SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[..X..] Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
March 31, 1997
For the quarterly period ended.......................................
Or
[.....] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ________________ to _________________
Name of
Commission Registrant IRS Employer
File as specified State of Identification
Number in its charter Incorporation Number
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1-11439 ENOVA CORPORATION California 33-0643023
1-3779 SAN DIEGO GAS &
ELECTRIC COMPANY California 95-1184800
101 ASH STREET, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92101
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants' telephone number, including area code (619) 696-2000
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No Change
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Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since
last report
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days. Yes...X... No......
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock outstanding April 30, 1997:
Enova Corporation 113,616,714
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San Diego Gas & Electric Company Wholly owned by Enova Corporation
ENOVA CORPORATION
AND
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONTENTS
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Statements of Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Balance Sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Statements of Cash Flows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Notes to Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations . . .10
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Item 4. Submission of Matters to Vote . . . . . . . .18
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K. . . . . . .19
Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)
In thousands except per share amounts
Enova Corporation
and Subsidiaries SDG&E
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For the three months ended March 31 1997 1996 1997 1996
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Operating Revenues
Electric $373,670 $367,293 $373,670 $367,293
Gas 120,966 84,649 120,966 84,649
Other 13,294 13,955 -- --
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Total operating revenues 507,930 465,897 494,636 451,942
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Operating Expenses
Electric fuel 39,681 23,824 39,681 23,824
Purchased power 87,750 71,623 87,661 71,623
Gas purchased for resale 67,881 35,498 67,761 35,498
Maintenance 21,966 14,814 21,966 14,814
Depreciation and decommissioning 85,707 71,188 80,622 66,814
Property and other taxes 11,712 11,834 11,626 11,834
General and administrative 44,601 45,638 39,070 45,170
Other 54,864 52,978 42,565 41,832
Income taxes 24,373 45,508 40,754 56,363
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Total operating expenses 438,535 372,905 431,706 367,772
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Operating Income 69,395 92,992 62,930 84,170
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Other Income and (Deductions)
Allowance for equity funds used
during construction 1,423 1,249 1,423 1,249
Taxes on nonoperating income 5,068 (455) 432 (455)
Other - net (405) 374 (1,691) 602
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Net other income and
(deductions) 6,086 1,168 164 1,396
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Income Before Interest Charges 75,481 94,160 63,094 85,566
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Interest Charges
Long-term debt 21,729 22,562 17,925 19,094
Short-term debt and other 3,872 4,467 3,872 4,467
Allowance for borrowed funds
used during construction (632) (567) (632) (567)
Preferred dividend requirements of
SDG&E 1,646 1,646 -- --
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Net interest charges 26,615 28,108 21,165 22,994
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Net Income 48,866 66,052 41,929 62,572
Preferred Dividend Requirements -- -- 1,646 1,646
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Earnings Applicable to Common Shares $48,866 $66,052 $40,283 $60,926
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Average Common Shares Outstanding 116,452 116,570
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Earnings Per Common Share $0.42 $0.57
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Dividends Declared Per Common Share $0.39 $0.39
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See notes to financial statements.
BALANCE SHEETS
In thousands of dollars
Enova Corporation
and Subsidiaries SDG&E
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Balance at March 31, December 31, March 31, December 31,
1997 1996 1997 1996
(unaudited) (unaudited)
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ASSETS
Utility plant - at original cost $5,733,446 $5,704,464 $5,733,446 $5,704,464
Accumulated depreciation
and decommissioning (2,707,568) (2,630,093) (2,707,568) (2,630,093)
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Utility plant-net 3,025,878 3,074,371 3,025,878 3,074,371
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Investments and other property 727,592 650,188 347,808 337,520
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Current assets
Cash and temporary investments 131,238 173,079 54,375 81,409
Accounts receivable 183,776 186,529 184,735 187,986
Notes receivable 33,564 33,564 -- --
Inventories 53,201 63,437 52,112 63,078
Other 23,490 47,094 20,372 33,227
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Total current assets 425,269 503,703 311,594 365,700
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Deferred taxes recoverable in rates 182,875 189,193 182,875 189,193
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Deferred charges and other assets 222,696 231,782 193,700 193,732
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Total $4,584,310 $4,649,237 $4,061,855 $4,160,516
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CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
Capitalization
Common equity $1,506,742 $1,569,670 $1,328,940 $1,404,136
Preferred stock of SDG&E
Not subject to mandatory redemption 78,475 78,475 78,475 78,475
Subject to mandatory redemption 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
Long-term debt 1,522,271 1,479,338 1,283,342 1,284,816
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Total capitalization 3,132,488 3,152,483 2,715,757 2,792,427
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Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt 53,471 69,902 6,696 33,639
Accounts payable 120,967 175,815 120,734 174,884
Due to affiliates -- -- 3,850 7,214
Dividends payable 47,125 47,213 47,125 47,131
Interest and taxes accrued 32,177 21,259 62,586 12,824
Regulatory balancing accounts
overcollected-net 56,548 35,338 56,548 35,338
Other 146,959 158,317 92,885 110,743
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Total current liabilities 457,247 507,844 390,424 421,773
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Customer advances for construction 33,102 34,666 33,102 34,666
Accumulated deferred income taxes-net 508,480 497,400 493,316 487,119
Accumulated deferred investment
tax credits 63,795 64,410 63,795 64,410
Deferred credits and other liabilities 389,198 392,434 365,461 360,121
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Total $4,584,310 $4,649,237 $4,061,855 $4,160,516
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See notes to financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
In thousands of dollars
Enova Corporation
and Subsidiaries SDG&E
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For the three months ended March 31 1997 1996 1997 1996
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income $ 48,866 $ 66,052 $ 41,929 $ 62,572
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing
operations to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and decommissioning 85,707 71,188 80,622 66,814
Amortization of deferred charges and other assets 1,902 1,425 1,701 1,425
Amortization of deferred credits
and other liabilities (9,832) (8,768) (1,060) (292)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (1,423) (1,249) (1,423) (1,249)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits 2,214 (29,087) 30 (27,864)
Other-net 340 (2,182) (2,140) (4,860)
Changes in working capital components
Accounts and notes receivable 2,753 4,917 3,251 8,778
Regulatory balancing accounts 21,210 9,403 21,210 9,403
Inventories 10,236 797 10,966 797
Other current assets (1,413) 1,029 814 968
Interest and taxes accrued 53,313 38,198 75,796 47,975
Accounts payable and other current liabilities (66,206) (41,633) (79,222) (48,908)
Cash used by discontinued operations -- -- -- (11,544)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 147,667 110,090 152,474 104,015
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Regular dividends paid (45,567) (45,467) (47,131) (47,383)
Special dividend paid -- -- (66,150) --
Short-term borrowings-net -- 3,400 -- 3,400
Issuances of long-term debt 279 2,300 -- --
Repayment of long-term debt (45,001) (11,758) (25,000) --
Repurchase of common stock (66,314) (480) -- --
Redemption of preferred stock -- (15,155) -- (15,155)
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Net cash used by financing activities (156,603) (67,160) (138,281) (59,138)
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Utility construction expenditures (34,074) (39,863) (34,074) (39,863)
Contributions to decommissioning funds (5,505) (5,505) (5,505) (5,505)
Other-net 6,674 (11,519) (1,648) (10,918)
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Net cash used by investing activities (32,905) (56,887) (41,227) (56,286)
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Net decrease (41,841) (13,957) (27,034) (11,409)
Cash and temporary investments, beginning of period 173,079 96,429 81,409 20,755
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Cash and temporary investments, end of period $131,238 $ 82,472 $ 54,375 $ 9,346
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Supplemental disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Income tax payments (refunds) $(19,001) $ 51,260 $(19,001) $ 51,260
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Interest payments, net of amounts capitalized $ 23,764 $ 24,124 $ 15,113 $ 18,779
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Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Activities:
Investing and Financing
Real estate investments $ 74,641 $ 31,012 -- --
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Liabilities assumed $ 74,641 $ 31,012 -- --
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Net assets of affiliates transferred to parent -- -- -- $150,095
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See notes to financial statements.
ENOVA CORPORATION/SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
1. GENERAL
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is a combined filing of Enova
Corporation and SDG&E. The financial statements presented herein
represent the consolidated statements of Enova Corporation and its
subsidiaries (including SDG&E), as well as the stand-alone statements of
SDG&E. Unless otherwise indicated, the "Notes to financial Statements"
and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" herein pertain to Enova Corporation as a
consolidated entity.
The Registrants believe all adjustments necessary to present a fair
statement of the consolidated financial position and results of
operations for the periods covered by this report, consisting of
recurring accruals, have been made.
The Registrants' significant accounting policies, as well as those of
their subsidiaries, are described in the notes to consolidated financial
statements in Enova Corporation's 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders.
The same accounting policies are followed for interim reporting
purposes.
This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with the
Registrants' 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K which included the
financial statements and notes thereto. The "Management's Discussion &
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included in
the Registrants' 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders was incorporated by
reference into the Registrants' 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K and
filed as an exhibit thereto.
2. BUSINESS COMBINATION
On March 11, 1997 the shareholders of both Enova Corporation and Pacific
Enterprises approved the proposed business combination. Shareholder
votes in favor of the combination totaled 76 percent of outstanding
shares for Enova and 79 percent for PE (96 percent and 98 percent of
total votes cast for Enova and PE, respectively). Consummation of the
combination is conditional upon the approvals of the California Public
Utilities Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and
various other regulatory bodies.
On April 30, 1997 the FERC issued a decision stating that it has
jurisdiction over the proposed business combination and that it will
formally review the January 27, 1997 application to approve the merger
under the FERC's recently issued merger guidelines. The guidelines
provide, that within 60 to 90 days of the close of the comment period
(March 28 for Enova/PE), the FERC will: request additional information;
set issues for hearing; or approve or reject the merger.
Enova and PE submitted a joint Proponents' Environmental Assessment to
the CPUC stating that the plan of merger will not result in any
activities or operational changes that may cause a significant effect on
the environment. In April 1997 the CPUC issued a draft Negative
Declaration concluding that the plan of merger will not result in
significant effects on the environment and, therefore, no Environmental
Impact Report or mitigation is necessary. Under the current schedule,
the period during which the public may comment on the draft Negative
Declaration ends in May 1997 and the final version of the proposed
Negative Declaration will be published in June 1997. The Negative
Declaration will become final when it is certified by the Commission.
Effective April 1997 substantially all of the activities and certain
assets of Enova subsidiaries, Enova Energy and Enova Technologies, were
transferred to Energy Pacific, the joint venture between certain
unregulated subsidiaries of Enova and PE to provide integrated energy
and energy-related products and services.
3. MATERIAL CONTINGENCIES
INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING -- CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Electric industry restructuring is scheduled to commence on January 1,
1998. Discussion is ongoing as to whether direct access will be
available to all electric customers on that date as anticipated by
California law (AB 1890) or phased in over a longer period as expected
by the CPUC's electric restructuring policy decision. The CPUC's Direct
Access Working Group concluded that there are no technical or
operational barriers to justify limited direct access availability once
electric restructuring commences. A CPUC decision is expected in May
1997.
As discussed in Note 10 in the notes to consolidated financial
statements of the 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders, utilities will be
allowed a reasonable opportunity to recover their stranded costs through
December 31, 2001. SDG&E's transition cost application filed in October
1996 identifies transition costs totaling $2 billion (net present value
in 1998 dollars). These identified transition costs have been audited by
independent auditors selected by the CPUC. The auditors found SDG&E's
recorded and forecasted cost estimates reasonable and have identified
$73 million as requiring further action before being deemed a
recoverable transition cost. A draft decision issued in April 1997
includes guidance on the prioritization of recovery of the various
transition costs, on interest on over- and under-collected balances
during the interim, and on various related matters. A CPUC decision is
expected in October 1997. This proceeding will not include generation
plant additions made after December 20, 1995. Instead, each utility must
file a separate application seeking a reasonableness review thereof.
SDG&E expects to file such an application during the third quarter of
1997 addressing 1996 capital additions and another in early 1998 to
address 1997 additions.
AB 1890 provides for a 10-percent reduction of residential and small
commercial customers' rates beginning in January 1998 as a result of the
utilities' receiving the proceeds of rate-reduction bonds issued by an
agency of the State of California. SDG&E estimates that it will need
$600 million to $800 million of bond proceeds to enable it to effect a
sufficient decrease in rate base to result in the desired rate
reduction. These bonds will be repaid over 10 years by SDG&E's
residential and small commercial customers via a charge on their
electric bills. In May 1997 SDG&E will be filing an application with the
CPUC requesting authorization for the issuance of these rate-reduction
bonds. The Securities and Exchange Commission has ruled that these bonds
should be reflected on the utilities' balance sheets as debt.
In addition, the California legislation includes a rate freeze for all
customers. Until the earlier of March 31, 2002, or when transition cost
recovery is complete, SDG&E's system average rate will be frozen at June
10, 1996 levels (9.64 cents per kwh), except for the impact of fuel cost
changes and the 10-percent rate reduction. In any event, rates cannot be
increased above 9.985 cents per kwh. The rate cap will be reduced in
conjunction with the 10-percent rate reduction for residential and small
commercial customers. In January and February 1997, soaring natural-gas
prices resulted in electric rate increases that raised SDG&E's system
average rate from 9.64 cents per kwh to 9.985 cents per kwh. Natural-gas
prices have since decreased, but the mechanism, which is based on a 12-
month rolling average, continues to push SDG&E's system average rate
against the 9.985 cents-per-kwh rate cap.
SDG&E currently accounts for the economic effects of regulation in
accordance with SFAS No. 71, "Accounting for the Effects of Certain
Types of Regulation," as described in the notes to consolidated
financial statements in the 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders. The SEC
has indicated a concern that the California investor-owned utilities may
not meet the criteria of SFAS No. 71 with respect to their electric
generation net regulatory assets. Discussions are ongoing with the SEC,
which has requested discussion by the Emerging Issues Task Force of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board which the SEC may then interpret as
to application to the California utilities. Both bodies are expected to
act in mid-1997. If a decision is ultimately made that would result in
the discontinuation of the application of SFAS No. 71 for electric-
generation operations, the impact of a writeoff of these net regulatory
assets would not be material to SDG&E's results of operations, financial
position or liquidity.
INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING -- FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
On March 31, 1997 the utilities jointly filed plans with the FERC
detailing the structure of California's independent system operator that
will manage the state's transmission grid and outlining the development
of a power exchange to act as a spot market for trading electricity. In
November 1996 the FERC conditionally approved joint recommendations from
the utilities on the creation of an ISO and power exchange, but required
further information from the utilities as to how they would be
structured and operate. The FERC will be holding hearings during the
next few months.
NUCLEAR INSURANCE
SDG&E and the co-owners of the San Onofre units have purchased primary
insurance of $200 million, the maximum amount available, for public
liability claims. An additional $8.7 billion of coverage is provided by
secondary financial protection required by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission and provides for loss sharing among utilities owning nuclear
reactors if a costly accident occurs. SDG&E could be assessed
retrospective premium adjustments of up to $32 million in the event of a
nuclear incident involving any of the licensed, commercial reactors in
the United States, if the amount of the loss exceeds $200 million. In
the event the public liability limit stated above is insufficient, the
Price-Anderson Act provides for Congress to enact further revenue-
raising measures to pay claims, which could include an additional
assessment on all licensed reactor operators.
Insurance coverage is provided for up to $2.75 billion of property
damage and decontamination liability. Coverage is also provided for the
cost of replacement power, which includes indemnity payments for up to
three years, after a waiting period of 21 weeks. Coverage is provided
through mutual insurance companies owned by utilities with nuclear
facilities. If losses at any of the nuclear facilities covered by the
risk-sharing arrangements were to exceed the accumulated funds available
from these insurance programs, SDG&E could be assessed retrospective
premium adjustments of up to $5.1 million.
CANADIAN GAS
SDG&E has long-term pipeline capacity commitments related to its
contracts for Canadian natural gas supplies. These contracts are
currently in litigation, as described in "Legal Proceedings" in the 1996
Annual Report on Form 10-K beginning on page 19. If the supply of
Canadian natural gas to SDG&E is not resumed to a level approximating
the related committed long-term pipeline capacity, SDG&E intends to
continue using the capacity in other ways.
ITEM 2.
ENOVA CORPORATION/SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements
within the definition of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. When used in
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations," the words "estimates", "expects", "anticipates", "plans"
and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Although the Registrants believe that their expectations are based on
reasonable assumptions, they can give no assurance that those
expectations will be realized. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements herein include political developments affecting state and
federal regulatory agencies, the pace and substance of electric industry
deregulation in California and in the United States, the existence of or
ability to create a market for rate-reduction bonds, the ability to
effect a coordinated and orderly implementation of both state
legislation and the CPUC's restructuring regulations, the consummation
and timing of the combination of Enova Corporation and Pacific
Enterprises, international political developments, and the timing and
extent of changes in interest rates and prices for natural gas and
electricity.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:
The following discussions reflect the results for the three months ended
March 31, 1997 compared to the corresponding period in 1996:
EARNINGS
Earnings per common share for the first quarter were $0.42 in 1997,
compared to $0.57 for the corresponding period in 1996. The decrease in
earnings in 1997 is primarily due to previously announced changes
related to the elimination of electric balancing accounts. Although no
significant effect is expected for any full year, quarterly earnings
will fluctuate significantly, depending on monthly or seasonal changes
in electric sales. Earnings are expected to be higher in high sales-
volume months and lower in others.
OPERATING EXPENSES
For the quarter ended March 31, 1997 electric fuel expense increased
from the corresponding period in 1996 primarily due to increased
natural-gas-fired generation and increases in natural gas prices, offset
by a decrease in nuclear generation as a result of SONGS Unit 2
refueling. This decrease in nuclear generation availability resulted in
an increase in purchased-power expense for the same period. Gas
purchased for resale increased due to increases in both natural gas
prices and sales volume.
In addition, for the quarter ended March 31, 1997 compared to the
corresponding period in 1996, maintenance expense increased due to the
additional costs incurred during SONGS Unit 2 refueling (see additional
discussion under "San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Units 2 & 3,"
below). Depreciation and decommissioning expense increased due to the
accelerated recovery of SONGS Units 2 and 3 which commenced in April
1996. Additional information concerning the recovery of SONGS Units 2
and 3 is provided in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" in the 1996 Annual Report to
Shareholders on page 27. Income tax expense decreased due to the
decrease in operating income and the increase in income tax benefits
related to Enova Financial's increased investments in affordable-housing
projects.
OTHER
The tax benefits on nonoperating income for the quarter ended March 31,
1997 are due to the 1995 sale of Wahlco Environmental Systems, Inc.
Additional information concerning the sale of Wahlco is provided in Note
3 in the notes to consolidated financial statements of the 1996 Annual
Report to Shareholders.
REGULATORY MATTERS:
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION'S INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING
In December 1995 the CPUC issued its policy decision on the
restructuring of California's electric utility industry to stimulate
competition and reduce rates. In addition, in September 1996 California
Governor Wilson signed into law a bill restructuring the industry. See
additional discussion of industry restructuring in Note 3 of the notes
to financial statements.
CONSUMER EDUCATION
The CPUC has approved a plan for the Consumer Education Program (CEP)
jointly submitted by California's investor-owned utilities. The plan
establishes a 19-member Electric Restructuring Education Group (EREG)
that will include one member from each IOU. The EREG will design and
implement the CEP. The initial funding of the CEP will be $20 million to
be provided by the IOUs in proportion to their 1995 kwh sales. These
funds will be recoverable through rates. The details of how these costs
will be recovered under the rate cap are still being finalized. The
CEP's objective will be to provide electric customers information to
help them compare and choose among electric products and services when
competition begins on January 1, 1998. The CEP's work is anticipated to
begin by September 1, 1997 and end by May 31, 1998.
PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS
The CPUC has established a new administrative structure and initial
funding levels to manage demand-side management, renewable-energy, low-
income assistance, and research and development programs beginning in
January 1998. The CPUC has formed independent boards to oversee a
competitive bidding process to administer demand-side management and
low-income assistance programs. Until the transition to a fully
competitive energy-services market is complete, customers will be
required to provide the funding. SDG&E will be funded $32 million
annually for demand-side management programs from January 1998 to
December 2001. SDG&E will contribute $12 million in renewables funding.
Low-income assistance funding will remain at 1996 authorized levels. The
California Energy Commission will be allocated most of the $63 million
authorized to administer the research and development programs, of which
SDG&E will contribute $4 million.
NATURAL-GAS RATES
In late 1996 natural-gas prices began rapidly increasing primarily due
to weather-related factors and low storage levels. As the price of
natural gas has increased beyond what SDG&E is authorized to charge for
it, a $26 million shortfall has resulted. SDG&E has requested permission
to raise gas rates by 5 cents per therm for 12 months beginning in the
summer of 1997. This would cost the average customer about $2 more per
month. SDG&E has also asked the CPUC to lift a two-year cap on natural-
gas rates that currently limits the amount that can be charged to 25
cents per therm.
PERFORMANCE-BASED RATEMAKING
Distribution PBR: On April 23, 1997 the CPUC issued a decision
instructing SDG&E to file a distribution PBR in the fourth quarter of
1997.
Base-Rates PBR: On April 23, 1997 the CPUC issued a decision suspending
the requirement for SDG&E's 1999 General Rate Case, provided the Base-
Rates PBR mid-course review agrees with that conclusion. The mid-course
review is currently in process.
Generation PBR: Pursuant to CPUC direction, SDG&E has filed to
withdraw its generation PBR application effective immediately. The CPUC
has acknowledged that an ISO contract will be developed for all must-run
generating units. Currently, all of SDG&E's plants are considered must
run. However, the ISO will evaluate this issue and make a determination
of which plants are must run as industry restructuring progresses.
BIENNIAL COST ALLOCATION PROGRAM
On April 23, 1997 the CPUC issued its decision on SDG&E's BCAP
application. The decision calls for an overall revenue decrease of $26
million for SDG&E. SDG&E's utility electric generation, noncore and core
customers will receive 15 percent, 24 percent and 3 percent decreases,
respectively.
SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATION STATION UNITS 2 & 3
On April 10, 1997 the California Coastal Commission ruled that the SONGS
owners must provide 150 acres of wetlands restoration, 150 acres of kelp
reef and other mitigation. SDG&E's share of the cost is estimated to be
$23 million. The SONGS owners have the option of paying the actual cost
of the mitigation work or depositing the estimated cost in a trust and
ending their responsibility for actual mitigation costs. Analysis is
ongoing in order to determine how best to comply.
Cracked and dented tubes were found during the latest refueling of Unit
2. This delayed the restart of the unit and added to the cost of the
refueling. The problems and the resultant need to plug a small
percentage of the unit's tubes will trigger a mid-cycle review and pose
the possibilities that the reactor may be taken out of service prior to
2013 or that the reactor's license would not be extended to 2023 or an
interim date. The unit returned to service in April 1997.
Unit 3 was shut down in April 1997 for a 75-day scheduled refueling.
While conducting routine inspections, it was noted that, in several
areas, the thickness of the heat transfer tubes' structural supports was
significantly reduced, apparently due to erosion. The cause of this
condition is being investigated. One possible corrective action would be
to remove the affected tubes from service by plugging them. It is
anticipated that the plugging can be completed within the scheduled
refueling period. Unit 2, which recently went through inspection of its
steam generators, showed no signs of this type of erosion.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES:
Utility operations continue to be a major source of liquidity. In
addition, financing needs are met primarily through the issuance of
short-term and long-term debt, and common and preferred stock. These
capital resources are expected to remain available. SDG&E's cash
requirements include plant construction and other capital expenditures.
Nonutility cash requirements include capital expenditures associated
with subsidiary activities related to the plan to distribute natural gas
in Mexico; new products; affordable-housing, leasing and other
investments; and repayments and retirements of long-term debt. In
addition to changes described elsewhere, major changes in cash flows are
described below.
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Besides the effects of other items discussed in this report, the only
significant changes in cash flows from operations for the three months
ended March 31, 1997 compared to the corresponding 1996 period were
related to the changes in regulatory balancing accounts and inventories.
Regulatory balancing accounts increased due to overcollections in the
gas fixed cost account as a result of higher than authorized sales
volumes. Inventories decreased due to use of storage gas as the result
of colder weather.
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Enova Corporation anticipates that it will require only minimal amounts
of short-term debt in 1997, primarily for utility operations. Enova does
not expect to issue stock or long-term debt in 1997, other than for
SDG&E-related refinancings. In conjunction with electric industry
restructuring, rate-reduction bonds will be issued by an agency of the
State of California. Additional information concerning these bonds is
provided in Note 3 of the notes to financial statements, above.
Enova Financial repaid $20 million and issued $75 million of long-term
debt during the first quarter of 1997 during the ordinary course of
business. During that same period SDG&E repaid $25 million of long-term
debt.
SDG&E had short-term bank lines of $50 million and long-term bank lines
of $330 million with no short-term loans outstanding at March 31, 1997.
Commitment fees are paid on the unused portion of the lines. There are
no requirements for compensating balances.
On March 27, 1997 Enova Corporation repurchased three million shares of
its outstanding common stock.
Quarterly cash dividends of $0.39 per share were declared for the first
quarter of 1997 and for each quarter during the year ended December 31,
1996. The dividend payout ratio for the twelve months ended March 31,
1997 and years ended December 31, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993 and 1992 were
85 percent, 79 percent, 80 percent, 130 percent, 82 percent and 81
percent, respectively. The increase in the payout ratio for the year
ended December 31, 1994 was due to the writedowns recorded during 1994.
For additional information regarding the writedowns, see Enova
Corporation's 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The payment of future
dividends is within the discretion of the directors and is dependent
upon future business conditions, earnings and other factors. Enova's
directors have set a goal to reach a dividend payout of 60 percent to 70
percent of earnings through earnings growth and new investment. Net cash
flows provided by operating activities currently are sufficient to
maintain the payment of dividends at the anticipated level.
SDG&E maintains its capital structure so as to obtain long-term
financing at the lowest possible rates. The following table shows the
percentages of capital represented by the various components. The
capital structures are net of the construction funds held by a trustee
in 1992 and 1993.
March 31,
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
-----------------------------------------------------------
Common equity 47% 47% 48% 49% 50% 49%
Preferred stock 5 4 4 4 4 4
Debt and leases 48 49 48 47 46 47
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Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
-----------------------------------------------------------
The following table lists key financial ratios for SDG&E.
Twelve Year
months ended ended
March 31, December 31,
1997 1996
----------------- -------------
Pretax interest coverage 4.9 X 5.2 X
Internal cash generation 115 % 127 %
Construction expenditures as
a percent of capitalization 7.5 % 7.4 %
DERIVATIVES: Registrants' policy is to use derivative financial
instruments to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates,
foreign currency exchange rates and natural gas prices. These financial
instruments are with major investment firms and expose Registrants to
market and credit risks. These risks may at times be concentrated with
certain counterparties, although counterparty non-performance is not
anticipated. Registrants do not use derivatives for trading or
speculative purposes.
At March 31, 1997 SDG&E had one interest-rate swap agreement: a
floating-to-fixed-rate swap maturing in 2002 associated with $45 million
of variable-rate bonds. SDG&E's pension fund periodically uses foreign
currency forward contracts to reduce its exposure from exchange-rate
fluctuations associated with certain investments in foreign equity
securities. These contracts generally have maturities ranging from three
to six months. Such contracts may expose the pension fund to credit loss
if the counterparties fail to perform.
Other than the interest-rate swap described above, there were no
derivative financial instruments outstanding at March 31, 1997.
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31,
1997 included utility construction expenditures and payments to the
SONGS decommissioning trust. Utility construction expenditures,
excluding nuclear fuel and the allowance for equity funds used during
construction, were $209 million in 1996 and are estimated to be $230
million in 1997. The company continuously reviews its construction,
investment and financing programs and revises them in response to
changes in competition, customer growth, inflation, customer rates, the
cost of capital, and environmental and regulatory requirements. Among
other things, the level of expenditures in the next few years will
depend heavily on the impact of the CPUC's industry restructuring
decision, on the timing of expenditures to comply with air emission
reduction and other environmental requirements, and on the company's
plan to transport natural gas to Mexico. Payments to the nuclear
decommissioning trust are expected to continue until SONGS is
decommissioned, which is not expected to occur before 2013. Although
Unit 1 was permanently shut down in 1992, it is expected to be
decommissioned concurrently with Units 2 and 3.
OTHER SIGNIFICANT BALANCE SHEET CHANGES
Besides the effects of items discussed in the preceding pages, there
were significant changes to the Registrants' balance sheets at March 31,
1997, compared to December 31, 1996. The increase in investments and
other property for Enova Corporation was due to Enova Financial's
affordable-housing investments. The decrease in other current assets
resulted from a shift in Enova's net deferred tax position from current
assets to current liabilities.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There have been no significant subsequent developments in litigation
proceedings that were outstanding at December 31, 1996 and there have
been no significant new litigation proceedings since that date.
ITEM 4. - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO VOTE
ENOVA CORPORATION
The shareholders of Enova Corporation elected two Class II Directors at
the annual meeting on April 22, 1997. The name of each nominee and the
number of shares voted for or withheld were as follows:
Nominees Votes For Votes Withheld
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
D.W. Derbes 91,787,857 3,011,101
R.H. Goldsmith 91,732,863 3,066,095
The results of the voting on a shareholder proposal that the Board of
Directors institute the additional criterion that before any officer
options and bonuses are granted, the Company's financial performance
should be in the top 30% of the Edison Electric Institute 100 Index of
Investor-Owned Electrics (EEI 100) were as follows:
In Favor 13,313,711
Opposed 56,631,748
Abstained 3,748,783
Broker Non-Vote 19,391,252
Additional information concerning the election of the board of directors
and the other proposal is contained in Enova Corporation's 1997 Proxy
Statement and Notice of Annual Meeting.
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
The shareholders of San Diego Gas & Electric Company elected 11
directors at the annual meeting on April 22, 1997. The name of each
nominee and the number of preferred shares voted for or withheld are
summarized below. All 116,583,358 common shares, which are owned by
Enova Corporation, were voted for the nominees.
Nominees Votes For Votes Withheld
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Richard C. Atkinson 118,871,922 31,688
Stephen L. Baum 118,872,230 31,380
Ann Burr 118,871,030 32,580
Richard A. Collato 118,871,830 31,780
Daniel W. Derbes 118,871,830 31,780
Donald E. Felsinger 118,872,230 31,380
Richard H. Goldsmith 118,872,230 31,380
William D. Jones 118,871,830 31,780
Ralph R. Ocampo 118,871,830 31,780
Thomas A. Page 118,872,030 31,580
Thomas C. Stickel 118,872,030 31,580
Additional information concerning the election of the board of directors
is contained in SDG&E's 1997 Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual
Meeting.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit 3 - Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation
3.1 Restated Bylaws of Enova Corporation as of January 27, 1997.
3.2 Restated Bylaws of San Diego Gas & Electric Company as of
January 27, 1997.
Exhibit 10 - Material Contracts
10.1 Form of Enova Corporation 1986 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement as Amended.
Exhibit 12 - Computation of ratios
12.1 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges
and Preferred Stock Dividends as required under SDG&E's
August 1993 registration of 5,000,000 shares of Preference
Stock (Cumulative).
Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedules
27.1 Financial Data Schedule for the quarter ended March 31,
1997 for Enova Corporation.
27.2 Financial Data Schedule for the quarter ended March 31,
1997 for SDG&E.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
A Current Report on Form 8-K was filed on January 29, 1997
announcing Enova Corporation's consolidated net income for the
year ended December 31, 1996.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ENOVA CORPORATION
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Registrants)
Date: May 2, 1997 By: /S/ F.H. Ault
------------------------------
(Signature)
F. H. AULT
Vice President and Controller
EXHIBIT 12.1
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
3 Months
Ended
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 3/31/97
--------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Fixed Charges:
Interest:
Long-Term Debt $ 97,067 $ 84,830 $ 81,749 $ 82,591 $ 76,463 $ 17,925
Short-Term Debt 5,043 6,676 8,894 17,886 12,635 2,612
Amortization of Debt
Discount and Expense,
Less Premium 2,881 4,162 4,604 4,870 4,881 1,260
Interest Portion of
Annual Rentals 14,558 9,881 9,496 9,631 8,446 2,476
---------- ---------- ----------- --------- ----------- ----------
Total Fixed
Charges 119,549 105,549 104,743 114,978 102,425 24,273
---------- ---------- ----------- --------- ----------- ----------
Preferred Dividends
Requirements 9,600 8,565 7,663 7,663 6,582 1,646
Ratio of Income Before
Tax to Net Income 1.71389 1.79353 1.83501 1.78991 1.88864 1.96167
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Preferred Dividends
for Purpose of Ratio 16,453 15,362 14,062 13,716 12,431 3,229
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total Fixed Charges
and Preferred
Dividends for
Purpose of Ratio $136,002 $120,911 $118,805 $128,694 $114,856 $ 27,502
========== =========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Earnings:
Net Income (before
preferred dividend
requirements) $224,177 $215,872 $206,296 $219,049 $222,765 $ 41,929
Add:
Fixed Charges
(from above) 119,549 105,549 104,743 114,978 102,425 24,273
Less: Fixed Charges
Capitalized 1,262 1,483 1,424 2,040 1,495 814
Taxes on Income 160,038 171,300 172,259 173,029 197,958 40,322
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------
Total Earnings for
Purpose of Ratio $502,502 $491,238 $481,874 $505,016 $521,653 $105,710
========== ========== ========== ========== =========== =========
Ratio of Earnings
to Combined Fixed
Charges and Preferred
Dividends 3.69 4.06 4.06 3.92 4.54 3.84
========== ========== ========== ========== =========== =========
UT
0000940170
ENOVA CORPORATION
1,000
YEAR
DEC-31-1997
MAR-31-1997
PER-BOOK
3,025,878
727,592
425,269
93,475
312,096
4,584,310
284,036
507,694
715,012
1,506,742
25,000
78,475
1,188,148
0
238,929
0
46,827
0
95,194
6,644
1,398,351
4,584,310
507,930
24,373
414,162
438,535
69,395
6,086
75,481
26,615
48,866
0
48,866
45,567
17,925
147,667
.42
.42
UT
0000086521
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
1,000
YEAR
DEC-31-1997
MAR-31-1997
PER-BOOK
3,025,878
347,808
311,594
93,475
283,100
4,061,855
291,458
566,233
471,249
1,328,940
25,000
78,475
1,188,148
0
0
0
52
0
95,194
6,644
1,339,402
4,061,855
494,636
40,754
390,952
431,706
62,930
164
63,094
21,165
41,929
1,646
40,283
113,281
17,925
152,474
0
0
BYLAWS OF ENOVA CORPORATION
RESTATED AS OF JANUARY 27, 1997
ARTICLE ONE
CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed, and
all corporate powers shall be exercised, by or under the direction of
the Board of Directors ("the Board"), subject to the Articles of
Incorporation and the California Corporations Code.
ARTICLE TWO
OFFICERS
Section 1. Designation. The officers of the Corporation shall
consist of a Chairman of the Board (the "Chairman") or a President, or
both, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, one or more Assistant
Secretaries, a Treasurer, one or more Assistant Treasurers, a
Controller, one or more Assistant Controllers, and such other officers
as the Board may from time to time elect. Any two or more of such
offices may be held by the same person.
Section 2. Term. The officers shall be elected by the Board as
soon as possible after the annual meeting of the Shareholders, and shall
hold office for one year or until their successors are duly elected.
Any officers may be removed from office at any time, with or without
cause, by the vote of a majority of the authorized number of Directors.
The Board may fill vacancies or elect new officers at any time.
Section 3. Chairman. The Chairman shall preside over meetings of
the Shareholders and of the Board, make a full report to each
Shareholders' annual meeting covering the next preceding fiscal year,
and perform all other duties designated by the Board.
Section 4. The President. The President shall have the general
management and direction of the affairs of the Corporation, subject to
the control of the Board. In the absence or disability of the Chairman,
the President shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the
Chairman.
Section 5. Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents, one of whom
shall be the Chief Financial Officer, shall have such duties as the
President or the Board shall designate.
Section 6. Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer
shall be responsible for the issuance of securities and the management
of the Corporation's cash, receivables and temporary investments.
Section 7. Secretary and Assistant Secretary. The Secretary
shall attend all meetings of the Shareholders and the Board, keep a true
and accurate record of the proceedings of all such meetings and attest
the same by his or her signature, have charge of all books, documents
and papers which appertain to the office, have custody of the corporate
seal and affix it to all papers and documents requiring sealing, give
all notices of meetings, have the custody of the books of stock
certificates and transfers, issue all stock certificates, and perform
all other duties usually appertaining to the office and all duties
designated by the bylaws, the President or the Board. In the absence of
the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary may perform the duties and shall
have the powers of the Secretary.
Section 8. Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. The Treasurer shall
perform all duties usually appertaining to the office and all duties
designated by the President or the Board. In the absence of the
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer may perform the duties and shall have
all the powers of the Treasurer.
Section 9. Controller and Assistant Controller. The Controller
shall be responsible for establishing financial control policies for the
Corporation, shall be its principal accounting officer, and shall perform
all duties usually appertaining to the office and all duties designated
by the President or the Board. In the absence of the Controller, any
Assistant Controller may perform the duties and shall have all the powers
of the Controller.
Section 10. Chief Executive Officer. Either the Chairman or the
President shall be the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 11. Chief Operating Officer. Either the President or any
Vice President shall be the Chief Operating Officer.
ARTICLE THREE
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number. The authorized number of Directors shall be
determined as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation
Section 2. Election. A Board shall be elected as set forth in
the Articles of Incorporation. Any candidate nominated by management
for election to the Board shall be so nominated without regard to his or
her sex, race, color or creed.
Section 3. Vacancies. Vacancies in the Board may be filled as
set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 4. Compensation. Members of the Board shall receive such
compensation as the Board may from time to time determine.
Section 5. Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board shall
be held without other notice than this bylaw immediately after each
annual meeting of the Shareholders, and at such other times as provided
for by resolution, at the principal office of the Corporation. The
Board may cancel, or designate a different date, time or place for any
regular meeting.
Section 6. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may
be called at any time by the Chairman, the President, or any two
Directors.
Section 7. Notice of Meetings. Written notice shall be given to
each Director of the date, time and place of each regular meeting and
each special meeting of the Board. If given by mail, such notice shall
be mailed to each Director at least four days before the date of such
meeting, or such notice may be given to each Director personally or by
telegram at least 48 hours before the time of such meeting. Every
notice of special meeting shall state the purpose for which such meeting
is called. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Director who
signs a waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who
attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its
commencement, the lack of notice to such Director.
Section 8. Quorum. A majority of the authorized number of
Directors shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, and every act or decision of a majority of the Directors
present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be valid as the
act of the Board, provided that a meeting at which a quorum is initially
present may continue to transact business, notwithstanding the
withdrawal of Directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a
majority of the required quorum for such meeting. A majority of
Directors present at any meeting, in the absence of a quorum, may
adjourn to another time.
Section 9. Action Upon Consent. Any action required or permitted
to be taken by the Board may be taken without a meeting, if all members
of the Board shall individually or collectively consent in writing to
such action.
Section 10. Telephonic Participation. Members of the Board may
participate in a meeting through use of a conference telephone or
similar communications equipment, so long as all members participating
in the meeting can hear one another. Such participation constitutes
presence in person at the meeting.
Section 11. Directors Emeritus. The Board may from time to time
elect one or more Directors Emeritus. Each Director Emeritus shall have
the privilege of attending meetings of the Board, upon invitation of the
Chairman or the President. No Director Emeritus shall be entitled to
vote on any business coming before the Board or be counted as a member of
the Board for any purpose whatsoever.
ARTICLE FOUR
COMMITTEES
Section 1. Executive Committee. The Board shall appoint an
Executive Committee. The Chairman shall be ex officio the Chairman
thereof, unless the Board shall appoint another member as Chairman. The
Executive Committee shall be composed of members of the Board, and shall
at all times be subject to its control. The Executive Committee shall
have all the authority of the Board, except with respect to:
(a) The approval of any action which also requires Shareholders'
approval.
(b) The filling of vacancies on the Board or on any committee.
(c) The fixing of compensation of the Directors for serving on the
Board or on any committee.
(d) The amendment or repeal of bylaws or the adoption of new
bylaws.
(e) The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board which
by its express terms is not so amendable or repealable.
(f) A distribution to the Shareholders.
(g) The appointment of other committees of the Board or the
members thereof.
Section 2. Audit Committee. The Board shall appoint an Audit
Committee comprised solely of Directors who are neither officers nor
employees of the Corporation and who are free from any relationship that,
in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with the exercise of
independent judgment as committee members. The Audit Committee shall
review and make recommendations to the Board with respect to:
(a) The engagement of an independent accounting firm to audit the
Corporation's financial statements and the terms of such
engagement.
(b) The policies and procedures for maintaining the Corporation's
books and records and for furnishing appropriate information
to the independent auditor.
(c) The evaluation and implementation of any recommendations made
by the independent auditor.
(d) The adequacy of the Corporation's internal audit controls and
related personnel.
(e) Such other matters relating to the Corporation's financial
affairs and accounts as the Committee deems desirable.
Section 3. Other Committees. The Board may appoint such other
committees of its members as it shall deem desirable, and, within the
limitations specified for the Executive Committee, may vest such
committees with such powers and authorities as it shall see fit, and all
such committees shall at all times be subject to its control.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Notice of each meeting of any
committee of the Board shall be given to each member of such committee,
and the giving of such notice shall be subject to the same requirements
as the giving of notice of meetings of the Board, unless the Board shall
establish different requirements for the giving of notice of committee
meetings.
Section 5. Conduct of Meetings. The provisions of these bylaws
with respect to the conduct of meetings of the Board shall govern the
conduct of committee meetings. Written minutes shall be kept of all
committee meetings.
ARTICLE FIVE
SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS
Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the
Shareholders shall be held on a date and at a time fixed by the Board.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the
Shareholders for any purpose whatsoever may be called at any time by the
Chairman, the President, or the Board, or by one or more Shareholders
holding not less than one-tenth of the voting power of the Corporation.
Section 3. Place of Meetings. All meetings of the Shareholders
shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation in San Diego,
California or at such other locations as may be designated by the Board.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Written notice shall be given to
each Shareholder entitled to vote of the date, time, place and general
purpose of each meeting of Shareholders. Notice may be given
personally, or by mail, or by telegram, charges prepaid, to the
Shareholder's address appearing on the books of the Corporation. If a
Shareholder supplies no address to the Corporation, notice shall be
deemed to be given if mailed to the place where the principal office of
the Corporation is situated, or published at least once in some
newspaper of general circulation in the county of said principal office.
Notice of any meeting shall be sent to each Shareholder entitled thereto
not less than 10 or more than 60 days before such meeting.
Section 5. Voting. The Board may fix a time in the future not
less than 10 or more than 60 days preceding the date of any meeting of
Shareholders, or not more than 60 days preceding the date fixed for the
payment of any dividend or distribution, or for the allotment of rights,
or when any change or conversion or exchange of shares shall go into
effect, as a record date for the determination of the Shareholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at any such meeting or entitled to
receive any such dividend or distribution, or any such allotment of
rights, or to exercise the rights in respect to any such change,
conversion, or exchange of shares. In such case only Shareholders of
record at the close of business on the date so fixed shall be entitled
to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to receive such dividend,
distribution or allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, as the
case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of
the Corporation after any record date fixed as aforesaid. The Board may
close the books of the Corporation against any transfer of shares during
the whole or any part of such period.
Section 6. Quorum. At any Shareholders' meeting a majority of
the shares entitled to vote must be represented in order to constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, but a majority of the shares
present, or represented by proxy, though less than a quorum, may adjourn
the meeting to some other date, and from day to day or from time to time
thereafter until a quorum is present.
ARTICLE SIX
CERTIFICATE OF SHARES
Section 1. Form. Certificates for shares of the Corporation
shall state the name of the registered holder of the shares represented
thereby, and shall be signed by the Chairman or Vice Chairman or the
President or a Vice President, and by the Chief Financial Officer or an
Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. Any
such signature may be by facsimile thereof.
Section 2. Surrender. Upon a surrender to the Secretary, or to a
transfer agent or transfer clerk of the Corporation, of a certificate
for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of
succession, assignment or authority to transfer, the Corporation shall
issue a new certificate to the party entitled thereto, cancel the old
certificate and record the transaction upon its books.
Section 3. Right of Transfer. When a transfer of shares on the
books is requested, and there is a reasonable doubt as to the rights of
the persons seeking such transfer, the Corporation, or its transfer
agent or transfer clerk, before entering the transfer of the shares on
its books or issuing any certificate therefor, may require from such
person reasonable proof of his or her rights, and, if there remains a
reasonable doubt in respect thereto, may refuse a transfer unless such
person shall give adequate security or a bond of indemnity executed by a
corporate surety, or by two individual sureties, satisfactory to the
Corporation as to form, amount and responsibility of sureties.
Section 4. Conflicting Claims. The Corporation shall be entitled
to treat the holder of record of any shares as the holder in fact
thereof and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim
to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, whether
or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, save as expressly
provided by the laws of the State of California.
Section 5. Loss, Theft and Destruction. In the case of the
alleged loss, theft or destruction of any certificate of shares, another
may be issued in its place as follows: (1) the owner of the lost, stolen
or destroyed certificate shall file with the transfer agent of the
Corporation a duly executed affidavit of loss and indemnity agreement
and certificate of coverage, accompanied by a check representing the
cost of the bond as outlined in any blanket lost securities and
administration bond previously approved by the Directors of the
Corporation and executed by a surety company satisfactory to them, which
bond shall indemnify the Corporation, its transfer agents and
registrars; or (2) the Board may, in its discretion, authorize the
issuance of a new certificate to replace a lost, stolen or destroyed
certificate on such other terms and conditions as it may determine to be
reasonable.
ARTICLE SEVEN
INDEMNIFICATION OF AGENTS OF THE CORPORATION
Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article Seven,
"agent" means any person who (i) is or was a Director, officer, employee
or other agent of the Corporation, (ii) is or was serving at the request
of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise or (iii) was a director, officer, employee or agent of a
foreign or domestic corporation which was a predecessor corporation of
the Corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such
predecessor corporation; "proceeding" means any threatened, pending or
completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative; and "expenses" includes, without limitation, attorneys'
fees and any expenses of establishing a right to indemnification under
Sections 4 or 5(c) of this Article Seven.
Section 2. Indemnification for Third Party Actions. The
Corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who is or was a
party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any proceeding (other than
an action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in
its favor) by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of
the Corporation against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other
amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such
proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Corporation and,
in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
the conduct of such person was unlawful. The termination of any
proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of
nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner
which the person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the
Corporation or that the person had reasonable cause to believe that the
person's conduct was unlawful.
Section 3. Indemnification for Derivative Actions. The
Corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who is or was a
party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or
completed action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was an
agent of the Corporation against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of
such action if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such
person believed to be in the best interests of the Corporation and its
Shareholders. No indemnification shall be made under this Section 3:
(a) In respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such
person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
Corporation in the performance of such person's duty to the
Corporation and its Shareholders, unless and only to the
extent that the court in which such proceeding is or was
pending shall determine upon application that, in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses and then only
to the extent that the court shall determine; or
(b) Of amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a
pending action without court approval; or
(c) Of expenses incurred in defending a pending action which is
settled or otherwise disposed of without court approval.
Section 4. Successful Defense. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Article, to the extent that an agent of the Corporation
has been successful on the merits or otherwise (including the dismissal
of an action without prejudice or the settlement of a proceeding or
action without admission of liability) in defense of any proceeding
referred to in Sections 2 or 3 of this Article, or in defense of any
claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred in
connection therewith.
Section 5. Discretionary Indemnification. Except as provided in
Section 4 of this Article Seven, any indemnification under Section 3
thereof shall be made by the Corporation only if authorized in the
specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the agent is
proper in the circumstances because the agent has met the applicable
standard of conduct set forth in Section 3, by:
(a) A majority vote of a quorum consisting of Directors who are
not parties to such proceeding;
(b) If such a quorum of Directors is not obtainable, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion;
(c) Approval by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares
of this Corporation represented and voting at a duly held
meeting at which a quorum is present (which shares voting
affirmatively also constitute at least a majority of the
required quorum) or by the written consent of holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares which would be entitled to
vote at such meeting and, for such purpose, the shares owned
by the person to be indemnified shall not be considered
outstanding or entitled to vote; or
(d) The court in which such proceeding is or was pending, upon
application made by the Corporation, the agent or the
attorney or other person rendering services in connection
with the defense, whether or not such application by said
agent, attorney or other person is opposed by the
Corporation.
Section 6. Advancement of Expenses. Expenses incurred in
defending any proceeding may be advanced by the Corporation prior to the
final disposition of such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or
on behalf of the agent to repay such amount if it shall be determined
ultimately that the agent is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized
in this Article Seven.
Section 7. Restriction on Indemnification. No indemnification or
advance shall be made under this Article Seven, except as provided in
Sections 4 and 6 thereof, in any circumstance where it appears:
(a) That it would be inconsistent with a provision of the Articles
of Incorporation of the Corporation, its bylaws, a resolution
of the Shareholders or an agreement in effect at the time of
the accrual of the alleged cause of action asserted in the
proceeding in which the expenses were incurred or other
amounts were paid which prohibits or otherwise limits
indemnification; or
(b) That it would be inconsistent with any condition expressly
imposed by a court in approving a settlement.
Section 8. Non-Exclusive. In the absence of any other basis for
indemnification of an agent, the Corporation can indemnify such agent
pursuant to this Article Seven. The indemnification provided by this
Article Seven shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which
those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any statute, bylaw,
agreement, vote of Shareholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise,
both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another
capacity while holding such office. The rights to indemnification under
this Article Seven shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
Director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of
the heirs, executors, and administrators of the person. Nothing
contained in this Section 8 shall affect any right to indemnification to
which persons other than such Directors and officers may be entitled by
contract or otherwise.
Section 9. Expenses as a Witness. To the extent that any agent of
the Corporation is by reason of such position, or a position with another
entity at the request of the Corporation, a witness in any action, suit
or proceeding, he or she shall be indemnified against all costs and
expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her
behalf in connection therewith.
Section 10. Insurance. The Board may purchase and maintain
directors and officers liability insurance, at its expense, to protect
itself and any Director, officer or other named or specified agent of the
Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss asserted against
or incurred by the agent in such capacity or arising out of the agent's
status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to
indemnify the agent against such expense, liability or loss under the
provisions of this Article Seven or under California Law.
Section 11. Separability. Each and every paragraph, sentence,
term and provision of this Article Seven is separate and distinct so that
if any paragraph, sentence, term or provision hereof shall be held to be
invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or unenforceability of any
other paragraph, sentence, term or provision hereof. To the extent
required, any paragraph, sentence, term or provision of this Article may
be modified by a court of competent jurisdiction to preserve its validity
and to provide the claimant with, subject to the limitations set forth in
this Article and any agreement between the Corporation and claimant, the
broadest possible indemnification permitted under applicable law. If
this Article Seven or any portion thereof shall be invalidated on any
ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall
nevertheless have the power to indemnify each Director, officer,
employee, or other agent against expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any
action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or
administrative, and whether internal or external, including a grand jury
proceeding and including an action or suit brought by or in the right of
the Corporation, to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion
of this Article Seven that shall not have been invalidated by any other
applicable law.
Section 12. Agreements. Upon, and in the event of, a
determination of the Board to do so, the Corporation is authorized to
enter into indemnification agreements with some or all of its Directors,
officers, employees and other agents providing for indemnification to the
fullest extent permissible under California law and the Corporation's
Articles of Incorporation.
Section 13. Retroactive Appeal. In the event this Article Seven
is repealed or modified so as to reduce the protection afforded herein,
the indemnification provided by this Article shall remain in full force
and effect with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such
repeal or modification.
ARTICLE EIGHT
OBLIGATIONS
All obligations of the Corporation, including promissory notes,
checks, drafts, bills of exchange, and contracts of every kind, and
evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of, or payable to, or
executed on behalf of the Corporation, shall be signed or endorsed by
such officer or officers, or agent or agents, of the Corporation and in
such manner as, from time to time, shall be determined by the Board.
ARTICLE NINE
CORPORATE SEAL
The corporate seal shall set forth the name of the Corporation,
state, and date of incorporation.
ARTICLE TEN
AMENDMENTS
These bylaws may be amended or repealed as set forth in the Articles
of Incorporation.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
AVAILABILITY OF BYLAWS
A current copy of these bylaws shall be mailed or otherwise
furnished to any Shareholder of record within five days after receipt of
a request therefor.
BYLAWS OF SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
RESTATED AS OF JANUARY 27, 1997
ARTICLE ONE
Corporate Management
The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed,
and all corporate powers shall be exercised, by or under the direction of
the Board of Directors ("the Board"), subject to the Articles of
Incorporation and the California Corporations Code.
ARTICLE TWO
Officers
Section 1. Designation. The officers of the corporation
shall consist of a Chairman of the Board ("Chairman") or a President, or
both, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, one or more Assistant
Secretaries, a Treasurer, one or more Assistant Treasurers, a Controller,
one or more Assistant Controllers, and such other officers as the Board
may from time to time elect. Any two or more of such offices may be held
by the same person.
Section 2. Term. The officers shall be elected by the Board
as soon as possible after the annual meeting of the Shareholders, and
shall hold office for one year or until their successors are duly
elected. Any officers may be removed from office at any time, with or
without cause, by the vote of a majority of the authorized number of
Directors. The Board may fill vacancies or elect new officers at any
time.
Section 3. Chairman. The Chairman, or any officer
designated by the Chairman, shall preside over meetings of the
Shareholders and of the Board. The Chairman shall perform all other
duties designated by the Board.
Section 4. The President. The President shall have the
general management and direction of the affairs of the corporation,
subject to the control of the Board. In the absence or disability of the
Chairman, the President shall perform the duties and exercise the powers
of the Chairman.
Section 5. The Vice Presidents, one of whom shall be the
Chief Financial Officer, shall have such duties as the President or the
Board shall designate.
Section 6. The Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible
for the issuance of securities and the management of the corporation's
cash, receivables and temporary investments.
Section 7. Secretary and Assistant Secretary. The Secretary
shall attend all meetings of the Shareholders and the Board, keep a true
and accurate record of the proceedings of all such meetings and attest
the same by his or her signature, have charge of all books, documents and
papers which appertain to the office, have custody of the corporate seal
and affix it to all papers and documents requiring sealing, give all
notices of meetings, have the custody of the books of stock certificates
and transfers, issue all stock certificates, and perform all other duties
usually appertaining to the office and all duties designated by the
bylaws, the President or the Board. In the absence of the Secretary, any
Assistant Secretary may perform the duties and shall have the powers of
the Secretary.
Section 8. Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. The Treasurer
shall perform all duties usually appertaining to the office and all
duties designated by the President or the Board. In the absence of the
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer may perform the duties and shall have
all the powers of the Treasurer.
Section 9. Controller and Assistant Controller. The
Controller shall be responsible for establishing financial control
policies for the corporation, shall be its principal accounting officer,
and shall perform all duties usually appertaining to the office and all
duties designated by the President or the Board. In the absence of the
Controller, any Assistant Controller may perform the duties and shall
have all the powers of the Controller.
Section 10. Chief Executive Officer. Either the Chairman or
the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 11. Chief Operating Officer. Either the President or
any Vice President shall be the Chief Operating Officer.
ARTICLE THREE
Directors
Section 1. Number. The authorized number of Directors shall
be from a minimum of seven to a maximum of thirteen, unless changed by
the vote or written consent of holders of a majority of outstanding
shares entitled to vote. The Board of Directors shall fix by resolution
the number of Directors comprising the Board within the stated minimum
and maximum number at its discretion and without Shareholder approval.
Section 2. Election. A Board shall be elected at each annual
meeting of the Shareholders, at any adjournment thereof, or at any
special meeting of the Shareholders called for that purpose. The
Directors shall hold office for one year or until their successors are
duly elected. Any candidate nominated by management for election to the
Board shall be so nominated without regard to his or her sex, race, color
or creed.
Section 3. Vacancies. Vacancies in the Board may be filled
by a majority of the remaining Directors, though less than a quorum, and
each Director so elected shall hold office for the unexpired term and
until his or her successor is elected.
Section 4. Compensation. Members of the Board shall receive
such compensation as the Board may from time to time determine.
Section 5. Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board
shall be held without other notice than this bylaw immediately after
each annual meeting of the Shareholders, and at such other times as
provided for by resolution, at the principal office of the corporation.
The Board may cancel, or designate a different date, time or place for
any regular meeting.
Section 6. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board
may be called at any time by the Chairman, the President or any two
Directors.
Section 7. Notice of Meetings. Written notice shall be given
to each Director of the date, time and place of each regular meeting and
each special meeting of the Board. If given by mail, such notice shall
be mailed to each Director at least four days before the date of such
meeting, or such notice may be given to each Director personally or by
telegram at least 48 hours before the time of such meeting. Every notice
of special meeting shall state the purpose for which such meeting is
called. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Director who signs
a waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends
the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the
lack of notice to such Director.
Section 8. Quorum. A majority of the authorized number of
Directors shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, and every act or decision of a majority of the Directors
present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be valid as the
act of the Board, provided that a meeting at which a quorum is initially
present may continue to transact business, notwithstanding the withdrawal
of Directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of
the required quorum for such meeting. A majority of Directors present at
any meeting, in the absence of a quorum, may adjourn to another time.
Section 9. Action Upon Consent. Any action required or
permitted to be taken by the Board may be taken without a meeting, if all
members of the Board shall individually or collectively consent in
writing to such action.
Section 10. Telephonic Participation. Members of the Board
may participate in a meeting through use of a conference telephone or
similar communications equipment, so long as all members participating in
the meeting can hear one another. Such participation constitutes
presence in person at the meeting.
Section 11. Directors Emeritus. The Board may from time to
time elect one or more Directors Emeritus. Each Director Emeritus shall
have the privilege of attending meetings of the Board, upon invitation of
the Chairman or the President. No Director Emeritus shall be entitled to
vote on any business coming before the Board or be counted as a member of
the Board for any purpose whatsoever.
ARTICLE FOUR
Committees
Section 1. Executive Committee. The Board shall appoint an
Executive Committee. The Chairman shall be ex officio the Chairman
thereof, unless the Board shall appoint another member as Chairman. The
Executive Committee shall be composed of members of the Board, and shall
at all times be subject to its control. The Executive Committee shall
have all the authority of the Board, except with respect to:
(a) The approval of any action which also requires
shareholders' approval.
(b) The filling of vacancies on the Board or on any
committee.
(c) The fixing of compensation of the Directors for serving
on the Board or on any committee.
(d) The amendment or repeal of bylaws or the adoption of
new bylaws.
(e) The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board
which by its express terms is not so amendable or
repealable.
(f) A distribution to the Shareholders.
(g) The appointment of other committees of the Board or the
members thereof.
Section 2. Audit Committee. The Board shall appoint an Audit
Committee comprised solely of Directors who are neither officers nor
employees of the corporation and who are free from any relationship that,
in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with the exercise of
independent judgment as committee members. The Audit Committee shall
review and make recommendations to the Board with respect to:
(a) The engagement of an independent accounting firm to audit
the corporation's financial statements and the terms of
such engagement.
(b) The policies and procedures for maintaining the
corporation's books and records and for furnishing
appropriate information to the independent auditor.
(c) The evaluation and implementation of any recommendations
made by the independent auditor.
(d) The adequacy of the corporation's internal audit controls
and related personnel.
(e) Such other matters relating to the corporation's
financial affairs and accounts as the Committee deems
desirable.
Section 3. Other Committees. The Board may appoint such
other committees of its members as it shall deem desirable, and, within
the limitations specified for the Executive Committee, may vest such
committees with such powers and authorities as it shall see fit, and all
such committees shall at all times be subject to its control.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Notice of each meeting of any
committee of the Board shall be given to each member of such committee,
and the giving of such notice shall be subject to the same requirements
as the giving of notice of meetings of the Board, unless the Board shall
establish different requirements for the giving of notice of committee
meetings.
Section 5. Conduct of Meetings. The provisions of these
bylaws with respect to the conduct of meetings of the Board shall govern
the conduct of committee meetings. Written minutes shall be kept of all
committee meetings.
ARTICLE FIVE
Shareholder Meetings
Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the
Shareholders shall be held on a date and at a time fixed by the Board.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the
Shareholders for any purpose whatsoever may be called at any time by the
Chairman, the President, or the Board, or by one or more Shareholders
holding not less than one-tenth of the voting power of the corporation.
Section 3. Place of Meetings. All meetings of the
Shareholders shall be held at the principal office of the corporation in
San Diego, California, or at such other locations as may be designated by
the Board.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Written notice shall be given
to each Shareholder entitled to vote of the date, time, place and general
purpose of each meeting of Shareholders. Notice may be given personally,
or by mail, or by telegram, charges prepaid, to the Shareholder's address
appearing on the books of the corporation. If a Shareholder supplies no
address to the corporation, notice shall be deemed to be given if mailed
to the place where the principal office of the corporation is situated,
or published at least once in some newspaper of general circulation in
the county of said principal office. Notice of any meeting shall be sent
to each Shareholder entitled there to not less than 10 or more than 60
days before such meeting.
Section 5. Voting. The Board may fix a time in the future
not less than 10 or more than 60 days preceding the date of any meeting
of Shareholders, or not more than 60 days preceding the date fixed for
the payment of any dividend or distribution, or for the allotment of
rights, or when any change or conversion or exchange of shares shall go
into effect, as a record date for the determination of the Shareholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at any such meeting or entitled to
receive any such dividend or distribution, or any such allotment of
rights, or to exercise the rights in respect to any such change,
conversion, or exchange of shares. In such case only Shareholders of
record at the close of business on the date so fixed shall be entitled to
notice of and to vote at such meeting or to receive such dividend,
distribution or allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, as the
case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of
the corporation after any record date fixed as aforesaid. The Board may
close the books of the corporation against any transfer of shares during
the whole or any part of such period.
Section 6. Quorum. At any Shareholders' meeting a majority
of the shares entitled to vote must be represented in order to constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business, but a majority of the shares
present, or represented by proxy, though less than a quorum, may adjourn
the meeting to some other date, and from day to day or from time to time
thereafter until a quorum is present.
Section 7. Elimination of Cumulative Voting. No holder of
any class of stock of the corporation shall be entitled to cumulate votes
at any election of Directors of the corporation.
ARTICLE SIX
Certificate of Shares
Section 1. Form. Certificates for Shares of the corporation
shall state the name of the registered holder of the Shares represented
thereby, and shall be signed by the Chairman or Vice Chairman or the
President or a Vice President, and by the Chief Financial Officer or an
Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. Any such
signature may be by facsimile thereof.
Section 2. Surrender. Upon a surrender to the Secretary, or
to a transfer agent or transfer clerk of the corporation, of a
Certificate of Shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of
succession, assignment or authority to transfer, the corporation shall
issue a new certificate to the party entitled thereto, cancel the old
certificate and record the transaction upon its books.
Section 3. Right of Transfer. When a transfer of shares on
the books is requested, and there is a reasonable doubt as to the rights
of the persons seeking such transfer, the corporation, or its transfer
agent or transfer clerk, before entering the transfer of the shares on
its books or issuing any certificate therefor, may require from such
person reasonable proof of his or her rights, and, if there remains a
reasonable doubt in respect thereto, may refuse a transfer unless such
person shall give adequate security or a bond of indemnity executed by a
corporate surety, or by two individual sureties, satisfactory to the
corporation as to form, amount and responsibility of sureties.
Section 4. Conflicting Claims. The corporation shall be
entitled to treat the holder of record of any shares as the holder in
fact thereof and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other
claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person,
whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, save as
expressly provided by the laws of the State of California.
Section 5. Loss, Theft and Destruction. In the case of the
alleged loss, theft or destruction of any Certificate of Shares, another
may be issued in its place as follows: (1) the owner of the lost, stolen
or destroyed certificate shall file with the transfer agent of the
corporation a duly executed Affidavit or Loss and Indemnity Agreement and
Certificate of Coverage, accompanied by a check representing the cost of
the bond as outlined in any blanket lost securities and administration
bond previously approved by the Directors of the corporation and executed
by a surety company satisfactory to them, which bond shall indemnify the
corporation, its transfer agents and registrars; or (2) the Board may, in
its discretion, authorize the issuance of a new certificate to replace a
lost, stolen or destroyed certificate on such other terms and conditions
as it may determine to be reasonable.
ARTICLE SEVEN
Indemnification of Agents of the Corporation
Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article
Seven, "agent" means any person who (i) is or was a Director, officer,
employee or other agent of the corporation, (ii) is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise or (iii) was a director, officer, employee or
agent of a foreign or domestic corporation which was a predecessor
corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of
such predecessor corporation; "proceeding" means any threatened, pending
or completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative; and "expenses" includes, without
limitation, attorneys' fees and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under Sections 4 or 5(c) of this Article Seven.
Section 2. Indemnification for Third Party Actions. The
corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who is or was a
party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any proceeding (other than
an action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in
its favor) by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of
the corporation against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other
amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such
proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and,
in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
the conduct of such person was unlawful. The termination of any
proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of
nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner
which the person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the
corporation or that the person had reasonable cause to believe that the
person's conduct was unlawful.
Section 3. Indemnification for Derivative Actions. The
corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who is or was a
party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or
completed action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was an
agent of the corporation against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of
such action if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such
person believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and its
Shareholders. No indemnification shall be made under this Section 3:
(a) In respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such
person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation in the performance of such person's duty to
the corporation and its Shareholders, unless and only
to the extent that the court in which such proceeding
is or was pending shall determine upon application
that, in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for expenses and then only to the extent that
the court shall determine; or
(b) Of amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a
pending action without court approval; or
(c) Of expenses incurred in defending a pending action which
is settled or otherwise disposed of without court
approval.
Section 4. Successful Defense. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Article, to the extent that an agent of the corporation
has been successful on the merits or otherwise (including the dismissal
of an action without prejudice or the settlement of a proceeding or
action without admission of liability) in defense of any proceeding
referred to in Sections 2 or 3 of this Article, or in defense of any
claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred in
connection therewith.
Section 5. Discretionary Indemnification. Except as provided
in Section 4 of this Article Seven, any indemnification under Section 3
thereof shall be made by the corporation only if authorized in the
specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the agent is
proper in the circumstances because the agent has met the applicable
standard of conduct set forth in Section 3, by:
(a) A majority vote of a quorum consisting of Directors who
are not parties to such proceeding;
(b) If such a quorum of Directors is not obtainable, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion;
(c) Approval by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
shares of this corporation represented and voting at a
duly held meeting at which a quorum is present (which
shares voting affirmatively also constitute at least a
majority of the required quorum) or by the written
consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares which would be entitled to vote at such meeting
and, for such purpose, the shares owned by the person
to be indemnified shall not be considered outstanding
or entitled to vote; or
(d) The court in which such proceeding is or was pending,
upon application made by the corporation, the agent or
the attorney or other person rendering services in
connection with the defense, whether or not such
application by said agent, attorney or other person is
opposed by the corporation.
Section 6: Advancement of Expenses. Expenses incurred in
defending any proceeding may be advanced by the corporation prior to the
final disposition of such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or
on behalf of the agent to repay such amount if it shall be determined
ultimately that the agent is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized
in this Article Seven.
Section 7: Restriction on Indemnification. No
indemnification or advance shall be made under this Article Seven, except
as provided in Sections 4 and 6 thereof, in any circumstance where it
appears:
(a) That it would be inconsistent with a provision of the
Articles of Incorporation of the corporation, its
bylaws, a resolution of the Shareholders or an
agreement in effect at the time of the accrual of the
alleged cause of action asserted in the proceeding in
which the expenses were incurred or other amounts were
paid which prohibits or otherwise limits
indemnification; or
(b) That it would be inconsistent with any condition
expressly imposed by a court in approving a settlement.
Section 8: Non-Exclusive. In the absence of any other basis
for indemnification of an agent, the corporation can indemnify such agent
pursuant to this Article Seven. The indemnification provided by this
Article Seven shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which
those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any statute, bylaw,
agreement, vote of Shareholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise,
both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another
capacity while holding such office. The rights to indemnification under
this Article Seven shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
Director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of
the heirs, executors, and administrators of the person. Nothing
contained in this Section 8 shall affect any right to indemnification to
which persons other than such Directors and officers may be entitled by
contract or otherwise.
Section 9: Expenses as a Witness. To the extent that any
agent of the corporation is by reason of such position, or a position
with another entity at the request of the corporation, a witness in any
action, suit or proceeding, he or she shall be indemnified against all
costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on
his or her behalf in connection therewith.
Section 10: Insurance. The Board may purchase and maintain
directors and officers liability insurance, at its expense, to protect
itself and any Director, officer or other named or specified agent of the
corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss asserted against
or incurred by the agent in such capacity or arising out of the agent's
status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to
indemnify the agent against such expense, liability or loss under the
provisions of this Article Seven or under California Law.
Section 11: Separability. Each and every paragraph,
sentence, term and provision of this Article Seven is separate and
distinct so that if any paragraph, sentence, term or provision hereof
shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such
invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or
unenforceability of any other paragraph, sentence, term or provision
hereof. To the extent required, any paragraph, sentence, term or
provision of this Article may be modified by a court of competent
jurisdiction to preserve its validity and to provide the claimant with,
subject to the limitations set forth in this Article and any agreement
between the corporation and claimant, the broadest possible
indemnification permitted under applicable law. If this Article Seven or
any portion thereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of
competent jurisdiction, then the corporation shall nevertheless have the
power to indemnify each Director, officer, employee, or other agent
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit, proceeding
or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, and whether
internal or external, including a grand jury proceeding and including an
action or suit brought by or in the right of the corporation, to the full
extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article Seven that
shall not have been invalidated by any other applicable law.
Section 12: Agreements. Upon, and in the event of, a
determination of the Board to do so, the corporation is authorized to
enter into indemnification agreements with some or all of its Directors,
officers, employees and other agents providing for indemnification to the
fullest extent permissible under California law and the corporation's
Articles of Incorporation.
Section 13: Retroactive Appeal. In the event this Article
Seven is repealed or modified so as to reduce the protection afforded
herein, the indemnification provided by this Article shall remain in full
force and effect with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to
such repeal or modification.
ARTICLE EIGHT
Obligations
All obligations of the corporation, including promissory notes,
checks, drafts, bills of exchange, and contracts of every kind, and
evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of, or payable to, or
executed on behalf of the corporation, shall be signed or endorsed by
such officer or officers, or agent or agents, of the corporation and in
such manner as, from time to time, shall be determined by the Board.
ARTICLE NINE
Corporate Seal
The corporate seal shall set forth the name of the corporation,
state, and date of incorporation.
ARTICLE TEN
Amendments
These bylaws may be adopted, amended, or repealed by the vote
of Shareholders entitled to exercise a majority of the voting power of
the corporation or by the written assent of such Shareholders. Subject
to such right of Shareholders, these bylaws, other than a bylaw or
amendment thereof changing the authorized number of Directors, may be
adopted, amended or repealed by the Board.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
Availability of Bylaws
A current copy of these bylaws shall be mailed or otherwise
furnished to any Shareholder of record within five days after receipt of
a request therefor.
ENOVA CORPORATION
1986 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Enova Corporation, a California corporation ("Enova"), hereby grants an
option to purchase shares of its common stock to the optionee named
below. The terms and conditions of the option are set forth in this
cover sheet, in the attachment and in the Enova Corporation 1986 Long-
Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
Date of Option Grant: ___________ ___, 199__
Name of Optionee: ____________________________
Optionee's Social Security Number: ____-___-_____
Number of Shares of Enova Common Stock Covered by Option: _______
Exercise Price per Share: $__.____
Vesting Start Date: ___________ ___, 199__
By signing this cover sheet, you agree to all of the terms
and conditions described in the attachment and in the Plan.
Optionee: _________________________________
(Signature)
Enova: ___________________________________
(Signature)
Title: ___________________________
Attachment
ENOVA CORPORATION
1986 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Nonqualified Stock Option
This option is not intended to be an incentive stock option under section
422 of the Internal Revenue Code.
"Company" as used in this agreement refers to your employer, which may be
Enova or a subsidiary of Enova.
Vesting
Your right to exercise this option vests on a quarterly basis over the
four-year period starting on the Vesting Start Date, as shown on the
cover sheet. The percentage of the total number of shares for which this
option will be exercisable at any given time is equal to the product of
0.0625 times the number of completed quarters of Service that have
elapsed since the Vesting Start Date. The resulting number of shares
will be rounded to the nearest whole number. No part of this option,
however, is exercisable until you have completed 12 consecutive months of
Service commencing with the Date of Option Grant. Service means service
as an employee, director, consultant or advisor of the Company.
The entire option vests and will be exercisable in full in the event you
retire under the Company's Pension Plan at age 62 or older or the Company
is subject to a "Change in Control" (as defined in the Plan) while you
are an employee, director, consultant or advisor of the Company.
No additional shares become exercisable after your Service has terminated
for any other reason.
Term
Your option will expire in any event at the close of business at Company
headquarters on the day before the 10th anniversary of the Date of Option
Grant, as shown on the cover sheet. (It will expire earlier if your
Service terminates, as described below.)
Regular Termination
If your Service terminates for any reason except retirement on or after
age 62, death or total and permanent disability, then your option will
expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the 90th day
after your termination date.
The Company determines when your Service terminates for this purpose.
Death
If you die as an employee, director, consultant or advisor of the
Company, then your option will expire at the close of business at Company
headquarters on the date 12 months after the date of death. During that
12-month period, your estate or heirs may exercise the vested portion of
your option.
Disability
If your Service terminates because of your total and permanent
disability, then your option will expire at the close of business at
Company headquarters on the date 12 months after your termination date.
During that period, you may exercise the vested portion of your option.
"Total and permanent disability" means that you are unable to engage in
any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or
which has lasted, or can be expected to last, for a continuous period of
not less than one year.
Retirement
If your Service terminates because of your retirement on or after age 62,
then your option will expire on the day before the tenth anniversary of
the Date of Option Grant.
Leaves of Absence
For purposes of this option, your Service does not terminate when you go
on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence,
if the leave was approved by the Company in writing. But your Service
will be treated as terminating 90 days after you went on leave, unless
your right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a
contract. And your Service terminates in any event when the approved
leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.
The Company determines which leaves count for this purpose.
Restrictions on Exercise
The Company will not permit you to exercise this option if the issuance
of shares at that time would violate any law or regulation.
Notice of Exercise
When you wish to exercise this option, you must notify the Company by
filing the proper "Notice of Exercise" form at the address given on the
form. Your notice must specify how many shares you wish to purchase.
Your notice must also specify how your shares should be registered (in
your name only or in your and your spouse's names as community property
or as joint tenants with right of survivorship). The notice will be
effective when it is received by the Company.
If someone else wants to exercise this option after your death, that
person must prove to the Company's satisfaction that he or she is
entitled to do so.
Form of Payment
When you submit your notice of exercise, you must include payment of the
option price for the shares you are purchasing. Payment may be made in
one (or a combination of two or more) of the following forms:
-Your personal check, a cashier's check or a money order.
-Certificates for Enova stock that you have owned for at least six
months, along with any forms needed to effect a transfer of the
shares to the Company. The value of the shares, determined as of the
effective date of the option exercise, will be applied to the option
price.
-To the extent permitted by law, arrangements can be made to permit a
"cashless exercise" whereby you direct a securities broker approved
by the Company to sell your option shares and to deliver all or a
portion of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the option
price and any required withholding. (The balance of the sale
proceeds, if any, will be delivered to you.) The directions must be
given by signing a special "Notice of Exercise" form provided by the
Company.
Withholding Taxes
You will not be allowed to exercise this option unless you make
acceptable arrangements to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a
result of the option exercise. Payment of withholding taxes may be made
by any combination of the methods described under "Form of Payment."
Restrictions on Resale
By signing this Agreement, you agree not to sell any option shares at a
time when applicable laws or Company policies prohibit a sale. This
restriction will apply as long as you are an employee of the Company.
Transfer of Option
Prior to your death, only you or the trustee of a revocable living trust
established by you or your spouse may exercise this option. You cannot
otherwise transfer or assign this option. For instance, you may not sell
this option or use it as security for a loan. If you attempt to do any
of these things, this option will immediately become invalid. You may,
however, dispose of this option in your will.
Retention Rights
Your option or this Agreement does not give you the right to be retained
by the Company (or any subsidiaries) in any capacity. The Company (and
any subsidiaries) reserves the right to terminate your service at any
time, with or without cause.
Stockholder Rights
You, or your estate or heirs, have no rights as a stockholder of Enova
until a certificate for your option shares has been issued. No
adjustments are made for dividends or other rights if the applicable
record date occurs before your stock certificate is issued, except as
described in the Plan.
Adjustments
In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in
Enova stock, the number of shares covered by this option and the exercise
price per share may be adjusted pursuant to the Plan.
Applicable Law
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the
State of California.
The Plan and Other Agreements
The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference.
This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between
you and the Company regarding this option. Any prior agreements,
commitments or negotiations concerning this option are superseded.
By signing the cover sheet of this Agreement, you agree to all of the
terms and conditions described above and in the Plan.
ENOVA CORPORATION
1986 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
Enova Corporation, a California corporation ("Enova"), and Optionee,
herby agree to amend the terms and conditions of the Nonqualified Stock
Option Agreement entered into effective October 21, 1996 for nonqualified
stock options granted that date, as follows:
Vesting: Delete the first two sentences, "Your right to exercise this
option vests on a quarterly basis over the four-year period
starting on the Vesting Start Date, as shown on the cover
sheet. The percentage of the total number of shares for
which this option will be exercisable at any given time is
equal to the products of 6.25 times the number of completed
quarters of Service that have elapsed since the Vesting Start
Date."
Insert in its place, "Your right to exercise the total number
of shares granted in this option vests 25% per year over a
four-year period starting on the Vesting Start Date, as shown
on the cover sheet.
The remaining portion of the terms and conditions for vesting and for the
remainder of the subject Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement remain
unchanged.
Optionee:_____________________________________
(Signature)
Enova:________________________________________
(Signature)
Title:__________________________________