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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 22, 2013.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Meeting Information
 
PORTLAND GENERAL
ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
Meeting Type:    Annual Meeting
 
 
 
 
For holders as of:    March 18, 2013
 
 
 
 
Date: May 22, 2013         Time: 10:00 AM PDT
 
 
 
 
Location:    Conference Center Auditorium
 Two World Trade Center, 25 SW Salmon Street
 Portland, OR 97204
Directions to the meeting are available at the Company's website at www.portlandgeneral.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
ATTN: WILLIAM VALACH
121 SW SALMON STREET 1WTC0509
PORTLAND, OR 97204
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Voting Items
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Portland General Electric Company will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Conference Center Auditorium located at Two World Trade Center, 25 SW Salmon St, Portland, OR 97204 for the following purposes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.
Election of Directors.
 
 
 
 
Nominees:
 
 
 
 
01)
John W. Ballantine
07)
Corbin A. McNeill, Jr.
 
The items are more fully described in the Proxy Statement. The record date for the annual meeting is March 18, 2013. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on such date are entitled to vote at the annual meeting.
 
02)
Rodney L. Brown, Jr.
08)
Neil J. Nelson
 
 
 
03)
Jack E. Davis
09)
M. Lee Pelton
 
 
 
04)
David A. Dietzler
10)
James J. Piro
 
 
 
05)
Kirby A. Dyess

11)
Robert T. F. Reid
 
 
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” all director nominees, “FOR” approval of the compensation of named executive officers, “FOR” approval of the performance criteria under the amended and restated Portland General Electric Company 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, “FOR” approval of the Portland General Electric Company 2008 Annual Cash Incentive Master Plan for Executive Officers, and “FOR” ratification of the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP.
 
06)
Mark B. Ganz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.
To approve, by a non-binding vote, the compensation of named executive officers.
 
 
 
3.
To approve the performance criteria under the amended and restated Portland General Electric Company 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
 
 
4.
To approve the Portland General Electric Company 2008 Annual Cash Incentive Master Plan for Executive Officers.
 
 
5.
To ratify the appointment of Deloitte and Touch LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2012.