8-K 1 pge-50919x8xk.htm 8-K Document


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: May 9, 2019
(Date of earliest event reported)

Commission File Number
 
Exact Name of Registrant
as specified in its charter
 
State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization
 
IRS Employer Identification Number
1-12609
 
PG&E CORPORATION
 
California
 
94-3234914
1-2348
 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
California
 
94-0742640

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77 Beale Street
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(415) 973-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
77 Beale Street
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(415) 973-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
PG&E Corporation
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Emerging growth company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    
PG&E Corporation
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value
PCG
NYSE
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5% series A redeemable
PCG-PE
NYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5% redeemable
PCG-PD
NYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 4.80% redeemable
PCG-PG
NYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 4.50% redeemable
PCG-PH
NYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 4.36% series A redeemable
PCG-PI
NYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 6% nonredeemable
PCG-PA
NYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5.50% nonredeemable
PCG-PB
NYSE American
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5% nonredeemable
PCG-PC
NYSE American






Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

As previously disclosed, on January 29, 2019, PG&E Corporation and its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the “Utility,” and together with PG&E Corporation, the “Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 (“Chapter 11”) of the United States Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (the “Bankruptcy Court”). PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Chapter 11 cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re: PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Case No. 19-30088 (DM) (the “Chapter 11 Cases”).

On May 9, 2019, the Debtors jointly filed monthly operating report for the period from March 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 (the “March Monthly Operating Report”) with the Bankruptcy Court.

A copy of the March Monthly Operating Report is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished hereby and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Debtors’ filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such filings. The filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto or any information included herein or therein) shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information herein that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.

The Monthly Operating Reports and other filings with the Bankruptcy Court related to the Chapter 11 Cases are available electronically at http://restructuring.primeclerk.com/pge. This website address contains third-party content and is provided for convenience only. Third-party content is the responsibility of the third party, and PG&E Corporation and the Utility disclaim liability for such content.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Financial Operating Data

The Debtors caution investors and potential investors not to place undue reliance upon the information contained in the Monthly Operating Reports, which were not prepared for the purpose of providing the basis for an investment decision relating to any securities of the Debtors. The Debtors prepared the Monthly Operating Reports solely for purposes of complying with the monthly operating requirements applicable in the Debtors’ Chapter 11 Cases. The financial information contained in the Monthly Operating Reports is unaudited, limited in scope, and as such, has not been subject to procedures that would typically be applied to financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Monthly Operating Reports should not be relied upon by any persons for information relating to current or future financial condition, events, or performance of PG&E Corporation, the Utility or any of their subsidiaries, as the results of operations contained in the Monthly Operating Reports are not necessarily indicative of results which may be expected from any other period or for the full year, and may not necessarily reflect the combined results of operations, financial position, and schedule of receipts and disbursements in the future. These unaudited financial statements were prepared using certain assumptions and estimates.  These assumptions and estimates are subject to revision.  Further, the amounts shown in this statement may differ materially due to adjustments in accruals, changes in facts and circumstances, changes in estimates, further analysis, and other factors.

Item 8.01 Other Events

Transmission Owner Rate Case for 2019 (the “TO20” rate case)

As previously disclosed, on October 1, 2018, the Utility filed its TO20 rate case at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) requesting approval of a formula rate for the costs associated with the Utility’s electric transmission facilities.

Also as previously disclosed, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded a non-cash charge in connection with the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp fire in the amount of $8.483 billion (net of probable insurance recoveries and after-tax) (the “Wildfire Charge”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. As a result, on May 9, 2019, the Utility filed an application with the FERC requesting revisions to its TO20 rate case formula rate model to remove the impact of this non-cash charge on the ratio of common equity to total capital. The Utility indicates in its application that, because of the recording of the non-cash wildfire-related charges mentioned above, the Utility’s financial statements reflected a ratio of common equity to total capital of approximately 41% as of December 31, 2018. The Utility indicates that the proposed revisions adjust the equity ratio to accurately reflect how the Utility financed the capital projects that are included in rate base. (The Utility’s current rate base was financed with an equity ratio of approximately 52%, rather than the 41% equity ratio.)






In addition, on May 9, 2019, the Utility submitted a request to the FERC to exclude the Wildfire Charge from the Utility’s capital structure for the purpose of calculating its Allowance for Funds Used During Construction (AFUDC) effective January 1, 2019.  

For more information about the 2017 Northern California wildfires, the 2018 Camp fire and the TO20 rate case, see PG&E Corporation and the Utility’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and their quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits

The following Exhibit is being furnished, and is not deemed to be filed:

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the beliefs, expectations, estimates, future plans and strategies of PG&E Corporation and the Utility. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions, which management believes are reasonable, and on information currently available to management, but are necessarily subject to various risks and uncertainties. In addition to the risk that these assumptions prove to be inaccurate, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements include factors disclosed in PG&E Corporation and the Utility’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, their Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, and their subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additional factors include, but are not limited to, those associated with PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Chapter 11 Cases. PG&E Corporation and the Utility undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether due to new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.






SIGNATURES
 
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PG&E CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ DAVID S. THOMASON
Dated:
May 9, 2019
David S. Thomason
Vice President and Controller
 
 
 
 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ DAVID S. THOMASON
Dated:
May 9, 2019
David S. Thomason
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller