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PG&E Corporation

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Joint Notice of 2023 Annual Meetings
Joint Proxy Statement
Joint Notice of2019Annual Meetings
Joint Proxy Statement

Friday, June 21, 2019

Thursday, May 18, 2023
10:00 a.m., Pacific Time

PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company Headquarters
77 Beale Street, San Francisco, California





PROXY GUIDE

PG&E Corporation

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

May 17, 2019

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

For PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the past two years have been extraordinarily challenging, more so than any other time in our history. The devastating Northern California wildfires will stand as watershed moments for fire victims, our customers, our employees, our owners, and California.

California’s energy providers, including us, are contending with a host of environmental, demographic, regulatory, legal, and financial factors that are shaping our business. Against this backdrop, and faced with a complex legal and financial situation as a result of the 2018 Camp fire and 2017 Northern California wildfires, the companies earlier this year filed to reorganize under Chapter 11. The primary goal of this court-supervised process is to fairly address our liabilities so that we can continue to provide safe and reliable service to our customers, while improving our overall operations.

We believe that the reorganization process is in the best interests of all the stakeholders, including wildfire claimants. In addition to the expeditious resolution of wildfire liability claims, the Chapter 11 filings allow for:

fair treatment of fire victims and other claimholders;

access to capital necessary to support ongoing operations and enable the companies to continue investing in systems, infrastructure, and critical safety efforts;

a process to work with regulators and policymakers to determine the most effective way for customers to receive safe natural gas and electric service for the long-term in an operating environment that continues to be transformed by climate change; and

ultimately, a reorganized enterprise with refreshed management and Board members who are committed to safety and reliability in all aspects of our business.

The tragic events of the past few years have made clear that the energy system status quo is no longer working for California. We have heard the calls for change and are committed to answering them with strong actions that will help us re-earn the trust of all our stakeholders. This starts at the top. We replaced PG&E Corporation’s CEO and the vast majority of our Boards of Directors with experienced people with the commitment and expertise necessary to redirect our safety culture and navigate one of the most complex corporate reorganizations ever.

William “Bill” Johnson joined us as Chief Executive Officer and President of PG&E Corporation. Bill brings substantial safety and operational expertise from his extensive career in the energy industry. With decades of experience at two major utility companies, Mr. Johnson has a deep understanding of managing risk and the responsibility of keeping customers safe.

Most recently, as President and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), he was responsible for leading the nation’s largest publicly owned utility in its mission of providing energy, environmental stewardship, and economic development across a seven-state region. During his time at TVA, the organization achieved the best safety records in its 85-year history and has been a perennial top decile safety performer in the utility industry.

Bill also led the retirement of more than half of TVA’s coal generation, resulting in a reduction of TVA’s carbon emissions by 50 percent over the last decade. He also oversaw TVA’s expansion into utility scale solar in recent years, and pursued the modernization of its hydro assets to increase the amount of energy from that renewable resource.

We believe Mr. Johnson is the right leader at the right time for us. We also significantly revamped our Boards of Directors, as eight of ten incumbent independent directors resigned, and eleven new independent directors were appointed in their stead.

As detailed in the attached joint proxy statement, the new Boards include people who have expertise and experience in all areas necessary for us to navigate the complex challenges before us, and who come to the job committed to work tirelessly to help Pacific Gas and Electric Company be the safest, most reliable operator in the industry.

The management team and the Boards are also committed to working constructively with regulators, policymakers, and other stakeholders in an open and transparent fashion in support of California’s policy goals. We are determined to emerge from Chapter 11 as an enterprise that is positioned to deliver safe and reliable service for customers, create value for shareholders, and help meet the challenges of climate change for California.

As always, we value your input and welcome the opportunity to engage with you to listen to your views and address your concerns.

We cordially invite you to attend the companies’ 2019 annual meetings, which will be held concurrently on Friday, June 21, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time at the PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company headquarters, 77 Beale Street, San Francisco, California. Following this letter are a notice of the meetings and our 2019 Joint Proxy Statement containing information about the matters to be considered at the meetings.

Sincerely,

The Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Joint Notice of Annual Meetings of Shareholders of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Friday, June 21, 2019

10:00 a.m., Pacific Time

PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company headquarters, 77 Beale Street
San Francisco, California

To the Shareholders of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company:

The annual meetings of shareholders of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company will be held concurrently on Friday, June 21, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time, at the PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company headquarters, 77 Beale Street, San Francisco, California, for the purpose of considering the following matters:

For PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company shareholders:

To elect the following 14 individuals nominated by the applicable Board of Directors to each serve as director on each Board for the ensuing year:

Richard R. BarreraCheryl F. CampbellKenneth LiangKristine M. Schmidt
Jeffrey L. BleichFred J. FowlerDominique MielleAlejandro D. Wolff
Nora Mead BrownellWilliam D. Johnson*Meridee A. Moore
Frederick W. BuckmanMichael J. LeffellEric D. Mullins

*In the event the PG&E Corporation shareholders vote against approving the Charter Amendment Proposal (as described below), any votes to elect Mr. Johnson to the PG&E Corporation Board will be disregarded.

To ratify each Audit Committee’s appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 for the respective company,

To provide an advisory vote on each company’s executive compensation, and

To transact any other business that may properly come before the meetings and any adjournments or postponements of the meetings. Any matters raised before the meetings by shareholders must be properly submitted consistent with the respective company’s Bylaw requirements and other applicable requirements.

For PG&E Corporation shareholders:

To approve an amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of PG&E Corporation to increase the maximum number of directors on the PG&E Corporation Board to 15 directors and to increase the minimum number of directors on the PG&E Corporation Board to 8 directors (the “Charter Amendment Proposal”), and

To act upon proposals submitted by individual PG&E Corporation shareholders as described on pages 95-97.

Shareholders can go on-line at www.pgecorp.com/investors/financial_reports/ to access electronic copies of this 2019 Joint Proxy Statement and the 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders. Shareholders also may vote their proxies on-line as noted on page 11 of the Joint Proxy Statement. Specific Internet voting instructions also are included on the shareholder’s proxy card.

The Boards of Directors have set the close of business on May 15, 2019 as the record date for determining which shareholders are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the annual meetings.

You are urged to read the Joint Proxy Statement carefully and, whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, to promptly submit a proxy: (a) by telephone or over the Internet following the easy instructions on the enclosed proxy card or (b) by signing, dating, and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided.

2019 Joint Proxy Statement1

YOUR VOTE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

Even if you plan to attend the annual meetings, please act promptly to vote your shares by completing, signing and dating the proxy card and returning it in the postage-paid envelope provided. You may also vote your shares over the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions on the enclosed proxy card.

Please vote soon so that your shares can be represented. Your vote is extremely important no matter how many shares you own. If you have any questions or require any assistance with voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor:

Innisfree M&A Incorporated
501 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Stockholders may call toll-free: 1 (877) 750-0502
Banks and Brokers may call collect: 1 (212) 750-5833

Dated: May 17, 2019

By Order of the Boards of Directors of
PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company,

Linda Y.H. Cheng

Vice President, Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretary of
PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company

2019 Joint Proxy Statement2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

JOINT NOTICE OF 2023 ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS OF PG&E CORPORATION AND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
5ROPOSAL
Defined Terms Used in this Proxy Statement5
2019 PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY6
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2019 ANNUAL MEETINGS AND VOTING11
ITEM NO. 1: ELECTION ELECTIONOF DIRECTORS DIRECTORS OF PG&E CORPORATION AND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
CORPORATE GOVERNANCERelated Party Transactions
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Board and Director General Independence and Qualifications32
Board Committee Duties33
Committee Membership, Independence, and Qualifications35
Director Service on Other Public Company Boards36
Director Meeting Attendance During 201836
Director Nomination Process36
Board and Committee Self-Evaluations38
Risk Management39
Board Oversight41
Director Orientation and Continuing Education44
Communicating With Directors and Officers45
COMPENSATION OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS46
ITEM NO. 2: AMENDMENTADVISORY VOTE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF THE CORPORATION’S BOARD TO 15 DIRECTORSAPPROVE 49EXECUTIVE
ITEM NO. 3: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMCOMPENSATION FOR PG&E CORPORATION AND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

2019 Joint Proxy Statement
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ITEM NO. 4: ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF THE ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR PG&E CORPORATION AND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
56ROPOSAL
Compensation Discussion and Analysis574
Executive Officer Compensation Information: 77
ITEM NOS. 5RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE AND 6:TOUCHE LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FORM FOR PG&E CORPORATION SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALSAND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Report of the Audit Committees



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PG&E Corporation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
April 6, 2023 
Dear Shareholders,
We are proud of the progress PG&E1 has made over the past year as we deliver on our Triple Bottom Line of serving People, the Planet, and California’s Prosperity.
First and foremost, we are working to reduce risk and improve safety as we endeavor to rebuild trust with our customers and the hometowns we serve.
Our wildfire mitigation strategy now features multiple layers of protection, starting with system hardening, vegetation management, inspections, and repairs. When conditions warrant, we activate our Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings and, as a last resort, our Public Safety Power Shutoff program. With these layers of protection, we estimate we have reduced wildfire risk by 90-plus percent, and we continue to look for innovative technologies to address the remaining risk.
Longer term, our program to underground 10,000 miles of powerlines is the foundation of our wildfire risk reduction. It is a Triple Bottom Line case in point, providing the highest level of risk reduction for our customers’ dollar while preserving more trees than our current approach. In 2022, we made tangible progress, burying 180 miles—exceeding our target and doubling our total from the prior year—and received legislative support for our overall goal.
In Gas Operations, we recorded our lowest pipeline damage rate ever and ranked third in the nation among large gas companies for best safety performance. And at Diablo Canyon Power Plant, rated as exemplary for its operational performance, we received state and federal support to pursue an extension of the plant’s operating licenses.
While we see Diablo Canyon as a cornerstone of greenhouse gas (GHG)-free electric reliability in California, we continue to bolster our suite of capabilities in building climate resilient infrastructure.
In 2022, we added significant battery storage to our energy mix, including the Elkhorn Battery at Moss Landing, one of the largest utility-owned, lithium-ion battery energy storage systems in the world. We also took the first steps in making bidirectional electric vehicle charging a reality in California, a technology with the potential to power customers’ homes and provide energy back to the grid during times of peak energy demand.
Of course, our climate strategy is not just about guarding against the risks and realities of our changing climate, with hotter, drier summers and more severe winter storms. We are shifting from thinking only about net zero—or do no harm—to a climate positive strategy. Our new climate commitment is that by 2050 PG&E will begin removing more GHG from the environment than we emit. We are standing for doing our part to heal our planet.
As a signal that we are on our way, 96 percent of the electricity delivered to our customers in 2022 came from GHG-free resources, and 40 percent from state-qualified renewables such as solar and wind.
Overall, our progress is rooted in a standards-based operating system centered around our customers. We continued to mature our Lean operating system in 2022, driving better visibility, more effective decision making and faster problem solving. We also continue to see the benefits of our regional service model, with key leaders in each of our five regions strengthening local relationships and addressing local needs.
Even with this progress, we know there is much more to do. We will never be satisfied in our work to deliver energy that is safe and reliable for the People we serve, that supports a healthy Planet for all, and that fosters Prosperity in our hometowns throughout Northern and Central California.
Today, we and our 26,000 coworkers are writing the next chapter of the PG&E story. We are glad to have you with us on this journey.
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Sincerely,


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Robert C. Flexon
Chair of the Board
PG&E Corporation
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WEBSITE AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS105
2020 ANNUAL MEETINGS106

2019 Joint Proxy Statement4


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  Patricia K. Poppe
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1“PG&E” or “companies” refer to Contentsboth PG&E Corporation and its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, or the “Utility.”



Joint Notice of 2023 Annual Meetings of Shareholders of
PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Proposals to be Voted OnCorporationUtilityRecommendation
1Election of Directors (nominated by the Boards)
Cheryl F. CampbellFOR
Kerry W. CooperFOR
Arno L. HarrisFOR
Carlos M. HernandezFOR
Michael R. NiggliFOR
Sumeet SinghFOR
Benjamin F. WilsonFOR
2Advisory Vote to Approve Executive CompensationFOR
3Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote to Approve Executive CompensationFOR ONE YEAR
4Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP as the Independent Public Accounting FirmFOR

Joint Proxy Statement

Meeting Information
Date: May 18, 2023
Time: 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Location:Virtual Meeting2
Record Date
Shareholders as of March 20, 2023, are entitled to vote at the Annual Meetings.
Solicitation of Proxies
The Boards of Directors are soliciting proxies from you for use at the Annual Meetings or any adjournments or postponements. Proxies allow designated individuals to vote on your behalf.
   Voting Your Shares — Your Vote is Extremely Important
The deadline to vote is: 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 17, 2023, or
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 15, 2023, if you are a participant in PG&E’s 401(k) Plan.
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Brian M. Wong
Corporate Secretary
PG&E Corporation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
April 6, 2023
IMPORTANT NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF 2023 PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETINGS:
We are making the Joint Proxy Statement and form of proxy available to shareholders starting on or about April 6, 2023. The Joint Proxy Statement and 2022 Annual Report are available at investor.pgecorp.com/financials/annual-reports-and-proxy-statements. Detailed information on how to vote your proxy is included in the User Guide” at the end of this Joint Proxy Statement.


2 Holders of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company are soliciting Proxies for use atshares can access the companies’ 2019 annual meetings of shareholders, including any adjournments or postponements. The 20192023 Annual Meetings, are scheduled to be held concurrently on Friday, June 21, 2019,vote, and ask questions at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time, atvirtualshareholdermeeting.com/PCG2023. Holders of Utility shares can access the PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company headquarters, 77 Beale Street, San Francisco, California.

In connection with this Proxy solicitation, beginning on or about May 24, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility each mailed or caused to be mailed to its respective shareholders a copy of the Joint Notice, this Proxy Statement, a Proxy Card or Voting Instruction Card, and the 2018 Annual Report. Certain shareholders who hold their shares of PG&E Corporation or Utility stock of record may have already received their copy of the 2018 Annual Report. The materials were sent to anyone who owned shares of common stock of PG&E Corporation and/or shares of preferred stock of the Utility at the close of business on May 15, 2019. This date is the record date set by the Boards to determine which shareholders may vote at and attend the 2019 Annual Meetings.

Your vote is extremely important. Even if you plan to attend the 20192023 Annual Meetings, we request that you act promptly to vote, your shares by completing, signing and dating the enclosed Proxy Card and returning it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, or by voting over the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions provided on the enclosed Proxy Card or Voting Instruction Card.

Please see pages 11-16 for additional information regarding admission to the meeting and how to vote your shares.

Defined Terms Used in this Proxy Statement

“2006 LTIP”refers to the PG&E Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

“2014 LTIP”refers to the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

“2018 Annual Report”refers to the PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company 2018 Joint Annual Report to Shareholders.

“2019 Annual Meetings”refers to the 2019 annual meetings of shareholders of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, which will be held concurrently on June 21, 2019.

“2019 Proxy Materials” refers to the Joint Notice, this Proxy Statement, the Proxy Card or Voting Instruction Card, and the 2018 Annual Report.

“401(k) Plan”refers to the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan or the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan for Union-Represented Employees.

“Bankruptcy Code” refers to the United States Bankruptcy Code.

“Bankruptcy Court” refers to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.

“BlueMountain”refers to Blue Mountain Credit Alternatives Master Fund L.P., together with certain of its affiliates.

“Board”refers to the Board of Directors of either PG&E Corporation or the Utility, as applicable.

“CD&A”refers to the section of the Proxy Statement entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”

“CEO”refers to the position of Chief Executive Officer.

“Chapter 11”refers to chapter 11 of title 11 of the U.S. Code.

“Chapter 11 Cases”refers to voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11, which were filed by each of PG&E Corporation and the Utility on January 29, 2019, in the Bankruptcy Court.

“Charter Amendment Proposal”refers to the proposal for shareholders to approve an amendment to the Corporation Charter to increase the maximum number of directors on the Corporation Board to 15 directors and to increase the minimum number of directors on the Corporation Board to 8 directors (which the Corporation Board unanimously recommends the shareholders of PG&E Corporation vote FOR)ask questions at virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PCG-P2023.

“COO”refers to the position of Chief Operating Officer.

“Corporation”refers to PG&E Corporation.

“Corporation Board”refers to the Board of Directors of PG&E Corporation.

“Corporation Charter”refers to the PG&E Corporation Restated Articles of Incorporation.

“CPUC”refers to the California Public Utilities Commission.

“Guidelines”refers to the Corporate Governance Guidelines adopted by the Boards of PG&E Corporation and the Utility.

“Independent Auditor”refers to the independent registered public accounting firm.

“Joint Notice”refers to the Joint Notice of Annual Meetings of Shareholders of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

“LTIP”refers to the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan and/or the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

“NEO”or“Named Executive Officer”refers to an officer who is listed in the Summary Compensation Table of this Proxy Statement.

“NYSE”refers to the New York Stock Exchange.

“NYSE American”refers to the NYSE American stock exchange (formerly known as NYSE MKT, LLC and as the American Stock Exchange).


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Executive Summary

“PEO”refers to an officer or officers who serve as “principal executive officer” of PG&E Corporation or Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as appropriate.

“Proxy”refers to your authorization for another person or persons to vote your shares at the 2019 Annual Meetings, in the manner indicated on the Proxy. Also may refer to the person or persons so authorized (also called proxy holders).

“Proxy Card”refers to your proxy card, on which you may indicate how you would like the named proxy holders to vote your shares at the 2019 Annual Meetings.

“Proxy Statement”refers to this 2019 Joint Proxy Statement for PG&E Corporation and the Utility.

“RSU”refers to a restricted stock unit.

“SEC”refers to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Section 16 Officer”refers to any “officer” as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“STIP”refers to the Short-Term Incentive Plan.

“TSR”refers to Total Shareholder Return, measured by stock price appreciation and dividends paid, relative to companies in the Performance Comparator Group.

“Utility”refers to Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

“Voting Instruction Card”refers to the form used by beneficial shareholders or participants in a 401(k) Plan to transmit instructions to the nominee or the plan trustee, respectively, on how to vote any shares for which that shareholder or plan participant has voting rights.

2019 Proxy Statement Summary

This proxy statementexecutive summary highlights information to assist you in your review of thisthe Joint Proxy Statement. The summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider, and we encourage you toshould read the entire Joint Proxy Statement carefully before voting.

Your

Voting Roadmap
Proposal 1:
Election of Directors
Elect the following directors to serve on the Boards of Directors until the 2024 Annual Meetings of Shareholders.
1.Cheryl F. Campbell
2.Kerry W. Cooper
3.Arno L. Harris
4.Carlos M. Hernandez
5.Michael R. Niggli
6.Benjamin F. Wilson
7.Sumeet Singh (Utility Board only)

Each Board’s Recommendation:
FOR each nominee

Our Board is:
Qualified: Top skills include safety, utility operations, wildfire prevention, financial analysis, and renewable energy, and
Committed to serving the long-term interests of shareholders.
Director biographies are on page 14, and diversity and skills matrices on page 22 and 23.
IndependentDiverse
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93%
Board members at Corporation
87%
Board members at Utility
57%
Board members at Corporation
60%
Board members at Utility
are independent under NYSE definitionsare either women or racially and ethnically diverse
Proposal 2:
Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
(Say on Pay)
Approve an advisory vote on the compensation of PG&E’s named executive officers.
PG&E’s executive compensation plans:
a.Pay for performance
b.Align with shareholders
c.Provide market competitive pay
d.Comply with legal requirements
Each Board’s Recommendation:
FOR the advisory approval

PG&E’s compensation plans are described in detail on page 40.
Named Executive Officers Core Pay Components (2022)
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Base SalaryShort-Term IncentiveLong-Term Incentive
Fixed pay to attract and retain talent; takes account of scope, performance, and experienceVariable pay to incent and recognize performance in areas of short-term strategic importanceEquity-based pay to incent and recognize performance in areas of long-term strategic importance, promote retention and stability, and align executives with shareholders

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Proposal 3:
Frequency of Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (Say When on Pay)
Approve an advisory vote that the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation be one year.
Each Board’s Recommendation:
FOR the advisory approval

Additional information on page 85.
Proposal 4:
Appointment of the Independent Auditor
Ratify the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP (D&T) as PG&E’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.
a.D&T is an internationally recognized firm, with deep knowledge of our industry and specific understanding of the California regulatory structure.
b.The team within D&T rotates periodically to provide a fresh look at our controls.
c.The Audit Committees oversee the selection of D&T after a careful review.

Each Board’s Recommendation:
FOR ratifying the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP

Additional information on D&T can be found on page 86.


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OVERVIEW
PG&E Corporation and the Utility together provide combined natural gas and electric utility service to approximately 16 million Californians—4.5 million and 5.5 million customer accounts, respectively. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and why we strive to provide safe, reliable, affordable, and clean energy to our hometowns every day. They also look to us for grid innovation, clean energy technology, and support in achieving our state’s zero carbon goals.3
PG&E by the Numbers

70,000
SQUARE MILES
Service area
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16
MILLION
Customers served
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26,000
Approximate number of employees
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4.79
BILLION DOLLARS
Procured from diverse suppliers
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96%
Greenhouse gas-free clean electricity4
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40%
Estimated customer energy demand met by eligible-renewable resources5
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700,000+
Total number of interconnected private solar customers
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50,000+
Total number of customers with battery storage at their homes or businesses
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675,000
METRIC TONS
of CO2 avoided through our customer energy efficiency programs
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29,000+
HOURS
of employee volunteer time
3 The information in this section represents information for, or as of the end of, 2022, except where otherwise noted. Numbers have been rounded for presentation purposes. Information provided in graphics is extremely important. Evenqualified by descriptive language provided elsewhere in this section, if you planapplicable.
4 Greenhouse gas-free clean resources include renewables, nuclear, and large hydroelectric power.
5 Eligible-renewable resources include bio power, geothermal power, small hydroelectric, solar, and wind power.



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WHERE WE ARE HEADED
Our purpose—delivering for our hometowns, serving our planet, and leading with love—is underpinned by a strong focus on safety, People, Planet, and California’s Prosperity. With our true north strategy as the guidepost, our organizational design and regional service model are bringing us closer to attend the 2019 Annual Meetings,hometowns we requestserve. We restructured our service area into five regions—with leaders in each region to deliver improved public and employee safety, customer service, and operational reliability outcomes. And we are committed to designing an electric system that you act promptlyis resilient to vote your sharesclimate change, decarbonized, and optimized to local and system needs.
We are building a culture of performance and continue to implement our Lean operating system, a core and foundational component of PG&E’s Performance Playbook. By focusing on four Lean Plays designed to transform performance—visual management, operating reviews, problem solving, and standardization—we completed implementation of the companies’ daily-weekly-monthly operating review process while aligning all levels of the organization around key performance indicators focused on safety, delivery, cost, quality, customer, and coworker morale. Additionally, we introduced a standardized problem solving process that allows all coworkers to identify, contain, and solve breakdowns in performance at the root cause. This was accomplished in part by signingdelivering direct Lean training, coaching, and datingsupport to our coworkers.
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Visual ManagementOperating ReviewsProblem SolvingStandardization
We make decisions through a framework that prioritizes safety for everyone, rewards actions that prevent wildfires, and leads to a future carbon-neutral energy system, but we know that our work to improve is never done. For more information about performance and how it impacted pay, please refer to page 40.
Safety
Our commitment to safety is always at the enclosed Proxy Cardforefront of everything we do. We are focused on keeping the public, our coworkers, and returningour contractors safe. This commitment extends to all our operations, but it begins with the reduction of wildfires. We are exploring the tools available to us, including short-term Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS), Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS), vegetation management, system hardening, and undergrounding. Additionally, we are seeing positive outcomes with PG&E’s adaptive and systematic risk mitigation approach; specifically, we have achieved substantial reduction in acres impacted by Utility equipment-caused fires in 2022, relative to the prior three years (2018–2020).
Operational safety is a central component of how we measure success and reward performance. Several of our safety-related key performance indicators exceeded their targets in 2022, and we continue to set aggressive goals in 2023 in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, orspirit of continuous improvement. For our coworkers and our contractors, our belief is that we can design work activities to facilitate safe performance. We hold our contractors to the same standards with a Contractor Safety Program that emphasizes safe practices. We cannot be successful unless our coworkers feel safe to raise concerns; we continue to encourage and engage our coworkers and leaders to speak-up for safety. We have an annual speak-up award that recognizes employees for raising concerns and positively impacting our culture.
However, with all of our focus on coworker safety, we are not satisfied with our occupational safety performance. We are committing to do more to reduce injuries and injury potential in 2023 by voting your shares over the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions provided on the enclosed Proxy Card or Voting Instruction Card.

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strengthening our risk-based focus, so we understand our risks, prioritize our work, and use controls to reduce them, while continuously measuring and improving risk reduction. We are creating a culture in which we hold each other accountable for safety, resolve issues promptly, and have engagement at all levels.
Time and Date10:00 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday, June 21, 2019
People
PG&E’s human capital management objectives are to build an engaged, well-trained, diverse, and equitably paid workforce. We attract and retain coworkers with stable, benefits-paying jobs, professional development, and growth opportunities paired with our focus on health, wellness, and joy at work. We want our coworkers to feel known, loved, and proud.


Place
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Our Workforce Is Strong
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We have built strong Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) programs that foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture and workforce.
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Our workforce offers diverse perspectives
Our coworkers represent five generations, most of whom are Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers6
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Racial and gender diversity among our middle managementRacial and gender diversity among our executives and senior managementRacial and gender diversity among PG&E Corporation's executive officers
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We support 15 Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Engineering Network Groups (ENGs) that hosted 150 virtual events. The discussions ranged from professional development series to intersectional presentations on identity and bias, some featuring members of our Boards of Directors. Our National Society of Black Engineers ENG president was recognized with the Above and Beyond” Honorable Mention award for Affinity Group Leadership by Seramount, a leading organization promoting DEIB in the workplace. Also, our Latino ERG was recognized as "ERG of the Year" by Latina Style Magazine for their impact in leadership in support of Latino coworkers.
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More than 120 scholarship awards totaling nearly $220,000 were made through scholarships created by our ERGs and ENGs. The winners received awards ranging from $500 to $6,000 for exemplary scholastic achievement and community leadership.
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We have scored 100 on the Corporate Equality Index by the Human Rights Campaign for 18 years straight. We also earned a spot in the “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality 2022” by the Human Rights Campaign and a Disability Equality Index of 100 for the eight year by DisabilityIN. In 2022, we were named “Best-of-the-Best” Corporations for Inclusion by the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce and Partners in the National Business Inclusion Consortium.
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Of technical, leadership, and coworker training provided by PG&E AcademyIncrease in virtual training in 2022 when compared to 2019, or pre-pandemicApprenticeship programs that reduce barriers to entry for prospective employees
6 Generational data refers to "Millennials" for individuals born between 1981-1996, "Gen X" between 1965-1980, and "Boomers" between 1946-1964.

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We create opportunity with PowerPathway, an innovative workforce development program designed to help prepare a talent pool of local qualified diverse candidates, including women and military veterans, for high demand jobs in the utility and energy industry by providing eight weeks of training. In 2022, 94 percent of our PowerPathway graduates from three cohorts were hired by PG&E. We celebrated the 15th year of the PowerPathway program as well as the 50th cohort to graduate. More than 1,100 Californians have completed the program since its inception in 2008.
Planet
PG&E has a longstanding commitment to serve the planet, and we continue to actively embrace California’s bold climate and clean energy goals. We have a proven performance record on clean energy—and we believe clean energy should be affordable for and inclusive of customers from all economic and social backgrounds.
With our new, longer-term climate goals, we are excited about the growth opportunities that a cleaner future presents for PG&E and our customers. We are also taking action to build a more climate-resilient energy network to ensure we can continue to deliver for customers even as California continues to experience the impacts of climate change.
Our Commitment: Helping to Heal the Planet
PG&E is committed to helping to heal the planet through a pledge to achieve:
A climate- and nature-positive energy system by 2050.
A net zero energy system by 2040—five years ahead of California’s current carbon neutrality goal.
A series of 2030 climate goals to reduce PG&E’s operational carbon footprint and enable our customers and communities to reduce their carbon footprints:
Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50 percent from 2015 levels
Reduce Scope 3 emissions by 25 percent from 2015 levels
Achieve Scope 4 goals to enable customer emission reductions
Notes:
Scope 1: Direct emissions from PG&E’s operations.
Scope 2: Indirect emissions from facility electricity use and electric line losses.
Scope 3: Emissions resulting from value chain activities not owned or controlled by PG&E but that can be indirectly impacted by PG&E actions.
Scope 4: An emerging term for categorizing emission reductions enabled by a company. PG&E can make a significant contribution by enabling these emission reductions in our service area.
Our Progress
As the state’s largest energy provider, we embrace our foundational role in transitioning California to a decarbonized and more climate-resilient economy. Today, one in every five solar rooftops in the country is in PG&E’s service area, and one in six electric vehicles in the nation plugs into PG&E’s grid. We are also partnering with a broad spectrum of stakeholders to create a pathway to a more equitable and affordable energy future.

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Delivered clean electricity to customers that was more than 95 percent greenhouse gas emissions-free
Brought the total number of interconnected private solar customers to more than 700,000
Awarded contracts for more than 3,300 MWs of battery energy storage to be deployed over the next several years
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Installed approximately 340 charging ports for electric vehicles at schools, parks, public charging locations, and in support of fleets—with nearly half in disadvantaged communities
Supported more than 50,000 customers who have installed battery storage at their homes or businesses
Helped customers avoid emissions and energy costs through robust energy efficiency programs
We continued our multi-year, system-wide Climate Vulnerability Assessment to better understand how climate-driven natural hazards may impact our assets, services, and operations. And we advanced our decarbonization initiatives for the natural gas delivery system, including meeting the CPUC-mandated methane emission reduction target ahead of schedule and accelerating initiatives to meet our voluntary 2030 reduction goal.
We do this work transparently, reporting our progress in our annual Corporate Sustainability Report, which incorporates reporting using the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board voluntary reporting framework, and in our responses to the CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) and related organizations. We also issued a Climate Strategy Report in 2022 (available at pge.com/climate), which aligned with the guidance from the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures.
Delivering for our Hometowns
At PG&E, we recognize our responsibility to understand and respect the needs of our neighbors, including low-income communities, Black, Indigenous people, and other communities of color. Our efforts are guided by our Environmental and Social Justice (ESJ) Policy, updated in 2022 and available on our website at pge.com/includes/docs/pdfs/about/environment/pge_ej_policy.pdf.
As part of our long-standing commitment, PG&E has maintained a dedicated ESJ Manager to coordinate our efforts from an operational and policy perspective, including engaging with external stakeholders and assisting with internal capacity building as part of a broader PG&E-wide effort to better address the needs of disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.
Examples of our ESJ Policy in action include:
Training more than 400 coworkers—including PG&E’s officer team—to build the competencies to reduce our impact and improve our collaboration with ESJ communities.
Convening an internal ESJ working group to build an action plan and strengthen our management-level oversight of ESJ initiatives.
Maintaining our focus on providing affordable energy service and offering financial assistance programs to help customers who are facing financial challenges.
Continuing our long history of support for supplier diversity and the growth and development of small and diverse businesses.
Our commitment also includes working to strengthen relationships and partnerships with Native American tribal governments and communities. We maintain a tribal liaison and deputy tribal liaison to lead PG&E’s engagement, including activities related to PSPS events, wildfire safety, and the development of sustainable, resilient communities.
Our ESJ Policy aligns with our Human Rights Policy, adopted in 2021, which states that we will conduct our business in a manner that respects the human rights of all.

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“As a lifetime advocate for environmental and social justice, I commend PG&E’s continued efforts to integrate ESJ in all its work for the company, its customers, and hometowns. At PG&E, ESJ means making better business decisions by understanding the impacts of our activities and investments on environmental and social justice communities, while providing more sustainable, inclusive, and equitable customer solutions. PG&E has a strong commitment to uplifting ESJ in all of its work.”

—Benjamin F. Wilson, Independent Board Member, PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company headquarters, 77 Beale Street, San Francisco, California
Record DateMay 15, 2019
VotingShareholders as of the record date are entitled to vote.
Each share of PG&E Corporation common stock, Pacific Gas and Electric Company common stock, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company preferred stock is entitled to cast one vote on each of the respective company’s director nominees and one vote on each of that company’s other proposals.
AdmissionAll shareholders as of the record date are invited to attend the 2019 Annual Meetings. Shareholders must have acceptable proof of share ownership as of the record date and valid photo identification in order to enter the meeting. Please see the instructions on pages 15-16.

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California’s Prosperity

Meeting Agenda and Voting Recommendations

The following items are expected

We believe clean energy alternatives need to be voted on ataffordable for and inclusive of all economic backgrounds, and we are addressing energy affordability and equity in collaboration with the 2019 Annual Meetings.The Boards unanimously recommend that you vote as follows:

PG&E Corporation

CPUC and community partners. During 2022, we saw the following highlights:

ItemBoard’s Voting
Recommendation
Voting
Standard
Page Reference
(for more detail)
Election of 14 directors*FOR all nominees
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Majority of votes cast17
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Charter Amendment ProposalFORMajority of outstanding common stock49
Ratification
Home Energy Reports expanded to 3.05 million customers. We are a utility leader in the US for number of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditorcustomers served and total bill savings generated for 2019customers from this program.
FORMajority
Helped customers avoid more than 675,000 metric tons of votes castcarbon dioxide emissions through our energy efficiency programs.
50
Energy efficiency financing program funded 552 loans for a record $43.1 million lent.
Energy Savings Assistance program worked with over 67,551 households with an average bills savings of $794.12.
Advisory vote to approve executive compensationFORMajority of votes cast55

Shareholder proposal: Corporation structure reform2023 Joint Proxy Statement   AGAINST9


Majority of votes cast95
Shareholder proposal: Improve shareholder proxy accessAGAINST
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Majority of votes cast96
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Helped 223,000 customers enroll in the California Alternate Rates for Energy program, providing income-qualified customers with a monthly discount on their Utility bill, for a total of 1.47 millionPG&E customers enrolled in the program. These customers received discounts totaling approximately $985.4 million.
Launched an integrated marketplace website, called the Energy Action Guide, which guides residential customers to find the programs, resources, and customer energy products that suit their needs. The website saw over 237,000 unique visitors, up 99 percent from the previous year and over 1.2 million page views, up 147 percent from the previous year.
Spent $4.79 billion or 39.3 percent of total procurement with more than 600 diverse suppliers which marked the fourth consecutive year of $3 billion-plus spend. PG&E’s diverse spend supported nearly 44,000 jobs, $2.5 billion in wages and $2.3 billion in taxes. Our Supplier Diversity program includes technical assistance like sustainability training to help businesses measure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Awarded a $250,000 grant to local FireSafe Councils to reduce the increased threat of wildfires due to tree mortality in northern and central California.

*In the event that the
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT
We support our hometowns through charitable giving programs and coworker donations and matching gift donations. Our coworkers also volunteered more than 29,000 hours in their communities while supporting 72 PG&E-sponsored volunteer events throughout our service territory.
The PG&E Corporation shareholders vote against approving the Charter Amendment Proposal (Item No. 2), any votes to elect Mr. Johnson to the Corporation Board will be disregarded.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

ItemFoundationBoard’s Voting
Recommendation
Voting
Standard
Page Reference
(for more detail)
Election of 14 directors
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FOR all nomineesMajority of votes cast17
Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditor for 2019
More than $8.7 million in total contributions from PG&E coworkers, retirees, and matching gifts from The PG&E Corporation Foundation to 5,000 non-profit organizations and schools.
FORMajority of votes cast50
Advisory votePG&E and Foundation
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$25 million in charitable giving from PG&E and The PG&E Corporation Foundation to approve executive compensationnon-profit organizations and schools.
FORMajority of votes cast55

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Performance
Our triple bottom line of People, Planet, and Prosperity is underpinned by our unwavering focus on safety and improving our operational and financial performance. We have set specific goals to reduce wildfire risk, invest in our hometowns, and drive earnings growth.
Wildfire Safety
In 2022, we met or exceeded 52 of 54 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) targets as we continued to focus on improvements in system hardening, vegetation management, system inspections and monitoring, and modeling capabilities; however, our work is not done until catastrophic wildfires stop.

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Sectionalized devices installed: 1,351 since 2019
Enhanced vegetation management: 8,283 line miles completed since 2019
System hardening: 1,224 line miles hardened since 2019
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Weather stations: 1,424 stations installed since 2019
High-definition cameras: 602 cameras installed since 2019
Over 398,000 poles inspected in High Fire Threat Districts and High Fire Risk Areas in 2022
•    We have committed to making a “game-changing” investment in undergrounding power lines as a long-term solution to preventing wildfires. Since 2021, we have undergrounded more than 250 miles. We are asking shareholdersplanning to complete another 350 miles in 2023, and with greater efficiencies and forecasted reduction in costs, we are aiming at a four-year target of each companyundergrounding 2,100 miles between 2023 and 2026 (assuming authorization of all funding applicable for undergrounding requested in the 2023 General Rate Case). Our work will focus on areas where undergrounding can have the greatest effect on reducing wildfire risk and PSPS for customers.
•    The EPSS program allows for automatic shutdown of electric lines within 1/10 of a second if the electric system senses a problem. In 2022, EPSS capability was expanded to vote “FOR” eachall High Fire Risk Areas (HFRA) as well as select adjacent areas. Through December 31, 2022, there was a greater than 36 percent reduction in CPUC reportable ignitions in High Fire Threat Districts (HFTD) areas compared to the 2018-2020 three-year average. This is primarily driven by a more than 65 percent reduction in CPUC reportable ignitions on EPSS-enabled lines in HFTD areas (compared to weather-normalized 2018-2020 average ignitions). Along with the significant reduction of overall ignition count, we have also observed a decrease in total HFTD acres burned. In 2022, we observed a 99 percent decrease in total HFTD acres burned relative to the 2018-2020 average. A primary driver for this is understood to be the reduced fault energy, which is the amount of energy delivered to a fault location, that occurs when EPSS protection is enabled. We also saw a 68 percent reduction in reportable ignitions on primary distribution conductor when enabled, weather normalized, and a 99 percent reduction in acres impacted compared to a 2018-2021 3-year average.
•    The PSPS program proactively de-energizes power lines in response to forecasted weather conditions.In 2022, no customers were de-energized as part of the director nominees listed below (it being understoodPSPS program.


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Climate Resilience
The impacts of climate change on our infrastructure are already a reality. Peak electric loads are expected to increase with rising temperatures due to direct impacts of ambient temperatures on equipment and direct impacts on electricity demand driven by rising air conditioning installation and usage.
Climate change will continue to intensify the potential for wildfires throughout California. Additionally, our assets on the coast and in or near watersheds face potential increased exposures to coastal, riverine, and precipitation-related flooding because of climate-driven changes in precipitation and sea-level rise.
A key element of preparing for the physical risks of climate change is an updated system-wide Climate Vulnerability Assessment of our assets, operations, and services, which we expect to file with the CPUC in 2024. The assessment is expected to improve our understanding of exposure to climate hazards and the sensitivity of assets and operations to these hazards. Importantly, PG&E will engage with disadvantaged and vulnerable communities throughout this process.
Financial Performance
PG&E is focused on mitigating physical and financial risk. Its layers of protection—including wildfire mitigation programs (e.g., system hardening and undergrounding), EPSS, PSPS, and situational awareness—are combining to make PG&E’s system safer and more resilient in the face of evolving climate challenges. If we have excess resources in a particular year, rather than the profits flowing to shareholders, we intend to redeploy back into our system for the benefit of customers in order to deliver a consistent growth trajectory.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This Joint Proxy Statement contains forward-looking statements that ifare not historical facts, including statements about the Charter Amendment Proposal is not approved, shareholders that vote on the Corporation’s Proxy Card will be deemed to vote for each of the director nominees to the Corporation Board other than Mr. Johnsonbeliefs, expectations, estimates, future plans, and any votes to elect Mr. Johnson will be disregarded). As a result of the PG&E Corporation Board’s previously announced board refreshment process, in April 2019, eleven new directors (Richard R. Barrera, Jeffrey L. Bleich, Nora Mead Brownell, Frederick W. Buckman, Cheryl F. Campbell, Michael J. Leffell, Kenneth Liang, Dominique Mielle, Meridee A. Moore, Kristine M. Schmidt, and Alejandro D. Wolff) joined two continuing directors (Fred J. Fowler and Eric D. Mullins) on the Boardsstrategies of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, with eight of ten then-incumbent directors stepping down. The then-incumbent directors of each Board, including the continuing directors, approved the appointments of the new directors. Mr. Johnson joined the Board of Pacific Gasas well as forecasts and Electric Company on May 2, 2019 concurrently with stepping into his role as CEO and President of PG&E Corporation.

In addition, the Boards of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company have nominated, and recommend that shareholders vote in favor of, the following candidates for election to the Boards at the 2019 Annual Meetings:

Richard R. BarreraCheryl F. CampbellKenneth LiangKristine M. Schmidt
Jeffrey L. BleichFred J. FowlerDominique MielleAlejandro D. Wolff
Nora Mead BrownellWilliam D. JohnsonMeridee A. Moore
Frederick W. BuckmanMichael J. LeffellEric D. Mullins

As noted above, there are currently 13 directors on the Board of PG&E Corporation, which is the maximum number of directors currently permitted under the Corporation Charter. In order to allow for the addition of more diverse perspectives and to enhance the collective effectiveness of the PG&E Corporation Board, shareholders are being asked to vote on a proposal to amend the Corporation Charter to increase the maximum size of the PG&E Corporation Board to 15 members (and to concurrently increase the minimum size of the PG&E Corporation Board to 8 members, as required by state law).The Board of PG&E Corporation unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR each ofestimates regarding PG&E Corporation’s director nomineesnon-GAAP core earnings per share, PSPS program, WMP, climate and FOR the proposal to amend the Corporation Charter to increase the maximum size of the PG&E Corporation Board to 15 members.Under each company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, each member of each Board is elected annuallyclean energy goals and serves a one-year term.

We are confident these slates of nominees, including PG&E Corporation’s new CEOcommitments, and President, Bill Johnson, will guide the companies through the Chapter 11 process while balancing the interests of all stakeholders.

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In 2019, the elections of directors for the Corporation and for Pacific Gas and Electric Company are not contested, and therefore, directors of the Corporation and of Pacific Gas and Electric Company will be elected by a majority of the votes represented and voting at the 2019 Annual Meetings.

Below is summary information about each director nominee recommended by the Corporation and Utility Boards. See pages 21 to 29 for complete biographical information for each of the nominees. The Boards recommend that you vote FOR each of the nominees.

NomineeAgeDirector SincePrincipal OccupationCurrent Committee
Memberships
Other Current Public
Company Boards
Richard R. Barrera47April 2019Founder, CEO and Portfolio Manager, Roystone Capital Management LP

•   Audit

•   Executive

•   Finance (Chair)

Jeffrey L. Bleich58April 2019Attorney, former Special Counsel to the President, U.S. Ambassador, and California State Bar President

•   Compliance and Public Policy

•   Safety and Nuclear Oversight

Nora Mead Brownell71April 2019Founder, Espy Energy Solutions LLC•   Safety and Nuclear Oversight
Frederick W. Buckman73April 2019Retired President and CEO of Powerlink Transmission Company

•   Audit

•   Safety and Nuclear Oversight

Cheryl F. Campbell59April 2019Former Senior Vice President, Gas, Xcel Energy, Inc.

•   Compliance and Public Policy

•   Executive

•   Finance

•   Safety and Nuclear Oversight (Chair)

Fred J. Fowler73March 2012Retired Chairman of the Board, Spectra Energy Partners, LP

•   Finance

•   Safety and Nuclear Oversight

•   DCP Midstream Partners, LP

•   Encana Corporation

William D. Johnson65May 2019*CEO and President of PG&E Corporation

•   Executive

Michael J. Leffell60April 2019Founder, Portage Partners

•   Compliance and Public Policy

•   Executive

•   Nominating and Governance (Chair)

Kenneth Liang57April 2019Former senior Managing Director and Head of Restructurings, Oaktree Capital Management

•   Compensation

•   Finance

Dominique Mielle50April 2019Former Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager, Canyon Partners LLC

•   Audit (Chair)

•   Executive

•   Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation

•   Studio City International

Meridee A. Moore61April 2019Senior Managing Member, Watershed Asset Management LLC

•   Compensation (Chair)

•   Executive

•   Finance

•   Nominating and Governance

•   BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation
Eric D. Mullins56September 2016Managing Director and Co-CEO, Lime Rock Resources, L.P.

•   Audit

•   Safety and Nuclear Oversight

•   Anadarko Petroleum Company
Kristine M. Schmidt55April 2019Retired Owner and Consultant of Swan Consulting Services, LLC; former President of ITC Great Plains; former Chair of the Western Energy Imbalance Market Governing Body

•   Compliance and Public Policy (Chair)

•   Executive

•   Nominating and Governance

•   Safety and Nuclear Oversight

Alejandro D. Wolff62April 2019Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Chile; former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

•   Compensation

•   Compliance and Public Policy

•   Albemarle Corporation

•   Versum Materials

*indicates that the applicable nominee is a member of the Board of the Utility only.

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Corporate Governance Highlights

Significant board refreshment process to provide fresh perspectives and additional expertise to help address the changing nature of the companies’ business and the serious challenges they face now and in the futureDirector overboarding policy requiring Board approval for service on more than three other public company boards; directors who are principal executive officers of public companies must receive Board approval for service on more than two other public company boards
Board refreshment process resulted in new PG&E Corporation CEO and eleven new directors who were appointed to the Corporation and Utility Boards in April 2019 to join two continuing directors, with eight of ten incumbent directors resigningPolicy to consider diversity in the director nomination process
All non-executive directors are currently independentSuccession planning for the Boards of Directors, the CEO, and senior management
Independent key Board committees (excluding the Executive Committees)Executive and director stock ownership guidelines
Independent non-executive Chair at both companies since December 2017 (independent lead director if the Chair is not independent)Board oversight of risk management, and proxy statement disclosure on the Boards’ roles and responsibilities with respect to risk management
Executive sessions of independent directors at regular Board meetingsBoard oversight of corporate sustainability, and disclosure on sustainability programs and performance
Annual evaluation of CEO and President performance by independent directorsBoard oversight and transparent public disclosure of political activities
Annual Board and committee self-evaluationsBoard oversight of compliance and ethics; the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer has direct access to the Chair of the Compliance and Public Policy Committee of the PG&E Corporation Board
Annual election of directorsBoard oversight of enterprise-wide safety matters; the Chief Safety Officer reports to the Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees of the Boards
Majority vote for directors, with mandatory resignation policy and plurality carve-out for contested electionsPolicy limiting obtaining certain types of services from the Independent Auditor
One share one voteNo poison pill; shareholder approval required for adoption
No supermajority vote requirementsProxy access bylaw provisions that are consistent with prevailing market standards
Confidential voting policy for uncontested electionsRegular investor outreach, including opportunities for dialogue with the Board’s independent leadership when applicable

Vote to Approve Charter Amendment Proposal

We are asking shareholders of the Corporation to approve a resolution to amend the Corporation Charter to increase the maximum size of the Corporation Board to 15 members (and to concurrently increase the minimum size of the Corporation Board to 8 members), effective at the 2019 annual meeting. The Corporation Board recommends a “FOR” vote because it believes that increasing the size of the Corporation Board is in the best interest of the Corporation and its shareholders, will allow for more diverse perspectives on the Board, and will enhance the overall effectiveness of the Corporation Board. The increase of the size of the Corporation Board will allow all 14 individuals nominated by the Corporation Board to serve as directors on the Corporation Board following the 2019 annual meeting with one additional vacant seat to be filled in the future as appropriate. In the event that the PG&E Corporation shareholders do not approve the Charter Amendment Proposal (Item No. 2), any votes to elect Mr. Johnson to the Corporation Board will be disregarded.

Auditors

As a matter of good corporate governance, we are asking shareholders of each company to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte & Touche”) as that company’s Independent Auditor for 2019. We provide information on fees paid to Deloitte & Touche beginning on page 51. Each Board recommends a vote “FOR” the proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche.

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Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

We are asking shareholders of each company to approve on an advisory basis the compensation paid for 2018 to that company’s executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table of this Proxy Statement (“say-on-pay” vote). Each Board recommends a “FOR” vote because it believes that the applicable company’s compensation policies and practices were effective in achieving the companies’ goals of rewarding sustained financial and operating performanceexpectations, estimates, plans, and excellence, aligningstrategies. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions, which management believes are reasonable, and on information currently available to management, but are necessarily subject to various risks and uncertainties. In addition to the executives’ long-term interests withrisk that these assumptions prove to be inaccurate, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those of our shareholders,contemplated by the forward-looking statements include factors disclosed in PG&E Corporation’s and motivating executives to remainthe Utility’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and other reports filed with the companies for longSecurities and productive careers.

Shareholder Proposals

The proxy materials contain two proposals submitted pursuantExchange Commission (SEC), which are available on PG&E Corporation’s website at pgecorp.com and on the SEC's website at sec.gov. Some of the factors that could cause future climate and clean energy results to SEC Rule 14a-8differ materially from those expressed or implied by individual PG&E Corporation shareholders pertainingthe forward-looking statements, or from historical results, include, but are not limited to: whether we are able to (1) Corporation structure reformdedicate adequate resources to implement our climate strategy; uncertainty regarding maturing technologies; uncertainly whether the necessary infrastructure updates will be made to enable a diverse supply of cleaner fuels; the degree to which customers adopt technologies and (2) improvement of shareholder proxy access. These proposals are being submittedbehaviors that reduce greenhouse gas emissions; regulatory and financing innovations needed to PG&E Corporation shareholders only. The PG&E Corporation Board recommends that the Corporation’s shareholders vote “AGAINST” these proposalsreduce unnecessary new costs for the reasons indicated beginning on page 95.

General Information Aboutenergy system, and recovering necessary costs in a sustainable, equitable, and affordable manner; the 2019 Annual Meetingsdegree to which we attract, retain, and Voting

Answersdevelop a workforce with the required skill profiles to many frequently asked questions aboutmeet our climate strategy; and the 2019 Annual Meetingsimpact of changes to federal, state, and voting can be found inlocal climate policies. Additionally some of the Q&A section beginning on page 11.

2020 Annual Meetings

•  Deadline for submission of shareholder proposals for inclusion in the proxy statement:January 25, 2020
 •  Period for submission of proxy access director nominees for inclusion in the proxy statement (PG&E Corporation only):December 26, 2019 – January 25, 2020
 •  Period for submission of advance written notice of other business and nominations for director:February 22, 2020 – March 23, 2020

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General Information Aboutfactors that could cause our undergrounding results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the 2019 Annual Meetings and Voting

How do I vote?

If your shares are registered to you directly, there are three ways to submit your Proxy:

Over the Internet. You may submit your Proxy and vote your shares over the Internet by following the instructions on the Proxy Card.
By telephone. You may submit your Proxy and vote your shares by calling the toll-free number on the Proxy Card.
By mail. You may submit your Proxy and vote your shares by completing, signing, and dating the Proxy Card and mailing it in the postage-paid envelope provided.

You can also attend and vote at the 2019 Annual Meetings, however we encourage you to vote your proxy over the Internet, telephone,forward-looking statements, or mail prior to the meeting, even if you plan to attend in person. (See meeting location information on the back cover of this Proxy Statement).

If your sharesfrom historical results, include, but are not registered to you directly but are held indirectly through a broker, bank, trustee, nominee,limited to: the timing and outcome of CPUC proceedings, including ratemaking and cost recovery. Other unpredictable or other third party (“broker”), follow the instructions provided by your broker to vote your shares.If you dounknown factors not submit voting instructions to your broker, the broker will not be permitted to vote your sharesdiscussed in this report could also have material adverse effects on any proposal, unless it constitutes a “routine” item and your broker is a member of the NYSE and permitted by NYSE rules to vote on “routine” items. The election of directors, the say-on-pay vote, the Charter Amendment Proposal, and shareholder proposals, for example, are “non-routine” items.

If you are a 401(k) Plan participant, specific instructions for voting are noted on the Voting Instruction Card.

Can I change my vote?

If your shares are registered to you directly, you can change your vote or revoke your Proxy any time before it is exercised by doing one of the following before the applicable deadline: (1) returning a signed Proxy Card with a later date, (2) entering a new vote over the Internet or by telephone, (3) notifying the Corporate Secretary of PG&E Corporation or the Utility, as appropriate, in writing, at 77 Beale Street, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, California 94177 or (4) submitting a written ballot at the 2019 Annual Meetings. Your attendance at the 2019 Annual Meetings will not automatically revoke your Proxy unless you vote again at the 2019 Annual Meetings.

If you are a participant in a 401(k) Plan, you may change your vote at any time prior to 6:00 a.m., Eastern time, on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The last vote that the 401(k) Plan trustee receives from you within this timeframe will be the vote that is counted. Participants in a 401(k) Plan are not eligible to vote in person at the 2019 Annual Meetings.

If your shares otherwise are not registered to you directly but are registered in the name of your nominee (such as a broker, bank, trustee, or other third party), follow the instructions provided by your nominee to change your vote or revoke your voting instructions.

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What is the voting deadline?

If you hold your shares directly and submit your Proxy over the Internet or by telephone, your vote must be received by 6:00 a.m., Eastern time, on Friday, June 21, 2019. These Internet and telephone voting procedures comply with California law. If you submit your Proxy by mail, your vote must be received by 10:00 a.m., Pacific time, on Friday, June 21, 2019.

If you are a participant in a 401(k) Plan, your voting instructions must be received by 6:00 a.m., Eastern time, on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, for the 401(k) Plan trustee to vote your shares.

If your shares otherwise are not registered to you directly but are registered in the name of your nominee (such as a broker, bank, trustee, or other third party), please consult information provided by the nominee.

Have other candidates been nominated for election at the 2019 Annual Meetings in opposition to PG&E Corporation Board’s nominees?

As of the date of this Proxy Statement, no other candidates have been nominated for election at the 2019 Annual Meetings in opposition to the Corporation Board nominees. Previously, BlueMountain had provided notice of its intent to nominate a slate of 13 nominees for election to the Corporation Board at the 2019 annual meeting in opposition to the Corporation Board’s recommended nominees. In connection with a settlement agreement between the Corporation and BlueMountain, BlueMountain has withdrawn all of its nominees. For more information regarding the settlement agreement with BlueMountain please refer to page 18.

What am I voting on, and what are each Board’s voting recommendations?

PG&E Corporation shareholders will be voting on the following items andthe Board of the Corporation unanimously recommends that you vote as follows:

Item No.DescriptionBoard’s Voting
Recommendation
1Election of 14 directors*FOR all nominees
2Charter Amendment Proposal*FOR this proposal
3Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditor for 2019FOR this proposal
4Advisory vote to approve executive compensationFOR this proposal
5Shareholder proposal: Corporation Structure ReformAGAINST this proposal
6Shareholder proposal: Amendment of proxy access bylaw provisionsAGAINST this proposal

*In the event that the PG&E Corporation shareholders vote against approving Item No. 2 (Charter Amendment Proposal), any votes to elect Mr. Johnson to the Corporation Board will be disregarded.

The Utility’s shareholders will be voting on the following items andthe Board of the Utility unanimously recommends that you vote as follows:

Item No.*DescriptionBoard’s Voting
Recommendation
1Election of 14 directorsFOR all nominees
3Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditor for 2019FOR this proposal
4Advisory vote to approve executive compensationFOR this proposal

*There is no Item No. 2 proposal for the Utility.

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What vote is required to approve each item?

A majority voting standard applies to the election of each director nominee and to the approval of Item Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6. Under a majority voting standard, approval occurs if the shares voted “for” a director nominee or other item exceed the number of shares voted “against” that nominee or item. In addition, the shares voting affirmatively must equal at least a majority of the quorum that is required to conduct business at each meeting. This means that the shares voting affirmatively must be greater than 25 percent of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.

The approval of Item No. 2 (Charter Amendment Proposal) with respect to the Corporation requires the vote of a majority of the Corporation’s outstanding shares of common stock as of the record date. In the event that the shareholders of the Corporation do not approve the Charter Amendment Proposal, then any votes to elect Mr. Johnson will be disregarded.

In determining whether a majority of the shares represented and voting have elected a director nominee or approved a proposal, abstentions and any broker non-votes (see the definition below under “What is a broker non-vote?”) will not be considered.

For all matters subject to a majority voting standard (i.e., all matters other than the Charter Amendment Proposal), abstentions and broker non-votes that occur with respect to the election of a director nominee or a proposal could prevent the election of a nominee or the approval of a proposal if the number of shares voting affirmatively does not constitute a majority of the required quorum. For the Charter Amendment Proposal, abstentions and any broker non-votes will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal and could prevent the approval of this proposal if the number of shares voting affirmatively does not constitute a majority of the Corporation’s outstanding shares of common stock as of the record date.

Abstentions and broker non-votes will be treated as present for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at each meeting.

Where shareholders are being asked for an advisory vote or for ratification (Item Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6), any voting results with respect to these items will be non-binding on the affected company but will be considered by that company’s Board.

What is a broker non-vote?

If you hold your shares indirectly through your broker, then your broker is the registered holder of your shares and submits the Proxy to vote your shares. You are the beneficial owner of the shares, and typically you will be asked to provide your broker with instructions as to how you want your shares to be voted. Under the rules of the NYSE, if you fail to provide your broker with voting instructions, your broker can use its discretion to vote your shares on “routine” matters, like the ratification of the appointment of the Independent Auditor. However, your broker may not use its discretion to vote your shares on “non-routine” matters, like director elections, advisory votes on executive compensation, the Charter Amendment Proposal, and the shareholder proposals. When a broker votes your shares on routine matters but is unable to vote your shares on other non-routine matters because you have failed to provide instructions on how to vote any non-routine matters, a “broker non-vote” occurs with respect to these other non-routine matters.

What shares am I entitled to vote?

If you are a PG&E Corporation registered shareholder, you are entitled to vote all the shares of PG&E Corporation common stock that you own (or for which you have been given the right to provide instructions as to how such shares should be voted) as of the close of business on May 15, 2019 (the “record date”). If you are a Utility registered shareholder, you are entitled to vote all the shares of Utility preferred stock that you own (or for which you have been given the right to provide instructions as to how such shares should be voted) as of the record date.

If you are a registered holder of both PG&E Corporation common stock and Utility preferred stock, you are entitled to vote separately on each company’s proposals.

We encourage shareholders to submit proxies in advance of the 2019 Annual Meetings over the Internet, by telephone, or by mail. You can ensure that your shares are voted at the 2019 Annual Meetings by following the instructions on the enclosed Proxy Card and submitting your votes over the Internet or by telephone, or by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed Proxy Card.

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How many copies of the 2019 Proxy Materials will I receive?

Registered Holders and 401(k) Plan Participants

You will receive one copy of the 2019 Proxy Materials for each account.

Beneficial Owners

If you receive your proxy materials through Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions (“Broadridge”), and there are multiple beneficial owners at the same address, you may receive fewer copies of the 2019 Proxy Materials than the number of beneficial owners at that address. SEC rules permit Broadridge to deliver only one copy of the 2019 Proxy Materials to multiple beneficial owners sharing an address, unless the applicable company receives contrary instructions from any beneficial owner at that address.

If you receive your proxy materials through Broadridge and (1) you currently receive only one copy of the 2019 Proxy Materials at a shared address but you wish to receive an additional copy of the 2019 Proxy Materials or of any future notices or proxy materials, or (2) you share an address with other beneficial owners who also receive their separate proxy materials through Broadridge and you wish to request delivery of a single copy of the proxy materials to the shared address in the future, please contact the office of the Corporate Secretary of PG&E Corporation or Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as appropriate, at 77 Beale Street, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, California 94177, or call 1-415-973-8200. We will promptly honor your request.

What does it mean if I receive more than one Proxy Card on or about the same time?

It means that your PG&E Corporation common shares or Utility preferred shares are registered differently or are in more than one account. In order to vote all of your shares, please sign and return each Proxy Card or, if you vote over the Internet or by telephone, vote once for each Proxy Card you receive.

Are proxy materials for the 2019 Annual Meetings available online?

Yes. You can go online atinvestor.pgecorp.com/financials/annual-reports-and-proxy-statementsto access the 2019 Proxy Materials.

What if I submit my Proxy but I do not specify how I want my shares voted?

For PG&E Corporation’s registered shareholders, the Corporation’s proxy holders will vote your shares in accordance with the Corporation Board’s recommendations, which are as follows: “For” each of the Corporation Board’s nominees for director, “For” Item Nos. 2, 3, and 4 and “Against” Item Nos. 5 and 6. If the Charter Amendment Proposal (Item No. 2) is not approved, shareholders that vote on the Corporation’s Proxy Card will be deemed to vote for each of the nominees other than Mr. Johnson and any votes to elect Mr. Johnson will be disregarded. For the Utility’s registered shareholders, the Utility’s proxy holders will vote your shares in accordance with the Utility Board’s recommendations, which are as follows: “For” each of the nominees for director and “For” Item Nos. 3 and 4 (there is no Item No. 2 proposal for the Utility).

What if I do not submit my Proxy or Voting Instruction Card?

If you are a registered shareholder, your shares will not be voted if you do not submit your Proxy or vote in person at the 2019 Annual Meetings. If you are a participant in a 401(k) Plan, your shares will not be voted if you do not submit your Voting Instruction Card. If you hold your shares through a broker (or other intermediary), your broker may vote your shares in the broker’s discretion on “routine” matters, as discussed above under “What is a broker non-vote?”.

Your vote is extremely important. Even if you plan to attend the 2019 Annual Meetings, we request that you act promptly to vote your shares by completing, signing and dating the enclosed Proxy Card and returning it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, or by voting over the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions provided on the enclosed Proxy Card or Voting Instruction Card.

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Is my vote confidential?

forward-looking statements. PG&E Corporation and the Utility each have adopted a confidential voting policy under which shareholder votes are revealed onlyundertake no obligation to a non-employee proxy tabulatorpublicly update or an independent inspector of election,revise any forward-looking statements, whether due to new information, future events or otherwise, except (1) as necessary to meet legal requirements, (2) in a dispute regarding authenticity of proxies and ballots, (3) in the event of a proxy contest if the other party does not agree to comply with the confidential voting policy, and (4) where disclosure may be necessary for either company to assert or defend claims. The policy allows the companies to engage shareholders, and to directly or indirectly (1) accept voting information that is voluntarily providedextent required by shareholders, or (2) request and obtain final shareholder voting information that is or will be publicly disclosed pursuant to law, regulation, or similar requirements.

Who will count the votes?

First Coast Results, Inc. will act as the proxy tabulators and the inspectors of election for the 2019 Annual Meetings. First Coast Results, Inc. is independent of PG&E Corporation and the Utility and their respective directors, officers, and employees. Corporate Election Services will be the voting instruction tabulator for the 401(k) Plan.

How many shares are entitled to vote at the 2019 Annual Meetings?

As of the record date, there were 529,212,562 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, without par value, outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share is entitled to one vote.

As of the record date, there were 10,319,782 shares of Utility first preferred stock, $25 par value, and 264,374,809 shares of Utility common stock, $5 par value, outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share is entitled to one vote.

May I attend the 2019 Annual Meetings?

Only PG&E Corporation and Utility shareholders who held shares as of the record date (May 15, 2019), or their duly appointed legal proxies, may attend the 2019 Annual Meetings. If you plan to attend the meeting, you must:

Present a government-issued photo identification at the 2019 Annual Meetings, such as a driver’s license, state-issued ID card, or passport, andlaw.
Establish proof of ownership using one of the following permitted methods:















Registered Shareholders

Any oneof the following:

•   Registered Shareholder List: Your name will be verified against our list of registered shareholders as of the record date; or

•   Proxy Card: You may present the Proxy Card at Shareholder Registration that you received in the mail (in case you voted over the Internet or by telephone, or intend to vote your shares at the 2019 Annual Meetings)

BeneficialOwnersthrough a401(k) Plan

Any oneof the following:

•   Shareholder List: Your name will be verified against PG&E Corporation’s list of shareholders provided by the 401(k) Plan trustee (Fidelity) as of the record date; or

•   Voting Instruction Card: You may present the top portion of the Voting Instruction Card that you received in the mail showing your name, address, and valid control number at Shareholder Registration.

Other Beneficial Owners

Any oneof the following:

•   Account Statement: You may present a copy of your May 2019 brokerage or bank account statement showing that you owned PG&E Corporation or Utility stock as of the record date;

•   Voting Instruction Card: You may present the Voting Instruction Card that you received in the mail showing your name, address, and valid control number;

•   Legal Proxy: You may present a valid legal proxy from your broker, bank, trustee, or nominee holding your shares, containing your name, address, and valid control number; or

•   Letter from Intermediary: You may present a letter from the broker, bank, trustee, or nominee holding your shares, confirming that you owned PG&E Corporation or Utility stock as of the record date.

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If you do not have a valid photo identification or proof of your stock ownership, you will not be admitted to the 2019 Annual Meetings. Please note that the following items will not be allowed in the meeting: cameras, video or tape recorders, and other electronic recording devices, or any other items that might be disruptive or pose a safety or security risk. For your protection, all purses, briefcases, backpacks, and packages will be subject to inspection, and you may be required to check these items. Photography and video/audio recording are not permitted at the 2019 Annual Meetings. Please arrive early enough to allow yourself adequate time to clear security.

Even if you plan to attend the 2019 Annual Meetings, we request that you act promptly to vote your shares by voting over the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions provided on the enclosed Proxy Card or Voting Instruction Card or by completing, signing and dating the enclosed Proxy Card and returning it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.

May I bring a guest to the 2019 Annual Meetings?

Each registered shareholder or beneficial owner may bring either a spouse or a domestic partner as his or her guest to the 2019 Annual Meetings.

Whom can I contact if I have questions or need assistance in voting my shares, or if I need additional copies of the 2019 Proxy Materials?

Please contact Innisfree, the firm assisting us in the solicitation of proxies, toll-free at 877-750-0502. Banks and brokers may call collect at 212-750-5833.

How will the 2019 Annual Meetings be conducted?

The independent non-executive Chair of the Board of PG&E Corporation, or her designee, will preside over the 2019 Annual Meetings and will make any and all determinations regarding the conduct of the meetings.

All items of business described in Item Nos. 1-6 in this Proxy Statement will be deemed presented at the 2019 Annual Meetings.

How much will this Proxy solicitation cost?

All costs of soliciting proxies on behalf of PG&E Corporation and the Utility will be borne by PG&E Corporation and the Utility.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility hired Innisfree M&A Incorporated (“Innisfree”) to assist in the distribution of proxy materials and solicitation of votes for a fee not to exceed $1,200,000 plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have agreed to indemnify Innisfree against certain liabilities relating to, or arising out of, its engagement. In addition, the Corporation and the Utility will reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for forwarding proxy and solicitation materials to shareholders. The companies’ solicitation of Proxies also may be made in person, by telephone, or by electronic communications by the companies’ respective directors, officers, and employees, who will not receive additional compensation for those solicitation activities.

The total amount to be spent for the companies’ solicitation of Proxies from the companies’ respective shareholders for the 2019 Annual Meetings, including expenses for vote tabulation and inspection but excluding salaries and wages of regular employees and officers of the companies, is estimated to be approximately $1.73 million, approximately $280,000 of which has been accrued to date.

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Item No.Proposal 1: Election of Directors of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Shareholders

Board Recommendation
What are you voting on?
PG&E Corporation and the Utility each asks its respective shareholders to approve the 2023 director nominations. PG&E Corporation and Utility Class A directors are elected to hold office until the 2024 Joint Annual Meeting, or until their successors are elected and qualified, except in the case of death, resignation or removal of a director. If any of the nominees is unable at the time of the Joint Annual Meeting to accept nomination or serve as a director, the proxy holders named on the PG&E Corporation or Utility Proxy Card (as applicable) will vote for substitute nominees at their discretion.
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Vote "FOR" Each Nominee
Board Overview
To create stability as we emerged from Chapter 11 in 2020, and as part of our Plan of Reorganization, we agreed with the CPUC that our Boards would be divided into two classes starting with director elections in 2020, with each class elected for a two-year term. These terms are being asked to elect 14phased out—in 2023, Class A directors to serve on the Boardare elected for a one-year term, and by 2024, all directors will stand for election annually.
All nominees for director of PG&E Corporation and on the Board of the Utility. All of the nominees for director of the Corporation(the Corporation) in 2022 also are nominees for director of the Utility. InMr. Singh is a nominee for the event that the Charter Amendment Proposal (Item No. 2) is not approved, shareholders that vote on the Corporation’s Proxy Card will be deemed to vote for each of theUtility Board only. All nominees other than Mr. Johnson and the votes for Mr. Johnson will be disregarded, and only 13 directors will be elected to the PG&E Corporation Board.

If elected as director, all of the nominees have agreed to serve and will hold office until the 2020 annual meetings or until their successors shall be elected and qualified, except in the case of death, resignation, or removal of a director.

If any of the nominees become unavailable at the time of the 2019 Annual Meetings to accept nomination or election as a director, the proxy holders named on the PG&E Corporation or Utility Proxy Card (as applicable) will vote for substitute nominees at their discretion.

The Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company Unanimously Recommend Using the Proxy Card to VoteFOR Each of the Nominees for Director Presented in This Joint Proxy Statement.

If you have any questions, please contact Innisfree, our proxy solicitor assisting us in connection with the 2019 Annual Meetings, by calling toll free 877-750-0502.

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CERTAIN AGREEMENTS WITH BLUEMOUNTAIN

In connection with BlueMountain’s proposal to nominate director candidates that has since been withdrawn,Mr. Buckman entered into a nomination agreement (the “Nomination Agreement”) with BlueMountain, pursuant to which Mr. Buckman agreed, among other things, to bewere nominated by BlueMountain for election to the Corporation Board at the 2019 annual meeting, and, if elected, to serve as a director of the Corporation. Pursuant to the Nomination Agreement, BlueMountain agreed to pay to Mr. Buckman $100,000 in connection with the nomination. The Nomination Agreement includes customary reimbursement and indemnification provisions in favor of Mr. Buckman.

On April 22, 2019, Richard C. Kelly resigned from the Boards of the Corporation and the Utility. Also, PG&E Corporation entered into a Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with BlueMountain. In connection with the execution and delivery of the Settlement Agreement, and effective upon Mr. Kelly’s resignation, Frederick W. Buckman was appointed to fill the resulting vacancies on the Boards.

Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement with BlueMountain, the Corporation has agreed to propose an amendment, and recommend that the Corporation’s shareholders vote in favor of such amendment at the 2019 annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation, to the Corporation’s Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the maximum size of the Board to fifteen members. Under the Settlement Agreement, subject to the approval of such amendment by the shareholders of the Corporation, the Boards will endeavor to select a person to be appointed to each of the Boards, taking into account such person’s clean energy / clean energy technology expertise, ties to the state of California, and expertise relating to the achievement of California’s clean energy goals. In addition, the Corporation has agreed to engage Christopher A. Hart to provide consulting services to the CEO of the Corporation regarding matters of safety.

The full text of the Settlement Agreement is attached as an exhibit to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 23, 2019.

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NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS OF PG&E CORPORATION AND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

As summarized in the below director biographies, the Boards were significantly changed in April 2019. The new Boards’ members’ skills and experiences cover areas we believe are most important to our sustainable success going forward. Mr. Johnson joined the Board of the Utility on May 2, 2019 and is nominated to both Boards at the 2019 Annual Meetings, subject to approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal. Mr. Johnson brings substantial safety and operational expertise from his extensive career in the energy industry. The two continuing directors provide diverse expertise, years of leadership and experience, and the institutional knowledge believed to be necessary to ensure stability and continuity on the Boards. The eleven new directors for the PG&E Corporation and Utility Boards provide fresh perspectives, leadership experience, and specific expertise to lead the companies through their current challenges and drive necessary cultural and operational changes. The new directors include:

Industry leaders who have dedicated their careers to delivering safe and reliable utility service to millions of customers;

Leaders with fresh perspectives on safety and risk management; and

Leaders with over 125 years of collective experience in financial and operational restructurings, which often involved making fundamental changes to corporate culture. This experience will not only help guide the Corporation and the Utility through Chapter 11, but will also enable cultural change at the Corporation and the Utility.

The Boards believe that each nominee for director is a qualified, dedicated, ethical, and highly regarded individual. The Corporation and the Utility also each believe that a diverse Board with a mix of operational, safety, risk management, governance, regulatory, compliance, legal, restructuring, strategic planning, financial, audit, and business experience will be critical to continue improvements to safety, drive operational excellence, and navigate the restructuring process. The refreshed Boards, as a whole, include individuals who are committed to further enhancing the safety culture, understanding and properly responding to customer concerns, and fairly treating wildfire victims, employees, retirees, and other stakeholders. There are no agreements, arrangements, or understandings between the eleven new directors and any third party relating to their respective nominations for election to the Boards at the 2019 Annual Meetings.

The information provided below includes a chart and a description of each nominee’s specific experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that indicate why that person should serve as a director of the applicable company, in light of the Corporation’s and the Utility’s business and structure. The Boards do not believe that each nominee must possess all of the characteristics shown in the chart below in order for each Board, as a whole, to function effectively.

The Corporation and the Utility believe that, collectively, the distribution of the nominees’ experience, skills, and expertise, among other characteristics, reflects a balanced and multi-disciplinary Board at each company, and appropriately meets the needs of the companies.

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Nominees
2019
NameAgeIndependent
Cheryl F. Campbell63ü
Kerry W. Cooper51ü
Arno L. Harris53ü
Carlos M. Hernandez68ü
Michael R. Niggli73ü
Sumeet Singh44
Benjamin F. Wilson71ü


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DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHIES
Class “A” Directors (Standing for Election in 2023)
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Each director is elected for a one-year term, and in general, the Nominating and Governance Committee will recommend, and each Board will re-nominate, an existing director for re-election if the Committee and the Board each believe that the individual would continue to be a productive and effective contributor to the Board, unless that individual no longer is eligible for re-nomination under the applicable company’s Board of Directors retirement policy or he or she declines to stand for re-election.

With respect to diversity, the Nominating and Governance Committee’s policy, as reflected in the companies’ respective Corporate Governance Guidelines, is to seek a range of different backgrounds, perspectives, skills, and experiences. Nine of the 14 director nominees for each company’s Board are diverse with respect to gender or ethnicity.

The Nominating and Governance Committee and the Boards annually review whether the diversity represented by the members of the Boards serves the needs of the companies, given the current operating environment. If a diversity gap is identified, the Committee will consider and prioritize the need to close that gap, along with other factors, in its director recruitment process. The diversity represented by the director nominees is shown below.

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Richard R. Barrera

Age:47

Director Since:April 2019

Current Board Committees:Finance (Chair); Audit; Executive

Current Position:Founder, CEO and Portfolio Manager, Roystone Capital Management LP (an asset management firm that invests across the capital structure in both debt and equity)

Prior Positions:

Mr. Barrera previously was a Partner and Co-Portfolio Manager at Redwood Capital Management and Glenview Capital Management (both private investment management firms).

Other Board Experience:

Mr. Barrera is a member of the board of Mount Sinai Children’s Center Foundation and a member of the board of Success Academy Charter Schools.

Experience, Skills, and Expertise:

Mr. Barrera has over 20 years of asset management and financial expertise investing in businesses undergoing transformations across a wide range of sectors. Throughout his career, Mr. Barrera has invested across the electric utility and independent power industries and has directly participated in numerous restructurings both in and out of Chapter 11. Mr. Barrera’s restructuring experience includes several bankruptcies involving complex litigation and a number of telecommunication restructurings in which he actively helped companies recapitalize balance sheets to enable successful operational turnarounds.

 

Jeffrey L. Bleich

Age:57

Director Since:April 2019; independent non-executive Chair of the Board of the Utility since April 2019

Current Board Committees:Compliance and Public Policy; Safety and Nuclear Oversight

Current Position:Attorney

Prior Positions:

Mr. Bleich was a partner in the San Francisco, CA office of Dentons US LLP (a multinational law firm) from 2016 to April 2019. Mr. Bleich served as a member of the Senior Advisory Group to the Director of National Intelligence from 2014 to 2016. Mr. Bleich served as U.S. Ambassador to Australia from 2009 to 2013 and also as Special Counsel to President Obama in the White House from 2008 to 2009. Mr. Bleich previously was a long-time partner at the California law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, where he was recognized as one of California’s leading litigators, litigated a variety of complex civil cases and handled landmark state and U.S. Supreme Court pro bono cases.

Other Board Experience:

Mr. Bleich is a member of the board of Nuix Pty. Ltd (from 2017 to present) and the advisory board of Amber Kinetics, Inc. (from 2017 to present). Mr. Bleich serves on several boards, including as Chair of the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (appointed by President Obama).

Experience, Skills, and Expertise:

Mr. Bleich has over three decades of experience resolving complex domestic and international disputes and specializing in cybersecurity. In addition to his legal and public sector experience, Mr. Bleich has served on the boards of numerous private organizations, including as the Chair of the California State University Board of Trustees, President of the California State Bar, a member of the Governor’s International Trade and Investment Council, and President of the Bar Association of San Francisco. Mr. Bleich is a long-time California resident.

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Nora Mead Brownell

Age:71

Director Since:April 2019; independent non-executive Chair of the Board of PG&E Corporation since April 2019

Current Board Committees:Executive; Safety and Nuclear Oversight

Current Position:Co-Founder of Espy Energy Solutions LLC (an energy consulting group that provides strategic planning, marketing, business planning, and other consulting services to energy utilities, equipment manufacturers, service providers and financial institutions evaluating energy investments)

Prior Positions:

Ms. Brownell is a former Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”), a former member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and a former President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

Prior Public Board Service During the Past Five Years:

National Grid (2012 to April 2019); Spectra Energy Partners (2007 to 2018); Oncor, Inc. (2007 to 2014)

Other Board Experience:

Ms. Brownell previously served on the boards of Tangent (2000 to April 2019) and Comverge Inc. (2007 to 2014). Ms. Brownell is also currently a director of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Advisory Board and of Mead Family Investments (previously Times Publishing Co.) (1996 to present), and she previously served as a director of Direct Energy Advisory Board (2014 to 2017) and of New World Capital Advisory Board (2009 to 2016).

Experience, Skills, and Expertise:

Ms. Brownell is a former Commissioner of the FERC, a former member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and a former President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. During her time at FERC, Ms. Brownell oversaw the transition of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation to FERC oversight after Congress passed the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which provided for mandatory electric reliability standards. Ms. Brownell has been an advocate for consumer protection, competitive markets and national energy infrastructure development. She has worked extensively with California stakeholders to resolve market and infrastructure issues.

 

Frederick W. Buckman

Age:73

Director Since:April 2019

Current Board Committees:Audit; Safety and Nuclear Oversight

Most Recent Position:Retired President and Chief Executive Officer of Powerlink Transmission Company (transmission investment for private equity)

Prior Positions:

Mr. Buckman was President and CEO of Shaw Group’s Power Group (engineering firm) (2009 to 2010), a managing partner for utilities at Brookfield Asset Management (alternative asset management company focusing on real estate, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity) (2007 to 2009), President and CEO of Trans-Elect (electric and gas transmission system development) (1999 to 2006), and has held various leadership positions in the utility and energy industry, including President and CEO of Pacificorp (electric energy company) (1994 to 1998) and CMS Energy (natural gas and electric energy company) (1986 to 1994). He also served on the Board of Directors of SmartWires, Inc. (transmission technology company) (2011 to 2019).

Other Board Experience:

Mr. Buckman currently serves as a board member of StanCorp Financial Group Incorporated (insurance and financial services company) and Solomon Corporation (sales and service of transformers and related equipment).

Experience, Skills, and Expertise:

Mr. Buckman brings over 30 years of experience in the utility, energy, and asset management sectors. In addition to serving as the CEO of two U.S. utilities, Mr. Buckman has extensive experience in utility operation and management, safety assessment, engineering and construction management, project development and nuclear plant design.

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Cheryl F. Campbell

Age:59

Director Since:April 2019

Since

AgeCurrent Board Committees:Committees
April 201963
Executive (Chair, Pacific Gas and Electric Company)
Safety and Nuclear Oversight (Chair); Compliance
Sustainability and Public Policy; Executive; Finance

Current Position:Consultant, Executive Director, Gold Shovel Standard Association (non-profit organization working to reduce damage to underground infrastructure)

Prior Positions:

Ms. Campbell spent 13 years atGovernance

Recent Position
Retired Senior Vice President of Gas, Xcel Energy, Inc. (utility supplier of electric power
Skills Matrix


Natural Gas Transmission, Distribution, and natural gas service operating in eight Western and Midwestern states), most recently serving as the Safety


Risk Management


Workforce and/or Public Safety
Background
Energy Industry Consultant (2019 to 2021)
Senior Vice President, Gas and(2015 to 2018); Vice President and CEO of West(2011 to 2015); Director, Gas Interstate (a FERC-regulated pipeline owned by Xcel Energy) from 2011Asset Strategy (2004 to 2018. Prior to2008), Xcel Energy, Inc., Ms. Campbell worked for approximately 20 years at Coastal Corporation (El Paso Corporation) (provider of (Electric and natural gas and related energy products) where she held various roles, including director.

Other Board Experience:

Ms. Campbell currently serves as a board member of Hoffman Southwest (a private equity-owned provider of water flow inspection, repair and cleaning services) (2018 to present). Ms. Campbell previously served as a member of the Engineering Advisory Committee of the University of Colorado College of Engineering, a member of the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee to the Department of Transportation and a member of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association Board.

utility)

Experience, Skills, and Expertise:

Expertise

Ms. Campbell has 35 years of energydeep experience in midstream, interstate pipelines and utilities. During her tenure at Xcel Energy, Ms. Campbell developed Xcel Energy’s risk management regulatory, environmental and operating plans for its gas assets while improving operatingoversight, as well as employee and financial results acrosspublic safety. She has worked on safety regulations at the enterprise. Ms. Campbell also developed the same programs for WestGas InterState while she wasnational level, serving as its President and CEO. Her experience includes strategic planning, operations, regulatory and risk management. Ms. Campbell is a champion of public and employee safety and served on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee, from 2013 to 2018, providing guidance to the Secretary of Transportation on the safety of the nation’s gas pipeline infrastructure.and with organizations involved in environmental sustainability. Ms. Campbell also served aswas a member of the independent panel assessing the enterprise risk management and overall safety of the 11 gas utilities in Massachusetts in the aftermath of the September 2018 explosions and fires in Merrimack Valley.

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Public Company Board Service
TC Energy Corporation (2022 to present)
Other Board Service
National Association of Corporate Directors, Colorado Chapter (2022 to present)
Women’s Leadership Foundation (2020 to present) (Chair of the Board)
JANA Corporation (2020 to present)
Summit Utilities, Inc. (2020 to present)
National Underground Group (2018 to present)
Past Board Service
Gold Shovel Association (2020 to 2022)
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Kerry W. Cooper

Fred J. Fowler

Age:73

Director Since:March 2012

Since

AgeCurrent Board Committees:Finance; SafetyCommittees
July 202051
Finance and Nuclear Oversight

Most Innovation

People and Compensation
Recent Position:Retired Chairman of the Board, Spectra Energy Partners, LP (master limited partnership that owns natural gas transmission and storage assets)

Other Current Public Company Boards:Encana Corporation (natural gas producer) since 2010 (serves on corporate responsibility, environment, health and safety committee, and human resources and compensation committee); DCP Midstream Partners, LP (master limited partnership that owns, operates, acquires, and develops midstream energy assets) since 2015 (serves on audit committee)

Prior Positions:

In addition to serving as Chairman of the Board of Spectra Energy Partners, LP (2008 to 2013), Mr. Fowler wasPosition

Former President and CEO of Spectra Energy Corp (natural gas gatheringChief Operating Officer, Rothy’s Inc.
Skills Matrix


Large Scale Customer Experience


Financial Performance and processing, transmissionPlanning


Technology and storage, and distribution company) (2006 to 2008) and served as a director of that company. Before that, he held various executive positions with Duke Energy Corporation (gas and electric energy company) and its subsidiaries and predecessor companies, including Cybersecurity
Background
President and COO of Duke Energy.

Prior Public Board Service During the Past Five Years:

SpectraChief Operating Officer, Rothy’s Inc. (Consumer goods) (2017 to 2020)

Chief Executive Officer, Choose Energy Partners, LP (2008Inc. (National energy marketplace) (2013 to 2017)

Other Board Experience:

Mr. Fowler is the former Chairman of the Board of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America and a former director of the Gas Research Institute, the Gas Technology Institute, and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations.

2016)

Chief Operating Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Modcloth (Consumer goods) (2010 to 2013)
Experience, Skills, and Expertise:

Mr. FowlerExpertise

Ms. Cooper brings extensive knowledgeexperience in implementing large-scale customer programs, which is critical as the Boards oversee PG&E’s efforts to regionalize and over 45bring operations closer to the customer. During her time at Choose Energy, she built the brand and oversaw its expansion to all deregulated states and natural gas and solar, resulting in a sustainable business model. Ms. Cooper has previously been responsible for managing financial reporting at several companies. She also provides the perspective of a PG&E customer and California resident.
Public Company Board Service
Upstart Holdings Inc. (2021 to present)
TPB Acquisition Corporation I (2021 to February 2023)
Other Board Service
Mozilla (March 2023 to present)
Fictiv (February 2023 to present)
Gradient (2020 to present)
Fernish (2020 to present)

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Arno L. Harris
Director SinceAgeCurrent Board Committees
July 202053
Audit
Sustainability and Governance
Current Position
Managing Partner, AHC
Skills Matrix


Innovation and Technology in Clean Energy


Climate Change and Climate Resilience


Renewable Energy and Related Engineering Experience
Background
Managing Partner, AHC (Clean energy and transportation consulting) (2015 to present)
Chief Executive Officer, Alta Motors (Electric motorcycle manufacturer) (2017 to 2018)
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Recurrent Energy, LLC (Utility-scale solar project
               developer) (2006 to 2015)
Experience, Skills, and Expertise
Mr. Harris brings 25 years of experience in utility companyclean technology and renewable energy through his work on climate change through the intersection of technology, business, and public policy. His understanding of energy, sustainability, and commercial operations including safety, natural gaswithin California’s regulatory environment contributes to the Boards’ effective oversight of environmental, social, and gas liquids production, transportationgovernance (ESG) and marketing,climate change issues. Mr. Harris is also a longtime California resident and electricity generation, transmission and distribution. He brings leadership, management, and business skills developed as an executive andPG&E customer who has demonstrated a directorcommitment to the community through his work supporting Tipping Point Community, a non-profit focused on alleviating poverty.
Other Board Service
Gator Holdings, LLC (2022 to present)
Past Public Company Board Service
ArcLight Clean Transition II (2021 to 2022)
Azure Power Global Limited (2016 to 2022) (Chair of numerous public and privately held companies.

Audit Committee; Chair of Capital Committee)
ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. (2020 to 2021)

 

William D. Johnson

Age:65

Director Since:May 2019 (Utility)

Current Position:CEO and President, PG&E Corporation

Prior Positions:

Mr. Johnson served as President and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from 2012 to April 2019. Prior to his tenure at the TVA, Mr. Johnson was the Chairman, President and CEO of Progress Energy.

Experience, Skills, and Expertise:

Mr. Johnson brings over 20 years of utility experience and leadership as a utility industry executive. During his six-year tenure at TVA, he was responsible for leading the nation’s largest public utility in its mission of providing energy, environmental stewardship and economic development across a seven-state region. During Mr. Johnson’s time at TVA, the organization achieved the best safety records in its 85-year history and has been a perennial top decile safety performer in the utility industry. In that same period, retirement of more than half of TVA’s coal generation, resulting in a reduction of TVA’s carbon omissions by about 50% over the last decade. He was responsible for leading the generation of more than 50% of TVA’s energy from non-greenhouse gas emitting sources. He also oversaw TVA’s expansion into utility scale solar in recent years, with the addition of approximately 1,000 megawatts (mWs), and pursued the modernization of its hydro assets to increase the overall amount of renewable resources. TVA’s renewable portfolio includes almost 2,400 mWs of wind and solar and 5,800 mWs of hydro capacity. Throughout his career in the electric utilities industry, Mr. Johnson has collaborated closely with elected officials and other community leaders to deliver safe and reliable electricity to millions of customers.

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Carlos M. Hernandez

Michael J. Leffell

Age:60

Director Since:April 2019

Since

AgeCurrent Board Committees:NominatingCommittees
March 202268
Audit
Finance and Governance (Chair)Innovation
Recent Position
Former Chief Executive Officer, Fluor Corporation
Skills Matrix


Risk Management

Financial Performance and Planning

Workforce and/or Public Safety
Background
Chief Executive Officer (2019 to 2020); ComplianceInterim Chief Executive Officer (2019); Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Public Policy; Executive

Current Position:Founder, Portage Partners LLC (a privately held company focused on sourcing, analyzingSecretary (2007 to 2019), Fluor Corporation (Engineering and monitoring non-traditional investment opportunities)construction)

General Counsel and Chairman of Canoe Software (a financial technology company)

Prior Positions:

PriorSecretary, Arcelor Mittal Americas (Steel and mining) (2004 to founding Portage Partners in 2010, Mr. Leffell was the Deputy Executive Managing Member of Davidson Kempner Capital Management, a global institutional investment management firm.

Prior Public Board Service During the Past Five Years:

Genco Shipping and Trading Limited (a publicly traded transportation services company) (2014 to 2016)

2007)

Experience, Skills, and Expertise:

Expertise

Mr. Leffell has over 20 yearsHernandez brings decades of experience participatingin legal affairs, risk management, financial restructuring, and corporate governance and compliance. He has a strong foundation in law, business, and engineering, having served as General Counsel of publicly-traded companies in engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), manufacturing, and distribution. During his time at Fluor Corporation, he developed, led, and executed project risk assessment, established new selectivity criteria, and restored confidence in the restructuring of multiple businesses under Chapter 11. In additioncompany’s financial reporting. He has experience with environmental and safety matters, as well as government affairs.
Past Public Company Board Service
Fluor Corporation (2019 to serving as the Deputy Executive Managing Member of Davidson Kempner Capital Management, Mr. Leffell also co-managed the Distressed Investment strategy, including multiple positions in a broad range of large complex corporate restructuring and domestic and international bankruptcies that often implicated complex litigation.

2020)
Other Board Service
Steward Health Care System (2021 to present)
NuScale Power LLC (2011 to 2019)


 

Kenneth Liang

Age:57

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Michael R. Niggli
Director Since:April 2019

Since

AgeCurrent Board Committees: Compensation; Finance 

Most Committees

July 202073
People and Compensation
Safety and Nuclear Oversight
Recent Position:Former senior Managing DirectorPosition
Retired President and Head of Restructurings, Oaktree Capital Management (a global alternative investment management firm with expertise in credit strategies)

Prior Positions:

From Oaktree’s formation in 1995 until June 2001, Mr. Liang was Oaktree’s General Counsel. Before that, he served as a Senior Vice Chief Operating Officer, San Diego Gas & Electric Company

Skills Matrix


Wildfire Safety, Prevention and Mitigation


Natural Gas Transmission, Distribution, and Safety


Nuclear Generation Safety
Background
President at TCW Group.

Prior Public Board Service During the Past Five Years:

Tribune Media (media/entertainment/real estate company) (2013and Chief Operating Officer (2010 to 2015)2013); STORE Capital Corporation (a real estate investment trust) (2012Chief Operating Officer (2007 to 2016)

Other Board Experience:

Mr. Liang served as chairman of the board of Excel Maritime (dry bulk shipping company) (20142010), San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E)

Chief Operating Officer, Southern California Gas Company (2006 to 2018). He also served on the boards of Chassix (automotive parts company) (2016 to 2018) and of Pulse Electronics (mobile electronics company) (2015 to 2018). Mr. Liang has also served on the board of Flintridge Preparatory School (2012 to 2018).

2007)

Experience, Skills, and Expertise:

Expertise

With more than four decades of experience in the utility and energy sector, Mr. Liang was a senior Managing DirectorNiggli brings significant operations, risk management, and Headleadership experience, particularly in regulated utilities. Mr. Niggli provides in-depth knowledge of Restructuringsthe California regulatory landscape, and during his leadership role at Oaktree Capital Management’s Opportunities Funds, Oaktree’s largest investment strategy fund. Mr. Liang retired from Oaktree in April 2018 after being with Oaktree since its inception over 20 years ago. Mr. Liang joined OaktreeSDG&E established the first-of-their-kind wildfire and public safety programs aimed at its formation in 1995 as an original equity holder and served as Oaktree’s General Counsel until June 2001. Mr. Liang has extensive U.S. and international experience as a significant stakeholder in prominent and complex restructurings of many troubled businesses inside and outside of Chapter 11 and in court-supervised reorganizations, including Enron, Energy Future Holdings, Tribune and Caesars Entertainment. Mr. Liang holds a J.D. from Georgetown University and a B.S. from the University of Southern California,reducing wildfire risks. He has been a long-timelongtime supporter of and leader for the Great Basin National Park Foundation, working to make accessible the natural resources of the park. Mr. Niggli also currently serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council for California resident and has close family relatives who live in PG&E Corporation’s service area.

State University, Long Beach.
Public Company Board Service
ESS, Inc. (2015 to present) (Chair of the Board)
Avanea Energy Co. (2021 to present)
Other Board Service
American Transmission Company (2015 to present)
ESVAL (2015 to present)
ESSBIO (2015 to present)

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Sumeet Singh
Director SinceAgeNon-Independent Director, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Board
March 202344
Current Position
Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Gas and
Electric Company
Skills Matrix


Utility Operations or Related Engineering Experience


Natural gas transmission, distribution, operation, and safety


Wildfire Safety, Preparedness, Prevention, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery
Background
Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Utility) (2023 to Contentspresent)
Executive Vice President, Chief Risk and Chief Safety Officer, PG&E Corporation and the Utility (2022 to 2023)
Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, PG&E Corporation and the Utility (2021)
Interim President and Chief Risk Officer of the Utility and Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, PG&E Corporation (2021)
Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer (2020 to 2021)
Gas Integrity & Safety Officer, Picarro Inc. (Gas analyzer manufacturer) (2020);
Vice President, Asset Management and Community Wildfire Safety Program, Utility (2018 to 2020);
Vice President, Gas Operations, Utility (2014 to 2018)
Experience, Skills, and Expertise
Mr. Singh provides the Utility Board with knowledge of the Utility’s operations, experienced utility leadership, and engineering background. He also brings experience in safety, risk, electric and gas operations, and asset management developed during his career with PG&E. As the Utility’s Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Singh focuses on safety, increasing connectivity among operational groups, and promoting operational excellence.
Other Board Service
GTI Energy (2021 to present)


 

Dominique Mielle

Age:50

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Benjamin F. Wilson
Director Since:April 2019

Since

AgeCurrent Board Committees:Committees
July 202071
Audit (Chair)
Sustainability and Governance
Executive
Recent Position
Retired Chairman, Beveridge & Diamond PC
Skills Matrix


Risk Management


Climate Change and Climate Resilience


Management Incentives
Background
Chairman (2017 to 2021); Executive

Most Recent Position:Former PartnerManaging Principal (2008 to 2016), Beveridge & Diamond PC (Environmental law practice)

Adjunct Professor, Howard University (2004 to present)
Experience, Skills, and Senior Portfolio Manager, Canyon Partners LLC (an investment manager that specializesExpertise
Mr. Wilson brings a depth of experience, having been lead counsel in value-oriented special situation investmentsnumerous complex environmental and regulatory matters for institutional investors)

major consumer product corporations, retailers, oil and gas companies, municipalities, and developers. His service as Monitor for the Duke Energy coal ash spill remediation project and as Deputy Monitor in the Volkswagen emissions proceedings provides an important perspective to the Board. Mr. Wilson also offers deep experience with environmental justice issues and is a recognized leader on diversity and inclusion issues in the legal profession.

Other Board Service
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (2010 to present) (Lead Director, Audit Committee member)
Environmental Law Institute (2017 to present)
Dartmouth College (2012 to 2020) (Chair of Audit Committee)
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Rajat Bahri
Director SinceAgeCurrent Public Company Boards: Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (mortgage REIT investment firm) since 2018 (serves on theBoard Committees
July 202059
Audit
Finance and Innovation
Current Position
Chief Financial Officer, Icertis
Skills Matrix


Financial Performance and Planning


Technology and Cybersecurity


Large Scale Customer Experience
Background
Chief Financial Officer, Icertis (Contractor management software company) (2022 to present)
Chief Financial Officer, ID.me, Inc. (Digital identity network) (2021 to 2022)
Chief Financial Officer, Wish (Digital marketplace) (2016 to 2021)
Chief Financial Officer, Jasper Technologies Inc. (Internet of Things service platform) (2013 to 2016)
Chief Financial Officer, Trimble Navigation Limited (Information technology) (2005 to 2013)
Experience, Skills, and Expertise
Mr. Bahri is a seasoned Chief Financial Officer with public company experience and extensive knowledge of finance, financial performance and planning and audit. He is skilled at building enterprise-wide systems and teams, and brings decades of experience in executive compensation, committee (chair), audit committee and nominatingenterprise risk management, and corporate governance, committee); Studio Cityas well as the operation of audit committees. As a California resident, Mr. Bahri also provides the perspective of a utility customer to the Board.
Past Public Company Board Service
STEC, Inc. (2008 to 2011) (Chair of the Audit Committee)

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Edward G. Cannizzaro
Director SinceAgeCurrent Board Committees
February 202362
Finance and Innovation
Audit

Recent Position
Former Global Head of Quality, Risk and Regulatory, KPMG International since 2018 (serves on the nominating
Skills Matrix


Financial Literacy


Risk Management


Audit
Background
Global Head of Quality, Risk and corporate governance committee (chair), compensation committee and audit and risk committee)

Prior Positions:

Ms. Mielle was a partner and senior portfolio manager at Canyon Partners, where she worked from 1998Regulatory, KPMG International Limited (2018 to 2017. Before 1998, she worked at various investment banks, including Libra Investments, Lehman Brothers and Credit Lyonnais.

2022)

National Managing Partner - Risk Management, KPMG (2016 to 2018)
Lead Engagement Partner, KPMG (2009 to 2016)
Experience, Skills, and Expertise:

Ms. Mielle has played key roles in complicated bankruptcies where public safetyExpertise

Mr. Cannizzaro brings 40 years of experience as a global financial executive to the Boards of the Corporation and the economic well-being of the public were critical issues requiring extensive engagement with government entities,Utility. He has a deep background in financial accounting and reporting, risk management, operations, and operational regulatory agencies and affected communities. Ms. Mielle was a member of the creditors’ committee for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and alsocompliance. During his tenure at KPMG, he served as a restructuring committee memberthe Global Head of American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Northwest AirlinesQuality, Risk and United Airlines inRegulatory, the wakeWest Area Managing Partner of the September 11 attacks. Ms. Mielle earned an MBA from Stanford University. She is a long-time California resident.

 

Meridee A. Moore

Age:61

Director Since:April 2019

Current Board Committees:Compensation (Chair); Executive; Finance; NominatingAudit, and Governance

Current Position:Founder, CEOprovided sound oversight and Chief Investment Officer of Watershed Asset Management (a San Francisco-based alternative asset manager)

Other Current Public Company Boards: Blackrock Capital Investment Corporation since 2017 (serves on the audit committee and governance & compensation committee)

Prior Positions:

Before founding Watershed Asset Management, Ms. Moore was a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Farallon Capital Management (a global institutional investment firm).

Other Board Experience:

Ms. Moore currently serves as a board member of Nextgen Climate America (NextGen Policy Center) (a California-based climate policy non-profit) (2014 to present) and as a director on the investment advisory board of Fiduciary Counselling Inc. Ms. Moore has served as a trustee of Right to Play International (2003 to 2018), Right to Play US (2004 to 2019), and Grace Cathedral (2011 to 2018). Ms. Moore also served on the boards of Morgans Hotel Group (2005 to 2007) and AMF Bowling Worldwide (2001 to 2003).

Experience, Skills, and Expertise:

Ms. Moore has over 25 years of investment and restructuring experience over a wide range of industries. She is the Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Watershed Asset Management, a San Francisco-based alternative asset manager. Watershed managed capital for institutional investors for 15 years. Ms. Moore has invested and participated in numerous restructurings in and out of Chapter 11, including PG&E Corporation’s restructuring in 2001. Ms. Moore is a long-time California resident.

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Eric D. Mullins

Age:56

Director Since:September 2016

Current Board Committees:Audit; Safety and Nuclear Oversight

Current Position:Co-CEO of Lime Rock Resources, L.P. (private equity investment firm that acquires, operates, and improves oil and natural gas properties in the U.S.) since 2005

Other Current Public Company Boards:Anadarko Petroleum Company (independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company) since May 2012 (serves on audit committee (chair) and executive committee)

Prior Positions:

Prior to co-founding Lime Rock Resources, L.P. in 2005, Mr. Mullins worked in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs & Co. for 15 years, most recently as managing director in the firm’s Energy and Power Group, where he led numerous financing, structuring, and strategic advisory transactions for public and private oil and gas exploration and production companies.

Other Board Experience:

Mr. Mullins currently serves as a member of the Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees.

Experience, Skills,Directors of KPMG Americas and Expertise:

KPMG US. Mr. Mullins brings operational, business development,Cannizzaro also provides the perspective of a PG&E customer and mergers and acquisition experience in the energy sector, as well as director and audit committee experience from his other public company board service. He also brings strategic management, leadership, and corporate financial expertise developed as an executive in the investment banking industry working with both public and private companies in the natural resources and utilities sector.

California resident.
Public Company Board Service
Ross Stores, Inc. (2022 to present)
Other Board Service
KPMG LLP (2015 to 2018)

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Jessica L. Denecour

Kristine M. Schmidt

Age:55

Director Since:April 2019

Since

AgeCurrent Board Committees:ComplianceCommittees
July 202061
Sustainability and Public PolicyGovernance (Chair); Executive; Nominating
People and Governance; Compensation
Safety and Nuclear Oversight

Most

Executive

Recent Position:Position
Former Chief Executive Officer of Peak Utility Services Group (utility services contractor)

Prior Positions:

Ms. Schmidt was the President, founder and owner of Swan Consulting Services (a consulting company that provides strategic, regulatory and advisory services to utilities and equipment and services related businesses in the electricity and natural gas utility industry) from 2015 to 2018. Before that, she was President of ITC Great Plains andSenior Vice President at ITC Holdings (independent electric high voltage transmission owner and operator).

Other Board Experience:

Ms. Schmidt served as a member of the Western Energy Imbalance Market Governing Board (which has the primary governance responsibilityChief Information Officer, Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

Skills Matrix


Technology and decisional authorityCybersecurity


Workforce and/or Public Safety


Risk Management
Background
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Varian Medical Systems (Medical device manufacturer and software for the interstate wholesale energy imbalance market in the western region). Ms. Schmidt also served on the board of Peak Utilitycancer treatments) (2006 to 2017)
Vice President, Global IT Application and Solution Services Group in 2018.

and Global Infrastructure and Operations, Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Chemical analysis, life sciences, and diagnostics) (2000 to 2005)

Experience, Skills, and Expertise:

Expertise

Ms. SchmidtDenecour has over 35more than 30 years of experience leading global companies into the digital age. As a senior executive and Chief Information Officer, she gained a deep understanding of threats and mitigations in cybersecurity risk management, and experience overseeing investments in new, innovative technology. During her career, she led multiple IT transformations, built effective data privacy and security programs, and implemented state-of-the-art IT governance and systems. A long-time California resident and utility customer, Ms. Denecour has also demonstrated a commitment to the community through her board work supporting gender parity in the electricity industry, having worked forboardroom, and consulted with somecreativity and lifelong learning in children.
Past Public Company Board Service
MobileIron Inc. (2017 to 2020) (Chair of the largest public utilities throughout the United States. Over the last 25 years, Ms. Schmidt’s experience was primarily in the regional wholesale market arenaCybersecurity Committee, Nominating and high voltage transmission developmentGovernance Committee, and regulatory policies. The regional wholesale markets are critical across the United States to efficiently and cost-effectively integrate large scale renewables. Ms. Schmidt has served as a FERC Commissioner Advisor, addressing national policies and reforms resulting from the California Energy Crisis and FERC’s expanded authority from the Energy Policy Act, among other key policy issues. Ms. Schmidt was the ChairMember of the inaugural Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM) Governing Body, which promotes the integrationAudit Committee)
Other Board Service
Athena Alliance (2016 to 2018) (founding member)
Children’s Discovery Museum of surplus renewables energy into the grid, and was a member of the board with governance responsibility over the wholesale energy imbalance market in the western region, including California. Ms. Schmidt was previously CEO of Peak Utility Services Group, a leading utility construction service provider. She was also a corporate officer with the nation’s largest independent high voltage transmission company, ITC Holdings Corporation, and the President of ITC Great Plains, which has the highest percentage of utility scale wind power in the nation. Ms. Schmidt has also held various senior management responsibilities for public utilities, including Xcel Energy, and served on the board of Peak Utility Services Group.

San Jose (2010 to 2017)


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Admiral Mark E. Ferguson III, USN (ret.)

Alejandro D. Wolff

Age:62

Director Since:April 2019

Since

AgeCurrent Board Committees:Compensation; ComplianceCommittees
July 202066
People and Public Policy

Previous Position:Former Managing Director, Gryphon Partners (global advisory firm focused on emerging and frontier markets)

Other Current Public Company Boards:Albemarle Corporation (public specialty chemicals company) since 2015 (serves on the Health, Compensation (Chair)

Safety and Environment committeeNuclear Oversight
Executive

Current Position
Independent Defense and as chairAerospace Consultant
Skills Matrix


Nuclear Generation Safety


Workforce and/or Public Safety


Management Incentives
Background
Independent Aerospace and Defense Consultant, MK3 Global LLC (2016 to present)
Advisor, Defense Science Studies Group, Institute for Defense Analyses (2019 to present)
Advisor, Allied Command Operations, NATO (2018 to present)
Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company (2016 to 2020)
Commander of the executive compensation committee)U.S. Naval Forces in Europe and Africa (2014 to 2016); Versum Materials (public specialty chemicals company) since 2016 (serves as the lead independent director and chairVice Chief of the governance and nominating committee)

Prior Positions:

Mr. Wolff served in theNaval Operations (2011 to 2014), U.S. State Department for 34 years, including serving as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Chile from 2010 to 2013 and the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2010.

Other Board Experience:

Mr. Wolff currently serves as a board member of JetSMART Holdings Limited (private airline operating in South America) (2017 to present). Mr. Wolff is also an advisory board member of the Counter Extremism Project.

Navy

Experience, Skills, and Expertise:

Alejandro D. WolffExpertise

Admiral Ferguson brings decades of experience in high-level political, economic,nuclear reactor operations, nuclear propulsion engineering, risk and security issueschange management, and cyber preparedness from his 34-year38-year career in the U.S. State Department.Navy. Through his leadership positions in the U.S. Navy, he directed the transformation of its personnel management system and education programs. His has experience managing natural disaster, conflict,organization received the Workforce Magazine Optimas Award for innovative personnel policies supporting diversity and terrorist-response situations, and a successful negotiating record of bridging differences among numerous constituencies with competing interests. As Ambassador towomen in the Republic of Chile, Mr. Wolff promoted U.S.-origin renewable energy alternatives for Chile, including solar power. Mr. Wolff currently serves as a director of Albemarle Corporation (“Albemarle”), a global specialty chemicals company. Asworkplace. Admiral Ferguson presently is a member of Albemarle’s Health, Safety & Environment Committee, Mr. Wolff brings considerable knowledge of clean energy, sustainability, renewable energyseveral veteran service organizations and electricity storage. Mr. Wolff also serves as the Lead Independent Director and Chairholds a NACD certification in cyber risk oversight.
Public Company Board Service
VSE Corporation (2017 to present)
Other Board Service
Center for Naval Analyses (2017 to 2021) (Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Versum Materials, an electronic materials company with operations in California, and as a director of JetSMART Holdings, an airline in South America. Mr. Wolff was a long-term resident of California, graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, and continues to have close ties to California.

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Robert C. Flexon
Director SinceAgeCurrent Board Committees
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Executive (Chair, Corporation Committee)
Audit
Finance and Innovation
Recent Position
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Dynegy Inc.
Skills Matrix

Risk Management


Financial Performance and Planning


Management Incentives


Background
President and Chief Executive Officer, Dynegy Inc. (Independent power producer) (2011 to Contents2018)
Chief Financial Officer, UGI Corporation (Electric and natural gas utility) (2011)
Chief Executive Officer, Foster Wheeler AG (Engineering and Construction) (2009 to 2010)
Experience, Skills, and Expertise
Mr. Flexon, our Corporation’s Independent Board Chair, provides executive leadership experience in the competitive power and oil and gas sectors. During his time at Dynegy, he executed cultural, operational, and financial restructuring that tripled the company’s size and achieved top decile safety performance, as well as enhanced employee engagement. Mr. Flexon brings extensive safety, risk management and labor relations experience, as well as experience with turnarounds, having led both Dynegy’s 2011 bankruptcy and NRG Energy Inc.’s [2003] post-bankruptcy exit.
Public Company Board Service
Capstone Green Energy Corporation (2018 to present) (Chair of the Board, Member of Audit Committee, and Member of Compensation Committee)
Charah Solutions, Inc. (2018 to present) (Chair of Audit Committee)
TransAlta Corporation (2018 to 2020)
Westmoreland Coal Company (2016 to 2019)
Dynegy Inc. (2011 to 2018)
Other Board Service
ERCOT (Texas Independent System Operator) (2021 to present)


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W. Craig Fugate
Director SinceAgeCurrent Board Committees
July 202064
Safety and Nuclear Oversight
Sustainability and Governance

Current Position
Owner, Craig Fugate Consulting
Skills Matrix


Wildfire Safety, Prevention and Mitigation


Climate Change and Climate Resilience


Nuclear Generation Safety
Background
Chief Emergency Management Officer, One Concern, Inc. (Emergency management
technology) (2017 to 2022)
Senior Instructor and Advisor, U.S. Army Civilian Emergency Management Program
(2017 to present)
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (Appointed by the President, Senate Confirmed) (2009 to 2017)
Experience, Skills, and Expertise
Mr. Fugate has a deep background in emergency management and crisis response at the county, state, and federal level. During his time at FEMA, Mr. Fugate led the organization through multiple record-breaking disaster years and oversaw the Federal Government’s response to major events, such as the Joplin and Moore tornadoes, Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Matthew, and the 2016 Louisiana flooding. Mr. Fugate has a strong track record in establishing a robust safety culture and driving a community-oriented approach to emergency management.
Other Board Service
America’s Public Television Stations (2017 to present)

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Patricia K. Poppe
Director SinceAgeCurrent Board Committees
January 202154
Executive
Current Position
Chief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation
Skills Matrix


Workforce and/or Public Safety


Utility Operations or Related Engineering Experience


Labor Relations
Background
Chief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation (2021 to present)
President and Chief Executive Officer, CMS Energy Corporation and Consumers Energy (2016 to 2020)
Experience, Skills, and Expertise
Ms. Poppe brings over 15 years of experience, including as chief executive, in the highly regulated utility industry. Under her leadership, CMS Energy and Consumers Energy earned consistent industry recognition and maintained strong operational and financial performance. PG&E values Ms. Poppe’s extensive utility experience championing safety and workplace equity, developing strong working relationships with labor, and building broad support for clean energy. She demonstrates a commitment to the community through her board work supporting the California Chamber of Commerce.
Public Company Board Service
Whirlpool Corporation (2019 to present)
Other Board Service
California Chamber of Commerce (2022 to present)
Electric Power Research Institute (2021 to present)
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (2021 to present)
AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc. (2019 to present)
Edison Electric Institute (2016 to present)




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William L. Smith
Director SinceAgeCurrent Board Committees
October 201965
Finance and Innovation (Chair)
Safety and Nuclear Oversight
Executive
Recent Position
Retired President of Technology Operations, AT&T Services, Inc.
Skills Matrix


Technology and Cybersecurity


Utility Operations or Related Engineering Experience


Large Scale Customer Experience
Background
Interim Chief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation (2020)
President, Technology Operations (2014 to 2016); President, Network Operations (2008 to 2014), AT&T (Telecommunications)
Experience, Skills, and Expertise
Mr. Smith brings in-depth knowledge of PG&E’s operations to the Boards, having served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer in 2020 while PG&E Corporation searched for a long-term leader. He also brings decades of technology, and strategy experience from his 37-year tenure at AT&T. This includes large-scale integration and modernization of vast infrastructure networks, identification and implementation of new technologies, and a track record of delivering on commitments to public and employee safety. Additionally, Mr. Smith offers expertise in cybersecurity, having led the operational cybersecurity team at AT&T and having had significant interaction with the NSA, FBI, and DHS on cyber matters.
Past Public Company Board Service
OCLARO, Inc. (2012 to 2018)
Other Board Service
Tillman Networks LLC (2017 to present) (Chair of the Board)


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Diversity
Diversity is a core value for us, as demonstrated by the composition of our Boards, and one that we will continue to champion in the future. PG&E asks the continuing directors to self-identify using the following categories of underrepresented communities (reflecting those listed in California’s Assembly Bill 979 on board diversity, and of interest to the companies’ stakeholders: Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native, North African, or Middle Eastern, or gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or other member of the queer community. The Sustainability and Governance

Committee and the Boards annually review whether the diversity represented by the members of the Boards serves the needs of the companies, as part of the Director Refreshment Process, which is described more on page 24. If a diversity gap is identified, then as Board vacancies arise the Sustainability and Governance Committee will consider and prioritize the need to close that gap, along with other factors, in its director recruitment process.

Committee MembershipsOther Public Boards
IndependentDiverseTenureAFIPCSNOSG
Class A
Cheryl F. CampbellG4*1
Kerry W. CooperG2.752
Arno L. HarrisCAU2.75
Carlos M. HernandezHSP1
Michael R. NiggliCAU2.752
Sumeet SinghAPI0
Benjamin F. WilsonAA2.75*
Class B
Rajat BahriAPI2.75
Edward G. CannizzaroHSP01
Jessica L. DenecourG2.75*
Mark E. Ferguson IIICAU2.75*1
Robert C. FlexonCAU2.752
W. Craig FugateCAU2.75
Patricia K. PoppeG21
William L. SmithCAU3.5*
API = Asian, Pacific Islander
AA = African American
CAU = Caucasian
HSP = Hispanic/Latinx
G = Gender Diversity
* = Chair
A= Audit Committees
FI= Finance and Innovation Committee
PC = People and Compensation Committee
SNO = Safety, Nuclear, and Oversight Committees
SG = Sustainability and Governance Committee
Our Board and management reflect our commitment to diversity in the following roles:
Corporation Chief Executive OfficerUtility Chief Operating OfficerIndependent Chair of Utility Board of Directors
Chair of Audit CommitteeChair of Safety and Nuclear Oversight CommitteeChair of Sustainability and Governance Committee

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Independence
On each of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s corporateBoards, all of the current non-employee directors are independent as defined by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The definitions of independence found in the Corporation and Utility’s Corporate Governance Guidelines reflect the applicable NYSE definitions and are available on that company’s website.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility also have determined that from January 1, 2022, to the date of this Joint Proxy Statement, each of the following past directors was independent while serving on the Boards, according to the applicable company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines: Dean L. Seavers.
We found no transactions or relationships that would compromise any non-employee director’s general independence during 2022 and thus required the Boards’ consideration and review.
There are no familial relationships between any director of the Corporation or the Utility, executive officer of the Corporation or the Utility, or person nominated or chosen to become a director or executive officer of the Corporation or the Utility.
Skills
Our Boards exhibit diversity of experience, skills, and attributes, and this allows them to effectively oversee the companies’ operations. Key Board leaders have substantial expertise in areas such as wildfire mitigation, natural gas operations, risk management, and cybersecurity. The Sustainability and Governance Committee reviews, and the Boards approve, the skills matrix annually, taking into account the current composition of the Boards and the criteria previously agreed upon with our key stakeholders and regulators.
Skills Matrix
Wildfire safety, preparedness, prevention, mitigation, response, and/or recoveryWorkforce safety and public safety
Technology and cybersecurityNuclear generation safety
Natural gas transmission, distribution, operation, and safetyPublic policy (legal, regulatory, or government)
Leadership in the energy or utility industryUtility operation or related engineering experience
Innovation and technology in the clean energy or utility industryRisk management (including enterprise risk management)
Climate change mitigation or climate resilienceRenewable energy and related engineering experience
Financial performance and planningFinancial literacy
AuditManagement incentives
Labor relationsLarge-scale customer experience
Public company board experienceCommunity leadership
GOVERNANCE
We believe our current governance practices provide a framework within which the Boards and management can pursue strategies that will drive long-term value for the companies and their respective shareholders. The foundation for theseexcellence. Our practices is the independent natureinclude:
All non-executive directors are independent, including Board chairsRegular executive session meetings without management
All independent committees (other than Executive Committees)Separation of leadership roles of the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer
Proxy access provisions consistent with market standards—three percent for three yearsExecutive and director stock ownership guidelines
Director over-boarding policy prohibiting service on more than three public company boardsNo supermajority vote requirements
Majority vote for directors, with mandatory resignation policy and plurality carve-out for contested electionsOne share, one vote
Board oversight of key areas, including risk, cybersecurity, safety, sustainability, climate resilience, compliance, and ethics
No anti-takeover poison pill shareholder approval required for adoption
Annual Board and Committee evaluationsConfidential voting policy for uncontested elections
Ongoing director educationPolicy limiting obtaining certain types of services from the independent auditor
Many of each Board and its fiduciary responsibility to the company’s shareholders. These practices are reviewed against industry trends and input from the companies’ institutional investors and other shareholders.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES

Corporateour governance practices are documented in the Corporate Governance Guidelines that are adopted by the Boards of PG&E Corporation and the Utility. TheUtility and available on our website. These Guidelines are reviewed annually and updated from time to time as recommended by the NominatingSustainability and Governance Committee, and were last updated in April 2019. Other corporate governance practices also are set forth in the charters of the various committees of the Corporation and Utility Boards (see “Website Availability of Governance Documents” on page 105).

BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

Chair of the Board – Duties; Executive Session Meetings

At both PG&E Corporation and the Utility, the Chair of the Board is a member of the Board. The Chair’s primary duty is to preside over meetings of the Board, including special meetings. The Chair also is responsible for setting meeting agendas and representing the Board in any meeting with major shareholders. Additionally, the Chair is consulted regarding Board nominees and the composition and chairmanship of Board committees.

At both companies, the independent directors meet at each regularly scheduled Board meeting in executive session. These executive session meetings generally are chaired by the independent Chair of the Board (or if the Chair is not independent, by the independent lead director). Nora Mead Brownell is PG&E Corporation’s independent non-executive Chair of the Board, and Jeffrey L. Bleich is the Utility’s independent non-executive Chair of the Board. Ms. Brownell chairs executive session meetings of the Corporation’s independent directors as well as concurrent executive session meetings of the Corporation’s and the Utility’s independent directors; Mr. Bleich chairs executive session meetings of the Utility’s independent directors only. The independent Chair establishes the agenda for each executive session meeting, and also determines which, if any, other individuals (including members of management) attend each meeting.

Chair of the Board and CEO Positions

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Leadership Structure
Each company’s Board maintains a flexible policy regarding board leadership structure, including whether the offices of Chair and CEO (or President, if the office of CEO is not filled) should be separate and, if the roles are separate, whether the Chair should be elected from management or from among the non-management directors. The Board regularly assesses the appropriateness of the Board’s leadership structure at least annually, and when there is a vacancy in the positions of either the Chair or the CEO (or PEOs), given the specific facts at the time of assessment.

assessment including, for example, regulatory requirements, the skills, expertise, and experience of individuals serving as Chair or CEO, and corporate structural needs.

At both PG&E Corporation

and the Utility, the Chair of the Board is independent. The Chair’s primary duties are to preside over meetings of the Board, including special meetings and set meeting agendas. For joint meetings of both companies’ Boards, the PG&E Corporation Chair performs these functions. Additionally, the Chair is consulted regarding each Board’s nominees and the composition and chairmanship of Board committees. At both companies, the independent directors meet at each regularly scheduled Board meeting in executive session. These executive session meetings generally are chaired by the independent Chair, who also establishes the agenda for each executive session meeting and determines which, if any, other individuals (including members of management) attend each meeting. For joint executive session meetings of both companies’ Boards, the PG&E Corporation Chair performs these functions.

At each company, if the Chair is not independent, then the independent directors must elect a lead independent director from among the independent chairs of the standing PG&E Corporation and Utility Board committees. Currently, each company has an independent Chair, and so neither company has a lead independent director.
PG&E Corporation
At PG&E Corporation, the positions of Chair and CEO have been separateseparated since March 1, 2017. In April 2019, Nora Mead Brownell becameSince July 2020, Robert C. Flexon has served as PG&E Corporation’s independent non-executive Chair of the Board. SeparatingBoard, and the rolespositions of Chair and CEO allowscontinue to be separated. Patricia K. Poppe assumed the role of CEO (Bill Johnson)on January 4, 2021. Continuing to separate the roles will allow Ms. Poppe to continue to focus on the business of PG&E Corporation and its strategic priorities, during this time of transition, while the ChairMr. Flexon leads the Board of Directors. Among other things, Ms. Brownell’s extensive utility, regulatory, and leadership experience will allow her to support the CEO during this time of transition, while serving as an effective link between the Board and the CEO.

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At Pacific Gas and Electric Company,

At the Utility, the positions of Chair and principal executive officerPEO have been separated since January 2008. In April 2019, Jeffrey L. BleichDecember 2022, Cheryl F. Campbell became the independent non-executive Chair of the Utility Board. Nickolas Stavropoulos retiredNo single individual serves as President ofthe Utility’s PEO, and the Utility on August 30, 2018. The office of PresidentBoard has not been filled since that time,allocated the duties and since April 12, 2019, the functionspowers of the office of the Utility President have been allocated amongto Sumeet Singh, who since March 1, 2023, has served as the following three individuals: Michael Lewis (SeniorUtility’s Executive Vice President, Electric Operations), Jesus Soto, Jr. (Senior Vice President, Gas Operations),Operations and Jim Welsch (SeniorChief Operating Officer, Marlene Santos, who since March 2021 has served as the Utility’s Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer). Under this interim structure, all three individuals are principal executive officersCustomer Officer, and Jason Glickman, who since May 2021 has served as the Utility’s Executive Vice President, Engineering, Planning, and Strategy. Separating the roles of the Utility. Continuing to separate the Chair and principal executive officer roles preserves continuity during this period of transition at the Utility. In addition,PEO allows the Utility is ableto preserve continuity while continuing to attract and retain top talent and allows customers and other stakeholders to benefit from the complementary skill sets and business experiences of the independent non-executive Chair (Mr. Bleich)Ms. Campbell, Mr. Singh, Ms. Santos, and the principal executive officers (Messrs. Lewis, Soto, and Welsch).Mr. Glickman. As a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, the Utility also benefits from the fact that Ms. BrownellMr. Flexon is a member of the Utility Board, as well as from her perspective as PG&E Corporation Chair.Board. Pursuant to the CPUC’s affiliate rules, no individual may serve as Chair of the Board, CEO, or President, or in a functionally equivalent position, of both PG&E Corporation and the Utility.

Independent Lead

Director

At each company, if Refreshment

Our ongoing process to select directors begins with the Chair is not independent, thenSustainability and Governance Committee, which selects the independent directors must elect an independent lead director from among the independent chairs of the standing PG&E Corporationnominees who will be submitted for shareholder vote.
The Sustainability and Utility Board committees. Currently, each company has an independent Chair, and neither company has an independent lead director.

For more information on the criteria and specific duties of a lead director, please see each company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines (see “Website Availability of Governance Documents” on page 105).

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BOARD AND DIRECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

On both PG&E Corporation’s Board and the Utility’s Board, at least 75 percent of the directors are independent,Committee’s written policy, as required by each company’s Guidelines. The definitions of “independence” are identical for each company, are set forthreflected in each company’s Guidelines, is to seek nominees with a range of different backgrounds, perspectives, skills, experiences, and reflectfit with Board culture, including characteristics like integrity, ethical standards, judgment, interpersonal skills and relations, communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with others. The Guidelines also require the Committee and Boards to consider important public policy objectives such as diversity, representation from regions PG&E serves, and commitment to California’s climate change goals, and also consider a candidate’s age (in light of each Board’s director retirement policy), applicable NYSE definitions. Each company’s Guidelines are availablelegal requirements, and other factors as it deems appropriate given the current needs of the Board and the Company.

The director refreshment process includes an annual review of the incumbent directors’ independence, skills, qualifications, and commitment to serving on the company’s website (see “Website Availability of Governance Documents” on page 105).

A majority of PG&E Corporation’s directors also are independent as defined by the NYSE.Boards. The Utility Board is exempt from NYSE American rules requiring that at least a majority of the directors meet the stock exchange’s definition of “independent director” because PG&E Corporation holds approximately 96 percent of the voting power of the Utility and the Utility is a “controlled” subsidiary.

The Boards of the Corporation and the Utility have determined that each of the following director nominees is independent accordingability to the applicable company’s Guidelines: Richard R. Barrera, Jeffrey L. Bleich, Nora Mead Brownell, Frederick W. Buckman, Cheryl F. Campbell, Fred J. Fowler, Michael J. Leffell, Kenneth Liang, Dominique Mielle, Meridee A. Moore, Eric D. Mullins, Kristine M. Schmidt, and Alejandro D. Wolff. PG&E Corporation and the Utility also have determined that from January 1, 2018commit to the date of this Proxy Statement, each of the following past directors was independent while serving on the Boards according tois considered broadly and includes an assessment of all outside commitments.

For new Board nominees, the Sustainability and Governance Committee (in consultation with the Chair of the applicable company’s Guidelines: Lewis Chew, Jeh C. Johnson, Richard C. Kelly, Roger H. Kimmel, Richard A. Meserve, Forrest E. Miller, Benito Minicucci, Rosendo G. Parra, Barbara L. Rambo,Board) works with independent search firms (retained by the Boards or the Committee) to identify candidates who are qualified to serve. Mr. Hernandez, who is being submitted to shareholders for the first time in 2023, [and Mr. Cannizzaro, who was recently appointed and Anne Shen Smith. (Jeh C. Johnson, who resignedwill be up for election in 2024] were identified by such a firm. The independent search firm develops lists of candidates that meet the criteria and, as a directorwhole, represent a variety of the Utility on December 7, 2017, serveddesired skills and attributes, including contributing to Board diversity.
The companies also accept recommendations for director nominees from a variety of sources, including shareholders, community-based organizations, management, and other directors, which are also referred to independent search firms for review. The Committee uses the same criteria, including diversity and skills on the Board of the Corporation as of January 1, 2018 but did not standskills matrix, to review all candidates recommended for reelectionnomination at the Corporation’s 2018 annual meetingmeetings—including candidates nominated by shareholders—and reviews all such candidates at the same time.

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Shareholders may recommend a person for the Committee to consider as a nominee for director of shareholders and served through the last day of his term, May 22, 2018. Roger H. Kimmel served on the Boards of the Corporation and the Utility but resigned from both Boards on January 14, 2019. The remaining past directors left the Boards in April 2019.)

In assessing each director’s and director nominee’s independence, the companies considered transactions between PG&E Corporation or the Utility and their respective directors and director nominees, their immediate family members, and certain entities with which the directors, director nominees, or their immediate family members were affiliated. These transactions primarily involvedby writing to that company’s Corporate Secretary. Recommendations must include (a) the Utility’s provision of utility services at rates or charges fixed in conformity with law or governmental authority and (b) membership fees paid to a non-profit entity affiliated with onedescription of the companies’ directors (in amounts belowcandidate (name, age, principal occupation, business address, and residence address), (b) the $10,000 threshold for Audit Committee review pursuant to the companies’ Related Party Transaction Policy), which the Boards determined were not materialclass and did not affect the director’s or director nominee’s independence.

There are no family relationships between any directornumber of shares of the Corporationcompany’s stock owned by the shareholder and the candidate, (c) other information about the candidate that would be in a proxy statement listing the candidate as a director nominee, and (d) any interest of the shareholder in the candidate’s nomination. We may request additional information on the candidate or the Utility, executive officer ofshareholder if needed.

Board and Committee Evaluation Process
Our Boards and committees evaluate their own effectiveness throughout the Corporation oryear. Each Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines require that the Utility, or person nominated or chosen to become a director or executive officer of the Corporation or the Utility.

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BOARD COMMITTEE DUTIES

The Boards of PG&E Corporation and the Utility have numerous permanent standing committees, which support each Board’s basic responsibilities. Each Board also may establish temporaryad hoccommittees, subcommittees, or other informal governing bodies from time to time.

Each Board’s permanent standing committees are described below. For each of these committees, the applicable company’s Board has adopted a formal charter that sets forth the committee’s duties and responsibilities; current copies of the charters are available on the companies’ websites (see “Website Availability of Governance Documents” on page 105).

Where a committee exists at PG&E Corporation only, that committee’s responsibilities include assisting and advising the Utility Board on matters within the committee’s scope of responsibility.

Committee Name(1)CompanyPrimary Duties/Scope of Responsibility
ExecutivePG&E Corporation and UtilityExercises powers and performs duties of the applicable Board, subject to limits imposed by state law.
Audit(2)PG&E Corporation and UtilityOversees and monitors:
Integrity of the company financial statements, and financial and accounting practices
Internal controls over financial reporting, and external and internal auditing programs
Selection and oversight of the companies’ Independent Auditor
Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, in concert with other Board committees
Related party transactions
With the assistance of other Board committees, risk management and assessment
CompensationPG&E CorporationOversees matters relating to compensation and benefits, including:
Compensation for non-employee directors
Development, selection, and compensation of policy-making officers
Annual approval of the corporate goals and objectives of the PG&E Corporation CEO and the Utility CEO (or if the Utility CEO office is not filled, any Utility President or Principal Executive Officer)
Management evaluation and officer succession
Employment, compensation, and benefits policies and practices
Potential risks arising from compensation policies and practices
Retention and oversight of the Committee’s independent compensation consultants, legal counsel, or other advisors
Compliance and Public PolicyPG&E CorporationCoordinates the compliance-related oversight of the various committees of the Boards, including:
The companies’ compliance and ethics program
Compliance with laws, regulations, and internal policies and standards
Internal or external compliance reviews, investigations, or audits
Oversees public policy, sustainability, and corporate responsibility issues that could affect customers, shareholders, or employees, including:
Energy and utility policy positions
Environmental protection, quality, and compliance
Community relations programs, activities, and contributions
Political contributions and political activities
Workforce development and diversity and inclusion
Supplier diversity
FinancePG&E CorporationOversees matters relating to financial and investment planning, policies, and risks, including:
Strategic plans and initiatives
Financial and investment plans and strategies(3)
Dividend policy
Proposed capital projects and divestitures
Financing plans
Use of derivative instruments
Major commercial banking, investment banking, financial consulting, insurance, and other financial relationships
Major financial risk exposures

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Committee Name(1)CompanyPrimary Duties/Scope of Responsibility
Nominating and GovernancePG&E CorporationOversees matters relating to selection of directors and corporate governance, including:
Recommending Board candidates, including reviewing skills and characteristics required of Board members
Selection of the chairmanship and membership of Board committees, and the nomination of a lead director of each company’s Board, if necessary
Corporate governance matters, including the companies’ governance principles and practices, and the review of shareholder proposals
Evaluation of the Boards’ performance and effectiveness
Safety and Nuclear OversightPG&E Corporation and UtilityOversees matters relating to safety, operational performance, and compliance issues related to the Utility’s nuclear, generation, gas and electric transmission, and gas and electric distribution operations and facilities (“Operations and Facilities”), including:
Principal risks arising out of the Operations and Facilities, the process used by management to analyze and identify these risks, and the effectiveness of programs to manage or mitigate these risks
The Corporation’s and the Utility’s goals, programs, policies, and practices with respect to promoting a strong safety culture
Periodically visiting the Utility’s nuclear and other operating facilities
(1)This chart provides information regarding duties for the Boards’ permanent standing committees. Each of the Corporation and Utility Boards also has established an ad hoc committee to assist the Board and its committees in a review of issues related to the Chapter 11 Cases.
(2)Established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(3)Each year, the Finance Committee presents for the PG&E Corporation and the Utility Boards’ review and/or concurrence (1) a multi-year financial outlook for the Corporation and the Utility that, among other things, summarizes projected financial performance and establishes the basis for the annual budgets, and (2) an annual financial performance plan that establishes financial objectives and sets operating expense and capital spending budgets that reflect the first year of the multi-year financial outlook. Members of the Boards receive a monthly report that compares actual to budgeted financial performance and provides other information about financial and operational performance.

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COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP, INDEPENDENCE, AND QUALIFICATIONS

The current membership of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s standing Board committees as of the date of this Proxy Statement is shown in the table below.

 Executive
Committees
Audit
Committees
Compensation
Committee
Compliance
and Public
Policy
Committee
Finance
Committee
Nominating
and
Governance
Committee
Safety and
Nuclear
Oversight
Committees
Independent Directors:       
Richard R. BarreraXX    
Jeffrey L. Bleich(1)X  X  X
Nora Mead Brownell(2)X     X
Frederick W. Buckman X    X
Cheryl F. CampbellX  XX 
Fred J. Fowler    X X
Michael J. LeffellX  X  
Kenneth Liang  X X  
Dominique Mielle(3)X     
Meridee A. MooreX  XX 
Eric D. Mullins(3) X    X
Kristine M. SchmidtX   XX
Alejandro D. Wolff  XX   
Employee Directors:       
William D. Johnson(4)X      
Number of Meetings in 2018 (PG&E Corporation/Utility where applicable)0/08/836636/6

 Committee Chair

(1)Chair of the Utility Executive Committee only. Independent non-executive Chair of the Utility Board.
(2)Chair of the Corporation Executive Committee only. Independent non-executive Chair of the PG&E Corporation Board.
(3)Independent audit committee financial expert, as defined by the SEC and applicable stock exchanges, and as determined by the Boards. Background information on each audit committee financial expert can be found in the director biographies beginning on page 21.
(4)Member of Utility Board and Executive Committee only.

Committee Membership Requirements

Each of the permanent standing committees (other than the Executive Committees) is composed entirely of independent directors, as defined in the applicable company’s Guidelines and the committee’s charter. In addition, the Audit Committees, the Compensation Committee, and the NominatingSustainability and Governance Committee are composed entirely of independent directors, as requiredoversee the process for evaluating and defined byassessing the NYSE. Because the Utility is a “controlled” subsidiary of PG&E Corporation for purposesperformance of the NYSE American standards, the Utility is not subject to NYSE American rules that otherwise would require that the Utility’sBoards, including Board committees responsibleand each Board’s independent non-executive Chair, and periodically review the process for executive compensationconducting such evaluations and consider whether such evaluations should be assisted by third parties. For the 2023 board evaluations, the Sustainability and Governance Committee engaged a third party governance be comprised of “independent” directors,consultant as defined by NYSE American, and would impose requirements on the Utility’s director nomination and compensation-setting processes.

Each memberpart of the Audit Committeesannual board evaluations. The process included written questionnaires completed by each director and each member of the Compensation Committee also satisfies heightened independence standards established by SEC rules and applicable stock exchange requirements regarding independence of audit committee members and compensation committee members. Each member of the Audit Committees also is financially literate. Each “audit committee financial expert” is identified in the above table, and has accounting and related financial management expertise.

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During fiscal year 2018, the members of the Compensationexecutive officer team and in-depth director and executive management interviews. The consultant sought and provided feedback about individual directors. Topics included board duties and responsibilities, board composition and leadership, board process, and culture. A summary was provided to leadership and the Sustainability and Governance Committee, were Forrest E. Miller (Chair), Richard C. Kelly, Rosendo G. Parra and Barbara L. Rambo. There were no impermissible interlocks or inside directorsa report was given to both Boards. The evaluation process includes a formal check in mid-year on the Compensation Committee.

DIRECTOR SERVICE ON OTHER PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS

effectiveness of implemented changes to help ensure accountability for improvements.

Service on Other Boards
If a director is considering serving on the board of another public company (in addition to PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and their respective subsidiaries), that director must inform the Chair of the NominatingSustainability and Governance Committee and the Chair of the Board of the Corporation and/or the Utility, as applicable, before accepting membership on any such board. Unless otherwise approved by the applicable Board, (1) a director may not serve on more than three public company boards (in addition to the Corporation and Utility Boards) and (2) a director who is the principal executive officerPEO of a public company (including the Corporation and the Utility) may not serve on more than two public company boards in addition to the board of his or her employer. For these purposes, the Boards of the Corporation and the Utility would count as one board.

If an Audit Committee member simultaneously serves on the audit committees of three or more public companies other than PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and their respective subsidiaries, thatthe Committee member must inform the applicable company’s Board. In order for that member to continue serving on the Audit Committees, each Board must affirmatively determine that the simultaneous service does not impair that committee member’s ability to serve effectively on the applicable Audit Committee.

All members of the Boards are in compliance with the above policies regarding service on other public company boards, as well as on audit committees of other public company boards.

DIRECTOR MEETING ATTENDANCE DURING 2018

During 2018, there were 23 meetings of the PG&E Corporation Board. Each of the incumbent Corporation directors attended 95% or more of the aggregate of all meetings of the Corporation Board and of the Corporation Board committees on which that director served during 2018.

During 2018, there were 23 meetings of the Utility Board. Each of the incumbent Utility directors attended 95% or more of the aggregate of all meetings of the Utility Board and of the Utility Board committees on which that director served during 2018.

Each member of the Board of PG&E Corporation or the Utility is expected to attend that company’s annual meetings of shareholders. With the exception of one director, all 12 then-current directors attended the Corporation’s 2018 annual meeting, and all 12 then-current directors attended the Utility’s 2018 annual meeting. Jeh Johnson was a member of the PG&E Corporation Board at the time of the 2018 annual meeting (which was the last day of his term), but was not renominated for election at, and did not attend, that meeting.

DIRECTOR NOMINATION PROCESS

As part of the companies’ commitment to change, the

OPERATIONS
Committee Responsibilities
The Boards of PG&E Corporation and the Utility conductedhave permanent standing committees, which support each Board’s basic responsibilities, with formal charters that set forth their responsibilities. Each Board also may establish temporary ad hoc committees, subcommittees, or other informal governing bodies from time to time. Where a board refreshment process to add fresh perspectives to the Boards to help address the serious challenges the companies face now and in the future. Although the Boards of the Corporation and the Utility historically sought to balance board refreshment with established board experience, the Corporation and the Utility are facing extraordinary challenges resulting from the 2017 and 2018 Northern California wildfires. In light of these extraordinary challenges, the Corporation and the Utility determined to make substantial changes to their respective Boards.

On January 4, 2019, the Corporation Board issued a press release announcing that, as part of a series of changes to reinforce the companies’ commitment to safety and improvement, the Corporation Board was conducting a board refreshment process that included searching for new directorscommittee exists at both the Corporation and the Utility. The Nominating and Governance Committee engaged Spencer Stuart, a leading national search firm, to assist the Nominating and Governance Committee in identifying and evaluating potential new director nominees.

As a result of the board refreshment process, in April 2019, eleven new directors joined two continuing directors on the Boards of PG&E Corporation only, that committee’s responsibilities include assisting and the Utility, with eight of ten then-incumbent directors stepping down. Mr. Johnson joinedadvising the Utility Board in May 2019.

on matters within the committee’s scope of responsibility.
2019
Committee NameCompanyScope of Responsibility/Topics Discussed
ExecutivePG&E Corporation and UtilityExercises powers and performs duties of the applicable Board, subject to limits imposed by state law.
Audit(1)
PG&E Corporation and UtilityOversees and monitors:
Integrity of the company financial statements, and financial and accounting practices
Internal control over financial reporting, and external and internal auditing programs
Selection and oversight of the companies’ Independent Auditor
Review and oversee the compliance and ethics program, including but not limited to, evaluating the effectiveness of such program
Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, in concert with other Board committees
Related party transactions
Oversees guidelines and policies for risk management, and the allocation of specific risks to committees for oversight

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People and CompensationPG&E CorporationOversees matters relating to Contentscompensation and benefits, including:

The following sections of this Proxy Statement describe PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s ordinary course director nomination process, which differs in some respects from the substantial board refreshment process culminating in April 2019.

Company Nominees – Characteristics and Qualifications

In general, the Boards of PG&E Corporation and the Utility each select nominees for director based on recommendations received from the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Committee’s recommendations are based upon a review of the qualifications of Board candidates and consultation with the Chair of the Board of the Corporation or the Utility, as applicable, and with the Corporation CEO.

The Nominating and Governance Committee’s goal is to create for each company a balanced and multi-disciplinary Board composed of qualified, dedicated, ethical, and highly regarded individuals who have experience relevant to the company’s operations, understand the complexities of the company’s business environment, and possess capabilities to provide valuable insight, judgment, and oversight. The Committee also considers overall independence of the Boards, as defined in each company’s Guidelines.

The Committee considers factors such as diversity, age, skills, and any other factors that it deems appropriate, and annually reviews and recommends to the Boards the appropriate skills and characteristics required of Board members, given the current composition and needs of each company’s Board. Since 2018, the Committee has considered specific safety experience as an assessment factor in its director nomination process, and the extent to which nominees (both individually and as a group) possess the experience, skills, and expertise shown in the chart on page 19. In its consideration of diversity, the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Boards seek to include a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and skills among the Boards’ members, as well as applicable legal requirements. The Nominating and Governance Committee reviews the composition of the companies’ Boards and Board committees, including with respect to the companies’ commitment to the diversity of the Boards.

Under each company’s Board of Directors retirement policy, the Boards may not designate any person as a candidate for election or re-election as a director after such person has reached the age of 75, unless the applicable company’s Board determines that it is in the best interests of the company to re-nominate that director. Under this policy, the Boards also consider tenure, and generally target an average tenure for all directors of 10 years or less. In general, the Nominating and Governance Committee will recommend, and the Boards will re-nominate, an existing director for re-election if the Committee and the Boards each believe that the individual would continue to be a productive and effective contributor to the Boards.

Director Nominee Selection Process

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Development, selection, and compensation of policy-making officers
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Company Nominees – Sources

As shown in the diagram above, the Nominating and Governance Committee accepts recommendations for director nominees from a variety of sources, including independent executive search firms, shareholders, management, and Board members. The Committee uses the same criteria to review all candidates recommended for nomination at the annual meetings, including candidates recommended by shareholders.

Shareholders may recommend a person for the Committee to consider as a nominee for director of PG&E Corporation or the Utility, as applicable, by writing to that company’s Corporate Secretary. Each such recommendation must include:

1.A brief descriptionAnnual approval of the candidate,

2.The candidate’s name, age, business address,corporate goals and residence address,

3.The candidate’s principal occupation and the class and number of shares of the company’s stock owned by the shareholder and the candidate,

4.Any other information that would be required under the rules of the SEC in a proxy statement listing the candidate as a nominee for director, and

5.Any material interest that the shareholder has in the candidate’s nomination.

Recommended candidates may be required to provide additional information. The companies also may request additional information regarding the candidate or the shareholder, consistent with the information requirements applicable to shareholder nominations.

The following nominees for election at the 2019 Annual Meetings who have not previously stood for election were recommended by the Corporation shareholders: Barrera, Campbell, Brownell, Buckman, Leffell, Liang, Mielle, Moore, Schmidt, and Wolff. The following nominees for election at the 2019 Annual Meetings who have not previously stood for election were initially identified by the Nominating and Governance Committee’s independent executive search firms: Bleich and Johnson.

Shareholder Nominations

On February 17, 2016, the PG&E Corporation Board adopted proxy access bylaw provisions that permit shareholders owning 3 percent or more of the Corporation’s outstanding common stock for at least three years to nominate the greater of two directors or 20 percent of the Board, and to include these nominees in the Corporation’s proxy materials. The number of shareholders who may aggregate their shares to meet the ownership threshold is limited to 20. Nominations are subject to the eligibility, procedural, and disclosure requirements set forth in the Corporation’s bylaws.

Shareholders of either company who wish to nominate directors directly at an annual meeting in accordance with the procedures in the applicable company’s bylaws should follow the instructions under “2020 Annual Meetings - Can shareholders introduce proposals (other than proxy access proposals, but including director nominations) during the 2020 annual meetings?” on page 106.

BOARD AND COMMITTEE SELF-EVALUATIONS

The Nominating and Governance Committee oversees the process for evaluating and assessing the performance of the PG&E Corporation and Utility Boards, as applicable, including Board committees. At least annually, each Board or the Nominating and Governance Committee conducts an evaluation to determine whether the applicable Board as a whole and its committees are functioning effectively.

If the evaluation is conducted by the Nominating and Governance Committee, that Committee presents its conclusions to the applicable full Board for review and concurrence.

For each of the Corporation and the Utility, the Board evaluation includes an assessment of the Board’s contribution as a whole and of specific areas in which the Board and/or management believes that a better contribution could be made. The evaluation also considers any feedback that might be received from individual directors regarding the performance of the chair. The Audit Committees, the Compensation Committee, the Compliance and Public Policy Committee, the Finance Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and the Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees conduct annual self-evaluations. The Nominating and Governance Committee may request the results of any Board committee evaluation for consideration in the Board evaluation.

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The Nominating and Governance Committee annually considers the format of the evaluations, including whether a third-party facilitator should be used. Since 2015, the evaluation process has included:

1.One-on-one interviews with each director to solicit each director’s input regarding Board and committee performance. Interview topics also address the annual performanceobjectives of the PG&E Corporation CEO and the Utility Principal Executive Officer(s). The ChairCEO (or if that position is not filled, the PEOs)
Management evaluation and officer succession planning
Employment, compensation, and benefits policies and practices
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging programs
Finance and Innovation(2)
PG&E CorporationOversees matters relating to financial and investment planning, policies, and risks, including:
Financial and investment plans and strategies, including a multi-year financial outlook
Dividend policy
Proposed capital projects and divestitures
Financing plans
Strategic investments in technology, clean energy, and technology infrastructure
Strategic plans and initiatives for potential investments in businesses, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and other business combinations involving the companies
Sustainability and GovernancePG&E CorporationOversees matters relating to selection of directors, corporate governance, and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues, including:
Recommendation of Board candidates, including a review of skills and characteristics required of Board members
Selection of the Nominatingchairs and Governance Committeemembership of Board committees
Corporate governance matters, including the companies’ governance principles and practices, and the Chairsreview of shareholder proposals
Evaluation of the Boards conductBoards’ performance and effectiveness
Climate change and climate resilience planning
Environmental compliance
Charitable and political contributions
Safety and Nuclear OversightPG&E Corporation and UtilityOversees matters relating to safety, risk, wildfire safety, and operational performance, including:
Safety programs, promotion of safety culture, and long-term and short-term safety plans
Wildfire risk reduction and performance against the one-on-one interviews with each director.wildfire safety commitments made by the Utility
Operational performance and risks related to the Utility’s nuclear, generation, and gas and electric transmission and distribution facilities
Cybersecurity

(1)    Established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(2)    Each year, the Finance and Innovation Committee presents for the PG&E Corporation and the Utility Boards’ review and/or concurrence (1) a multi-year financial outlook for the Corporation and the Utility that, among other things, summarizes projected financial performance and establishes the basis for the annual budgets, and (2) an annual financial performance plan that establishes financial objectives and sets operating expense and capital spending budgets that reflect the first year of the multi-year financial outlook. Members of the Boards receive regular reports that compare actual to budgeted financial performance and provides other information about financial and operational performance.
Committee Membership Requirements
The Audit Committees, the People and Compensation Committee, and the Sustainability and Governance Committee are composed entirely of independent directors, as required and defined by the NYSE.
Each of the standing committees (other than the Executive Committees) is composed entirely of independent directors, as defined in the applicable company’s Guidelines and the Committee’s charters. 
Each member of the Audit Committees and each member of the People and Compensation Committee also satisfies heightened independence standards established by SEC rules and applicable stock exchange requirements regarding independence of audit committee members and compensation committee members.

2.
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Each member of the Audit Committees is also financially literate. The following Audit Committee members also have been identified as audit committee financial experts (and background information for each audit committee financial expert can be found in their director biographies beginning on page 14):
Rajat BahriRobert C. FlexonArno L. HarrisBenjamin F. WilsonEdward G. Cannizzaro
Members of the Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees are required to have special expertise in one of the following areas (pursuant to an agreement reached with the CPUC):
•    Specific substantial expertise related to wildfire safety, wildfire prevention, and/or wildfire mitigation
•    Specific substantial expertise related to the safe operation of a natural gas distribution company
•    Specific substantial expertise related to enterprise risk management, including cyber security, and/or experience with nuclear safety
Current committee membership for all directors can be found in the table on page 22.
The Sustainability and Governance Committee, in consultation with the Chair of the applicable Board and the applicable CEO or PEOs, with consideration of the interests of the individual directors, recommends to the full Board the chairmanship and membership of each committee. Committee chairs are appointed for three years at a time, but may serve consecutive terms. The regular review cadence for committee membership is generally aligned with the Board and committee self-evaluation processes, and committee assignments consider input gathered during such evaluations.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

There were no impermissible interlocks or inside directors on the People and Compensation Committee.

Orientation and Continuing Education
As part of the onboarding of new directors, the PG&E Corporation and Utility Boards host several topic-specific onboarding sessions and a Board meeting, during which the new directors and the continuing directors meet together, and with PG&E officers, to discuss, among other things, the overall context for the companies’ current situation and establish the Boards’ governance framework.
Directors regularly receive information on subjects that would assist them in discharging their duties both in formal Board and committee meetings and on an ad hoc basis in response to PG&E or industry events or expressed areas of interest or growth. Topics include business operations, safety, risk management, cybersecurity, corporate governance matters, legal proceedings, the regulatory and policy landscape, sustainability goals and activities, financial performance, and other key stakeholder issues.
Each director receives information regarding opportunities for continuing education and is expected to stay current on important developments pertaining to such director’s function and duties to the companies by attending such programs as appropriate or otherwise.
Commitment to Our Board
During 2022, there were eight meetings of the PG&E Corporation Board and eight meetings of the Utility Board. Board meetings for both Corporation and Utility had an attendance rate of 97 percent in 2022. Each incumbent director attended at least 75 percent of the total meetings of the Boards and the committees on which he or she served.
Under each company’s Guidelines, directors are expected to attend annual meetings of that company’s shareholders. All of the directors attended the joint annual meeting held in 2022.
Audit(3)
People & CompensationFinance & InnovationSustainability & Governance
Safety & Nuclear Oversight(1)
Number of Meetings in 202258647
Attendance96%100%100%100%100%
(3)Meetings of the NominatingCorporation and Governance CommitteeUtility committees are concurrent, and the Chairs of the Boards provide Board Committee feedback to each Committee Chair.numbers reflect numbers for both committees.



3.The Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Chairs of the Boards, and the PG&E Corporation CEO discuss the results of the one-on-one interviews.
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Shareholder Engagement
4.Each Committee
We value our shareholders’ views and maintain an open and constructive dialogue with shareholders throughout the full Board conduct separate self-evaluations that include actionable follow-up items for the coming year.

In 2022, activities included:

Meetings with large institutional investors
Engagement at industry investor conferences
Quarterly earnings calls and live Q&A
Investor Day and hosted on-site meetings
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RISK MANAGEMENT

Since

Leading up to the San Bruno tragedy2023 Annual Meetings, PG&E reached out to our large institutional shareholders, resulting in 2010,direct engagement with shareholders representing more than 35 percent of the total outstanding shares of PG&E Corporation’s common stock. The discussions focused on topics such as operational metrics, contractor safety, ESG, and executive compensation.
PG&E Corporation has a record of Board responsiveness to shareholders. Under the companies’ Guidelines, the independent Chairs of the Boards are responsible for responding to written communications that are directed to the Boards from shareholders and other parties. See the “User Guide” section on page 89 for information on how to correspond with directors.
OVERSIGHT
Strategy
The Boards oversee and provide guidance on the business strategy and also monitor the performance of the Corporation and the Utility. The Boards have continuously soughtdelegated responsibility for day-to-day business operations to enhancesenior management who in turn provides regular updates to the qualityBoards on progress towards accomplishing strategic goals. Board members are expected to develop and maintain a broad understanding of oversight forthe companies strategic opportunities and plans. Board members actively participate in the regular updates related to strategic planning and goals, providing insight and direction.
Risk
PG&E has an enterprise risk management compliance,program that uses a consistent framework to identify and safety. In addition to receiving regular deep dive reviews of enterprise-level risks,manage significant risks. The companies work closely with our key regulators on the risk management at the companies has transitioned from a largely qualitative approach to a quantitative one. This approach continues to evolve with the developmentframework, seeking and reflecting their input, and use this framework in rate case proceedings. As a part of operational risk modelingthe governance structure, the Chief Risk Officer is accountable to support data-driven decision making – a direction supported by the CPUC.

In recent years,CEO and the Board for ensuring that rigorous strategic process has begun to explicitly recognize risks from a changing climate, including heat waves, more frequent and extreme storms and wildfires, drought, subsidence, and rising sea levels. In 2017, we launched an array of foundational work to help the Utility anticipate and plan for changing weather and climate-change related events.

In 2018, the Utility engaged independent experts to advise on best practices in wildfire safety. Recommendations will inform the prioritization and resourcing of critical risk mitigation work and will feed into the next Wildfire Mitigation Plan to be filed with the CPUC, which now is an annual requirement.

As described below, the companies’ risk management governance structures allow risks to be assessed both under a Board-directed review process and also from a “bottoms-up” approach that allows operational experts to add their knowledge and identify emerging issues for the companies.

Further, and as described more fully on pages 39–41, the companies have also strengthened board and management-level duties with regards to related aspects ofenterprise risk oversight and management including boardprocesses are established and operating effectively, and committee charters authorize the Chief Risk Officer to provide reports directly to the Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees and the Audit Committees.

The Boards’ oversight for complianceof risk management programs includes reviewing that programs are designed and ethics,implemented by management appropriately, and safety.

Board-Level Duties

The Boardsare functioning as intended. It begins with the Audit Committees, which oversee the companies’ risk managementguidelines and policies that govern the process by which major risks are identified, assessed and programsmanaged, and management has day-to-daythus review the full spectrum of key enterprise risks on an annual basis. The Audit Committees’ oversight includes allocation of responsibility for assessing and managing exposure to various risks.

Enterprise risks are reviewed annually by the Boards’ Audit Committees, and oversight for specifican in-depth review of each enterprise risk categories is allocated to various Board committees, (and this allocation is reviewed once every 12 months), consistent withbased on the substantive scope of each committee’s charter. The Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committee have been allocated responsibility over overseeing most of the identified risks. Identified enterprise risks are considered when the companies prepare financial disclosures filed with the SEC.Management provides regular reports to the Committees on the effectiveness of risk mitigations for each risk, including looking ahead and planning for future conditions, among other things. Management’s risk team and representatives from the lines of business regularly perform horizon scanning exercises, including leverage academic and other third-


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party surveys, to assist in the identification of future threats and trends. Each such committee provides a report of its activities to the applicable Board.Boards. The specific allocation of Board-level risk oversight was lastmost recently reviewed by the Audit Committees in 2018, resulting in (1) reassignment of oversight for Climate Resilience risk to the Safety and Nuclear Oversight (SNO) Committees from the Finance Committee, (2) the addition of the following risks to the list of top enterprise risks explicitly assigned to the oversight of Board committees: distribution overhead conductor, motor vehicle safety, and transmission overhead conductor, and (3) renaming of various risk categories. Generally the SNO Committees are allocated oversight responsibility for operational risks, and the Finance Committee is allocated oversight responsibility for business and financial risks. Most recently, the committees have been allocated oversight responsibility for the following types of enterprise risks:

December 2022.
Board and Committee Risk Oversight Responsibilities
Boards: Oversee risks associated with major investments and strategic initiatives and cyber security
People and Compensation: Oversees potential risks arising from the companies’ compensation policies and practices
Audit: Oversees enterprise risk program, and guidelines and policies that govern the processes by which major risks are assessed and managed. Allocates oversight of specific key risks to Committees.
Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees: climate-related,Oversight: Oversees risks arising from operations, including wildfire, employee and public safety, cybersecurity, reliability,electric, gas and generation operations, andother risks associated with facilities, (including wildfire), emergency response, and records management.cybersecurity
Finance and Innovation: Oversees risks associated with financial markets and liquidity
Finance Committee: business model.

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The Boards and their respective committees also have specific oversight responsibility for risk management in the following additional areas:

The Boards evaluate risks associated with major investments and strategic initiatives, with assistance from the Finance Committee.

Each company’s Audit Committee discusses the guidelines and policies that govern the processes for assessing and managing major risks (including the Enterprise and Operational Risk Management (“EORM”) program that is discussed in more detail below), allocates to other Board committees the specific responsibility to oversee identified enterprise risks, generally oversees regulatory and legal compliance risks, and considers risk issues associated with overall financial reporting and disclosure processes.

The Finance Committee discusses risk exposures related to energy procurement, including energy commodities and derivatives, and other enterprise risks, as assigned by the Audit Committees (as described above).

The Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees discuss risks related to the safety of the Utility’s nuclear, electric, gas, and other operations and facilities, and oversees other enterprise risks, as assigned by the Audit Committees (as described above).

The Compensation Committee oversees potential risks arising from the companies’ compensation policies and practices.

Other risk oversight responsibilities also have been allocated, consistent with the overall substantive scope and duties of each Board and their respective committees.

This allocation of Board-level risk oversight was last reviewed by the Audit Committees in April 2018, and is scheduled for review again in 2019.

The Boards’ role in risk oversight has had no significant effect onwas not considered by either Board when assessing that Board’s leadership structure.

Management-Level Duties

Management However, each company’s chair has the day-to-day responsibility for identifying, assessing, and managing PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s exposure to various enterprise and operational risks. These risks range from asset-related risks to market and credit risks to public, employee, and contractor safety risks. The Chief Risk Officer’s organization provides the framework to assess risks and to facilitate management decision making.

For enterprise and operational risks, the EORM program specifies the use of aexpertise in risk assessment methodology called the Bowtie Analysis to facilitate the calculation of a risk score, which reflects the probability of the risk event occurrence given the historical frequency of key risk drivers and the potential consequences of the risk event. Risk consequences are measured in terms of potential impacts to safety (public, employee, or contractor), gas or electric reliability, the environment, and the company’s financials. The risk scoring methodology assigns a 50 percent weighting to potential safety consequences to ensure that top safety risks receive senior management’s attention.

The risk score then serves as a baseline from which to assess the need for further risk reducing actions and to assess the effectiveness of those actions over time. The goal of the EORM program is to demonstrate measurable risk reduction across the portfolio of enterprise and operational risks.

With respect to supporting the Boards’ oversight activities:

Management provides various reports to the Boards and their respective committees regarding different elements of corporate risk management programs and activities, and is responsive to requests made by the Boards and the committees.
The companies’ EORM program identifies and evaluates potential risks facing the enterprise, and nominates specific enterprise risks for Board-level oversight. The EORM program as a whole is implemented by management and overseen bymanagement. Further, the Audit Committees which assignand Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees play primary roles in Board-level responsibility for oversight of specific enterprise risks tothe companies’ key risks. These committees include either the chair of either company’s Board.
In 2017,PG&E Corporation or the company established a Vice President-level Risk Management Committee that meets monthlychair of the Utility, and provides strategic guidance and direction for the EORM program, makes recommendations to senior management on key aspectsindependent Chairs may be consulted regarding composition of risk management, and conducts regular deep dives into specific risks.

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Cybersecurity
Each line of business (“LOB”) within the companies has its own risk and compliance committee. These LOB committees review the enterprise and operational risks, and the compliance requirements within that LOB; review and approve risk analysis and mitigation strategies; and track mitigation progress and results. In many cases, compliance requirements are in place to mitigate a particular risk and are a starting point for reducing risk further. Each LOB risk and compliance committee is led by a senior officer and must include the LOB risk manager and compliance manager, and risk and compliance representatives from the companies’ Chief Ethics and Compliance Office and the Chief Risk Office.
Annually, the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer and the Vice President, Internal Audit and Chief Risk Officer facilitate a senior management discussion of progress made in risk and compliance management, objectives for the coming year relative to the overall goal of the programs, i.e., measurable risk reduction and demonstrable compliance performance. In addition, the senior management team approves the company’s enterprise risk list taking into consideration any material changes to risks identified throughout the year. Following review with the senior management team, these risks become an important factor in the development of each LOB’s strategy and budget proposals.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility have identified cybersecurity as a Vice President, Internal Auditkey enterprise risk. Oversight for this risk is exercised by the Safety and Chief Risk Officer who functionally reports to the Audit Committees. This officer attends Board and Board committee meetings, and provides regular reports regarding various aspects of the companies’ risk management policies, programs, and activities.

Compensation Risk Analysis

As discussed in more detail in the CD&A, the Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant assists PG&E CorporationNuclear Oversight Committees and the Utility with a reviewBoard of the design of the companies’ incentive plans relative to general compensation plan risk factors (or the potential for unintended consequences).

BOARD OVERSIGHT

Compliance and Ethics

During 2015, as part of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s commitment to strengthen their compliance and ethics program and performance, the companies restructured the governance for managing compliance and ethics to highlight and delineate more clearly the responsibilities for the implementation, coordination, and monitoring of their compliance and ethics program.

Board-level oversight is shared by the Boards and their committees. The Compliance and Public Policy Committee coordinates the compliance-related oversight of the Boards, including, but not limited to: overseeing and evaluating the effectiveness of the companies’ compliance and ethics program; reviewing periodic reports from management about the companies’ compliance with laws, regulations, and internal policies and standards; and monitoring that management consistently communicates its commitment to an effective compliance and ethics program. The Audit Committees also assist the Boards with monitoring and overseeing compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including reviewing matters that may impact the companies’ financial statements.Directors. The Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees reviewreceive a quarterly report and the Board of Directors are briefed annually by PG&E Corporation’s Chief Information Officer or the Utility’s Chief Information Security Officer. These reports describe cybersecurity threats, defenses, mitigation plans, and risk data analytics that impact the companies’ significant compliance risks, including those risksmost critical assets. The Safety and issues relatedNuclear Oversight Committees also oversee risk associated with cybersecurity practices employed at Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), the Utility’s nuclear facility. The Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees jointly participate in cybersecurity risk reviews to the companies’ nuclear, generation, gas and electric transmission, and gas and electric distributionpromote alignment in operations and facilities.

Thisasset management in the implementation of mitigations designed to reduce the risk of cybersecurity threats. To manage this risk, our cybersecurity program tracks and aligns with best practice implementation based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cyber Security Framework. The Corporation’s and Utility’s cybersecurity program leverages defense-in-depth strategy that employ risk mitigation through implementation of logical and physical security controls to reduce risks.

The companies’ cybersecurity program includes the following:
•    Utilize a number of government and private sources for intelligence, monitoring, and incident response activities. We have a 24x7x365 day security monitoring, intelligence, threat hunting, forensic, and incident response team;
•    Participate in regular assessments, as well as soliciting external program reviews performed by independent third parties who assess our cybersecurity program maturity every three years;
•    Conduct annual independent third-party security testing of our internal controls and, as required, external regulatory compliance governance structure helps promote a consistent approachassessments;
•    Implement annual cybersecurity training program on information security requirements and best practices that is required of all employees and contractors. Additional security training is required for users with access to complianceour critical infrastructure and ethics across Board committeesspecialized security training is provided to our officers; and
•    Hold ongoing cybersecurity incident response plan review, trainings, and annual cybersecurity incident response exercises.
The Utility has not experienced any material breaches due to cybersecurity threats in the last three years.
Safety
The Boards believe that the safety of employees, contractors, customers, and the public is the top priority for the PG&E Corporation CEO, the senior management team, and PG&E management. PG&E’s Chief Safety Officer has broad responsibilities to implement safety programs and culture, and as part of the Boards’ oversight function, the Boards engage directly with the Chief Safety Officer, Chief Risk Officer and other operational leaders within the companies on the development and implementation of these programs. The Boards’ Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees maintain joint responsibility with the Boards for safety oversight at the companies. The ComplianceSafety and Public Policy Committee works withNuclear Oversight Committees receive regular safety reports from management that include performance metrics, reporting on serious incidents, and actions to regularly viewimprove employee, contractor, customer, and discuss compliance and ethics issues, including but not limited to reviews or reported compliance violations and employee misconduct. The Audit Committees, the Compliance and Public Policy Committee, andpublic safety.
In 2022, the Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees meet jointly at least twice a yearcontinued to among other things, coordinatereceive regular updates on the execution of the WMP, engage with senior leadership, and discuss the companies’ compliance and ethics program and monitor that significant compliance and ethics issues are reviewed and considered by the appropriate Board committees.

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At the management level, the companies’ Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer (CECO), in partnership with the lines of business, has day-to-day responsibility for overseeing and monitoring the company-wide compliance and ethics program. The lines of business are responsible for program implementation within their respective subject matter areas, and regularly report out to the CECOBoards on compliance and ethics matters, including through cross-functional officer committees that review, discuss, and make decisions regarding the companies’ compliance and ethics related work. Management also has compliance and ethics committees at the level of the functional business units that provide strategic guidancea regular basis on and oversight of, their respective compliance and ethics programs, which may include the programs and systems designed to prevent, detect, mitigate, and remediate non-compliance. The CECO has direct access toprogress. In addition, the Chair of the Compliance and Public Policy Committee and may be required to report to the Committee on requested matters. The CECO also reports to the Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees regarding activities relatingpersonally interacts with the CPUC on an ad hoc basis to establishment ofprovide insight on the WMP. Other significant focus areas have included worker and performance on compliance and ethics metrics related topublic safety, safety culture, safe nuclear operations, and facilities.

The CECO also oversees matters arising fromevaluation of top enterprise risks, such as risks to key assets, facilities, and technologies.

As discussed in the Utility’s 2016 criminal convictions, stemming fromCompensation Discussion and Analysis below (page 42), the 2010 San Bruno gas pipeline explosion. These include the Utility’s federal probationSafety and independent third-party Monitorship. The Compliance and Ethics group communicates regularlyNuclear Oversight Committees work closely with the Boards on these topicsPeople and providesCompensation Committee in the Boards updates followingselection of the Monitor’s semi-annual reportssafety performance metrics for inclusion in the short-and long-term incentive compensation programs, and in the evaluation of performance to determine individual awards.

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Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility
At PG&E, corporate sustainability as business strategy is integral to delivering on the Utility’s progress towards satisfying its obligations under the termstriple bottom line of its sentencing. The monitor also provides its periodic reportPeople, Planet, and Prosperity underscored by strong operational performance. PG&E believes that integrating and managing ESG topics, such as addressing climate change, into PG&E’s business strategy creates long-term value for PG&E and for our customers, communities, coworkers, and other stakeholders. Mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change presents opportunities for growth for our business and economic opportunity in our communities. It highlights the need to adopt a longer-term perspective about potential risks posed by climate change and to incorporate a resilience mindset and approach. The Boards oversee safety, climate change, and regularly attends Board meetings.

Political Contributions

other ESG topics with the support of committees.

The BoardsOversee ESG risks and opportunities, including the direction of the companies’ opportunities in decarbonization, electric vehicles, greening the gas supply, and helping California define and implement green energy policy
Review corporate goals related to safety, reliability, people management, and sustainability commitments
Participate in ERG events to support the companies’ diversity and inclusion initiatives
Safety and Nuclear OversightOversee the risks associated with the impact of climate change on operations, assets and facilities, and planned mitigations
Oversee the companies’ programs related to public, employee and contractor safety, and operational excellence, including training
Sustainability and GovernanceOversees consideration of diversity when identifying nominees to the Board
Oversees corporate sustainability issues, such as environmental compliance and leadership, climate change resilience, and community investments
Includes an annual review of PG&E’s sustainability practices and performance
People and CompensationApproves incentive compensation structures, which reinforce sustainability commitments
Oversees diversity and inclusion in workforce planning and management succession
Finance and InnovationApproves capital budgets and investments in zero-carbon technologies and grid modernization
For additional information regarding PG&E’s sustainability efforts and progress, please see our Corporate Sustainability Report, which can be accessed at the sustainability portion of PG&E Corporation’s website at pgecorp.com/sustainability.
Political Contributions
The ComplianceSustainability and Public PolicyGovernance Committee reviewsprovides oversight of the strategy, budget, and direction of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s political contributions and recommends Board approval limits for political contributions from the companies to candidates, measures, initiatives, political action committees, and certain other organizations that may engage in activities involving elections. All political contributions from the companies are made in full compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, and regulations. The Compliancecompanies prioritize political contributions that result in support of the companies’ goals of combating climate change, strengthening energy infrastructure, and Public Policyadvancing the companies’ strategic initiatives. The Sustainability and Governance Committee also directs preparation of an annual report, summarizingwhich summarizes political contributions and certain other expenditures made by the companies during the preceding year.
Additional information regarding each company’s political engagement policies and political contributions is available on PG&E Corporation’s websiteat pgecorp.com/corp/about-us/corporate-governance/corporation-policies/political-engagement/contributions.page.

Corporate Sustainability

The Compliance and Public Policy Committee has primary oversight of corporate sustainability issues, such as environmental compliance and leadership, climate change resilience, community investments, workforce development, and diversity and inclusion. This includes an annual review of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s sustainability practices and performance. Other committees of the Boards address other components

Ethics and Compliance
Oversight of the companies’ sustainability commitment, such as public and employee safety, operational excellence and investments to enable a low-carbon future. In addition, the Compensation Committee approves the structure of any STIP or LTIP, which can help reinforce the companies’ sustainability commitment by rewarding eligible employees for achievement of business goals.

Within management, the Chief Sustainability Officer of the Utility is responsible for developing and coordinating the companies’ corporate sustainability initiatives and overseeing the companies’ corporate sustainability reporting and performance measurement. This is done in coordination with other members of senior management who are responsible for functions such as supply chain management, environmental compliance and customer energy solutions.

In 2017, the companies introduced a new framework defining our mission, vision, and culture, developed through extensive outreach and interactions with our employees, customers, and other stakeholders. Our vision of a sustainable energy future is focused on meeting the challenge of climate change while providing affordable energy for all customers.

During 2018, the companies demonstrated continued progress toward the sustainability goals. For example, during the year, 38.9 percent of the Utility’s electricity came from renewable energy sources including solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and small hydroelectric sources, exceeding California’s annual renewable energy target of 28 percent. In addition, the Utility spent $2.98 billion with suppliers, service providers or contractors meeting the criteria for the Utility’s Supplier Diversity Program in 2018, accounting for 41.43 percent of its total procurement. The Utility also brought the total number of interconnected private solar customers to nearly 400,000—about 20 percent of the nation’s private rooftop solar.

For additional information regarding PG&E Corporation’s sustainability efforts and progress, please see our comprehensive online Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report 2018, which can be accessed at the sustainability portion of PG&E Corporation’s website at www.pgecorp.com/sustainability.

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Safety

The PG&E Corporation and Utility Boards are responsible for oversight of safety. Specifically, the Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees of the Boards are responsible for overseeing and reviewing policies, practices, goals, issues, risks, and compliance relating to safety, including public, employee, and contractor safety. This responsibility includes, among other things, overseeing goals,ethics programs policies and practices with respect to promoting a strong safety culture, and monitoring the impact of changes in laws and regulations affecting safety, including, for example, the Community Wildfire Safety Program. The Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees also monitor and review the adequacy and direction of the corporate safety function.

In addition, the Compensation Committee, with advice from the Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees, selects appropriate safety metrics for inclusion in executive compensation program and plans, and may adjust individual award amounts to reflect, among other reasons, safety performance. The Compliance and Public Policy Committee reviews compliance with safety requirements as part of its general oversight for compliance. The Finance Committee, as part of its responsibility for reviewing proposed major capital projects, reviews capital projects and programs with safety implications, such as projects and programs to enhance public or employee safety.

Within management, all officers, including the PG&E Corporation CEO and the Utility President (or the Utility officers fulfilling the President’s functions), are responsible for safety and the instillation of safety culture. More specifically, the Chief Safety Officer (“CSO”) is responsible for the occupational health and safety of employees and contractors and partnersrests with the linesAudit Committees of business to develop and monitor the enterprise-wide safety program at PG&E Corporation and the Utility. Currently,The Audit Committees receive regular reports on the CSO reports directlymaturity of the companies’ compliance programs. In addition, the Audit Committees review instances of fraud, focusing on the development of effective controls to prevent and detect fraud. As a part of the governance structure, the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer is accountable to the Corporation CEO and alsothe Board, and committee charters authorize the Chief Risk Officer to provide reports regularlydirectly to the Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees and the Audit Committees. PG&E’s Code of Conduct applies to all employees and describes our core values, which in turn serveshould be incorporated into every business decision. PG&E also has a Supplier Code of Conduct, as well as a direct channelCode of communication between the CSO and the full Boards. The CSO also may be requested to provide reports to the full Boards regarding safety matters.

The Safety and Health organization partners with the lines of business to develop and monitor the enterprise-wide safety program at PG&E Corporation and the Utility, by helping guide safety process improvements; developing and deploying new initiatives, training, technology, incident investigation protocols, compliance programs, and metrics; and conducting industry benchmarking to identify best safety practices.

The following management-level committees and teams are also involved in safety governance:

Enterprise Safety Committee: Guides safety strategy and promotes continuous improvement in safety performance. The Committee meets regularly to review performance and address gaps and barriers to improvement. Members include senior leadersConduct for members of the Corporation and the Utility, and leaders from the International BrotherhoodBoards of Electrical Workers and the Engineers and ScientistsDirectors. Additional information regarding our Codes of California labor unions.Conduct is available at pge-corp.com/corp/about-us/compliance-ethics/program.page.
Line of Business Safety Councils: Responsible for executing plans to reduce exposure to potential safety incidents. The Councils are composed of management, union, and grassroots team members. These efforts are supported by grassroots safety teams comprised of frontline employees who share ideas and partner to come up with solutions to reinforce a strong and proactive safety culture.
Management Succession

Management Succession

At least annually, the PG&E Corporation and Utility Boards each reviewreviews the applicable company’s plan for CEOPEO succession, both in the ordinary course of business and in response to emergency situations. Each company’s Board also develops a profileprofiles of appropriate responsibilities, attributes, and requirements for the position of CEO,PEO positions, which reflects the Corporation’s and the Utility’sreflect that company’s business functions, vision, and strategy. Potential candidates for CEOPEO positions may be identified internally within the companies in consultation with the People and

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Compensation Committee, (whichwhich oversees the evaluation of management)management, and the PG&E Corporation CEO, as well as externally through various sources, including independent third-party consultants.

The succession planning process also addresses the continuing development of appropriate leadership skills for internal candidates for CEO, as well asPEOs and candidates for other leadership positions within the companies. The People and Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing the CEO’s long-range plans for officer development and succession for PG&E Corporation and the Utility.

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Utility in connection with its review of officer elections, promotions, and compensation matters during the year.

Throughout 2018,2022, the People and Compensation Committee addressed management succession and executive development in connection with its review of officer elections, promotions, and compensation matters during the year.

As announced on April 3, 2019, William “Bill” Johnson has been named Chief Executive Officer and President of PG&E Corporation and began his new role on May 2, 2019. With the assistance of a leading search firm, Spencer Stuart, the PG&E Corporation Board of Directors conducted a national search for a new CEO, and the Board is confident that Bill Johnson is the right person to lead the company during this critical time. Mr. Johnson brings substantial safety and operational expertise from his extensive career in the energy industry. With more than a decade of combined chief executive experience at two large utility companies, Mr. Johnson has a deep understanding of managing risk and the responsibility of keeping customers safe. Most recently, he served as President and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), where he was responsible for leading the nation’s largest public utility in its mission of providing energy, environmental stewardship and economic development across a seven-state region. During Mr. Johnson’s time at TVA, the organization achieved the best safety records in its 85-year history and has been a perennial top decile safety performer in the utility industry. In that same period, Mr. Johnson led the retirement of more than half of TVA’s coal generation, resulting in a reduction of TVA’s carbon omissions by about 50% over the last decade. He was responsible for leading the generation of more than 50% of TVA’s energy from non-greenhouse gas emitting sources. He also oversaw TVA’s expansion into utility scale solar in recent years, with the addition of approximately 1,000 megawatts (mWs), and pursued the modernization of its hydro assets to increase the overall amount of renewable resources. TVA’s renewable portfolio includes almost 2,400 mWs of wind and solar and 5,800 mWs of hydro capacity. Throughout his career in the electric utilities industry, Mr. Johnson has collaborated closely with elected officials and other community leaders to deliver safe and reliable electricity to millions of customers.

DIRECTOR ORIENTATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

New directors receive information on subjects that would assist them in discharging their duties.

On April 9 and 10, 2019, as part of the Board refreshment process, the PG&E Corporation and Utility Boards had a two-day on-site onboarding session and Board meeting during which the new directors and the continuing directors met together and with company officers to, among other things, discuss the overall context for the companies’ current situation, share key information, establish the Boards’ governance framework, and discuss areas of focus for the next 90 days. As part of the Boards’ continuing onboarding process, the new directors are being provided with materials and presentations regarding, among other things, business operations for each of the Utility’s lines of business; safety, risk management, and cybersecurity; corporate governance matters; legal proceedings (including the Utility’s probation); the wildfire liabilities, risks, and response; the Chapter 11 Cases; the regulatory and legal landscape; California carbon reduction goals and other policy matters; financial performance and corporate finance matters; and other key stakeholder issues.

Directors also periodically receive briefing sessions or materials at regularly scheduled Board and Committee meetings on subjects and developments relevant to exercise of their Board and committee duties. Each director also receives information regarding opportunities for continuing education, and is expected to stay current on important developments pertaining to such director’s function and duties to the companies by attending such programs as appropriate or otherwise.

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COMMUNICATING WITH DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Shareholder Engagement

PG&E Corporation and the Utility value our shareholders’ views and are committed to ongoing constructive dialogue with shareholders to advance the long-term viability and interests of the companies.

We regularly provide opportunities for dialogue with shareholders to further promote the exchange of ideas regarding corporate governance and other issues. In addition, our outreach efforts with the Corporation’s largest shareholders, who collectively hold a majority of the outstanding common stock, include discussions with members of senior management and the Boards, as applicable, ongoing meetings with our investor relations team, and other institutional shareholder forums.

PG&E Corporation has had a record of Board responsiveness to shareholders, demonstrated by the Board’s voluntary adoption of proxy access bylaw provisions in 2016, as well as the refreshment of the entire Boards of Directors since 2010. Since the beginning of 2018, the Boards and management have engaged in the following shareholder engagement activities:

Starting in 2018, Board members conducted in-person governance meetings focused on critical environmental, social, and governance issues that relate to the long-term strategy of the Corporation. Meetings focused on top active and passive shareholders, to gain insights and feedback on our business strategy and governance model.

Officers regularly engaged with top institutional shareholders regarding significant events such as quarterly earnings calls, financial activities and announcements, and significant legal filings.

Various company representatives reached out to representatives of the passive and current shareholder base seeking alterative views and approaches to Board refreshment.

Correspondence with Directors and Officers

Under the companies’ Corporate Governance Guidelines, the independent Chairs of the Boards are responsible for responding to written communications that are directed to the Boards from shareholders and other parties. Section 32 of each company’s Guidelines provides more details on these communications. (See “Website Availability of Governance Documents” on page 105).

Correspondence to directors and executive officers should be sent to the applicable company’s principal executive office, in care of the Corporate Secretary. Consistent with procedures adopted and approved by the Boards, the Corporate Secretary will forward to the independent lead director or the independent non-executive Chair any communications addressed to the Board of Directors as a body or to all of the independent or non-management directors in their entirety, and such other communications as the Corporate Secretary, in his or her discretion, determines is appropriate. The Corporate Secretary also will receive communications directed to individual directors or officers, including the independent non-executive Chair or the independent lead director, and will forward those as appropriate.

The address of the principal executive office for each company is:

PG&E Corporation

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

77 Beale Street, P.O. Box 770000

San Francisco, California 94177

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Compensation of Non-Employee Directors

Related Party Transactions Policy
The Boards of PG&E Corporation and the Utility each establishadopted a written policy (the companies’ Related Party Transaction Policy, or the “Policy”), which generally requires the applicable Audit Committee’s approval or ratification of transactions that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Item 404(a)”), except that the Policy has a lower dollar threshold than Item 404(a).
Under the Policy, at the first meeting of each year, each company’s Audit Committee reviews, approves, and/or ratifies related party transactions (other than the types of transactions that are excluded from disclosure under Item 404(a)) with values exceeding $10,000 in which either company participates and in which any “Related Party” has a material direct or indirect interest. For these purposes, “Related Party” generally includes (1) any director, nominee for director, or executive officer, (2) holders of greater than 5 percent of that company’s voting securities, and (3) those parties’ immediate family members.
After the annual review and approval of related party transactions, if either company wishes to enter into a new related party transaction, then that transaction must be either pre-approved or ratified by the applicable Audit Committee. If a transaction is not ratified in accordance with the Policy, management will make all reasonable efforts to cancel or annul that transaction.
Where it is not practical or desirable to wait until the next Audit Committee meeting to obtain approval or ratification, the Chair of the applicable Audit Committee may elect to approve a particular related party transaction. If the Chair of the applicable Audit Committee has an interest in the proposed related party transaction, then that transaction may be reviewed and approved by another independent and disinterested member of the applicable Audit Committee. In either case, the individual approving the transaction must report such approval to the full Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
When reviewing any related party transaction, the Audit Committees consider whether the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in arm’s-length dealings with an unrelated third party, and whether the transaction is inconsistent with the best interests of the companies and their shareholders. The Policy also requires that each Audit Committee disclose to the respective Board any material related party transactions.
Since January 1, 2022, all related party transactions have been approved or ratified by the applicable Audit Committee in accordance with this Policy.
Related Person Transactions
Since January 1, 2022, an affiliate of Fidelity Management and Research Company, LLC (Fidelity) has provided recordkeeper and trustee services for benefit plans sponsored by PG&E Corporation. Fidelity beneficially owns at least 5 percent of PG&E Corporation common stock. In exchange for these services, Fidelity affiliates earned approximately $489,000 in fees during 2022. Such services were initiated prior to Fidelity becoming a 5 percent owner of PG&E Corporation common stock, and PG&E Corporation expects that Fidelity affiliates will continue to provide similar services and products in the future, at similar levels, in the normal course of business operations.
During 2022, BlackRock (and its affiliates) provided asset management services to the Utility’s nuclear decommissioning trusts, customer credit trust, and various trusts associated with the companies’ employee benefit plans. During 2022 BlackRock earned approximately $3.6 million for such services. Such services are provided pursuant to contracts established prior to BlackRock’s disclosure that it had become a 5 percent owner of PG&E Corporation common stock during 2022. Trust asset management fees are paid by the independent trusts. The Utility expects that BlackRock (and its affiliates) will continue to provide similar services in the future, at similar levels, in the normal course of business.
Additionally, BlackRock (and its affiliates) have participated in certain of the companies’ and their affiliates’ bond issuances. In 2022, BlackRock purchased $1.2 billion in bonds from the companies and their affiliates. The companies are not able to predict the extent of
BlackRock participation in any bond issuances 2023.
On September 22, 2022, PG&E Corporation and Ms. Patricia K. Poppe (who is the Chief Executive Officer of PG&E Corporation) entered into an arrangement under which PG&E Corporation repurchased 57,396 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock from Ms. Poppe. The shares were repurchased in connection with the forfeiture of additional shares to satisfy state tax obligations arising out of a prior vesting of restricted stock units. The shares had a market value of approximately $752,000. Such transfer was consistent with PG&E governance, parameters regarding awards granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), accounting rules, and tax requirements. No portion of the arrangement resulted in additional compensation for Ms. Poppe.
Kathy Thomason is employed by the Utility as a Strategic Analyst, Principal, and she is the spouse of David S. Thomason, who served as Vice President (VP), Chief Financial Officer, and Controller of the Utility throughout 2022, and ceased to be a related party on January 9, 2023. Since January 1, 2022, Ms. Thomason received compensation and related payments and benefits from the Utility with

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an annual value of approximately $200,000. Any payments to Ms. Thomason for services rendered during 2023 are expected to be similar in nature and value to payments provided during 2022, consistent with the Utility’s policies and practices that apply to employee compensation generally.
In connection with the Plan of Reorganization, in July and August 2020, the Utility distributed 477,743,590 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock to the PG&E Fire Victim Trust (Trust). The companies have entered into the following agreements with the Trust:
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement: In addition to various obligations relating to registration of PG&E Corporation common stock (summarized in PG&E Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2020 and July 9, 2021), PG&E Corporation is required to pay the fees and expenses for one counsel for the Trust (subject to a cap of $100,000 for the initial registration and for each assisted underwritten offering) in connection with the initial registration and each assisted underwritten offering, but excluding any underwriting discounts or commissions or fees and expenses of the Trust. During 2022, no payments were made.
Tax Benefits Payment Agreement: On July 1, 2020, the Utility agreed to pay to the Trust in cash an aggregate amount of $1.35 billion, comprising (i) at least $650 million of tax benefits for fiscal year 2020 to be paid on or before January 15, 2021 (the “First Payment Date”), and (ii) of the remainder of the $1.35 billion of tax benefits for fiscal year 2021 to be paid on or before January 15, 2022. All payments have been made.
Exchange Transactions: On July 2, 2021, the Corporation, the Utility, an affiliate, and the Trust entered into an agreement pursuant to which the parties committed to entering into one or more share exchange transactions for the exchange of up to an aggregate of 477,743,590 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock issued to the Trust pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization for an equal number of newly-issued shares of PG&E Corporation common stock. During 2022, the Trust conducted five exchange transactions for an aggregate of 230,000 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock.




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COMPENSATION OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
Each of the Boards of PG&E Corporation and the Utility establishes the level of compensation for that company’s non-employee directors, based on the recommendation of the People and Compensation Committee. Directors who also are currentserve as employees of either company receive no additional compensation for concurrent service as directors.

The People and Compensation Committee periodically reviews the amount and form of compensation paid to non-employee directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility. As part of this review, the Committee reviews the compensation provided to the companies’ non-employee directors as compared to other comparable U.S. peer companies (including both other utilities and companies within the S&P 250), with the objective of ensuring that non-employee director compensation is:

Market-competitive in terms of annual compensation value, andcompanies.
Consistent with emerging market practices and trends.

Compensation paid to non-employee directors for 20182022 for service on the Boards and their committees iswas based upon periodic compensation reviews conducted in consultation with the Committee’s executive compensation consultant Pay Governancefor 2022, Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. The People and Compensation Committee’s most recent reviewsreview of non-employee director compensation werewas conducted in December 2017, December 2018,June 2022, and February 2019. See “2019 Non-employee Director Compensation Program” beginningfocused on page 48. The Compensation Committee used Pay Governance’s benchmark analysesa market comparison of equity structure, Board leadership fees, and stock ownership guidelines, as compared to non-employee director compensation at utility and Fortune 500 companies and Willis Towers Watson analysis of director compensationprovided at companies undergoing Chapter 11 restructuring.

2018 Director Compensation

The following table summarizesin the principal components of compensation paid or granted to individuals2022 Pay Comparator Group used for their service as non-employee directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility during 2018.

Name Fees
Earned
Or Paid in
Cash ($)(1)
 Stock
Awards
($)(2)
 Option
Awards
($)(3)
 All Other
Compensation
($)(4)
 Total
($)
L. Chew 170,000 139,965   96 310,061
F. Fowler 120,000 139,965   96 260,061
J. C. Johnson(5) 47,143 0   96 47,239
R. C. Kelly 235,000 259,972   96 495,068
R. H. Kimmel 135,000 139,965   96 275,061
R. A. Meserve 135,000 139,965   96 275,061
F. E. Miller 170,000 139,965   96 310,061
B. Minicucci(6) 60,000 0   40 60,040
E. D. Mullins 120,000 139,965   96 260,061
R. G. Parra 120,000 139,965   1,096 261,061
B. L. Rambo 135,000 139,965   96 275,061
A. S. Smith 120,000 139,965   1,096 261,061
benchmarking executive compensation.
(1)Represents receipt of retainers described below following this table.
Non-Employee Director Total 2022 Compensation Summary
The following framework was in effect during 2022. Additional details are provided in the sections that follow.
Annual RetainerPer QuarterAnnual
Non-Employee Directors(1)
$30,000$120,000
Corporation Chair of the Board$25,000 additional$100,000 additional
Utility Chair of the Board(1)
$5,000 additional$20,000 additional
Committee Chair Additional Retainers(2)
Audit Committees(1)
$7,500$30,000
People and Compensation Committee$5,000$20,000
Safety and Nuclear Oversight (SNO) Committees$5,000$20,000
Finance and Innovation and Sustainability and Governance Committees(1)
$3,750$15,000
Special Committee Additional Retainer
As determined by the applicable Board (none paid during 2022)
(2)Represents the grant date fair value of RSUs granted in 2018 measured in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation” (“FASB ASC Topic 718”). Grant date fair value is measured using the closing price of PG&E
Annual Equity Awards
Non-Employee Directorsn/a$140,000
Corporation common stock on the date of grant. In 2018, each non-employee director who was elected at the 2018 annual meetings of shareholders and was in office as of May 22, 2018—except the Chair of the PG&E Corporation Board—received 3,208 RSUs with Board(1)
n/a grant date value of $139,965. The Chair of the PG&E Corporation Board received 5,042 RSUs with a grant date value of $219,982. The aggregate number of stock awards outstanding for each non-employee director at December 31, 2018 was: Mr. Chew 3,208, Mr. Fowler 3,208, Secretary Johnson 0, Mr. Kelly 6,046, Mr. Kimmel 3,208, Dr. Meserve 3,208, Mr. Miller 3,208, Mr. Minicucci 0, Mr. Mullins 3,208, Mr. Parra 3,208, Ms. Rambo 3,208, and Ms. Smith 3,208.$80,000 additional
Pre-meeting Fees
No meeting fees for attendance at Board, Board committee, or shareholder meetings
Special Committee Per-Meeting Fees(1)
(3)No stock options were granted in 2018. The aggregate number of option awards outstanding for each non-employee director at December 31, 2018 was: Mr. Chew 0, Mr. Fowler 0, Ms. Herringer 0, Secretary Johnson 0, Mr. Kelly 0, Mr. Kimmel 0, Dr. Meserve 0, Mr. Miller 4,090, Mr. Minicucci 0, Mr. Mullins 0, Mr. Parra 0, Ms. Rambo 0, and Ms. Smith 0.

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(1) No additional retainer, equity award, or per-meeting fee will be paid by the Utility for any quarter during which the director is paid a retainer, equity award, or per-meeting fee from the Corporation for the same role.
(2)    No additional retainer is paid for directors serving as members on Board committees.
(4)Represents (i) premiums paid for accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and (ii) matching gifts, paid or payable for 2018, to qualified organizations pursuant to the Matching Gifts Program, which establishes a set fund for matching eligible gifts made by employees and directors on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to a total of $1,000 per calendar year per individual, as follows: Mr. Parra $1,000 and Ms. Smith $1,000.
(5)Secretary Johnson retired from the Corporation Board effective May 21, 2018.
(6)Mr. Minicucci joined the PG&E Corporation and Utility Boards effective July 1, 2018.Retainers

Non-Employee Director Total 2018 Compensation Summary

 Per QuarterAnnual
Annual Retainer
Non-Employee Directors(1)$30,000$120,000
Corporation Chair of the Board$25,000 additional$100,000 additional
Utility Chair of the Board(1)$7,500 additional$30,000 additional
Committee Chair Additional Retainers
Audit Committees(1)$12,500$50,000
Compensation Committee$5,000$20,000
Other Permanent Standing Committees(1)$3,750$15,000
Special Committee Additional Retainer
As determined by the applicable Board (none paid during 2018)
Annual Equity Award
Non-Employee Directorsn/a$140,000
Corporation Chair of the Board(1)n/a$80,000 additional
Per-Meeting Fees
No meeting fees for attendance at Board, Board committee, or shareholder meetings
Special Committee Per-Meeting Fees(1)
As determined by the applicable Board (none paid during 2018)

(1)No additional retainer will be paid by the Utility for any quarter during which the director is paid a retainer from the Corporation for the same role.

Retainers and Fees

Retainers and fees (if any) are paid as described in the above summary table.table above. Any director who serves on the PG&E Corporation Board, Audit Committee, Executive Committee, or Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committee does not receive additional retainers for concurrent service on the Utility Board, Audit Committee, Executive Committee, or Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committee, as applicable.

Effective January 1, 2018, (1) a quarterly retainer of $7,500 was approved for the non-executive Chair of the Board of the Utility and (2) the quarterly retainer for the Chair of the Compensation Committee increased to $5,000 (from $3,750), and the quarterly retainers for the Chairs of the Finance Committee and the Compliance and Public Policy Committee increased to $3,750 (from $2,500).

Non-Employee Director Stock-Based Compensation

Non-Employee Director Stock-Based Compensation; Compensation Limits
Under the 2014 LTIP,2021 Long-Term Incentive Program (LTIP), each non-employee director of PG&E Corporation is entitled to receive annual awards of stock-based compensation. Pursuant to the terms of the 2014applicable LTIP, as approved by PG&E Corporation’s shareholders, the annual value of equity awards provided to any one non-employee director is limited to $400,000 in any calendar year.

Awards

Effective June 1, 2021, the maximum aggregate value of equity and cash-based awards to any non-employee director of PG&E Corporation during any calendar year may not exceed $750,000 except that, in the case of a non-employee director who is serving as Chairman of the Board, the annual limit is increased by 200 percent. This limitation was approved by shareholders of PG&E Corporation in connection with the approval of the 2021 LTIP at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of PG&E Corporation and the Utility.

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LTIP awards for 20182022 were granted on May 22, 2018.19, 2022. Each non-employee director’s award—other than that for the Chair of PG&E Corporation—had a total aggregate value of $140,000 (rounded down to reflect awards equivalent to whole units with values equivalent to whole shares of PG&E Corporation common stock) and consisted of RSUsrestricted stock units (RSUs) that were granted to each non-employee director after his or her election to the Board. The award for the Chair of PG&E Corporation had a total aggregate value of $220,000 (rounded down to reflect awards equivalent to whole units with values equivalent to whole shares of PG&E Corporation common stock) and consisted of RSUs that were granted

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after his election to the Board. These RSUs will vest at the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of grant (May 19, 2023), or the end of the director’s annual elected term, or one year after the date of grant and are then will be settled as shares of PG&E Corporation common stock. RSUs will also will vest and be settled upon the director’s death or disability, or if there is both a Change in Control (as defined on page 74)86) and the director is terminated. Otherwise, RSUs are forfeited if the director ceases to be a member of the Board prior to vesting. Non-employee directors also may elect to defer settlement of vested RSUs.

Effective January 1, 2018,

2022 Director Compensation
The following table summarizes the total aggregateprincipal components of compensation paid or granted to individuals for their service as non-employee directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility during 2022.
 Name
Fees Earned Or Paid in Cash ($)(1)
Stock Awards ($)(2)
Option Awards ($)(3)
All Other Compensation ($)Total ($)
Rajat Bahri120,000139,99800259,998
Cheryl F. Campbell140,870139,99800280,868
Kerry W. Cooper120,000139,99800259,998
Jessica L. Denecour135,000139,99800274,998
Mark E. Ferguson III140,000139,99800279,998
Robert C. Flexon220,000219,98900439,989
W. Craig Fugate120,000139,99800259,998
Arno L. Harris120,000139,99800259,998
Carlos M. Hernandez(4)
97,000139,99800236,998
Michael R. Niggli120,000139,99800259,998
Dean L. Seavers(5)
148,261139,99800288,259
William L. Smith120,652139,99800260,650
Benjamin F. Wilson150,000139,99800289,998
(1)    Represents receipt of retainers described above under “Non-Employee Director Total 2022 Compensation Summary.”
(2) Represents the grant date fair value of the annual award of stock-based compensationequity awards granted to non-employee directors of PG&E Corporation in 2022, measured in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation” (“FASB ASC Topic 718”). Grant date fair value for RSUs is measured using the non-executiveclosing price of PG&E Corporation common stock on the date of grant. Each non-employee director elected at the 2022 Annual Meetings of Shareholders of PG&E Corporation and the Utility—except the Chair of the Board of PG&E Corporation was increased to $220,000 (from $140,000). In addition, in December 2017,Board—received 11,532 RSUs with a $40,000 supplemental RSU award was approved for the non-executivegrant date value of $139,998. The Chair of the Board of PG&E Corporation. Under the PG&E Corporation Equity Grant Date Policy,Board received 18,121 RSUs with a grant date value of $219,989. The aggregate number of stock awards outstanding for each non-employee director at December 31, 2022 was: Mr. Bahri, Ms. Campbell, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Denecour, Admiral Ferguson, Mr. Fugate, Mr. Harris, Mr. Hernandez, Mr. Niggli, Mr. Seavers, Mr. Smith and Mr. Wilson, 11,532 each; Mr. Flexon, 18,121.
(3)    No stock options were granted in 2022. No option awards were outstanding as of December 31, 2022.
(4) Mr. Hernandez joined the supplemental RSU award was grantedBoards on February 12, 2018. The award vestedMarch 11, 2022.
(5) Mr. Seavers resigned from the Boards on February 12, 2019.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

December 15, 2022.

Stock Ownership Guidelines
Non-employee directors of PG&E Corporation are expected to own shares of PG&E Corporation common stock having a dollar value of at least five times the value of the then-applicable annual Board retainer. Non-employee directors must hold 100 percent of their qualifying stock holdings until the guidelines are attained. If any non-employee director is on the Utility Board only, then that director also may satisfy his or her stock ownership obligation with Utility preferred stock. Directors generally haveshould achieve this target within five years from the date of their election to meet the guidelines.Board. Ownership includes beneficial ownership of common stock, as well as RSUs and common stock equivalents. These guidelines were adopted to more closely align the interests of directors and each company’s shareholders.

Deferral of Retainers and Fees

All non-employee directors comply with these guidelines.

Deferral of Retainers
Under the PG&E Corporation 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility may elect to defer all of their retainers, all of their meeting fees (if any), or both. Directors who participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan may elect either to (1) convert their deferred compensation into common stock equivalents, the value of which is tied to the market value of PG&E Corporation common stock, or (2) have their deferred compensation deemed to be invested in the Utility Bond Fund, (whichwhich is described in the narrative following the “Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation—2018”2022” table beginning on page 84).

Reimbursement for Travel and Other Expenses

70. As noted above under the discussion of "Non-Employee Director Stock-Based Compensation," non-employee directors also may elect to defer settlement of vested RSUs.


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Reimbursement for Travel and Other Expenses
Directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility are reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with attending Board, Board committee, or shareholder meetings, or participating in other activities undertaken on behalf of the Corporation or the Utility.

Retirement Benefits from PG&E Corporation or

Effective January 1, 2022, non-employee directors no longer were eligible for certain other miscellaneous benefits, including participation in the Utility

companies’ matching charitable contributions programs and eligibility for accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

Retirement Benefits from PG&E Corporation or the Utility
The non-employee directors of the Boards of PG&E Corporation and the Utility are not provided retirement benefits.

2019 Non-employee Director Compensation Program

2023 Non-Employee Director Compensation Program
In connection with the companies’ financial situation, in late 2018People and Compensation Committee’s June 2022 review of the companies retained Willis Towers Watson (“WTW”) as an independent consultant for the discrete, targeted purpose of advising the Compensation Committee, the Boards, and management with respect to incentive plans, retention plans, and non-employee director compensation for companies undergoing financial restructurings.

On January 29, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility each filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court. Post-petition, the companies can continue to pay regular cash directors’ fees under thecompanies’ non-employee director compensation program, inPG&E Corporation adjusted the ordinary coursecompensation program and, effective January 1, 2023, the following changes took effect: (1) value of business but may be limited inannual LTIP awards for most non-employee directors was increased to $180,000 (from $140,000), (2) the ability to issue additional equity compensation to non-employee directors.

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Item No. 2: Amendment to Increase the Maximum Sizevalue of the Corporation’s Board to 15 Directors

The Corporation Charter as currently in effect provides that the Corporation Board shall consist of a maximum of thirteen (13) directors and a minimum of seven (7) directors, as prescribed by the Corporation bylaws. Pursuant to Section 902 of the California Corporations Code, an amendmentLTIP awards provided to the Corporation Charter may be adopted if approved by the Board and approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, either before or after the approval by the Board.

The Corporation Board asks its shareholders to approve the following (the “Charter Amendment Proposal”):

RESOLVED that part I of the third paragraph of the Corporation Charter be amended and restated as follows:

“The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of such number of directors, not less than eight (8) nor more than fifteen (15), as shall be prescribed in the Bylaws.”

The Charter Amendment Proposal will increase the maximum number of directors on the Corporation Board to 15 and increase the minimum number of directors on the Corporation Board to 8. The Charter Amendment Proposal will not affect the Corporation Board’s existing power to amend the bylaws to increase or reduce the size of the Corporation Board within the limits set by the Corporation Charter.

The Corporation Board believes that increasing the size of the Corporation Board is in the best interest of the Corporation and its shareholders. The Corporation Board also believes that the Charter Amendment Proposal will allow for more diverse perspectives on the Board and will enhance the overall collective effectiveness of the Corporation Board. This increase will allow all 14 individuals nominated by the Corporation Board to serve as directors on the Corporation Board with one additional vacant seat to be filled in the future as appropriate.

The Board of DirectorsChair of PG&E Corporation Unanimously Recommendswas increased from $80,000 to $100,000 (such that the Chair of PG&E Corporation receives an annual LTIP award with a VoteFORtotal value of $280,000), and (3) the Charter Amendment Proposal.

additional retainer provided to the Chair of PG&E Corporation was reduced to $20,000 per quarter ($80,000 annually) from $25,000 per quarter ($100,000 annually).


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Share Ownership Information

Item No. 3: Ratification

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock beneficially owned (as defined in the rules of the AppointmentSEC) as of March 7, 2023, by the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firmdirectors, the nominees for PG&E Corporationdirector, the NEOs, and Pacific Gasall directors and Electric Company

The Audit Committeescurrent executive officers of each of PG&E Corporation and the Utility as a group. As of March 7, 2023, no listed individual owned shares of any class of Utility securities. The table also sets forth common stock equivalents credited to the accounts of directors and executive officers under the Corporation’s deferred compensation and equity plans. Directors and Section 16 Officers of the Corporation and the Utility may not engage in any hedging or monetization transactions that limit or eliminate the officer’s ability to profit from an increase in the value of company stock, and generally are prohibited from pledging company stock as collateral for a loan.

The address of each person listed below is c/o PG&E Corporation or Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as applicable, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA 94612.
Name
Beneficial
Stock
Ownership
(1)(2)
Percent of
Class
(3)
Common
Stock
Equivalents
(4)
Total
Rajat Bahri(5)
26,281*026,281
Cheryl F. Campbell(5)
41,785*041,785
Edward G. Cannizzaro(5)
0*00
Kerry W. Cooper(5)
26,281*026,281
Jessica L. Denecour(5)
26,281*026,281
Mark E. Ferguson III(5)
26,281*026,281
Robert C. Flexon(5)
51,299*051,299
W. Craig Fugate(5)
26,281*026,281
Arno L. Harris(5)
34,756*034,756
Carlos M. Hernandez(5)
0*0
Michael R. Niggli(5)
26,781*026,781
Patricia K. Poppe(5)(6)(8)
1,269,325*01,269,325
Sumeet Singh(5)(7)(8)
66,934*066,934
William L. Smith(5)
199,692*0199,692
Benjamin F. Wilson(5)
0*26,28126,281
Julius Cox(8)
34,390*034,390
Christopher A. Foster(8)(9)
58,196*058,196
Jason M. Glickman(8)
0*00
Marlene M. Santos(8)
165,998*0165,998
John R. Simon(8)
284,437*160284,597
David Thomason(8)(10)
46,253046,253
Adam L. Wright(8)(11)
47,703*047,703
All PG&E Corporation directors, director nominees, and current executive officers as a group (21 persons)2,392,907*26,4412,419,348
All Utility directors, director nominees, and current executive officers as a group (19 persons)2,061,206*26,4412,087,487
*    Less than 1 percent
(1)    This column includes any shares held in the name of the spouse, minor children, or other relatives sharing the home of the listed individuals and, in the case of current and former executive officers, includes shares of PG&E Corporation common stock held in the defined contribution retirement plan maintained by PG&E Corporation. Except as indicated below, the listed individuals have selectedsole voting and appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte & Touche”)investment power over the shares shown in this column. Voting power includes the power to direct the voting of the shares held, and investment power includes the power to direct the disposition of the shares held.
     This column also includes the following shares of PG&E Corporation common stock in which the listed individuals share voting and investment power: Mr. Harris 8,475 shares, Mr. Simon 281,072 shares, Mr. Thomason 663 shares, all PG&E Corporation directors and executive officers as a group 305,465 shares, and all Utility directors and executive officers as a group 8,475 shares. No reported shares are pledged.

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(2)    This column includes the independent auditor forfollowing shares of PG&E Corporation common stock that companythe individuals have the right to auditacquire within 60 days of March 7, 2023, through the consolidated financial statementsexercise of vested stock options, the vesting of outstanding RSUs, settlement of vested RSUs that have been deferred, or the settlement of vested phantom stock awards: Ms. Denecour 13,461 shares, Mr. Flexon 21,153, Mr. Foster 12,282 shares, Ms, Santos 106,053, Mr. Simon 43,989 shares, Mr. Thomason 6,354 shares, all PG&E Corporation directors and executive officers as a group 196,938 shares, and all Utility directors and executive officers as a group 143,405 shares. These individuals have neither voting power nor investment power with respect to these shares unless and until they are purchased through the exercise of the options or with respect to the unvested RSUs or phantom stock awards, settled in shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, under the terms of the 2014 LTIP and 2021 LTIP, as applicable.
(3)    The percent of class calculation is based on the number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock outstanding as of February 16, 2023, which was 2,466,208,388. Of that number, 1,988,464,798 shares are entitled to vote, and for477,743,590 shares, which is the year ended December 31, 2019,aggregate number of shares owned by PG&E ShareCo LLC and not the Utility, are not entitled to auditvote.
(4)    This column reflects the effectivenessnumber of internal control over financial reportingstock units that were purchased by listed individuals through salary and other compensation deferrals or that were awarded under equity compensation plans, as well as vested RSUs that have been deferred. The value of December 31, 2019. Deloitte & Toucheeach stock unit is equal to the value of a share of PG&E Corporation common stock and fluctuates daily based on the market price of PG&E Corporation common stock. The listed individuals who own these stock units share the same market risk as PG&E Corporation shareholders, although they do not have voting rights with respect to these stock units.
(5)    Messrs. Bahri, Cannizzaro, Ferguson, Flexon, Fugate, Harris, Hernandez, Niggli, Smith, and Wilson and Mses. Campbell, Cooper, Denecour, and Poppe, are directors of both PG&E Corporation and the Utility. Mr. Singh is a major national accounting firm with substantial expertisedirector of the Utility only.
(6)    Ms. Poppe currently serves as CEO of PG&E Corporation, effective January 4, 2021.
(7)    Mr. Singh currently serves as EVP, Operations and COO of the Utility effective March 1, 2023.
(8)    Ms. Poppe and Messrs. Foster and Simon are included in the energySummary Compensation Table as NEOs of PG&E Corporation. Ms. Santos and, utility businesses. Deloitte & Touche has servedMr. Wright are included in the Summary Compensation Table as NEOs of both PG&E Corporation and the independent auditors forUtility. Messrs. Cox, Glickman, Singh, and Thomason are included in the Summary Compensation Table as NEOs of the Utility only.
(9)    Mr. Foster is resigning from his position as EVP and CFO of PG&E Corporation effective May 4, 2023.
(10)    Mr. Thomason resigned from his positions as CFO of the Utility and Controller of the companies effective January 9, 2023.
(11)    Mr. Wright resigned from his positions as Board member and EVP, Operations and COO of the Utility effective March 1 ,2023.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
In accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC regulations, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s directors and certain officers, as well as persons who own greater than 10 percent of the Corporation’s or the Utility’s equity securities, must file reports of ownership and changes in ownership of such equity securities with the SEC and the principal national securities exchange on which those securities are registered, and must furnish the Corporation or the Utility with copies of all such reports that they file. 
Based solely on review of copies of such reports received or written representations from certain reporting persons, PG&E Corporation and the Utility since 1999.

Onebelieve that during 2022, all filing requirements applicable to their respective directors, officers, and 10 percent shareholders were satisfied. No information is reported for individuals during periods in which they were not directors, officers, or more representatives10 percent shareholders of Deloitte & Touche are expected to be present at the annual meetings. They will have the opportunity to make a statement if they wish and are expected to be available to respond to questions from shareholders.

Each company’s Board believesapplicable company.


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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
The following table presents certain information regarding shareholders that this appointment of Deloitte & Touche is in the best interests of that company and its shareholders.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility know are not required to submit these appointments to a votebeneficial owners of their shareholders. However,more than 5 percent of any class of voting securities of the Boards of Directors believe that requesting shareholder ratification of this selection is a good corporate governance practice. If the shareholders of either PG&E Corporation or the Utility do not ratifyas of March 7, 2023 (except as noted below).

Class of StockName and Address of
Beneficial Owner
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
Percent
of Class
 Pacific Gas and Electric Company stock(1)
PG&E Corporation(2)
77 Beale Street, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, CA 94177
264,374,80996.24%
PG&E Corporation common stockThe Vanguard Group Inc.
100 Vanguard Blvd.,
Malvern, PA 19355
224,115,552(3)11.28%
PG&E Corporation common stockCapital Research Global Investors
333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
200,022,503(4)10.06%
PG&E Corporation common stock
PG&E Fire Victim Trust
Two Embarcadero Center,
Ste. 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
187,743,590(5)9.44%
PG&E Corporation common stockFMR LLC
245 Summer Street,
Boston, MA 02210
181,252,881(6)9.11%
PG&E Corporation common stockBlackRock, Inc.
55 East 52nd Street,
New York, NY 10055
129,873,577(7)5.3%
Pacific Gas and Electric Company first preferred stockNewtyn Management, LLC
60 East 42nd Street, Ste. 960, New York, NY 10165
1,248,774(8)12.10%
Pacific Gas and Electric Company first preferred stockShaolin Capital Management LLC
230 NW 24th Street, Ste. 603, Miami, FL 33127
1,125,000(9)10.90%
Pacific Gas and Electric Company first preferred stockStonehill Capital Management LLC, et al.
320 Park Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, New York, 10022
921,794(10)8.93%
(1)    The Utility’s common stock and preferred stock vote together as a single class. Each share is entitled to one vote.
(2)    As of March 7, 2023, the appointment,Corporation held 100 percent of the applicable Audit Committee will investigateissued and outstanding shares of Utility common stock, and no Utility preferred shares.
(3)    The information relates to beneficial ownership as of December 30, 2022, as reported in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the reasons for rejectionSEC on February 9, 2023, by The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard). For these purposes, Vanguard has shared voting power with respect to 2,824,833 shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 217,111,132 shares, and shared dispositive power with respect to 7,004,420 shares of PG&E Corporation’s common stock.
(4)    The information relates to beneficial ownership as of December 30, 2022, as reported in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the shareholdersSEC on February 13, 2023, by Capital Research Global Investors (Capital). For these purposes, Capital has sole voting power with respect to 200,007,559 shares and will reconsidersole dispositive power with respect to 200,022,503 shares of PG&E Corporation’s common stock.
(5) In connection with the appointment. Even if a company’s shareholders ratifyPlan of Reorganization, the selection, the applicable Audit Committee, in its discretion, may change the appointment at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of that company and its shareholders.

The Boards of DirectorsUtility distributed 477,743,590 shares of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company Unanimously Recommend a VoteFORcommon stock to the Proposal to Ratify the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche.

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Information Regarding the Independent Auditor for PG&E CorporationFire Victim Trust (the Trust). The information relates to beneficial ownership as of January 9, 2023, as reported in a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on January 11, 2023 by the Trust and Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Selection and OversightCathy Yanni, acting solely in her capacity as the trustee of the Independent Auditor

Each Audit Committee is responsible forTrust (in such capacity, the appointment, replacement, compensation, and oversight ofTrustee). For these purposes, the work of the independent auditor. The Audit Committees review the scope of the audit, including the terms of the engagement. The independent auditor reports directly to the Audit Committees; at each Audit Committee meeting, the independent auditor meets separately with the Audit Committees, without management present.

Annually, each Audit Committee also evaluates the independence, qualifications, and performance of the independent auditor, taking into account the opinions of managementTrust and the internal auditors. To ensure continuing independence of the independent auditor, the Audit Committees also consider whether there should be rotation of the independent auditor. In accordanceTrustee report sole voting power and sole dispositive power with SEC rules, the lead audit partner may provide a maximum number of five consecutive years of servicerespect to the companies. Consistent with that requirement, Deloitte & Touche assigned a new lead auditor to lead the integrated audit187,743,590 shares of PG&E Corporation’s common stock.

(6) The information relates to beneficial ownership as of December 30, 2022, as reported in a Schedule 13G/A filed with SEC on February 9, 2023, by FMR LLC and the Utility’s financial statements, starting in 2017. The Audit Committees reviewedAbigail P. Johnson (FMR LLC’s Director, Chairman, and evaluated the new lead auditor as part of their annual process for reviewing the independent auditor.

Chief Executive Officer). For 2019, the Audit Committees selected Deloitte & Touche as the companies’ independent auditor, following consideration of the following factorsthese purposes, FMR LLC and criteria: (1) status as a registered public accounting firm and is subject to oversight by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; (2) status as a “Big Four” public accounting firm, nationally and internationally recognized as an expert in accounting and auditing; (3) having one of the largest utility practices of the “Big Four” public accounting firms; (4) having made a strong commitment to supporting supplier diversity; (5) having significant experience with the companies; and (6) having an experienced team, including the lead partner, familiar with the industry, assigned to the companies’ engagements. The Audit Committees also considered (1) Deloitte & Touche’s quality controlMs. Johnson report (2) Deloitte & Touche’s discussion of its independence, and (3) a review of Deloitte & Touche’s proposed audit plan (including draft engagement letter) for 2019.

Although Deloitte & Touche has been the companies’ independent auditor since 1999, in 2015 and at the Audit Committees’ direction, the companies solicited bids from accounting firms to conduct the external audits of the companies’ financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2016. The bids were evaluated by the Auditor Selection Committee, which was comprised of members from the companies’ accounting, internal auditing, regulatory, operational, sourcing, and legal functions. The bids were evaluatedsole voting power with respect to four key factors: firm capabilities172,179,643 shares and background, firm resources and audit plan, supplier diversity plans, and pricing. Upon considerationsole dispositive power with respect to 181,252,881 shares of thePG&E Corporation’s common stock.

(7) The information provided by the Auditor Selection Committee, each Audit Committee appointed Deloitte & Toucherelates to beneficial ownership as the independent auditor for the year endingof December 31, 2016.

Fees Paid to the Independent Auditor During 2018 and 2017

The Audit Committees have reviewed the audit and non-audit fees that PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and their respective controlled subsidiaries have paid to the independent auditor (including subsidiaries and affiliates),2022, as reported in order to consider whether the nature and relative value of those fees are compatible with maintaining the firm’s independence. 

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Table 1: Fees Billed to PG&E Corporation

(Amounts include Fees Billed to the Utility and its Subsidiaries shown in Table 2 below)

 20182017
Audit Fees$5.505 million$4.67 million
Audit-Related Fees$0.245 million$0.15 million
Tax Fees$0$0
All Other Fees$0$0

Table 2: Fees Billed to the Utility and its Subsidiaries

(Amounts are included in Fees Billed to PG&E Corporation shown in Table 1 above)

 20182017
Audit Fees$4.896 million$3.94 million
Audit-Related Fees$0.245 million$0.15 million
Tax Fees$0$0
All Other Fees$0$0

Audit Fees

Audit fees billed for 2018 and 2017 relate to services rendered by Deloitte & Touche and its affiliates in connection with reviews of Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, certain limited procedures on registration statements, the audits of the annual financial statements of PG&E Corporation and its subsidiaries and the Utility and its subsidiaries, the audits of both PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and support for statutory or regulatory filings or engagements and regulators’ reviews of auditor workpapers.

Audit-Related Fees

Audit-related fees billed in 2018 and 2017 relate to services rendered by Deloitte & Touche and its affiliates for nuclear decommissioning trust audits, consultations on financial accounting and reporting standards, required agreed-upon procedure reports related to contractual obligations of the Utility and its subsidiaries, advice regarding proposed transactions, advice regarding adoption of new accounting pronouncements, training, and advice concerning internal controls surrounding new applications, systems, or activities.

Tax Fees

Deloitte & Touche and its affiliates provided no services in this category during 2018 and 2017.

All Other Fees

Deloitte & Touche and its affiliates provided no services in this category during 2018 and 2017.

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Obtaining Services from the Independent Auditor

Annual Review and Pre-Approval of Services

For each fiscal year, each Audit Committee approves a list of services that will be obtained during that year by the applicable company and its controlled subsidiaries and affiliates from the independent auditor (including its affiliates). The approved services generally are consistent with the descriptions below:

CategoryDescription
Audit servicesAudit and review of annual and quarterly financial statements, expressing opinions on the conformity of the audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles, auditing management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and services that only the independent auditor reasonably can provide (e.g., comfort letters, statutory and regulatory audits, attest services, consents, assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC, and assistance with new accounting standards, laws, and regulations).
Audit-related servicesAssurance and related services that traditionally are performed by the independent auditor (e.g., agreed-upon procedure reports related to contractual obligations and financing activities, consulting regarding accounting pronouncements, nuclear decommissioning trust audits, and attest services).
Tax servicesAdvice relating to compliance, tax strategy, tax appeals, and specialized tax issues, all of which also must be permitted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Non-audit servicesNone.

The Audit Committees also approve maximum fee amounts for each approved service.

As part of the review process, the Audit Committees assess, among other things, the impact of that service on the independent auditor’s independence.

During 2018, management adopted a policy of retaining Deloitte & Touche, Deloitte Consulting, or their subsidiaries or affiliates (together, “Deloitte”) for non-audit services only if the services (1) do not impair Deloitte & Touche’s independence, in fact or appearance, and are permitted by any rules regarding auditor independence, and (2) when aggregated, total amounts paid per year by the companies to Deloitte for “tax service” and “other services” (non-audit services) will be no more than 20 percent of the expected amounts that the companies will pay to Deloitte for “audit services” and “audit-related services.”

Mid-Year Monitoring and Approval of Additional Services

During the year, management periodically updates each Audit Committee as to the extent to which the approved services have already been provided. The Audit Committees also must approve (1) any proposed new services that were not approved during the annual review and (2) any increase in authorized fee amounts for previously approved services.

Delegation of Pre-Approval Authority

Each Audit Committee has delegated to its Committee Chair, or to any other independent Committee member if the Chair is not available, the authority to pre-approve services provided by the applicable company’s independent auditor. These pre-approvals must be presented to the full Audit Committee at the next regularly scheduled Committee meeting.

Services Provided During 2018 and 2017

During 2018 and 2017, all services provided by Deloitte & Touche to PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and their consolidated affiliates were approved consistent with the applicable pre-approval procedures.

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Report of the Audit Committees

The Audit Committees (“Committees”) of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company are comprised of independent directors and operate under written charters adopted by their respective Boards. The members of the Audit Committees of PG&E Corporation and the Utility are identical. At both PG&E Corporation and the Utility, management is responsible for internal controls and the integrity of the financial reporting process.

The Committees reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements of PG&E Corporation and the Utility with management and the independent auditor. The Committees also discussed with the independent auditors the matters that are required to be discussed by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) Auditing Standard No. 1301—Communications with Audit Committees.

Deloitte & Touche LLP was the independent auditor for PG&E Corporation and the Utility in 2018. Deloitte & Touche LLP provided to the Committees the written disclosures and letter required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding an independent auditor’s communications with an audit committee concerning independence and non-audit services, and the Committees discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP that firm’s independence.

Based on the Committees’ review and discussions described above, the Committees recommended to the respective Boards that the audited consolidated financial statements for PG&E Corporation and the Utility be included in the PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,Schedule 13G/A filed with the SecuritiesSEC on February 3, 2023, by BlackRock, Inc. (BlackRock). For these purposes, BlackRock has sole voting power with respect to 118,460,198 shares, and Exchange Commission.

Audit Committeessole dispositive power with respect to 129,873,577 shares of PG&E Corporation’s common stock

(8) The information relates to beneficial ownership as of December 31, 2022, as reported in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023, by (i) Newtyn Management, LLC (Newtyn Management), (ii) Newtyn Partners, L.P., and (iii) Newtyn TE Partners, LP. For these purposes, Newtyn Management has shared voting and shared dispositive power with respect to 1,248,774 shares of the BoardsUtility’s first preferred stock. Newtyn Management is investment adviser to, and thus may be deemed to beneficially own shares of Directorsthe Utility’s first preferred stock held by, Newtyn Partners, L.P. (which owns and has shared voting and shared dispositive power with respect to 734,440 shares, constituting 7.1 percent of PG&E Corporationsuch first preferred stock) and Pacific GasNewtyn TE Partners, LP (which owns and Electric Company

has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 514,334 shares, constituting 5.0 percent of such first preferred stock).

(9) The information relates to beneficial ownership as of December 31, 2022, as reported in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 19, 2019

Lewis Chew, Chair
Richard C. Kelly
Forrest E. Miller
Eric D. Mullins(1)

14, 2023, by Shaolin Capital Management LLC (Shaolin). For these purposes, Shaolin has sole voting and sole dispositive power with respect to 1,125,000 shares of the Utility’s first preferred stock.

(1)The four names listed above reflect the composition of the Audit Committees as of February 19, 2019, the date of this report of the Audit Committees.

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(10) The information relates to beneficial ownership as of December 31, 2022, as reported in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 22, 2023 by (i) Stonehill Capital Management LLC (Stonehill Management), (ii) Stonehill Institutional Partners, L.P. and (iii) John Motulsky, Jonathan Sacks, Peter Sisitsky, Michael Thoyer, Michael Stern, and Samir Arora (the “Stonehill Individuals”). For these purposes, Stonehill Management has shared voting and shared dispositive power with respect to 921,794 shares of the Utility’s first preferred stock. Stonehill Management is investment adviser to, and thus may be deemed to beneficially own shares of the Utility’s first preferred stock held by, Stonehill Institutional Partners, L.P. (which owns and has shared voting and shared dispositive power with respect to 546,223 shares, constituting 5.3 percent of such first preferred stock) and the Stonehill Individuals (each of whom owns and has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 921,794 shares, constituting 8.9 percent of such first preferred stock, except that Samir Arora has shared voting power with respect to 1,672,648 shares).

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Item No. 4:Proposal 2: Advisory Vote onto Approve Executive Compensation for PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company

PG&E Corporation and the Utility each ask their respective shareholders to approve the following:

RESOLVED that the compensation paid for 2018 to the company’s executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table of this Joint Proxy Statement, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and the accompanying narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility each believe that its executive compensation policies and practices for 2018 were effective in tying a significant portion of pay to performance, while providing competitive compensation to attract, retain, and motivate talented executives, and align the interests of our executive officers with those of our shareholders.

In establishing PG&E Corporation’s officer compensation programs for 2018 (which also cover officers of the Utility), the Compensation Committee established three objectives. These objectives, and how these objectives were met for 2018, are discussed in the CD&A, which can be found immediately following this Item No. 4. These objectives are summarized below.

A significant portion of every officer’s compensation should be tied directly to PG&E Corporation’s performance, without promoting excessive risk-taking.
Board Recommendation
What are you voting on?
PG&E Corporation and the Utility each asks its respective shareholders to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid for 2022 to the company’s executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table of this Joint Proxy Statement, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and the accompanying narrative discussion.
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Vote "FOR"

With the exception of base salary and perquisites, all elements of 2018 annual officer compensation were tied to corporate operational and/or financial performance and, therefore, provided a direct connection between compensation and performance in the achievement of both key operating results and long-term shareholder value. For Geisha J. Williams, who served as the PG&E Corporation CEO and President during 2018, approximately 89 percent of 2018 target compensation was tied to corporate performance. For the other NEOs, approximately 75 percent of average 2018 target compensation was tied to corporate performance.

The Compensation Committee’s independent general compensation consultant, Pay Governance LLC, advised that for 2018 there were no material issues regarding PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s executive compensation programs, and that the design of the companies’ incentive pay plans posed a low risk. As such, incentive plan design posed a low likelihood of incenting employees to engage in behaviors that are likely to have an adverse material impact on the companies.

A significant component of officer compensation should be tied to PG&E Corporation’s long-term performance for shareholders, in the form of long-term incentive awards.
Each of PG&E Corporation and the Utility believes that its executive compensation policies and practices for 2022 were effective in tying a significant portion of pay to performance, while providing competitive compensation to attract, retain, and motivate talented executives, and aligning the interests of our executive officers with those of our shareholders. At the Joint Annual Meeting in 2022, shareholders showed high levels of support for the 2021 officer compensation program.
PG&E Corporation’s officer compensation programs for 2022 (which also cover officers of the Utility) generally are designed to meet four objectives. These objectives, and how they were met for 2022, are discussed in more detail the Compensation Discussion & Analysis (CD&A), which can be found immediately following this Proposal 2. These objectives are summarized here.
Summary of Objectives
A significant portion of every officer’s compensation should be tied directly to PG&E Corporation’s performance without promoting excessive risk-taking.
All variable elements of 2022 annual compensation for our Named Executive Officers (NEOs) were tied to corporate operational and/or financial performance and, therefore, provided a direct connection between compensation and performance in the achievement of both key operating results and long-term shareholder value creation. For Patricia K. Poppe, the PG&E Corporation Chief Executive Officer (CEO), approximately 90 percent of 2022 target compensation was tied to corporate performance. For the other NEOs, approximately 74 percent of average 2022 target compensation was tied to corporate performance.
The People and Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant during 2022, Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC (Meridian), assessed the pay programs and advised that for 2022 the design of the companies’ incentive pay plans does not encourage excessive risk-taking. As such, incentive plan design posed a low likelihood of incenting employees to engage in behaviors that are likely to have an adverse material impact on the companies.
• A significant component of officer compensation should be tied to PG&E Corporation’s long-term performance for shareholders in the form of long-term incentive awards.
Annual long-term incentive awards for 2022 to NEOs were made entirely in the form of performance share units (PSUs). Consistent with the 2021 framework, awards made in 2022 can be earned depending on performance related to metrics in the areas of customer operations (weighted at 30 percent), public safety (weighted at 40 percent) and financial stability, including a total shareholder return (TSR) metric relative to our 2022 Performance Comparator Group (weighted at 30 percent). PSUs granted in 2022 will vest, if at all, at the end of a three-year period, and their value is tied to the price of PG&E Corporation common stock.
• Target direct compensation (base salary and target incentives) should be competitive with the compensation for comparable officers in the 2022 Pay Comparator Group.
Target direct compensation for NEOs in 2022 was within competitive market range in the 2022 Pay Comparator Group.
 • Officer compensation program complies with legal requirements.
The officer compensation structure is designed and reviewed to reflect both the letter and spirit of legal requirements.

The annual long-term incentive awards for 2018 were comprised of 20 percent performance shares using a relative TSR measure, 10 percent performance shares using a safety measure, 5 percent performance shares using a financial measure, 45 percent RSUs, and 20 percent stock options. Performance shares granted in 2018 vest, if at all, at the end of a three-year period, and their value is also tied to the price of PG&E Corporation common stock. In addition, the value of performance shares using a TSR measure is tied to the relative three-year performance of PG&E Corporation common stock price appreciation and dividends paid, as compared to the TSR of companies in the 2018 Performance Comparator Group. RSUs vest over a three-year period, and their value is tied directly to the price of PG&E Corporation common stock. Stock options vest over three years and only have cash value if the price of PG&E Corporation common stock upon exercise exceeds the stock option exercise price.

Target cash compensation (base salary and target short-term incentive) should be competitive with the median target cash compensation for comparable officers in the 2018 Pay Comparator Group.

Target cash compensation for 2018 generally was within a range of 15 percent above to 15 percent below the corresponding market median for companies in the 2018 Pay Comparator Group.

This vote is non-binding and is required by Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. PG&E Corporation and the Utility each currently plan to submit this vote to shareholders annually, and expect to next submit this matter to shareholders in connection with next year’s annual shareholder meeting.meeting, pending consideration of results from each company's shareholder vote on Proposal 3 in this Proxy Statement. If the shareholders of either company do not approve this proposal, the People and Compensation Committee and members of management will investigateexamine the reasons for disapproval and will consider those reasons when developing future executive compensation programs, practices, and policies.

The Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company Unanimously Recommend a VoteFOR This Proposal to Approve the Compensation of Each Company’s Executive Officers Named in the Summary Compensation Table, as Described in This Joint Proxy Statement.



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Compensation Committee Report

The Compensation Committee of PG&E Corporation is comprised of independent directors

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The People and Compensation Committee of the PG&E Corporation Board of Directors has reviewed and discussed this Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management. Based on this review, the related discussions, and such other matters deemed relevant, the People and operates under a written charter adopted by the PG&E Corporation Board. The Compensation Committee is responsible for overseeing and establishing officer compensation policies for PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and their subsidiaries.

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the section of this Joint Proxy Statement entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” with management. Based on its review and discussion with management, the Compensation Committee has recommended to the Boards of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Mark E. Ferguson III (Chair)
Kerry W. Cooper
Jessica L. Denecour
Michael R. Niggli

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis
This CD&A provides our shareholders and other stakeholders with information about PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility's performance, compensation framework, compensation decisions, and associated governance for our NEOs in 2022.
PG&E Corporation is a holding company whose primary operating subsidiary is the Utility, a public utility operating in northern and central California. The Utility generates revenues mainly through making investments in operating assets and earning an authorized rate of return on those assets through regulated rates for the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers. The compensation program described in this CD&A applies to PG&E Corporation and the Utility, with the same philosophy, structure, metrics, and goals applying to both.
As of December 31, 2022, the companies had approximately 26,000 regular employees, eleven of whom were employees of PG&E Corporation. The following table summarizes our NEOs for 2022. Please note that as of December 31, 2022, three individuals concurrently served as principal executive officers (PEOs) of the Utility: Mr. Glickman, Ms. Santos, and Mr. Wright.
1. Executive Summary43
2. Compensation Design44
3. Compensation Governance48
4. 2022 Compensation Decision and Outcomes52
5. 2023 Compensation Structure60
6. Additional Information60
PG&E Corporation
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(positions as of 12/31/22)
Patricia K. PoppeChristopher A. FosterJohn R. Simon
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2)
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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(positions as of 12/31/22)
Jason M. Glickman
Marlene M. Santos (1)
Adam L. Wright (1)(3)
Executive Vice President, Engineering, Planning & StrategyExecutive Vice President and Chief Customer OfficerExecutive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer
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David S. ThomasonSumeet SinghJulius Cox
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller (4)
Executive Vice President, Chief Risk and Chief Safety Officer (5)(6)
Executive Vice President, People, Shared Services, and Supply Chain (6)
(1)Also served as NEOs of PG&E Corporation during 2022.
(2)Mr. Foster is resigning effective May 4, 2023.
(3)Mr. Wright resigned effective February 6, 2023.
(4)Mr. Thomason resigned effective January 9, 2023.
(5)Mr Singh was elected Executive Vice President, Operations, and Chief Operating Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, effective March 1, 2023. In such position, Mr. Singh also serves as one of three PEOs of the Utility.
(6)As of December 31, 2022, also held these positions at PG&E Corporation, although do not have NEO status at PG&E Corporation.
“Supporting Information” callout boxes are used within the CD&A to provide additional context.

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Executive Summary
    Continue industry leading alignment of compensation and performance. Equity awards for NEOs were 100 percent PSUs resulting in approximately 76 percent of NEO pay on average based on the achievement of objective performance measures. Additionally, the individual performance modifier was reintroduced under the 2022 STIP providing the ability to adjust awards up or down based on individual performance.
    Continue emphasis of safety and operational performance Wildfire safety related metrics account for 40 percent of the weightings within both the short and long-term incentive plans. Key wildfire safety metrics include the Wildfire Risk Reduction, CPUC Reportable Fire Ignitions, Quality Inspection Pass Rate, and System Hardening. Additionally, the incentive plans continue to emphasize the safe and efficient delivery of electricity and gas to our hometowns.
    Delivered on short-term and long-term performance objectives. The certified 2022 short-term incentive plan was 116.8 percent of target and the 2020-2022 long-term incentive plan PSUs score was certified as 139.5 percent of target. These scores reflect the lowest number of reportable fire ignitions in the last four years, 100 percent on-time completion of five key wildfire mitigation plan commitments, and strong performance of other operational metrics such as the safe operation of DCPP.
    Delivered strong financial performance. Non-GAAP core earnings(1) were $1.10 per share for the year, up 10 percent from last year. Additionally, Total Shareholder Return (TSR) was 48.4 percent, the highest of the performance group over the three-year performance period ending December 31,2022.
(1)    PG&E Corporation discloses historical financial results and bases guidance on “Non-GAAP core earnings” in order to provide a measure that allows investors to compare the underlying financial performance of the business from one period to another, exclusive of non-core items. Non-GAAP core earnings are not a substitute or alternative for income available for common shareholders presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) (see Exhibit A at the end of this CD&A for a reconciliation of results based on earnings from operations to results based on income available for common shareholders in accordance with GAAP).
Performance Highlights
The 2022 performance year was about mitigating operational and financial risk. In addition to delivering strong financial performance, the companies succeeded in mitigating more than ninety percent of wildfire risk2 and achieving many of the performance objectives set for 2022:
The CPUC authorized the Utility’s exit from Step 1 of the Enhanced Enforcement Oversight Process on December 1, 2022. Under our 2022 WMP, we continued to focus our wildfire mitigation work on improvements in system hardening, vegetation management, system inspections and monitoring and modeling capabilities, but our work is not done until catastrophic wildfires stop.
The EPSS program allows for automatic shutdown of electric lines within 1/10 of a second if the electric system senses a problem. In 2022, EPSS capability was expanded to all HFRA as well as select adjacent areas. Through December 31, 2022, there was a greater than 36 percent reduction in CPUC reportable ignitions in HFTD areas compared to the 2018-2020 three-year average. This is primarily driven by a more than 65 percent reduction in CPUC reportable ignitions on EPSS enabled lines in HFTD areas (compared to weather normalized 2018-2020 average ignitions). Along with the significant reduction of overall ignition count, we have also observed a dramatic decrease in total HFTD acres burned. In 2022, we observed a 99 percent decrease in total HFTD acres burned relative to the 2018-2020 average. A primary driver for this is understood to be the reduced fault energy that occurs when EPSS protection is enabled.
In 2022, no customers were de-energized as part of the PSPS program.
While the companies saw significant progress in 2022, we unfortunately experienced three fatalities with our workforce. Also, Utility assets are being investigated in connection with a 2022 wildfire greater than 100 acres in a high fire threat area.
Compensation Framework
Our core compensation program, which consists of base salary, a cash-based short-term incentive, and equity-based long-term incentives, is applied consistently to both PG&E Corporation and the Utility thatUtility. This compensation framework applied to all NEOs during the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section be included in this Joint Proxy Statement.

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Forrest E. Miller, Chair
Richard C. Kelly
Rosendo G. Parra
Barbara L. Rambo(1)

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(1)The four names listed above reflect
2Based on a comparison in the compositionUtility's General Rate Case testimony of the Compensation Committee aswildfire risk score for a baseline risk level to a risk level reflecting the Utility’s mitigation work. Risk scores are calculated using the scoring methodology established by the CPUC in the Safety Model Assessment Proceeding, which reflects the frequency with which various risks are expected to occur and the potential safety, reliability, and financial impacts of February 19, 2019, the datevarying degrees of this Compensation Committee report.wildfire severity.


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Core Pay Component and Rationale(1)
2022 NEO Target Direct Compensation Mix(2)
2022 Performance MeasuresPerformance
Period
Form of Payment
Base Salary
Fixed pay to attract and retain talent; takes account of scope, performance and experience
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Short-Term Incentives
Variable pay to incent and recognize performance in areas of short-term strategic importance
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•   Safety
•   Customer
•   Financial
•   Individual
Specific metrics associated with each category; see below
One yearCash
Long-Term Incentives
Equity-based pay to incent and recognize performance in areas of long-term strategic importance, promote retention and stability, and align executives with shareholders
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•   Safety
•   Customer
•   Financial
Specific metrics associated with each category; see below
Three yearsPSUs
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Compensation Discussion(1)    In addition to these core direct components of compensation, during 2022 NEOs received modest perquisites, were eligible to participate in post-employment benefit programs on terms broadly similar to our other employees, and Analysis

This CD&A describeswere covered by an executive severance plan.

(2) Reflects average target compensation for all of our NEOs as of December 31, 2022.
The core compensation framework for 2022 is broadly consistent with 2021, with the companies’ compensation philosophy, executive compensation program,following updates:
NEO equity grants were made entirely in the form of PSUs, rather than a combination of PSUs and howRSUs.
Minor changes were made to performance metrics and their associated weightings to, among other things, increase the NEOs were compensated in 2018. emphasis on safety performance and refine definitions.
The CD&A discusses:

individual performance modifier was reintroduced under the 2022 STIP, providing the ability to adjust awards up or down by 20 percent based on individual performance, with earned awards subject to the same payout at 50 percent of target for threshold performance and overall cap of 200 percent of target
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1.Performance and Pay Highlights
Compensation Design

2.
Compensation Program Objectives
Our companies’ primary purpose is to deliver safe, reliable, affordable, and clean electricity and gas to our customers. Our focus on customer welfare, prioritizing both public and employee safety, is central to how we operate and Competitive Market Review

3.Risk and Governance Approach

4.2018 NEO Compensation Structure

5.2019 NEO Compensation Structure

6.Committee Conclusion

Detailed information regarding 2018 NEO compensation can be found in the Executive Officer Compensation Information section following this CD&A. 

1.PERFORMANCE AND PAY HIGHLIGHTS

Corporate Performance Overview

Much like 2017, 2018 was an extremely difficult year for PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and our stakeholders with respect to recent wildfires in California. The devastating 2017 and 2018 wildfires impacted our customers and communities on an unprecedented level. PG&E Corporation’s stock price declined in the wake of the October 2017 Northern California wildfires and dropped precipitously after the November 2018 Camp fire. This resulted in steeply negative total shareholder return on a one-, three-, and five-year basis. Although 2018 earnings from operations were above target,(1) we have reported a combined $14.0 billion in pre-tax charges related to both the 2018 Camp fire and the 2017 Northern California wildfires for fiscal 2018, with full year GAAP net losses of $6.9 billion. On January 29, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility each voluntarily filed for reorganization under Chapter 11.

The magnitude of our financial challenges are reflected in our executive compensation outcomes for the year. Performance awards tied to 2016-2018 TSR resulted in no payout, outstanding stock options are currently entirely underwater, and unvested restricted stock unit (RSU) grants are worth 38 percent of value as of April 1, 2019. Our Compensation Committee (“Committee”) exercised discretion to reduce 2018 Short-Term Incentive Plan (STIP) payouts to zero, although we performed above target with respect to certain operational and compliance, safety, customer service, and financial goals. Our executives’ realized pay for the year is substantially lower than the value at grant, representing the strong alignment of their interests with those of our shareholders.

As a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, the 2019 executiveofficer compensation program may differ significantly from that in prior years. In addition, certain compensation provided to executive officers during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases may be subject in certain instances to approval by the Bankruptcy Court. The Committee has been working with its advisors, including WTW, to review the 2019 executive compensation program in an effort to balance the financial situation facing the companies with the need to continue to recruit and retain qualified executives to guide the companies through a period of uncertainty, including the unpredictability of the stock price and the resulting effect on the incentive and retentive value of equity-based awards. In February 2019, the Committee determined that the NEOs will not participate in the 2019 STIP and expects that the companies will continue to evaluate all aspects of the 2019 executive compensation program, including base salary, short- and long-term incentives, and other benefits.

(1)PG&E Corporation discloses historical financial results and bases guidance on “earnings from operations” in order to provide a measure that allows investors to compare the underlying financial performance of the business from one period to another, exclusive of items that management believes do not reflect the normal course of operations. Earnings from operations are not a substitute or alternative for income available for common shareholders presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) (see Exhibit A at the end of this CD&A for a reconciliation of results based on earnings from operations to results based on income available for common shareholders in accordance with GAAP).

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We remain committed to providing safe and reliable gas and electric services to our customers. The safety of our employees, our customers, and our communities are of utmost importance to us and we are taking active steps to reduce wildfire risk and assist in rebuilding efforts. As a part of those efforts, we are conducting enhanced inspections of our electric transmission and distribution systems in high fire-threat areas. We recognize the importance of recruiting and retaining talented leaders as we enter this next phase as a company, and have appointed Mr. Johnson as our new Chief Executive Officer and President. As a result of the Board’s previously announced Board refreshment process, in April 2019 eleven new directors joined two continuing directors on the Board of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, with eight of ten then-incumbent directors stepping down. Mr. Johnson joined the Board of Pacific Gas and Electric Company on May 2, 2019 concurrently with stepping into his role as Chief Executive Officer and President of PG&E Corporation.design. We believe that these steps position usfocusing on those attributes of our business will lead to continue to improvelong-term value creation for our safety and operational effectiveness.

Short-Term Performance and Pay

2018 SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN RESULTS

The STIP is the annual cash incentive plan for executives. Performance is measured against targets previously approved by the Compensation Committee.

Overall safety performance, measured with respect to certain pre-set compliance, employee, and operational safety goals exceeded target. More specifically, performance for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant Reliability and Safety Indicator met the stretch goal for both units. Performance for the Public Safety Index exceeded target through focused effort from the Vegetation Management group and contractors to maintain continuous compliance through numerous quality control and quality assurance audits across the system. Performance for the Asset Records Duration Index exceeded target through increased accountability, work visibility, andshareholders. This focus by the clerical, construction, estimating, and mapping teams. Specifically, increased utilization of real-time reports allowed immediate visibility to orders with issues, so actions could be taken to reduce cycle times. Performance for the Gas In-Line Inspection and Upgrade Index exceeded target through successful completion of medium- and high-risk projects. Performance for the Gas Dig-Ins Reduction measure exceeded stretch goal due to a 3.5 percent decrease in dig-ins with a 13.5 percent increase in volume of Underground Service Alert tickets compared to the same period in 2017. Performance for the Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) Corrective Action Index exceeded target through good performance on timely completion of corrective actions and completed SIF investigation reports.

Customer performance was above stretch goal. Record reliability satisfaction perception and significantly improved pricing satisfaction boosted 2018 performance. Customer focus and customer service satisfaction also significantly improved in 2018 along with several other key survey drivers. Additionally, the Utility met estimating and construction cycle time targets approximately 91 percent of the time due to a focus by the Restoration & Construction teams to prioritize schedules based on customers’ needs.

Financial performance as measured by earnings from operations exceeded the year-end target, primarily driven by the expected cost recovery of insurance premiums above amounts included in authorized revenues as a result of the CPUC authorizing a Wildfire Expense Memorandum Account, and tax favorability associatedaligns with the 2017 tax return, partially offset by higher emergencycriteria under AB 1054 and restoration costs.

Overall company STIP results resulted in a final company performance score of 1.601.

After reviewing overall company performance in light ofour commitments under the devastating 2018 Camp fire, the hardships incurred by communities and others, and the companies’ financial circumstances including thePOR OII.

To be successful, we need to seek relief under Chapter 11, management recommended thatattract, motivate, and retain executives with the Committee exercise its discretionnecessary skills and reduceexperience, who are aligned with our vision and who can deliver on our commitments to all stakeholders. Four fundamental objectives form the company performance score to zero. The Committee and Boards accepted the recommendation andno 2018 STIP awards were paid.

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Long-Term Performance and Pay

Our equity-based incentive plan is designed to link executive performance to long-term shareholder returns. Awards consist of (1) performance shares which cliff-vest following a three-year performance period, (2) RSUs with time-based vesting, and (3) stock options with time-based vesting.

2016 Performance Share Result - TSR

Fifty percent of long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) awards granted in 2016 were allocated to performance shares with the payout determined by comparing PG&E Corporation’s TSR to that of the companies in its 2016 Performance Comparator Group. PG&E Corporation’s TSR ranked below all companies in the 2016 Performance Comparator Group for the three-year period from 2016 to 2018, resulting in no payout in 2019 with respect to these performance shares.

TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN (TSR) PERFORMANCE
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

2016 Performance Share Result – Safety and Affordability

Ten percent of LTIP awards granted in 2016 were allocated to performance shares with the payout determined by measuring performance against equally-weighted safety and affordability goals. Safety performance, as measured by the 2016 through 2018 Lost Workday Case Rate, was below the threshold target. Affordability, as measured by three-year efficiency gains versus a $100 million target, achieved a 2.0 score. The overall result was a 100 percent payout in 2019 for these performance shares, which represented 10 percent of the total target LTIP grant value for 2016.

2016-2018 SAFETY AND AFFORDABILITY RESULTS

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CEO Realizable Compensation

The Compensation Committee believes that analyzing realizable pay is important in understanding the relationship between the targeted compensation that was approved for the CEO of PG&E Corporation and the compensation that was actually earned, or may still be earned, based on company performance.

For the past three years in aggregate, CEO realizable pay was 48 percent of target. Target compensation for each year includes salary, non-equity incentives at target, the value of stock awards granted (at grant date fair market value), change in pension value, and all other compensation.

Realizable compensation for each year includes salary, non-equity incentives earned, the value of stock awards (using the December 31, 2018 stock price for vested awards or, for outstanding unvested awards, the expected value at vesting based on the December 31, 2018 stock price), change in pension value, and all other compensation. Based on the significant reduction in TSR following 2017 and 2018 catastrophic wildfire events, no payouts are assumed for performance shares granted in 2017 and 2018 using a TSR measure. Target payouts are assumed for performance shares granted in 2017 and 2018 using safety and affordability or financial goals.

Effective March 1, 2017, Ms. Williams replaced Anthony F. Earley, Jr. as CEO of PG&E Corporation. The following chart presents Mr. Earley’s compensation for 2016 and Ms. Williams’ compensation for 2017 and 2018.

CEO TARGET AND REALIZABLE COMPENSATION
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2.COMPENSATION PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, PROCESS, AND COMPETITIVE MARKET REVIEW

2018 Officer Compensation Program Objectives

The Compensation Committee established PG&E Corporation’s officer compensation program for 2018 to meet three primary objectives:

Performance-Based
ObjectiveHow we achieve this
Pay for performance
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A significant portion of total compensation is at riskat-risk and based on PG&E Corporation and individual performance. performance—in 2022, approximately 90 percent of CEO target compensation was at-risk (and an average of 74 percent for other NEOs).
Short- and long-term incentives reflectare earned based on performance reflecting safety, customer, operational, and financial goals, including shareholder returns.
Metrics and long-term shareholder returns, without promotinggoals are designed so as not to promote excessive risk-taking.
Align with shareholders
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Equity-based compensation, the value of which reflects movements in our stock price, accounted for more than 75 percent of CEO target compensation and an average of 56 percent of other NEOs’ target compensation in 2022.
Total shareholder return relative to our Performance Comparator Group is used as a performance measure or modifier.


Shareholder Alignment—A significant component of every officer’s compensation is tied directly to PG&E Corporation’s performance for shareholders. Performance is defined as TSR, measured by stock price appreciation and dividends paid, relative to companies in the Performance Comparator Group.
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Market-Competitive Compensation Levels
ObjectiveHow we achieve this
Provide market competitive pay
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Target cashdirect compensation (base salary and short-term incentive) should be competitive with the median target cash compensation for comparable officersroles in theour Pay Comparator Group.
Provide a compensation structure that provides for the attraction and retention of talented, experienced executive talent, while ensuring alignment with long-term shareholder interest.
Comply with legal requirements
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The officer compensation structure is designed and reviewed to reflect both the letter and spirit of legal requirements.

PG&E Corporation’s

Compensation Policies and Practices
We are focused on creating an effective compensation program that successfully aligns our key strategic objectives with the Utility’s 2018 compensationinterests of our shareholders and broader stakeholders. To reinforce this, we have adopted policies and practices described below and elsewhere in this Proxy Statement are designedthat guide our compensation practices as summarized below.
We Do…We Do Not…
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Pay for performance | Majority of compensation is at risk, linked to company performance and shareholder interests.
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Pay tax gross-ups | No tax gross-ups are provided, except for those generally available to all management employees, such as for one-time relocation expenses upon hire.
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Engage with stakeholders | Ongoing discussions with key institutional investors and regulators, including on the topic of compensation.
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Permit hedging or pledging | Our policy prohibits hedging and pledging of either company’s stock.
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Require meaningful ownership | Executives subject to share ownership and retention requirements.
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Reprice stock options | Any repricing would require advance shareholder approval.
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Engage an independent consultant | The People andCompensation Committee engages a consultant and annually assesses independence.
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Provide additional executive service credits | No granting of additional service under the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.
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Operate clawback provisions | Incentive compensation and severance for certain officers is subject to clawback or restriction.
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Pay unearned dividends | No dividends or dividend equivalents are paid on unvested equity awards.
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Have a double trigger | Change in control severance requires a change in control and involuntary termination (includes constructive termination for good reason).
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Provide excessive benefits or perquisites | Benefits and perquisites are limited, reflecting market norms.
Commitment to meet these objectives. These objectives for 2018 were largely unchanged from 2017.

Compliance

The Committee also considers shareholder advisory votes as partUtility is subject to AB 1054, a California law which, among other things, sets out certain criteria regarding the design of its review ofthe Utility’s executive compensation program. Although these criteria only apply to the Utility’s executive officers as defined in AB 1054, the criteria have also influenced the executive compensation design and arrangements for officers at both companies. There are also additional executive compensation requirements that the Utility is subject to as a result of the POR OII.
Supporting Information: California Assembly Bill 1054 Considerations 
AB 1054 is legislation applying to the Utility that addresses the dangers and devastation from catastrophic wildfires in California caused by electric utility infrastructure. There are two subsections setting forth criteria regarding executive compensation with which the Utility complies. These criteria apply specifically to a subset of Utility officers and influence the design of our programs more broadly at both the Utility and practices. In May 2018, PG&E Corporation’sCorporation. We have designed our programs to comply with these requirements, as described below.
Supporting Information: Chapter 11 Considerations Plan of Reorganization Order Instituting Investigation
The POR OII is the process by which the CPUC reviewed and the Utility’s shareholders approved the companies’ NEOChapter 11 Plan of Reorganization. As part of the POR OII, the Utility is subject to additional requirements regarding executive compensation for 2017that apply specifically to a subset of Utility officers, and we have designed our programs to comply with votes of 94.9 percent and 99.9 percent, respectively. The Committee considered these results and, given the level of shareholder support, made no material changes to compensation policies in 2018.

requirements, as described below.
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Requirement(1)
How We Achieve This(2)
Compensation should be structured to promote safety as a priority and to ensure public safety.
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Incentive plan metrics are weighted toward customer and workforce welfare, placing a priority on public safety.
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All long-term incentive awards also incent customer and public welfare directly through customer and safety focused performance metrics and indirectly due to their exposure to absolute and relative stock performance.

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A significant portion of long-term incentive compensation shall be based on safety, customer satisfaction, engagement, and welfare; the remaining portion may be based on financial performance or other considerations.
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PSU metrics promote customer experience and public safety.
Compensation should be structured to promote utility financial stability.
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Incentive plan metrics collectively promote customer, public, and workforce safety, thus contributing indirectly to financial stability.
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Short-term incentive includes a core earnings per share metric, a measure sensitive to dilution incurred during emergence from Chapter 11.
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Long-term incentive awards are subject to a financial or relative TSR metric, either as a modifier or standalone measure, that reduces payouts if our relative returns lag those of other energy companies.
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Incentive compensation should be based on meeting performance metrics that are measurable and enforceable.
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Incentive plan metrics are designed to Contentsbe objective, measurable, enforceable, and auditable.
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Metrics are predominantly outcome-based, focused on end results rather than operational activity or effort.
Guaranteed cash compensation should be limited, with the primary portion of executive officers’ compensation based on the achievement of objective performance metrics.
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Compensation structure emphasizes at-risk, performance-based variable pay, making up an average of 76 percent of NEO target compensation in 2022.
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Long-term incentive awards are aligned with shareholders and are performance-based through share price exposure (all equity-based compensation) and the application of performance metrics (PSUs).
The compensation structure must not include any guaranteed monetary incentives.
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Short- and long-term incentives are at risk through the application of performance measures and/or share price exposure.
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The only guaranteed cash payment is base salary.
The compensation should include a significant long-term element based on the electrical corporation’s long-term performance and value, held or deferred for at least three years.
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Long-term incentive awards represent a significant portion of total compensation.
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Performance-based equity is subject to a three-year performance period.
Ancillary compensation that is not aligned with shareholder and taxpayer interests in the electrical corporation should be minimal or eliminated.
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Effective January 1, 2022, executive officers are no longer eligible to receive perquisites or stipends in lieu of perquisites.

Executive Officer Compensation-Setting Process

The executive

Notes.(1)This is an abbreviated summary of some of the criteria and not intended to be comprehensive or contain formal legal definitions.
(2)Comments in this column with regard to target compensation refer to the aggregate of salary, target short-term incentive, and the target annual long-term incentive award, with percentages reflecting the proportionate mix of these elements for our NEOs.
Strategic Alignment
It is important that the performance metrics used in our officer compensation setting processframework align with our strategic priorities if we are to be effective in paying for 2018 was consistent with that in prior years. Each year, the independent membersperformance and demonstrating accountability. Our performance metrics reflect our focus on customer welfare, prioritizing both public and employee safety, including contributing to long-term sustainable value for our shareholders.
The majority of both our short- and long-term incentive plan metrics are connected to our focus on customer welfare, prioritizing public and employee safety. These metrics are described below. Additional details regarding each of the applicable Board, based onlisted performance measures can be found in the discussions of “Short-Term Incentives” and “Long-Term Incentives” below.

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2022 Performance MetricShort-TermLong-TermWhy This Matters
SAFETY
Wildfire risk reduction
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Public safety measure of the results of work to mitigate wildfire risk and reduce the number of potentially significant wildfires.
Reportable fire ignitions
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Public safety measure of the results of work to mitigate wildfire risk and reduce the overall number of wildfires.
Quality pass rate
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Public safety index measure of the quality of completion of electric system inspections and vegetation management.
Core commitment completion
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Public safety measure of the timely completion of five core wildfire mitigation plan commitments.
Total gas dig-ins reductions
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Public safety measure of the results of work to mitigate the risk of loss of containment from underground gas transmission and distribution facilities.
Preventable motor vehicle incidents
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Employee safety measure of safe driving effectiveness.
DCPP reliability and safety indicator
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Public safety measure of the results of work to reduce the risk of a nuclear core damaging event with the potential for radiological release; composite metric of 10 performance indicators developed by the nuclear industry.
Safe dam operating capacity
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Public safety measure of the results of work to mitigate the risk of large uncontrolled water release.
Non-fatal Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) actuals
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Coworker safety measure of workplace safety effectiveness; includes employees, contractors and subcontractors.
System hardening effectiveness
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Public safety and reliability measure assessing actions taken to mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
Enhanced vegetation management effectiveness
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Public safety and reliability measure assessing actions taken to mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
CUSTOMER
Customers experiencing multiple unplanned interruptions
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Customer experience measure of the results of efforts to promote system reliability.
Gas customer emergency response
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Public safety measure of work to reduce risk and increase reliability of service by promoting prompt responses to customer calls, or notifications reporting a gas odor, or gas emergency.
Electric 911 emergency response
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Public safety measure of the percentage of incidents where Utility personnel arrive onsite within 60 minutes of a 911 call; promotes prompt response times that reduce public safety risks and frees up public agency resources to respond to other emergency situations.
Customer satisfaction score
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Customer experience measure of satisfaction with the services offered by the companies.
System average interruption duration index
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Customer experience measure of the results of efforts to promote system reliability.
Our incentive programs also incorporate metrics and goals reflecting our financial performance.
Supporting Information: What “Financial Performance” Means for Us
Our business model generates revenue through making investments in operating assets and earning an authorized rate of return on those assets through regulated rates, or “cost of service ratemaking.” There is no guarantee that regulated rates will yield the authorized rate of return; only by managing costs within the framework of authorized rates can we deliver value to shareholders. With limited exceptions, we do not make more money by selling more electricity and gas. Reducing our operating cost, which is tied to customer affordability through our rate-setting process, is directly aligned with creating shareholder value.

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2022 Performance Metric
FINANCIALShort-TermLong-TermWhy This Matters
Non-GAAP core earnings per share
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Measure to promote and assess financial stability; aligns with cost efficiency; promotes customer affordability; financial stability critical to continued provision of services to customers.
Greater affordability for customers
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Measure of earnings relative to amounts authorized by our regulators; assesses the efficient deployment of authorized revenues.
Relative TSR
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Measure to assess relative value created for our shareholders, providing an indirect external assessment of our performance in all other areas.
In 2022, the STIP also includes an individual performance modifier which enables greater individual accountability for contributions to our success in delivering results in the areas described above.
Compensation Governance
Role of the People and Compensation Committee’s adviceCommittee
The People and recommendation, approveCompensation Committee is made up of at least three, and currently four, independent directors who collectively have the amountsdelegated authority to oversee matters relating to compensation, benefits, and human capital issues. In discharging their duties, the People and Compensation Committee receives input from the management teams and external independent consultants as appropriate.
Management
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People and Compensation Committee
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Boards
Present proposals to the Committee on aspects of compensation and incentive plan design.Oversee the companies’ compensation programs and makes recommendations to the Boards.Review and approve the Committee’s recommendations related to PG&E Corporation CEO and Utility President (or equivalent officer) pay, and other matters brought to the Boards.
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Independent Consultants and Advisors
Provide independent advice to the Committee, including the provision of market data, guidance on incentive plan design and legal/regulatory updates
 The core activities of the People and Compensation Committee include:
•    Recommending the total target compensation for the CEO of PG&E Corporation and the CEO of the Utility (or, if the Utility CEO office is not filled, the Utility President or equivalent). Such approvals are made following a review(or equivalent officer(s)) to the relevant Board for approval, informed by reviews of comparative data, advice from the People and Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant,consultants, and an assessment of individual performance, objectives, and scope of responsibilities. The Committee also approves
•    Approving the amounts of total target compensation for other senior officers (including all other executive officersNEOs) based upon a review of comparative data, advice from its independent compensation consultant,on similar contextual inputs and recommendationsproposals from the PG&E Corporation CEO and the Utility CEOPresident (or if the Utility CEO office is not filled, the Utility President or equivalent)equivalent officer(s)), as applicable. The Committee uses comparative data throughout the year to set the total target compensation of new executive officers. The Committee also reviews other benefits provided to executive officers.

The PG&E Corporation BoardCEO has delegated to the Compensation Committee the authority to administerapprove compensation within the 2014guidelines approved by the People and Compensation Committee for lower-level officers (excluding Section 16 Officers) and non-officer employees.

•    Approving compensation guidelines based on input from management for different categories of employees, including target short- and long-term incentive opportunities, an aggregate cap on the value of long-term incentive awards, and the terms and conditions that will apply to long-term incentive awards made during the year.
•    Administering the LTIP, under which equity-based awards have been made. In addition,are made, with the Corporation Board has delegatedability to delegate ministerial matters to management.
•    Reviewing and approving the Corporation CEOperformance metrics and associated goals for the authority to grant LTIPshort- and long-term incentive awards to certain eligible participants within the guidelines adoptedproposed by the Committee.

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Role of Management
The PG&E Corporation CEO and the Utility CEOPresident (or if the Utility CEO office is not filled, the Utility President or equivalent)equivalent officer(s)) are generally attend a portion of eachinvited to People and Compensation Committee meetingmeetings but excuse themselves from the Committee’s deliberations or decisions with respect todo not participate in discussions on their own pay. Atcompensation. In certain areas, as described above, the Committee’s request, the Corporation CEOPeople and the Utility CEO (or, if the Utility CEO office is not filled, the Utility President or equivalent) review with theCompensation Committee thewelcomes these officers’ feedback on NEO performance given their knowledge of the other NEOs. The Corporation CEOexecutives’ contributions, and the Utility CEO (or, if the Utility CEO office is not filled, the Utility President or equivalent), as applicable, also recommend adjustments, if any, in base pay, annual incentive awards, and LTIP awards for the other NEOs.

These recommendations are givengives this feedback appropriate weight by the Committeeconsideration in the executive compensation-setting process, given each CEO’sprocess. The People and President’s direct knowledge of the performance and contributions of each NEO. TheCompensation Committee may exercise its discretion to accept, reject, or modify theirthe officers' recommendations based on the People and Compensation Committee members’ collective assessment of the NEOs’ performance and pay position relative to the peer group, as well asgroups, and PG&E Corporation’s&E’s overall financial and operating performance and other factors that the People and Compensation Committee deems appropriate.

The Compensation Committee may delegate its authority with respect to ministerial matters under the 2014 LTIP to the PG&E Corporation CEO or the PG&E Corporation Senior Vice President, Human Resources.

The PG&E Corporation Board has delegated to the Corporation CEO the authority to approve compensation, within guidelines approved by the Compensation Committee, to lower-level officers—excluding Section 16 Officers—and to non-officer employees. With respect to equity awards, such Committee-approved guidelines include the LTIP annual award value ranges for different categories

Use of employees, an aggregate cap on the value of awards for any given year, and the terms and conditions of all LTIP awards to be made during the year. The guidelines also specify the grant date for annual LTIP awards. Actual awards are made within the range of target LTIP values previously approved by the Committee.

Consultants and Advisers

TheAdvisors

To assist in discharging its duties, the People and Compensation Committee retains a nationally recognized independent compensation consultantsconsultant to adviseprovide advice and data, including advising and reviewing annual executive compensation arrangements and individual compensation packages. In addition to being of value to the People and Compensation Committee, on compensation programsretaining a nationally recognized independent consultant is also a commitment under POR OII.
Throughout 2022, the People and practices, including pay levels for non-employee directors and for officers.

For establishing 2018 compensation, the Compensation Committee retained Pay Governance LLC (“Pay Governance”)Meridian as itsan independent consultant forto provide advice on general compensation issues. Neither Pay Governance nor any of its affiliates provided anyDuring this period, Meridian did not provide services to management of PG&E Corporation, the Utility,either company or their respective affiliates although Pay Governance has maintainedMeridian was invited to maintain a working relationship with management in order to effectively fulfill Pay Governance’s primaryan advisor role as adviser to the People and Compensation Committee. Pay Governance is a nationally recognized independent firm providing consulting assistance to corporations to develop compensation programs for senior executives, key employees,During and boardsin respect of directors. Pay Governance was first selected as2022, Meridian advised the Compensation Committee’s independent consultant in September 2014, following the Committee’s review of numerous candidate firms.

During 2018, Pay Governance advised thePeople and Compensation Committee on the following matters:

•    Non-employee director compensation

Executive compensation competitive market,

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•    Market competitiveness of executive officer compensation
Executive compensation emerging•    Emerging trends and best practices in executive pay and corporate governance

•    Performance goal and metric selection
•    Compensation risk
•    Shareholder advisory firms’ pay and performance analyses

Compensation risk analysis,

Proxy statement disclosures•    Disclosures relating to compensation

•    Severance and change-in-control practices and policies

Corporate governance best practices relating to compensation, and

Compensation matters relating to CEO transition.

In late 2018, the companies retained Willis Towers Watson (“WTW”) as an independent consultant for the discrete, targeted purpose of advising the Compensation Committee, the Boards of Directors, and management with respect to incentive plans, retention plans, and non-employee director compensation for companies undergoing financial restructurings. WTW received $150,000 in fees during 2018 for such services. WTW also has historically provided the companies with customary actuarial and consulting services with respect to employee compensation and benefit plan administration. WTW received $2.3 million for such services during 2018. The WTW representatives who work on the targeted executivePeople and director compensation issues for the companies have no relationships with PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Board members and executive management (other than through the provisions of such targeted consulting services) and are independent of the WTW team working on ordinary course matters for the companies. Compensation that would be received by the WTW executive and director compensation team is not directly tied to the other fees paid to WTW by PG&E Corporation and the Utility.

The Compensation Committee determined that no conflicts of interest were raised by the work of Pay Governance or WTWMeridian during 2018.

2022. The People and Compensation Committee may also has discretion to engage other compensation consultants, as well as legal counsel, and other advisers, although it did not do so during 2018. The Committee will consider any advisers’ and consultants’after consideration of their independence and whether the work of any compensation consultants will raise any conflictpotential for conflicts of interest. PG&E Corporation pays the reasonable compensation costs for any such advisers and consultants.

Management may also may retain separate compensation consultantsconsultants.

Shareholder Engagement
Feedback from shareholders is an important consideration for the People and Compensation Committee when reviewing and setting compensation for our executive officers. In a typical year, this feedback is collected through two primary channels:
•    Directly through proactive engagement with our major shareholders and stakeholders throughout the year, and
•    Indirectly through the results of our say-on pay vote.
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At our 2022 Joint Annual Meeting, support for our 2021 executive compensation program was evidenced through votes in favor of each company’s say-on-pay proposal from over 97 percent of votes cast on each proposal.

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The People and Compensation Committee regularly reviews executive compensation, taking into consideration input received through PG&E’s regular and ongoing engagement with investors, as well as indirect feedback from proxy advisor voting recommendations and investor voting guidelines. This feedback is then considered alongside the applicable regulatory requirements and our commitment to assistreach balanced and informed decisions.
During our engagement for the year, prior to the 2023 Annual Meetings, we reached out to our large institutional shareholders, resulting in direct engagement with shareholders representing more than 35 percent of the total outstanding shares of PG&E Corporation’s common stock. When executive compensation was raised, shareholders communicated that they did not have any concerns with our programs and did not believe any changes to our framework are necessary at this time.
In addition to reviewing feedback from direct engagement, the People and Compensation Committee also considers the results of the annual say-on-pay vote. At our 2022 shareholder meeting, approximately 97 percent of votes cast on each company's say-on-pay proposal were in support of our executive compensation program, which reinforced that our investors more broadly remain supportive of PG&E’s executive compensation program and design for the companies.
Compensation and Risk
The People and Compensation Committee annually reviews an assessment of the general risk factors associated with the companies’ compensation policies and practices to determine whether they encourage inappropriate risk-taking. The People and Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant in 2022, Meridian, assisted in this review. The People and Compensation Committee also receives advice from the Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees of the companies’ respective Boards of Directors.
Annual Risk AssessmentSafety and Nuclear Oversight
Committees’ Input
Compensation Risk Mitigation
Policies and Practices
Annual risk assessment conducted by Meridian covered:
Compensation structure and mix
Incentive plan structures and associated time horizons
Other pay plans
Governance of plan design and administration oversight
Target and maximum opportunities
Nature and mix of performance metrics
Risk of earnings manipulation
People and Compensation Committee/Board discretion to reduce or eliminate performance
Change in control severance provisions
Use of risk-mitigation policies and practices (see final column)
Regulatory compliance
Advice regarding appropriate safety and operational incentive measures
Assessment of emphasis on and overlap/consistency in safety metrics and weightings, and the extent to which these metrics and weightings support an organization-wide focus on safety
•   Executive stock ownership guidelines
•   Clawback policy
•   Hedging and pledging policy
•  Severance and change-in-control benefits
•   Incentive goal-setting approach
For 2022, Meridian concluded that the companies’ compensation arrangements do not encourage excessive risk taking (which also applies to PG&E's CEO and the PEO of the Utility). The companies believe compensation programs and policies are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on either PG&E Corporation or the Utility.
Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines
We believe that stock ownership further aligns the interests of our executives with those of our shareholders, encouraging executives to consider the long-term performance and prospects for our companies. Our guidelines require senior officers to achieve and maintain a minimum investment in PG&E Corporation common stock, expressed as a percentage of their base salary. In assessing compliance with the ownership target, beneficially owned stock, phantom stock units credited to the Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan, stock held in the stock fund of any defined contribution plan sponsored by either Company or its subsidiaries, and unvested RSUs are counted. A senior officer has five years to meet the ownership target for his or her position. Until a senior officer meets the applicable ownership target, the officer is subject to a 100 percent holding requirement in relation to net shares realized after tax withholding from the vesting of RSUs or PSUs.
The current ownership targets are as follows:
Roles2023 Ownership Targets
(% of Base Salary)
CEO, PG&E Corporation600%
Executive Vice Presidents300%
Senior Vice Presidents200%
Vice Presidents100%

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Clawback
The Executive Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy enables the People and Compensation Committee and Boards to recoup payments made to Section 16 Officers across both companies in defined circumstances, including no-fault scenarios that would negatively impact our shareholders. The policy remains under periodic review to help ensure continued relevance.
WhatWhy
  Short-term incentives
  Long-term cash incentives
  Equity-based incentives
•  Financial restatement with the SEC for any of the three most recently completed fiscal years
•  A material miscalculation with respect to the amount of any payment
•  Individual involvement in fraud or misconduct that caused material financial or reputational harm
The 2012 PG&E Corporation Officer Severance Policy, as amended (Officer Severance Policy), further enables the People and Compensation Committee and Boards to recoup severance rights, payments, and benefits provided to executive officers across both companies (including executive officers as defined in AB 1054) in defined circumstances.
WhatWhy
•  Severance benefits
•  Individual misconduct materially contributes to PG&E Corporation or Utility felony conviction relating to public health or safety or company financial misconduct
The People and Compensation Committee will work with management and Meridian in 2023 to review and, as necessary, update our Executive Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy to ensure its compliance with new SEC requirements.
Anti-Hedging and Anti-Pledging Policy
The Insider Trading Policy prohibits certain hedging and pledging activities conducted by the companies’ Board members, officers, and designated employees who are subject to a quarterly earnings blackout period or event-specific blackout period. The policy covers equity instruments related directly or indirectly to either company or their subsidiaries. Covered individuals may not engage in short sales, transactions in publicly traded options, or hedging or monetization transactions; hold securities in a margin account; or pledge securities as collateral for a loan.
Use of Market Data
The People and Compensation Committee in connection withrefers to two peer groups: one for benchmarking pay and the other for measuring the companies’ relative performance. Distinct groups are maintained to help ensure each is relevant for its primary purpose. In particular, larger companies may be reasonable comparators for performance but not for compensation matters.

2018 NEO Compensation Competitive Market Review

For 2018,levels.

Pay
Comparator
Group
Provides insights into compensation levels and design within companies that PG&E Corporation and the Utility compete with for talent and that are similar in terms of size and business operations.
Comprises publicly traded gas and electric energy companies.
Supplemented by pay practice data from surveys for the broader energy services sector and general industry companies based on survey data.
Performance
Comparator
Group
Provides comparative benchmark for PG&E Corporation‘s total shareholder return performance, and other relative industry-standard benchmarks that might be considered in goal setting.
Comprises publicly traded gas and electric energy companies that are categorized consistently by the investment community as “regulated” and have a market capitalization of at least $6 billion.
Each year the People and Compensation Committee used a Pay Comparator Groupapproves the constituents of publicly traded gas and electric utilities to evaluate market practice and assess PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s competitive pay position, supplemented by data for the broader energy services sector or general industry, as appropriate. All elements of NEO total direct pay (base pay and short-performance comparator groups. Informed by recommendations from the independent compensation consultant, the People and long-term incentive targets)Compensation Committee approved the following comparator groups for 2022.
CompanyPayPerformance
AES Corporation
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Alliant Energy Corporation
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Ameren Corporation
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American Electric Power Company, Inc.
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CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
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CompanyPayPerformance
CMS Energy Corporation
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Consolidated Edison, Inc.
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Dominion Energy, Inc.
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DTE Energy Company
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Duke Energy Corporation
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Edison International
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Entergy Corporation
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Evergy, Inc.
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Eversource Energy
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Exelon Corporation
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FirstEnergy Corp.
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NextEra Energy, Inc.
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NiSource Inc.
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Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
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Public Service Enterprise Group
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Sempra Energy
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The Southern Company
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WEC Energy Group, Inc.
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Xcel Energy Inc.
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There were compared individually and in aggregateno changes made to the applicable benchmark data.

ThePay and Performance Comparator Groups used to inform 2022 decision-making versus the prior year.

In reviewing pay data, the People and Compensation Committee does not adhere strictly to formulas or survey data to determine the actual mix and amounts of compensation. TheWhen referencing positioning against market data, the People and Compensation Committee also considers various additional factors including each NEO’s scope of responsibility and organizational impact, experience, and performance, as well as PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s overall safety, operating, and financial results.results in reaching decisions. This flexibility is important in supporting the overall pay-for-performance philosophy and in meeting the People and Compensation Committee’s objectives of attracting, retaining, and motivating a talented executive leadership team.

In setting 2018 compensation levels, base

Incentive Plan Goal Setting
To be successful in aligning pay and short-termwith performance, it is important that performance goals are set appropriately within our incentive targets were aligned with the market median.

Target annual LTIP award values for 2018 reflect long-term incentive award trendsprograms. For each of the market. Specifically,metrics used in our incentive plans, the People and Compensation Committee reviews a comprehensive analysis that typically sets out the following, on a metric-specific basis: 

•    Data on historic performance, share awards usingshowing multi-year trends;
•    Projected performance on a TSR metric are designedmulti-year basis, driven by workplans and anticipated timing of milestone achievements;
•    Target setting methodology, with recommended ranges around the target to (1) provide payouts commensurate with PG&E Corporation’s TSR performance as compared to the 2018 Performance Comparator Group,establish threshold and (2) deliver long-term incentive compensation at approximately the 60thpercentile levelmaximum goals; and
•    Degree of the 2018 Pay Comparator Group, upon achievement of 60thpercentile TSR performance as compared to the 2018 Performance Comparator Group. If the Corporation’s TSR performance is at the median level of the 2018 Performance Comparator Group, participants will realize a payout below target award values. Actual amounts realized by NEOs depend on the Corporation’s performance, as measured by stock price and relative TSR performance as compared to the 2018 Performance Comparator Group and by actual safety and financial performance as compared to established targets. Stock options only have value if the price of PG&E Corporation common stock upon exercise exceeds the stock option strike price.

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Pay Comparator Group

For 2018, the Pay Comparator Group used to benchmark compensation elements consisted of all companies listedchange in the Philadelphia Utility Index, with two replacements. Sempra Energy and WEC Energy Group, Inc. were used as comparators in place of American Water Works, due to its dissimilar business model, and El Paso Electric because, with annual revenues under $1 billion, it is too small to be a reasonable comparator. The Philadelphia Utility Index, which is administered by NASDAQ, consists of a group of 20 companies (including PG&E Corporation) that are selected by NASDAQ based on having a primary business in the electric utility sector and meeting minimum market capitalization criteria.

A total of 19 companies were included in the 2018 Pay Comparator Group.

AES Corporation

Ameren Corporation

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

Dominion Resources, Inc.

DTE Energy Company
Duke Energy Corporation

Edison International

Entergy Corporation

Eversource Energy

Exelon Corporation

FirstEnergy Corp.

NextEra Energy, Inc.
Public Service Enterprise Group

Sempra Energy

Southern Company

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

Xcel Energy Inc.

In addition, supplemental data for the broader energy services segment, adjusted for PG&E Corporation’s revenues, was provided by WTW from its proprietary Energy Services executive compensation survey, which includes information from over 100 energy services companies. Due to the proprietary nature of the data, WTW did not disclose the companies matching individual benchmark positions.

Performance Comparator Group

Each year, PG&E Corporation and the Utility also identify a Performance Comparator Group that is used only for evaluating PG&E Corporation’s relative TSR performance to determine payouts for LTIP performance shares. In determining the composition of the Performance Comparator Group for 2018, the Compensation Committee decided that the Performance Comparator Group will include companies (1) that are categorized consistently by the investment community as “regulated,” as opposed to “less regulated,” based on analysis of revenue sources (i.e., the companies have business models similar to the Corporation and the Utility), and (2) that have a market capitalization of at least $4 billion. The Committee first selected companies listed on the Philadelphia Utility Index that meet these criteria and then selected additional companies that also meet these criteria. A total of 15 companies were included in the Performance Comparator Group for performance shares granted in 2018.

Alliant Energy CorporationDTE Energy CompanyPinnacle West Capital Corporation
Ameren CorporationDuke Energy CorporationSCANA Corporation
American Electric Power Company, Inc.Edison InternationalSouthern Company
CMS Energy CorporationEversource EnergyWEC Energy Group, Inc.
Consolidated Edison, Inc.NiSource Inc.Xcel Energy Inc.

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3.RISK AND GOVERNANCE APPROACH

The companies’ compensation programs emphasize sound governance practices. Our executive compensation practices, as aligned with best practices, include:

Our Compensation PracticesNOT Our Compensation Practices
Pay for Performance.A majority of compensation is “at risk” and linked to shareholder interests.   No Unearned Dividends Paid.No dividends or dividend equivalents are paid on unvested equity awards.
Shareholder Outreach.Discussions with key institutional investors on a regular basis.No Repricing of Options and Stock AppreciationRights.Repricing requires shareholder approval.     
Clawback Policy.Clawback policy with a three-year reach-back triggered by (1) financial restatement, (2) material miscalculation of performance measure, or (3) fraud or misconduct resulting in material financial or reputational harm to either company.Revised February 2018 and February 2019.No Tax Gross-Ups.No tax gross-ups are provided, except for limited programs generally available to all management employees.
Double Trigger.Change-in-control severance requires a “double trigger.”  No Hedging or Pledging.Policy restricts hedging and pledging of either company’s stock.
Realizable Pay.The Compensation Committee reviews tally sheets and considers realizable pay.No Additional Service Credit.Policy against granting additional credited service under the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.  
Limited Severance Benefits.Benefits are limited to one times base salary plus target STIP bonus, pro-rata vesting of performance shares, and one-year continued vesting of RSUs and options.
Compensation Consultant.The Compensation Committee engages an independent consultant and has a policy concerning independence.
 Ownership Guidelines.Share ownership and retention requirements (6X base salary for the CEO; 1.5X to 3X for other NEOs, except Mr. Thomason).

Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines

The 2010 Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines are designed to encourage senior executive officers to achieve and maintain a minimum investment in PG&E Corporation common stock at levels set by the Compensation Committee, and to further align executive interests with those of PG&E Corporation’s shareholders. Executive stock ownership guidelines are increasingly viewed as an important element of a company’s governance policies.

For NEOs in 2018, the stock ownership target for Ms. Williams was six times base salary, the target for Messrs. Malnight, Wells, and Simon was three times base salary, and the target for Messrs. Soto and Hogan was one and one-half times base salary. Mr. Thomason is not subject to stock ownership guidelines. Prior to his retirement, the stock ownership target for Mr. Stavropoulos was three times base salary.

Until an executive meets the applicable stock ownership guideline, he or she must retain 50 percent of the net shares realized from the vesting of RSUs or stock units (including performance shares), after accounting for tax withholding. For calculating compliance with the guidelines, unvested RSUs and unvested stock units are not considered, except in the case of RSUs after a participant is retirement-eligible (as defined in the applicable award agreement).

Clawback Policy

In February 2018, and again in February 2019, the Compensation Committee approved changes to the Clawback Policy, broadening the scope of events to which recoupment applies, including events not predicated on a restatement. The policy now provides the Committee and Boards with the discretion to seek recoupment of payments made to a Section 16 Officer under the following circumstances:

if either company restates financial statements that were filed with the SEC for any of the past three completed fiscal years, or

if during any of the past three completed fiscal years a material miscalculation occurred with respect to the amount of any payment made to an individual who was a Section 16 Officer, or

if any individual in the past three fiscal years engaged in fraud or other misconduct, and such fraud or misconduct caused material financial or reputational harm to either company.

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Compensation Risk Analysis

Pay Governance assists PG&E Corporation and the Utility with a review of the design of the companies’ incentive plans relative to general compensation plan risk factors. The companies reviewed the overall compensation pay structure, the overall mix of compensation vehicles, the structure of the incentive plans, other company pay plans, and governance for oversight of program design and administration. With respect to incentive plan structure, the companies specifically examinedproposed threshold, target, and maximum compensation payable from each plan,goals as compared with the natureprior year.

Each metric also has associated contacts and mix of performance measures, the governance structure, the risk of earnings manipulation posed by the incentive structure,approvers to maximize accountability and the extent to which the NEO pay program rewards short-term decisions at the risk of long-term performance. The companies also generally considered other compensation policies (such as clawback and anti-hedging policies), other compensation plans relating to severance and change-in-control benefits, and compensation governance.

For 2018, Pay Governance concluded that there were no material issues regarding the companies’ executive pay programs, and that the design of the companies’ incentive pay plans has, overall, a low-risk profile.

To further ensure appropriate incentive metrics, the Compensation Committee also receives advice from the Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees regarding appropriate safety and operational incentive measures.

Based on the foregoing, PG&E Corporation and the Utility concluded that the risks arising from the companies’ overall compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on either the Corporation or the Utility.

Tax Deductibility

With the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code no longer permits companies to deduct certain qualified performance-based executive compensation. As a result, in establishing compensation for 2018, the Committee no longer considered the tax deductibility limitations imposed by section 162(m).

Despite the new limits on the deductibility of performance-based compensation, the Committee continues to believe that a significant portion of NEO compensation should be tied to company performance.

transparency.

4.2018 COMPENSATION STRUCTURE

Named Executive Officers

Named Executive Officers of PG&E Corporation for 2018 (positions as of December 31, 2018)

Geisha J. Williams—CEO and President, PG&E Corporation
Jason P. Wells—Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, PG&E Corporation
John R. Simon—Executive Vice President and General Counsel, PG&E Corporation
Jesus Soto, Jr.—Senior Vice President, Gas Operations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Steven Malnight—Senior Vice President, Energy Supply and Policy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Nickolas Stavropoulos—Special Advisor, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (previously President and COO, Pacific Gas and Electric Company through August 31, 2018; employment ended September 30, 2018)

Named Executive Officers of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for 2018 (positions as of December 31, 2018)

Ms. Williams and Messrs. Wells, Simon, Soto, Malnight, and Stavropoulos are considered NEOs of the Utility. The other NEOs of the Utility for 2018 are:

Patrick Hogan—Senior Vice President, Electric Operations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
David S. Thomason—Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

As of December 31, 2018, three individuals concurrently served as PEOs of the Utility: Patrick Hogan, Steven Malnight, and Jesus Soto.

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Base Salary

2018 Officer Compensation Program

NEOs received the following types of compensation during 2018.

TypeComponentKey Elements
CashBase SalaryDetermined annually, though merit increase adjustments, or lump sum in lieu of an adjustment, may be made mid-year.
Short-Term IncentiveBased on corporate performance against pre-established operational and performance goals that are set annually.
The Boards and the Compensation Committee have discretion to adjust payments (e.g., for external factors or individual performance) and to reduce awards to zero.
EquityRSUsGenerally have a three-year vesting period (one-third at the end of each year) while employed or after retirement.
Performance Shares Generally vest after a three-year performance period (while employed or after retirement).
Payout is based on TSR relative to 15 peer companies selected by the Compensation Committee and achievement of safety and financial goals.
Stock OptionsGenerally have a three-year vesting period (one-third at the end of each year) while employed or after retirement.
Exercise price based on closing price of PG&E Corporation common stock on grant date.
Post-EmploymentPensionNEOs receive benefits based on their base pay and number of years of service, subject to limits imposed by the Internal Revenue Service.
Vested benefits are payable at the later of age 55 or separation from service.
Benefits may be reduced unless at least 35 years of service or age 65.
Supplemental PensionEligible NEOs receive benefits based on their base pay plus short-term incentive, and the number of years of service.
Benefits may be reduced unless at least 35 years of service or age 65, at time of separation, and are reduced by amounts payable from the tax-qualified pension plan.
Vested benefits are payable at the later of age 55 or separation from service.
Deferred CompensationOfficers elected after December 31, 2012 (Messrs. Hogan and Thomason) participate in the Defined Contribution Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan (DC-ESRP) rather than the supplemental pension plan described above.
For eligible NEOs, each time salary or STIP is paid, the company credits the participant’s non-qualified deferred compensation account with an amount equal to 7 percent of the payment.
DC-ESRP account balances, including earnings, are distributed to the participant in up to 10 annual installments following the end of employment.
OtherPerquisitesLimited perquisites include safety- and security-based car transportation services for the PG&E Corporation CEO and the Utility President; on-site parking; executive health services; partial subsidy of financial services; accidental death and dismemberment insurance; and otherde minimis perquisites provided under a pre-approved perquisite policy.
Lump-sum annual cash stipend paid in lieu of providing broader perquisite benefits.
Also may include the following items that are available to other management employees: health club fee reimbursement and relocation services.

The following charts illustrate the percentage of target 2018 compensation allocated to base salary plus cash perquisite allowance, short-term incentives, and long-term incentives for the PG&E Corporation CEO and for the other NEOs

Base salaries are reviewed on average. (Short-term incentives are shown at target payout levels,an annual basis and long-term equity incentives are shown at 100 percent payout.)

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For 2018, the Compensation Committee believes that these proportions of base salary relative to target short-term and long-term incentives provided the right mix to attract, retain, and motivate officers with the necessary skills and experience for the development and successful operation of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s businesses. They also provided a direct connection between compensation and performance in both the achievement of key operating results and long-term shareholder value, as more fully described below.

A greater portion of the PG&E Corporation CEO’s 2018 target compensation is tied to the long-term performance of PG&E Corporation, which the Committee believes is appropriate given the CEO’s role.

Compensation paid to the NEOs was consistent with the types and forms of compensation provided during 2018 to all executive officers of the companies.

Components of 2018 Officer Compensation – Cash

Base Salary

For NEO compensation, the base salary component falls within a range of 10 percent to 40 percent of target total compensation, depending on officer level.

This is consistent with the Compensation Committee’s objective of tying a significant portion of every NEO’s compensation directly to PG&E Corporation’s performance for shareholders through short-term and long-term incentives.

For 2018, the Committee approved a base salary increase budget of 3.25 percent. The comparative data indicated that the companies in the Pay Comparator Group expected to provide officers a 3.20 percent average salary increase in 2018.

In the case of NEOs, the base salary at PG&E Corporation and the Utility are targeted to be within a competitive range of between 15 percent above and 15 percent below (the “15 percent band”)market for comparable roles in the medianPay Comparator Group. In determining each NEO’s base salary, of the appropriate benchmark position.consideration is given to role scope and individual experience and performance. The People and Compensation Committee believes that this level of comparability to the market is appropriate and consistent with its pay philosophy of taking into consideration factors other than market data in establishing individual pay levels, while delivering cash compensation that is competitive with the market.

In reviewing salaries for 2022, adjustments reflected a combination of merit and market adjustments by role, with additional consideration given to the removal of the perquisite allowance effective in 2022. Mr. Singh’s increase reflects his promotion effective January 1, 2022.

NEO(1)
Role (as of 12/31/22)2022 Salary(1)Increase(2)
Patricia K. PoppeChief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation$1,400,0004%
Jason M. GlickmanExecutive Vice President, Engineering, Planning and Strategy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company$720,0007%
Marlene M. SantosExecutive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company$875,0006%
Adam L. Wright (3)
Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company$875,0006%
Christopher A. Foster (4)
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, PG&E Corporation$655,0007%
David S. Thomason (5)
Vice President, Controller, and Utility Chief Financial Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company$390,3707%
John R. SimonExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, PG&E Corporation$820,0006%
Sumeet Singh (6)
Executive Vice President, Chief Risk and Chief Safety Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company$675,00042%
Julius CoxExecutive Vice President, People, Shared Services and Supply Chain, Pacific Gas and Electric Company$645,0006%
Notes.(1) Annualized salary as of December 31, 2022.
(2)Increase relative to salary as of December 31, 2021. Salaries were effective March 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted.
(3)Mr. Wright resigned effective February 6, 2023.
(4)Mr. Foster is resigning effective May 4, 2023.
(5)Mr. Thomason resigned effective January 9, 2023.
(6)Mr. Singh’s salary was effective January 1, 2022 in association with his promotion from his prior role as Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer. This promotion is also reflected in his salary increase for 2022.
Short-Term Incentives

Our STIP and related awards are designed to drive the companies’ business objectives and strategic priorities, providing an opportunity for a cash payout reflecting the results achieved during the year. The STIPplan focuses on quantifiable outcome-based metrics in the overall company score. Effective in 2022, the use of individual performance modifiers (IPMs) based on year-end ratings was re-instated for all eligible participants, including NEOs, meaning any incentive earned was based on a combination of company and individual performance. This enables greater individual accountability in contributing to our overall success.
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The People and Compensation Committee establishes an annual target opportunity, expressed as a percentage of an individual’s base salary, set with reference to market median practices in our Pay Comparator Group. Target opportunities for the NEOs eligible to participate in the program in 2022 ranged from 50 percent to 135 percent of actual salary earned. In respect of the company score, achieving threshold performance will earn a payout at 50 percent of target and achieving maximum performance will earn a payout up to 200 percent of target. Our Core Commitment Completion metric, weighted at 15 percent, can only be earned up to 100 percent of target, while all other metrics can be earned at up to 200 percent of target if the maximum performance goals are achieved. The individual performance modifier cannot exceed 1.2, with the overall earned incentive subject to a cap of 200 percent of target.
The People and Compensation Committee retains complete and sole discretion to adjust any performance formula or score, including to zero, on any and all short-term incentive performance measures for any reason, including consideration of (without limitation) performance with respect to safety, compliance, and ethics.

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The fundamentals of the company performance assessment in 2022 were consistent with 2021. The People and Compensation Committee established 2022 metrics across the same three performance areas, retaining a weighting of 75 percent towards metrics that focus on underlying objectives tied to customer and safety, and 25 percent towards financial stability, which itself is inherently tied to our safety performance.
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In determining and approving the appropriate performance metrics in each of these performance areas the People and Compensation Committee considered factors including:
•    The alignment with our fundamental belief that safety is paramount, complemented by a focus on customer welfare across all aspects of our business.
•    The interaction between metrics to help ensure they collectively drive the right behaviors. For example, an at-risk componentoverly narrow focus on reporting might result in employees failing to seek appropriate medical treatment for work-related injuries in order to keep reported injury metrics low.
•    Guidance from the CPUC reinforcing the priority placed on outcome-based metrics for alignment with reducing the companies’ highest-priority risks, such as the risk of pay. NEOscatastrophic events like wildfires, dam failures, or gas explosions.
•    The companies’ ability to establish robust threshold, target, and other eligible employees may earn annual performance-based cashmaximum achievement milestones.
•    The proportion of metrics that are outcome-based, as opposed to metrics that are based on operational activity or effort. As described in the earlier “Incentive Plan Goal Setting” section on page 52, in approving performance goals, the People and Compensation Committee references a range of factors including historic performance inclusive of multi-year trends; projected performance driven by workplans and anticipated timing of milestone achievements; the target-setting methodology, with recommended ranges around target to establish threshold and maximum goals; and the degree of change the proposed goals represent versus the prior year.
Each metric has a clear definition with a predetermined and pre-approved calculation methodology.
Metric
Definition(1)
Wildfire risk reductionThe count of Fire Ignitions that result in fires equal to or greater than 100 acres in PG&E’s HFTD and reportable to the CPUC per Decision 14-02-015. A reportable fire incident per Decision 14-02-015 is a fire event that meets the following criteria: (i) ignition is associated with PG&E powerlines (both transmission and distribution); (ii) something other than PG&E facilities burned, and (iii) the resulting fire travelled more than one meter from the ignition point. Reportable Fire Ignitions that result in fires ≥100 acres in PG&E’s HFTD for which PG&E submits an Electric Incidents report (EIR) are counted. If the ignition source for a fire ≥100 acres in PG&E’s HFTD is unknown or disputed, it will also be counted if PG&E records a financial reserve associated with that ignition
Reportable fire ignitionsFire incidents that meet the following criteria: (i) occur within a PG&E HFTD; (ii) and is reportable to the CPUC per Decision 14-02-015. A reportable fire incident includes all the following: 1) Ignition is associated with PG&E overhead distribution circuits, 2) something other than PG&E facilities burned, and 3) the resulting fire travelled more than one meter from the ignition point.
Quality pass rateEqually weighted index that tracks the quality of four core Wildfire Mitigation programs as measured by:
(i) Percentage of Distribution Inspections performed in HFTD that pass the field Quality Verification reviews and contain no critical defects.
(ii) Percentage of Transmission Inspections performed in HFTD that pass the field Quality Verification reviews and contain no critical defects.
(iii) Percentage of the completed Enhanced Vegetation Management (EVM) work that passes the Quality Verification field reviews
(iv) Percentage of the completed Routine Vegetation Management in HFTD work that passes the Quality Verification reviews

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Metric
Definition(1)
Core commitment completion
The metric measures timely completion of five core commitments across two key areas in the Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP):
(i) Reduce Wildfire Potential: 1) Distribution System Inspections 2) Transmission System Inspections 3) Substation Inspections 4) Replacement of Non-Exempt Expulsion Fuses
(ii) Reduce Impact of PSPS: 5) Distribution Sectionalization Devices.
The metric is measured as a percentage of the five commitments meeting the time and work volume targets that PG&E commits to in the annual WMP. If the commitment work volume is achieved but the due date is missed (“Late” commitment), it will be considered as missed for the purposes of the metric.
Core Commitment Completion = Distribution Inspections Completion Value (25 percent) + Transmission Inspections Completion Value (25 percent) + Substation Inspections Completion Value (10 percent) + Replacement of Non-Exempt Expulsion Fuses Completion Value (20 percent) + Distribution Sectionalization Devices Completion Value (20 percent)
Non-fatal serious injuries actualsA work-related high-energy incident from work at/ for PG&E that results in any of the following to employees, contractors, or directly supervised contractors: (i) a life-threatening injury or illness that required immediate life-preserving action that if not applied immediately would likely have resulted in the death of that person; or (ii) a life-altering injury or illness that resulted in a permanent and significant loss of a major body part or organ function.
Metric will include motor vehicle incidents.
Metric will be reported as a count.
Metric excludes fatalities and potential SIF events.
Total gas dig-in rateThis metric tracks the number of gas dig-ins per 1,000 Underground Service Alert (USA) tickets received. The dig-in component tracks all gas dig-ins to PG&E gas subsurface installations. A dig-in refers to damage which occurs during excavation activities (impact or exposure) and results in a repair or replacement of an underground gas facility.
Preventable motor vehicle incidentsA Preventable Motor Vehicle Incident (PMVI) is any incident where the PG&E driver could have but failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the incident. Includes company, rental and personal vehicles driven for company business. Count of all PMVIs*1M/Total Company Miles Driven.
DCPP reliability and safety indicatorThe year-end combined (average) score for Unit 1 and Unit 2, representing a composite of 10 performance indicators for nuclear power generation developed by the nuclear industry and applied to all U.S. nuclear power plants. Indicator performance periods range from 18 to 36 months (rolling).
Safe dam operating capacityMeasure of operating capability of mechanical equipment used as main control to reduce the enterprise risk of a Large Uncontrolled Water Release (LUWR). Expanded to include planned and unplanned unavailability (previously only unplanned).
Customers experiencing multiple interruptionsCEMI-5 is the total number of customers experiencing 5 or more sustained interruptions (planned/unplanned) and CEMI-10 is the total number of customers experiencing 10 or more sustained interruptions (planned/unplanned); both metrics are reported as a YTD measure for a rolling 12-month period. Metric calculated as a composite index with total CEMI-5 and CEMI-10 scores each contributing 50 percent.
Gas emergency response timeThe average response time for immediate response (IR) orders. The response time by PG&E is measured from the time PG&E is notified to the time a Gas Service Representative (GSR) or a qualified first responder arrives onsite to the emergency location. PG&E notification time is defined as when a gas emergency order is created and timestamped.
Electric 911 emergency responseMeasures the percentage of time that PG&E personnel respond (are on site) within 60 minutes after receiving a 911 call, with onsite defined as arriving at the premises where the 911 agency personnel are waiting
Non-GAAP core earnings per shareFinancial performance from ongoing core operations, in dollars per share. The measurement is Non-GAAP core earnings. Non-GAAP core earnings excludes non-core items (expenses that Management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings and affects comparability of financial results between periods). For purposes of the 2022 STIP performance, if core earnings is positive, the result will be divided by diluted shares. If core earnings is a loss, the result will be divided by basic shares.
Notes.(1)These are abbreviated summary definitions and may not reflect complete details, including certain exclusions, for each metric.
In the first quarter of 2023, the People and Compensation Committee reviewed and certified the following results for the company score:
Performance MetricsWeightThreshold
(50%)
Target
(100%)
Maximum
(200%)
ActualUnweighted
Score
Weighted
Score
Safety
Wildfire Risk Reduction15%21011.0000.150
Reportable Fire Ignitions5%11610390892.0000.100
Quality Pass Rate5%0.5001.0002.0000.8500.8490.043
Core Commitment Completion15%80%100%N/A100%1.0000.150
Non-Fatal Serious Injury Actuals5%21040.0000.000

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Operate Safely Index:
Total Gas Dig-In Rate5%1.130.980.950.942.0000.100
Preventable Motor Vehicle Incidents5%2.682.612.542.581.4290.071
DCPP Reliability and Safety Indicator5%87.4094.0097.4096.001.5880.079
Safe Dam Operating Capacity5%95.11%96.22%97.32%96.93%1.6450.082
Customer
CEMI-5 / CEMI-105%0.5001.0002.0000.8500.8500.043
Respond to Emergencies Index:
Gas Emergency Response2.5%2120.520.019.92.0000.050
Electric 911 Emergency Response2.5%96.01%97.30%98.13%98.23%2.0000.050
Financial
Non-GAAP Core Earnings per Share25%$1.05$1.10$1.15$1.101.0000.250
2022 Overall Short-Term Incentive Plan Company Score1.168
In addition, to assess company performance relative to the above scorecard, the People and Compensation Committee can apply an modifier to reflect individual performance during the year via the IPM. This can modify awards to as low as zero and up to 120 percent. Following an assessment of individual performance in 2022, IPMs ranging from 80 – 109 percent were approved. The table below shows the short-term incentive compensation paid to each of the NEOs:
NEO(1)
Target Incentive
(percent of
Base)
Target
Incentive
Company
Score
Individual Performance Modifier(1)Actual
Incentive
Actual
Incentive
(percent of
Target)
Patricia K. Poppe135%1,890,0001.168100 %$2,207,520117 %
Jason M. Glickman75%534,3751.168101 %$630,392118 %
Marlene M. Santos90%780,0001.168109 %$993,034127 %
Adam L. Wright90%780,0001.168100 %$911,040117 %
Christopher A. Foster75%486,2501.16880 %$454,35293 %
David S. Thomason50%192,9881.16890 %$202,868105 %
John R. Simon75%609,1861.168102 %$725,760119 %
Sumeet Singh75%506,2501.168101 %$597,213118 %
Julius Cox75%479,3751.168100 %$559,910117 %
Notes.(1)The 2022 STIP base award for each NEO was subject to upward or downward adjustment for individual performance on key performance variables. The Individual Performance Modifier can range from zero to 120 percent of the base award, with a potential maximum total award at 200 percent of each NEO’s target opportunity.
Long-Term Incentives
2022 Long-Term Incentive Awards
Our LTIP awards are designed to measure and incentivize our success in ensuring operational continuity and employee engagement through a focus on customer welfare and our financial stability. For 2022, all NEO awards were made solely in the form of performance-based equity.
In 2022, the People and Compensation Committee established annual target opportunities for each NEO, expressed as absolute dollar values.
NEO(1)
Role (as of 12/31/22)2022 Target
Long-Term
Incentive
2022 Equity Mix
PSUsRSUs
Patricia K. PoppeChief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation$9,500,000100%0%
Jason M. GlickmanExecutive Vice President, Engineering, Planning and Strategy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company$1,750,000100%0%
Marlene M. SantosExecutive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company$2,600,000100%0%
Adam L. WrightExecutive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company$2,600,000100%0%
Christopher A. FosterExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, PG&E Corporation$1,750,000100%0%

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NEO(1)
Role (as of 12/31/22)2022 Target
Long-Term
Incentive
2022 Equity Mix
David S. ThomasonVice President, Controller, and Utility Chief Financial Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company$400,000100%0%
John R. SimonExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, PG&E Corporation$1,750,000100%0%
Sumeet SinghExecutive Vice President, Chief Risk and Chief Safety Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company$1,750,000100%0%
Julius CoxExecutive Vice President, People, Shared Services and Supply Chain, Pacific Gas and Electric Company$1,250,000100%0%
As a result of a clerical error, the initial number of PSUs awarded in respect of the 2022 target values approved by the People and Compensation Committee was incorrect. Following the discovery of this error, the awards were updated by means of a supplemental grant to ensure the underlying number of PSUs correctly reflected the approved target values, as adjusted. Further details can be found in the footnotes to the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table on page 65. A similar error was found in respect of the 2021 awards. Accordingly, for the 2021 PSUs, the Companies requested, and the executive officers consented to, the return of excess 2021 PSUs that had been granted using the originally calculated target value, as detailed in the footnotes to the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table on page 65.
Performance Share Units
All executive officers received 100 percent of the annual equity grant in the form of PSUs. Performance will be measured over the three-year performance period from January 2022 to December 2024 and vest to the extent threshold or greater performance objectives are accomplished three years after the grant date, in accordance with the three-year holding period for equity required under AB 1054. Dividend equivalents, if any, are accrued and paid in cash at the end of the performance period on earned shares only.
The People and Compensation Committee retains complete and sole discretion to adjust any performance formula or score, including to zero, on any and all incentive plan performance measures or modifiers for any reason.
In determining the performance metrics for the 2022 awards, the People and Compensation Committee considered a range of factors similar to those noted above in respect of the 2021 STIP awards. These included alignment with our core focus on customer welfare; the interaction with other metrics under the STIP based on achievement of financialshort- and operationallong-term incentive programs; the companies’ ability to establish robust goals; and the extent to which the metrics measure outcomes in an objective manner. Six metrics were approved for the 2022 awards as shown in the table below.
Performance MetricWeightThreshold
(50%)
Target
(100%)
Maximum
(200%)
Customer Experience30%
Customer satisfaction score15%73.076.078.5
System average interruption duration index (SAIDI)15%384.2376.7327.9
Public Safety40%
System hardening effectiveness (risk miles)20%1,7011,7901,956
Enhanced vegetation management effectiveness (risk miles)20%5,4005,6706,210
Financial Stability30%
Greater affordability for customers (millions)(1)
15%N/DN/DN/D
Relative total shareholder return (TSR)(2)
15%25th Percentile50th Percentile90th Percentile
Notes: (1)The targets are based on non-GAAP core earnings excluding unrecoverable interest expense, compared to authorized earnings. Accordingly, the associated targets are material non-public information and therefore not included in this disclosure.
(2)Comparator companies comprised those listed in our 2022 Performance Comparator Group: Alliant Energy Corporation, Ameren Corporation, American Electric Power Company, Inc., CMS Energy Corporation, Consolidated Edison, Inc., Duke Energy Corporation, Edison International, Evergy, Inc., Eversource Energy, FirstEnergy Corp., NiSource Inc., Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, The Southern Company, WEC Energy Group, Inc., and Xcel Energy Inc. See “Use of Market Data” section on page 46 for details on peer group selection.
Actual performance relative to the goals approved by the People and Compensation Committee will be disclosed, to the extent it is not considered commercially sensitive, following the conclusion of the three-year performance period and an individual executive’s achievements forcertification of results in the year.first quarter of 2025. The People and Compensation Committee retains complete discretion to determineadjust the formula and pay all STIP awards to NEOsresults and other eligible employees. This includes discretion to reduce the final score, including to zero, on any and all incentive plan performance measures downwardfor any reason. All PSUs may be subject to zero.

2018 STIP Structure and Results

For 2018,earlier vesting or forfeiture upon certain events, in accordance with the Committee adopted a STIP structure that continued PG&E Corporation’s andterms of the Utility’sgrant.

Assessment of 2020 Long-Term Incentive Awards
The three-year performance period for the 2020 PSU awards concluded on December 31, 2022. The 2020 PSUs were subject to three performance metrics reflecting strategic priorities at the time of grant: core focus on improvingcustomer welfare, public and employee and contractor safety and customer satisfaction. The weights of the components – Safety, Customer Satisfaction, and Financial – were unchanged from 2017 at 50 percent, 25 percent, and 25 percent, respectively.

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The Safety component was structured to provide a strong focus on the safety of employees, customers, and communities. It was made up of five subcomponents: (1) Nuclear Operations Safety, (2) Electric Operations Safety, (3) Electric and Gas Operations Safety, (4) Gas Operations Safety, and (5) Employee Safety. Three new safety measures were added for 2018 – Public Safety Index with a weight of 10 percent, Asset Mapping Duration Index with a weight of 10 percent, and Safe Driving Rate with a weight of 5 percent.

The Customer Satisfaction measures were designed to incent employees to be more responsive to customers’ needs. One new customer satisfaction measure was added for 2018 – Customer Connection Cycle Time with a weight of 10 percent.

As in prior years, corporate financial performance was measured by PG&E Corporation’s actual earnings from operations compared to budget.

Each STIP measure has a threshold, target, and maximum level of performance used to arrive at a score ranging from zero to 2.0 for that measure. Performance below the minimum performance level, or threshold, results in a zero score. Performance at the threshold results in a STIP score of 0.5. Target performance results in a STIP score of 1.0, and performance at or above the maximum established level results in a score of 2.0. A score of 1.0 provides 100 percent of an executive’s target payout. Performance at the threshold and maximum levels delivers 50 percent and 200 percent of targeted payout, respectively. Linear interpolation is used to determine scores for performance between threshold and target, and between target and maximum.

The STIP overall performance score is the sum of the weighted cumulative average scores for performance on each of the STIP measures.

An NEO’s final STIP score also may be increased or decreased by an individual performance modifier, which can range from 0 percent to 150 percent. The individual performance modifier is determined by the Committee based upon the PG&E Corporation CEO’s assessment of an executive’s performance, or the applicable Board’s assessment in the case of the CEO’s or the Utility President’s (or equivalent officer’s) performance, for the year.

For 2018, the measures and related weightings, thresholds, targets, maximums, and results for calculating the STIP performance score were as follows:

2018 STIP Measures Weight Threshold Target Maximum Result Score Weighted
Average
Score
SAFETY COMPONENT (50%)              
Nuclear Operations Safety              
Diablo Canyon Power Plant Reliability and Safety Indicator              
Unit 1 Reliability and Safety Indicator 2.5% 85.3 96.4 100.0 100.0 2.000 0.050
Unit 2 Reliability and Safety Indicator 2.5% 85.3 87.6 90.0 90.0 2.000 0.050
Electric Operations Safety              
Public Safety Index 10% 0.5 1.0 2.0 1.9 1.888 0.189
Gas and Electric Operations Safety              
Asset Records Duration Index 10% 0.5 1.0 2.0 1.3 1.268 0.127
Gas Operations Safety              
Gas In-Line Inspection and Upgrade Index 5% 0.5 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.483 0.074
Gas Dig-ins Reduction 5% 2.0 1.91 1.8 1.6 2.000 0.100
Employee Safety              
Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) Corrective Action Index 10% 0.5 1.0 2.0 1.6 1.600 0.160
Safe Driving Rate 5% 6.7 6.5 6.1 no results 0.000 0.000
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION COMPONENT (25%)              
Customer Satisfaction Score 15% 74.0 75.0 76.5 77.3 2.000 0.300
Customer Connection Cycle Time 10% 15 10 8 6 2.000 0.200
FINANCIAL COMPONENT (25%)              
Earnings from Operations (EFO) (in millions) 25% 95%
of Budget
 $1,976 (Budget) 105%
of Budget
 $2,016 1.404 0.351
  100%           1.601

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The measures in the foregoing table are defined below.

Diablo Canyon Power Plant Reliability and Safety Indicator—Year-end score for the Utility’s Diablo Canyon Power Plant Units 1 and 2 based on 11 performance indicators developed by the nuclear industry for nuclear power generation.

Public Safety Index—A weighted index of three programs that evaluate compliance in the CPUC High Fire-Threat District (HFTD).

Asset Records Duration Index—An equally-weighted index comprised of Gas and Electric Asset Record Duration Indices tracking the average number of days to complete the as-built process of capital and expense jobs.

Gas In-Line Inspection and Upgrade Index—Index measuring the Utility’s ability to complete planned in-line inspections and pipeline retrofit projects.

Gas Dig-ins Reduction—Number of third-party dig-ins to the Utility’s gas assets per 1,000 Underground Service Alert tickets.

Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF) Corrective Action Index—Index measuring two equally-weighted measures of response to SIF events: (1) Quality of Corrective Actions, and (2) Timely Completion of Corrective Actions.

Safe Driving Rate—The total number of Vehicle Safety Technology (VST) in-vehicle performance monitor alerts for hard braking and hard acceleration per thousand miles driven.

Customer Satisfaction Score—Overall satisfaction of customers with the products and services offered by the Utility, as measured through an ongoing survey.

Customer Connection Cycle Time—The 12-month average Service Planning and Construction cycle time for electric residential Express Connections New Business Work requested by Utility customers.

Earnings from Operations (EFO)—PG&E Corporation’s actual earnings from operations, excluding items impacting comparability compared to budget. The measurement is non-GAAP. Please see Exhibit A for a reconciliation of PG&E Corporation’s earnings from operations to income available for common shareholders in accordance with GAAP.

Individual Awards Determination

STIP cash awards to NEOs are calculated as follows:

1.Determine the executive’s individual STIP target, which is the NEO’s base salary earned during the year multiplied by the individual’s STIP participation rate.

2.Calculate the overall enterprise-wide STIP performance score, which can range from 0 to 2.0 and is calculated based on final results compared to the threshold, target, and maximum of each weighted measure.

3.Multiply the STIP target by the performance score to determine the calculated company award.

4.Multiply the calculated company award by the NEO’s individual performance modifier.

5.The Committee (and the independent members of the PG&E Corporation and Utility Boards of Directors in the case of the CEO and any President (or equivalent) of the respective companies) approves all final awards and has discretion to adjust all STIP awards.

For 2018, the Committee approved NEO participation rates that ranged from 45 percent to 130 percent of base salary (the 130 percent participation rate applies only to the PG&E Corporation CEO). This range is within the 15 percent band of the Pay Comparator Group’s median annual incentive participation rates.

For 2018, the Committee and the independent members of each of the PG&E Corporation and Utility Boards of Directors exercised their discretion to adjust awards for NEOs and the PG&E Corporation CEO and Pacific Gas and Electric Company principal executive officers, setting the company score to zero. No STIP awards were paid to NEOs for 2018.

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Long-Term Incentives

Long-Term Incentive Awards Granted in 2018

LTIP awards (both annual and mid-year) are granted consistent with the PG&E Corporation Equity Grant Date Policy (see discussion below under “Equity Grant Dates”).

Award Type/MeasureWeight
Performance Shares35%
Total Shareholder Return (20%)
Safety: Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF)
Effectiveness of Corrective Actions (10%)
Financial: Earnings from Operations (5%)
Nonqualified Stock Options – Time Based Vesting20%
Restricted Stock Units – Time Based Vesting45%

In February 2018, the Compensation Committee (and the independent members of the PG&E Corporation Board in the case of Ms. Williams, and the independent members of the Utility Board in the case of Mr. Stavropoulos) approved annual LTIP awards for 2018, which were granted in May 2018.

Target annual LTIP award values for 2018 for the NEOs were determined based on competitive market data, internal equity considerations, and advice from Pay Governance. The annual LTIP awards for 2018 granted to the NEOs were comprised of 35 percent performance shares using relative TSR, safety and financial measures, 20 percent nonqualified stock options,stability. In the first quarter of 2023, the People and 45 percent RSUs.

For 2018, the Committee believes that this allocation of performance shares, stock options and RSUs closely aligned NEO compensation with long-term PG&E Corporation performance and shareholder value. Because performance shares, stock options and RSUs each vest over a three-year period and increase or decrease in value depending on the performance of PG&E Corporation common stock, these awards are at risk based on corporate performance, and align the interests of NEOs with performance for shareholders.

Additional details regarding performance shares, stock options and RSUs are provided below.

Performance Shares – TSR

Performance shares are hypothetical shares of PG&E Corporation common stock tied directly to PG&E Corporation’s performance for shareholders, and generally vest only at the end of a three-year performance period.

The number of performance shares with a TSR measure granted in May 2018 to each NEO was determined by multiplying 35 percent of the NEO’s actual annual LTIP award value for 2018 by 20 percent and dividing the result by the grant date fair value of a performance share as determined by a Monte Carlo simulation.

Performance shares with a TSR measure granted in May 2018 will vest, if at all, following completion of the three-year performance period starting January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2020 and upon certification of performance results by the Compensation Committee which will occur no later than March 14, 2021. The payout value of any vestedassessed performance shares will be based on PG&E Corporation’s TSR relative toover the 2018 Performance Comparator Group for the period. The payment for performance shares will be in the form of stock and will be calculated by multiplying (1) the number of vested performance shares by (2) a payout factor based on the Corporation’s relative TSR performance compared to the Performance Comparator Group.

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As shown in the following 2018 Performance Share

performance period. Payout Scale, payouts of performance shares are linked to PG&E Corporation’s TSR performance compared to the Performance Comparator Group.60thpercentile performance is required for a 100 percent payout.

2018 PERFORMANCE SHARE PAYOUT SCALE
NUMBER OF COMPARATOR COMPANIES IN TOTAL = 15
       
Peer Company Rank  Company Performance
Percentile
  Rounded
Payout
1  100  200%
2  93  200%
Maximum  90  200%
3  87  189%
4  80  167%
5  73  144%
6  67  122%
7 andTarget  60  100%
8  53  86%
9  47  71%
10  40  57%
11  33  43%
12  27  29%
Threshold  25  25%
13  20  0%
14  13  0%
15  7  0%

Interpolation will be used if PG&E Corporation’s TSR performance does not fall directly on one of the listed performance percentiles.

Performance Shares – Safety and Financial

The number of performance shares with safety and financial measures granted in March 2018 to each NEO was determined by multiplying 35 percent of the NEO’s actual annual LTIP award value for 2018 by 15 percent and dividing the result by the closing price of a share of PG&E Corporation common stock on March 1, 2018.

Performance shares with safety and financial measures granted in March 2018 will vest, if at all, following completion of the three-year performance period starting January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2020 and upon certification of quantifiable performance results by the Compensation Committee, which will occur no later than March 14, 2021. The measuresamounts were designed to provide a direct focus on long-term safety and financial goals. The payout value of any vested performance shares will be based on achievement of safety and financial goals. The safety measure measures the total number of repeat SIF actual or potential injury or near-hit events per 200,000 hours worked. The financial measure compares Earnings from Operations (EFO) per share in 2018, 2019, and 2020 to the mid-point of the guidance range for each year. In the event that guidance is not issued until after February of the target year, the target will be set based on the Board-approved EFO forecast for the year. Awards pay out at 25 percent for threshold (95 percent of mid-point) performance, 100 percent for target (mid-point) performance, and 200 percent for maximum (105 percent of mid-point) performance. Interpolation will be used if results do not fall directly on the minimum, target, or maximum goal. The payment for performance shares will be in the form of stock and will be calculated by multiplying (1) the number of vested performance shares by (2) a payout factor based on achievement of performance goals.

Restricted Stock Units

RSUs are hypothetical shares of stock that are settled in an equal number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, and generally vest only if the officer remains employed over the vesting period. Because the value of RSUs varies with the price of PG&E Corporation common stock, RSUs align officers’ interests with those of shareholders (i.e., stock price appreciation and dividends). The multi-year vesting period also serves a retention purpose. The number of RSUs granted in March 2018 to each NEO was determined by multiplying the NEO’snumber of 2020 vested PSUs by the overall 2020 PSU metric score of 1.395.

Performance MetricsWeightThreshold
(50%)
Target
(100%)
Maximum (200%)ActualUnweighted
Score
Weighted
Score
Customer Experience50%
Customer satisfaction score25%71.772.374.472.00.7180.180
PSPS notification accuracy25%98.0%99.0%99.9%98.3%0.6730.168
Public Safety50%
System hardening25%9191,0211,2251,0361.0730.268
Substation enablement25%304050622.0000.500
Financial ModifierModifier
Relative Total Shareholder Return0.75 – 1.2525th Percentile50th Percentile90th Percentile100th Percentile1.250
Overall 2020 PSU Metric Score (with modifier)1.395
Other LTIP Matters
During 2022, PG&E Corporation authorized the amendment of certain LTIP equity award agreements to provide the company with flexibility to increase the applicable tax withholding percentages used as high as the maximum withholding rates when determining the actual annualnumber of shares delivered to a participant following the vesting of an LTIP award (which is delivered net of shares deemed sufficient to satisfy certain PG&E withholding obligations). Additionally, the Compensation Committee approved changes to the original targets relating to system hardening effectiveness, enhanced vegetation management, and greater affordability for customers for the 2021 awards, as indicated below. The Committee decided to change the target for system hardening to more closely align the target with PG&E’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan, which contemplates fewer system hardening miles than were anticipated when the 2021 program design was established. The Committee also changed the enhanced vegetation management target in recognition of the fact that the enhanced vegetation management program is being phased out in favor of other wildfire risk-reduction initiatives. Finally, the Committee changed the customer affordability target to align the metric more closely with financial projections.
ThresholdTargetMaximum
Performance MetricWeight(50%)(100%)(200%)
Customer Operations35%
Customer satisfaction score18%73%75%79%
Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Notification Accuracy18%98.00%99.00%99.90%
Public Safety35%
System hardening effectiveness (risk miles) (Original)18%1,0301,1401,190
System hardening effectiveness (risk miles) (Revised)
18%9851,0901,138
Enhanced vegetation management effectiveness (risk miles) (Original)18%5,4005,6706,210
Enhanced vegetation management effectiveness (risk miles) (Revised)
18%3,6003,7804,140
Financial Stability30%
Greater affordability for customers (millions) (Original)15%N/DN/DN/D
Greater affordability for customers (millions) (Revised)
15%N/DN/DN/D
Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)(2)15%25th Percentile50th Percentile90th Percentile
Post-Retirement Benefits
PG&E Corporation and the Utility provide retirement benefits to eligible employees, including the NEOs. Eligibility for different plans reflects factors including appointment date and employing entity. Tax-qualified pensions or similar plans, other tax-qualified defined contribution plans (e.g., 401(k) plans), and non-tax-qualified retirement plans for NEOs are common in our Pay Comparator Group, and the People and Compensation Committee believes these defined benefit and defined contribution plans offer significant recruiting and retention incentives.
The different benefits that NEOs are eligible for are summarized below:

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BenefitEligibleKey Features
PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings PlanAll NEOs
• Tax-qualified 401(k) plan
•   Maximum matching contribution of 75 cents for each dollar contributed, up to:
•   6 percent of base salary for individuals eligible for the final average pay pension benefit
   8 percent of base salary for individuals eligible for a cash balance pension benefit
•   Matching funds above IRS limits contributed to the NEO’s account in the PG&E Corporation 2005 Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan, a non-qualified deferred compensation plan
Retirement PlanAll NEOs
•   Utility’s tax-qualified defined benefit plan
•   Takes the form of either a final average pay pension benefit or a cash balance benefit
PG&E Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP)Simon
•   Non-tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan
•   Frozen to new entrants after 2012
PG&E Corporation Defined Contribution Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan (DC-ESRP)Poppe, Glickman, Santos, Wright, Foster, Thomason, Singh, and Cox
•   Non-tax-qualified defined contribution plan
   Covers all officers elected on or after January 1, 2013
Upon retirement, NEOs may also be eligible for post-retirement health, welfare, insurance, and other benefits broadly similar to those provided to all employees. Additional details regarding the retirement programs and post-retirement benefits, and the value of pension benefits accumulated as of December 31, 2022, for 2018the NEOs can be found in the table entitled “Pension Benefits – 2022” on page 69, the table entitled “Non-qualified Deferred Compensation – 2022” on page 70, and the section entitled “Potential Payments – Resignation/Retirement” on page 74.
Perquisites
In 2021, the People and Compensation Committee reviewed the perquisites policies and practices with the help of its independent advisor. The following changes were approved to take effect in 2022:
•    The lump-sum annual cash stipend was discontinued effective January 1, 2022;
•    The de minimis perquisite policy, which enabled the Chief Human Resources Officer to approve low-value perquisites to non-CEO officers, was discontinued effective January 1, 2022; and
•    Subsidized financial planning services was discontinued effective March 1, 2022.
Details of the perquisites and benefits made available to our NEOs during 2022 can be found in the footnotes to the Summary Compensation Table.

Severance Benefits
General severance benefits are provided to the NEOs through the Officer Severance Policy and specific incentive plan award agreements and guidelines. The purpose of this policy is to:
•    Attract and retain senior management by 45 percent and dividing the result by the closing priceproviding severance benefits that are part of a sharecompetitive total compensation package;
•    Provide consistent treatment for all terminated officers;
•    Minimize potential litigation costs in connection with terminations of employment by conditioning payments upon a general release of claims; and
•    Focus management on maximizing shareholder value and aligning interests, rather than being distracted by concerns about job security in a potential change-in-control situation.
Change-in-control benefits require a “double trigger” and are not payable based on a change-in-control event alone, which the People and Compensation Committee believes best reflects shareholder interests and aligns with typical market practices. Details of the policy are summarized below.
Termination
Scenario
EligibleKey Provisions
Termination without causeAll NEOs
Cash severance of two-times (CEO) or one-times (other NEOs)the sum of base salary and STIP target
Pro-rata vesting of PSUs
Continued vesting of unvested RSUs for one year
Continued vesting of stock options for one year, with an exercise period equal to the lesser of one year or the remaining term of the options
Limited COBRA benefits and outplacement services

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Termination
Scenario
EligibleKey Provisions
Termination for cause or resignation when not retirement eligibleAll NEOsTermination for cause or resignation when not retirement eligible:
Forfeits all unvested PSUs, RSUs, and stock options
Forfeits any unpaid dividends associated with long-term incentive awards
Termination following a Change in ControlAll NEOs (except D. Thomason)Cash severance of three-times (CEO) or two-times (other NEOs) the sum of base salary and STIP target
LTIP award agreements detail treatment that accelerate vesting of all awards on a change of control (CIC) if either (1) the officer is severed in connection with the CIC, or (2) the award is not continued, assumed, or substituted
The Golden Parachute Restriction Policy requires shareholder approval of certain defined executive severance payments provided in connection with a change in control of PG&E Corporation, common

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stock on March 1, 2018. Annual RSU awards granted in 2018 will vest in three tranches,The Officer Severance Policy also permits reduction and repayment of severance benefits from certain officers, with one-third vesting oncertain triggers.

Specifically, the first business dayBoards of March of each of the three years following the grant date. The $500,000 retention RSU award granted to Mr. Soto on June 26, 2018 vests one-third on June 26, 2020 and two-thirds on June 26, 2021. The $300,000 promotional RSU award granted to Mr. Malnight on September 4, 2018 vests on September 4, 2020.

Nonqualified Stock Options

A stock option is the right to acquire shares at a fixed exercise price for a fixed time. The exercise price of each option is based on the closing price of the stock on the NYSE on the date of grant. Options vest and become exercisable ratably during each of the three years following the grant date. Options expire at the close of business ten years after the date of grant, after which time the options cease to be exercisable. Because the value of stock options varies with the priceDirectors of PG&E Corporation common stock and because options havethe Utility will have:

•    A right to cancel, reduce, or require forfeiture of severance payments or benefits from (1) executive officers of either company in the event of a ten-year expiration period, stock options align officers’ interests with thosefelony conviction of shareholders while reflecting a longer-term vieweither company related to public health and safety or financial misconduct by either company following its July 1, 2020 emergence from Chapter 11 (Company Conviction), provided that an affected executive officer was serving as an executive officer of the companies’ business environment. The numberconvicted company at the time of stock options granted in March 2018the conduct leading to each NEOthe Company Conviction; or (2) either company’s CEO or CFO if that company is required to restate its financial statements due to that company’s material non-compliance with financial reporting requirements as a result of misconduct, provided that the individual was determined by multiplyingserving as CEO or CFO during the NEO’s actual annual LTIP award value by 20 percent and dividing the resultperiod covered by the Black-Scholes American Call model value per sharerestatement; and
•    A right to recoup or require reimbursement or repayment of severance rights, payments, and benefits from executive officers in the event such executive officers engaged in misconduct that materially contributed to some of the actions or omissions on which a Company Conviction is based.
Additional details regarding severance benefits can be found in the datesections entitled “Potential Payments—Termination Without Cause” beginning on page 75, and “Potential Payments—Severance in Connection with Change in Control” beginning on page 76.
2023 Compensation Structure
In the first quarter 2023, the People and Compensation Committee submitted the 2023 compensation program for approval under AB 1054. The plans continue to our focus on safety.
Short-Term Incentive Plan
For 2023, the design is largely consistent with 2022, maintaining a sixty-five percent weight of grant.

Performance Shares Vestedsafety and WMP metrics with a continued to emphasis on outcome-oriented and risk reduction metrics. Minor changes have been made to metric definitions. The People and Compensation Committee will have the ability to approve individual performance adjustments provided they do not result in 2018

The three-year performance cycle for annual performance share awardsan outcome that were granted in 2015exceeds the overall plan maximum of 200 percent of target.


Long-Term Incentive Plan
Annual equity grants to executive officers (including NEOs) continue to be 100 percent PSUs. Similar to the changes under the 2006 LTIP ended on December 31, 2017. These awards vested on March 1, 2018,short-term incentive program, the weighting of safety metrics is the focus. The metrics used in 2022 will be retained except for Enhanced Vegetation Management and payouts are reportedGreater Affordability for Customers, and a new Electric Corrective Maintenance in this Proxy Statement in the table entitled “Option Exercises and Stock Vested During 2018” on page 82.

For that performance period, PG&E Corporation’s TSR fell between 13th and 14th rank when compared to the 14 companies in the 2015 Performance Comparator Group. This ranking resulted in no payout with respect to the 2015 performance share awards using a TSR measure. PG&E Corporation’s TSR performance for the three-year period was 4.5 percent, as compared to the median TSR of 45.0 percent among the 2015 Performance Comparator Group companies for the same period.

Performance Shares Vested in 2019

Fifty percent of awards grantedHFTA will be added under the LTIP in 2016 were allocated to performance shares using a relative TSR measure. The three-year performance cycle ended on December 31, 2018. These awards vested on February 19, 2019 and any payouts for these awards would be expected to be reflected in the 2019 proxy statement. For that period, PG&E Corporation’s TSR fell lowest when compared to the 14 companies in the 2016 Performance Comparator Group. This ranking resulted in no payout with respect to the 2016 performance share awards using a TSR measure. PG&E Corporation’s TSR performance for the three-year period was negative 50.5 percent, as compared to the median TSR of 51.2 percent among the 2016 Performance Comparator Group companies for the same period. A 20-day average is used to determine the beginning and ending values for the calculation.

Ten percent of awards granted under the LTIP in 2016 were allocated to performance shares with the payout determined by measuring performance against equally-weighted safety and affordability goals. Safety performance, as measured by the 2016 through 2018 Lost Workday Case Rate was below the threshold target. Affordability, as measured by three-year efficiency gains versus a $100 million target, achieved a 2.0 score, with savings of $279 million, which is significantly above the $200 million maximum target. The overall result was a 100 percent payout in 2019 for these performance shares, which represented 10 percent of the total 2016 target LTIP award.

2016 Safety and Affordability Measures Weight Threshold Target Maximum Result Score Weighted
Average
Score
SAFETY COMPONENT              
2016-2018 Lost Workday Case Rate 50% 0.247 0.215 0.201 0.392 0.000 0.000
AFFORDABILITY COMPONENT              
3-Year Efficiency Gains (in millions) 50% $75 $100 $200 $279 2.000 1.000
  100%           100%

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Equity Grant Dates

Date Policy

The PG&E Corporation Equity Grant Date Policy, as last amended in September 2017, generally provides that annual LTIP awards, if any, are granted once per year on March 1 (or if that day is not a business day, then on the following business day). The PG&E Corporation Board or the People and Compensation Committee may determine a different grant date if appropriate or necessary.
The Companies retain discretion to grant date for non-annual equityLTIP awards to employeesother than annual awards (such as for newly hired or newly promoted officers or awards made for retention, recognition or other purposes) is the later of (1) the date that the non-annual award is approved by the independent members of the PG&E Corporation or Utility Board, the Compensation Committee, or the PG&E Corporation CEO, as applicable, (2) the effective date of the LTIP award recipient’s employment, promotion, or recognition, or (3) the date otherwise specified by the applicable Board, the Committee, or the Corporation CEO.like purposes. If the grant date of any non-annual LTIP award would occur during a trading blackout period, as defined under the PG&E Corporationcompanies’ Insider Trading Policy, then the actual grant date will be the first business day after the trading blackout period ends.

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Use of Executive Compensation in 2018

PerquisitesNon-GAAP Financial Metrics

NEOs receive incentive awards that are subject to earnings metrics that are considered “Non-GAAP financial measures” under SEC rules and Related Compensation

NEOs generally receiveregulations. See “Exhibit A,” starting on page 62, for a limited range of perquisite benefits, typically encompassing a partial subsidy for financial planning services from a third-party financial advisory firm, partial reimbursement of certain health club fees, on-site parking, executive health services, andde minimis perquisites under a pre-approved perquisite policy. The PG&E Corporation CEO and the Utility President also may receive safety-and security-based car transportation services. The magnitudereconciliation of these perquisites, including the lump-sum payment describedmeasures to GAAP measures.

Tax and Accounting Considerations
The People and Compensation Committee sets NEO compensation in accordance with our compensation philosophy and continues to believe that attracting, retaining, and motivating our employees with a compensation program that supports long-term value creation is in the following paragraph, is comparable to that provided tobest interests of our shareholders. In reaching decisions on executive officers of companies incompensation, the Pay Comparator Group,People and the value of these services is taxable to the recipient.

The Compensation Committee (andconsiders the independent memberstax and accounting consequences. Section 162(m) of the PG&E Corporation Board in the case of Ms. Williams, and the independent members of the Utility Board in the case of Mr. Stavropoulos) also approved a 2018 lump-sum annual stipend amount for each executive officer consistent with 2017, which ranged from $15,000 to $35,000 (the upper end applicable only to Ms. Williams). This stipend is provided in lieu of providing the NEOs with additional perquisite benefits. The NEOs have discretion to use this stipend as they see fit.

The PG&E Corporation CEO is authorized to use private aircraft for business travel under appropriate circumstances. The Utility’s Corporate Aircraft Use policy prohibits use of Utility aircraft for personal travel.

Post-Retirement Benefits

NEOs are eligible to receive retirement benefits under the Utility’s tax-qualified defined benefit plan (“Retirement Plan”), which also provides benefits to other eligible employees of PG&E Corporation and the Utility. Retirement Plan benefits are in the form of either a final average pay pension benefit or a cash balance benefit. All NEOs except Messrs. Hogan and Thomason also are eligible to receive benefits under the PG&E Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”), which is a non-tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan that provides officers and key employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, including the Utility, with an additional pension benefit. These plans are described in the section entitled “Pension Benefits—2018” beginning on page 82.

In February 2010, the Committee adopted a policy against crediting additional years of service for participants in the SERP.

Effective January 1, 2013, SERP participation was closed to new participants. Individuals who did not participate in the SERP but who were newly hired or promoted to officer after January 1, 2013 are eligible for non-tax-qualified defined contribution pension payments under the 2013 PG&E Corporation Defined Contribution Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan (“DC-ESRP”). Messrs. Hogan and Thomason were the only NEOs who participate in the DC-ESRP. The DC-ESRP is described in more detail in the section entitled “Non-qualified Deferred Compensation – 2018” beginning on page 84.

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NEOs and other officers and employees also are eligible to participate in the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (“RSP”), a tax-qualified 401(k) plan. PG&E Corporation provides a maximum matching contribution of 75 cents for each dollar contributed, up to 6 percent of base salary for individuals eligible for the final average pay pension benefit and up to 8 percent of base salary for individuals eligible for a cash balance pension benefit. To the extent that the Internal Revenue Code limits prevent an NEO from making contributionsdoes not permit companies to his or her RSP account and, as a result, company matching funds are not contributed to that NEO’s RSP account, the matching funds will instead be contributed to the NEO’s account in the PG&E Corporation 2005 Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan (“SRSP”), a non-qualified deferred compensation plan.

Upon retirement, NEOs also may be eligible for post-retirement health, welfare, insurance, and similar benefits, pursuant to plans that generally provide benefits to all employees. Additional details regarding the retirement programs and post-retirement benefits, and the value of pension benefits accumulated as of December 31, 2018 for the NEOs, can be found in the table entitled “Pension Benefits—2018” beginning on page 82, the table entitled “Non-qualified Deferred Compensation—2018” beginning on page 84, and the section entitled “Potential Payments—Resignation/Retirement” on page 88.

Most companies in the 2018 Pay Comparator Group provide tax-qualified pensions or similar plans, other tax-qualified defined contribution plans (e.g., 401(k) plans), and non-tax-qualified retirement plans for NEOs. The Committee believes that these defined benefit and defined contribution plans offer significant recruiting and retention incentives.

Officer Severance Program

General severance benefits are provided to NEOs through the 2012 PG&E Corporation Officer Severance Policy (“Officer Severance Policy”) and specific LTIP award agreements and guidelines. Upon termination by either company (other than for cause), NEOs may be eligible for cash severance payments, continued or accelerated vesting for LTIP awards, and other post-employment benefits. If an NEO is terminated for cause (e.g., for dishonesty, a criminal offense, or violation of a work rule) or resigns before becoming retirement-eligible, the NEO forfeits any unvested performance shares, stock options, and RSUs, and would not receive any associated dividends.

Officer Severance Policy

The purpose of the Officer Severance Policy is to (1) attract and retain senior management by providing severance benefits that are part of a competitive total compensation package, (2) provide consistent treatment for all terminated officers, and (3) minimize potential litigation costs in connection with terminations of employment by conditioning payments upon a general release of claims.

The Officer Severance Policy, in combination with LTIP award agreements generally provides the following benefits upon termination without cause:

Cash severance of one year’s salary and target STIP bonus.
Pro-rata vesting of performance shares.
Continued vesting of unvested RSUs for one year.
Continued vesting of stock options for one year, with an exercise period the lesser of 5 years or the remaining term of the options.
Limited COBRA benefits and outplacement services.

Additional details regarding severance benefits can be found in the section entitled “Potential Payments—Termination Without Cause” beginning on page 90.

Change in Control

Providing change-in-control severance benefits is a key part of the companies’ officer compensation program. In a hostile takeover or other change-in-control situation, it is important for management to remain focused on maximizing shareholder value and aligning management’s interests with shareholders’ interests, and not to be distracted by concerns about job security.

Change-in-control benefits require a “double trigger” and are not payable based on a change-in-control event alone, as described below. The Compensation Committee believes that the “double trigger” requirement aligns our change-in-control benefits with shareholder interests and reflects current market practices.

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The Officer Severance Policy provides enhanced cash severance benefits if the officer’s employment is terminated (including constructive termination by the officer for good reason) in connection with a Change in Control (as defined in the Policy). These enhanced benefits replace general severance benefits and are available only to officers in bands 1 or 2, which, as of December 31, 2018, included Ms. Williams and Messrs. Malnight, Wells, Simon, and Stavropoulos. Covered officers are eligible to receive (1) change-in-control cash severance benefits equal to two times the sum of base salary and target annual STIP bonus, and (2) prorated STIP bonus for the year of termination. Other NEOs receive general severance benefits only.

All LTIP award agreements contain change-in-control provisions that accelerate vesting of all awards if there is a Change in Control, and either the award is not continued, assumed, or substituted, or the recipient’s employment is terminated in connection with a Change in Control. This practice aligns PG&E Corporation and the Utility with market practices and (1) better balances the interests of award recipients and shareholders, (2) provides security for award recipients in a time of uncertainty, and (3) preserves the incentive for award recipients to stay with the Corporation or the Utility even following a transaction.

The Golden Parachute Restriction Policy requires shareholder approval ofdeduct certain qualified performance-based executive severance payments (as defined in the Golden Parachute Restriction Policy) provided in connection with a change in control of PG&E Corporation, to the extent that those payments exceed 2.99 times the sum of a covered officer’s base salary and target STIP award.

Additional details regarding Change-in-Control benefits can be found in the section entitled “Potential Payments—Severance in Connection with Change in Control” beginning on page 90.

5. 2019 NEO COMPENSATION PROGRAM

On January 29, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility each filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court.

compensation. As a result, ofin establishing compensation, the Chapter 11 Cases,People and Compensation Committee no longer considered the 2019 executive compensation program may differ significantly from that in prior years. In addition, certain compensation provided to executive officers duringtax deductibility limitations imposed by Section 162(m). Despite the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases may be subject in certain instances to approval by the Bankruptcy Court. The Committee has been working with its advisors, including WTW, to review the 2019 executive compensation program in an effort to balance the financial situation facing the companies, the need to continue to recruit and retain qualified executives to guide the companies through a period of uncertainty, including the unpredictability of the stock price, and the resulting effectnew limits on the incentivedeductibility of performance-based compensation, the People and retentive value of equity-based awards. In February 2019, the Committee determined that the NEOs will not participate in the 2019 STIP and expects that the companies will continue to evaluate all aspects of the 2019 executive compensation program, including base salary, short- and long-term incentives, and other benefits.

6. COMMITTEE CONCLUSION

The Compensation Committee believescontinues to believe that the amount and designa significant portion of executiveNEO compensation provided for 2018should be tied to the NEOs of PG&E Corporation and the Utility are consistent with the Committee’s compensation objectives and policies to (1) provide long-term incentives to align shareholders’ and officers’ interests and enhance total return for shareholders, (2) attract, retain, and motivate officers with the necessary mix of skills and experience for the development and successful operation of the Corporation’s and the Utility’s businesses, and (3) compensate NEOs in a competitive, cost-efficient, and transparent manner.

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EXHIBIT A

Reconciliation of PG&E Corporation’s Consolidated Income Available for Common Shareholders in Accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”)GAAP to Earnings from Operations.

Non-GAAP Core Earnings.

For the year ended December 31, 2018

(in millions, except per share amounts) Earnings  Per Share
Amounts
(Diluted)
 
PG&E Corporation Earnings on a GAAP basis  $(6,851)  $(13.35)
Items Impacting Comparability:(1)        
2018 Camp fire-related costs, net of insurance(2)  6,823   13.20 
2017 Northern California wildfire-related costs, net of insurance(3)  2,090   4.04 
Pipeline related expenses(4)  33   0.06 
2015 Butte fire-related costs, net of insurance(5)  24   0.05 
Reduction in gas-related capital disallowance(6)  (27)  (0.05)
2017 insurance premium cost recoveries(7)  (23)  (0.05)
PG&E Corporation Earnings from Operations(8)  $2,069   $4.00 
2022. 
EarningsEarnings per Common Share (Diluted)
(in millions, except per share amounts)20222022
PG&E Corporation’s Earnings (Loss) on a GAAP basis$1,800 $0.84 
Non-core items: (1)
Amortization of Wildfire Fund contribution (2)$344 $0.16 
Wildfire-related costs, net of insurance (3)$254 $0.12 
Investigation remedies (4)$93 $0.04 
Bankruptcy and legal costs (5)$216 $0.1 
Strategic repositioning costs (6)$65 $— 
Fire Victim Trust tax benefit net of securitization (7)$(418)$(0.20)
Prior period net regulatory impact (8)$(11)$(0.01)
PG&E Corporation’s Non-GAAP Core Earnings (9)$2,343$1.10 
All amounts presented in the table above and footnotes below are tax adjusted at PG&E Corporation’s statutory tax rate of 27.98 percent for 2022 and 2021, except for certain costs that are not tax deductible. Earnings per Common Share is calculated based on diluted shares, except as noted. Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
(1) “Non-core items” include items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings and affect comparability of financial results between periods, consisting of the items listed in the table above. See Exhibit F: Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
(2) The Utility recorded costs of $477 million (before the tax impact of $133 million) during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 associated with the amortization of the Wildfire Fund asset and accretion of the related Wildfire Fund liability.
(3) Includes costs associated with the 2019 Kincade fire, 2020 Zogg fire, and 2021 Dixie fire, net of insurance, as shown below.
(1)“Items impacting comparability” represent items that management does not consider part of the normal course of operations and affect comparability of financial results between periods. Items impacting comparability reconcile earnings from operations with Consolidated Income Available for Common Shareholders as reported in accordance with GAAP.
(2)The Utility incurred
(in millions)Twelve Months December 31, 2022
2019 Kincade fire third-party claims$225 
2019 Kincade fire-related costs30
2019 Kincade fire-related legal settlements20
2020 Zogg fire third-party claims25
2020 Zogg fire-related costs25
2020 Zogg fire-related insurance recoveries(33)
2021 Dixie fire-related legal settlements43
Wildfire-related costs, net of insurance of $9.5 billion (before the tax impact of $2.7 billion) during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018 associated with the 2018 Camp fire. This includes accrued charges of $10.5 billion (before the tax impact of $2.9 billion) during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018 related to estimated third-party claims. The Utility also recorded $185 million (before the tax impact of $52 million) during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018 reflecting the accelerated amortization of prepaid insurance premiums for single event coverage policies. In addition, the Utility incurred costs of $169 million (before the tax impact of $47 million) during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018 for clean-up and repair costs. These costs were partially offset by $1.4 billion (before the tax impact of $386 million) recorded during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018 for probable insurance recoveries.(pre-tax)
(3)$The Utility incurred334
Tax impacts(80)
Wildfire-related costs, net of insurance of $629 million (before the tax impact of $176 million) and $2.9 billion (before the tax impact of $813 million) during the three and twelve months ended(post-tax)$254
4) Includes costs associated with the settlement agreement with the Safety and Enforcement Division’s investigation into the 2020 Zogg fire, restoration and rebuild costs for the town of Paradise, the CPUC’s OII into the 2017 Northern California Wildfires and 2018 Camp Fire, the settlement agreement with the Safety and Enforcement Division’s investigation into the 2019 Kincade fire, and the system enhancements related to the locate and mark OII, as shown below.
(in millions)Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018, respectively, associated with the 2017 Northern California wildfires. This includes accrued charges of $1 billion (before the tax impact of $280 million)2022
2020 Zogg fire settlement$10 
Paradise restoration and $3.5 billion (before the tax impact of $979 million) during the threerebuild3
Wildfire OII disallowance and twelve months endedsystem enhancements19
2019 Kincade fire settlement85
Locate and mark OII system enhancements3
Investigation remedies (pre-tax)$120
Tax impacts(27)
Investigation remedies (post-tax)$93
(5) Includes bankruptcy and legal costs associated with PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Chapter 11 filing, including legal and other costs, exit financing costs, and securities litigation costs, as shown below.

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(in millions)Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018, respectively,2022
Legal and other costs$75 
Exit financing81
Securities litigation costs145
Bankruptcy and legal costs (pre-tax)$301
Tax impacts(85)
Bankruptcy and legal costs (post-tax)$216
(6) The Utility recorded one-time costs related to repositioning PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s operating model, including their workforce, and the potential sale of a minority interest in Pacific Generation LLC.
(in millions)Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2022
Operating model$90 
Pacific Generation LLC minority interest sale
Strategic repositioning costs (pre-tax)$90
Tax impacts25
Strategic repositioning costs (post-tax)$65
(7) Includes any earnings-impacting investment losses, net of gains, associated with investments related to the upfront contributions to the Customer Credit Trust, the charge related to the establishment of the SB 901 securitization regulatory asset and the SB 901 securitization regulatory liability associated with revenue credits funded by Net Operating Loss monetization, and tax benefits related to the Fire Victim Trust’s sale of PG&E Corporation common stock.
(in millions)Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2022
Rate neutral securitization inception charge$608 
Losses, net of gains related to third-party claims. The Utility also recorded $85 million (before theCustomer Credit Trust19
Fire Victim Trust tax impactbenefit net of $24 million) and $205 million (before thesecuritization (pre-tax)$627
Tax impacts(175)
Tax benefits from Fire Victim Trust share sales(870)
Fire Victim Trust tax impactbenefit net of $57 million) during the three and twelve months endedsecuritization (post-tax)$(418)
(8) Includes adjustments associated with the recovery of capital expenditures from 2011 through 2014 above amounts adopted in the 2011 GT&S rate case per the CPUC decision dated July 14, 2022, partially offset by adjustments for the TO18 and TO19 ROE impact as a result of the FERC order dated March 17, 2022, which established a base ROE of 9.26 percent for the TO18 period, plus the approved CAISO incentive adder of 0.5 percent, for a total ROE of 9.76 percent.
(in millions)Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018, respectively, for legal2022
2011-2014 GT&S capital audit$(78)
TO18 and other costs. In addition, the Utility incurred costs of $40 million (before the taxTO19 ROE impact of $11 million) during the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 for Utility clean-up and repair costs. These costs were partially offset by $456 million (before the tax63
Prior period net regulatory impact of $128 million) and $842 million (before the tax(pre-tax)$(16)
Tax impacts5
Prior period net regulatory impact of $236 million) recorded during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, respectively, for probable insurance recoveries.(post-tax)$(11)
Undefined, capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in the PG&E Corporation and the Utility’s joint annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
“Non-GAAP core earnings” is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated as income available for common shareholders less non-core items. “Non-core items” include items that management does not consider representative of ongoing earnings and affect comparability of financial results between periods, consisting of the items listed in this Exhibit A. “Non-GAAP core earnings per share” is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated as non-GAAP core earnings divided by common shares outstanding (taken on a basic basis in the event of a GAAP loss and a diluted basis in the event of a GAAP gain). PG&E Corporation and the Utility use non-GAAP core earnings and non-GAAP core earnings per share to understand and compare operating results across reporting periods for various purposes including internal budgeting and forecasting, short- and long-term operating planning, and employee incentive compensation. PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe that non-GAAP core earnings and non-GAAP core EPS provide additional insight into the underlying trends of the business, allowing for a better comparison against historical results and expectations for future performance.
Non-GAAP core earnings and non-GAAP core earnings per share are not substitutes or alternatives for GAAP measures such as consolidated income available for common shareholders and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

(4)The Utility incurred costs of $11 million (before the tax impact of $3 million) and $46 million (before the tax impact of $13 million) during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, respectively, for pipeline-related expenses incurred in connection with the multi-year effort to identify and remove encroachments from transmission pipeline rights-of-way.
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(5)The Utility incurred costs, net of insurance, of $9 million (before the tax impact of $2 million) and $40 million (before the tax impact of $11 million) during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, respectively, associated with legal costs for the 2015 Butte fire. These costs were partially offset by $7 million (before the tax impact of $2 million) recorded during the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 for contractor insurance recoveries.
(6)The Utility reduced the estimated disallowance for gas-related capital costs that were expected to exceed authorized amounts by $38 million (before the tax impact of $11 million) during the twelve months ended December 31, 2018. The Utility had previously recorded $85 million (before the tax impact of $35 million) in 2016 for probable capital disallowances in the 2015 Gas Transmission and Storage rate case. From 2012 through 2014, the Utility had recorded cumulative charges of $665 million (before the tax impact of $271 million) for disallowed Pipeline Safety Enhancement Plan- related capital expenditures.
(7)As a result of the CPUC’s June 2018 decision authorizing a Wildfire Expense Memorandum Account, the Utility recorded $32 million (before the tax impact of $9 million) during the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 for probable cost recoveries of insurance premiums incurred in 2017 above amounts included in authorized revenue requirements.
(8)“Earnings from operations” is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated as income available for common shareholders less items impacting comparability as described in Note (1) above. PG&E Corporation uses earnings from operations to understand and compare operating results across reporting periods for various purposes, including internal budgeting and forecasting, short- and long-term operating plans, and employee incentive compensation. PG&E Corporation believes that non-GAAP earnings from operations provide additional insight into the underlying trends of the business allowing for a better comparison against historical results and expectations for future performance. Earnings from operations is not a substitute or alternative for GAAP measures such as consolidated income available for common shareholders and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

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Summary Compensation Table – 2022

Executive Officer Compensation Information

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE – 2018

This table summarizes the principal components of compensation paid or granted during 20182022 (including cash incentives earned for corporate performance in 20182022 but paid in 2019)2023). This table also includes information disclosed in the 2018 and 20172021 Joint Proxy StatementsStatement and the 2019 Form 10-K/A for compensation paid or granted to certain officers during 20172020 and 2016,2021, respectively.

Name and
Principal Position
YearSalary
($)(1)
Bonus
($)
Stock
Awards
($)(2)
Option
Awards
($)(3)
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)(4)
Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)(5)
All
Other
Compensation
($)(6)
Total
($)
Geisha J. Williams(a)
Chief Executive Officer and President, PG&E Corporation
20181,079,16706,400,0781,600,003040,341170,2539,289,842
2017991,66706,500,16800996,810108,5758,597,220
2016695,83302,250,0720610,594519,98387,7484,164,230
Jesus Soto Jr.
Senior Vice President, Gas Operations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
2018474,33301,220,086180,007088,08852,2922,014,605
Steven E. Malnight(b)
Senior Vice President, Energy Supply and Policy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
2018460,63301,020,086180,007022,01353,8841,736,423
Patrick M. Hogan(c)
Senior Vice President, Electric Operations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
2018424,9750640,085160,007013,53795,5871,334,191
Jason P. Wells
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, PG&E Corporation
2018625,00002,000,122500,0010072,1513,197,274
2017583,33302,000,07900462,21362,5093,108,134
2016500,00002,000,1010371,250205,74952,8763,129,976
David S. Thomason
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Controller, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
2018323,7180260,03965,0010059,900708,658
2017301,6500300,0860113,482170,51655,741941,475
2016257,4320300,206087,30293,33937,898776,177
John R. Simon(d)
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, PG&E Corporation
2018599,00001,800,090450,0070203,76571,7663,124,628
2017594,58202,000,0790558,130549,42958,7133,760,933
2016512,50001,500,1020419,738349,33861,4992,843,177
Nickolas Stavropoulos(e)
Special Advisor, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
2018628,26602,400,067600,010023,02186,2353,729,871
2017777,50004,250,1510768,539538,69378,3736,413,256
2016660,83302,250,0720579,881375,69267,4973,933,975

Titles are as of December 31, 2022.
Name and
Principal Position
Year
Salary ($)(1)
Bonus ($)
Stock Awards ($)(2)
Option Awards ($)(3)
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(4)
Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)(5)
All Other Compensation ($)(6)
Total
($)
Patricia K. Poppe
CEO, PG&E Corporation
20221,391,667010,069,62802,207,52013,269438,50914,120,593
20211,344,6436,600,00041,175,00201,487,57818,198573,05051,198,471
Jason M. Glickman
EVP, Engineering, Planning and Strategy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
2022712,50001,854,9560630,3928,826112,7843,319,458
2021450,000500,0001,750,0210287,21313,37374,2553,074,861
Marlene M. Santos
EVP and Chief Customer Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
2022866,66702,755,9180993,03416,727155,6774,788,022
2021657,609900,0005,113,4710503,66322,292287,0527,484,086
Adam L. Wright (7)
EVP, Operations and COO, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
2022869,19102,755,9180911,04011,992161,7774,709,917
2021762,596500,0004,200,0160579,21213,695452,6416,508,160
Christopher A. Foster (8)
EVP and CFO, PG&E Corporation
2022648,33301,854,9560454,3520100,9133,058,554
2021627,35501,330,0830375,72342,32098,6532,474,133
2020438,0950300,0010
145,287(a)
166,19567,6361,117,214
David S. Thomason (9)
VP, CFO and Controller, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
2022385,9750424,0240202,868061,6331,074,499
2021381,8580400,0510200,90628,37365,0501,076,238
2020353,8530700,0020114,441303,43855,5161,527,251
John R. Simon
EVP, General Counsel, and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, PG&E Corporation
2022812,24801,854,9560725,76011,33736,6053,440,906
2021841,03901,750,0230488,657556,32663,9453,699,990
2020768,78603,062,4990439,400790,61667,5435,128,845
Sumeet Singh
EVP, Chief Risk and Chief Safety Officer, PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company
2022675,00001,854,9560597,2133,25196,8113,227,232
2021502,0000715,0450273,32048,64980,0821,619,095
Julius Cox
EVP, People, Shared Services and Supply Chain,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
2022639,16701,324,9500559,91013,095166,2672,703,389
(a) Due to an administrative error, this number was incorrectly reported as 108,426 in our 2022 and 2021 proxy.
(1) Includes payments for accrued vacation.
(2)    Represents the grant date fair value of PSUs and RSUs measured in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, without considering an estimate of forfeitures related to service-based vesting. For PSUs using safety and affordability measures, and for RSUs, grant date fair value is measured using the closing price of PG&E Corporation common stock on the grant date. Assumptions made in valuation of reported performance shares with a relative TSR measure, including adjustments to values reported in 2022 for 2021 TSR PSU awards to account for certain one-time events, are described in footnote 4 to the table entitled “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2022” on page 65.If the highest level of performance conditions were achieved, the estimated maximum grant date value of PSUs granted in 2022 would be: Ms. Poppe $20,139,257, Mr. Glickman $3,709,912, Ms. Santos $5,511,835, Mr. Wright $5,511,835, Mr. Foster $3,709,912, Mr. Thomason $848,047, Mr. Simon $3,709,912, Mr. Singh $3,709,912, and Mr. Cox $2,649,900.
(3)    No stock options were granted in 2022.

(a)Effective March 1, 2017, Ms. Williams became CEO and President of PG&E Corporation. Ms. Williams resigned from both positions effective January 13, 2019.
(b)Mr. Malnight resigned effective April 12, 2019.
(c)Mr. Hogan retired effective January 28, 2019.
(d)From January 13, 2019 to May 1, 2019 Mr. Simon served as Interim CEO of PG&E Corporation.

(e)Mr. Stavropoulos served as President and Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company until August 31, 2018. Effective September 1, 2018, Mr. Stavropoulos became Special Advisor of Pacific Gas and Electric Company. He retired September 30, 2018.
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(1)Includes payments for accrued vacation.
(2)Represents the grant date fair value of performance shares and RSUs measured in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, without considering an estimate of forfeitures related to service-based vesting. For performance shares using safety and affordability measures, and for RSUs, grant date fair value is measured using the closing price of PG&E Corporation common stock on the grant date. Assumptions made in valuation of reported performance shares with a relative TSR measure is described in footnote 5 to the table entitled “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2018.” If the highest level of performance conditions were achieved, the estimated maximum grant date value of performance shares granted in 2018 would be: Ms. Williams $7,367,940, Mr. Soto $829,014, Mr. Malnight $829,014, Mr. Hogan $736,910, Mr. Wells $2,302,645, Mr. Thomason $299,364, Mr. Simon $2,072,359, and Mr. Stavropoulos $2,763,028.
(3)Represents the grant date fair value of stock options based on a Black-Scholes American Call valuation model. Assumptions in valuation of stock options are described in footnote 5 to the table entitled “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2018.”
(4)Amounts represent payments received or deferred in 2019, 2018, and 2017 for achievement of corporate and organizational objectives in 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively, under the STIP.
(5)Amounts reported for 2018 consist of (i) the change in pension value during 2018 (Ms. Williams $39,941, Mr. Soto $88,088, Mr. Malnight $22,013, Mr. Hogan $10,493, Mr. Simon $201,189, and Mr. Stavropoulos $21,926), and (ii) the above-market earnings on compensation deferred into the PG&E Corporation Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan and invested in the AA Utility Bond Fund (Ms. Williams $400, Mr. Hogan $3,044, Mr. Simon $2,576, and Mr. Stavropoulos $1,094). The AA Utility Bond Fund accrues interest based on the long-term corporate bond yield average for AA utilities reported by Moody’s Investors Service. The above-market earnings are calculated as the difference between actual earnings from the AA Utility Bond Fund investment option and hypothetical earnings that would have resulted using an interest rate equal to 120 percent of the applicable federal rate.
(6)Amounts reported for 2018 consist of (i) perquisites and personal benefits (Ms. Williams $86,690, Mr. Soto $5,947, Mr. Malnight $5,655, Mr. Hogan $60, Mr. Wells $14,026, Mr. Thomason $60, Mr. Simon $14,811, and Mr. Stavropoulos $28,395), (ii) a lump-sum annual stipend paid in lieu of providing perquisite benefits, with the exception of perquisite benefits noted in the chart below (Ms. Williams $35,000, Mr. Soto $25,000, Mr. Malnight $27,500, Mr. Hogan $25,000, Mr. Wells $30,000, Mr. Thomason $15,000, Mr. Simon $30,000, and Mr. Stavropoulos $30,000), and (iii) company contributions to defined contribution retirement plans (Ms. Williams $48,563, Mr. Soto $21,345, Mr. Malnight $20,729, Mr. Hogan $70,527, Mr. Wells $28,125, Mr. Thomason $44,840, Mr. Simon $26,955, and Mr. Stavropoulos $27,840).

(4)    Amounts represent payments received or deferred in 2023, 2022, and 2021 for achievement of corporate and organizational objectives in 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively, under the STIP.
(5)    Amounts reported for 2022 consist of (i) the change in pension value during 2022 for all NEOs (Ms. Poppe $13,269, Mr. Glickman $8,826, Ms. Santos $16,727, Mr. Wright $11,992, and Mr. Cox $13,095, and (ii) the above-market earnings on compensation deferred into the PG&E Corporation Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan and invested in the AA Utility Bond Fund for Mr. Simon ($11,337) and Mr. Singh ($3,251). The AA Utility Bond Fund accrues interest based on the long-term corporate bond yield average for AA utilities reported by Moody’s Investors Service. The above-market earnings are calculated as the difference between actual earnings from the AA Utility Bond Fund investment option and hypothetical earnings that would have resulted using an interest rate equal to 120 percent of the applicable federal rate.
(6)    Amounts reported for 2022 consist of (i) perquisites and personal benefits (Ms. Poppe $145,239, Mr. Glickman $54, Ms. Santos $7,754, Mr. Wright $8,414, Mr. Foster $54, Mr. Thomason $3,182, Mr. Simon $54, Mr. Singh $54, and Mr. Cox $45,192), (ii) company contributions to defined contribution retirement plans (Ms. Poppe $285,047, Mr. Glickman $112,730, Ms. Santos $147,923, Mr. Wright $153,363, Mr. Foster $100,859, Mr. Thomason $58,451, Mr. Simon $36,551, Mr. Singh $96,757, and Mr. Cox $103,077), and (iii) tax restoration payments to reflect additional taxation on relocation benefits (Ms. Poppe $8,222 and Mr. Cox $17,998).
(7)    Mr. Wright resigned effective February 6, 2023.
(8)    Mr. Foster is resigning effective May 4, 2023.
(9)    Mr. Thomason resigned effective January 9, 2023.
The following chart provides additional information regarding certain perquisites and personal benefits that are included in the Summary Compensation Table and discussed in section (i) of footnote 5. Additionally, NEOs may receive de minimis incidental perquisites under a pre-approved perquisite policy (including company-paid insurance, service awards, and similar benefits).

 Transportation
Services
($)
Security
($)
Fitness
($)
Executive
Health
($)
 Financial
Services
($)
G. J. Williams21,56051,638 5,453 7,980
J. Soto   5,686  
S. Malnight   5,394  
J. P. Wells   5,937 8,029
J. R. Simon  8115,912 8,029
N. Stavropoulos5,460 1,0495,552 8,560

6.

Fitness
($)
Executive
Health
($)
Relocation
Services
($)
AD&D
($)
Security Services
($)
P. K. Poppe00121,6535423,532
J. M. Glickman000540
M. M. Santos07,7000540
A. L . Wright07,700054660
C. A. Foster000540
D. S. Thomason3,12800540
J. R. Simon000540
S. Singh000540
J. Cox0016,6275428,511
The above perquisites and personal benefits consist of the following:

Transportation services for Ms. Williams and Mr. Stavropoulos to help ensure their safety and security while serving in the positions of CEO of PG&E Corporation and President of the Utility, consisting of car transportation for commute and incidental non-business travel. Amounts include the prorated salary and benefits burden of the drivers, and vehicle costs.
Installation and monitoring of a security system for Ms. Williams’ private residence, to help ensure her safety and security while serving in the position of CEO of PG&E Corporation.
The value of reimbursements for health club fees, pursuant to a program available to certain management employees, including non-officers.
The cost of executive health services provided to executive officers. Amounts vary among officers, reflecting (i) the decisions of each individual officer regarding the specific types of tests and consultations provided, and (ii) the exact value of reimbursed expenses.
Fees paid to partially subsidize financial services provided by an independent contractor selected by PG&E Corporation to provide such services.

In addition to a program available to certain management employees, including non-officers.

    The cost of executive health services provided to executive officers. Amounts vary among officers, reflecting (i) the perquisite benefits described above, NEOs are given a set stipend thatdecisions of each NEO may use asindividual officer regarding the officer sees fit.specific types of tests and consultations provided, and (ii) the exact value of reimbursed expenses.
    The stipend is intended to cover miscellaneous items in each NEO’s discretion (such as membership in professional organizations). The amount of this stipend is included in the Summary Compensation Table in the “All Other Compensation” column and is addressed in section (ii) of footnote 6. NEOs also were eligible to receive on-site parking, which was provided at no additional incremental cost to PG&E Corporation and the Utility.

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Utility, as applicable, for relocation assistance services, which may include moving services, payments to a third-party home sale assistance firm (which may include inspection, appraisal, and other costs related to the sale of the home, third-party service fees, etc.), mortgage subsidies, and commuting expenses during the relocation process. Recipients of relocation assistance also received tax reimbursement payments (Mr. Cox, $17,998) with respect to this benefit in accordance with a broad-based program that provides relocation benefits to all employees. Such tax restoration payments are reflected in section (iv) of footnote 6 above.
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The cost to PG&E Corporation and the Utility, as applicable, for providing enhanced personal residential security to certain officers based on risks associated with these positions. Such home security program was approved by, as applicable, the Committee or either company's Board following, and consistent with, a security assessment conducted by an independent security consulting firm. The amounts shown in the table include the incremental cost of expenses incurred related to the installation and remote and in-person monitoring of the security system, and, as applicable, short-term home security guards.

Please see the CD&A beginning on page 5742 for additional information regarding the elements of compensation discussed above, including information regarding salary, short-term incentives, and long-term incentives. Additional information regarding grants of LTIP awards can be found in the narrative following the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2018” table.

GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN 2018

2022” table below.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2022
This table provides information regarding incentive awards and other stock-based awards granted during 20182022 to NEOs.

  Committee Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards(1)
 Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive

Plan Awards(2)
All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of Shares
of Stock
All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Exercise
or Base

Price of
Option
Grant
Date Fair
Value of
Stock and
Option
NameGrant Date
 
Action
Date
 Threshold
($)
Target
($)
Maximum
($)
 Threshold
(#)
Target
(#)
Maximum
(#)
or Units
(#)(3)
Awards
(#)(4)
Awards
($/Sh)
Awards
($)(5)
G. J. Williams   701,4581,402,9174,208,750        
 3/1/20182/21/2018     18,95875,828151,656   2,800,060
 3/1/20182/21/2018        87,252  3,600,018
 3/1/20182/21/2018         156,40341.261,600,003
J. Soto   142,300284,600853,800        
 3/1/20182/20/2018     2,1348,53217,064   315,060
 3/1/20182/20/2018        9,816  405,008
 6/26/20186/26/2018        11,732  500,018
 3/1/20182/20/2018         17,59641.26180,007
S. Malnight   142,565285,130855,390        
 3/1/20182/20/2018     2,1348,53217,064   315,060
 3/1/20182/20/2018        9,816  405,008
 9/4/20188/20/2018        6,382  300,018
 3/1/20182/20/2018         17,59641.26180,007
P. Hogan   126,750253,500760,500        
 3/1/20182/20/2018     1,8977,58415,168   280,050
 3/1/20182/20/2018        8,726  360,035
 3/1/20182/20/2018         15,64141.26160,007
J. P. Wells   234,375468,7501,406,250        
 3/1/20182/20/2018     5,92523,69847,396   875,086
 3/1/20182/20/2018        27,267  1,125,036
 3/1/20182/20/2018         48,87641.26500,001
D. S. Thomason   72,188144,375433,125        
 3/1/20182/20/2018     7713,0816,162   113,772
 3/1/20182/20/2018        3,545  146,267
 3/1/20182/20/2018         6,35441.2665,001
J. R. Simon   224,625449,2501,347,750        
 3/1/20182/20/2018     5,33321,32842,656   787,570
 3/1/20182/20/2018        24,540  1,012,520
 3/1/20182/20/2018         43,98941.26450,007
N. Stavropoulos   262,933525,8671,577,600        
 3/1/20182/21/2018     7,10928,43656,872   1,050,040
 3/1/20182/21/2018        32,720  1,350,027
 3/1/20182/21/2018         58,65241.26600,010

(1)Compensation opportunity granted for 2018 under the STIP. Actual amounts earned are reported in the Summary Compensation Table in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column. Threshold represents a 0.5 enterprise-wide STIP performance score and a 100 percent individual performance modifier. Maximum reflects a 2.0 enterprise-wide STIP performance score and a 150 percent individual performance modifier.
(2)Represents performance shares granted under the 2014 LTIP. Threshold equals 0.25 times target. Maximum equals 2.0 times target.
(3)Represents RSUs granted under the 2014 LTIP.
(4)Represents stock options granted under the 2014 LTIP.

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Committee /
Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1)
Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards (2)
All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of Shares
of Stock
Grant
Date Fair
Value of
Stock and
Option
Board ActionThresholdTargetMaximumThresholdTargetMaximumor UnitsAwards
NameGrant DateDate($)($)($)(#)(#)(#)(#)
($)(3)
Patricia K. Poppe945,0001,890,0003,780,00000000
3/1/20222/23/2022000357,303714,6051,429,21008,075,037
3/1/20222/23/202200039,17078,340156,68001,425,007
10/12/202210/12/202200013,25926,51753,0340569,585
Jason M. Glickman267,188534,3751,068,75000000
3/1/20222/23/202200065,821131,641263,28201,487,543
3/1/20222/23/20220007,21614,43228,8640262,504
10/12/202210/12/20220002,4424,8849,7680104,908
Marlene M. Santos390,000780,0001,560,00100000
3/1/20222/23/202200097,789195,578391,15602,210,031
3/1/20222/23/202200010,72121,44142,8820390,006
10/12/202210/12/20220003,6297,25714,5140155,880
Adam L.
Wright
390,000780,0001,560,00000000
3/1/20222/23/202200097,789195,578391,15602,210,031
3/1/20222/23/202200010,72121,44142,8820390,006
10/12/202210/12/20220003,6297,25714,5140155,880
Christopher A. Foster243,125486,250972,50000000
3/1/20222/23/202200065,821131,641263,28201,487,543
3/1/20222/23/20220007,21614,43228,8640262,504
10/12/202210/12/20220002,4424,8849,7680104,908
David S. Thomason96,494192,988385,97500000
3/1/20222/23/202200015,04530,09060,1800340,017
3/1/20222/23/20220001,6503,2996,598060,013
10/12/202210/12/20220005591,1172,234023,993
John R. Simon304,593609,1861,218,37200000
3/1/20222/23/202200065,821131,641263,28201,487,543
3/1/20222/23/20220007,21614,43228,8640262,504
10/12/202210/12/20220002,4424,8849,7680104,908
Sumeet Singh253,125506,2501,012,50000000
3/1/20222/23/202200065,821131,641263,28201,487,543
3/1/20222/23/20220007,21614,43228,8640262,504
10/12/202210/12/20220002,4424,8849,7680104,908
Julius Cox239,688479,375958,75100000
3/1/20222/23/202200047,01494,027188,05401,062,505
3/1/20222/23/20220005,15410,30820,6160187,501
10/12/202210/12/20220001,7453,4896,978074,944
(1)    Compensation opportunity granted for 2022 under the STIP. Actual amounts earned are reported in the Summary Compensation Table in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column. Threshold equals a 0.5 times target. Maximum equals 2.0 times target.
(2)    Represents PSUs granted in 2022 under the 2021 LTIP. Thresholds equals 0.5 times target. Maximum equals 2.0 times target for PSUs
(3)    For PSUs with a relative TSR measure, the number and fair value of awards are measured at the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation valuation model. The model assumes that performance conditions are probable of being achieved, applies a risk-free interest rate meant to equal

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(5)For performance shares with a relative TSR measure, the grant date fair value is based on the probable outcome of the applicable performance conditions, measured using a Monte Carlo simulation valuation model. The assumed per-share value for the 2018 annual awards was $34.23. The simulation model applies a risk-free interest rate and an expected volatility assumption. The risk-free rate is assumed to equal the yield on a three-year Treasury bond on the grant date. Volatility is based on historical volatility for the 36-month period preceding the grant date. For stock options, the grant date fair value is based on a Black-Scholes American Call valuation model. The assumed per-share value for the 2018 annual awards was $10.23. The simulation model includes assumptions about dividend policy, duration, and volatility. The dividend policy assumption anticipates a dividend suspension of four years and later resumption of the dividend at the 15-year average dividend yield (3.1%). Expected duration of the options is the midpoint between the average vesting of all the options in an award (two years) and the time to expiration of the award (ten years), or six years. In absence of publicly-available transactions or information associated with implied volatility for a 10-year or 5-year option on PG&E Corporation common stock, volatility was estimated using data on historical volatility and implied volatility extrapolated from options with shorter duration, which provided a range from approximately 19% to approximately 26%; the mid-point of that range (23%) was used for the volatility assumption.  For RSUs and performance shares with safety and financial measures, the grant date fair value is based on the PG&E Corporation stock price at close on the grant date.



the expected yield on a U.S. 3 Year Treasury Note, and uses historical common stock volatilities from the Company and from peer companies for the 36-month period preceding the grant date. On October 12, 2022, and due to certain one-time events, the Company adjusted the volatility used in the model to better balance the Company’s own history with that of its industry. The modeling adjustment resulted in changes to the number of certain awards granted during 2021 and 2022 as well as to each award’s respective fair value measurement. For 2021, the companies requested, and each NEO consented to, a cancellation of the excess PSUs. For 2022, each NEO received a supplemental corrective grant. Only the adjustment made to the 2022 awards resulted in an increase to total compensation expense. The assumed per-share value on March 1, 2022, was $18.19 and the assumed per-share value on October 12, 2022, was $21.48.
Detailed information regarding compensation reported in the tables entitled “Summary Compensation Table—2018”Table” one page 64 and “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2018,”Awards” on page 65, including the relative amounts apportioned to different elements of compensation, can be found in the CD&A. Information regarding specific grants and arrangements is provided below.

STIP Awards

Information regarding the terms and basis of 2022 STIP awards can be found in the CD&A.

Performance Shares

Annual performance

Performance shares granted in 20182022 will vest, if at all, atupon the endthird anniversary of the grant date, following and based on results during a three-year period.performance period from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024. Upon vesting, performance sharesPSUs are settled in shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, net of the number of shares having a value equal to requiredapplicable withholding taxes. For performance shares using a relative TSR measure, the number of shares issued will depend on PG&E Corporation’s TSR relative to the 2018 Performance Comparator Group for the three-year performance period. For performance shares with safety and financial measures, the number of shares issued will depend on achievement of safety and financial goals. The specific payout formulas are discussed in the CD&A.

All PSUs may be subject to earlier vesting or forfeiture upon certain events, in accordance with the terms of the grant.

Each time that a cash dividend is paid on PG&E Corporation common stock, an amount equal to the cash dividend per share multiplied by the number of performance sharesPSUs granted to the recipient will be accrued on behalf of the recipient. At the end of the vesting period, the amount of any accrued dividend equivalents will be increased or decreased by the same payout factor used to increase or decrease the number of vested performance sharesPSUs for the period.

Restricted Stock Units

Annual RSU awards granted in May 2018 will vest in three tranches, with one-third vesting on the first business day of March of each of the three years following the grant date. The $500,000 RSU retention award granted to Mr. Soto on June 26, 2018, vests one-third on June 26, 2020 and two-thirds on June 26, 2021. The $300,000 promotional RSU award granted to Mr. Malnight on September 4, 2018, vests on September 4, 2020. Upon vesting, RSUs are settled in an equivalent number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, net of the number of shares having a value equal to required withholding taxes. All RSUs may be subject to earlier vesting or forfeiture upon certain events, in accordance with the terms of the grant.

Each time that a cash dividend is paid on PG&E Corporation common stock, an amount equal to the cash dividend per share multiplied by the number of outstanding RSUs granted to the recipient will be accrued on behalf of the recipient. Accrued dividends are paid in cash at the time that the related RSUs are settled.

Stock Options

Annual stock options granted in 2018 will vest in three tranches, with one-third vesting on the first business day of March of each of the three years following the grant date. Upon vesting, recipients may elect to pay the option exercise price and receive a share of PG&E Corporation stock for each option exercised. Options expire at the close of business ten years after the date of grant, after which time the options cease to be exercisable. The exercise price of each option is based on the closing price of the stock on the NYSE on the date of grant.

No tandem dividend equivalents are granted with stock options.

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End – 2022

OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END – 2018

This table provides additional information regarding performance shares, stock options, and RSUs that were held as of December 31, 20182022, by the NEOs, including awards granted prior to 2018.2022. Any awards described below that were granted in 20182022 also are reflected in the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” table on page 65.

Option AwardsStock Awards
Name
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable(1)
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable(2)
Option Exercise Price ($)Option
Expiration
Date
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)(3)
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)(4)
Equity Incentive Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned Shares,
Units or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested (#)(5)
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units
or Other Rights
That Have
Not Vested
($)(4)
P. K. Poppe00001,623,74526,402,0941,388,95337,010,898
J. M. Glickman000000300,2327,647,436
M. M. Santos0000106,0531,724,422435,97011,145,254
A. L. Wright000072,9261,185,777452,95211,454,259
C. A. Foster3,911041.263/1/202872,2031,174,021228,8736,330,636
D. S. Thomason6,354041.263/1/2028106,7221,735,30069,6921,762,356
J. R. Simon43,989041.263/1/2028298,7094,857,008258,6996,869,509
S. Singh0000112,1341,823,299194,9815,710,154
J. Cox000032,362526,206147,8454,234,624
(1)    Consists of unexercised stock options from awards granted in 2018.
(2)    As of December 31, 2022, no unvested stock options were outstanding.
(3)    Consists of unvested RSUs and unvested PSUs granted in 2020 for which the performance period ended on December 31, 2022. Earned, but not vested PSUs are shown in the table below as Earned PSUs. See the CD&A for additional details regarding awards granted in 2022.
(4)    Market value is based upon the $16.26 closing price of PG&E Corporation common stock on December 30,2022 (the last trading date of fiscal 2022).
(5)    Consists of unvested PSUs granted in 2021 and 2022. Consistent with SEC rules, the number of shares is presented assuming target performance for 2021 awards using operational measures and maximum performance for 2021 awards using measures based on TSR, and assuming maximum performance for 2022 awards using operational measures and threshold performance for 2022 awards using measures based on TSR. The numbers reported in this column reflect adjustments to the number of PSUs awarded for 2021 and 2022 to reflect changes in the Monte Carlo simulation values for relative TSR. See the CD&A and Grant of Plan-Based Awards table for additional details regarding awards granted in 2018” table.

  Option Awards  Stock Awards
Name Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
 Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable(1)
 Option
Exercise
Price
($)
 Option
Expiration
Date
  Number
of Shares
or Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested
(#)(2)
  Market Value
of Shares or
Units of Stock
That Have
Not Vested
($)(3)
  Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned Shares,
Units or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested (#)(4)
  Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
of Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other Rights
That Have
Not Vested
($)(3)
 
G. J. Williams   156,403 41.26 3/1/2028   122,411(5)   2,907,261   99,456(6)   2,362,068 
J. Soto   17,596 41.26 3/1/2028   28,455(7)   675,806   11,733(8)   278,665 
S. Malnight   17,596 41.26 3/1/2028   22,491(9)   534,161   11,505(10)   273,238 
P. Hogan   15,641 41.26 3/1/2028   13,999(11)   332,476   10,175(12)   241,662 
J. P. Wells   48,876 41.26 3/1/2028   43,515(13)   1,033,481   30,940(14)   734,813 
D. S. Thomason   6,354 41.26 3/1/2028   5,936(15)   140,980   4,205(16)   99,875 
J. R. Simon   43,989 41.26 3/1/2028   38,712(17)   919,410   28,756(18)   682,961 
N. Stavropoulos   58,652 41.26 10/1/2023   50,998(19)   1,211,203   36,444(20)   865,533 
2022.
(6)    Disclosed below is the vesting schedule for each of the RSU awards described above.

(1)Consists of unvested stock options from awards granted in 2018, with one-third of each award vesting on March 1, 2019, one-third vesting on March 2, 2020, and one-third vesting on March 1, 2021.
(2)Includes (a) performance shares granted in 2016 for which the performance period ended on December 31, 2018 and for which the reported number reflects a 100 percent payout, and (b) unvested RSUs. See the CD&A for additional details regarding awards granted in 2018.
(3)Value based on the December 31, 2018 per-share closing price of PG&E Corporation common stock of $23.75.
(4)Consists of unvested performance shares granted in 2017 and 2018. Consistent with SEC rules, the number of shares is presented assuming threshold performance for 2017 and 2018 awards using a relative TSR measure, and maximum performance for 2017 and 2018 awards using safety and financial measures. See the CD&A for additional details regarding awards granted in 2018.
(5)25,178 performance shares vested on February 19, 2019. 47,331 RSUs vested on March 1, 2019, 41,993 RSUs will vest on March 2, 2020, and 29,084 RSUs will vest on March 1, 2021.
(6)29,600 and 69,856 performance shares are scheduled to vest in 2020 and 2021, respectively, upon Compensation Committee (“Committee”) certification of performance results, but no later than March 14 of each year.
(7)9,513 performance shares vested on February 19, 2019. 6,977 RSUs vested on March 1, 2019, 4,961 RSUs will vest on March 2, 2020, 3,910 RSUs will vest on June 26, 2020, 3,272 RSUs will vest on March 1, 2021, and 7,822 RSUs will vest on June 26, 2021.
(8)3,873 and 7,861 performance shares are scheduled to vest in 2020 and 2021, respectively, upon Committee certification of performance results, but no later than March 14 of each year.
(9)8,394 performance shares vested on February 19, 2019. 6,641 RSUs vested on March 1, 2019, 4,861 RSUs will vest on March 2, 2020, 6,382 RSUs will vest on September 4, 2020, and 3,272 RSUs will vest on March 1, 2021.
(10)3,644 and 7,861 performance shares are scheduled to vest in 2020 and 2021, respectively, upon Committee certification of performance results, but no later than March 14 of each year.
(11)6,715 performance shares vested on February 19, 2019. 5,722 RSUs vested on March 1, 2019, 4,300 RSUs will vest on March 2, 2020, and 2,909 RSUs will vest on March 1, 2021.
(12)3,189 and 6,987 performance shares are scheduled to vest in 2020 and 2021, respectively, upon Committee certification of performance results, but no later than March 14 of each year.
(13)22,381 performance shares vested on February 19, 2019. 17,806 RSUs vested on March 1, 2019, 13,061 RSUs will vest on March 2, 2020, and 9,089 RSUs will vest on March 1, 2021.
(14)9,108 and 21,832 performance shares are scheduled to vest in 2020 and 2021, respectively, upon Committee certification of performance results, but no later than March 14 of each year.
(15)3,174 performance shares vested on February 19, 2019. 2,252 RSUs vested on March 1, 2019, 210 RSUs will vest on August 8, 2019, 1,778 RSUs will vest on March 2, 2020, and 1,182 RSUs will vest on March 1, 2021.
(16)1,367 and 2,839 performance shares are scheduled to vest in 2020 and 2021, respectively, upon Committee certification of performance results, but no later than March 14 of each year.
(17)16,786 performance shares vested on February 19, 2019. 15,711 RSUs vested on March 1, 2019, 12,152 RSUs will vest on March 2, 2020, and 8,180 RSUs will vest on March 1, 2021.
(18)9,108 and 19,649 performance shares are scheduled to vest in 2020 and 2021, respectively, upon Committee certification of performance results, but no later than March 14 of each year.

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(7)    Disclosed below is the vesting schedule for each of the earned, but not vested PSUs, and the unearned PSU awards described above.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End – 2022 (Continued)
NameAward DateAward TypeVesting ScheduleUnits #Total
Patricia K. Poppe3/1/2021RSU1/4/20231,455,103
3/1/2021RSU3/1/202384,321
3/1/2021RSU3/1/202484,3211,623,745
Marlene M. Santos3/15/2021RSU3/15/2023106,053106,053
Adam L. Wright3/1/2021RSU3/1/202372,92672,926
Christopher A. Foster3/1/2021RSU3/1/20234,862
3/22/2021RSU3/22/20238,371
3/1/2021RSU3/1/20244,862
3/22/2021RSU3/22/20248,37126,466
John R. Simon3/1/2021RSU3/1/202315,953
3/1/2021RSU3/1/202415,95331,906
Sumeet Singh3/1/2021RSU3/1/20236,518
3/1/2021RSU3/1/20246,51813,036
Julius Cox3/1/2021RSU3/1/202326,436
3/1/2021RSU3/1/20245,92632,362
Patricia K. Poppe3/1/2021Unearned PSU3/1/2024569,491
3/1/2022Unearned PSU3/1/2025819,4621,388,953
Jason M. Glickman5/3/2021Unearned PSU5/3/2024149,275
3/1/2022Unearned PSU3/1/2025150,957300,232
Marlene M. Santos3/15/2021Unearned PSU3/15/2024211,694
3/1/2022Unearned PSU3/1/2025224,276435,970
Adam L. Wright3/1/2021Unearned PSU3/1/2024228,676
3/1/2022Unearned PSU3/1/2025224,276452,952
Christopher A. Foster3/2/2020Earned PSU2/15/202345,737
3/1/2021Unearned PSU3/1/202421,111
3/22/2021Unearned PSU3/22/202456,805
3/1/2022Unearned PSU3/1/2025150957274,610
David S. Thomason3/2/2020Earned PSU2/15/2023106,722
3/1/2021Unearned PSU3/1/202435,186
3/1/2022Unearned PSU3/1/202534,506176,414
John R. Simon3/2/2020Earned PSU2/15/2023266,803
3/1/2021Unearned PSU3/1/2024107,742
3/1/2022Unearned PSU3/1/2025150,957525,502
Sumeet Singh3/2/2020Earned PSU2/15/202399098
3/1/2021Unearned PSU3/1/202444,024
3/1/2022Unearned PSU3/1/2025150,957294,079

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Julius Cox3/1/2021Unearned PSU3/1/202440,021
3/1/2022Unearned PSU3/1/2025107,824147,845
(19)25,178 performance shares vested on February 19, 2019. 20,712 RSUs vested on March 1, 2019, 15,376 RSUs will vest on March 2, 2020, and 10,907 RSUs will vest on March 1, 2021.
(20)10,247Option Exercises and 26,196 performance shares are scheduled to vest in 2020 and 2021, respectively, upon Committee certification of performance results, but no later than March 14 of each year.Stock Vested during 2022

OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED DURING 2018

This table provides additional information regarding the amounts received during 20182022 by NEOs upon vesting or transfer of restricted stock and other stock-based awards.

  Option Awards  Stock Awards
Name Number of
Shares Acquired
on Exercise
(#)
 Value
Realized on
Exercise ($)
  Number
of Shares
Acquired on
Vesting (#)(1)
 Value
Realized
on
Vesting
($)(1)
G. J. Williams      27,022 1,213,615
J. Soto      6,067 272,159
S. Malnight      5,313 237,912
P. Hogan      4,470 203,465
J. P. Wells      10,373 462,565
D. S. Thomason      1,782 79,814
J. R. Simon      13,579 621,873
N. Stavropoulos      18,582 852,299

Option AwardsStock Awards
Name
Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#)
Value Realized on Exercise ($)
Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#)(1)
Value Realized on Vesting ($)(1)
P. K. Poppe001,539,42319,054,296
J. M. Glickman0000
M. M. Santos00106,0521,219,598
A. L. Wright0072,926824,064
C. A. Foster0013,233152,212
D. S. Thomason0000
J. R. Simon0085,6921,026,204
S. Singh006,51873,653
J. Cox0026,435298,716
(1)    Reflects RSUs that vested on January 4, 2022, March 1, 2022, March 15, 2022, March 22, 2022, and August 13, 2022. Also includes the value of dividends upon vesting. No dividends have been paid, nor dividend equivalents accrued, since December 2017. Aggregate dollar amount realized upon vesting was computed by multiplying the number of shares of stock by the market value of the underlying shares on the applicable vesting date.
(1)Reflects performance shares that vested on February 20, 2018 and RSUs that vested on March 1, 2018, August 8, 2018, August 17, 2018, and September 15, 2018. Also includes the value of dividends paid upon vesting.
Pension Benefits – 2022

PENSION BENEFITS – 2018

This table provides information for each NEO relating to accumulated benefits as of December 31, 20182022, under any plan that provides for payments or other benefits at, after, or relating to retirement.

Name Plan Name Number
of Years
Credited
Service (#)
 Present
Value of
Accumulated
Benefits ($)
 Payments
During
Last Fiscal
Year ($)
G. J. Williams Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan 11.1 2,681,061  
  PG&E Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan 11.1 441,816  
J. Soto, Jr. Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan 6.6 704,494  
  PG&E Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan 6.6 174,649  
S. Malnight Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan 15.1 1,188,912  
  PG&E Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan 15.1 208,547  
P. Hogan Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan 5.1 110,633  
J. P. Wells Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan 11.8 944,029  
  PG&E Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan 11.8 126,368  
D. S. Thomason Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan 17.1 613,930  
J. R. Simon Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan 11.7 1,758,206  
  PG&E Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan 11.7 392,371  
N. Stavropoulos Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan 7.3 1,130,473 21,926
  PG&E Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan 7.3 565,910  

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NamePlan NameNumber
of Years
Credited
Service (#)
Present
Value of
Accumulated
Benefits ($)
Payments
During
Last Fiscal
Year ($)
P. K. PoppePacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan1.9931,4670
J. M. GlickmanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan1.6622,1990
M. M. SantosPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan1.839,0190
A. L. WrightPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan1.9225,6870
C. A. FosterPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan11.32291,5960
D. S. ThomasonPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan21.13730,1730
J. R. SimonPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan15.712,676,0990
J. R. SimonPG&E Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan15.71899,3850
S. SinghPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan20.64651,5460
J. CoxPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan1.9229,8210

PENSION BENEFITS – 2018(Continued)

Additional information regarding compensation reported in the “Pension Benefits—2018”Benefits” table, and any associated policies, can be found in the CD&A. The present value of accumulated benefits as of December 31, 20182022, is determined assuming that the NEOs retire at the earliest unreduced retirement age, using mortality and interest assumptions consistent with those used in preparing PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial statements. The RP-2014 “Employees” mortality table was used without collar or amount adjustments (adjusted to 20112006 using a variation of MP-2014). Rates were projected on a generational basis from 20112006 using a variation of MP-2014. Interest discount rates of 4.355.54 percent and 4.295.42 percent were used for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”)(Retirement Plan) and the PG&E Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”)(SERP), respectively.

For 2018,2022, the pension benefits described in the above table are provided to officers under two plans.

The Utility provides retirement benefits to all its eligible employees, including its officers, under the Retirement Plan, which is a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan. The Retirement Plan historically also has provided benefits to a significant number of PG&E Corporation’s employees and officers. As ofSince April 1, 2007, all PG&E Corporation employees and officers are eligible to participate in the Retirement Plan.


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The Retirement Plan has two forms of benefit.benefit formula: a final pay formula and a cash balance formula. With respect to the Retirement Plan’s final pay benefit formula, a participating officer may begin receiving tax-qualified pension benefits at age 55, but benefits will be reduced unless the individual has at least 35 years of service.service and subject to adjustment for actuarial factors, including if an individual commences retirement after becoming eligible for an unreduced pension. At age 65, a participant becomes eligible for an unreduced pension, irrespective of the years of service. Between age 55 and age 65, any pension benefit may be reduced based on the number of years of service, and in accordance with the Retirement Plan’s early retirement reduction factors. The normal benefit formula is 1.7 percent of the average annual salary for the last 36 consecutive months of service multiplied by years of credited service. The default form of benefit is a single-life annuity for participants who are unmarried at retirement or a 50 percent joint spousal annuity for married participants. However, other types of joint pensions are available, and participants may designate non-spousal joint pensioners (subject to spousal consent).

Effective January 1, 2013, a cash balance benefitformula was added to the Retirement Plan. Employees hired or re-hired after a break in employment on or after January 1, 2013, participate in the cash balance benefit. Employees hired before January 1, 2013, were given a one-time opportunity during 2013 to irrevocably select to switch to the cash balance benefit on a going-forward basis, effective January 1, 2014, or to retain the final pay benefit to which they were otherwise entitled. On the last day of each year (or on the date of benefit commencement, if earlier), an employee’s cash balance account is credited with pay credits based on a point system of age plus service and eligible pay during the year. At the end of each calendar quarter, the account is credited with interest credits, based on an average of the 30-year Treasury rates for the three months before the calendar quarter. Special interest credit rules apply in the quarter in which the benefit payment commences. The default forms of payment are similar to those under the final pay benefit formula. Additionally, however, a cash balance participant may elect a lump-sum payout that is eligible for rollover into an Individual Retirement Account or other tax-advantaged employer plan. Cash balance participants may elect to receive their vested benefit when they leave employment with any participating employer, regardless of whether they have attained age 55. The cash balance benefit does not include an early retirement reduction. No current NEOs elected to switch to the cash balance benefit.

PG&E Corporation’s non-qualified SERP provides benefits to certain officers and key employees. The SERP benefit formula is 1.7 percent of the average of the three highest combined salary and annual STIP payments during the last 10 years of service, multiplied by years of credited service.service, less the amount of the participant’s benefit from the Retirement Plan. Payments are in the form of a single-life annuity or, at the election of the officer, a joint spousal annuity. Normal retirement age is 65. Benefits may begin earlier, on the later of the NEO’s reaching age 55 or separation from service with the company,companies, subject to reduction depending on years of credited service, in accordance with the Retirement Plan’s early retirement reduction factors. Payments are reduced by amounts payable from the Retirement Plan.

Effective January 1, 2013, the SERP participation was closed to new participants. Individuals who do not participate in the SERP but who are newly hired or promoted to officer after January 1, 2013, may be eligible to participate in the 2013 PG&E Corporation Defined Contribution Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan (“DC-ESRP”)(DC-ESRP), a non-tax-qualified deferred compensation plan. Messrs. Hogan and ThomasonAll NEOs with the exception of Mr. Simon participate in the DC-ESRP. See the table entitled “Non-qualified Deferred Compensation—2018” beginning on page 842022” below and the accompanying narrative for additional DC-ESRP details.

At December 31, 2018, Ms. Williams2022, Mr. Simon was eligible for early retirement under the Retirement Plan and the SERP. If Ms. WilliamsMr. Simon had retired on December 31, 2018, her2022, his benefit under both plans would have been subject to an early retirement reduction of 22.7514 percent. Mr. Stavropoulos’ benefits under both plans were subject to a 13.5 percent reduction when his employment ended.

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Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation – 2022

NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION – 2018

This table provides information for 20182022 for each NEO regarding such individual’s accounts in non-qualified defined contribution plans and other deferred compensation plans as of December 31, 2018.

NamePLANExecutive
Contributions
in Last FY
($)(1)
Registrant
Contributions
in Last FY
($)(2)
Aggregate
Earnings in
Last FY
($)(3)
Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distribution
($)
Aggregate
Balance at
Last FYE
($)(4)
G. J. WilliamsSRSP036,188-88,3260283,899
J. Soto, Jr.SRSP398,53510,745-57,3290778,397
S. MalnightSRSP08,354-1,864033,163
P. HoganSRSP133,73511,47522,3960848,902
 DC-ESRP045,1777,1980202,931
J. P. WellsSRSP018,900-8,9510127,524
D. S. ThomasonSRSP79,1679,713-19,0700242,099
 DC-ESRP030,402-5,788067,916
J. R. SimonSRSP111,62614,93150,12401,711,641
N. StavropoulosSRSP015,600-42,5390417,046

(1)The following amounts were earned and reported for 2018 as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table: Mr. Soto $48,717 and Mr. Thomason $79,167. The following amounts were earned and reported for 2017 as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table: Mr. Thomason $59,167 and Mr. Simon $25,000.
(2)The amounts shown were earned and reported for 2018 as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table.
(3)Represents earnings from the supplemental retirement savings plans and the DC-ESRP described below. Includes the following amounts that were reported for 2018 as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table: Ms. Williams $400, Mr. Hogan $3,044, Mr. Simon $2,576, and Mr. Stavropoulos $1,094.
(4)Includes the following amounts that were reported as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table for 2018 and prior years: Ms. Williams $372,625, Mr. Soto $409,280, Mr. Malnight $8,354, Mr. Hogan (SRSP) $147,623, Mr. Hogan (DC-ESRP) $45,809, Mr. Wells $136,475, Mr. Thomason (SRSP) $261,170, Mr. Thomason (DC-ESRP) $73,704, Mr. Simon $1,664,093, and Mr. Stavropoulos $460,679.

2022. The table presents balances from both the PG&E Corporation Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan for deferrals made prior to January 1, 2005, and the PG&E Corporation 2005 Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan (together, the “SRSP Plans”)SRSP Plans) for deferrals made on and after January 1, 2005, and from the PG&E Corporation Defined Contribution Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan (“DC-ESRP”).DC-ESRP. The below descriptions pertain to 2018.

2022.

NamePLAN
Executive Contributions in Last FY($)(1)
Registrant Contributions in Last FY ($)(2)
Aggregate
Earnings in
Last FY ($)(3)
Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distribution
($)
Aggregate Balance at Last FYE
($)(4)
P. K. PoppeSRSP Plan076,742(9,897)0134,346
DC-ESRP0201,547(28,634)0271,374
J. M. GlickmanSRSP Plan024,450(1,100)030,550
DC-ESRP069,980(9,560)092,757
M. M. SantosSRSP Plan043,844(4,013)072,831
DC-ESRP095,923(12,720)0130,670
A. L. WrightSRSP Plan036,776(5,125)065,780
DC-ESRP0101,212(15,748)0140,690
C. A. FosterSRSP Plan018,562(5,360)044,537
DC-ESRP071,684(33,829)0197,651
D. S. ThomasonSRSP Plan100,45311,78012,6770560,303
DC-ESRP041,082(41,583)0213,909

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NamePLAN
Executive Contributions in Last FY($)(1)
Registrant Contributions in Last FY ($)(2)
Aggregate
Earnings in
Last FY ($)(3)
Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distribution
($)
Aggregate Balance at Last FYE
($)(4)
J. R. SimonSRSP Plan023,168(34,693)02,118,460
DC-ESRP00000
S. SinghSRSP Plan018,375(1,938)028,681
DC-ESRP066,38214,3420364,824
J. CoxSRSP Plan022,975(4,025)046,400
DC-ESRP064,727(10,540)094,964
(1) Represents contributions made in 2022.
(2)    The amounts shown were earned and reported for 2022 as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table.
(3)    Represents earnings from the SRSP Plans and the DC-ESRP described below. Includes the following amounts that were reported for 2022 as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table: Mr. Simon $11,337 and Mr. Singh $3,251.
(4)    Includes the following amounts that were reported as compensation in the Summary Compensation Table for 2022 and prior years: Ms. Poppe (SRSP Plans) $144,242, Ms. Poppe (DC-ESRP) $295,672, Mr. Glickman (SRSP Plans) $31,650, Mr. Glickman (DC-ESRP) $101,480, Ms. Santos (SRSP Plans) $76,844, Ms. Santos (DC-ESRP) $141,956, Mr. Wright (SRSP Plans) $70,905, Mr. Wright (DC-ESRP) $154,150, Mr. Foster (SRSP Plans) $47,911, Mr. Foster (DC-ESRP) $215,405, Mr. Thomason (SRSP Plans) $397,415, Mr. Thomason (DC-ESRP) $232,419, Mr. Simon (SRSP Plans) $2,055,189, Mr. Singh (SRSP Plans) $34,318, Mr. Singh (DC-ESRP) $66,382, Mr. Cox (SRSP Plans) $22,975, Mr. Cox (DC-ESRP) $64,727.
Under the SRSP Plans, officers may defer 5 percent to 75 percent of their base salary, and all or part of their perquisite allowance, STIP payment, and performance sharePSU award if settled in cash.

PG&E Corporation also will contribute an amount equal to any employer contributions due under the 401(k) plan that were not made due to limitations under Internal Revenue Code Sections 401(m), 401(a)(17), or 415. Under the SRSP Plans, officers may elect deferrals to be distributed in 1 to 10 installments commencing in January of the year following termination of employment. For deferrals made in 2005 and thereafter, distributions may commence seven months after termination of employment or in January of a year specified by the officer. Earlier distributions may be made in the case of an officer’s death. The plan administrator may, in its discretion, permit earlier withdrawals as requested by participants to meet unforeseen emergencies.

Under the DC-ESRP, each time salary or STIP is paid, PG&E Corporation credits the participant’s account with an amount equal to 7 percent of the payment. Benefits vest after three years of cumulative service with the companies, and benefits are paid in a single lump sum upon the officer’s separation from service commencing as soon as reasonably practicable, following a date seven months after the separation from service. Officers may also elect deferrals to be distributed in 2 to 10 equal annual installments. Earlier distributions may be made in the case of an officer’s death.

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NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION – 2018(Continued)

Earnings on amounts in participant accounts under the SRSP Plans and the DC-ESRP are calculated based on the performance of the following funds available in the 401(k) plan:

Fund Name2018 Return
Fund Name2022 Return
Bond Index Fund0.0%-13.15%
Emerging Markets Enhanced Index Fund-14.5%-17.49%
International Stock Index Fund-13.8%-14.02%
Large Company Stock Index Fund-4.4%-18.12%
Money Market Investment Fund1.8%1.50%
Retirement Income Fund-2.8%-10.98%
Short Term Bond Index Fund1.5%-3.70%
Small Company Stock Index Fund-9.2%-25.46%
Target Date Fund 2015-3.1%
Target Date Fund 2020-4.5%-12.20%
Target Date Fund 2025-5.9%-14.83%
Target Date Fund 2030-6.7%-17.00%
Target Date Fund 2035-7.3%-17.84%
Target Date Fund 2040-7.9%-18.35%
Target Date Fund 2045-8.4%-18.75%
Target Date Fund 2050-8.6%-19.08%
Target Date Fund 2055-8.6%-19.10%
Target Date Fund 2060-8.7%-19.10%
Target Date Fund 2065-19.16%
Total US Stock Index Fund-5.3%-19.09%
U.S. Government Bond Index Fund0.5%-7.96%
World Stock Index Fund-9.1%-18.03%


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Other available measures are the PG&E Corporation Phantom Stock Fund, which mirrors an investment in PG&E Corporation common stock (2018(2022 return of negative 45.733.10 percent), and the AA Utility Bond Fund. The AA Utility Bond Fund accrues interest based on the long-term corporate bond yield average for AA utilities reported by Moody’s Investors Service (yields reported during 20182022 ranged from 3.63.01 percent to 4.45.82 percent). Pre-2005 deferrals under the SRSP Plans are limited to the Large Company Stock Index Fund, the PG&E Corporation Phantom Stock Fund, and the AA Utility Bond Fund. In general, the earnings measures are selected by the officer for the SRSP Plans and independent from such selections in the 401(k) plan, and may be reallocated subject to restrictions imposed by regulations of the SEC. However, deferrals of Special Incentive Stock Ownership Premiums received under the prior Executive Stock Ownership Program before December 31, 2012, may only be invested in the PG&E Corporation Phantom Stock Fund and may not be reallocated.

POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON RESIGNATION, RETIREMENT, TERMINATION, CHANGE IN CONTROL, DEATH, OR DISABILITY

Potential Payments Upon Resignation, Retirement, Termination, Change in Control, Death, or Disability
The NEOs are eligible to receive certain benefits upon termination, or when a Change in Control (as defined in the Officer Severance Policy) occurs and either (1) the officer’s employment is terminated (including constructive termination by the officer for good reason) in connection with the Change in Control, or (2) the acquiring company does not continue or assume outstanding LTIP awards or substitute the LTIP awards with substantially equivalent awards.

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POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON RESIGNATION, RETIREMENT, TERMINATION, CHANGE IN CONTROL, DEATH, OR DISABILITY(Continued)

The following table estimates potential payments for each NEO as if, effective December 31, 2018,2022, that individual’s employment was terminated or an acquiror did not assume, continue, or grant substitute awards for LTIP awards previously granted by PG&E Corporation or the Utility. Estimates assume that the value of any stock-based compensation received was $23.75$16.26 per share, which was the closing price of PG&E Corporation common stock on December 31, 2018.2022. The table generally excludes (1) payments for services already rendered (such as unpaid and earned salary), which would be due to the NEO even if the individual had remained employed with the companies, (2) post-retirement benefits that would be available to employees generally, and (3) any deferred compensation that was previously earned but would become payable due to the termination (these deferred amounts are reflected in the table entitled “Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation—2018”). The table also does not fully take into account changes and restrictions that apply following the commencement of the Chapter 11 CasesCompensation” on January 29, 2019. Please see section 5 of the CD&A for a discussion of the potential future impacts of the Chapter 11 Cases.

page 70).

The value of actual cash and equity received on or shortly after December 31, 20182022, would be less than the “total” amount listed below because (1) pension benefits are paid over time in the form of a life annuity, and (2) stock awards reflected in the table will be payable only after vesting, which may occur in subsequent years.

Since Mr. Stavropoulos retired on October 1, 2018, only payments that he received upon retirement are shown.

NameResignation/
Retirement
($)
Termination
For Cause
($)
Termination
Without Cause
($)
Change in
Control
($)(1)
Death or
Disability
($)(2)
G. J. Williams     
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits3,189,5643,189,5643,189,5643,189,5642,002,036
Value of Stock Awards Vesting(3)3,915,46203,915,4623,915,4623,915,462
Severance Payment002,495,5004,975,8330
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award(4)00000
Health Care Insurance0048,93948,9390
Career Transition0012,00012,0000
Total7,105,0263,189,5649,661,46512,141,7985,917,498
J. Soto, Jr.     
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits925,248925,248925,248925,248486,800
Value of Stock Awards Vesting(3)00263,787803,096803,096
Severance Payment00800,000800,0000
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award(4)00000
Health Care Insurance0048,93948,9390
Career Transition0012,00012,0000
Total925,248925,2482,049,9732,589,2831,289,896
S. Malnight     
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits1,553,1451,553,1451,553,1451,553,145858,796
Value of Stock Awards Vesting(3)00400,291657,803657,803
Severance Payment00866,2501,620,2600
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award(4)00000
Health Care Insurance0048,93948,9390
Career Transition0012,00012,0000
Total1,553,1451,553,1452,880,6243,892,1471,516,599
P. Hogan     
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits110,633110,633110,633110,633102,004
Value of Stock Awards Vesting(3)00212,684440,923440,923
Severance Payment00686,400686,4000
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award(4)00000
Health Care Insurance0016,87616,8760
Career Transition0012,00012,0000
Total110,633110,6331,038,5931,266,832542,927

NameResignation / Retirement ($)Termination For Cause ($)Termination Without Cause ($)Change in Control ($)Death or Disability ($)
Patricia K. Poppe
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits31,46731,46731,46731,46742,188
Value of Stock Awards Vesting037,003,31248,986,46948,986,469
Severance Payment6,580,0009,870,000
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award2,207,5202,207,5202,207,5202,207,520
Health Care Insurance039,24639,246
Career Transition19,50019,500
Total2,238,98731,46745,881,04561,154,20251,236,177
Jason M. Glickman
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits22,19922,19922,19922,19936,161
Value of Stock Awards Vesting02,436,2374,881,7724,881,772
Severance Payment1,246,8752,520,000
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award630,392630,392630,392630,392
Health Care Insurance054,19954,199
Career Transition19,50019,500
Total652,59122,1994,409,4018,128,0625,548,325
Marlene M. Santos
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits48,21548,21548,21548,21548,215
Value of Stock Awards Vesting05,234,0798,813,2948,813,294
Severance Payment1,646,6673,325,000
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award993,034993,034993,034993,034
Health Care Insurance039,24639,246
Career Transition19,50019,500
Total1,041,24948,2157,980,74113,238,2899,854,543

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NameResignation / Retirement ($)Termination For Cause ($)Termination Without Cause ($)Change in Control ($)Death or Disability ($)
Adam L. Wright
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits25,68725,68725,68725,68736,161
Value of Stock Awards Vesting04,880,4398,550,7768,550,776
Severance Payment1,646,6673,325,000
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award911,040911,040911,040911,040
Health Care Insurance054,19954,199
Career Transition19,50019,500
Total936,72725,6877,537,53212,886,2029,497,977
Christopher A. Foster
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits325,396325,396325,396325,396165,060
Value of Stock Awards Vesting02,622,2914,684,9294,684,929
Severance Payment1,134,5832,292,500
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award454,352454,352454,352454,352
Health Care Insurance050,98950,989
Career Transition19,50019,500
Total779,748325,3964,607,1127,827,6665,304,341
David S. Thomason
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits752,258752,258752,258752,258533,378
Value of Stock Awards Vesting01,812,4142,377,1312,377,131
Severance Payment578,9621,171,110
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award202,868202,868202,868202,868
Health Care Insurance033,64033,640
Career Transition19,50019,500
Total955,126752,2583,399,6424,556,5073,113,377
John R. Simon
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits3,945,2143,945,2143,945,2143,945,2142,319,046
Value of Stock Awards Vesting5,353,0035,612,3987,835,0767,835,076
Severance Payment1,421,4342,870,000
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award725,760725,760725,760725,760
Health Care Insurance054,19954,199
Career Transition19,50019,500
Payment in Lieu of Post-Retirements Life Insurance754,519754,519754,519754,519
Total10,778,4964,699,73312,533,02416,204,26810,879,882
Sumeet Singh
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits627,168627,168627,168627,168318,136
Value of Stock Awards Vesting02,656,6554,537,4344,537,434
Severance Payment1,181,2502,362,500
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award597,213597,213597,213597,213
Health Care Insurance054,19954,199
Career Transition19,50019,500
Total1,224,381627,1685,135,9848,198,0145,452,783
Julius Cox
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits29,82129,82129,82129,82142,188
Value of Stock Awards Vesting01,540,7652,930,1662,930,166
Severance Payment1,118,5422,257,500

POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON RESIGNATION, RETIREMENT, TERMINATION, CHANGE IN CONTROL, DEATH, OR DISABILITY(Continued)

NameResignation/
Retirement
($)
Termination
For Cause
($)
Termination
Without Cause
($)
Change in
Control
($)(1)
Death or
Disability
($)(2)
J. P. Wells     
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits997,646997,646997,646997,646576,525
Value of Stock Awards Vesting(3)00664,5931,365,9071,365,907
Severance Payment001,102,5002,197,5000
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award(4)00000
Health Care Insurance0035,43835,4380
Career Transition0012,00012,0000
Total997,646997,6462,812,1774,608,4911,942,432
D. S. Thomason     
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits605,348605,348605,348605,348342,761
Value of Stock Awards Vesting(3)0092,662176,684176,684
Severance Payment00471,250471,2500
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award(4)00000
Health Care Insurance0048,93948,9390
Career Transition0012,00012,0000
Total605,348605,3481,230,1981,314,220519,445
J. R. Simon     
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits2,264,5992,264,5992,264,5992,264,5991,165,091
Value of Stock Awards Vesting(3)00579,2961,223,0331,223,033
Severance Payment001,056,6502,106,1000
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award(4)00000
Health Care Insurance0048,93948,9390
Career Transition0012,00012,0000
Total2,264,5992,264,5993,961,4845,654,6712,388,124
N. Stavropoulos     
Value of Accumulated Pension Benefits2,174,796    
Value of Stock Awards Vesting(3)1,601,362    
Severance Payment0    
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award(4)0    
Health Care Insurance0    
Career Transition0    
Total3,776,158    

(1)Payments made in connection with a Change in Control may require shareholder approval, pursuant to the PG&E Corporation Golden Parachute Restriction Policy, discussed below. If excise taxes are levied in connection with Internal Revenue Code Section 4999, the aggregate benefits shown may be reduced to a level that does not trigger the excise tax, but only if doing so would be more beneficial to the officer on an after-tax basis.
(2)For pension payments, the number reflects the value of aggregated benefits upon termination due to death. Pension payments upon termination due to disability would be the same as in the event of resignation.
(3)Reflects the value of outstanding equity awards for which vesting is continued or accelerated due to the termination event. Based on performance through December 31, 2018, no payments would be made with respect to outstanding performance shares using a TSR measure. Payments would be made with respect to 100 percent of outstanding performance shares granted in 2016 using safety and affordability measures. Outstanding performance shares granted in 2017 and 2018 using safety, affordability, and financial measures are included assuming a 100 percent payout.
(4)Assumes 2018 STIP performance score of 0, as determined by the Boards of PG&E Corporation and the Utility and the Compensation Committee for all officers.

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POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON RESIGNATION, RETIREMENT, TERMINATION, CHANGE IN CONTROL, DEATH, OR DISABILITY(Continued)

NameResignation / Retirement ($)Termination For Cause ($)Termination Without Cause ($)Change in Control ($)Death or Disability ($)
Short-Term Incentive Plan Award559,910559,910559,910559,910
Health Care Insurance0054,19954,199
Career Transition19,50019,500
Total589,73129,8213,322,7365,851,0953,532,264
(1)    Payments made in connection with a Change in Control may require shareholder approval, pursuant to the PG&E Corporation Golden Parachute Restriction Policy, discussed below. If excise taxes are levied in connection with Internal Revenue Code Section 4999, the aggregate benefits shown may be reduced to a level that does not trigger the excise tax, but only if doing so would be more beneficial to the officer on an after-tax basis.
(2)    For pension payments, the number reflects the value of aggregated benefits upon termination due to death. Pension payments upon termination due to disability would be the same as in the event of resignation.
(3)    Reflects the value of outstanding equity awards for which vesting is continued or accelerated due to the termination event. Outstanding PSUs granted in 2021 and 2022 are included assuming a target payout (100 percent).
(4)    Assumes 2022 STIP performance scores as determined by the Boards of PG&E Corporation and the Utility and the People and Compensation Committee as disclosed in the CD&A.
The following describes post-service payment arrangements effective as of December 31, 2022, and does not address changes that will apply after January 1, 2023.
Pension Benefits in General

If any NEO is terminated for any reason, that officer generally is entitled to receive accrued and vested pension benefits, as described in the narrative accompanying the “Pension Benefits—2018” table.Benefits” table on page 69. The value of the pension benefit will be paid out over time in the form of an annuity, consistent with payment elections made by the NEO. The qualified plan trust is funded by contributions from both PG&E Corporation and the Utility. Payments from the non-qualified plan are paid by PG&E Corporation and are reduced by any benefit payable from the qualified plan.

The value of pension benefits reported in the table above is identical in all termination scenarios, except if an NEO’s employment is terminated due to that officer’s death. In that case, if (1) the officer was at least 55 years of age, or (2) the combined total of his or her age and the number of years worked exceeded 70, then the officer’s surviving spouse or beneficiary would be entitled to an immediate commencement of payment of 50 percent of the single-life pension benefit that would otherwise have been available to the officer at age 65. For all other officers, the value of this pre-retirement survivor’s benefit would be 50 percent of the single life pension benefit that would otherwise have been available to the officer at age 55, and the benefit would commence on the first of the month after the day that officer would have reached age 55.

Officer Severance Policy

The Officer Severance Policy provides for severance payments, treatment of STIP, and the treatment of certain LTIP awards upon termination with cause, termination without cause, and termination in connection with a Change in Control. Benefits under the Officer Severance Policy are paid by the individual’s former employer.

 Certain award agreements provide that if there is a conflict between it and the Officer Severance Policy than the award agreement's terms control.

Potential Payments – Resignation/Retirement

LTIP Awards

Unvested performance shares,PSUs, stock options, and RSUs generally are cancelled upon resignation, unless that individual’sthe holder’s resignation qualifies as a “retirement.” For these purposes, “retirement” for the NEOs means a termination of employment, other than for cause, when an employee is at least 55 years old and has been employed for at least the last five consecutive years immediately before termination. If the individualholder “retires,” then:

Unvested performance shares continue to vest and will become payable as if the officer remained employed.
Unvested annual RSU awards continue to vest and will become payable as if the officer remained
Unvested PSUs vest pro-rata, based on the number of months the holder was employed during the performance period. Any vested PSUs are settled, if at all, at the end of the applicable performance period, in the same manner as for active employees.
Unvested annual RSU awards continue to vest for 12 months after retirement (unless retirement occurs within two years following a Change in Control, in which case shares underlying the RSUs vest and are paid out within 60 days following the retirement).
Unvested annual stock options continue to vest and will become exercisable according to their normal vesting schedule as if the officer remained employed (unless retirement occurs within two years following a Change in Control, in which case all options vest and may be exercised for the shorter of the remaining term or five years.

With respect to the RSUs granted as a promotional award to Mr. Stavropoulos in May 2017, the retirement provision does not apply and unvested RSUs were cancelled atthat would have vested in the time his employment ended.

Ms. Williamsnext 12 months will vest and be paid out within 60 days following the retirement).

Unvested annual stock options continue to vest for 12 months after retirement and may be exercised for the shorter of the remaining term or five years (unless retirement occurs within two years following a Change in Control, in which case all options vest immediately and may be exercised for the shorter of the remaining term or five years).
Mr. Simon was the only NEO eligible for retirement under the LTIP as of December 31, 2018. Mr. Stavropoulos was retirement-eligible at the time his employment ended.

2022.

STIP

If

For 2022 STIP awards, if an NEO resigns or retires on or after December 31 of a performance year, that officer will be entitled to receive a lump-sum STIP payment for that calendar year.


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If an NEO resigns prior to December 31 of any calendar year, potential STIP payments for that year generally are forfeited. However, if the NEO is at least 55 years of age at the time of resignation, then potential STIP payments will be treated in the same manner as for a “retirement.”

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POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON RESIGNATION, RETIREMENT, TERMINATION, CHANGE IN CONTROL, DEATH, OR DISABILITY(Continued)

If an NEO retires before December 31 of any calendar year, then the People and Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, approve providing the retired NEO with a lump-sum STIP payment for that calendar year. Any such STIP payment generally would reflect actual earnings, and thus be prorated to reflect the amount of time that the retired NEO was employed during the performance period.

Any STIP payment generally would reflect the STIP performance score applicable to active employees and would be paid by the former employer at the same time as for active employees.

Starting on January 1, 2023, treatment of STIP upon retirement or resignation will be different.

Post-Retirement Life Insurance Benefits

Upon retirement (as defined under the qualified pension plan), all employees of PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and certain subsidiaries are eligible to receive a life insurance coverage benefit under the Post-Retirement Life Insurance Plan of Pacific Gas and Electric Company. If an employee retires at age 55 or older with at least 15 years of service (“qualifying retirement”)(qualifying retirement) with the companies and their respective subsidiaries, the employee may qualify for a different “benefit level” and the value of the benefit may increase. Each retiree’s applicable “benefit level” is determined based on factors such as the participant’s position with the company at retirement and the date of hire or promotion. Prior to December 31, 2008, upon qualifying retirement, certain benefit levels also permitted the retiree to elect to receive the benefit in the form of a lump-sum cash payment equal to the present value of the insurance coverage benefit. Participants no longer may elect the cash payment upon retirement, but certain individuals who were employees as of December 31, 2008, and who were likely upon retirement to qualify for the benefit levels that previously offered the cash alternative were given the opportunity to make a one-time election as to whether to receive future benefits (if any) as insurance coverage or in the form of a lump-sum cash payment. Benefits are paid by the former employer.

Upon qualifying retirement, Ms. Williams and Mr. Simon would receive a lump-sum cash benefit equal to the present value of a post-retirement life insurance policy with coverage equal to his or her last 12 months of salary. Upon qualifying for retirement, all other NEOsMses. Poppe, and Santos, and Messrs. Cox, Glickman, Wright, Foster, Thomason, and Singh each would be entitled to receive a life insurance benefit in the amount of $50,000.

Messrs. Wright and Thomason resigned from their roles at PG&E on February 6, 2023 and January 9, 2023, respectively, and Mr. Foster is resigning effective May 4, 2023.


Potential Payments – Termination for Cause

If an officer is terminated for cause, all outstanding performance sharesPSUs and unvested RSUs are cancelled, stock options are forfeited, no severance payment is available, and the officer is not eligible to receive a STIP payment for that year.

As provided in the Officer Severance Policy, in general, an officer is terminated “for cause” if the employer determines in good faith that the officer has engaged in, committed, or is responsible for:

Serious misconduct, gross negligence, theft, or fraud against PG&E Corporation and/or the officer’s employer,
Refusal or unwillingness to perform his or her duties,
Inappropriate conduct in violation of the Corporation’s equal employment opportunity policy,
Conduct that reflects adversely upon, or making any remarks disparaging of, the Corporation, its Board, officers, or employees, or its affiliates or subsidiaries,
Insubordination,
Any willful act that is likely to injure the reputation, business, or business relationship of the Corporation or its subsidiaries or affiliates, or
Violation of any fiduciary duty, or breach of any duty of loyalty.

•    Serious misconduct, gross negligence, theft, or fraud against PG&E Corporation and/or the officer’s employer,
•    Refusal or unwillingness to perform his or her duties,
•    Inappropriate conduct in violation of the Corporation’s equal employment opportunity policy,
•    Conduct that reflects adversely upon, or making any remarks disparaging of, the Corporation, its Board, officers, or employees, or its affiliates or subsidiaries,
•    Insubordination,
•    Any willful act that is likely to injure the reputation, business, or business relationship of the Corporation or its subsidiaries or affiliates, or
•    Violation of any fiduciary duty, or breach of any duty of loyalty.
Ms. Poppe’s offer letter provides that “cause” for purposes of defining eligibility for severance payments has the definition used for determining “constructive termination” in connection with a Change in Control (see discussion under “Potential Payments-Severance In Connection with a Change in Control”).
With respect to vesting of LTIP awards, “cause” generally is determined in the sole discretion of PG&E Corporation, and typically includes dishonesty, a criminal offense, or violation of a work rule.

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Ms. Poppe’s offer letter provides that, for Ms. Poppe’s make-whole RSU award, “cause” is defined in the manner as under the Officer Severance Policy (described above).

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Potential Payments – Termination Without Cause

LTIP Awards

Termination provisions are described in the Officer Severance Policy, and LTIP award agreements.

agreements, and individual arrangements as described below.
•    Unvested PSUs generally vest proportionately based on the number of months during the performance period that the officer was employed divided by 36 months. Any vested PSUs are settled, if at all, at the end of the applicable performance period, in the same manner as for active employees.

Unvested performance shares generally vest based on actual performance proportionately based on the number of months during the performance period that the officer was employed divided by 36 months. Any vested performance shares are settled, if at all, at the end of the applicable performance period.
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Unvested stock options that would have vested over the 12 months following termination will continue to vest. Vested stock options may be exercised for the shorter of one year or the remaining term.75

However, if



•    Unvested RSUs generally continue to vest for 12 months. Ms. Poppe’s make-whole RSU award will vest in full subject to execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims.
•    Unvested stock options that would have vested over the 12 months following termination will continue to vest. Vested stock options may be exercised for the shorter of one year or the remaining term.
If the officer is at least 55 years of age with at least five years of service, his or her termination without cause is treated as a retirement under the terms of the LTIP.LTIP award agreement, rather than as described in this section. (Please see the section entitled “Potential Payments—Resignation/ Retirement” for a discussion of vesting provisions.) Ms. Williams
Mr. Simon was the only NEO eligible for retirement under the LTIP as of December 31, 2018. Mr. Stavropoulos was retirement-eligible at the time his employment ended.

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Severance Payment

All NEOs would be entitled to a lump-sum payment of one times annual base salary and STIP target, except Ms. Poppe who, as the PG&E Corporation CEO, would receive a lump sum payment of two times annual base salary and STIP target.

Ms. Poppe’s offer letter also provides that “termination without cause” for Ms. Poppe includes “constructive termination” as otherwise defined in connection with a Change in Control (see discussion under “Potential Payments-Severance In Connection with a Change in Control”).
STIP

If an officer is terminated without cause before December 31 of a given year and has at least six months of service in that year, the officer is eligible to receive a prorated lump-sum STIP award for that year. Such STIP payment generally would reflect the STIP performance score applicable to active employees and would be prorated to reflect the amount of time that the officer was employed during the performance period. Payments would be paid by the former employer and at the same time as for active employees.

Miscellaneous Benefits

The officer is entitled to receive a lump-sum cash payment equal to the estimated value of 18 months of COBRA premiums, based on the officer’s benefit levels at the time of termination (with such payment subject to taxation under applicable law), and a lump sum payment of $19,500 equal to the estimated reasonable value of career transition services.

Covenants

In consideration for severance benefits other than those relating to LTIP awards, (1) the officer agrees not to divulge any confidential or privileged information obtained during his or her employment, unless required or permitted by law, (2) the officer agrees that during a period of 12 months following severance, the officer agrees to a covenant to, among other things,will refrain from soliciting customers and employees, (3) the officer agrees to assist in legal proceedings as reasonably required during this period, (4) the officer must sign a release of claims, and (5) the officer must agree not to compete with the companies during the period to the extent permitted by law.

Potential Payments – Severance in Connection with Change in Control

Change-in-Control benefits require a “double trigger” and are not payable based on a Change-in-Control event alone. Benefits in connection with a Change in Control are provided by the Officer Severance Policy, the LTIPs,LTIP, and related LTIP award agreements and guidelines. Benefits may be limited by the PG&E Corporation Golden Parachute Restriction Policy, which is discussed further below.

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POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON RESIGNATION, RETIREMENT, TERMINATION, CHANGE IN CONTROL, DEATH, OR DISABILITY(Continued)

Definition of Change in Control

A Change in Control occurs upon any of the following events:

1.Any person or entity (excluding employee benefit plans or a plan fiduciary) becomes the direct or indirect owner of more than 30 percent of PG&E Corporation’s outstanding common stock.
2.Over any two-year period, a majority of the PG&E Corporation directors in office at the beginning of the period are no longer in office (unless each new director was elected or nominated for shareholder election by at least two-thirds of the remaining active directors who also were in office at the beginning of the period or who were elected or nominated by at least two-thirds of the active directors at the time of election or nomination).
3.Following any shareholder-approved consolidation or merger of PG&E Corporation, the former Corporation shareholders own less than 70 percent of the voting power in the surviving entity (or parent of the surviving entity).
4.(a) Consummation of the sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer of all or substantially all of PG&E Corporation’s assets, or
(b) shareholder approval of a plan of liquidation or dissolution of PG&E Corporation.

•    Any person or entity (excluding employee benefit plans or a plan fiduciary) becomes the direct or indirect owner of more than 30 percent of PG&E Corporation’s outstanding common stock;
•    Over any two-year period, a majority of the PG&E Corporation directors in office at the beginning of the period are no longer in office (unless each new director was elected or nominated for shareholder election by at least two-thirds of the remaining active directors who also were in office at the beginning of the period or who were elected or nominated by at least two-thirds of the active directors at the time of election or nomination);
•    Following any shareholder-approved consolidation or merger of PG&E Corporation, the former Corporation shareholders own less than 70 percent of the voting power in the surviving entity (or parent of the surviving entity);
•    Consummation of the sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer of all or substantially all of PG&E Corporation’s assets; or
•    Shareholder approval of a plan of liquidation or dissolution of PG&E Corporation.
LTIP Awards

Following a Change in Control, LTIP award agreements (applicable to all LTIP awards other than Ms. Poppe’s make-whole RSU award) generally accelerate or automatically vest if either (a) the successor company fails to assume, continue, or substitute previously granted awards in a manner that preserves the value of those awards, or (b) the award recipient is terminated (including constructive termination) in connection with a Change in Control during a set period of time before or after the Change in Control. Specific acceleration, vesting, and settlement provisions are as follows (subject to any delays necessary to comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A):

TREATMENT OF UNVESTED LTIP AWARDS UPON TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE IN CONNECTION WITH A CHANGE IN CONTROL (CIC)

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Treatment of Unvested LTIP Awards Upon Termination Without Cause in Connection with a Change in Control (CIC)
CIC Occurs and Acquiror Does

Not Assume, Continue, or


Grant Substitute LTIP Awards
Termination Within

Three Months Before CIC;


Awards Are Assumed,


Continued, or Substituted
Termination Within

Two Years After


CIC; Awards Are Assumed,


Continued, or Substituted
Performance
Shares
Vest upon CIC, payable at end of the performance period, but based on a payout factor measuring TSR for PG&E for the period from the beginning of the performance period to the date of CIC, and assuming safety and affordability performance for other measures was at targetVest upon CIC, payable at the end of the performance periodVest upon termination, payable at the end of the performance period
RSUsVest upon CIC, settled under the normal scheduleVest upon CIC, settled under the normal schedule (includes any RSUs that would have continued to vest after termination)Vest upon termination, settled within 60 days
Stock
Options
Vest upon CIC and will be cancelled in exchange for fair valueVest upon CIC; may be exercised within shorter of remaining term or one yearVest upon termination; may be exercised within shorter of remaining term or one year

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TREATMENT OF UNVESTEDThe Officer Severance Policy provides that, unless otherwise set forth in an award agreement, if an award is not assumed or continued by an acquiror, and an officer is terminated between three months before and two years after a Change in Control, all outstanding LTIP AWARDS UPON TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE IN CONNECTION WITH A CHANGE IN CONTROL (CIC)(Continued)

awards vest in full, all performance conditions are deemed satisfied at target, and are settled within 30 days of the change in control.

Severance Payment

The Officer Severance Policy provides enhanced Change-in-Control severance benefits to “covered officers” who are in officer compensation bands 1positions of SVP or 2.above. Such covered officers include Ms. Williams,all NEO’s except Mr. Malnight, Mr. Wells, and Mr. Simon. Mr. Stavropoulos was a covered officer prior to the end of his employment.Thomason. If Mr. Soto, Mr. Hogan, or Mr. Thomason had beenwas terminated without cause in connection with a Change in Control as of December 31, 2018, eachprior to his resignation on January 9, 2023, he would have been eligible for standard severance benefits as discussed in the section entitled “Potential Payments—Termination Without Cause.”

If a covered officer is terminated without cause or is constructively terminated in connection withwithin three months before and two years after a Change in Control, (which includes termination prior to a Potential Change in Control, as defined in the Officer Severance Policy), the officer generally would be eligible for a lump-sum payment equal to the total of:

1.Unpaid base salary earned through the termination date,
2.Any accrued but unpaid vacation pay, and
3.Two times the sum of (a) target STIP for the fiscal year in which termination occurs, and (b) the officer’s annual base salary in effect immediately before either the date of termination or the Change in Control, whichever is greater.

•    Unpaid base salary earned through the termination date,
•    Any accrued but unpaid vacation pay, and
•    Two times (or three times for Ms. Poppe, as PG&E Corporation CEO) the sum of (a) target STIP for the fiscal year in which termination occurs, and (b) the officer’s annual base salary in effect immediately before either the date of termination or the Change in Control, whichever amount is greater.
However, in connection with the elimination of reimbursement payments for excise taxes levied in connection with Internal Revenue Code Section 4999, eligible officers either (1) are responsible for paying any such excise taxes, or (2) have their aggregate Change-in-Control benefits reduced to a level that does not trigger the excise tax, but only if doing so would be more beneficial to the officer on an after-tax basis.

For these purposes, “cause” means:

(i)The covered officer’s willful and continued failure to substantially perform the officer’s duties with PG&E Corporation or one of its affiliates, after a written Board demand for substantial performance is delivered to the officer, or
(ii)The willful engagement in illegal conduct or gross misconduct that is materially injurious to PG&E Corporation.

•    The covered officer’s willful and continued failure to substantially perform the officer’s duties with PG&E Corporation or one of its affiliates, after a written Board demand for substantial performance is delivered to the officer, or
•    The willful engagement in illegal conduct or gross misconduct that is materially injurious to PG&E Corporation.
Constructive termination includes resignation in connection with conditions that constitute Good Reason as defined in the Officer Severance Policy (which includes, among other things, a material diminution in duties, authority, or base compensation).

STIP

If a covered officer (all NEOs except Mr. Thomason) is terminated without cause or is constructively terminated in connection with a Change in Control, the Officer Severance Policy provides that the officer will receive a lump-sum payment equal to the officer’s prorated target STIP calculated for the fiscal year in which termination occurs. If Mr. Soto, Mr. Hogan, or Mr. Thomason had beenwas terminated in connection with a Change in Control as of December 31, 2018, eachprior to his resignation on January 9, 2023, he would have been eligible for STIP payments consistent with the discussion in the section entitled “Potential Payments—Termination Without Cause.”

Cause” on page 75.


Miscellaneous Benefits
The officer is entitled to receive a lump-sum cash payment equal to the estimated value of 18 months of COBRA premiums, based on the officer’s benefit levels at the time of termination (with such payment subject to taxation under applicable law), and a lump sum payment of $19,500 equal to the estimated reasonable value of career transition services. 

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Covenants
In consideration for severance benefits other than those relating to LTIP awards, (1) the officer agrees not to divulge any confidential or privileged information obtained during his or her employment, unless required or permitted by law, (2) the officer agrees that during a period of 12 months following severance, the officer will refrain from soliciting customers and employees, (3) the officer agrees to assist in legal proceedings as reasonably required during this period, (4) the officer must sign a release of claims, and (5) the officer must agree not to compete with the companies during the period to the extent permitted by law. 
PG&E Corporation Golden Parachute Restriction Policy

The Golden Parachute Restriction Policy requires shareholder approval of executive severance payments provided in connection with any change in control, to the extent that those payments exceed 2.99 times the sum of a covered officer’s base salary and target annual bonus. This Policy was adopted by the PG&E Corporation Board in February 2006.

The policy applies to the value of cash, special benefits, or perquisites that are due to the executive following or in connection with both (1) a change in control, and (2) the termination or constructive termination of an officer of PG&E Corporation, the Utility, or their respective subsidiaries at the level of Senior Vice PresidentSVP or higher. It does not apply to the value of benefits that would be triggered by a change in control without severance, or to the value of benefits that would be triggered by severance in the absence of a change in control. The Golden Parachute Restriction Policy also does not apply to certain enumerated payments, including, among others, compensation for services rendered prior to termination, tax restoration payments, and accelerated vesting or settlement of equity awards.

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TREATMENT OF UNVESTED LTIP AWARDS UPON TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE IN CONNECTION WITH A CHANGE IN CONTROL (CIC)(Continued)

Potential Payments – Termination Due to Death or Disability

LTIP Awards

If an officer’s employment is terminated due to death or disability, LTIP awards are treated as follows:

Unvested performance shares vest immediately. Vested shares are payable, if at all, as soon as practicable after completion of the performance period relevant to the performance shares.
If a participant’s death or disability (as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A) occurs while employed, unvested RSUs vest immediately and will be settled within 60 days.
If a participant’s death or disability (as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A) occurs while employed, unvested stock options vest immediately. Vested stock options may be exercised within the shorter of one year or the remaining term.

•    Unvested PSUs vest immediately. Upon death, vested shares are payable immediately at target. Upon termination due to disability, vested shares are payable, if at all, as soon as practicable after completion of the performance period relevant to the PSUs, in the same manner as for active employees.
•    If a participant’s death or disability (as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A) occurs while employed, unvested RSUs vest immediately and will be settled within 60 days. Ms. Poppe's make-whole RSU award will vest in full subject to execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims.
•    If a participant’s death or disability (as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A) occurs while employed, unvested stock options vest immediately. Vested stock options may be exercised within the shorter of one year or the remaining term.
Vested LTIP awards are payable to the officer’s designated beneficiary(ies) in the case of death, or otherwise in accordance with the officer’s instructions or by law.

STIP

If an officer’s employment is terminated due to death or disability before December 31 of the STIP performance year, a prorated portion of the target STIP award will become payable to the officer, or, in the case of death, to the officer’s beneficiary(ies), by the former employer and at the same time as STIP payments are made to active employees.

PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS’ (PEO) PAY RATIO – 2018

Principal Executive Officers’ (PEO) Pay Ratio – 2022
The PG&E Corporation PEO’s 20182022 total compensation was $9,289,842.$14,120,593. The total compensation of the median employee was $177,765.$177,477. The ratio of PEO pay to median worker pay for PG&E Corporation was 52:80:1.

The Utility PEO’s 20182022 total compensation was $1,727,251.$4,272,466. The total compensation of the median employee was $177,765.$177,477. The ratio of PEO pay to median worker pay for the Utility was 10:24:1.

December 31, 20182022 was selected as the date to identify the “median employee.” The companies identified the same individual as was identified as the “median employee” on December 31, 2017,2020, for purposes of disclosures in the 20182021 Joint Proxy Statement, given that since December 31, 2017,2020, there have been no changes to either company’s employee population or employee compensation arrangements that would result in significant changes to the pay ratio disclosure. To identify the “median employee” on December 31, 2017,2020, Medicare wages from tax records were utilized to make the initial identification. At that time, of the companies’ total of 23,361approximately 26,000 employees, an insignificant number (24)(9) were employed by PG&E Corporation, so the same employee was used as the “median employee” for both PG&E Corporation and the Utility in 20172020 and again in 2018.2021. After identifying the median employee, all the elements of compensation, including cash compensation and change in pension value, for 20182021 were combined in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(c)(2)(x) of SEC Regulation S-K.

As of December 31, 2018, three individuals concurrently served as2022, Ms. Poppe was PEO of PG&E Corporation.
As of December 31, 2022, Mr. Wright, Mr. Glickman, and Ms. Santos were PEOs of the Utility: Jesus Soto, Senior Vice President, Gas Operations; Steven Malnight, Senior Vice President, Energy Supply and Policy; and Patrick Hogan, Senior Vice President, Electric Operations. To reflect this structure,Utility. The calculated Utility PEO total compensation was calculated as thean average compensation provided to Messrs. Soto, Malnight, and Hogan. Becauseof these three individuals assumed the shared duties of PEO on September 1, 2018, PEO compensation, specifically salary and non-equity incentive plan compensation, was annualized to project the amount of compensation that would have been earned if each of the PEOs had been in his position for the full year.

amounts.

These ratios are reasonable estimates calculated in a manner consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K.




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2022 Pay Versus Performance Tables and Supporting Narrative

The following tables and supporting narrative contain information regarding Compensation Actually Paid (“CAP”) to our NEOs and the relationship to company performance.
Pay Versus Performance Tables ("PVP")
Corporation PEOs/NEOs (1)
YearSCT Total
for PEO #1
CAP
to PEO #1
SCT Total for PEO #2CAP
to PEO #2
SCT Total for PEO #3CAP
to PEO #3
ASCT Total for
Non-PEO
NEOs
ACAP
to Non-PEO
NEOs
Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On:Net
Income
($mm)
Non-GAAP Core EPS (3)
TSR
Peer Group TSR (2)
(a)(b)(c)(b)(c)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
202214,120,59327,957,759Not NEONot NEONot NEONot NEO3,067,6165,085,5281501211,800$1.10
202151,198,47155,405,829361,605159,676Not NEONot NEO3,087,0622,871,276112119(102)
$1.00 (4)
2020Not NEONot NEO6,174,2154,651,6611,755,742(3,237,850)3,471,8072,474,226115102(1,318)$1.61

Utility PEOs/NEOs(1)
YearSCT Total
for PEO #1
CAP
to PEO #1
SCT Total for PEO #2CAP
to PEO #2
SCT Total for PEO #3CAP
to PEO #3
SCT Total for PEO #4CAP
to PEO #4
SCT Total for PEO #5CAP
to PEO #5
SCT Total for PEO #6CAP
to PEO #6
ASCT Total for
Non-PEO
NEOs
ACAP
to Non-PEO
NEOs
Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On:Net
Income
($mm)
Non-GAAP Core EPS (3)
TSR
Peer Group TSR (2)
(a)(b)(c)(b)(c)(b)(c)(b)(c)(b)(c)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
2022Not NEONot NEONot NEONot NEONot NEONot NEO3,319,4584,773,0784,788,0227,257,9764,709,9177,133,1962,150,8663,626,0991501211,800$1.10
20211,619,0951,630,236Not NEONot NEONot NEONot NEO3,074,8613,147,9647,484,0867,525,2396,508,1606,875,7831,503,3061,434,284112119(102)
$1.00 (4)
2020Not NEONot NEO2,082,4211,712,5873,630,5693,791,428Not NEONot NEONot an NEONot NEONot an NEONot NEO1,943,2212,183,674115102(1,318)$1.61
Legend
1) SCTSummary Compensation Table
2) ASCTAverage Summary Compensation Table
3) CAPCompensation Actually Paid
4) ACAPAverage Compensation Actually Paid
5) TSRTotal Shareholder Return
6) EPSEarnings Per Share

(1) The following individuals are included as PEOs and the non-PEO NEOs in the tables above.

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NEW CEO COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

On April 10, 2019,



YearCorporate PEOsUtility PEOsCorporate Non-PEO NEOsUtility Non-PEO NEOs
2022#1 - Patricia K. Poppe#4 - Jason M. GlickmanChristopher A. FosterDavid S. Thomason
#5 - Marlene M. SantosJohn R. SimonSumeet Singh
#6 - Adam L. WrightJulius Cox
2021#1 - Patricia K. Poppe#1 - Sumeet SinghChristopher A. FosterDavid S. Thomason
#2 - William L. Smith#4 - Jason M. GlickmanJohn R. SimonJames M. Welsch
#5 - Marlene M. Santos
#6 - Adam L. Wright
2020#2 - William L. Smith#2 - Michael A. LewisChristopher A. FosterDavid S. Thomason
#3 - William D. Johnson#3 - Andrew M. VeseyJohn R. SimonJames M. Welsch
Jason P. Wells
Janet C. Loduca

(2) Dow Jones Utility Index is used to determine the Boardpeer group for TSR purposes in the PVP and is used for purposes of the Corporation appointed Bill Johnsonperformance graph in PG&E Corporation's annual report.
(3) Non-GAAP Core EPS is identified as the new Chief Executive Officerour company-selected measure and Presidentincluded in column (i) of both tables. Details of the Corporation.

In connection with the appointment, the independent membersreconciliation to our audited financial statements can be found in Exhibit A of the Corporation Board approvedProxy for each respective year.

(4) Non-GAAP Core EPS for the termsfull year 2021 was $1.00 per share on a fully diluted basis and conditions$1.08 using a basic share count. The impact of Mr. Johnson’s compensation arrangements, which are generally described below and are subjectdilution was $(0.08) per share.
(5) The following adjustments were made to the approvalSCT total pay in determining CAP. No deductions were required in respect of stock options as none were granted and included in the Bankruptcy Court, whereSCT during 2020 – 2022.


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Deductions from SCT Total PayAdditions to SCT Total Pay
PEOYearSCT Total ($)Amounts Reported in the Summary Compensation Table for Stock Awards ($)Amounts Reported in the Summary Compensation Table for Pension Value ($)Fair Value of Equity Awards Calculated in Accordance with Compensation Actually Paid Requirements (a)Value of Service Cost and Prior Service Cost under the Pension PlansCAP ($)
Poppe, P202214,120,59310,069,62813,26923,920,063-27,957,759
202151,198,47141,175,00218,19845,400,558-55,405,829
2020------
Smith, W2022------
2021361,605139,9949,281(52,654)-159,676
20206,174,2155,105,00021,3543,603,800-4,651,661
Johnson, W2022------
2021------
20201,755,742-23,238(4,970,354)-(3,237,850)
Singh, S2022------
20211,619,095715,04546,269701,77170,6841,630,236
2020------
Lewis, M2022------
2021------
20202,082,421699,99322,011336,72315,4471,712,587
Vesey, A2022------
2021------
20203,630,569-24,480185,339-3,791,428
Glickman, J20223,319,4581,854,9568,8263,317,402-4,773,078
20213,074,8611,750,02113,3731,836,497-3,147,964
2020------
Santos, M20224,788,0222,755,91816,7275,242,599-7,257,976
20217,484,0865,113,47122,2925,176,916-7,525,239
2020------
Wright, A20224,709,9172,755,91811,9925,191,189-7,133,196
20216,508,1604,200,01613,6954,581,334-6,875,783
2020------
Average for non-PEO Corporate NEOs20223,067,6161,678,2874,3653,567,165133,3995,085,528
20213,087,0621,540,053293,4551,413,061204,6622,871,276
20203,471,8071,906,251386,8381,157,051138,4572,474,226
Average for non-PEO Utility NEOs20222,150,8661,139,490-2,546,09468,6303,626,099
20211,503,306557,54869,812508,09050,2471,434,284
20201,943,221918,999293,2871,390,90261,8372,183,674
(a) The following elements comprise the Chapter 11 Casesequity fair values included in CAP.


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PEOYearAddition of fair value at fiscal year (FY) end, of equity awards granted during the FY that remained outstandingAddition of fair value at vesting date, of equity awards granted during the FY that vested during the FYAddition of change in fair value at FY end versus prior FY end for awards granted in prior FY that remained outstandingAddition of change in fair value at vesting date versus prior FY end for awards granted in prior FY that vested during the FYDeduction of the fair value at the prior FY end for awards granted in prior FY that failed to meet their vesting conditionsTotal Equity Adjustments Reflected in CAP
Poppe, P202214,233,5629,320,800365,701--23,920,063
202145,400,558----45,400,558
2020------
Smith, W2022------
2021163,417-(216,071)--(52,654)
20201,703,889-(21,396)1,921,306-3,603,800
Johnson, W2022------
2021------
2020--678,492-(5,648,846)(4,970,354)
Singh, S2022------
2021778,492(76,721)---701,771
2020------
Lewis, M2022------
2021------
2020354,195(1,626)(5,291)-(10,555)336,723
Vesey, A2022------
2021------
2020--272,331-(86,993)185,339
Glickman, J20222,622,031695,372---3,317,402
20211,836,497----1,836,497
2020------
Santos, M20223,895,5391,414,932(67,873)--5,242,599
20215,176,916----5,176,916
2020------
Wright, A20223,895,5391,356,907(61,258)--5,191,189
20214,581,334----4,581,334
2020------
Average for non-PEO Corporate NEOs20222,372,3001,209,779(14,913)--3,567,165
20211,672,595(132,142)(127,392)--1,413,061
20201,212,470(6,182)55,438-(104,674)1,157,051
Average for non-PEO Utility NEOs20221,610,692938,140(2,738)--2,546,094
2021620,141(108,472)(3,579)--508,090
2020$1,395,070$(3,825)$15,963$$(16,305)$1,390,902




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Compensation Actually Paid Versus Company Performance

The following charts provide a clear, visual comparison, for each of 2022, 2021, and 2020, between SCT paid to our PEOs, CAP to our PEOs, the average SCT paid to our non-PEO NEOs, and CAP to our non-PEO NEOs, to PG&E’s TSR and the peer group’s TSR for each of those years. In addition, the charts illustrate how PG&E’s TSR compares to our PVP peer group’s TSR.


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TSR is used as a performance measure in our LTIP program, applicable to PSUs, but the peer group of companies against which LTIP TSR performance is compared and the calculation for determining the LTIP TSR performance score are pending.

Duringdifferent than what is shown in the three-year employment commitment, Mr. Johnson will receiveabove charts. Additionally, TSR has a base salary of $2.5 million annually. Mr. Johnson will also be eligible to receive a one-time transition payment of $3 million15 percent weighting in our LTIP and, accordingly, it has limited impact on the first dayCAP. However, as LTIP awards make up a large portion of his employment, whichtotal compensation, it is subject to claw-back ina factor that impacts the event Mr. Johnson resigns or is terminated for cause within 12 months of his start date. Further, Mr. Johnson will be eligible for the Corporation’s standard relocation policy for expenses relating to moving to California.

In addition, Mr. Johnson will receive equity incentive compensation consisting of time-based RSUs, performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) and performance-based stock options. Mr. Johnson will receive an annual equity award with a target value of $3.5 million, withoutstanding and vested awards and thereby the CAP.

Our company-selected measure is non-GAAP Core EPS, which accounts for 25 percent of such award consistingthe outcome under our STIP. Given the relatively small weight of RSUsthis measure in our incentive framework, non-GAAP Core EPS has a very limited relationship with CAP. We do not use GAAP net income in our incentive plans, although it is a component of non-GAAP Core EPS. Accordingly, net income, like non-GAAP Core EPS, has a very limited relationship with CAP. As discussed in our Compensation Discussion & Analysis. While financial measures are not heavily weighted, PG&E emphasizes many quantifiable non-financial performance measures in our incentive plans, based on operational customer and 75 percentsafety metrics. Details of such award consistingthese can be found in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis.
Tabular List of PRSUs. Additionally,Company Performance Measures
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, non-GAAP Core EPS is the most important financial performance measure in linking CAP to PG&E Corporate and Utility’s performance and is included in the PVP tables. The other two most important measures for PVP purposes consists of the remaining financial measures identified in our Compensation Discussion & Analysis for 2022. The following table lists the collective ‘most important’ financial measures alphabetically.

Tabular List of Most Important Measures
(1) Greater affordability for customers
(2) Non-GAAP Core EPS
(3) Relative TSR

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Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on the first day of his employment, Mr. Johnson will receive a one-time grant of three tranches of performance-based stock options, payable in cash or shares at Mr. Johnson’s option, as follows: (i) tranche 1 consists of a maximum 1.2 million options (i.e., 800,000 options at target level performance) with an exercise price of $25.00 per share exercisable until the fourth anniversaryFrequency of the grant date, (ii) tranche 2 consists of a maximum 1.5 million options (i.e., 1 million options at target level performance) with an exercise price of $40.00 per share exercisable until the fourth anniversary of the grant date, and (iii) tranche 3 consists of a maximum 1.6 million options (i.e., approximately 1.1 million options at target level performance) with an exercise price of $50.00 per share exercisable until the fifth anniversary of the grant date, in each case subjectAdvisory Vote to forfeiture if Mr. Johnson is terminatedApprove Executive Compensation for cause.

The performance-based vesting conditions applicable to the PRSUs and stock options will be weighted 65 percent safety-based performance conditions, 25 percent financial-based performance conditions and 10 percent customer-based performance conditions. All of Mr. Johnson’s equity incentive compensation will be subject to claw-back under the Corporation’s recoupment policy. The vesting conditions, including the performance periods and threshold, target and maximum performance levels applicable to the performance-based vesting conditions, and other material terms, including certain anti-dilution protections, of Mr. Johnson’s equity incentive compensation are described in the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 16, 2019 and in other subsequent related disclosures.

Mr. Johnson will also be eligible for severance payments under certain circumstances, as described in the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 16, 2019.

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Item Nos. 5 and 6: PG&E Corporation Shareholder Proposals

To Be Voted on by PG&E Corporation Shareholders Only

The following shareholder proposals and related supporting statements represent the views of the shareholders who submitted them, and not the views of PG&E Corporation. PG&E Corporation is not responsible for, and does not endorse, the content of any shareholder proposal or supporting statement. The shareholder proposals and supporting statements are included in this Proxy Statement pursuant to SEC proxy Rule 14a-8.

Item No. 5: Shareholder Proposal

Mr. Jing Zhao, 1745 Copperleaf Court, Concord, CA 94519, beneficial owner of 65 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, has given notice of his intention to present the following proposal for action at the PG&E Corporation annual meeting:

Shareholder Proposal on Corporation Structure Reform

Resolved: shareholders recommend that PG&E Corporation reform PG&E’s structure to combine with Pacific Gas and Electric Company into one organization under one board and one executive team, under applicable law and regulation rules.

Supporting Statement

According to Joint Notice of 2018 Annual Meetings Joint Proxy Statement of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company summary

Board Recommendation
What are you voting on?
PG&E Corporation and the Utility each asks its respective shareholders to approve, on an advisory basis, that the frequency of the advisory vote to approve executive compensation be one year.
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Vote "FOR ONE YEAR"
PG&E Corporation and the Utility are required to provide shareholders at least once every six calendar years the opportunity to cast a non-binding advisory vote on whether a non-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation table (p.61)(“say-on-pay vote”), such as the one included in Proposal 2 of this Proxy Statement, shall occur every one, two, or three years.
Since 2010, PG&E Corporation’s CEOCorporation and President Ms. Williams took $8,597,220, Pacific Gasthe Utility each has provided shareholders with an annual advisory vote to approve the companies’ executive compensation policies.
Consistent with the companies’ existing policy and Electric Company’s Presidentpractice, the Boards recommend that the companies continue to provide shareholders with an annual opportunity to provide an advisory vote to approve executive compensation matters and, COO Mr. Stavropoulos took $6,413,256, and PG&E Corporation’s Executive Chairtherefore, recommend that the frequency of the Board Mr. Earley took $6,012,329 (with early retirement before the end of 2017), totaling $21,022,805 in 2017 when California residents suffered devastating losesay-on-pay vote be one year.
This vote is non-binding and lives from wild fires and other natural and unnatural causes! Mr. Earley also took $11,730,646 in 2016 and $12,198,394 in 2015. Californians cannot afford to award three bosses for one and same poor public utilities service at the same time with such an absurd high compensation.

Furthermore, according to the Wall Street Journal “Better Ways to Measure Your Boss’s Pay” (July 4, 2017): “Summary compensation tables massively understate what executives earn and don’t tell investors what they need to know.” “In 2015—the last year for which full data is available—the average payrequired by Section 14A of the 500 highest-paid U.S. executives was $17.1 million accordingSecurities Exchange Act of 1934. Shareholders are not voting to fair-value estimates, but $32.6 million accordingapprove the Boards’ recommendation. Shareholders will be given choices of one, two, or three years (or abstain). Shareholders’ non-binding approval of a one-, two-, or three-year frequency will not require either company to realized pay.”

The divisionadopt that frequency. However, if the shareholders of either PG&E Corporation or the Utility do not approve an annual say-on-pay vote, the Board of the applicable company will examine the voting results and consider whether, among other things, the company should change the frequency of its say-on-pay vote.



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Proposal 4: Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company is unnecessary for and harmful to public service, and is unethical for two groups of executive officers to award themselves with absurd compensation. There is no such a “joint venture” of public service in other advanced democratic societies.

The Board of Directors of PG&E Corporation Recommends a Vote AGAINST This Proposal.

The Board believes shareholders should vote against this proposal for the following reasons:

With the Corporation’s and the Utility’s January 29, 2019 filing of voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11, any transactions outside of the ordinary course of business, including transactions to alter or restructure the corporate structure of PG&E Corporation and its subsidiary, the Utility, will require approval from the Bankruptcy Court overseeing the companies’ jointly administered Chapter 11 Cases. A company restructuring, if any, likely would be addressed as part of the companies’ Chapter 11 plan(s) of reorganization that must be filed, voted on by holders of impaired claims and equity interests, and confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court before the companies emerge from Chapter 11. PG&E Corporation cannot unilaterally decide to combine with the Utility, even if PG&E Corporation’s shareholders approve such a recommendation, absent Bankruptcy Court approval.

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Furthermore, any confirmed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization will need to comport with applicable regulatory requirements, as well as take into account the numerous interests of stakeholders including shareholders, customers, communities served by PG&E Corporation and the Utility, regulators, parties affected by the 2017 and 2018 wildfires, creditors, and employees. A confirmed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization could reflect any number of possible corporate structures, from combining into one entity, splitting up into many different entities, or maintaining the status quo.

In this environment, it is not practical or meaningful for shareholders at the 2019 annual meeting to recommend combining PG&E Corporation and the Utility based on executive compensation concerns. Rather, it is in the best interests of PG&E Corporation and its shareholders for the Corporation to have the flexibility and time to formulate and file a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization that (i) addresses and resolves the wildfire claims that have been asserted against it, (ii) enables PG&E Corporation and the Utility to provide prudent and efficient service to the Utility’s customers and to properly invest in its business to provide safe and reliable service and to further mitigate future wildfire risks, (iii) enables PG&E Corporation and the Utility to help restore and rebuild communities affected by the wildfires, and (iv) maximizes value and positions PG&E Corporation and the Utility for long-term viability.

For these reasons, the PG&E Corporation Board unanimously recommends a voteAGAINST this proposal.

Item No. 6: Shareholder Proposal

Mr. John Chevedden, 2215 Nelson Avenue, No. 205, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, beneficial owner of 80 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, has given notice of his intention to present the following proposal for action at the PG&E Corporation annual meeting:

Proposal 6 – Improve Shareholder Proxy Access

Shareholders request that our board of directors take the steps necessary to enable as many shareholders as may be needed to aggregate their shares to equal 3% of our stock owned continuously for 3-years in order to make use of our shareholder proxy access provisions.

Under current provisions, even if the 20 largest public pension funds were able to aggregate their shares, they would not meet the 3% criteria for a continuous 3-years at most companies examined by the Council of Institutional Investors. Additionally many of the largest investors of major companies are routinely passive investors who would be unlikely to be part of the proxy access shareholder aggregation process. Our company has a 20 participant limit for shareholder proxy access.

Under this proposal it is likely that the number of shareholders who participate in the aggregation process would still be a modest number due to the rigorous rules our company adopted for a shareholder to make an application to qualify as one of the aggregation participants. Plus it is easy for our management to reject potential aggregating shareholders because management simply needs to find lacking one item from a list of requirements.

This proposal deserves added attention since the price of PG&E stock fell 50% in one-month. Our Board of directors needs refreshment with a healthy concern for risk management of PG&E and a complete culture change. It seems unlikely that Board refreshment will be originating from the Chairman of our Nomination Committee, Richard Kelly. Mr. Kelly has been retired for 13-years and does not work on any other major Board of Directors to keep his skills up-to-date.

According to a San Francisco Chronicle article:

PG&E endured a turbulent ride on Wall Street as its legal and regulatory challenges continue to mount since the 2018 Camp fire broke out. Shares were at $25 – nearly half their opening price the day the fire started.

The 2018 Camp fire survivors have filed multiple suits against PG&E in San Francisco and Butte County, and a federal judge overseeing PG&E’s probation because of the 2010 San Bruno pipeline blast has opened a new, wildfire-related line of inquiry.

At the same time, the California Public Utilities Commission has said it wants to expand an investigation into PG&E’s safety culture, originally born out of the San Bruno fallout, to include wildfires.

PG&E also faces the prospect that its equipment may be found responsible for starting the Tubbs Fire, the most destructive of the devastating 2017 Wine Country wildfires. The cause of that fire is still under investigation, but investigators have said PG&E equipment started 17 other fires that burned through Northern California in 2017.

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Please vote yes:

Improve Shareholder Proxy Access – Proposal 6

The Board of Directors of PG&E Corporation Recommends a Vote AGAINST This Proposal.

The Board believes shareholders should vote against this proposal for the following reasons:

PG&E Corporation’s current proxy access bylaw provisions strike an appropriate balance between the benefits and risks of proxy access, and are consistent with current proxy access market standards. The proposal seeks the adoption of provisions that would unnecessarily disrupt that balance and are inconsistent with current market practice. Further, given the composition of PG&E Corporation’s shareholder base, the proposed changes would not significantly increase the ability for our shareholders to take advantage of proxy access, and therefore are unnecessary.

Our shareholders already have meaningful and appropriate proxy access rights. On February 17, 2016, the PG&E Corporation Board adopted proxy access bylaw provisions that permit shareholders owning 3 percent or more of the Corporation’s outstanding common stock for at least three years to nominate the greater of two directors or 20 percent of the Board, and to include these nominees in the Corporation’s proxy materials. The number of shareholders who may aggregate their shares to meet the ownership threshold is limited to 20. Nominations are subject to the eligibility, procedural, and disclosure requirements set forth in the Corporation’s bylaws.

Our proxy access bylaw provisions’ specific requirements reflect a broad range of perspectives, including (1) current practices among other large companies and (2) the views of PG&E Corporation’s largest investors. The Board considered and weighed these perspectives when developing the Corporation’s proxy access bylaw provisions, and believes that these provisions strike an appropriate and meaningful balance between enhancing shareholder rights and adequately protecting the best interests of the Corporation and its shareholders through reasonable procedures for conducting election contests.

PG&E Corporation is committed to strong corporate governance practices, including accountability to our shareholders. In addition to proxy access, shareholders have other ways to provide input. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines reflect the Board’s commitment to open communications with shareholders, and provide opportunities for direct communication and dialogue with the Board and management.

Removing the shareholder aggregation limit from the Corporation’s proxy access bylaw provisions would not significantly increase benefits to shareholders because the current 20-shareholder limit is not prohibitive, given the Corporation’s current shareholder base. As of January 2019, PG&E Corporation’s 30 largest institutional shareholders held approximately 62 percent of the Corporation’s outstanding common stock. As a practical matter, some of these shareholders could utilize proxy access individually, and a number of the others could easily form a group among themselves to submit a proxy access nomination. More importantly, any shareholder seeking to form a nominating group, regardless of the size of its holdings, could achieve the 3 percent minimum required ownership by combining with one or more of the 30 largest investors. Of course, nominating groups are not limited to these large institutional investors, and a shareholder seeking to nominate a director candidate may approach any other shareholders to meet the 3 percent ownership threshold.

Therefore, the 20-shareholder aggregation limit does not unduly restrict any shareholder from forming a group to submit a proxy access nomination, and provides ample opportunities for all holders of less than 3 percent of the Corporation’s common stock to combine with other shareholders to reach the 3 percent ownership threshold.

In addition, and as discussed elsewhere in this Joint Proxy Statement and public statements, the Board of PG&E Corporation began conducting a Board refreshment process in January 2019 in order to add fresh perspectives to the Board to help address the serious challenges the business faces now and in the future. Throughout this process, PG&E Corporation engaged in constructive dialogue with shareholders and other stakeholders on potential new director nominees and on the composition of the Board as a whole.

For these reasons, the PG&E Corporation Board unanimously recommends a voteAGAINST this proposal.

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Share Ownership Information

PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

The following table presents certain information regarding shareholders that PG&E Corporation and the Utility know are beneficial owners of more than 5 percent of any class of voting securities of the Corporation or the Utility as of April 24, 2019 (except as noted below).

Class of StockName and Address of
Beneficial Owner
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
  Percent
of Class
Pacific Gas and Electric Company stock(1)PG&E Corporation(2)
77 Beale Street
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, CA 94177
264,374,809  96.24%
Pacific Gas and Electric Company first preferred stock

Stonehill Capital(3)
Management LLC, et al.

885 Third Avenue, 30th Fl

New York, NY, 10022

672,126(3)  6.5%
PG&E Corporation common stockThe Vanguard Group Inc.(4)
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
47,523,913(4)  9.2%

(1)The Utility’s common stock and preferred stock vote together as a single class. Each share is entitled to one vote.
(2)Board RecommendationAs of April 24, 2019, the Corporation held 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Utility common stock, and no Utility preferred shares.
(3)The information relates to beneficial ownership as of January 28, 2019, as reported in a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 7, 2019 by Stonehill Capital Management LLC (“Stonehill”) and the following individuals, all of whom share
What are you voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares: John Motulsky. Christopher Wilson, Jonathan Sacks, Peter Sisitsky, Michael Thoyer, Michael Stern and Samir Arora.
(4)The information relates to beneficial ownership as of December 31, 2018, as reported in an amended Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 11, 2019 by The Vanguard Group, Inc. (“Vanguard”). For these purposes, Vanguard has sole voting power with respect to 695,977 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, shared voting power with respect to 251,229 shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 46,685,227 shares, and shared dispositive power with respect to 838,686 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock held by Vanguard.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth the number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock beneficially owned (as defined in the rules of the SEC) as of April 15, 2019 by the directors, the nominees for director, the NEOs, and all directors and executive officers of PG&E Corporation and the Utility as a group. As of April 15, 2019, no listed individual owned shares of any class of Utility securities. The table also sets forth common stock equivalents credited to the accounts of directors and executive officers under the Corporation’s deferred compensation and equity plans. Directors and Section 16 Officers of the Corporation and the Utility may not engage in any hedging or monetization transactions that limit or eliminate the officer’s ability to profit from an increase in the value of company stock, and generally are prohibited from pledging company stock as collateral for a loan.

NameBeneficial
Stock
Ownership(1)(2)
 Percent of
Class(3)
Common
Stock
Equivalents(4)
 Total 
Richard R. Barrera(5)0 *0 0 
Jeffrey L. Bleich(5)0 *0 0 
Nora Mead Brownell(5)0 *0 0 
Frederick W. Buckman(5)0 *0 0 
Cheryl F. Campbell(5)0 *0 0 
Fred J. Fowler(5)14,043 *0 14,043 
William D. Johnson(5)0 *0 0 
Michael J. Leffell(5)(8)80,360 *0 80,360 
Kenneth Liang(5)(10)12,000 *0 12,000 
Dominique Mielle(5)0 *0 0 
Meridee A. Moore(5)(9)140,000 *0 140,000 
Eric D. Mullins(5)2,099 *6,353 8,452 
Kristine M. Schmidt(5)0 *0 0 
Alejandro D. Wolff(5)0 *0 0 
Geisha J. Williams(6)(7)159,632 *4,282 163,914 
Jesus Soto Jr.(6)36,219 *0 36,219 
Steven E. Malnight(6)(7)23,367 *0 23,367 
Patrick M. Hogan(6)(7)26,247 *0 26,247 
Jason P. Wells(6)56,882 *0 56,882 
David S. Thomason(6)8,549 *0 8,549 
John R. Simon(6)56,674 *160 56,834 
Nickolas Stavropoulos(6)(7)68,229 *2,518 70,747 
All PG&E Corporation directors and executive officers as a group (24 persons)743,352 *13,313 756,665 
All Utility directors and executive officers as a group (28 persons)809,208 *13,313 822,521 

*Less than 1 percent
(1)This column includes any shares held in the name of the spouse, minor children, or other relatives sharing the home of the listed individuals and, in the case of current and former executive officers, includes shares of PG&E Corporation common stock held in the defined contribution retirement plan maintained by PG&E Corporation. Except as otherwise indicated below, the listed individuals have sole voting and investment power over the shares shown in this column. Voting power includes the power to direct the voting of the shares held, and investment power includes the power to direct the disposition of the shares held.
This column also includes the following shares of PG&E Corporation common stock in which the listed individuals share voting and investment power: Ms. Williams 88,354 shares, Mr. Wells 38,326 shares, Mr. Simon 38,404 shares, Mr. Stavropoulos 48,679 shares, all PG&E Corporation directors and executive officers as a group 213,763 shares, and all Utility directors and executive officers as a group 213,763 shares. No reported shares are pledged.
(2)This column includes the following shares of PG&E Corporation common stock that the individuals have the right to acquire within 60 days of April 15, 2019 through the exercise of vested stock options or the settlement of vested phantom stock awards: Ms. Williams 52,134 shares, Mr. Soto 5,865 shares, Mr. Malnight 5,865 shares, Mr. Hogan 5,213 shares, Mr. Wells 16,292 shares, Mr. Thomason 2,118 shares, Mr. Simon 14,663 shares, Mr. Stavropoulos 19,550 shares, all PG&E Corporation directors and executive officers as a group 136,036 shares, and all Utility directors and executive officers as a group 151,351 shares. These individuals have neither voting power nor investment power with respect to these shares unless and until they are purchased through the exercise of the options or, with respect to the phantom stock awards, settled in shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, under the terms of the 2006 LTIP and the 2014 LTIP.
(3)The percent of class calculation is based on the number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock outstanding as of April 15, 2019, which was 529,210,278 shares outstanding.

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(4)This column reflects the number of stock units that were purchased by listed individuals through salary and other compensation deferrals or that were awarded under equity compensation plans. The value of each stock unit is equal to the value of a share of PG&E Corporation common stock and fluctuates daily based on the market price of PG&E Corporation common stock. The listed individuals who own these stock units share the same market risk as PG&E Corporation shareholders, although they do not have voting rights with respect to these stock units.
(5)Mr. Barrera, Mr. Bleich, Ms. Brownell, Mr. Buckman, Ms. Campbell, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Leffell, Mr. Liang, Ms. Mielle, Ms. Moore, Mr. Mullins, Ms. Schmidt and Mr. Wolff are directors and director nominees of both PG&E Corporation and the Utility. Mr. Johnson is a director and director nomineeUtility each asks its respective shareholders to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as that company’s independent auditor for the Utility and a director nominee of PG&E Corporation.year ending December 31, 2023.
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Ms. Williams, Mr. Soto, Mr. Malnight, Mr. Wells, Mr. Simon, and Mr. Stavropoulos are included in the Summary Compensation Table as NEOs of both PG&E Corporation and the Utility. Mr. Hogan and Mr. Thomason are included in the Summary Compensation Table as NEOs of the Utility only.Vote "FOR"
(7)Ms. Williams, Mr. Malnight, Mr. Hogan, and Mr. Stavropoulos were NEOs during 2018 but are no longer with PG&E Corporation or the Utility.
(8)Mr. Leffell beneficially owns (i) 1,375 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock directly in his name or in his self-directed individual retirement account, (ii) 73,880 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock through his interest in Portage Capital, LLC, a family investment partnership, (iii) 4,150 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock held by an entity owned by members of Mr. Leffell’s immediate family and (iv) 955 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock held in accounts owned by members of Mr. Leffell’s immediate family. Mr. Leffell has sole voting and investment power over all such shares.
(9)Ms. Moore beneficially owns 140,000 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock through her interest in Watershed Asset Management, LLC, an asset management firm. Ms. Moore has sole voting and investment power over all such shares.
(10)12,000 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock are held by the Liang Family Trust, for which Kenneth and Laura Liang are trustees. In his capacity as a trustee together with Laura Liang, Mr. Liang has sole voting and investment power over all such shares.

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

In accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC regulations, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s directors and certain officers, as well as persons who own greater than 10 percent of the Corporation’s or the Utility’s equity securities, must file reports of ownership and changes in ownership of such equity securities with the SEC and the principal national securities exchange on which those securities are registered, and must furnish the Corporation or the Utility with copies of all such reports that they file.

Based solely on review of copies of such reports received or written representations from certain reporting persons, PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe that during 2018, all filing requirements applicable to their respective directors, officers, and 10 percent shareholders were satisfied. No information is reported for individuals during periods in which they were not directors, officers, or 10 percent shareholders of the applicable company.

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Related Party Transactions

Approval Policies

The BoardsAudit Committees of PG&E Corporation and the Utility each adoptedhas selected and appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte & Touche) as the independent auditor for that company to audit the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, and to audit the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. Deloitte & Touche is a written policy (the companies’ Related Party Transaction Policy (“Policy”)) which generally requires Audit Committee approval or ratification of transactions that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Item 404(a)”), except that the Policy has a lower dollar threshold than Item 404(a).

Under the Policy, at the first meeting of each year, each company’s Audit Committee reviews, approves, and/or ratifies related party transactions (other than the types of transactions that are excluded from disclosure under Item 404(a), as described below)major national accounting firm with values exceeding $10,000 in which either company participates and in which any “Related Party” has a material direct or indirect interest. For these purposes, “Related Party” generally includes (1) any director, nominee for director, or executive officer, (2) holders of greater than 5 percent of that company’s voting securities, and (3) those parties’ immediate family members.

After the annual review and approval of related party transactions, if either company wishes to enter into a new related party transaction, then that transaction must be either pre-approved or ratified by the applicable Audit Committee. If a transaction is not ratified in accordance with the Policy, management will make all reasonable efforts to cancel or annul that transaction.

Where it is not practical or desirable to wait until the next Audit Committee meeting to obtain approval or ratification, the Chair of the applicable Audit Committee may elect to approve a particular related party transaction. If the Chair of the applicable Audit Committee has an interestsubstantial expertise in the proposed related party transaction, then that transaction may be reviewedenergy and approved by anotherutility businesses. Deloitte & Touche has served as the independent and disinterested member of the applicable Audit Committee. In either case, the individual approving the transaction must report such approval to the full Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

When reviewing any related party transaction, the Audit Committees consider whether the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in arm’s-length dealings with an unrelated third party. The Policy also requires that each Audit Committee disclose to the respective Board any material related party transactions.

As provided in Item 404(a), the following types of transactions are excluded:

Transactions where the rates or charges are determined by competitive bids,
Transactionsauditors for the rendering of services as a common or contract carrier, or public utility, at rates or charges fixed in conformity with law or governmental authority,
Transactions for services as a bank depository of funds, transfer agent, registrar, trustee under a trust indenture, or similar services,
Benefits received on a pro rata basis by holders of PG&E Corporation or Utility securities,
Transactions where the individual’s interest arises solely (1) from such person’s position as a director of another corporation or organization which is a party to the transaction, (2) from the direct or indirect ownership of such person and a specific group (consisting of directors, nominees for director, and executive officers of the corporation, or any member of their immediate families), in the aggregate, of less than a 10 percent equity interest in another person (other than a partnership) that is a party to the transaction, or (3) from both such position and ownership,
Transactions where the individual’s interest arises solely from the holding of an equity interest (including a limited partnership interest, but excluding a general partnership interest) or a creditor interest in another person that is party to the transaction with PG&E Corporation, the Utility, or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, and the transaction is not material to such other person,
Transactions where the individual’s interest arises only from such person’s position as a limited partner in a partnership engaged in a transaction with PG&E Corporation or the Utility, in which the individual’s interest (when aggregated with any other Related Parties) is less than 10 percent and the individual does not serve as a general partner of, nor hold another position in, the partnership,
An employment relationship or transaction involving an executive officer of the respective company (and any related compensation resulting solely from that relationship or transaction), if the compensation is reported pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 402,

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An employment relationship or transaction involving an executive officer of the respective company (and any related compensation resulting solely from that relationship or transaction), if the compensation would have been reported pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 402 as compensation earned for services if that individual were an executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table, and such compensation had been approved or recommended to the Board by the PG&E Corporation Compensation Committee (and the executive officer is not an immediate family member of another Related Party), or
Compensation provided to a director, provided that such compensation is reported pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 407.

Since January 1, 2018, all related party transactions have been approved or ratified by the applicable Audit Committee in accordance with this Policy.

Related Person Transactions

Since January 1, 2018, one provider of asset management services in excess of $120,000 has been beneficial owner of at least 5 percent of PG&E Corporation common stock: The Vanguard Group, Inc. (“Vanguard”). Vanguard (including its affiliates), provided asset management services to grantor trusts associated with certain of the companies’ non-qualified and deferred income benefit plans, and to The PG&E Corporation Foundation. In exchange for these services, Vanguard earned approximately $143,000 in fees during 2018. The services were (1) approved by the PG&E Corporation Audit Committee, and (2) subject to terms comparable to those that could be obtained in arm’s-length dealings with an unrelated third party. PG&E Corporation expects that Vanguard will continue to provide similar services and products in the future, at similar levels, in the normal course of business operations.

Kathy Thomason is employed by the Utility as a Business Finance Analyst, Expert, and she is the spousesince 1999.

One or more representatives of David S. Thomason, who is Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Controller of the Utility. Since January 1, 2018, Ms. Thomason received compensation and related payments and benefits from the Utility with a value of approximately $120,000. Any payments to Ms. Thomason for services rendered during 2019Deloitte & Touche are expected to be similar in naturepresent at the annual meetings. They will have the opportunity to make a statement if they wish and valueare expected to payments provided during 2018, consistent withbe available to respond to questions from shareholders. Each company’s Board believes that the Utility’s policies and practices that apply to employee compensation generally.

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Legal Proceedings

Wildfire-Related Derivative Litigation

Two purported derivative lawsuits alleging claims for breachappointment of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment were filedDeloitte & Touche is in the San Francisco County Superior Court on November 16, 2017best interests of that company and November 20, 2017, respectively, naming as defendants current and certain former members of the Board of Directors and certain current and former officers of PG&E Corporation and the Utility. its shareholders.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility are named as nominal defendants. These lawsuits were consolidatednot required to submit these appointments to a vote of their shareholders. However, each Board believes that requesting shareholder ratification of this selection is a good corporate governance practice. If the shareholders of either PG&E Corporation or the Utility do not ratify the appointment, the applicable Audit Committee will investigate the reasons for rejection by the court on February 14, 2018,shareholders and are denominated In Re California North Bay Fire Derivative Litigation. On April 13, 2018,will reconsider the plaintiffs filedappointment. Even if a consolidated complaint. Aftercompany’s shareholders ratify the parties reached an agreement regardingselection, the applicable Audit Committee, in its discretion, may change the appointment at any time during the year if it determines that such a staychange would be in the best interests of that company and its shareholders.
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEES
The Audit Committees of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company are comprised of independent directors and operate under written charters adopted by their respective Boards. The members of the Audit Committees of PG&E Corporation and the Utility are identical. At both PG&E Corporation and the Utility, management is responsible for internal controls and the integrity of the financial reporting process.
The Audit Committees reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements of PG&E Corporation and the Utility with management and the independent auditor. The Audit Committees also discussed with the independent auditor the matters that are required to be discussed by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the SEC.
Deloitte & Touche LLP was the independent auditor for PG&E Corporation and the Utility in 2022. Deloitte & Touche LLP provided to the Committees the written disclosures and letter required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding an independent auditor’s communications with an audit committee concerning independence and non-audit services, and the Audit Committees discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP that firm’s independence.
Based on the Audit Committees’ review and discussions described above, the Audit Committees recommended to the respective Boards and their delegates that the audited consolidated financial statements for PG&E Corporation and the Utility be included in the PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC.
February 15, 2023
Audit Committees of the Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Benjamin F. Wilson (Chair)
Rajat Bahri
Robert C. Flexon
Arno L. Harris
Carlos M. Hernandez
1 “The five names listed above reflect the composition of the Audit Committees as of February 15, 2023, the date of this report of the Audit Committees."

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INFORMATION REGARDING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR PG&E CORPORATION AND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Selection and Oversight of the Independent Auditor
Each Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment, replacement, compensation, and oversight of the derivative proceeding pending resolutionwork of certain related tort actions and any regulatory proceeding relatingthe independent auditor. The Audit Committees review the scope of the audit, including the terms of the engagement. The independent auditor reports directly to the 2017 Northern California wildfires, on April 24, 2018,Audit Committees; at each Audit Committee meeting, the court entered a stipulationindependent auditor meets separately with the Audit Committees, without management present.
Annually, each Audit Committee also evaluates the independence, qualifications, and order to stay. The stay is subject to certain conditions regarding the plaintiffs’ access to discovery in other actions. On January 28, 2019, the plaintiffs filed a request to lift the stay for the purposes of amending their complaint to add allegations regarding the 2018 Camp fire.

On August 3, 2018, a third purported derivative lawsuit, entitled Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System v. Chew, et al., was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, naming as defendants certain current and former membersperformance of the Boardindependent auditor, taking into account the opinions of Directors and certain current and former officers of PG&E Corporationmanagement and the Utility. PG&E Corporation is named as a nominal defendant. The lawsuit alleges claims for breach of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment as well as a claim under Section 14(a)internal auditors. To ensure continuing independence of the federal Securities Exchange Actindependent auditor, the Audit Committees also consider whether there should be rotation of 1934 allegingthe independent auditor. In accordance with SEC rules, the lead audit partner may provide a maximum number of five consecutive years of service to the companies. Consistent with that requirement, Deloitte & Touche assigned a new lead auditor to lead the integrated audit of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s 2017 proxy statement contained misrepresentations regardingfinancial statements, starting in 2022. The Audit Committees reviewed and evaluated the new lead auditor as part of their annual process for reviewing the independent auditor.

For 2023, the Audit Committees selected Deloitte & Touche as the companies’ risk managementindependent auditor, following consideration of the following factors and safety programs. On October 15, 2018,criteria: (1) status as a registered public accounting firm and is subject to oversight by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; (2) status as a “Big Four” public accounting firm, nationally and internationally recognized as an expert in accounting and auditing; (3) having one of the largest utility practices of the “Big Four” public accounting firms; (4) having made a strong commitment to supporting supplier diversity; (5) having significant experience with the companies; and (6) having an experienced team, including the lead partner, familiar with the industry, assigned to the companies’ engagements. The Audit Committees also considered (1) Deloitte & Touche’s quality control report, (2) Deloitte & Touche’s discussion of its independence, (3) Deloitte & Touche’s performance, and (4) a review of Deloitte & Touche’s proposed audit plan (including draft engagement letter) for 2023.
Although Deloitte & Touche has been the companies’ independent auditor since 1999, in 2015 and at the Audit Committees’ direction, the companies solicited bids from accounting firms to conduct the external audits of the companies’ financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2016. The bids were evaluated by the Auditor Selection Committee, which was comprised of members from the companies’ accounting, internal auditing, regulatory, operational, sourcing, and legal functions. The bids were evaluated with respect to four key factors: firm capabilities and background, firm resources and audit plan, supplier diversity plans, and pricing. Upon consideration of the information provided by the Auditor Selection Committee, each Audit Committee appointed Deloitte & Touche as the independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2016.
Fees Paid to the Independent Auditor During 2022 and 2021(2)
The Audit Committees have reviewed the audit and non-audit fees that PG&E Corporation, filed a motionthe Utility, and their respective controlled subsidiaries have been billed for by the independent auditor (including subsidiaries and affiliates), in order to stayconsider whether the litigation. Priornature and relative value of those fees are compatible with maintaining the firm’s independence.
Table 1: Fees Billed to PG&E Corporation
(Amounts include Fees Billed to the scheduled hearingUtility and its Subsidiaries shown in Table 2 below)
 20222021
Audit Fees$7.145 million$6.250 million
Audit-Related Fees$0.365 million$0.180 million
Tax Fees$0$0
All Other Fees$0$0
Table 2: Fees Billed to the Utility and its Subsidiaries
(Amounts are included in Fees Billed to PG&E Corporation shown in Table 1 above)
 20222021
Audit Fees$6.160 million$5.348 million
Audit-Related Fees$0.340 million$0.180 million
Tax Fees$0$0
All Other Fees$0$0
2 The 2022 fee amounts are not final as of the date of this report due to ongoing audit procedures related to potential sale of a minority interest in Pacific Generation LLC.

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Audit Fees
Audit fees billed for 2022 and 2021 relate to services rendered by Deloitte & Touche and its affiliates in connection with reviews of Quarterly Reports on this motion, this matter was automatically stayed byForm 10-Q; certain limited procedures on registration statements; the audits of the annual financial statements of PG&E Corporation and its subsidiaries and the Utility and its subsidiaries; the audits of both PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s commencement of bankruptcy proceedings,internal control over financial reporting, as discussed below.

On October 23, 2018, a fourth purported derivative lawsuit, entitled City of Warren Police and Fire Retirement System v. Chew, et al., was filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste and unjust enrichment. It names as defendants certain current and former membersrequired by Section 404 of the BoardSarbanes-Oxley Act; support for statutory or regulatory filings or engagements and regulators’ reviews of Directorsauditor workpapers; procedures related to California wildfires, tax matters, and certain current and former officerstransactions including securitization accounting, the sale of PG&E Corporation, and names PG&E Corporation as a nominal defendant. Plaintiff filed a request with the court seeking the voluntary dismissal of this matter without prejudice on January 18, 2019.

On November 21, 2018, a fifth purported derivative lawsuit, entitled Williams v. Earley, Jr., et al., was filed in federal court in San Francisco, alleging claims identical to those alleged in the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System v. Chew, et al. lawsuit listed above against certain current and former officers and directors, and naming PG&E Corporationtransmission tower wireless licenses, and the UtilityOakland lease. The increase in audit fees billed for 2022 as nominal defendants. This lawsuit includes allegationscompared to 2021 is primarily due to audit procedures related to the 2017 Northern California wildfirespotential sale of a minority interest in Pacific Generation LLC.

Audit-Related Fees
Audit-related fees billed for 2022 and the 2018 Camp fire. This action was stayed2021 relate to services rendered by stipulationDeloitte & Touche and its affiliates for nuclear decommissioning trust audits, consultations on financial accounting and reporting standards, required agreed-upon procedure reports related to contractual obligations of the partiesUtility and orderits subsidiaries, and attest services for securitization entities. The increase in audit-related fees billed in 2022 as compared to 2021 is primarily due to an increase in attest services for securitization entities.
Tax Fees and All Other Fees
Deloitte & Touche and its affiliates provided no services in these categories during 2022 and 2021.
Obtaining Services from the Independent Auditor
Annual Review and Pre-Approval of Services
For each fiscal year, each Audit Committee approves a list of services that will be obtained during that year by the applicable company and its controlled subsidiaries and affiliates from the independent auditor (including its affiliates). The approved services generally are consistent with the descriptions below:
CategoryDescription
Audit servicesAudit and review of annual and quarterly financial statements, expressing opinions on the conformity of the audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles, auditing management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and services that only the independent auditor reasonably can provide (e.g., comfort letters, statutory and regulatory audits, attest services, consents, assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC, and assistance with new accounting standards, laws, and regulations).
Audit-related servicesAssurance and related services that traditionally are performed by the independent auditor (e.g., agreed-upon procedure reports related to contractual obligations and financing activities, nuclear decommissioning trust audits, and attest services).
Tax services  Advice relating to compliance, tax strategy, tax appeals, and specialized tax issues, all of which also must be permitted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Non-audit servicesNone.
The Audit Committees also approve maximum fee amounts for each type of approved service. As part of the court on December 21, 2018, subject to resolution ofreview process, the pending securities class action.

On December 24, 2018, a sixth purported derivative lawsuit, entitled Bowlinger v. Chew, et al., was filed in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, corporate waste, and unjust enrichment in connection with the 2018 Camp fire against certain current and former officers and directors, and naming PG&E Corporation and the Utility as nominal defendants. The court has scheduled a case management conference for December 13, 2019.

On January 25, 2019, a seventh purported derivative lawsuit, entitled Hagberg v. Chew, et al., was filed in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, corporate waste, and unjust enrichment in connection with the 2018 Camp fire against certain current and former officers and directors, and naming PG&E Corporation and the Utility as nominal defendants.

On January 28, 2019, an eighth purported derivative lawsuit, entitled Blackburn v. Meserve, et al., was filed in federal court alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and waste of corporate assets in connection with the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp fire against certain current and former officers and directors, and naming PG&E Corporation as a nominal defendant.

Due to the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed notices in each of these proceedings on February 1, 2019, reflecting that the proceedings are automatically stayed pursuant to Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. On February 5, 2019, the plaintiff in Bowlinger v. Chew, et al. filed a response to the notice asserting that the automatic stay did not apply to his claims. PG&E Corporation and the Utility accordingly filed a Motion to Enforce the Automatic Stay with the Bankruptcy Court as to theBowlinger action, which motion was granted.

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Wildfire-Related Securities Class Action Litigation

In June 2018, two purported securities class actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, naming PG&E Corporation and certain of its current and former officers as defendants, entitled David C. Weston v. PG&E Corporation, et al. and Jon Paul Moretti v. PG&E Corporation, et al., respectively. The complaints alleged material misrepresentations and omissions related to,Audit Committees assess, among other things, vegetationthe impact of that service on the independent auditor’s independence. During 2018, management adopted a policy of retaining Deloitte & Touche, Deloitte Consulting, or their subsidiaries or affiliates (together, “Deloitte”) for non-audit services only if the services (1) do not impair Deloitte & Touche’s independence, in fact or appearance, and transmission line safetyare permitted by any rules regarding auditor independence, and (2) when aggregated, total amounts paid per year by the companies to Deloitte for “tax service” and “other services” (non-audit services) will be no more than 20 percent of the expected amounts that the companies will pay to Deloitte for “audit services” and “audit-related services.”

Mid-Year Monitoring and Approval of Additional Services
During the year, management periodically updates each Audit Committee as to the extent to which the approved services have already been provided. The Audit Committees also must approve (1) any proposed new services that were not approved during the annual review and (2) any increase in variousauthorized fee amounts for previously approved services.
Delegation of Pre-Approval Authority
Each Audit Committee has delegated to its Committee Chair, or to any other independent Committee member if the Chair is not available, the authority to pre-approve services provided by the applicable company’s independent auditor. These pre-approvals must be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled Committee meeting.
Services Provided During 2022 and 2021
During 2022 and 2021, all services provided by Deloitte & Touche to PG&E Corporation, public disclosures. The complaints asserted claims under Section 10(b) and Section 20(a) of the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and sought unspecified monetary relief, interest, attorneys’ fees and other costs. Both complaints identified a proposed class period of April 29, 2015 to June 8, 2018. On September 10, 2018, the court consolidated both cases and the litigation is now denominated In Re PG&E Corporation Securities Litigation. The court also appointed the Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico as lead plaintiff. The plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint on November 9, 2018. After the plaintiff requested leave to amend their complaint to add allegations regarding the 2018 Camp fire, the plaintiff filed a second amended consolidated complaint on December 14, 2018.

Due to the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, PG&E Corporation and the Utility, filed a notice on February 1, 2019, reflecting that the proceedings are automatically stayed pursuant to Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. On February 15, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a complaint in Bankruptcy Court against the plaintiff seeking preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to extend the stay to the claims alleged against the individual officer defendants.

On February 22, 2019, a purported securities class action was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, entitled York County on behalf of the York County Retirement Fund, et al. v. Rambo, et al. (the “York County Action”) The complaint names as defendants certain current and former officers and directors, as well as the underwriters of four public offerings of notes from 2016 to 2018. Neither PG&E Corporation nor the Utility is named as a defendant. The complaint alleges material misrepresentations and omissions in connectiontheir consolidated affiliates were approved consistent with the note offerings related to, among other things, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s vegetation management and wildfire safety measures. The complaint asserts claims under Section 11 and Section 15 of the federal Securities Act of 1933, and seeks unspecified monetary relief, attorneys’ fees and other costs, and injunctive relief.

On May 7, 2019, the District Court granted the parties’ stipulation to consolidate theYork County Action withIn re PG&E Corporation Securities Litigation. Pursuant to the terms of the stipulation, the parties agreed that the plaintiff may file a third amended consolidated complaint inIn re PG&E Corporation Securities Litigation by May 28, 2019 incorporating the allegations from theYork County Action. In a separate stipulation granted by the Bankruptcy Court on May 2, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility’s pending complaint against the plaintiff was dismissed. This stipulation further provides that within 21 days of the plaintiff’s filing of the third amended consolidated complaint inIn re PG&E Corporation Securities Litigation, PG&E Corporation and the Utility may file a new complaint against the plaintiff in the Bankruptcy Court seeking preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to extend the stay to the claims alleged against the individual officer, director and underwriter defendants in the third amended consolidated complaint.

Bankruptcy Proceedings

Other than the executive officers of PG&E Corporation and the Utility with respect to the Chapter 11 Cases, none of the directors, executive officers, or persons nominated to become directors of PG&E Corporation or the Utility has been a general partner or executive officer of a debtor in, or personally the subject of, a bankruptcy or similar proceeding during the past ten years.

applicable pre-approval procedures.

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User Guide
DEFINED TERMS
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“2014 LTIP” refers to Contentsthe PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
“2021 LTIP” refers to the PG&E Corporation 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
“2022 Annual Report” refers to the PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company 2022 Joint Annual Report to Shareholders.
“2023 Annual Meetings” refers to the 2023 annual meetings of shareholders of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, which will be held concurrently on May 18, 2023.
“2023 Proxy Materials” refers to , this Proxy Statement, Joint Notice, Proxy Card or Voting Instruction Card, and the 2022 Annual Report.
“401(k) Plan” refers to the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan or the PG&E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan for Union-Represented Employees.
“AB 1054” refers to California Assembly Bill 1054 relating to California utilities and wildfire protections
“Board” refers to the Board of Directors of either PG&E Corporation or the Utility, as applicable.
“CD&A” refers to the section of the Proxy Statement entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
“CEO” refers to the position of Chief Executive Officer of PG&E Corporation.
“CFO” refers to the position of Chief Financial Officer of PG&E Corporation or the Utility, as appropriate.
“COO” refers to the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Utility.
“Chapter 11” refers to chapter 11 of title 11 of the U.S. Code.
“Corporation” refers to PG&E Corporation.
“Corporation Board” refers to the Board of Directors of PG&E Corporation.
“CPUC” refers to the California Public Utilities Commission.
“DEIB” refers to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
“ESG” refers to Environmental, Social, and Governance topics covered in this Proxy Statement.
"EVP" refers to the position of Executive Vice President of PG&E Corporation.
"GAAP" refers to Generally Accepted Accounting Principals.
“Guidelines” refers to the Corporate Governance Guidelines adopted by the Boards of PG&E Corporation and the Utility.
“Independent Auditor” refers to the independent registered public accounting firm.
“Joint Notice” refers to the Joint Notice of Annual Meetings of Shareholders of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
“LTIP” refers to the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan and/or the 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
“NEO” or “Named Executive Officer” refers to an officer who is listed in the Summary Compensation Table of this Proxy Statement.
“Notice of Internet Availability” refers to the “Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 18, 2023, and Notice of Annual Meetings of Shareholders” for PG&E Corporation or the Utility, as applicable, which was mailed to certain shareholders starting on or about April 6, 2023.
“NYSE” refers to the New York Stock Exchange.
“PEO” refers to an officer or officers who serve as “principal executive officer” of PG&E Corporation or Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as appropriate.
“PG&E” refers to both PG&E Corporation and its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, or the “Utility.”
“POR OII” refers to the Plan of Reorganization Order Instituting Investigation proceeding initiated by the CPUC on September 26, 2019.
“Proxy” refers to your authorization for another person or persons to vote your shares at the 2023 Annual Meetings, in the manner indicated on the Proxy also may refer to the person or persons so authorized (also called proxy holders).
“Proxy Card” refers to your proxy card, on which you may indicate how you would like the named proxy holders to vote your shares at the 2023 Annual Meetings.
“Proxy Statement” refers to this 2023 Joint Proxy Statement for PG&E Corporation and the Utility.
“PSU” refers to a performance share unit (sometimes also called a performance share).


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“Record Date” is March 20, 2023. This is the date set by the Boards to determine which shareholders may vote at and attend the 2023 Annual Meetings.
"RSU" refers to restricted stock unit.
“SEC” refers to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Section 16 Officer” refers to any “officer” as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“STIP” refers to the Short-Term Incentive Plan.
“SVP” refers to the position of Senior Vice President of PG&E Corporation.
“TSR” refers to total shareholder return, measured by stock price appreciation and dividends paid, relative to companies in the Performance Comparator Group.
“Utility” refers to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.
“Voting Instruction Card” refers to the form used by beneficial shareholders or participants in a 401(k) Plan to transmit instructions to the nominee or the plan trustee, respectively, on how to vote any shares for which that shareholder or plan participant has voting rights.
“VP” refers to the position of Vice President.
“WMP” refers to PG&E’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan.
WEBSITE AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS
Current copies of the following corporate governance documents are available online through the Corporate Governance section of PG&E Corporation’s website (www.pgecorp.com/pgecorp.com/corp/about-us/corporate-governance.page) or the Company Information section of the Utility’s website (www.pge.com/pge.com/en_US/about-pge/company-information/company-information.page), under the “Get more information about our corporate governance practices” link), as appropriate.

Corporate Governance Guidelines for PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (which include definitions of “independence” for directors) (under the “PG&E Corporation Policies and Bylaws” and “Pacific Gas and Electric Company Policies and Bylaws” links)
Charters for the standing committees of the PG&E Corporation and Utility Boards of Directors, including the following (under the “PG&E Corporation Board of Directors” and “Pacific Gas and Electric Company Board of Directors” links):

Audit Committees of PG&E Corporation and the Utility
Compensation Committee of PG&E Corporation
Compliance and Public Policy Committee of PG&E Corporation
Executive Committees of PG&E Corporation and the Utility
Finance Committee of PG&E Corporation
Nominating and Governance Committee of PG&E Corporation
Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees of PG&E Corporation and the Utility

link.

•    Corporate Governance Guidelines for PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (which include definitions of “independence” for directors under the “PG&E Corporation Policies and Bylaws” and “Pacific Gas and Electric Company Policies and Bylaws” links)
•    Charters for the standing committees of the PG&E Corporation and Utility Boards of Directors, including the following (under the “PG&E Corporation Board of Directors” and “Pacific Gas and Electric Company Board of Directors” links):
•    Audit Committees of PG&E Corporation and the Utility
•    Executive Committees of PG&E Corporation and the Utility
•    Finance and Innovation Committee of PG&E Corporation
•    People and Compensation Committee of PG&E Corporation
•    Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees of PG&E Corporation and the Utility
•    Sustainability and Governance Committee of PG&E Corporation
Current copies of the following codes of conduct, applicable to both companies, are available online through the Compliance and Ethics section of PG&E Corporation’s website (www.pgecorp.com/pgecorp.com/corp/about-us/compliance-ethics/program.page)or the Company Information section of the Utility’s website (www.pge.com/pge.com/en_US/about-pge/company-information/company-information.page),under the “Find out why we emphasize compliance and ethics” link), as appropriate.

link.
•    Code of Conduct for Employees (including executive officers)
•    Code of Conduct for Directors


Code of Conduct for Directors

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2023 ANNUAL MEETINGS AND VOTING
How can I participate in the 2023 Annual Meetings?
The 2023 Annual Meetings of Shareholders of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company will be held on May 18, 2023, at 10 a.m. Pacific time. We will host the 2023 Annual Meetings by live video cast; there will not be a physical in-person meeting. Please be assured that you will be afforded the same rights and opportunities to participate in the virtual meeting as you would at an in-person meeting.
To participate in the 2023 Annual Meetings, follow the instructions on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”), Proxy Card (if you received a printed copy of the 2023 Proxy Materials), or Voting Instruction Card. With your 16-digit control number found in these materials, you can access the webcast at:
Holders of PG&E Corporation common shares - access the 2023 Annual Meetings at virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PCG2023.
Holders of Utility preferred shares - access the 2023 Annual Meetings at virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PCG-P2023.
Holders of both PG&E Corporation common shares and Utility preferred shares - in order to vote you are required to log into each company’s website separately, as discussed below in “How do I vote.” You can view the video cast in one browser using either URL.
We encourage you to access the 2023 Annual Meetings approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the meetings to allow ample time to check in. If you encounter any difficulties during the check-in process or meetings, please call the technical support number posted on the 2023 Annual Meetings' log-in page.
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Who can participate in the 2023 Annual Meetings?

Only PG&E Corporation and Utility shareholders who held shares as of the Record Date (March 20, 2023), or their duly appointed legal proxies, may attend and vote in the 2023 Annual Meetings.
How do I vote?

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We encourage you to vote by proxy over the Internet, telephone, or mail prior to the 2023 Annual Meetings

even if you plan to attend. If your shares are registered to you directly, there are three ways to submit your Proxy:

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Over the Internet: You may submit your Proxy and vote your shares over the Internet by going to proxyvote.com. Voting instructions are provided on either your Notice of Internet Access or, if you received your Proxy Materials by mail, your Proxy Card.
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By telephone: If you received your 2023 Proxy Materials by mail, you may submit your Proxy and vote your shares by calling the toll-free number on the Proxy Card.
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By mail: If you received your 2023 Proxy Materials by mail, you may submit your Proxy and vote your shares by completing, signing, and dating the Proxy Card and mailing it in the postage-paid envelope provided.
You can also vote during the 2023 Annual Meetings with your 16-digit control number. For holders of PG&E Corporation shares, you can access the 2023 Annual Meetings and vote your shares at virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PCG2023. For holders of Utility shares, you can access the 2023 Annual Meetings and vote your shares at virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PCG-P2023.

If you hold shares of both PG&E Corporation and the Utility, we encourage you to vote prior to the 2023 Annual Meetings to ensure that you have time to participate in the meetings. To vote your Corporation and Utility shares at the 2023 Annual Meetings, you will be required to log in with your 16-digit control number to each company’s website separately. You can still view the webcast in one browser.
If your shares are not registered to you directly but are held indirectly through a broker, bank, trustee, nominee, or other third party (“broker”), follow the instructions provided by your broker to vote your shares. If you do not submit voting instructions to your broker, the broker will not be permitted to vote your shares on any proposal, unless it constitutes a “routine” proposal and your broker is a member of the NYSE and permitted by NYSE rules to vote on “routine” proposals. The election of directors, the say-on-pay vote, and equity plan proposals, for example, are “non-routine” proposals.
If you are a 401(k) Plan participant, specific instructions for voting are noted on the Voting Instruction Card. 

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What is the voting deadline?
Registered shareholders - If you hold your shares directly and submit your Proxy over the Internet or by telephone, your vote must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. These Internet and telephone voting procedures comply with California law. If you submit your Proxy by mail, your vote must be received by 10:00 a.m., Pacific time, on Thursday, May 18, 2023.
Plan participants - If you are a participant in a 401(k) Plan, your Voting Instruction Card must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on Monday, May 15, 2023, for the 401(k) Plan trustee to vote your shares. 
Beneficial shareholders - If your shares otherwise are not registered to you directly but are registered in the name of your nominee (such as a broker, bank, trustee, or other third party), please consult information provided by the nominee.
If you participate in the 2023 Annual Meetings, you can vote your shares until the voting is closed. 
Can I change my vote?
If your shares are registered to you directly, you can change your vote or revoke your Proxy any time before it is exercised by doing one of the following before the applicable deadline: (1) returning a signed Proxy Card with a later date, (2) entering a new vote over the Internet or by telephone, (3) notifying the Corporate Secretary of PG&E Corporation or the Utility, as appropriate, in writing, at 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, California 94612, or (4) voting during the 2023 Annual Meetings until voting is closed. Your attendance at the 2023 Annual Meetings will not automatically revoke your Proxy unless you vote again during the 2023 Annual Meetings.
If you are a participant in a 401(k) Plan, you may change your vote at any time prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on Monday, May 15, 2023. The last vote that the 401(k) Plan trustee receives from you within this timeframe will be the vote that is counted. Participants in a 401(k) Plan are not eligible to vote during the 2023 Annual Meetings.
If your shares otherwise are not registered to you directly but are registered in the name of your nominee (such as a broker, bank, trustee, or other third party), follow the instructions provided by your nominee to change your vote or revoke your voting instructions.
What vote is required to approve each proposal?
A majority voting standard applies to the election of each director nominee and to the approval of Proposals 2, 3, and 4. Under a majority voting standard, approval occurs if the shares voted “for” a director nominee or other proposal are a majority of the shares represented and voting at that annual meeting. In addition, the shares voting affirmatively must equal at least a majority of the quorum that is required to conduct business at each meeting, which is 50 percent of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. This means that the shares voting affirmatively must be greater than 25 percent of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.
In determining whether a majority of the shares represented and voting have elected a director nominee or approved any other proposal, abstentions, votes “withheld,” and any broker non-votes (see the definition below under “What is a broker non-vote?”) will not be considered. For all matters subject to a majority voting standard, abstentions and broker non-votes that occur with respect to the election of a director nominee or a proposal could prevent the election of a nominee or the approval of a proposal if the number of shares voting affirmatively does not constitute a majority of the required quorum. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be treated as present for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at each meeting.
Where shareholders are being asked for an advisory vote or for ratification or approval (Proposals 2, 3 and 4), any voting results with respect to these proposals will be non-binding on the affected company but will be considered by that company’s Board.
What is a broker non-vote?
If you hold your shares indirectly through your broker, then your broker is the dateregistered holder of your shares and submits the Proxy to vote your shares. You are the beneficial owner of the 2020 annual meetings?

shares, and typically you will be asked to provide your broker with instructions as to how you want your shares to be voted. Under the rules of the NYSE, if you fail to provide your broker with voting instructions, your broker can use its discretion to vote your shares on “routine” matters, such as the ratification of the appointment of the Independent Auditor. However, your broker may not use its discretion to vote your shares on “non-routine” matters, such as director elections or advisory votes to approve executive compensation (say on pay) or the frequency of say on pay. When a broker votes your shares on routine matters but is unable to vote your shares on other non-routine matters because you have failed to provide instructions on how to vote any non-routine matters, a “broker non-vote” occurs with respect to these other non-routine matters.

What shares am I entitled to vote?
If you are a PG&E Corporation registered shareholder or a Utility registered shareholder, you are entitled to vote all the shares that you own (or for which you have been given the right to provide instructions as to how such shares should be voted) as of the close of business on Record Date. 
If you are a registered holder of both PG&E Corporation common stock and Utility preferred stock, you are entitled to vote separately on each company’s proposals.
We encourage shareholders to submit their Proxies in advance of the 2023 Annual Meetings over the Internet, by telephone, or by mail. You can help ensure that your shares are voted at the 2023 Annual Meetings by following the instructions on your Notice of Internet

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Availability of your Proxy Card (if you received materials by mail) and submitting your votes over the Internet or by telephone, or by completing, signing, dating and returning your Proxy Card.
Is my vote confidential?
PG&E Corporation and the Utility each have adopted a confidential voting policy under which shareholder votes are revealed only to a non-employee proxy tabulator or an independent inspector of election, except (1) as necessary to meet legal requirements, (2) in a dispute regarding authenticity of proxies and ballots, (3) in the event of a proxy contest if the other party does not agree to comply with the confidential voting policy, and (4) where disclosure may be necessary for either company to assert or defend claims. The policy allows the companies to engage shareholders, and to directly or indirectly (1) accept voting information that is voluntarily provided by shareholders, or (2) request and obtain final shareholder voting information that is or will be publicly disclosed pursuant to law, regulation, or similar requirements.
Who will count the votes?
Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) will act as the proxy tabulators and the inspectors of election for the 2023 Annual Meetings. Broadridge is independent of PG&E Corporation and the Utility and their respective directors, officers, and employees. Broadridge will also be the voting instruction tabulator for the 401(k) Plan.
How will the 2023 Annual Meetings be conducted?
The independent non-executive Chair of the Board of PG&E Corporation, or his designee, will preside over the 2023 Annual Meetings and will make any and all determinations regarding the conduct of the meetings. 
All proposals described in this Proxy Statement will be deemed presented at the 2023 Annual Meetings.
There will be a general question and answer period. Questions and comments should pertain to corporate performance, proposals for consideration at the 2023 Annual Meetings, or other matters of interest to shareholders generally. The meetings are not a forum to present general economic, political, or other views that are not directly related to the business of the Corporation or the Utility. 
Are the 2023 Proxy Materials for the 2023 Annual Meetings available online?
Yes. You can go online at investor.pgecorp.com/financials/annual-reports-and-proxy-statementsto access the 2023 Proxy Materials.
How many copies of the 2023 Proxy Materials will I receive?
Registered Holders and 401(k) Plan Participants
You will receive one Notice of Internet Availability for each account, unless you have requested paper copies of the proxy materials, in which case you will receive one copy of the 2023 Proxy Materials for each account.
Beneficial Owners
If you receive your proxy materials through Broadridge, and there are multiple beneficial owners at the same address, you may receive fewer Notices of Internet Availability or fewer copies of the 2023 Proxy Materials than the number of beneficial owners at that address. SEC rules permit Broadridge to deliver only one Notice of Internet Availability or only one copy of the 2023 Proxy Materials to multiple beneficial owners sharing an address unless the applicable company receives contrary instructions from any beneficial owner at that address.
If you receive your proxy materials through Broadridge and (1) you currently receive only one copy of the Notice of Internet Availability or only one copy of the 2023 Proxy Materials at a shared address but you wish to receive an additional copy of the Notice of Internet Availability or of the 2023 Proxy Materials or any future notices or proxy materials, or (2) you share an address with other beneficial owners who also receive their separate notices of Internet availability or proxy materials through Broadridge and you wish to request delivery of a single copy of any notice of Internet availability or of the proxy materials to the shared address in the future, please contact Broadridge by calling 1-866-540-7095 or mailing Broadridge, Householding Department, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
What does it mean if I receive more than one Notice of Internet Availability or Proxy Card on or about the same time?
It means that your PG&E Corporation common shares or Utility preferred shares are registered differently or are in more than one account. In order to vote all of your shares, please sign and return each Proxy Card or, if you vote over the Internet, by telephone or during the 2023 Annual Meetings, vote once for each Notice of Internet Availability or Proxy Card you receive.

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What if I submit my Proxy or Voting Instruction Card, but I do not specify how I want my shares voted?
For PG&E Corporation’s registered shareholders, the Corporation’s proxy holders will vote your shares in accordance with the Corporation Board’s recommendations, which are as follows: “For” each of the Corporation Board’s nominees for director and “For” Proposals 2, 3, and 4. For the Utility’s registered shareholders, the Utility’s proxy holders will vote your shares in accordance with the Utility Board’s recommendations, which are as follows: “For” each of the Utility Board’s nominees for director and “For” Proposals 2, 3, and 4.
For 401(k) participants, if you sign but do not otherwise complete your Voting Instruction Card, you will be instructing the Trustee to vote all shares in accordance with the recommendation of the PG&E Corporation Board of Directors.
What if I do not submit my Proxy or Voting Instruction Card?
If you are a registered shareholder, your shares will not be voted if you do not submit your Proxy or vote during the virtual 2023 Annual Meetings. If you are a participant in a 401(k) Plan, your shares will not be voted if you do not submit your Voting Instruction Card. If you hold your shares through a broker (or other intermediary), your broker may vote your shares in the broker’s discretion on “routine” matters, as discussed above under “What is a broker non-vote?”
Your vote is extremely important. Even if you plan to participate in the 2023 Annual Meetings, we request that you act promptly to vote your shares by completing, signing and dating the enclosed Proxy Card and returning it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, or by voting over the Internet or by telephone by following the instructions provided on the enclosed Notice of Internet Availability, Proxy Card or Voting Instruction Card.
How many shares are entitled to vote at the 2023 Annual Meetings?
As of the Record Date, there were 1,995,760,649 PG&E Corporation common shares, without par value, outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share is entitled to one vote.
As of the Record Date, there were 10,319,782 Utility first preferred shares, $25 par value, and 264,374,809 Utility common shares, $5 par value, outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share is entitled to one vote.
How much will this Proxy solicitation cost?
All costs of soliciting Proxies on behalf of PG&E Corporation and the Utility will be borne by PG&E Corporation and the Utility.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility hired D.F. King to assist in the proxy solicitation of votes for a fee of $17,000 plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. In addition, the Corporation and the Utility will reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for forwarding proxy and solicitation materials to shareholders. The companies’ solicitation of Proxies also may be made in person, by telephone, or by electronic communications by the companies’ respective directors, officers, and employees, who will not receive additional compensation for those solicitation activities.
How do I correspond with Directors?
Correspondence from shareholders and other interested persons to directors and executive officers should be sent to the applicable company’s principal executive office, in care of the Corporate Secretary. Section 34 of each company’s Guidelines provides more details on these communications.
Consistent with procedures adopted and approved by each company’s Board, the Corporate Secretary will forward to the applicable independent non-executive Chair any communications addressed to either Board as a body or to all of the independent or non-management directors in their entirety, and such other communications as the Corporate Secretary, in his or her discretion, determines is appropriate. The Corporate Secretary also will receive communications directed to individual directors or officers, including each company’s independent non-executive Chair, and will forward those as appropriate. You can reach the principal executive office for each company by:
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E-Mail:CorporateSecretary@pge.com
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U.S. Mail:
Office of the Corporate Secretary
PG&E Corporation/
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
300 Lakeside Drive
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2024 ANNUAL MEETINGS 
What is the date of the 2024 annual meetings?
PG&E Corporation and the Utility currently anticipate that the date of their 20202024 annual meetings will be roughly one year after the date of the 20192023 Annual Meetings. Exact dates will be communicated to shareholders in the proxy materials for that meeting.

Can I submit nominees for inclusion in proxy materials for the 2020 annual meetings?

those meetings.

Can I submit nominees for inclusion in PG&E's proxy materials for the 2024 annual meetings?
PG&E Corporation’s bylaws include proxy access provisions. Under these provisions, shareholders of PG&E Corporation who meet the requirements set forth in the bylaws may submit director nominations for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials. Proxy access nominations for the Corporation’s 20202024 annual meeting must be provided to the PG&E Corporation Corporate Secretary no earlier than December 26, 2019November 8, 2023, and no later than January 25, 2020December 8, 2023, and must meet all requirements set forth in the bylaws. However, if the Corporation’s 20202024 annual meeting is scheduled on a date that is more than 30 days before or after the anniversary date of the 20192023 Annual Meetings, a proxy access nomination for the 20202024 meeting generally will be timely if it is received no later than the close of the business on the date that is 180 days prior to the 20202024 annual meeting date or the 10thday after the date on which the date of the 20202024 annual meeting is disclosed, whichever is later. The Utility did not adopt proxy access bylaw provisions, given the fact that over 95 percent of the Utility’s common stock is held by PG&E Corporation; no Utility shareholders may submit director nominations via proxy access.

Can shareholders introduce proposals (other than proxy access proposals, but including director nominations) during the 2020 annual meetings?

Can shareholders introduce proposals (other than proxy access proposals, but including director nominations) during the 2024 annual meetings?
If you are a shareholder of PG&E Corporation or the Utility and would like to introduce a proposal or other business (including director nominations other than those nominated by the companies) during that company’s 20202024 annual meeting, each company’s bylaws require that your proper advance written notice of the matter be received at the principal executive office of the applicable company no earlier than February 22, 2020January 19, 2024, and no later than 5:00 p.m., Pacific time, on March 23, 2020.February 18, 2024. However, if the 20202024 annual meeting of either company is scheduled on a date that differs by more than 30 days from the anniversary date of the 20192023 Annual Meetings, your notice will be timely if it is received no later than the 10thday after the date on which that company publicly discloses the date of its 20202024 annual meeting. You must also provide information regarding your proposal, and satisfy other requirements as set forth in the applicable company’s bylaws.

If your proposal involves nominating an individual for director during the annual meetings, certain additional information regarding the nominees and the nomination must be provided in your advance written notice regarding the nominee. For information on the director nomination processnominee, which must be submitted in general, see page 36.

What is the submission deadline if I want my shareholder proposal to be includedaccordance with procedures set forth in the proxy statement forapplicable company’s bylaws.

In addition, shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than either company’s nominees must comply with the 2020 annual meetings?

additional requirements of Rule 14a-19(b).


What is the submission deadline if I want my shareholder proposal to be included in the proxy statement for the 2024 annual meetings?
If you would like to submit a proposal to be included in the proxy statement for PG&E Corporation’s or the Utility’s 20202024 annual meeting pursuant to SEC Rule 14a-8, the applicable company’s Corporate Secretary must receive your proposal no later than January 25, 2020.

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How and where can I make a submission?

How and where can I make a submission?

If you wish to submit advance notice of any business to be brought before the 20202024 annual meetings (including notice of any proxy access nominees), or a shareholder proposal for inclusion in the 20202024 joint proxy statement, you may submit such notice or proposal via e-mail, fax, or U.S. mail (all shown below). If you submit a notice or proposal via U.S. mail, we recommend that you use a delivery method that indicates when your submission was received at the principal executive office of the applicable company.

E-Mail:CorporateSecretary@pge.com

Fax:415-973-8719

U.S. Mail:
Office of the Corporate Secretary
PG&E Corporation/Pacific Gas and Electric Company
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177

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Office of the Corporate Secretary
PG&E Corporation/
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
300 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612

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Location of the 2019 Annual Meetings

The 2019 Annual Meetings of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (together, “PG&E”) will be held concurrently on Friday, June 21, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time at the PG&E headquarters, located at 77 Beale Street in downtown San Francisco, California. Entry to the meetings will be through the atrium on Beale Street, between Market Street and Mission Street.

The meetings are easily accessible using public transportation. If you are traveling by MUNI or BART, exit at the Embarcadero station.

There is no parking available at the PG&E headquarters. Parking is available at public garages in the area.

Please note that the following items will not be allowed in the meetings: cameras, video or tape recorders, and other electronic recording devices, or any other items that might be disruptive or pose a safety or security risk. For your protection, all purses, briefcases, backpacks, and packages will be subject to inspection. Photography and video/audio recording are not permitted at the meetings.

Assistive listening devices will be available at the meetings.



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