8-K

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: July 12, 2018

(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

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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	☐
Pacific Gas and Electric Company	☐

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	☐
Pacific Gas and Electric Company	☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 12, 2018, Nickolas Stavropoulos, President and Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the “Utility”), a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, notified PG&E Corporation and the Utility of his decision to retire from his role as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Utility and from the Utility’s Board of Directors effective September 30, 2018.

Mr. Stavropoulos will be entitled to the retirement and pension benefits as disclosed in the companies’ most recent joint proxy statement.  Mr. Stavropoulos will not receive any severance payments or other severance benefits.

A copy of the related news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 News Release dated July 13, 2018

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/ LINDA Y.H. CHENG
Dated:     July 13, 2018		LINDA Y.H. CHENG Vice President, Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretary
	PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
	By:	/s/ LINDA Y.H. CHENG
Dated:     July 13, 2018		LINDA Y.H. CHENG Vice President, Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Marketing & Communications | 77 Beale Street | San Francisco, CA  94105 | 415.973.5930 | www.pge.com

July 13, 2018

PG&E’s Stavropoulos to Retire at the End of Third Quarter 2018

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Nick Stavropoulos, 60, announced that he intends to retire from his role as President and Chief Operating Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company at the end of September 2018. He will leave his position as a member of the Board of Directors of the utility at that time as well.

Subject to the approval of the utility’s board of directors, the company plans to announce the specifics of its management succession plan, including an updated organizational structure, in a timely fashion to allow for an effective transition period.

"Nick's leadership in driving strong safety performance in our gas organization cannot be overstated. His focus and success made him an obvious choice for leadership of utility operations, and he brought the same passion and commitment to this broader role as well," said Geisha Williams, CEO and President of PG&E Corporation, the parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

"Looking to the future, we have an exceptionally deep bench of executive talent at PG&E. This has been an area of sustained focus for me, Nick and our boards of directors for many years," Williams noted. For example, the company has driven talent development goals deep into the organization.

“Over the last seven years, we have accomplished so much together on our journey to become one of the safest, most reliable energy companies in the country. As a team, we’ve worked to improve our culture, augment our operations, upskill our people and, most importantly, improve public and employee safety. We know when it comes to continuous improvement and safety, our work will never be complete, and I am confident in this leadership team to guide PG&E’s 23,000 employees on that continued journey,” Stavropoulos said.

Stavropoulos was drawn to the Bay Area and PG&E in 2011 to lead the multi-billion-dollar recovery and restoration effort to enhance the company's natural gas system after the San Bruno explosion. He was promoted to his current role of leading the utility in March 2017.

Stavropoulos is a passionate advocate for workplace safety and safety culture. Since joining PG&E, he has championed independent third-party verification of the company's gas system from a number of different global organizations. Under his leadership, PG&E's gas business has earned or qualified for international certifications including ISO 55000, PAS 55001, API RP 1173, and RC 14001. PG&E is the only North American utility to currently hold all four of these third-party certifications.

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Prior to joining PG&E, Stavropoulos served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company serving nearly 7 million customers in the Northeast United States. As COO of that company, he was responsible for all aspects of its U.S. gas distribution business. Prior to that role, Stavropoulos was President of KeySpan Energy Delivery. He also held a number of senior leadership positions with successive levels of responsibility, including Chief Financial Officer, at KeySpan's predecessor companies – Colonial Gas Company and Boston Gas.

About PG&E

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the nation's cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit www.pge.com/ and www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/index.page.

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