Prior to each annual meeting, shareholders owning PG&E Corporation or Pacific Gas and Electric Company stock as of the record date for the meeting receive a notice of the joint annual meeting and a joint proxy statement that includes the time, date, and location of the meeting, a discussion of business to be covered at the meeting, and information about our directors and officers so that shareholders can make an informed decision on the matters to be voted on at the meeting.

A proxy card is included with the joint proxy statement. The proxy card allows shareholders to participate in voting at the meeting, whether or not they decide to attend. By checking the appropriate boxes, signing, dating, and returning the proxy card, shareholders can appoint our management to represent them at the meeting and instruct management to vote their shares in accordance with their wishes as indicated on the proxy card. If shares are held in "street name" in a brokerage account, the shareholder receives his or her proxy materials from the broker.

The PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company annual report to shareholders is mailed with the proxy materials.

Click here (PDF, 555KB) for the 2008 Joint Proxy Statement.