

 

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