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DEBT
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT
DEBT

Debtor-In-Possession Facilities

In connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, PG&E Corporation and the Utility entered into the DIP Credit Agreement, among the Utility, as borrower, PG&E Corporation, as guarantor, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent, and the lenders and issuing banks party thereto (together with such other financial institutions from time to time party thereto, the “DIP Lenders”). The DIP Credit Agreement provides for $5.5 billion in senior secured superpriority debtor in possession credit facilities in the form of (i) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount of $3.5 billion (the “DIP Revolving Facility”), including a $1.5 billion letter of credit subfacility, (ii) a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion (the “DIP Initial Term Loan Facility”) and (iii) a delayed draw term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million (the “DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility”, together with the DIP Revolving Facility and the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility, the “DIP Facilities”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.

On the Petition Date, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a motion seeking, among other things, interim and final approval of the DIP Facilities, which motion was granted on an interim basis by the Bankruptcy Court following a hearing on January 31, 2019. As a result of the Bankruptcy Court’s interim approval of the DIP Facilities and the satisfaction of the other conditions thereof, the DIP Credit Agreement became effective on February 1, 2019 and a portion of the DIP Revolving Facility in the amount of $1.5 billion (including $750 million of the letter of credit subfacility) was made available to the Utility. On March 27, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court approved the DIP Facilities on a final basis, authorizing the Utility to borrow up to the remainder of the DIP Revolving Facility (including the remainder of the $1.5 billion letter of credit subfacility), the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility and the DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of the DIP Credit Agreement.

Borrowings under the DIP Facilities are senior secured obligations of the Utility, secured by substantially all of the Utility’s assets and entitled to superpriority administrative expense claim status in the Utility’s Chapter 11 Case. The Utility’s obligations under the DIP Facilities are guaranteed by PG&E Corporation, and such guarantee is a senior secured obligation of PG&E Corporation, secured by substantially all of PG&E Corporation’s assets and entitled to superpriority administrative expense claim status in PG&E Corporation’s Chapter 11 Case.

On February 1, 2019, the Utility borrowed $350 million under the DIP Revolving Facility. On April 3, 2019, following the Bankruptcy Court’s final approval of the DIP Facilities, the Utility borrowed $1.5 billion under the DIP Initial Term Loan Facility and repaid the $350 million outstanding under the DIP Revolving Facility.

The commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases constituted an event of default or termination event with respect to, and caused an automatic and immediate acceleration of the debt outstanding under or in respect of, certain instruments and agreements relating to direct financial obligations of PG&E Corporation and the Utility (the “Accelerated Direct Financial Obligations”). However, any efforts to enforce such payment obligations are automatically stayed as of the Petition Date, and are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. The material Accelerated Direct Financial Obligations include the Utility’s outstanding senior notes, agreements in respect of certain series of pollution control bonds, and PG&E Corporation’s term loan facility, as well as short-term borrowings under PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s revolving credit facilities and the Utility’s term loan facility. For more information, see Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2018 Form 10-K.

Debtor-in-Possession Financing

The following table summarizes the Utility’s outstanding borrowings and availability under the DIP Facilities at March 31, 2019:
(in millions)
Termination
Date
 
Limit
 
 
Letters of Credit Outstanding
 
Borrowings Against DIP Revolving Facility
 
Availability
DIP Facilities
December 2020
(1)
$
1,500

(2)
 
$
131

 
$
350

 
$
1,019

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) May be extended to December 2021, subject to satisfaction of certain terms and conditions, including payment of a 25 basis point extension fee.
(2) On March 27, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court approved the DIP Facilities in full, but the conditions precedent to the full availability of the DIP Facilities were not satisfied until April 3, 2019. Accordingly, the amounts set forth in this table are based on the interim availability under the DIP Revolving Facility of $1.5 billion.

As of March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility each had no commercial paper borrowings outstanding. PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not expect to be able to access the commercial paper market for the duration of the Chapter 11 Cases.

Debt

The following table summarizes PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s outstanding debt subject to compromise:
 
 
 
 
Balance at,
(in millions)
 
Contractual Interest Rates
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Debt Subject to Compromise (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
PG&E Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings under Pre-Petition Credit Facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
PG&E Corporation Revolving Credit Facilities - Stated Maturity: 2022
 
 variable rate(2)
 
$
300

 
$
300

Other borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term Loan - Stated Maturity: 2020
 
 variable rate(3)
 
350

 
350

Total PG&E Corporation Debt Subject to Compromise
 
 
 
650

 
650

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utility
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Notes - Stated Maturity:
 
 
 

 
 
2020
 
3.50%
 
800

 
800

2021
 
3.25% to 4.25%
 
550

 
550

2022
 
2.45%
 
400

 
400

2023
 
3.25% to 4.25%
 
1,175

 
1,175

2024 through 2046
 
2.95% to 6.35%
 
14,600

 
14,600

Unamortized discount, net or premium and debt issuance costs
 
 
 

 
(178
)
Total Senior notes, net of premium and debt issuance costs
 
 
 
17,525

 
17,347

Pollution Control Bonds - Stated Maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series 2008 F and 2010 E, due 2026 (4)
 
1.75%
 
100

 
100

Series 2009 A-B, due 2026 (5)
 
variable rate (6)
 
149

 
149

Series 1996 C, E, F, 1997 B due 2026 (5)
 
variable rate (7)
 
614

 
614

Total pollution control bonds
 
 
 
863

 
863

Borrowings under Pre-Petition Credit Facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utility Revolving Credit Facilities - Stated Maturity: 2022 (8)
 
 variable rate(9)
 
2,965

 
2,965

Other borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term Loan - Stated Maturity: 2019
 
 variable rate(10)
 
250

 
250

Total Borrowings under Pre-Petition Credit Facility Subject to Compromise
 
 
 
3,215

 
3,215

Total Utility Debt Subject to Compromise
 
 
 
21,603

 
21,425

Total PG&E Corporation Consolidated Debt Subject to Compromise
 
 
 
$
22,253

 
$
22,075

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) LSTC must be reported at the amounts expected to be allowed by the Bankruptcy Court. The carrying value of the debt subject to compromise will be adjusted as claims are approved. As of March 31, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility wrote off $178 million of unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount to present the debt subject to compromise at the outstanding face value. The write-offs are included within long-term regulatory assets in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. See Notes 2 and 4 for further details.
(2) At March 31, 2019, the contractual LIBOR-based interest rate on loans were 3.97%.
(3) At March 31, 2019, the contractual LIBOR-based interest rate on the term loan was 3.71%.
(4) Pollution Control Bonds series 2008F and 2010E were reissued in June 2017.  Although the stated maturity date for both series is 2026, these bonds have a mandatory redemption date of May 31, 2022.
(5) Each series of these bonds is supported by a separate direct-pay letter of credit. Following the Utility’s Chapter 11 filing, investors in these bonds drew on the letter of credit facilities. The letter of credit facility supporting the Series 2009 A-B bonds has a maturity date of June 5, 2019. In December 2015, the maturity dates of the letter of credit facilities supporting the Series 1996 C, E, F, 1997 B bonds were extended to December 1, 2020. Although the stated maturity date of these bonds is 2026, each series will remain outstanding only if the Utility extends or replaces the letter of credit related to the series or otherwise obtains consent from the issuer to the continuation of the series without a credit facility.
(6) At March 31, 2019, the contractual interest rate on the letter of credit facility supporting these bonds was 4.13%.
(7) At March 31, 2019, the contractual interest rate on the letter of credit facility supporting these bonds ranged from 4.13% to 4.47%.
(8) Also includes $80 million in letters of credit.
(9) At March 31, 2019, the contractual LIBOR-based interest rate was 3.67%.
(10) At March 31, 2019, the contractual LIBOR-based interest rate was 3.09%.