UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
** IMPORTANT NOTICE **
Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
You are receiving this communication because you hold
shares in the above company, and the materials you should
review before you cast your vote are now available.
This communication presents only an overview of the more
complete proxy materials that are available to you on the
Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the
important information contained in the proxy materials
before voting.
121 SW SALMON STREET
PORTLAND, OR 97204
Shareholder Meeting to be held on May 13, 2009
Proxy Materials Available
| • | Notice and Proxy Statement | |
| • | Annual Report |
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Meeting Information
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Meeting Date:
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May 13, 2009 | |
Meeting Time:
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10:00 A.M., PDT | |
For holders as of:
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March 6, 2009 |
Meeting Location:
Conference Center Auditorium
25 SW Salmon Street
Portland, OR 97204
25 SW Salmon Street
Portland, OR 97204
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Voting items |
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The annual meeting of shareholders
of Portland General Electric
Company will be held on Wednesday,
May 13, 2009 at the Conference
Center Auditorium located at Two
World Trade Center, 25 SW Salmon
Street, Portland, Oregon 97204,
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| 1. | Election of Directors | ||||||||||
| Nominees: | |||||||||||
| 01) | John W. Ballantine | 06) | Corbin A. McNeill, Jr. | ||||||||
| 02) | Rodney L. Brown, Jr. | 07) | Neil J. Nelson | ||||||||
| 03) | David A. Dietzler | 08) | M. Lee Pelton | ||||||||
| 04) | Peggy Y. Fowler | 09) | James J. Piro | ||||||||
| 05) | Mark B. Ganz | 10) | Robert T. F. Reid | ||||||||
| 2. | To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2009. |
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| 3. | To approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
to increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock from 80,000,000 to
160,000,000. |
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” each of the nominees for director and “FOR”
each of proposals 2 and 3.
The items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement. The record date for the
annual meeting is March 6, 2009. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on such
date are entitled to vote at the annual meeting.
