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DEAR FELLOW SHAREHOLDERS,
We are pleased to invite you to attend Portland General Electric’s (PGE) Annual Meeting of shareholders to be held virtually on Friday, April 19, 2024 at 8:00 am Pacific.
PGE’s business strategy is grounded in the values that reflect our purpose and progress as a company, as we work towards the goals we hold in common with the customers and communities we serve.
Our independent Board provides critical oversight as we work to power the advancement of society with safe, reliable and affordable energy while transforming our systems to serve evolving customer needs. Our members bring a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and skills to the Board, allowing us to effectively manage risk and provide guidance even as the pace of change in the energy industry continues to accelerate. The Proxy Statement describes PGE’s corporate governance policies and practices that foster the Board’s effective oversight of the Company’s business strategies and practices.
In 2023, PGE demonstrated our commitment to operational excellence and strong execution on cost management, even as we faced power market volatility and challenging weather conditions throughout the year. PGE navigated a new peak for summer demand during a triple-digit August heatwave, as well as one of our area’s warmest Decembers on record and record low wind and hydropower production.
At the same time, we also enhanced the reliability and resilience of our energy grid, integrating renewable resources and adding non-emitting capacity. Agreements for 475 MW of battery storage, combined with new hydropower contracts, enhanced grid reliability, and the Clearwater wind farm has brought 311 MW of clean energy online. With our work demonstrating our leadership in this space, PGE and our partners were awarded eight federal grants totaling $314 million.
PGE also successfully advanced innovation and upgraded our customer and financial systems to increase efficiency, improve customer experiences and strengthen our digital foundation for business growth. The registration of a $300 million at-the-market program and the establishment of a successful production tax credit sale program built on our late-2022 $500 million equity issuance.
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Two directors who have been foundational to the Board’s excellence completed their terms this year. Dr. Lee Pelton has provided invaluable guidance as chair of the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee, helping us take thoughtful steps to improve both how PGE approaches diversity within our company, and how we engage with the communities we serve. Mark Ganz has elevated local insights and customer voices, grounded in years of legal, ethics, and compliance experience. We are enormously thankful for their service to our company, customers, and communities. We welcome John O’Leary, President and CEO of Daimler Truck North America, to the board. John brings three decades of experience in the transportation sector and deep financial expertise and connections to the Portland, Oregon community.
PGE’s business practices align with our core values. Active engagement with investors, regulators, and other stakeholders helps us learn and advance. We value your feedback and are always striving to learn and improve.
On behalf of the Board, thank you for your investment in PGE. Working together, we can reach a clean energy future, while building a prosperous economy and vibrant communities in Oregon.
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Election to our Board of Directors of the 9 nominees identified in the Proxy Statement.
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Annual Meeting of shareholders to be held on April 19, 2024
As permitted under SEC rules, we are mailing our shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials and submit proxy votes online. Our Proxy Statement and 2023 Annual Report are available on our website at https://investors.portlandgeneral.com/financial-information/annual-reports.
You may also access our proxy materials at https://proxyvote.com.
We are making the Proxy Statement and the form of proxy first available on or about March 6, 2024.
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This Proxy Statement contains forward-looking statements, including those regarding implementation of our business plans, technology transitions, our business, strategies and financial performance, our offerings of new services, and other statements that are not historical fact, and actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Risk factors that could cause actual results to differ are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section, as well as other sections of our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K, available on our website at https://investors.portlandgeneral.com/financial-information/sec-filings, as well as, or in addition to, other filings with the SEC. All forward-looking statements are based on management’s estimates, projections, and assumptions as of the date of this Proxy Statement, and we undertake no obligation to update any such statements.
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35% of PGE's total system load was served from non-emitting energy resources
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Our 475 MW of battery storage, 311 MW Clearwater Wind facility and more than 500 MW of hydro contracts continued to build on our clean energy leadership
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We joined the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub consortium to explore bringing green hydrogen technology to the former Boardman coal plant with the support of federal Department of Energy funding
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We increased our hydro agreements from 450 MW to 965 MW, expanding capacity and management capabilities
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Customer actions reduced load by 90+ MW at the hottest time of day, avoiding outages and increasingly volatile power markets during a record heat event
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Energy usage grew 0.9% and overall customer count grew 0.7% as large digital and semi-conductor companies rapidly expanded
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We maintained our position as the #1 ranked renewable power program in the United States by the National Renewable Energy Lab
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We advanced our digital tools and programs to remain in the top quartile position nationwide on customer delight, according to Escalent's National Energy Utility Benchmarking study
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We launched PGE+, a new online tool that guides customers through program options designed to advance electrification
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We significantly expanded energy efficiency and other customer programs like Smart Thermostats that provide customers with tools to manage their energy costs. 22% of residential households participate in voluntary programs to shift energy use
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Our Transportation Electrification plan, filed with the Oregon Public Utilities Commission outlines our strategy on serving EV owners to enable a seamless, end-to-end grid connected electric mobility ecosystem that is easy-to-use, affordable and accessible to all
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We made capital investments of $1,462 million, prioritizing system hardening and resiliency infrastructure, designed for transmission, distribution and grid modernization
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Through the introduction of a comprehensive injury prevention and management program, we decreased our OSHA recordable incidents by over 40%
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We expanded our Advanced Distribution System Management functionality, to further optimize the performance of our grid
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We concluded a successful rate case in 2023, allowing us to continue to invest in infrastructure that improves safety and reliability for our customers
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We completed our Faraday Repower and Resiliency Project, modernizing a 116 year old hydro facility to make it safer and more efficient
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We received approval of our 2023 Wildfire Mitigation Plan, with increased inspections and the deployment of advanced technology to detect issues faster
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Our Environmental, Social and Governance Report and additional sustainability information and reports are available at https://investors.portlandgeneral.com/esg. These reports and any other information on our website are not part of, nor incorporated by reference into, this Proxy Statement. Additional information about how we will execute on our strategy can be found on our website at https://portlandgeneral.com/about/who-we-are.
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We continue to work towards our own company-wide goals to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 across our operations, which include fleet and facilities, as well as power generation and supply.
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Increasing non-emitting energy resources and capacity in our portfolio. In 2023, we acquired 475MW of battery storage, which is the largest single acquisition by a utility outside of California. Over 230,000 residential and small commercial customers are enrolled in PGE's Green Future Program and the 311MW Clearwater Wind Facility came online in January 2024.
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Continuing to evaluate the possibility of exiting the ownership of Colstrip Units 3 and 4 as part of meeting our regulatory and legislative requirements.
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Supporting decarbonization in other sectors of the economy through energy efficiency, electrification and smart energy use.
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We support our customers’ call for clean energy through our voluntary customer programs. For the 14th year, PGE has held the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s No. 1 ranking for the largest participation of business and residential renewable energy customers in a renewables program of any U.S. electric utility.
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We are committed to pay equity, and offer a wide range of market-competitive benefits to our over 2,800 full-time employees.
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We provide employees with benefits that address their needs holistically and support their wellness, including competitive salary, medical, dental and vision insurance, ongoing training opportunities, mentorship and professional development programs, paid vacation, retirement savings with company match, and tuition reimbursement.
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We continue to follow a flexible workplace model providing our employees with in-person, hybrid, and remote working options based on organization and employee needs.
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Our pay equity practices, racial equity training and development opportunities for women and people of color to advance into management are hallmarks of our commitment to an inclusive workforce.
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Our Business Resource Groups (BRGs) allow employees to form connections, build professional networks and learn. In 2023, two of our BRGs sponsored in-person sessions with members of our Board of Directors focused on career advice and professional growth.
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We once again received two notable recognitions that reflect our ongoing dedication to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.
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For the 10th year in a row we scored a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equity Index as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality.
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Bloomberg LP recognized PGE by including us for the fifth time in its annual Gender-Equality Index, which tracks the performance of companies committed to supporting gender equality through policy development, representation and transparency.
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We reached over 60,000 students though Project Zero, an innovative and award winning program that empowers young adults and students to create cleaner, greener and more equitable communities.
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The PGE Foundation, employee/retiree donations and PGE contributed close to $4.6 million to non-profits. The PGE Foundation improves the quality of life for Oregonians and has awarded approximately $30 million to community organizations across the state since its inception in 1997.
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Our employees and retirees volunteered in the community, contributing over 23,000 volunteer hours.
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PGE Foundation launched the first ever Career Pathways grants, resulting in 26 organizations receiving grants allowing them to create access to family-wage jobs in trades, STEM and green sectors, promoting job readiness for working-age individuals; addressing employment barriers through wrap-around services and supporting business ownership for entrepreneurs of color and women-owned small businesses.
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We have worked over 17 years together with our partners in the Clackamas River Basin to enhance habitat for fish and wildlife that depend on a thriving river ecosystem. For the first time, the team at the Westside Hydro generating facility successfully passed more than 25,000 adult salmon and steelhead upstream of the North Form Dam. This is one of several other fish return records broken in 2023.
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Our Avian Protection Plan, which includes partnerships with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Avian Power Line Interaction Committee, works to make our infrastructure safer for birds and increasing reliability for our customers. In 2023, we added or replaced more than 6,750 poles and more than 2,000 transformers with ones that feature avian-safe protective covers or design features.
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Our Pelton Round Butte Project was recently re-certified by the Low Impact Hydropower Institute, recognizing the project’s compliance with rigorous environmental stewardship criteria in categories such as water quality monitoring, efforts to safely pass fish upstream and downstream, and protection of cultural resources.
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We launched PGE+, usage dashboards, rebates and incentives for energy efficiency.
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Our energy management programs such as Smart Thermostat, Time of Day, EV Smart Charging, Peak Time Rebates and Energy Tracker allow customers to manage their energy usage and bills.
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As of December 31, we had over 69,000 customers enrolled in our Income Qualified Bill Discount Program, which offers discounts of 15%, 20% or 25% based on household size and total household income. Beginning in 2024, we offer discounts of 40% and 60% based on the same criteria.
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We secured $300 million+ in federal grants to offset the costs of clean energy projects, including grants for critical transmission upgrades, a regional clean energy hydrogen hub and for investments in grid edge computing to help maintain resilient grid operations.
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We achieved customer delight of 56% among PGE residential customers, remaining in the top quartile of utilities nationwide according to Escalent’s national Utility Energy Benchmark
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Focus on community outreach and engagement
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WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR CUSTOMERS
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We developed a Strategic Tribal Engagement Plan to provide an enterprise-wide framework for our teams to develop and maintain successful Tribal partnerships
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We convened a Community Benefits and Impacts Advisory Group (CBIAG) to build understanding of our clean energy goals and engage with community members as collaborators on issues of energy equity and access. The CBIAG meets monthly and includes members within our service area including low income and environmental justice communities
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We partner with community organizations to inform our customers about our clean energy programs, bill assistance and to connect our customers with resources to manage their energy and savings. Our website as well as PGE's mobile app are available in both English and Spanish, while our call center offers customer support in over 200 languages
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Annual election of directors by majority vote of the shareholders
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Shareholder right to act by written consent
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No "poison pill" anti-takeover defenses
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No supermajority voting requirements
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Robust Board and executive stock ownership guidelines (see pages 25 and 64 for details)
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Regular discussion of strategy at Board meetings and at annual Board strategy session
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Oversight of risks, both strategic and operational, discussed with all Committees and the full Board
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Continuous evaluation of sustainability goals and strategy
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Regular review of performance metrics, including between meetings
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Board training focused on business risks and opportunities
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Find our Corporate Governance Guidelines and other governance documents online.
The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines, which, together with our articles of incorporation and bylaws, establish the governance framework for the management of the Company. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines address, among other matters, the role of our Board, Board membership criteria, director retirement policies, director independence criteria, director and officer stock ownership requirements, Board committees and leadership development. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Board committee charters, and certain other corporate governance policies are available on our website at https://investors.portlandgeneral.com/corporate-governance. These documents are also available in print to shareholders, without charge, upon request to Portland General Electric Company at its principal executive offices at 121 SW Salmon Street, 1WTC1301, Portland, Oregon 97204, Attention: Corporate Secretary.
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Financial operation and performance
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Customers
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Shareholders and Governance Teams
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Item 1: Election of Directors
OUR BOARD IS EXPERIENCED, DIVERSE AND INDEPENDENT
The Board, acting upon the recommendation of the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee, has nominated the following 9 directors for election to our Board. All elected directors will serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting, or until their successors are elected and qualified, except in the case of earlier death, resignation or removal. Except for Mr. O'Leary, who was appointed to the Board in January 2024, all of the nominees were elected at the 2023 Annual Meeting.
Our Board reflects the diversity of skills, attributes, experiences, backgrounds, gender, race and ethnicity needed to provide effective oversight of PGE. Our nominees have held senior leadership roles at public companies or other large organizations and have extensive experience in a variety of fields, including utility operations and regulation, technology, finance and accounting, corporate governance, law, public policy, and consulting. All of our nominees have a reputation for integrity, honesty and adherence to high ethical standards.
We have a strong track record of board refreshment. Five of our independent directors have been added since the beginning of 2021: two in 2021, two in 2022 and one in 2024. This board refreshment brings a variety of perspectives to strategic, financial, operational and sustainability deliberations.
If any of the nominees becomes unable to serve or for good cause will not serve as a director, it is intended that votes will be cast for a substitute nominee designated by the Board, or the Board may elect to reduce its size. The Board has no reason to believe that nominees named in this proxy will be unable to serve if elected. Each of the nominees has consented to being named in this proxy statement and to serve if elected.
The Board selected our director nominees based on their demonstration of the core attributes described above, and the belief that each director can make substantial contributions to our Board and to PGE. See pages 15 to 21 for more information about the backgrounds and qualifications of our nominees.
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The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote
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Dawn Farrell
Independent |
64 | 2022 | Utilities/ Energy | White/Woman |
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Marie Oh Huber
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62 | 2019 | Law/Technology/ Customer Experience | Asian/Woman |
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Kathryn Jackson
Independent |
66 | 2014 | Technology/Environmental | White/Woman |
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Michael Lewis
Independent |
61 | 2021 | Utilities | African American/Man |
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Michael Millegan
Independent |
65 | 2019 | Communications/ Technology | African American/Man |
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John O'Leary
Independent |
63 | 2024 | Automotive/Clean Transportation | White/Man |
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Patricia Salas Pineda
Independent |
72 | 2022 | Human Resources/Consumer Products | Latina/Woman |
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Maria Pope
President and CEO |
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James Torgerson
Independent Chair |
71 | 2021 | Energy/Finance | White/Man |
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Dawn Farrell
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR SINCE
2022
COMMITTEES
Finance
Nominating, Governance and Sustainability |
EDUCATION
MA Economics, Bachelor of Commerce, University of Calgary
AMP, Harvard University
SELECTED DIRECTORSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Chairperson, The Chemours Company
Chancellor, Mount Royal University
SELECTED FORMER DIRECTORSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS
Board member, Business Council of Canada
Board member, Alberta Business Council
Board member, Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Board member, Fording Coal Income Fund
TOP SKILLS
Infrastructure Development
Industrial and Utility Operations Strategic Planning, Business Development and/or M&A |
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BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
Ms. Farrell served from 2012 until her retirement in 2021 as President and CEO of TransAlta Corporation, one of Canada's largest producers of wind and hydro-electric power. Ms. Farrell is currently serving as President and CEO of the Trans Mountain Corporation. She has over 39 years of experience in the energy industry and held a variety of executive leadership positions in TransAlta and British Columbia Hydro & Power Authority (BC Hydro) including leading the commercial operations and development at TransAlta and generation and engineering at BC Hydro. Ms. Farrell’s qualifications to serve on our Board include her in-depth knowledge of the western energy markets, generation operations, energy trading, her leadership in transforming a carbon-based company into a leading clean and renewable focused company, and her extensive leadership experience gained in senior executive positions at energy companies.
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Marie Oh Huber
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR SINCE
2019
COMMITTEES
Compensation, Culture and Talent
Nominating, Governance and Sustainability |
EDUCATION
BA, Economics, Yale University
JD, Northwestern Pritzker University School of Law
SELECTED DIRECTORSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS
University Council, Yale University Law Board, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
SELECTED FORMER DIRECTORSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS
Board member, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Board member, James Campbell Company LLC
Board Member, Adevinta
TOP SKILLS
Corporate Governance
Government, Regulatory and Public Policy Technology, Cybersecurity and Information Security |
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BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
Ms. Huber has over 25 years of strategic business, legal and public policy experience in global Fortune 500 companies. She heads the global legal and government relations and public policy functions for eBay, Inc., where she serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary. Ms. Huber joined eBay in 2015 from Agilent Technologies, where she served as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary since 2009. At Agilent Technologies, Ms. Huber held positions of increasing responsibility, and was responsible for communications, regulatory affairs and quality assurance, government affairs and philanthropy. She started her career at large firms in New York and San Francisco. Ms. Huber's qualifications to serve on our Board include her extensive track record as a business leader in advising boards of directors and her executive leadership of legal and operational matters, M&A, corporate governance, legal and compliance, public policy, IP, litigation, privacy and cybersecurity matters.
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Kathryn Jackson, PhD
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR SINCE
2014
COMMITTEES
Chair, Audit and Risk
Nominating, Governance and Sustainability |
EDUCATION
BS, Physics, Grove City College
MS, Industrial Engineering Management, University of Pittsburgh
MS and PhD, Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
SELECTED DIRECTORSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Board member, Cameco Corporation
Board member, EQT Corporation
Advisory Board, Carnegie Mellon University
Advisory Board, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School
SELECTED FORMER DIRECTORSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS
Board member, Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., and Duquesne Light Company, Inc.
Member, National Academy of Engineering
TOP SKILLS
Finance and Accounting
Risk Management and Compliance Technology, Cybersecurity and Information Security |
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BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
Dr. Jackson is a senior advisor at Energy Impact Partners, and from 2016 to 2021 served as the director of Energy and Technology Consulting at KeySource, Inc. where she provided strategic consulting services to clients in business growth, technology development and energy services. From 2014 to 2015, Dr. Jackson was chief technology officer and senior vice president at RTI International Metals, Inc., a leading U.S. producer of titanium mill products. She served as chief technology officer and senior vice president of Research and Technology at Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, from 2009 to 2014; and as vice president of Strategy, Research and Technology from 2008 to 2009. Prior to joining Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, Dr. Jackson served for 17 years at the Tennessee Valley Authority where she held executive positions including executive vice president of River System Operations and Environment, and was the corporate environmental officer. Dr. Jackson’s qualifications to serve on our Board include her background in engineering, her experience as a senior executive and as chair of the board of the Independent System Operator of New England, and her knowledge and experience in the areas of technology, large capital projects, risk management, generation facilities and energy trading operations, research and development, and environmental health and safety.
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Michael Lewis
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR SINCE
2021
COMMITTEES
Compensation, Culture and Talent
Chair, Finance |
EDUCATION
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Florida
MBA, Nova Southeastern University
AMP, Duke University
EMP, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School
SELECTED DIRECTORSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Board member, Newpark Resources, Inc.
Board member, Kinross Gold Corp.
Board member, Osmose Utilities Service
Senior Advisor, TRC Consulting, Engineering and Construction
SELECTED FORMER DIRECTORSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS
Pacific Gas & Electric Interim President; Board member, Association of Edison Illuminating Companies Member, California Governor's Earthquake Advisory Commission
TOP SKILLS
Human Capital Management and Culture
Industrial and Utility Operations Infrastructure Development |
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BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
Mr. Lewis is a retired executive with more than 35 years of experience in electric utility operations. He served as Interim President of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) from August to December 2020. During that time, he oversaw PG&E's gas and electric operations including wildfire prevention and response efforts, grid resiliency initiatives, vegetation management programs and emergency preparedness. Prior to that, Mr. Lewis served as PG&E's senior vice president of Electric Operations and vice president of Electric Distribution. Before joining PG&E in 2018, Mr. Lewis held a number of executive positions at Duke Energy, including senior vice president and chief distribution officer from 2016 to 2018, covering distribution operations across six states, and senior vice president and chief transmission officer from 2015 to 2016. Before the Duke Energy and Progress Energy merger in 2012, he was senior vice president of energy delivery for Progress Energy Florida, where he was responsible for hurricane preparedness and grid hardening initiatives. Mr. Lewis’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his executive leadership experience and in-depth knowledge of utility operations, including electric transmission and distribution, wildfire prevention and response, disaster preparedness, grid resiliency, large capital projects and risk management and safety programs.
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Michael Millegan
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR SINCE
2019
COMMITTEES
Audit and Risk
Finance |
EDUCATION
BA, MBA, Angelo State University
SELECTED DIRECTORSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Board member, Axis Capital Holdings Board member, Network Wireless Solutions, Inc.
Board member, Virginia Mason Foundation
Strategic advisor and investor, Windpact, Inc., and Vettd, Inc.
SELECTED FORMER DIRECTORSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS
Board Member, CoreSite Realty Corp.
Board member, Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.
TOP SKILLS
Community Ties, Service and Leadership
Consumer Products/Customer Expectations Technology, Cybersecurity and Information Security |
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BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
Mr. Millegan is the Founder and CEO of Millegan Advisory Group 3 LLC where he advises early-stage companies on strategies that drive technology innovation and shareholder value since 2018. Previously, he held a variety of executive leadership and management positions within Verizon, where he led large-scale and scope business units. As president of Verizon Global Wholesale Group, he was responsible for $11 billion in sales revenue, 13,000 employees and $1 billion in annual capital spending. Mr. Millegan’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his experience overseeing significant business units within a large corporate group, his experience in executive and management roles, his background in industrial operations in a regulated industry, global sales and marketing, digital media platforms, network infrastructure deployment, cloud computing, cybersecurity, supply chain management and communications infrastructure.
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John O'Leary
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR SINCE
2024
COMMITTEES
Audit and Risk
Finance |
EDUCATION
BA, Business Administration - Accounting, Seattle University
Executive Development Program, Northwestern University
SELECTED DIRECTORSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Board member, Daimler Truck North America LLC and Daimler Truck Holding AG
Board member, Greenlane
Board member, Torc Robotics
TOP SKILLS
Finance and Accounting
Innovation and Transformation Strategic Planning, Business Development and M&A |
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BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
Mr. O’Leary has three decades of experience in the transportation and mobility sector. As the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Daimler Truck North America LLC, Mr. O’Leary has strong ties to the Portland, Oregon, business community. He has served in a variety of leadership roles at Daimler throughout his over 20-year tenure there, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for eight years, as well as serving as Chief Transformation Officer for Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Stuttgart, Germany. As CEO, Mr. O’Leary spearheads Daimler’s electrification and zero-emission technology initiatives in North America. Mr. O’Leary currently serves on the board of Daimler Truck Holding AG, the German parent company of Daimler Truck North America LLC, and is chairman of the board of Greenlane, a joint venture started by Daimler, BlackRock, and NextEra Energy to develop zero-emission infrastructure in the United States. Mr. O'Leary's qualifications to serve on our Board include his expertise in accounting and finance, his leadership in clean energy transformation, his experience as a senior executive and his deep knowledge of industrial operations.
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Patricia Salas Pineda
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR SINCE
2022
COMMITTEES
Chair, Compensation, Culture and Talent
Finance |
EDUCATION
BA, Government, Mills College JD, University of California at Berkeley
SELECTED DIRECTORSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Board member, Omnicom Group
Board Member, Frontier Group Holdings
Board member, Earthjustice
SELECTED FORMER DIRECTORSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS
Board member, Levi Strauss & Co
California Air Resources Board
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
TOP SKILLS
Consumer Products/Customer Expectations
Government, Regulatory and Public Policy Human Capital Management and Culture |
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BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
Ms. Pineda has held diverse leadership roles in human resources, marketing, legal, communications, philanthropy, and stakeholder relations. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Pineda was the Group Vice President, Hispanic Business Strategy Group at Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Before that, Ms. Pineda was the Group Vice President, national Philanthropy and also Group Vice President Corporate Communications/ Administration and General Counsel. Ms. Pineda began her career at New United Motor Manufacturing Inc., where she held leadership positions in Human Resources, Legal, Government and Environmental Affairs. Ms. Pineda is the founder and Chair emeritus of the Latino Corporate Directors Association and is fluent in both Spanish and English. Ms. Pineda's qualifications to serve on our Board include her experience and knowledge of customer strategy, customer expectations and communications, her knowledge of human capital management issues and compensation, her extensive Board experience, and her deep understanding of stakeholder relations and policy issues.
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Maria Pope
President and Chief Executive Officer, Portland General Electric Company
DIRECTOR SINCE
2018
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EDUCATION
BA, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgetown University
MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
SELECTED DIRECTORSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Board member, Columbia Banking System, Inc.
Board member, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Portland Branch
Vice Chair, Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
Chair, Electric Power Research Institute
Board member, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
Chair, Oregon Business Council and Co-Chair, Oregon Semiconductor Task Force
SELECTED FORMER DIRECTORSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS
Chair, OHSU Governing Board, Canadian Council of Forest Industries, Oregon Symphony
TOP SKILLS
Environmental and Sustainability
Finance and Accounting Industrial and Utility Operations |
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BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
Ms. Pope is President and CEO of Portland General Electric Company. She was appointed President on October 1, 2017 and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2018. She served from 2013 to 2017 as senior vice president of Power Supply, Operations and Resource Strategy, overseeing PGE's generation plants, energy supply portfolio, and long-term resource strategy. Ms. Pope joined PGE in 2009 as senior vice president of finance, Chief Financial Officer and treasurer. She served on PGE's Board of Directors from 2006 to 2008. Prior to joining PGE, she served as Chief Financial Officer for Mentor Graphics Corporation and held senior operating and finance positions within the forest products and consumer products industries. She began her career in banking with Morgan Stanley. Ms. Pope’s qualifications to serve on our Board include her current role as President and CEO, her extensive knowledge of the Company and the utility industry, her experience as Chief Financial Officer of three publicly traded companies, her diverse leadership experience in business and financial roles, and her strong local ties, and her corporate and civic board experience.
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James Torgerson
Board Chair
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR SINCE
2021
COMMITTEES
Audit and Risk
Nominating, Governance and Sustainability |
EDUCATION
BBA, Accounting, Cleveland State University
SELECTED DIRECTORSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Board of Trustees, Yale-New Haven Hospital and Health System
Advisory Board member, Noteworthy AI Inc.
SELECTED FORMER DIRECTORSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS
Executive committee, Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
Co-Chair, EEI Committee on Reliability, Security and Business Continuity
Chair, American Gas Association
Board member, Archaea Energy, Inc.
TOP SKILLS
Environmental and Sustainability
Human Capital Management and Culture Industrial and Utility Operations |
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BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS
Mr. Torgerson served as CEO of AVANGRID, Inc., an energy company with approximately $30 billion in assets and operations in 24 states from 2015 until his retirement in 2020. Previously, he was president and CEO of UIL Holdings Corporation from 2006 to 2015, when it merged with Iberdrola USA to form AVANGRID. During his time at UIL Holdings, he oversaw its expansion from a regional electric utility to a diversified energy delivery company and one of the largest generators of wind electricity in the U.S., serving natural gas and electric utility customers across multiple states. Before joining UIL Holdings, he was president, CEO and director of the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. from 2000 to 2006. He also previously served as chief financial officer for several natural gas and electric utilities including Puget Sound Energy and Washington Energy Company. Before transitioning to the utility industry, he served as vice president of development for Diamond Shamrock Corporation, where he also held various finance and strategic planning positions. Mr. Torgerson’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his executive leadership experience and extensive knowledge of the utility industry, including clean energy development, finance and accounting, energy markets, regulation, risk management and strategic planning.
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Committee Composition
Chair:
Kathryn Jackson, PhD
Other Members:
Mark Ganz
Michael Millegan John O'Leary (effective January 1, 2024) Lee Pelton, PhD James Torgerson
Meetings in 2023:
5
Independence/Qualifications:
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All members are independent within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards, SEC standards and the Company's Director Independence Standards.
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All members are “financially literate” within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards.
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Key Responsibilities
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Assists the Board in its oversight of our financial statements, independent auditors’ qualifications, independence and performance, and internal controls over financial reporting
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Assists the Board with the oversight of our Enterprise Risk Management program, including regular reviews of top company risks
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Appoints and oversees the work of our registered public accounting firm
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Reviews the annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial information with management and the independent registered public accounting firm
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Pre-approves all audit, audit-related, tax and other services, if any, provided by the registered independent public accounting firm
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Appoints and oversees the work of PGE's Director of Internal Audit Services and approves our annual internal audit plan and budget
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Approves the Audit and Risk Committee Report for inclusion in our proxy statement
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Oversees the development and implementation of our ethics and compliance programs
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Committee Composition
Chair:
Patricia Salas Pineda
Other Members:
Mark Ganz
Marie Oh Huber Michael Lewis
Meetings in 2023:
4
Independence/Qualifications:
•
All members are independent within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards and the Company's Director Independence Standards.
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Key Responsibilities
•
Evaluates the performance of the CEO and determines her compensation together with the independent directors
•
Approves the compensation of the executive officers other than the CEO
•
Reviews PGE's non-management director compensation program and recommends appropriate levels of compensation for non-employee directors
•
Advises on human capital management matters, including talent management strategies, programs and initiatives, including DEI programs and results, workforce health and safety and any required human capital disclosures
•
Reviews the Compensation Discussion and Analysis contained in our proxy statement and approves the Compensation, Culture and Talent Committee Report for inclusion in the proxy statement
•
Together with the other independent directors, oversees our incentive compensation clawback policy and recovery of performance-based compensation awards
•
Reviews succession plans and diversity pipeline for executive roles
•
Oversees our culture metrics and employee engagement
•
Reviews and approves severance or termination payment arrangements for executive officers
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Committee Composition
Chair:
Michael Lewis
Other Members:
Dawn Farrell
Michael Millegan John O'Leary (effective January 1, 2024) Patricia Salas Pineda
Meetings in 2023:
4
Independence/Qualifications:
•
All members are independent within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards and the Company's Director Independence Standards.
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Key Responsibilities
•
Reviews and recommends to the Board approval of annual financing plans and capital and operating budgets
•
Reviews and approves or recommends to the Board approval of certain costs for projects, initiatives, transactions and other activities within PGE's ordinary business
•
Reviews our capital and debt structure, approves or recommends to the Board the issuance of debt, and recommends to the Board the issuance of equity
•
Reviews and recommends to the Board dividends, dividend payout goals and objectives
•
Reviews earnings forecasts and investor sentiment
•
Assists the Board in overseeing the management of results associated with PGE’s power operations, capital projects, finance activities, credit and liquidity
•
Reviews and recommends to the Board investment policies and guidelines
•
Oversees the management of benefit plan assets
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Chair:
Lee Pelton, PhD
Other Members:
Dawn Farrell
Marie Oh Huber Kathryn Jackson, PhD James Torgerson
Meetings in 2023:
3
Independence/Qualifications:
•
All members are independent within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards and the Company's Director Independence Standards.
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Key Responsibilities
•
Reviews the size of the Board and recommends to the Board any appropriate changes
•
Identifies and recommends to the Board individuals qualified to serve as directors and on committees of the Board
•
Takes a leadership role in shaping our corporate governance, including the policies and practices described in our Corporate Governance Guidelines
•
Reviews succession plans for the CEO, either as a committee or together with the full Board
•
Oversees the self-assessment of the Board and its committees
•
Reviews any company transactions involving directors, nominees, executive officers and other “related persons” in accordance with the Company’s Related Person Transaction Policy
•
Provides strategic oversight on the (i) formulation of sustainability strategy and policies, including our engagement with stakeholders, and our annual Environmental, Social and Governance report and (ii) issues related to board leadership, ethics, and integrity
•
Reviews and reports to the Board on environmental, climate change, sustainability, social and other related matters affecting PGE
•
Reviews and approves our Political Engagement Policy and reviews our strategic priorities on political and policy lobbying, political contributions and charitable contribution programs
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| Committee | Risk Oversight Responsibilities | |||||||
| Audit and Risk |
•
Oversees the activities of the Executive Risk Committee (described below)
•
Assists the Board in providing oversight of our Enterprise Risk Management Program including review of risks, mitigations and metrics
•
Oversees key risks, including:
◦
Financial reporting and internal controls including the internal controls related to all disclosures and metrics
◦
Risks associated with utility operations, including operational risks resulting from climate change
◦
Financial risk exposure and mitigations
◦
Litigation and compliance risks
◦
Cybersecurity and information technology risks
◦
Physical security risks
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Compensation Culture
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Assesses and monitors the risks in our compensation plans and programs. The Compensation, Culture and Talent Committee's risk assessment processes are discussed under Other Compensation Policies and Practices - Risk Management on page 62.
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Oversees key risks, including:
◦
Talent acquisition, people management and retention
◦
Workforce health and safety
◦
Company-wide succession planning
◦
Human capital management disclosures
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| Finance |
•
Oversees and monitors potential financial and liquidity risks to PGE
•
Oversees key risks, including:
◦
Liquidity
◦
Capital markets, including volatility and access to the market
◦
Capital projects execution and supply chain risks
◦
Availability of insurance
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Nominating, Governance
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•
Assesses risks associated with our governance and sustainability initiatives and goals
•
Oversees key risks, including:
◦
Board composition and refreshment, including directors' skills and qualifications
◦
Sustainability strategy and policies, environmental issues, climate change, sustainability and social issues
◦
Political engagement and contributions, and charitable contributions
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Innovation
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Our Board collaborates with management to strategically consider innovation and technology as part of the Company's long-term plan, using their risk management lens to help inform innovation plans. Our Board, through the Finance Committee, hears regularly about new technologies and projects before they are implemented, and additionally oversees the implementation of major projects. Our Board members also share their experiences to guide the company as the utility industry navigates change.
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The Board's strategic responsibility includes oversight over actions to address risks and opportunities related to climate change and the company's decarbonization strategy
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Oversees compensation plan metrics, including but not limited to Long Term Incentive Plan goals that include a decarbonization metric, as well as DEI programs and results and talent management and human capital disclosures
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| Diversity, Equity and Inclusion |
The Board’s commitment to review and guide management on our corporate culture and DEI initiatives is also reflected in our Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Board reviews the Company’s DEI progress semi-annually, and monitors our commitments, metrics and trends related to workforce representation, pay equity, advancement opportunities and culture/employee sentiment. The Board will continue to monitor our DEI commitments to enhance transparency and accountability.
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Political Engagement
and Disclosure |
Political developments can have a significant impact on the Company and our stakeholders. We participate in the political process through regular engagement with public officials and policy makers. We make contributions to candidates, parties and political action committees from across the political spectrum that support policies that help advance our business strategy, including clean and renewable energy and efficient electrification. We will only make political contributions that comply with the law and adhere to our Political Engagement Policy. All contributions are approved by the most senior officer responsible for government affairs or the President and CEO. Exceptions to the Political Engagement Policy must be approved by the General Counsel.
Management publishes an annual report disclosing contributions from corporate funds to campaign committees, political action committees and ballot measure committees. The Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee reviews the annual report and the Political Engagement Policy annually and receives a report on any significant exceptions or waivers to the Political Engagement Policy. The Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee also annually reviews with management the strategic priorities for PGE’s political and policy lobbying and political contributions.
Additional information about our political contributions policies, including the annual report of political contributions, can be found on our website at https://investors.portlandgeneral.com/corporate-governance
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Find Our Ethics Codes Online
The Code of Business Ethics and Conduct and the Financial Code of Ethics- Code of Ethics for Chief Executive and Senior Financial Officers are available on our website at https://investors.portlandgeneral.com/corporate-governance or in print to shareholders, without charge, upon request to Portland General Electric Company, 121 SW Salmon Street, 1WTC1301, Portland, Oregon 97204, Attention: Corporate Secretary. Any amendments to either of these codes, and any waiver of the Code of Ethics for Chief Executive and Senior Financial Officers, and of certain provisions of the Code of Business Ethics and Conduct for directors, executive officers or our Controller, will be disclosed to our shareholders to the extent required by law.
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| Annual Cash Retainer and Equity Awards |
Amount
($) |
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| Annual Cash Retainer for Board Service | 70,000 | |||||||
| Annual Cash Retainer for Board Chair | 125,000 | |||||||
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Annual Cash Retainer for Audit and Risk Committee Chair
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20,000 | |||||||
| Annual Cash Retainer for Other Active Standing Committee Chairs | 15,000 | |||||||
| Annual Cash Retainer for Committee Service (per committee) | 20,000 | |||||||
| Grant-Date Value of Annual RSU Award | 145,000 | |||||||
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| Name |
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash
($)
(1)
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Stock Awards
($)
(2)
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All Other Compensation
($)
(3)
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Total
($)
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Rodney Brown
(4)
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Jack Davis
(4)
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107,500 | — | 834 | 108,334 | ||||||||||
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Dawn Farrell
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110,000 | 144,973 | 254,973 | |||||||||||
| Mark Ganz | 110,000 | 144,973 | 254,973 | |||||||||||
| Marie Oh Huber | 110,000 | 144,973 | 254,973 | |||||||||||
| Kathryn Jackson | 130,000 | 144,973 | 274,973 | |||||||||||
| Michael Lewis | 125,000 | 144,973 | 269,973 | |||||||||||
| Michael Millegan | 110,000 | 144,973 | 254,973 | |||||||||||
| Lee Pelton | 125,000 | 144,973 | 269,973 | |||||||||||
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Patricia Pineda
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121,250 | 144,973 | 266,223 | |||||||||||
| James Torgerson | 207,500 | 144,973 | 352,473 | |||||||||||
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Item 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Our executive compensation programs are designed to attract and retain highly qualified executive officers and to provide them with incentives to advance the interests of our stakeholders, which include our shareholders, our customers, our employees and the communities we serve. Our programs are described in accordance with the requirements of Section 14A of the Exchange Act and the related rules of the SEC, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and the accompanying narrative discussion.
We are asking our shareholders to indicate their support for the compensation of our named executive officers as described in this Proxy Statement by voting to approve the resolution set forth below. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our named executive officers and the philosophy, policies and practices described in this Proxy Statement.
Accordingly, we will ask our shareholders, on a non-binding advisory basis to vote “FOR” the following resolution at the Annual Meeting:
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What are you
voting on?
We are asking shareholders to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid for 2023 to the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table.
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"FOR"
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote
"FOR"
the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in this Proxy Statement.
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“RESOLVED, that the shareholders of Portland General Electric Company (the “Company”) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the 2023 Summary Compensation Table and the other related tables and disclosure in the Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of shareholders.”
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Approval of this proposal will require that the number of votes cast in favor of this proposal exceeds the number of votes cast against this proposal. As an advisory vote, this proposal is not binding on PGE or the Compensation, Culture and Talent Committee. However, the Compensation, Culture and Talent Committee and the Board value the opinions expressed by shareholders in their votes on this proposal and will consider the outcome of the vote when making future compensation decisions regarding named executive officers.
PGE solicits this advisory vote on an annual basis. It is expected that the next say-on-pay vote will occur at the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders.
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MS. POPE
is President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of PGE. She was appointed President on October 1, 2017 and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2018. She served from 2013 to 2017 as senior vice president of Power Supply, Operations and Resource Strategy, overseeing PGE’s generation plants, energy supply portfolio, and long-term resource strategy. Ms. Pope joined PGE in 2009 as Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. She served on PGE’s Board of Directors from 2006 to 2008. Prior to joining PGE, she served as Chief Financial Officer for Mentor Graphics Corporation and held senior operating and finance positions within the forest products and consumer products industries. She began her career in banking with Morgan Stanley.
EDUCATION
BA, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgetown University
MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
For more information, see Ms. Pope’s bio in Our Board of Directors on
page 20
.
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Maria Pope
President and CEO
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MR. AJELLO
served as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer at PGE from January 1, 2021 until his retirement from these roles on June 30, 2023. Mr. Ajello served in a senior advisor role through August 31, 2023 focused on special projects and onboarding the Company's new CFO. He also served as the Corporate Compliance Officer from 2022 until his retirement. He joined PGE in November 2020 as a senior advisor prior to his transition to the CFO role, bringing an extensive background in both energy and finance, including serving as executive vice president and CFO for Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) from 2009 to 2017. In 2020, he became an independent director of HEI’s Hawaiian Electric Company. He also serves on the Board of Dimension Renewable Energy. Prior to joining HEI, Mr. Ajello served as senior vice president of Business Development at Reliant Energy and spent 15 years as managing director of the Energy and Natural Resources Group of UBS Warburg/UBS Securities.
EDUCATION
BA, State University of New York Oneonta
MPA, Syracuse University
Graduate, Advanced Management Program of the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD)
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James Ajello
Former Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Compliance Officer
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MR. TRPIK
leads PGE’s accounting, finance, tax and investor relations departments. He joined PGE in 2023 with deep expertise in financial planning and analysis, capital allocation, cost management, risk management, financial systems, accounting, tax and investor communications, among other functions from his prior service of over 20 years in senior leadership positions with Exelon - one of the nation’s largest utilities – including most recently as senior vice president and chief accounting officer. Prior to that role, he served as Senior Vice President and CFO of their largest subsidiary. Mr. Trpik serves as the vice chairman of trhe board at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago as well as a member of the Florida State University Accounting Professional Advisory Board.
EDUCATION
Florida State University College of Business
BS, Accounting and BS, Finance
Mr. Trpik is a certified public accountant.
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Joseph Trpik
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
|
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MR. FELTON
leads PGE’s utility operations groups, including generation, distribution, wildfire and operational compliance, engineering, project management, environmental, corporate security, safety, supply chain and other operations-focused areas. Felton joined PGE in 2023 and is a seasoned executive with over three decades of experience in the energy industry. . He has held a variety of senior leadership positions including as senior vice president of Energy Supply at DTE, senior vice president of Electric Operations and vice president of Power Delivery at NIPSCO a subsidiary of NiSource, and executive director of Electric Systems Operations and Maintenance at Consumers Energy. Mr. Felton serves on the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies (AEIC) Board of Directors, and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) National Response Executive Committee. He has served on the boards of CMS Energy Foundation, MEA Energy Association, ReliabilityFirst Corporation and the Northwest Indiana and South Central Michigan Food Banks. He is an active member of the American Association of Blacks in Energy.
EDUCATION
BS Business Management, University of Phoenix
MBA, Spring Arbor University
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Benjamin Felton
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
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MS. ESPINOSA
leads PGE's legal, governance, compliance, communications, public affairs and sustainability teams, as well as PGE's long term resource planning process. She joined PGE in 2021 as Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Ms. Espinosa has over 18 years of legal and risk management experience in the utility and energy industries with a focus on board governance and power operations structuring and origination. Before joining PGE, she held leadership positions with Sempra Energy and General Electric. Ms. Espinosa was formerly on the board of the Portland Metro Chamber (formerly Portland Business Alliance) and, beginning in 2024, the PGE Foundation, where she serves as Board Chair. Ms. Espinosa has served on the boards of Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Corporate Director Forum.
EDUCATION
Law, Universidad de Los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia)
JD, magna cum laude, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
LLM, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.
Ms. Espinosa is admitted to the Texas State, New York State and Oregon State Bar.
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Angelica Espinosa
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
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MR. KOCHAVATR
is responsible for customer solutions and information systems at PGE. He joined the Company in 2018.
Before joining PGE, Mr. Kochavatr was Senior Vice President and CIO at SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions. Prior to that, he held several CIO and global leadership roles during his 16 years at General Electric (GE) across the Energy, Aviation, Oil & Gas and Capital divisions, focused on building and integrating technologies to grow large-scale infrastructure businesses. Mr. Kochavatr began his career in early stage, venture capital funded technology start-up companies. He currently serves as Chair Emeritus of the Technology Association of Oregon and has served on the board of Pearl S Buck International.
EDUCATION
BA, University of California, Los Angeles
MBA, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
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John Kochavatr
Vice President Customer & Digital Solutions and Chief Information Officer
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| Setting Executive Compensation | 43 | ||||||||||
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PGE VS. 2023 PEER GROUP
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2023 Executive Compensation
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| COMPENSATION ELEMENTS | 46 | ||||||||||
| PERFORMANCE -CONDITIONED COMPENSATION | 47 | ||||||||||
| BASE SALARIES | 47 | ||||||||||
| ANNUAL CASH INCENTIVE AWARDS | 48 | ||||||||||
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2023 ACI PROGRAM TARGET AWARDS
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2023 ACI PROGRAM RATIONALE FOR SELECTION OF PERFORMANCE METRICS
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2023 ACI PROGRAM GOAL WEIGHTINGS
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2023 ACI PROGRAM PERFORMANCE RESULTS
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52 | ||||||||||
| NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARD PAYOUTS | 55 | ||||||||||
| LONG-TERM INCENTIVE AWARDS | 55 | ||||||||||
| CALCULATION OF TOTAL LTI AWARD OPPORTUNITY | 56 | ||||||||||
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2023 PSU AWARDS
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57 | ||||||||||
| RATIONALE FOR LTI AWARDS DESIGN | 57 | ||||||||||
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2023 PSU AWARD METRICS AND PAYOUT CALCULATION
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2023 RSU AWARDS
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58 | ||||||||||
| OTHER TERMS OF THE PSU AND RSU AWARDS | 58 | ||||||||||
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2021 - 2023 PSU AWARD PAYOUT
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59 | ||||||||||
| BENEFITS PLANS | 60 | ||||||||||
| Other Compensation Policies and Practices | 62 | ||||||||||
| RISK MANAGEMENT | 62 | ||||||||||
| ANNUAL INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION RISK ASSESSMENT | 63 | ||||||||||
| ANTI-HEDGING AND PLEDGING POLICY | 63 | ||||||||||
| STOCK OWNERSHIP POLICY | 64 | ||||||||||
| EQUITY GRANT PRACTICES | 64 | ||||||||||
| INCENTIVE COMPENSATION CLAWBACK AND CANCELLATION POLICY | 65 | ||||||||||
| IMPACTS OF REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS | 65 | ||||||||||
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Establishes base salaries, annual cash awards and equity awards for all executive officers other than the CEO, unless approved by the independent directors acting as a committee
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Key Actions of Independent Directors
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Annual review of CEO performance
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Key Actions of Independent Consultant
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|
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|
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2023 Peer Group
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| ALLETE, INC. | Black Hills Corporation | NiSource, Inc. | Pinnacle West Capital Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alliant Energy Corporation | Evergy, Inc. | Northwest Natural Gas Company | PNM Resources, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Avista Corporation | Hawaiian Electric | NorthWestern Corporation |
Puget Energy, Inc.
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| Revenue | PGE 48th Percentile | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 0 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||
| Element | Form | Key Objective and Characteristics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed | Base Salaries | Cash |
Establish a market-competitive pay foundation that reflects each officer's experience, skills and performance and is intended to attract and retain executives
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| Performance Conditioned and Variable |
Annual Cash
Incentive Awards |
Cash |
Focus executive's attention on achievement of relatively short-term financial, operating and strategic goals that we believe will increase long-term shareholder value and benefit our customers
|
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Based on Financial Performance (Net Income) (weighted at 40%), Operational Performance (weighted at 25%), Strategic Imperative Performance Goals (weighted at 25%) and Culture (weighted at 10%).
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| Long-Term Equity-Based Incentive Awards | Equity |
Directly aligns executives' pay with long-term value provided to shareholders, and benefits customers by enhancing executives' focus on the Company's long-term goals
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Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (weighted at 70% collectively)
ROE/Allowed ROE
EPS Growth
Clean Energy
TSR (used as a multiplier)
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Service-Based Restricted Stock Units (weighted at 30% collectively) and vest ratably over three years
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Base Salary
n
Annual Cash Incentive
n
PSUs
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RSUs
n
Performance-Conditioned
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Base Salary
n
Annual Cash Incentive
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PSUs
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RSUs
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Name
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2022 Salary
($)
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2023 Salary
($)
(1)
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Annual Increase | ||||||||
| Maria Pope | 1,000,000 | 1,070,000 | 7% | ||||||||
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James Ajello
(2)
|
650,100 | 675,000 | 4% | ||||||||
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Joseph Trpik
(3)
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— | 600,000 | —% | ||||||||
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Benjamin Felton
(4)
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— | 650,000 | —% | ||||||||
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Angelica Espinosa
(5)
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424,900 | 500,000 | 18% | ||||||||
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John Kochavatr
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430,000 | 475,000 | 10% | ||||||||
| AWARD EARNED | = | TARGET AWARD | X |
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE %
X 40%
|
+ |
OPERATING PERFORMANCE %
X 25%
|
+ |
STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE PERFORMANCE %
X 25%
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+ |
CULTURE X 10%
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Key Metrics
In 2023, we replaced EPS with Net Income as the primary measure of our financial performance in our Annual Cash Incentive Plan. EPS growth will continue to be measured for our Long Term Incentive Plan. The use of Net Income is consistent with our peers, and maintains the focus on current year financial goals for the broader employee base.
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| Name |
Target Award
($)* |
Target Award as % of 2023
Base Salary* Paid
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| Maria Pope | 1,224,308 | 115% | ||||||
| James Ajello | 325,774 | 70% | ||||||
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Joseph Trpik
(1)
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420,000 | 70% | ||||||
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Benjamin Felton
(2)
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332,500 | 70% | ||||||
| Angelica Espinosa | 332,898 | 70% | ||||||
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John Kochavatr
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282,923 | 60% | ||||||
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| Metric | Measurement | Why We Use this Metric | ||||||||||||||||||
| Financial | Net Income |
Measured by the Company’s net income for the year
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Net income is a driver of shareholder value creation in the regulated utility industry. | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating |
Customer Satisfaction
|
Average of the Company’s residential, general business and key customer satisfaction scores on three independent utility industry surveys, where satisfaction is defined as a rating of 9 or higher on a 10-point scale
These ratings are weighted according to the Company’s annual revenues from each customer group. Customer satisfaction goals are updated annually based on estimated ratings needed to achieve 50th, 65th and 90th percentile rankings of the surveyed companies.
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Customer satisfaction is a measure of our ability to run our business in a way that meets the needs of our customers. | |||||||||||||||||
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Electric Service Power Quality and System Reliability
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SAIDI (a standard industry measure for outage duration), which is equal to the total number of minutes an average customer experiences service interruption during the year
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Delivering reliable electric service is our Company’s core business. Outage duration is a fundamental measure of service reliability that our customers care about. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Generation Plant Reliability
|
A split between generation availability (75%) and third quarter forced outage for thermal plants (25%). Availability is the amount of time that a generating plant is able to produce electricity during the year (determined by subtracting from total hours in the period all maintenance outage hours, planned outage hours and forced outage hours), divided by the number of hours in the year. To set the maximum, target and threshold performance levels for this goal, we established individual plant goals, which were then weighted to produce overall performance targets. Third quarter forced outage for thermal plant plans measures unplanned outages during the most critical summer months for thermal plants to be available
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Our ability to achieve our financial objectives and serve our customers depends in part on our generation plants’ delivery of reliable and affordable power. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Strategic |
Scale customer solutions that deliver value
|
Measured by progress in the following areas:
•
Accelerate adoption of prioritized offerings for customers to achieve their individual goals
•
Effectively plan, forecast and connect new load and distributed resources
•
Pursue federal and state funds to support affordability, resiliency and advancement of the grid
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Provide exceptional value by ensuring the availability and affordability of products and programs to support customers on their energy journey.
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Drive enterprise operational excellence and innovation
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Measured by progress in the following areas:
•
Injury management
•
Strategic innovation
•
Enterprise resource planning through system replacement and efficiency improvements
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Enhance internal processes and practices to improve business outcomes and competitiveness
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Ensure resource adequacy as we decarbonize
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Measured by progress in the following areas:
•
Regional partnerships and resource acquisition
•
Virtual power plant platform
•
Develop and publicly share decarbonization plans and continue alignment of resource planning activities
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Acquire clean energy resources and capacity to achieve annual carbon reduction targets and ensure system reliability
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| Culture |
Employee Engagement
|
Measured by the results from the following two questions in the employee satisfaction survey:
•
How happy are you working at PGE?
•
I would recommend PGE as a great place to work
|
PGE is focused on ensuring employees are engaged in a meaningful way in order to achieve our goals and deliver results. | |||||||||||||||||
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Leadership Diversity
|
Measured by the total percent of leaders who identify as female and the percent of leaders who identify as black, indigenous and people of color.
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PGE values gender, racial and ethnic diversity and believes a diverse employee population will achieve better performance. DEI is part of the fabric of how we operate and serve our communities.
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Supplier Diversity
|
Measured by the total percentage of spend with diverse suppliers over total addressable procurement spend.
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PGE is committed to increased external outreach as part of our belief in diversity. | ||||||||||||||||||
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40%
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25%
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8.3%
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8.3%
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8.3%
|
5%
|
2.5%
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2.5%
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n
Net Income
|
n
Strategic Initiatives
|
n
Electric Service Power Quality
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n
Generation Reliability
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n
Customer Satisfaction
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n
Employee Engagement
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n
Leadership Diversity
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n
Supplier Diversity
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| Financial Performance. | Operating Performance. | |||||||
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Our 2023 net income was $228 million, or 87% of target which resulted in a performance percentage of 57% for the named executive officers.
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Operating performance resulted in a performance percentage of 137% for the named executive officers. Customer Satisfaction, Distribution Reliability performance with respect to SAIDI, and Generation Plant Reliability were below target level.
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| Progress on Strategic Initiatives. | Culture. | |||||||
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Results for our strategic goals were close to or above target, resulting in an overall performance percentage of 113%. Highlights of our progress toward our 2023 strategic goals are included on the following page.
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Leadership diversity and supplier diversity were above target and employee engagement was just below target, resulting in an overall performance percentage of 123%.
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Below are highlights of our progress toward our 2023 strategic goals.
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Increase Operational Efficiency
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Advance clean energy and system reliability
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Increase system availability and customer engagement
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•
Introduced comprehensive injury prevention and management program, OSHA recordable incident rate decreased by 44%
•
Total vehicle incidents decreased by 21% and avoidable vehicle incidents decreased by 39%
•
Thermal plants performed reliably in a challenging third quarter as the region faced high power prices and reduced available capacity
•
Deployed Customer to Meter (C2M) platform and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution, expanding digital tools, security and lowering costs
•
Expanded Advanced Distribution System Management (ADMS) functionality
•
Completed installation of new/enhanced fence detection systems and cameras at 35 substations, 113 control houses, three telecommunications sites, and five generation plants
•
Achieved best customer effort score measuring the customer new connection process since 2017
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•
Invested $1,462 million in capital for system hardening and resiliency infrastructure, designed for transmission, distribution and grid modernization
•
With our partners, received over $300 million in federal grant funding to date, including: a $250 million US Department of Energy grant for critical transmission upgrades; a $50 million DOE grant to a PGE-led consortium for smart grid chip technology; and, over $14 million to PGE and partners for energy workforce development, transportation electrification, cybersecurity, and emergency readiness
•
Filed Integrated Resource Plan
to articulate our long term resource needs
•
Acquired 475 MW of new battery storage
representing the
second largest procurement in the United States
•
Increased PUD hydro agreements from 450 MWs to 965 MWs, expanding capacity and management capabilities
•
Completed Faraday Repower & Resiliency Project
•
Continued position as #1 ranked renewable power program in the United States
•
Approval of 2023 Wildfire Mitigation Plan and first filing of multi-year capital plan
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•
Partnered with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon to advance a major transmission upgrade, funded in part by grant from the U.S. Department of Energy
•
Collaborated with Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association to repurpose the former Boardman Coal Plant site to advance clean energy technologies
•
Expanded Virtual Power Plant to include solar and electric vehicles, increasing visibility to VPP potential by 450 MW
•
Customer actions reduced load by 90+ MW at the hottest time of day, avoiding outages and increasingly volatile power markets during a record heat event
•
Advanced low-income programs to protect most vulnerable customers
•
Launched PGE+ a new online platform that guides customers through selection, installation and financing of programs to advance electrification
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| Performance Levels | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Metrics |
Threshold
50% Payout |
Target
100% Payout |
Maximum
200% Payout |
Actual |
Calculated
Performance % |
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| Financial Goal | 57.20% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Income (in millions)
|
$222.36 | $261.60 | $300.84 | $228.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Goals | 136.69% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Generation Reliability
(1)
|
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| Generation Plant Availability | 82.29% | 85.11% | 87.56% | 86.50% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Third Quarter Forced Outage | 6.03% | 4.11% | 3.01% | 2.07% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Customer Satisfaction | 51.00% | 58.00% | 64.00% | 55.79% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Electric Service Power Quality and System Reliability | 134.00 | 108.00 | 89.00 | 96.92 | |||||||||||||||||||
|
Strategic Initiatives
(2)
|
2.27 | 113.33% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Increase Operational Efficiency | "1" rating | "2" rating | "4" rating | 2.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deliver Clean, Integrated Solutions | "1" rating | "2" rating | "4" rating | 2.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Public Support and Policy | "1" rating | "2" rating | "4" rating | 1.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Culture | 122.87% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee Engagement | 70 | 75 | 80 | 73.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leadership Diversity Women | 30% | 33% | 36% | 35.05% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leadership Diversity BIPOC | 20% | 24% | 26% | 27.45% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Supplier Diversity | 12% | 17% | 20% | 18.42% | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Name |
Financial
Performance % |
Operating
Performance % |
Strategic Imperative Performance % | Culture Performance % |
Award Payout
($) |
Award
Payout (% of Target) |
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| Maria Pope | 57.20% | 136.69% | 113.33% | 122.87% | 1,195,782 | 97.67% | ||||||||||||||
| James Ajello 1 | 57.20% | 136.69% | 113.33% | 122.87% | 318,185 | 97.67% | ||||||||||||||
| Joseph Trpik | 57.20% | 136.69% | 113.33% | 122.87% | 410,214 | 97.67% | ||||||||||||||
| Benjamin Felton | 57.20% | 136.69% | 113.33% | 122.87% | 324,753 | 97.67% | ||||||||||||||
| Angelica Espinosa | 57.20% | 136.69% | 113.33% | 122.87% | 325,142 | 97.67% | ||||||||||||||
| John Kochavatr | 57.20% | 136.69% | 113.33% | 122.87% | 276,331 | 97.67% | ||||||||||||||
| Our Practice |
Beginning in 2022, a culture metric based on our Guiding Behaviors was incorporated into our annual cash incentive plan. This change was intended to further motivate our executive team to meet high standards driven by our values in addition to strong financial, operations and strategic goals. The metric focuses on workforce engagement and diversity.
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|
Our 2023 LTI Award program is consistent with our compensation guiding principles
|
Compensation Guiding Principles
|
PSUs | RSUs | ||||||||
| Retention | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Incentives to achieve specific Company objectives | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Alignment with shareholders | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Market-competitive pay | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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| # of PSUs and RSUs Granted | = |
2023 Base Salary X Award Multiple /
Grant Date Closing Common Stock Price
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| Name | Award Multiple |
Target RSU Value*
($) |
Target PSU Value*
($) |
Total Target LTI Value*
($) |
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| Maria Pope | 3.80 | 1,219,800 | 2,846,200 | 4,066,000 | ||||||||||
| James Ajello | 1.50 | 303,750 | 708,750 | 1,012,500 | ||||||||||
| Joseph Trpik | 1.50 | 270,000 | 630,000 | 900,000 | ||||||||||
| Benjamin Felton | 1.50 | 213,750 | 498,750 | 712,500 | ||||||||||
|
Angelica Espinosa**
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1.20 | 162,000 | 378,000 | 540,000 | ||||||||||
| John Kochavatr | 1.10 | 156,750 | 365,750 | 522,500 | ||||||||||
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| Metric | Measurement | Why We Use this Metric | |||||||||
| Return on Equity |
The average of each of three consecutive years’ Accounting ROE as a percentage of Allowed ROE.
•
“Accounting ROE” is defined as annual net income, as shown on the Company’s income statement, divided by the average of the current and prior year’s shareholders’ equity, as shown on the balance sheet.
•
“Allowed ROE” is the return on equity that the OPUC permits the Company to include in the rates it charges its customers.
|
Reflects how successful the Company is at generating a return on shareholders' investment. Because the Company’s return on its investment can fluctuate based on OPUC rate case orders, we believe the appropriate measure of our ability to generate earnings on shareholder investments is Accounting ROE as a percentage of Allowed ROE, consistent with SEC reporting. | |||||||||
| EPS Growth | 3-year average of the Company’s EPS growth rate, where EPS growth for a given fiscal year is defined as the percentage change in EPS over the previous fiscal year. | Provides a direct measure of the rate at which the Company has increased its profitability. EPS is a driver of shareholder value creation. | |||||||||
| Clean Energy | Average megawatts of forecasted energy from carbon-free resources, Oregon Renewable Portfolios Standard-qualifying resources, and low-carbon emitting (i.e., > 95% carbon-free) systems of resources added to the Company’s energy supply portfolio during the performance period. | Creates incentive to reduce carbon potential in the Company’s energy supply portfolio in support of Oregon’s greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. | |||||||||
| Relative TSR |
TSR over the 3-year performance period relative to the TSR achieved by a comparison group of companies over the same period.
•
The comparison group consists of peer companies approved by the Compensation, Culture and Talent Committee (ALLETE, Alliant Energy, Avista, Black Hills, Evergy, Hawaiian Electric, IDACORP, NorthWestern, OGE Energy, Otter Tail, Pinnacle West Capital and PNM Resources) on December 31, 2023, excluding those that have completed or announced a merger, acquisition, business combination, “going private” transaction or liquidation. Companies that are in bankruptcy will be assigned a negative one TSR.
•
TSR measures the change in a Company’s stock price for a given period, plus its dividends (or other earnings paid to investors) over the same period, as a percentage of the stock price at the beginning of the period.
•
To calculate the value of stock at the beginning and end of the period, we use the average daily closing price for the 20-trading day period ending on the measurement date.
•
Relative TSR is determined by ranking PGE and the comparison group companies from highest to lowest according to TSR. The percentile performance of PGE relative to the comparison group companies is determined based on this ranking.
|
TSR is used as a modifier and is a direct measure of value creation for shareholders.
Use of relative rather than absolute TSR helps ensure that payouts reflect the Company’s relative performance rather than general market conditions. |
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|
Payout Metric
(1)
|
Threshold
(50% Payout) |
Target
(100% Payout) |
Maximum
(167% Payout) |
Metric
Weighting |
Percentage of Target Shares Earned | ||||||||||||
| Return on Equity |
75%
of Allowed ROE |
90%
of Allowed ROE |
100%
of Allowed ROE |
33% | 0% to 55.67% | ||||||||||||
| EPS Growth | 5.0% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 33% | 0% to 55.67% | ||||||||||||
| Clean Energy |
125
(MWa) |
210
(MWa) |
250
(MWa) |
33% | 0% to 55.67% | ||||||||||||
| Payout % Subtotal | 0% to 167% | ||||||||||||||||
|
Payout Multiplier Metric
(2)
|
(80% multiplier) | (100% multiplier) | (120% multiplier) | ||||||||||||||
| Relative TSR | < 25th Percentile of Peer Companies | 50th Percentile of Peer Companies | > 75th Percentile of Peer Companies |
Payout
Multiplier |
80% to 120% | ||||||||||||
| Total Percentage of Target PSU Award Earned | 0 to 200% | ||||||||||||||||
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| Metric |
Threshold
(50% Payout) |
Target
(100% Payout) |
Maximum
(167% Payout) |
Metric Weight | Actual | Percentage of Target Award Earned | ||||||||||||||
| Return on Equity |
75%
of Allowed ROE |
90%
of Allowed ROE |
100%
of Allowed ROE |
33% | 88.18% | 31.31% | ||||||||||||||
| EPS Growth* |
2.0%
over prior year |
2.5%
over prior year |
3.0%
over prior year |
33% | (5.30)% | —% | ||||||||||||||
| Clean Energy |
70
(MWa)
|
120
(MWa)
|
145
(MWa)
|
33% | 207 | 55.67% | ||||||||||||||
| Payout % Subtotal: | 86.97% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Payout Multiplier Metric | (80% multiplier) | (100% multiplier) | (120% multiplier) | |||||||||||||||||
| Relative TSR |
< 25th Percentile
of EEI Regulated Index |
50th Percentile
of EEI Regulated Index |
> 75th Percentile
of EEI Regulated Index |
Payout
Multiplier |
83rd Percentile | 120.00% | ||||||||||||||
| Total Percentage of Target PSU Award Earned | 104.37% | |||||||||||||||||||
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Number of PSUs Vested
(1)
|
Award Payout Value
($)
(2)
|
|||||||
| Maria Pope | 59,350 | 2,572,229 | ||||||
| James Ajello | 12,820 | 555,619 | ||||||
|
Joseph Trpik
(3)
|
— | — | ||||||
|
Benjamin Felton
(4)
|
— | — | ||||||
|
Angelica Espinosa
(5)
|
— | — | ||||||
|
John Kochavatr
|
7,280 | 315,515 | ||||||
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| Equity Award Program | Cash Incentive Programs |
Other Compensation Practices
|
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|
•
Equity grants
•
Payment timing and adjustments
•
Grant policies
•
Stock ownership guidelines and trading policies
|
•
Pay mix
•
Performance metrics
•
Performance goals and payout curves
•
Payment timing and adjustments
|
•
Incentive mix
•
Succession planning
•
Severance
•
Role of the Board of Directors
|
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| Executive Level | Stock Ownership Guidelines | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer | 6x base salary | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer, Executive and Senior Vice Presidents | 3x base salary | ||||
| Vice Presidents | 2x base salary | ||||
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| Name and Principal Position | Year |
Salary
$
(1)
|
Bonus
$
(2)
|
Stock Awards
$
(3)
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
$
(4)
|
Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
$
(5)
|
All Other Compensation
$
(6)
|
Total
$ |
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|
Maria Pope
President and CEO
|
2023 | 1,144,080 | — | 4,181,138 | 1,195,782 | 155,103 | 289,654 | 6,965,757 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 1,065,607 | — | 3,882,327 | 1,002,781 | 38,324 | 305,884 | 6,294,923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 1,025,692 | — | 3,132,499 | 1,114,840 | 49,384 | 85,940 | 5,408,355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
James Ajello
Senior Vice President, Finance, CFO, Treasurer & Corporate Compliance Officer
|
2023 | 451,104 | — | 1,291,124 | 318,185 | — | 100,789 | 2,161,202 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 639,517 | — | 1,009,524 | 393,021 | — | 38,006 | 2,080,068 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 542,445 | — | 676,632 | 363,232 | — | 39,969 | 1,622,278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Joe Trpik
Senior Vice President, CFO
|
2023 | 302,308 | 200,000 | 2,087,421 | 410,214 | — | 190,307 | 3,190,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Benjamin Felton
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
|
2023 | 487,500 | 100,000 | 2,163,726 | 324,753 | 404 | 57,236 | 3,133,619 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Angelica Espinosa
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
|
2023 | 511,432 | — | 555,243 | 325,142 | 4,398 | 66,258 | 1,462,473 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 433,299 | 150,000 | 639,852 | 219,797 | 3,153 | 32,446 | 1,478,547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
John Kochavatr
Vice President, Chief Information Officer
|
2023 | 506,447 | — | 537,245 | 276,331 | 3,529 | 81,863 | 1,405,415 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 455,188 | — | 545,037 | 223,268 | 5,052 | 71,768 | 1,300,313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 396,883 | — | 384,296 | 246,652 | — | 45,179 | 1,073,010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name |
Maximum 2023 PSU Value
($)
|
Maximum Total 2023 Stock Award Value
($)
|
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| Maria Pope | 5,922,742 | 7,142,510 | ||||||
| James Ajello | 1,474,806 | 2,028,527 | ||||||
| Joseph Trpik | 1,334,976 | 2,754,909 | ||||||
| Benjamin Felton | 1,000,041 | 2,663,747 | ||||||
| Angelica Espinosa | 786,576 | 948,531 | ||||||
| John Kochavatr | 761,072 | 917,781 | ||||||
| Name |
Dividend Equivalent Rights
($)
(a)
|
401(k) Contributions
($)
(b)
|
Contributions
to 2005 MDCP
($)
(c)
|
HSA Contributions
($)
(d)
|
PTO Balance Payout
($)
(e)
|
Long-Term Disability Insurance
($)
(f)
|
Other
($)
(g)
|
Total
($)
(h)
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| Maria Pope | 256,021 | 19,800 | — | 973 | — | 6,255 | 6,605 | 289,654 | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Ajello | 11,109 | 33,000 | — | — | 54,097 | 2,583 | — | 100,789 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Trpik | — | 25,615 | — | 575 | — | 1,767 | 162,350 | 190,307 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Benjamin Felton | — | 23,900 | 2,700 | 752 | — | 2,503 | 27,381 | 57,236 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Angelica Espinosa | 26,466 | 33,000 | 2,850 | 1,150 | — | 2,792 | — | 66,258 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Kochavatr | 31,458 | 33,000 | — | 1,150 | 11,419 | 2,767 | 2,069 | 81,863 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards
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All Other Stock Awards (Number of Units)
(3)
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Grant Date Fair Value
($)
(4)
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| Name |
Grant Date
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Threshold
($) |
Target
($)
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Maximum
($) |
Threshold
(Number of Shares)
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Target
(Number of Shares)
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Max (Number of Shares)
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| Maria Pope | 2/10/2023 | 612,154 | 1,224,308 | 2,448,616 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/10/2023 | — | — | — | 23,872 | 59,681 | 119,362 | — | 2,961,371 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/10/2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25,577 | 1,219,767 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Ajello | 2/10/2023 | 162,887 | 325,774 | 651,548 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/10/2023 | — | — | — | 5,944 | 14,861 | 29,722 | — | 737,403 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4/25/2023 | 4,919 | 249,984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/10/2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,369 | 303,738 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Trpik
(5)
|
6/30/2023 | 210,000 | 420,000 | 840,000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6/30/2023 | — | — | — | 5,381 | 13,452 | 26,904 | — | 667,488 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6/30/2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,765 | 269,975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6/30/2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24,556 | 1,149,957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Felton
(6)
|
4/15/2023 | 166,250 | 332,500 | 665,000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4/15/2023 | — | — | — | 4,031 | 10,077 | 20,154 | — | 500,021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4/15/2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,319 | 213,747 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4/15/2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29,298 | 1,449,958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angelica Espinosa | 2/10/2023 | 166,449 | 332,898 | 665,796 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/10/2023 | — | — | — | 3,170 | 7,926 | 15,852 | — | 393,288 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/10/2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,396 | 161,955 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
2/10/2023 | 141,462 | 282,923 | 565,846 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/10/2023 | — | — | — | 3,068 | 7,669 | 15,338 | — | 380,536 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/10/2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,286 | 156,709 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grant Date
|
Number of
Units of Stock That Have Not Vested |
Market Value of Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
($)
(1)
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Units That Have Not Vested
|
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market Value of Unearned Units That Have Not Vested
($)
(1)
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02/17/2021
(2)
|
8,042 | 348,540 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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02/11/2022
(3)
|
— | — | 55,072 | 2,386,820 | ||||||||||||||||
|
02/11/2022
(4)
|
15,735 | 681,955 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
|
2/10/2023
(5)
|
— | — | 62,217 | 2,696,485 | ||||||||||||||||
|
2/10/2023
(6)
|
26,664 | 1,155,618 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| James Ajello |
02/11/2022
(3)
|
— | — | 14,321 | 620,672 | |||||||||||||||
|
Joseph Trpik
|
6/30/2023
(5)
|
— | — | 13,758 | 596,272 | |||||||||||||||
|
6/30/2023
(6)
|
5,896 | 255,533 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
|
6/30/2023
(7)
|
16,379 | 709,866 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Benjamin Felton |
4/15/2023
(5)
|
— | — | 10,411 | 451,213 | |||||||||||||||
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4/15/2023
(6)
|
4,462 | 193,383 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
|
4/15/2023
(8)
|
27,139 | 1,176,204 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Angelica Espinosa |
2/11/2022
(3)
|
— | — | 6,239 | 270,398 | |||||||||||||||
|
2/11/2022
(4)
|
1,783 | 77,275 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
|
2/11/2022
(9)
|
4,195 | 181,811 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
|
2/10/2023
(5)
|
— | — | 8,263 | 358,118 | ||||||||||||||||
|
2/10/2023
(6)
|
3,540 | 153,424 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
|
John Kochavatr
|
02/17/2021
(2)
|
987 | 42,777 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
|
02/11/2022
(3)
|
— | — | 6,314 | 273,649 | ||||||||||||||||
|
02/11/2022
(4)
|
1,805 | 78,229 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
|
2/10/2023
(5)
|
— | — | 7,995 | 346,503 | ||||||||||||||||
|
2/10/2023
(6)
|
3,426 | 148,483 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
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Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting of Restricted Stock Units
(1)
|
Value Realized on Vesting
($)
(2)
|
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| Maria Pope | 59,633 | 2,834,372 | ||||||
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James Ajello
(3)
|
3,650 | 171,806 | ||||||
|
Joseph Trpik
(4)
|
8,541 | 399,975 | ||||||
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Benjamin Felton
(5)
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3,030 | 151,712 | ||||||
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Angelica Espinosa
(6)
|
5,404 | 237,399 | ||||||
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John Kochavatr
|
6,756 | 321,066 | ||||||
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| Name |
Plan Name
|
Number of Years Credited Service
|
Present Value of Accumulated Benefit
|
||||||||
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| Monthly Benefit | = |
1.2% of FAE for first 30 years of service
|
+ |
0.5% of FAE in excess of 30-Year Average of Social Security Taxable Wage Base
|
+ |
0.5% of FAE for each year of service over 30 years
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| Name |
Plan
|
Executive Contributions in 2023
($)
(1)
|
Company Contributions in 2023
($)
(2)
|
Aggregate Earnings in 2023
($)
(3)
|
Aggregate Balance at 12/31/2023
($)
(4)
|
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| Maria Pope | 2005 MDCP | 80,973 | — | 106,302 | 1,871,501 | ||||||||||||
| James Ajello | 2005 MDCP | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
|
Joseph Trpik
|
2005 MDCP | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Benjamin Felton | 2005 MDCP | 90,000 | 2,700 | 1,818 | 94,518 | ||||||||||||
| Angelica Espinosa | 2005 MDCP | 130,551 | 2,850 | 30,082 | 419,144 | ||||||||||||
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John Kochavatr
|
2005 MDCP | 46,400 | — | 16,860 | 296,400 | ||||||||||||
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| Benefit Plan or Award |
Voluntary Termination
($) |
Involuntary Not for Cause Termination
($) |
Change in Control
($) |
Termination Following Change in Control
($) |
Death or Disability
($) |
||||||||||||
|
Severance Pay Plan
(1)
|
— | 1,646,112 | — | 5,819,770 | — | ||||||||||||
|
PSUs
(2)(3)
|
3,023,355 | 3,023,355 | — | 5,091,670 | 3,023,355 | ||||||||||||
|
RSUs
(4)
|
1,102,469 | 1,102,469 | — | 2,186,114 | 1,102,469 | ||||||||||||
|
Annual Cash Incentive Award
(5)
|
1,195,782 | 1,195,782 | — | 1,195,782 | 1,195,782 | ||||||||||||
|
Outplacement Assistance Plan
(6)
|
— | 25,000 | — | 25,000 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total | 5,321,606 | 6,992,718 | — | 14,318,336 | 5,321,606 | ||||||||||||
|
Joseph Trpik
|
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| Benefit Plan or Award |
Voluntary Termination
($)
|
Involuntary Not for Cause Termination
($) |
Change in Control
($)
|
Termination Following Change in Control
($) |
Death or Disability
($)
|
||||||||||||
|
Severance Pay Plan
(1)
|
— | 1,047,408 | — | 2,514,816 | — | ||||||||||||
|
PSUs
(2)(3)
|
— | — | — | 595,795 | 268,578 | ||||||||||||
|
RSUs
(4)
|
— | — | — | 965,408 | 247,549 | ||||||||||||
|
Annual Cash Incentive Award
(5)
|
— | — | — | — | 410,214 | ||||||||||||
|
Outplacement Assistance Plan
(6)
|
— | 25,000 | — | 25,000 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total | — | 1,072,408 | — | 4,101,019 | 926,341 | ||||||||||||
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| Benefit Plan or Award |
Voluntary Termination
($) |
Involuntary Not for Cause Termination
($) |
Change in Control
($) |
Termination Following Change in Control
($) |
Death or Disability
($) |
||||||||||||
|
Severance Pay Plan
(1)
|
— | 1,132,408 | — | 2,719,816 | — | ||||||||||||
|
PSUs
(2)(3)
|
— | — | — | 451,083 | 203,308 | ||||||||||||
|
RSUs
(4)
|
— | — | — | 1,369,584 | 476,467 | ||||||||||||
|
Annual Cash Incentive Award
(5)
|
— | — | — | — | 324,753 | ||||||||||||
|
Outplacement Assistance Plan
(6)
|
— | 25,000 | — | 25,000 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total | — | 1,157,408 | — | 4,565,483 | 1,004,528 | ||||||||||||
| Angelica Espinosa | |||||||||||||||||
| Benefit Plan or Award |
Voluntary Termination
($)
|
Involuntary Not for Cause Termination
($) |
Change in Control
($)
|
Termination Following Change in Control
($) |
Death or Disability
($)
|
||||||||||||
|
Severance Pay Plan
(1)
|
— | 877,408 | — | 2,104,816 | — | ||||||||||||
|
PSUs
(2)(3)
|
— | — | — | 629,514 | 366,223 | ||||||||||||
|
RSUs
(4)
|
— | — | — | 412,505 | 264,347 | ||||||||||||
|
Annual Cash Incentive Award
(5)
|
— | — | — | — | 325,142 | ||||||||||||
|
Outplacement Assistance Plan
(6)
|
— | 25,000 | — | 25,000 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total | — | 902,408 | — | 3,171,835 | 955,712 | ||||||||||||
|
John Kochavatr
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Benefit Plan or Award |
Voluntary Termination
($)
|
Involuntary Not for Cause Termination
($) |
Change in Control
($)
|
Termination Following Change in Control
($) |
Death or Disability
($)
|
||||||||||||
|
Severance Pay Plan
(1)
|
— | 787,408 | — | 1,466,112 | — | ||||||||||||
|
PSUs
(2)(3)
|
— | — | 621,149 | 363,536 | |||||||||||||
|
RSUs
(4)
|
— | — | 270,619 | 134,168 | |||||||||||||
|
Annual Cash Incentive Award
(5)
|
276,331 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Outplacement Assistance Plan
(6)
|
— | 25,000 | — | 25,000 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total | — | 812,408 | — | 2,382,880 | 774,035 | ||||||||||||
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| Year | CEO Summary Compensation Table Total $ |
CEO Compensation Actually Paid $
(2)
|
Other NEOs Average Summary Compensation Table Total $ |
Other NEOs Average Compensation Actually Paid $
(2)
|
Value of fixed $100 Initial Investment Based on: | Company Net Income ($ in millions) | Company-Selected Financial Measure (EPS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Company TSR $
(3)
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Peer Group TSR $
(3)
|
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(1)
|
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CEO CAP ($)
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Average other NEOs CAP ($)
|
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|
SCT total compensation
|
|
|
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|
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|
(
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(
|
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|
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|
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|
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| Plus FV of equity awards granted and vested during the year |
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(
|
(
|
||||||
|
Plus / (Minus) change in FV of equity awards unvested at the beginning of the year that vested during the year
|
|
(
|
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| Change FV of pension service cost during the year |
(
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|
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| Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) |
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| Performance Metrics Selected | Relationship to pay | ||||
|
|
Annual cash incentive plan | ||||
|
|
Long-term incentive plan
(1)
|
||||
|
|
Long-term incentive plan | ||||
|
|
Long-term incentive plan | ||||
|
|
Long-term incentive plan | ||||
|
(1) Under the pay versus performance rules, we are required to select a single-year financial performance measure as our Company -Selected Measure for the most recently completed fiscal year. Therefore, we selected Earnings per Share (EPS) because we use EPS growth, a multi-year period metric, as a financial performance measure in our long-term incentive plan, and EPS growth is derived from EPS.
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| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned
(1)
|
Percent of Class | |||||||||||||||
| 5% or Greater Holders | |||||||||||||||||
|
BlackRock, Inc.
(2)
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
|
14,221,483 | 14.1% | |||||||||||||||
|
The Vanguard Group
(3)
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
|
11,146,037 | 11.0% | |||||||||||||||
|
ATLAS Infrastructure
(4)
25 Watling Street
London U.K. EC4M9BR
|
5,662,161 | 5.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Non-Employee Directors and Director Nominees | |||||||||||||||||
| Dawn Farrell |
14,768
(5)
|
||||||||||||||||
| Mark Ganz |
35,150
(5)(6)
|
* | |||||||||||||||
| Marie Oh Huber |
12,214
(5)
|
* | |||||||||||||||
| Kathryn Jackson, PhD |
18,327
(5)(7)
|
* | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Lewis |
8,445
(5)
|
* | |||||||||||||||
| Michael Millegan |
12,828
(5)
|
* | |||||||||||||||
| John O'Leary |
1,807
(5)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Lee Pelton, PhD
|
10,650
(5)
|
* | |||||||||||||||
| Patricia Salas Pineda |
5,192
(5)
|
||||||||||||||||
| James Torgerson |
13,445
(5)
|
* | |||||||||||||||
| Named Executive Officers | |||||||||||||||||
| Maria Pope |
202,422
(8)
|
* | |||||||||||||||
| James Ajello |
40,852
(9)
|
* | |||||||||||||||
|
Joseph Trpik
|
33,670
(10)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Ben Felton
|
40,810
(11)
|
||||||||||||||||
| Angelica Espinosa |
18,763
(12)
|
* | |||||||||||||||
| John Kochavatr |
23,706
(13)
|
* | |||||||||||||||
|
Executive officers and directors as a group (19 persons)
(14)
|
550,863
(14)
|
* | |||||||||||||||
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Item 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP
Our Audit and Risk Committee is responsible for the selection, appointment, compensation, and oversight of the independent registered public accounting firm retained to audit the Company’s financial statements. The Audit and Risk Committee has appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2024. The Company is asking shareholders to ratify this appointment.
Deloitte is an international accounting firm which provides leadership in public utility accounting matters. Deloitte has served as our independent registered public accounting firm since 2004. Deloitte has unique experience in auditing the financial books and records of regulated utilities.
The Audit and Risk Committee and the Board believe that the retention of Deloitte to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.
Although ratification is not required by law or under our bylaws or other corporate governance documents, the Board is submitting the appointment of Deloitte to our shareholders for ratification because we value our shareholders’ views on this matter and as a matter of good corporate governance. If our shareholders do not ratify the appointment, this will be considered a recommendation to the Board and the Audit and Risk Committee to consider the selection of a different firm. Even if the appointment is ratified, the Audit and Risk Committee may, in its discretion, select a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.
Representatives of Deloitte are expected to be present at our 2024 Annual Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement, if they so desire, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
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voting on?
We are asking shareholders to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche as our independent auditor.
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"FOR"
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote
"FOR"
the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.
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|
2022
($)
|
2023
($)
|
|||||||
|
Audit Fees
(1)
|
2,037,000 | 2,899,575 | ||||||
|
Audit-Related Fees
(2)
|
29,631 | 141,409 | ||||||
|
Tax Fees
(3)
|
— | — | ||||||
|
All Other Fees
(4)
|
124,895 | 268,058 | ||||||
| Total | 2,191,526 | 3,309,042 | ||||||
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Item 4: Approval of Additional Shares for Employee Stock Purchase Plan
We are seeking shareholder approval of our amended and restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Employee Stock Purchase Plan allows eligible employees to buy PGE stock at a five percent discount. It provides an important market-based competitive benefit to attract and retain talented employees, and aligns the interests of employees and shareholders. The Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to approve this proposal.
The principal change that the amendment will make is to :
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increase the shares reserved for issuance by 500,000
The amended and restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan also includes certain best practice, administrative, clarifying and confirming changes, including to address the treatment of leave of absence, transfer of employment and change in control and to give the Board's Compensation, Culture and Talent Committee additional flexibility to determine the terms of the offerings within the parameters of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code.
BACKGROUND
The Portland General Electric Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors (the "Board") effective July 1, 2007. It was most recently amended and restated by the Board's Compensation, Culture, and Talent Committee on February 8, 2024, and approved for submission to shareholders by the Board on February 9, 2024.
Shareholder approval of the Plan will have the effect of (and is required for):
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increasing the shares reserved for issuance by 500,000 shares to an aggregate of 1,125,000
625,000 shares of company common stock were originally approved for issuance under the Plan and, as of December 31, 2023, 119,546 shares of company common stock remain available for future issuance. The Board believes that additional shares are necessary to meet the Company's anticipated needs to be able to continue to offer employees an opportunity to acquire or increase their ownership interests in the Company. The proposed share increase is expected to last approximately ten years. This is an estimate that anticipates the rate of growth of our hiring, an estimated range of our stock price over time, and other factors.
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What are you
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We are asking shareholders to approve our amended and restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which includes increasing the number of shares available under the plan.
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"FOR"
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote
"FOR"
the approval of the amended and restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as disclosed in this Proxy Statement.
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| Name and Position |
Number of Shares
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Named Executive Officers (Maria Pope, Jim Ajello, Joe Trpik, Ben Felton, Angelica Espinosa, John Kochavatr)
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All current executive officers as a group
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1,873 | ||||
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All current directors who are not executive officers
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All current and former employees, excluding current executive officers as a group
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| Plan Category | Number of shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Weighted average price of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Number of shares available for future issuance under Stock Incentive Plan | ||||||||
| Equity Compensation plans approved by shareholders |
1,039,573
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1)
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N/A |
1,400,997
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| Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Total |
1,039,573
1)
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N/A |
1,400,997
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| Name: | Anne Mersereau | |||||||
| Title: | Vice President, HR, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | |||||||
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| ACI | annual cash incentive | ||||
| Annual Meeting |
2024 Annual Meeting of shareholders to be held on April 19, 2024
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| BIPOC |
Black, Indigenous and People of Color
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| Board | Portland General Electric Company Board of Directors | ||||
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| Company | Portland General Electric Company | ||||
| DEI | diversity, equity and inclusion | ||||
| Deloitte | Deloitte & Touche, LLP | ||||
| DERs | dividend equivalent rights | ||||
| EEI | Edison Electric Institute | ||||
| EPS | earnings per diluted share | ||||
| ESG | environmental, social and governance | ||||
| FAE | Final Average Earnings | ||||
| FASB ASC | Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification | ||||
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | ||||
| FW Cook | Frederic W. Cook & Company, Inc. | ||||
| LTI | long-term incentive | ||||
| 2005 MDCP | Portland General Electric Company 2005 Management Deferred Compensation Plan | ||||
| MDCP | Management Deferred Compensation Plan | ||||
| Named executive officers or NEO(s) |
the officers or former officers of the Company identified on pages 39-41 of this Proxy Statement
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| NYSE | New York Stock Exchange | ||||
| OPUC | Oregon Public Utility Commission | ||||
| PCAOB | Public Company Accounting Oversight Board | ||||
| Pension Plan | Portland General Electric Company Pension Plan | ||||
| PGE | Portland General Electric Company | ||||
| PSU | performance-vested restricted stock unit | ||||
| ROE | return on equity | ||||
| RSU | time-vested restricted stock unit | ||||
| SAIDI | System Average Interruption Duration Index | ||||
| SARs | Stock Appreciation Rights | ||||
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission | ||||
| TSR | total shareholder return | ||||
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Corporate Governance
https://investors.portlandgeneral.com/corporate-governance
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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
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Amended and Restated Bylaws
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Board of Directors and Corporate Officers
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Committee Charters
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Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
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Code of Ethics for Chief Executive and Senior Financial Officers
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Communications to the Board of Directors
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Audit and Risk Committee Policy regarding complaints and concerns
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Corporate Governance Guidelines
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Related Persons Transactions Policy
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Political Engagement Policy
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Sustainability Policy
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Sustainability, Environmental, Social and Governance
https://investors.portlandgeneral.com/esg
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
https://portlandgeneral.com/about/who-we-are/diversity-equity-and-inclusion
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Proxy Materials and Annual Reports
https://investors.portlandgeneral.com/financial-information/annual-reports
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| Proposal | Vote Required | ||||
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Election to our Board of Directors of the 9 nominees named in this Proxy Statement
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Votes in Favor Exceed Votes Against | ||||
| Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers | Votes in Favor Exceed Votes Against | ||||
| Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP | Votes in Favor Exceed Votes Against | ||||
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Approval of the amended and restated Portland General Electric Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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