Current Report Filing (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: January 4, 2023

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

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Soliciting Material pursuant to Rule

14a-12

under the Exchange Act (17 CFR

240.14a-12)

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Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule

14d-2(b)

under the Exchange Act (17 CFR

240.14d-2(b))

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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 8.01.

Other Events

On January 6, 2023, Pacific Gas and Electric Company completed the sale of (i) $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.150% First Mortgage Bonds due 2033 and (ii) $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.750% First Mortgage Bonds due 2053 (collectively, the “Mortgage Bonds”). For further information concerning the Mortgage Bonds, refer to the exhibits attached to this report.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated January 4, 2023, by and among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Barclays Capital Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

4.1		Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 6, 2023, relating to the Mortgage Bonds, between Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the Trustee (including the forms of the Mortgage Bonds of each series)

5.1		Opinion of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, dated January 6, 2023

23.1		Consent of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above)

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

	By:	/s/ Christopher A. Foster
		Christopher A. Foster
Dated: January 6, 2023		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

	By:	/s/ David S. Thomason
		David S. Thomason
Dated: January 6, 2023		Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller