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 12, 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 February 12, 2014, PG&E Corporation entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. pursuant to which each will act as PG&E Corporation’s sales agent with respect to the offer and sale from time to time of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock (the “Shares”) having an aggregate gross offering price not to exceed $500,000,000. Sales of the Shares, if any, will be made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to the prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices, in block transactions, or as otherwise agreed with the applicable sales agent pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement.
Any Shares sold will be offered and sold pursuant to PG&E Corporation’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-193880) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2014.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Equity Distribution Agreement, dated February 12, 2014, among PG&E Corporation, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP regarding the legality of the Shares. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
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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 | ||||||
| Dated: February 12, 2014 | By: | /s/ Linda Y.H. Cheng | ||||
| Linda Y.H. Cheng | ||||||
| Vice President, Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
| PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY | ||||||
| Dated: February 12, 2014 | By: | /s/ Linda Y.H. Cheng | ||||
| Linda Y.H. Cheng | ||||||
| Vice President, Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Equity Distribution Agreement, dated February 12, 2014, among PG&E Corporation, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP regarding the legality of the Shares. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |