EQUITY

PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s changes in equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were as follows:



	PG&E Corporation			Utility
(in millions)	Total Equity			Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	19,472		$	19,747
Comprehensive income	33			48
Common stock issued	137			—
Share-based compensation	64			—
Preferred stock dividend requirement	—			(10		)
Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary	(10		)	—
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	19,696		$	19,785

There were no issuances under the PG&E Corporation February 2017 equity distribution agreement for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. As of September 30, 2018, the remaining amount available under this agreement was $246.3 million.

PG&E Corporation issued common stock under the PG&E Corporation 401(k) plan and share-based compensation plans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, 3.6 million shares were issued for cash proceeds of $136.7 million under these plans.

Dividends

On December 20, 2017, the Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility suspended quarterly cash dividends on both PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s common stock, beginning the fourth quarter of 2017, as well as the Utility’s preferred stock, beginning the three-month period ending January 31, 2018, due to the uncertainty related to the causes of and potential liabilities associated with the Northern California wildfires.

The dividends declared per share on PG&E Corporation's common stock were $0 and $0.53, for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $0 and $1.55 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.