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: April 8, 2022
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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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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 | |
| Emerging growth company | 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.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 8, 2022, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the “Utility”) and the District Attorney of Sonoma County (the “Sonoma D.A.”) filed a civil stipulated judgment to resolve the criminal prosecution of the Utility in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire (the “Kincade Stipulation”). On April 11, 2022, the Utility and the District Attorneys of Plumas, Lassen, Tehama, Shasta and Butte Counties (the “North State Counties”) filed a civil stipulated judgment to resolve any potential state criminal prosecution of the Utility in connection with the 2021 Dixie fire (the “Dixie Stipulation” and together with the Kincade Stipulation, the “Stipulations”). The Utility did not admit any liability in either Stipulation. The Utility will pay a total of $55 million between 2022 and 2026 in connection with the Stipulations, with approximately $36.2 million due in 2022.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Kincade Stipulation, the Utility will pay a total of $20.25 million, which will not be recoverable through rates. Pursuant to the Kincade Stipulation, the Utility has also agreed to: (i) fill at least 80 new positions headquartered in or serving Sonoma County; (ii) take certain wildfire mitigation actions consistent with its 2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan; and (iii) engage an independent compliance monitor for five years to monitor the Utility’s compliance with certain commitments under the Kincade Stipulation, including its commitments to carry out vegetation management and equipment inspections in Sonoma County consistent with its Wildfire Mitigation Plan. Once the Kincade Stipulation is entered by the Sonoma County Superior Court, the Sonoma D.A. will dismiss its criminal complaint with prejudice.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Dixie Stipulation, the Utility will pay a total of $34.75 million, which will not be recoverable through rates. Pursuant to the Dixie Stipulation, the Utility has also agreed to: (i) fill at least 80 new positions headquartered in or serving the North State Counties; (ii) take certain other wildfire mitigation actions consistent with its 2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan; (iii) engage an independent compliance monitor for five years to monitor the Utility’s compliance with certain commitments under the Dixie Stipulation, including its commitments to carry out vegetation management and equipment inspections in the North State Counties consistent with its Wildfire Mitigation Plan; (iv) take good faith steps to initiate mediations with certain commercial timber landowners; and (v) initiate an expedited compensation program under which individuals whose homes, including mobile homes, were destroyed by the 2021 Dixie fire can submit an electronic claim form and supporting documentation, and the Utility will make them an offer to resolve their loss based on an objective, pre-determined valuation framework. The Dixie Stipulation also resolved any potential state criminal prosecution of the Utility in connection with the 2021 Fly fire, which merged with the 2021 Dixie fire.
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.
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PG&E CORPORATION
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Date: April 11, 2022
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/s/ JOHN R. SIMON
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Name: John R. Simon
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Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Date: April 11, 2022
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/s/ BRIAN M. WONG
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Name: Brian M. Wong
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Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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