SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----------------- SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b) Pacific Gas & Electric -------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Series E 5% Preferred Stock --------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 694308602 ------------------- (CUSIP Number) August 3, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------ (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [x] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 694308602 Schedule 13G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON King Street Capital, L.P. 13-3812174 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP [ ] (a) [x] (b) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY ---------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 62,685 PERSON ---------------------------------------------- WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 62,685 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 62,685 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN CUSIP No. 694308602 Schedule 13G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) King Street Capital, Ltd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)|_| (b) x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION British Virgin Islands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY ---------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 116,415 PERSON ---------------------------------------------- WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 116,415 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 116,415 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.5% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 694308602 Schedule 13G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) King Street Advisors, L.L.C. 13-3812173 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)|_| (b) x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY ---------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 62,685 PERSON ---------------------------------------------- WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 62,685 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 62,685 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO, IA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 694308602 Schedule 13G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) King Street Capital Management, L.L.C. 13-3978904 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)|_| (b) x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY ---------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 116,415 PERSON ---------------------------------------------- WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 116,415 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 116,415 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.5% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO, IA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 694308602 Schedule 13G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) O. Francis Biondi, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)|_| (b) x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY ---------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 179,100 PERSON ---------------------------------------------- WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 179,100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 179,100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 14.7% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 694308602 Schedule 13G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Brian J. Higgins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)|_| (b) x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY ---------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH REPORTING 179,100 PERSON ---------------------------------------------- WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ---------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 179,100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 179,100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 14.7% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item 1(a). Name of Issuer. PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices. 77 Beale Street, P.O. 770000 San Francisco, CA 94177 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing. This schedule is being jointly filed by King Street Capital, L.P. ("KSC L.P."), King Street Capital Ltd. ("KSC Ltd."), King Street Advisors, L.L.C. ("KSA"), King Street Capital Management, L.L.C. ("KSCM"), O. Francis Biondi, Jr. and Brian J. Higgins. KSC LP, KSC Ltd., KSA, KSCM, Mr. Biondi and Mr. Higgins are collectively referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons." Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence. The principal business address of KSC Ltd. is: c/o HWR Services Craigmuir Chambers P.O. Box 71 Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands The principal business address of each of the other Reporting Persons is: 575 Lexington Avenue 7th Floor New York, New York 10022 Item 2(c). Citizenship. Mr. Biondi and Mr. Higgins are both United States citizens. KSC Ltd. is organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. Each of the other Reporting Persons is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities. Series E 5% Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") Item 2(e). CUSIP Number. 694308602 Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act. (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act. (d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act. Item 4. Ownership. As of January 29, 2002, 62,685 shares of Preferred Stock, or 5.1% of the total outstanding shares of Preferred Stock on that date, were held by KSC L.P and 116,415 shares of Preferred Stock, or 9.5% of the total outstanding shares of Preferred Stock on the date, were held by KSC Ltd. Because KSA is the general partner of KSC L.P., pursuant to Rule 13d-1, as of January 29, 2002, KSA may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 62,685 shares of Preferred Stock, or 5.1% of the total outstanding shares of Preferred Stock on that date, consisting of the shares owned by KSC L.P. Because KSCM is the investment adviser to KSC Ltd., pursuant to Rule 13d-1, as of January 29, 2002, KSCM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 116,415 shares of Preferred Stock, or 9.5% of the total outstanding shares of Preferred Stock on that date, consisting of the shares owned by KSC Ltd. Because Mr. Biondi is a managing member of, and owns a 50% interest in, each of KSA and KSCM , pursuant to Rule 13d-1, as of January 29, 2002, Mr. Biondi may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 179,100 shares of Preferred Stock, or 14.7% of the total outstanding shares of Preferred Stock on that date, consisting of the shares owned by KSC L.P. and KSC Ltd. Because Mr. Higgins is a managing member of, and owns a 50% interest in, each of KSA and KSCM, pursuant to Rule 13d-1, as of January 29, 2002, Mr. Higgins may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 179,100 shares of Preferred Stock, or 14.7% of the total outstanding shares of Preferred Stock on that date, consisting of the shares owned by KSC L.P. and KSC Ltd. KSC L.P. may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the 62,685 shares of Preferred Stock it owns, or 5.1% of the total outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. KSC Ltd. may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the 116,415 shares of Preferred Stock it owns, or 9.5% of the total outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. Because of the relationship described above, KSA may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the 62,685 shares of Preferred Stock owned by KSC L.P., or 5.1% of the total outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. Because of the relationships described above, KSCM may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the 116,415 shares of Preferred Stock owned by KSC Ltd., or 9.5% of the total outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. Because of the relationships described above, Mr. Biondi may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over an aggregate of 179,100 shares of Preferred Stock, or 14.7% of the total outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, consisting of shares owned by KSC L.P. and KSC Ltd. Because of the relationships described above, Mr. Higgins may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over an aggregate of 179,100 shares of Preferred Stock, or 14.7% of the total outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, consisting of shares owned by KSC L.P. and KSC Ltd. Because of the relationships described above, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to constitute a "group" within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and as such, each member of the group would be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, all the shares of Preferred Stock held by members of the group. The Reporting Persons do not admit that they constitute a group within the meaning of Rule 13d-5. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. Not applicable. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: January 31, 2002 KING STREET CAPITAL, L.P. By: King Street Advisors, L.L.C., its general partner By: /s/ Brian J. Higgins ---------------------- Name: Brian J. Higgins Title: Managing Member KING STREET CAPITAL, LTD. By: /s/ Brian J. Higgins ------------------------- Name: Brian J. Higgins Title: Director KING STREET ADVISORS, L.L.C. By: /s/ Brian J. Higgins ------------------------- Name: Brian J. Higgins Title: Managing Member KING STREET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ Brian J. Higgins ------------------------- Name: Brian J. Higgins Title: Managing Member /s/ O. Francis Biondi, Jr. ---------------------------- O. Francis Biondi, Jr. /s/ Brian J. Higgins ------------------------- Brian J. Higgins