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S&P Opines a Reorganized PG&E Possibly Would Receive an Investment Grade Rating

Four separate Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) entities could emerge from bankruptcy with BBB- ratings if all goes well with the company’s reorganization plan, Standard & Poor’s said Thursday. That means the bankruptcy court would have to approve the company’s plan to split itself into four units, and it would have to pass regulatory muster, meet certain financial conditions and be implemented within the expected time frame.

February 24, 2003