UNITED STATES | ||||
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||||
Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||||
FORM 8-K | ||||
CURRENT REPORT | ||||
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||||
Date of Report: January 11, 2008 (Date of earliest event reported) | ||||
PG&E CORPORATION | ||||
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter) | ||||
California | 1-12609 | 94-3234914 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA | 94105 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||
415-267-7000 | ||||
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | ||||
N/A | ||||
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||||
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY | ||||
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter) | ||||
California | 1-2348 | 94-0742640 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
77 Beale Street, P.O. Box 770000, San Francisco, California | 94177 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||
(415) 973-7000 | ||||
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | ||||
N/A | ||||
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||||
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 11, 2008, David A. Coulter, a member of the Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Utility), provided notice that he will be retiring from his position as a director after more than 10 years of service by not standing for re-election as a director at PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s joint annual meeting of shareholders to be held on May 14, 2008. In providing notice, Mr. Coulter cited his increasing responsibilities as Managing Director and Senior Advisor of Warburg Pincus LLC, a global private equity firm.
Mr. Coulter has been a director of PG&E Corporation and the Utility since 1996. He is currently a member of the Executive Committee of each of the Boards of Directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility. He also is a member of the Compensation Committee of the PG&E Corporation Board of Directors and serves as Chair of the Finance Committee of the PG&E Corporation Board of Directors.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PG&E CORPORATION | ||||
| Dated: January 17, 2008 | By: | LINDA Y.H.CHENG | ||
LINDA Y.H. CHENG Vice President, Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretary | ||||
| PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY | ||||
| Dated: January 17, 2008 | By: | LINDA Y.H.CHENG | ||
LINDA Y.H. CHENG Vice President, Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretary | ||||
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