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 (Date of earliest event reported): October 4, 2022
Commission File Number | Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter, state of incorporation, address of principal executive offices, telephone | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | ||
1-16305 | PUGET ENERGY, INC. A Washington Corporation 355 110th Ave NE Bellevue, Washington 98004425-454-6363 | 91-1969407 | ||
1-4393 | PUGET SOUND ENERGY, INC. A Washington Corporation 355 110th Ave NE Bellevue, Washington 98004 425-454-6363 | 91-0374630 |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors and Certain Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
Steve Secrist notified Puget Sound Energy, Inc. and Puget Energy, Inc. (together, the “Companies”) of his intent to retire from his position as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer of the Companies, effective November 30, 2022, following more than 33 years of service with the Companies.
In connection with Mr. Secrist’s retirement, the board of directors of each of the Companies have promoted Lorna Luebbe to Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer and General Counsel of the Companies, and have promoted Samuel Osborne to Corporate Secretary of the Companies, effective December 1, 2022.
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements, which are statements of expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives and assumptions of future events. Words or phrases such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “continues,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “future,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “will likely result,” “will continue” or similar expressions are intended to identify certain of these forward-looking statements and may be included in discussion of, among other things, our future expectations. Forward-looking statements reflect current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from those expressed.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PUGET ENERGY, INC. | ||||||
PUGET SOUND ENERGY, INC. | ||||||
Dated: October 11 , 2022 | By: | /s/ Mary E. Kipp | ||||
Name: | Mary E. Kipp | |||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |