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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 13, 2006
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Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in |
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Charter; State of Incorporation; |
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IRS Employer |
Commission File Number |
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Address and Telephone Number |
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Identification Number |
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1-8962
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Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
(an Arizona corporation)
400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999
Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999
(602) 250-1000
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86-0512431 |
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1-4473
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Arizona Public Service Company
(an Arizona corporation)
400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999
Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999
(602) 250-1000
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86-0011170 |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
This combined Form 8-K is separately filed by Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and Arizona
Public Service Company. Each registrant is filing on its own behalf all of the information
contained in this Form 8-K that relates to such registrant or, where required, its subsidiaries.
Except as stated in the preceding sentence, neither registrant is filing any information that does
not relate to such registrant, and therefore makes no representation as to any such information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Officer Election and Officer Retirement
On December 13, 2006, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (Pinnacle West) and Arizona Public
Service Company (APS) announced the following:
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Donald E. Brandt, currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of APS and Pinnacle West, was elected President of APS, effective December 13, 2006,
replacing Jack E. Davis in that position. Mr. Davis retains his positions as APS
Chief Executive Officer and Pinnacle Wests President. Mr. Brandt will report to Mr.
Davis and will have responsibility for all areas of APS, excluding nuclear and fossil
generation. Mr. Brandt retains his positions as APS Chief Financial Officer and
Pinnacle Wests Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. |
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James M. Levine, the Executive Vice President, Generation of APS, has decided to retire. Mr.
Levine will remain in his current position until the search for a new Senior Vice President and
Chief Nuclear Officer is completed. That individual is expected to join APS early in 2007 and will report directly to Mr. Davis, who is retaining direct responsibility
over generation to ensure a high level of focus on nuclear generation.
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Mr. Brandt (52) was elected as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Pinnacle West and of APS in September 2003 and was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Pinnacle West (December 2002 September 2003) and of APS (January 2003 September
2003). Prior to that time, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ameren
Corporation. On December 13, 2006, Pinnacle Wests Board of Directors, acting on the
recommendation of the Boards Human Resources Committee, increased Mr. Brandts base salary to
$600,000.
Mr. Levine has agreed to provide consulting services to APS for a six-month period following
his retirement for his current monthly base salary of $50,000 per month. Consistent with Mr.
Levines twenty-two years of credited service to APS, Mr. Levine will receive normal pension
benefits as well as life insurance (at an annual cost to APS of between $3,500 and $5,500 through
2014) and medical coverage (at a monthly cost to APS of $1,600).
Modification of Long-Term Compensation Program; Grant of Retention Units
On December 13, 2006 (the Effective Date), Pinnacle Wests Board of Directors, acting on the
recommendation of the Committee, modified Pinnacle Wests long-term compensation program to
replace, on a going-forward basis, the incentive opportunity previously afforded key employees
through grants of performance shares and stock options with grants of performance shares and
Retention Units or Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). This modified program would be expected to
afford key employees the opportunity to earn long-term incentive compensation comparable with their
opportunity in prior years. The focus of the modified program is to motivate long-term performance
while promoting key employee retention.
Retention Units are incentive awards that vest over a number of years if the award recipient
remains employed by Pinnacle West or one of its subsidiaries. Each Retention Unit represents the
fair market value of one share of Pinnacle Wests common stock on each vesting date (the Fair
Market Value), as described in more detail below. Consistent with the modified long-term
compensation
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program, on the Effective Date the Committee granted Retention Units to selected key employees
of Pinnacle West and its subsidiaries. The Retention Units:
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vest in one-fourth increments on the first business day of each January following
the Effective Date, so that the Retention Units will be fully vested on January 4,
2010; |
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fully vest before the end of the regular vesting period if the participant retires,
becomes disabled, or dies (unvested Retention Units are forfeited if the participant
terminates employment for any other reason); |
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are payable in cash to the participant as the Retention Units vest, in an amount
equal to the number of Retention Units vesting multiplied by the Fair Market Value (in
the case of a participants death, disability, or retirement before the end of the
vesting period, the Retention Units are payable on the dates and in the percentages
specified in the vesting schedule, even though fully vested); |
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accrue dividend rights equal to the amount of dividends that a participant would
have received if the participant had directly owned one share of Pinnacle West common
stock for each Retention Unit held by the participant, with the dividend rights payable
only on the Retention Units that actually vest, plus interest at the rate of 5% per
annum, compounded quarterly; and |
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are included in the determination of the participants compensation for purposes of
calculating pension benefits under Pinnacle Wests supplemental excess benefit
retirement program (the Retirement Program), to the extent the Retention Units
ultimately vest (the Board amended the Retirement Program on the Effective Date for
this purpose and to permit the Committee to specifically designate future grants of
Retention Units or similar compensation arrangements for inclusion in a recipients
compensation for pension purposes). |
RSUs are similar to Retention Units in that a key employee is awarded units, the value of
which are based on the value of Pinnacle Wests common stock and which are subject to vesting
requirements. Unlike Retention Units, however, upon the achievement of the vesting requirements,
the employee generally receives shares of Pinnacle West common stock, the cash equivalent of those
shares, or a combination of both. Depending on the RSU award agreement, either Pinnacle West or
the recipient may have the election to choose between stock and cash. The Board expects to seek
shareholder approval of a new long-term stock incentive plan at Pinnacle Wests 2007 annual meeting
to replace Pinnacle Wests current stock plan, which was adopted in 2002. The new plan would
authorize, among other things, stock-based long-term incentive awards designed to motivate
long-term performance and promote key employee retention, such as RSUs.
On the Effective Date the Committee granted Retention Units to Pinnacle Wests and APS
officers, including the Named Executive Officers specified in Pinnacle Wests proxy statement
relating to its May 17, 2006 annual meeting. The Named Executive Officers and the amount of
Retention Units granted to each are as follows: William J. Post, Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer, 21,034 units; Mr. Davis, 19,030 units; Mr. Levine, 7,011 units; Mr. Brandt,
11,018 units; and Steven M. Wheeler, Executive Vice President, Customer Service and Regulation of
APS, 7,011 units. Upon Mr. Levines retirement, he will be fully vested in his Retention Units
because of his age and years of credited service although, as noted above, amounts will be payable
to him on the dates and in the specified amounts in the vesting schedule.
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Annual Grant
On December 13, 2006, the Board approved a cash payment to each of Mr. Davis and Mr. Levine
equal to the value of 2,000 shares of Pinnacle West common stock ($99,840). Mr. Davis and Mr.
Levine have each received a similar annual grant (either in the form of 2,000 shares of Pinnacle
West common stock or a cash equivalent) since 1999 and 2002, respectively.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
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Dated: December 18, 2006 |
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/s/ Barbara M. Gomez |
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Barbara M. Gomez |
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Vice President and Treasurer |
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ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
(Registrant)
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Dated: December 18, 2006 |
By: |
/s/ Barbara M. Gomez |
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Barbara M. Gomez |
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Vice President and Treasurer |
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