UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment no. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: August 2, 2016
(Date of earliest event reported)
| Commission File Number | Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter | State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization | IRS Employer Identification Number | |||
| 1-12609 | PG&E CORPORATION | California | 94-3234914 | |||
| 1-2348 | PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY | California | 94-0742640 |
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77 Beale Street P.O. Box 770000 San Francisco, California 94177 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (415) 973-1000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | 77 Beale Street P.O. Box 770000 San Francisco, California 94177 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (415) 973-7000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Federal Criminal Trial
On August 2, 2016, PG&E Corporation and its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“Utility”), filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 2, 2016 (the “Original Form 8-K”) reporting the government’s Notice of Dismissal of Alternative Fines Act Sentencing Allegations, and the related court order and the Utility’s consent, in the federal criminal trial against the Utility. This Form 8-K/A amends the Original Form 8-K to include developments that occurred after the Original Form 8-K was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
On August 2, 2016, the court issued an order granting leave to the government to dismiss the Alternative Fines Act sentencing allegations. (Based on the superseding indictment’s allegation that the Utility derived gross gains of approximately $281 million, the potential maximum alternative fine would have been approximately $562 million.) As a result, total potential fines that the Utility may incur are $6 million, corresponding to a maximum statutory fine of $500,000 for each of the 12 alleged felony counts.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PG&E CORPORATION | ||
| Dated: August 2, 2016 | By: | /s/ LINDA Y.H. CHENG |
| LINDA Y.H. CHENG | ||
| Vice President, Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretary | ||
| PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY | ||
| Dated: August 2, 2016 | By: | /s/ LINDA Y.H. CHENG |
| LINDA Y.H. CHENG | ||
| Vice President, Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretary | ||