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: February 23, 2021
(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
001-12609
 
PG&E CORPORATION
 
California
 
94-3234914
001-02348
 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
California
 
94-0742640

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77 BEALE STREET
 
77 BEALE STREET
P.O. BOX 770000
 
P.O. BOX 770000
SAN FRANCISCO, California 94177
 
SAN FRANCISCO, California 94177
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(415) 973-1000
 
(415) 973-7000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
 
(Registrants 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):


Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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
The New York Stock Exchange
Equity Units
PCGU
The New York Stock Exchange
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5% series A redeemable
PCG-PE
NYSE American LLC
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5% redeemable
PCG-PD
NYSE American LLC
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 4.80% redeemable
PCG-PG
NYSE American LLC
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 4.50% redeemable
PCG-PH
NYSE American LLC
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 4.36% series A redeemable
PCG-PI
NYSE American LLC
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 6% nonredeemable
PCG-PA
NYSE American LLC
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5.50% nonredeemable
PCG-PB
NYSE American LLC
First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5% nonredeemable
PCG-PC
NYSE American LLC

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.

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 February 23, 2021, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the “Utility”) announced that its board of directors appointed Marlene Santos, 60, as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer of the Utility, effective March 15, 2021.  Ms. Santos will serve as a principal executive officer of the Utility, together with Adam L. Wright, Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer.

Ms. Santos is currently the President of Gulf Power Company, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc.  Gulf Power Company provides electric power services for approximately 450,000 customers in eight counties throughout northwest Florida.  Ms. Santos has been in that position since January 2019.  Prior to that, Ms. Santos served as the Chief Integration Officer of NextEra Energy, Inc. from March 2015 to December 2018, overseeing NextEra Energy, Inc.’s acquisition of Gulf Power Company, among others.  Ms. Santos also held various positions at Florida Power & Light Company and its affiliates from December 1981 to December 2018, including Vice President, Customer Service.  Ms. Santos will cease her role with Gulf Power Company prior to the effectiveness of her appointment at the Utility.

In connection with Ms. Santos’s appointment, Ms. Santos will receive an annual base salary of $825,000.  Ms. Santos will be eligible to participate in the Utility’s annual Short-Term Incentive Plan, as in effect from time to time, with an initial target participation rate of 90% of her base salary.  Ms. Santos will be eligible to participate in the Utility’s Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) with an initial target value of $2.6 million for 2021.  Ms. Santos will receive a sign-on bonus of $900,000 in cash, which is subject to clawback if she voluntarily resigns within two years, and a one-time “make whole” award of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) under the LTIP with a grant date value of $3.8 million.  These RSUs will vest 50% on each of the first and second anniversaries of the grant date, which date will be determined consistent with the Utility’s Equity Grant Date Policy.  This RSU award is designed to replace certain long-term stock awards of Ms. Santos’s previous employer which she forfeited, and to the extent she receives those awards from NextEra Energy, Inc., the RSU award will be reduced by a corresponding amount.  All RSUs are subject to clawback under the Utility’s recoupment policy.  Ms. Santos will also be eligible to receive executive benefits, as described in PG&E Corporation and the Utility’s joint Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed on March 31, 2020.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Santos and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer of the Utility.  Further, there are no family relationships between Ms. Santos and any director or executive officer of PG&E Corporation or the Utility.  In addition, Ms. Santos has not been party to any reportable transactions with PG&E Corporation or the Utility pursuant to Item 404(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K.

A copy of the related news release dated February 23, 2021 is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number
 
Description
 
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document



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
 
       
       
Date: February 23, 2021
By:
/s/ JOHN R. SIMON
 
   
Name:
John R. Simon
 
   
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
 
       


 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
       
Date: February 23, 2021
By:
/s/ BRIAN M. WONG
 
   
Name:
Brian M. Wong
 
   
Title:
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary