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2010 FERC Form 1 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company

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Name of Respondent<br />

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY<br />

This Report is:<br />

(1) X An Original<br />

(2) A Resubmission<br />

Date of Report<br />

(Mo, Da, Yr)<br />

04/08/2011<br />

Year/Period of Report<br />

<strong>2010</strong>/Q4<br />

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)<br />

The 2006 LTIP permits the award of various forms of incentive awards, including stock options, stock appreciation rights,<br />

restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance shares, deferred compensation awards, <strong>and</strong> other stock-based awards, to<br />

eligible employees of PG&E Corporation <strong>and</strong> its subsidiaries. Non-employee directors of PG&E Corporation are also eligible to<br />

receive restricted stock <strong>and</strong> either stock options or restricted stock units under the formula grant provisions of the 2006 LTIP. A<br />

maximum of 12 million shares of PG&E Corporation common stock (subject to adjustment for changes in capital structure, stock<br />

dividends, or other similar events) has been reserved for issuance under the 2006 LTIP, of which 7,856,348 shares were available for<br />

award at December 31, <strong>2010</strong>.<br />

Awards made under the PG&E Corporation LTIP before December 31, 2005 <strong>and</strong> still outst<strong>and</strong>ing continue to be governed by<br />

the terms <strong>and</strong> conditions of the PG&E Corporation LTIP.<br />

PG&E Corporation <strong>and</strong> the Utility use an estimated annual forfeiture rate of 2.5% for stock options <strong>and</strong> restricted stock <strong>and</strong><br />

2% for performance shares, based on historic forfeiture rates, for purposes of determining compensation expense for share-based<br />

incentive awards. The following table provides a summary of total compensation expense for PG&E Corporation <strong>and</strong> the Utility for<br />

share-based incentive awards for <strong>2010</strong>, 2009, <strong>and</strong> 2008:<br />

(in millions) <strong>2010</strong> 2009 2008<br />

Stock Options $ - $ - $ 2<br />

Restricted Stock 14 9 22<br />

Restricted Stock Units 9 11 -<br />

Performance Shares:<br />

Liability Awards 22 37 33<br />

Equity Awards 11 - -<br />

Total Compensation Expense (pre-tax) $ 56 $ 57 $ 57<br />

Total Compensation Expense (after-tax) $ 33 $ 34 $ 34<br />

There were no significant stock-based compensation costs capitalized during <strong>2010</strong>, 2009 <strong>and</strong> 2008. There was no material<br />

difference between PG&E Corporation <strong>and</strong> the Utility for the information disclosed above.<br />

Stock Options<br />

The exercise price of stock options granted under the 2006 LTIP <strong>and</strong> all other outst<strong>and</strong>ing stock options is equal to the market<br />

price of PG&E Corporation’s common stock on the date of grant. Stock options generally have a 10-year term <strong>and</strong> vest over four<br />

years of continuous service, subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances.<br />

The following table summarizes total intrinsic value (fair market value of PG&E Corporation’s common stock less exercise<br />

price) of options exercised:<br />

PG&E Corporation<br />

(in millions) <strong>2010</strong> 2009 2008<br />

Intrinsic value of options exercised $ 15 $ 18 $ 13<br />

The tax benefit from stock options exercised totaled $0.5 million, $6 million, <strong>and</strong> $4 million for <strong>2010</strong>, 2009, <strong>and</strong> 2008<br />

respectively.<br />

The following table summarizes stock option activity for <strong>2010</strong>:<br />

<strong>FERC</strong> FORM NO. 1 (ED. 12-88) Page 123.19<br />

Weighted<br />

Average<br />

Remaining

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