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Exhibit 99.1

 

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NEWS RELEASE

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Oncor Investor Relations: 214.486.4776

ONCOR REPORTS SOLID FIRST QUARTER 2018 RESULTS

 

    Improved First Quarter Earnings

 

    Sempra Energy’s Acquisition of Majority Ownership of Oncor Completed

 

    Oncor Leadership Succession Plan Implemented

 

    Additional Equity Investment Received From Members

DALLAS (May 7, 2018) — Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (“Oncor”) today reported first quarter 2018 net income of $89 million compared with first quarter 2017 net income of $73 million.

Oncor’s first quarter 2018 results included the effects of the rate case settlement (effective November 2017), the Sharyland Asset Exchange and favorable weather, partially offset by costs associated with the Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) acquisition. Financial and operational results are provided in Tables A, B, C and D on pages 3-5.

“We are pleased with our solid performance in the first quarter,” said Allen Nye, chief executive of Oncor. “During the quarter, we successfully closed the transaction with Sempra Energy and completed our leadership succession as planned. We look forward to continuing our strong financial and operational performance in 2018 as we continue to deliver our customers the lowest rates of any investor-owned utility in Texas.”

 

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Operating Highlights

On March 9, after receiving final regulatory approvals, Sempra Energy completed its acquisition of an approximate 80 percent ownership interest in Oncor. With the closing of the Sempra Energy transaction, Oncor now has a financially strong and dynamic majority owner who will partner with Oncor in our efforts to continue to provide the safest, most reliable and affordable electric service to our customers.

Effective with the closing of the Sempra Energy transaction on March 9, Oncor implemented its previously-announced leadership succession plan. Allen Nye, who had been serving as Oncor’s senior vice president and general counsel, became Oncor’s chief executive, succeeding Robert S. Shapard, who became Oncor’s chairman.

In April 2018, Sempra Energy and our other member contributed a total of $144 million in cash proportionate to their equity ownership interests to Oncor. Completion of this additional equity investment satisfies one of the regulatory commitments made by Sempra Energy and Oncor in their change-in-control proceeding.

Sempra Energy Internet Broadcast Today

Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) will broadcast a live discussion of its reported results over the Internet today 12 p.m. EDT with senior management of Sempra Energy and Oncor. Access is available at sempra.com. For those unable to obtain access to the live webcast, it will be available on replay a few hours after its conclusion by dialing (888) 203-1112 and entering passcode 1980202.

Oncor’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after Sempra Energy’s conference call.

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Headquartered in Dallas, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC is a regulated electricity distribution and transmission business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor operates the largest distribution and transmission system in Texas, delivering power to more than 3.5 million homes and businesses and operating more than 134,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas. While Oncor is owned by a limited number of investors (including majority owner, Sempra Energy), Oncor is managed by its Board of Directors, which is comprised of a majority of disinterested directors.

Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with 2017 revenues of more than $11 billion. Sempra Energy is the utility holding company with the largest U.S. customer base. The Sempra Energy companies’ approximately 20,000 employees serve more than 40 million consumers worldwide.

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Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC

Table A - Condensed Statements of Consolidated Net Income ($ millions)

 

     Three Months
Ended

March 31, 2018
     Three Months
Ended

March 31, 2017
 

Operating revenues

   $ 990      $ 935  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

     

Wholesale transmission service

     245        231  

Operation and maintenance

     219        188  

Depreciation and amortization

     166        195  

Provision in lieu of income taxes

     33        45  

Taxes other than income

     125        112  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     788        771  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income

     202        164  

Other income and (deductions) — net

     (32      (11

Nonoperating provision (benefit) in lieu of income taxes

     (7      (5

Interest expense and related charges

     88        85  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 89      $ 73  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Table B - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets ($ millions)

 

     At March 31,
2018
    At December 31,
2017
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 36     $ 21  

Trade accounts receivable — net

     587       635  

Amounts receivable from members related to income taxes

           26  

Materials and supplies inventories — at average cost

     107       91  

Prepayments and other current assets

     92       88  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     822       861  

Investments and other property

     120       113  

Property, plant and equipment – net

     15,171       14,879  

Goodwill

     4,064       4,064  

Regulatory assets

     2,130       2,180  

Other noncurrent assets

     13       23  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 22,320     $ 22,120  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS

    

Current liabilities:

    

Short-term borrowings

   $ 1,075     $ 950  

Long-term debt due currently

     825       550  

Trade accounts payable

     309       242  

Amounts payable to members related to income taxes

     32       21  

Accrued taxes other than amounts related to income

     78       190  

Accrued interest

     70       83  

Other current liabilities

     178       188  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     2,567       2,224  

Long-term debt, less amounts due currently

     5,293       5,567  

Liability in lieu of deferred income taxes

     1,528       1,517  

Regulatory liabilities

     2,853       2,807  

Employee benefit obligations and other

     2,086       2,102  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     14,327       14,217  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Membership interests :

    

Capital account—number of interests outstanding 2018 and 2017 – 635,000,000

     8,093       8,004  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (100     (101
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total membership interests

     7,993       7,903  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and membership interests

   $ 22,320     $ 22,120  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC

Table C - Condensed Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows ($ millions)

 

     At March 31,
2018
    At March 31,
2017
 

Cash flows – operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 89     $ 73  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     196       207  

Provision in lieu of deferred income taxes – net

     10       111  

Other – net

           (1

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Regulatory accounts related to reconcilable tariffs

     30       (12

Other operating assets and liabilities

     10       23  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

     335       401  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows — financing activities:

    

Net increase in short-term borrowings

     125       91  

Distributions to members

           (86
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by financing activities

     125       5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows — investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (450     (426

Other – net

     5       5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used in investing activities

     (445     (421
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     15       (15

Cash and cash equivalents — beginning balance

     21       16  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents — ending balance

   $ 36     $ 1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC

Table D – Operating Statistics

 

     At March 31,
2018
     At March 31,
2017
 

Electric energy volumes (gigawatt-hours):

     

Residential

     10,444        8,489  

Other (a)

     18,990        16,889  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total electric energy volumes

     29,434        25,378  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Electricity distribution points of delivery (end of period and in thousands) (b)

     3,572        3,450  

 

(a) Includes small business, large commercial and industrial and all other non-residential distribution points of delivery.
(b) Based on number of active meters

 

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