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: August 18, 2014
(Date of earliest event reported)
PG&E CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
| California | 1-12609 | 94-3234914 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 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)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
| California | 1-2348 | 94-0742640 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 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)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On August 18, 2014, Pacific Gas and Electric Company completed its sale of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.40% Senior Notes due August 15, 2024 and $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.75% Senior Notes due February 15, 2044. For further information concerning the notes, refer to the exhibits attached to this report.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2014, relating to the issuance of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s 3.40% Senior Notes due August 15, 2024 and $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.75% Senior Notes due February 15, 2044. | |
| 4.2 | Specimen of 3.40% Senior Notes due August 15, 2024 (included as Exhibit A to Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1). | |
| 4.3 | Specimen of 4.75% Senior Notes due February 15, 2044 (included as Exhibit B to Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1). | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP regarding the legality of the notes. | |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| PG&E CORPORATION | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Linda Y.H. Cheng | |||||
| Linda Y.H. Cheng | ||||||
| Dated: August 18, 2014 | Vice President, Corporate Governance and | |||||
| Corporate Secretary | ||||||
| PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Linda Y.H. Cheng | |||||
| Linda Y.H. Cheng | ||||||
| Dated: August 18, 2014 | Vice President, Corporate Governance and | |||||
| Corporate Secretary | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2014, relating to the issuance of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s 3.40% Senior Notes due August 15, 2024 and $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.75% Senior Notes due February 15, 2044. | |
| 4.2 | Specimen of 3.40% Senior Notes due August 15, 2024 (included as Exhibit A to Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1). | |
| 4.3 | Specimen of 4.75% Senior Notes due February 15, 2044 (included as Exhibit B to Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1). | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP regarding the legality of the notes. | |