2005 Officer Short-Term Incentive Plan Structure for PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company
This agreement outlines the 2005 Short-Term Incentive Plan (STIP) for officers of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. It details how bonuses will be determined based on corporate and subsidiary financial performance, operational transformation, and other performance measures. The plan allows the CEO some discretion to adjust performance measures for specific officers, with final award decisions made by the Nominating, Compensation, and Governance Committee. The plan is designed to align officer incentives with company performance goals for the year.
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Exhibit 10.18
2005 OFFICER SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN STRUCTURE
Background
At its meeting on December 15, 2004, the Nominating, Compensation, and Governance Committee reviewed and approved the 2005 Short-Term Incentive Plan (STIP) structure for officers of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The structure (Attachment A) establishes the weighting of corporate earnings from operations, subsidiary earnings from operations, and other performance factors for officers.
ATTACHMENT A
2005 Officer Short-Term Incentive Plan Structure1
| Officer Group | Award Component | Weight | Performance Measures | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PG&E Corporation | Corporate Financial Performance | 100 | % | Corporate earnings from operations | ||
Pacific Gas and Electric Company—Senior Officers (Officer Bands 2-4) | Corporate Financial Performance Utility Financial Performance | 25 50 | % % | Corporate earnings from operations Utility contribution to corporate earnings from operations | ||
Utility Operations Transformation | 25 | % | Progress towards Utility Operations transformation | |||
Pacific Gas and Electric Company—Officers (Officer Bands 5-6) | Corporate Financial Performance Utility Financial Performance | 25 25 | % % | Corporate earnings from operations Utility contribution to corporate earnings from operations | ||
Utility Operations Transformation | 25 | % | Progress towards Utility Operations transformation | |||
Utility Operational Performance | 25 | % | Financial, operating, and service measures determined by subsidiary CEO |
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- As with past STIP structures, the Chief Executive Officer of PG&E Corporation (CEO) will continue to have the discretion to modify the 2005 STIP structure for officers in circumstances where there is a need during the year to focus a particular officer on a key business-specific objective. Such discretion would be limited to shifting the performance measure weight proportionately such that no more than 25 percent would be assigned to the ancillary business-specific objective. In addition, the CEO will recommend to the Committee a performance rating for all qualitative award components (i.e., Utility Operations Transformation) based on his assessment of the performance for that award component. The Committee will continue to retain full discretion as to the determination of final officer STIP awards.
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