11-K 1 form11-k_servcoplani2018.htm 11-K Document

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 11-K


(Mark One)

[X]    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018

OR

[ ]    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-09120

A.
Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

LONG ISLAND ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVCO LLC
INCENTIVE THRIFT PLAN I

B.
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INCORPORATED
80 PARK PLAZA
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102






LONG ISLAND ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVCO LLC
INCENTIVE THRIFT PLAN I

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Page(s)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
1-2
 
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits (Modified Cash Basis) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017
3
 
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits (Modified Cash Basis) for the Year Ended December 31, 2018

4
 
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Modified Cash Basis)
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and for the Year Ended December 31, 2018

5-13
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) (Modified Cash Basis) as of December 31, 2018


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SIGNATURE
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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All other schedules required by Section 2520.103.10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.





REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustee and Participants of Long Island Electric Utility ServCo LLC
Incentive Thrift Plan I:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits (modified cash basis) of Long Island Electric Utility ServCo LLC Incentive Thrift Plan I (the Plan) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits (modified cash basis) for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2018, on the modified cash basis of accounting described in Note 2.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the Plan’s management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As described in Note 2, these financial statements and supplemental schedule were prepared on a modified cash basis of accounting, which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Supplemental Information

The supplemental information in the accompanying Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (held at end of year) (modified cash basis) as of December 31, 2018 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other

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records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

/s/ Kronick Kalada Berdy & Co., P.C.
We have served as the Plan’s auditor since 2015.
Kingston, Pennsylvania
June 28, 2019

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LONG ISLAND ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVCO LLC
INCENTIVE THRIFT PLAN I

STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS (MODIFIED CASH BASIS)

 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(Thousands)
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Investment at Fair Value:
 
 
 
 
Plan Interest in Master Employee Benefit Plan Trust (Note 3)
$
145,107

 
$
134,551

 
Total Investments
145,107

 
134,551

 
Receivable:
 
 
 
 
Notes Receivable from Participants

3,150

 
3,098

 
Total Receivable
3,150

 
3,098

 
Total Assets
148,257

 
137,649

 
LIABILITIES

 

 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
$
148,257

 
$
137,649

 
 
 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.




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LONG ISLAND ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVCO LLC
INCENTIVE THRIFT PLAN I

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS (MODIFIED CASH BASIS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018
 
(Thousands)
 
ADDITIONS
 
 
Interest on Notes Receivable from Participants
$
121

 
Deposits and Contributions
 
 
Employees
12,849

 
Employer
7,101

 
Rollovers
2,097

 
Total Deposits and Contributions
22,047

 
Total Additions
22,168

 
DEDUCTIONS
 
 
Plan Interest in Loss of Master Employee Benefit Plan Trust (Note 3)
8,339

 
Benefit Payments to Participants
5,663

 
Administrative Expenses
64

 
Total Deductions
14,066

 
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, PRIOR TO TRANSFERS
8,102

 
Transfers from Other Plans - Net
2,506

 
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
10,608

 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 
 
Beginning of Year
137,649

 
End of Year
$
148,257

 
 
 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.    DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

General

The following description of the Long Island Electric Utility ServCo LLC Incentive Thrift Plan I (“Plan”) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description for more information.

The Plan is a defined contribution retirement plan covering substantially all non-bargaining unit employees of Long Island Electric Utility ServCo LLC (“ServCo”) and ServCo is an indirect subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (“PSEG”). The ServCo Employee Benefits Committee (“Benefits Committee”) is the Named Fiduciary of the Plan and controls and manages its operation and administration. The ServCo Pension Investment Committee is the Named Fiduciary of the Plan responsible for management of the Plan investments and the selection and monitoring of the funds offered under the Plan. The Vanguard Group Inc. (“Trustee”) is responsible for the custody of the Plan’s assets. Vanguard Participant Services is the record-keeper of the Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).

The Plan’s assets are held in a trust account by the Trustee and consist of a divided interest in an investment account of the Master Employee Benefit Plan Trust (“Master Trust”), a master trust established by ServCo and administered by the Trustee.

Contributions and Investment Options

Each Participant enters into a contribution agreement in order to make pre-tax contributions and/or Roth 401(k) contributions (together “Elective Contributions”) and/or after-tax contributions, subject to certain Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) limitations. Generally, a Participant may elect to make after-tax contributions from 1% to 15% of their annual eligible compensation. The combined limit for Elective Contributions and after-tax contributions cannot exceed 50% of the Participant’s annual eligible compensation. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified plans and certain Individual Retirement Accounts.

ServCo will make matching contributions (“Matching Contributions”) which shall be equal to 50% of the Elective Contributions and/or after-tax contributions made by each Participant, which do not exceed the first 8% of the Participant’s annual eligible compensation. Matching Contributions begin after that Participant has completed three months of service, as defined in the Plan.

ServCo also provides additional contributions (“Core Contributions”) to Participants who are not eligible for benefits under the Long Island Electric Utility ServCo LLC Retirement Income Plan. Core Contributions are based on the Participant’s age and years of service. Years of service include service with NatGrid for Transition Employees. For participants who were hired on January 1, 2014 and had a termination date from the Long Island Power Authority (“LIPA”) on December 31, 2013, years of service include service with LIPA. For participants who move to ServCo from another PSEG entity, years of service includes service with that entity after January 1, 2014.

Participants may direct the investment of their accounts into various investment options offered by the Plan through the Master Trust. The Plan offers investment options in the Common Stock of PSEG ("PSEG Share Fund"), which has been designated as an Employee Stock Ownership Plan under section 4975(e) of the Code,

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

and mutual funds consisting of various target-date funds and other registered investment company mutual funds.

Participant Accounts

Individual accounts are maintained for each Participant. Each Participant’s account consists of (a) Participant’s contributions, (b) Matching Contributions, (c) Core Contributions, if applicable, (d) earnings and/or losses, and (e) specific Participant transactions. The Participant’s account is reduced for certain administrative expenses. The benefit to which a Participant is entitled upon disability, retirement or termination of service, as applicable, or a beneficiary upon the death of a Participant, is the benefit that can be provided from the Participant’s vested account.

Dividends on PSEG Common Stock held in the accounts of Participants who have elected to participate in the PSEG Share Fund will be reinvested in the PSEG Share Fund.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Except as discussed in the following paragraph, Participants may borrow from their Plan accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance at the time the loan is originated. The loans are secured by the balance in the Participant’s account and existing loans bear interest at rates that at December 31, 2018, range from 3.25% to 9.25% which are commensurate with local prevailing rates at the time that the loan was originated, as determined, at such time by the Benefits Committee. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions.

Participants may have no more than two loans outstanding at any one time.

These notes receivable are measured at their unpaid principal balances plus any accrued but unpaid interest. No allowances for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2018 and 2017. Delinquent loans are reclassified as distributions based upon terms of the Plan document.

Payment of Benefits

Upon termination of employment, a Participant may elect to receive an amount equal to the value of the vested interest in his or her account in either a total or partial lump-sum payment, or through various periodic installment methods (not less frequently than annually). If a Participant’s account balance is less than $1,000 at the time of termination or anytime thereafter, the Participant will receive an automatic lump-sum payment for the entire account balance. For termination due to death, the Participant’s beneficiary will receive a lump-sum distribution equal to the value of the Participant’s vested interest in their account. If a Participant is no longer working for ServCo and has a balance in the Plan, they must begin to receive distributions from their account no later than April 1 following the calendar year in which they reach age 70½.

A Participant who is currently an employee and who has not attained age 59½ may withdraw all or part of their after-tax contributions and/or vested Matching Contributions that have been in the Plan for more than two years. Elective Contributions may not be withdrawn during employment prior to age 59½ except for reasons of extraordinary financial hardship and to the extent permitted by the IRC (“hardship withdrawals”). Hardship withdrawals are subject to taxes and penalties. Participants who require a hardship withdrawal are prohibited from contributing to the Plan for six months following such distribution.



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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Vesting

All Participant contributions are always 100% vested in the Plan. Matching and Core Contributions to a Participant's account are vested upon a Participant's completion of three years of service, or when a Participant reaches the age of 65, is disabled or dies. Years of service include service with National Grid, LIPA and another PSEG entity, as described above.
 
Forfeitures

Any nonvested contributions in a Participant’s Account are forfeited upon the Participant’s date of termination from ServCo, and shall be used to pay Plan expenses or reduce subsequent employer contributions. If such former Participant is rehired before incurring five consecutive one-year breaks-in-service, then such non-vested portion of the Participant’s Account will be reinstated and the Participant’s right thereto will be determined as if the Participant had not terminated employment, provided that the Participant repays to the Plan the amount of any distribution paid to them resulting from the severance from employment.



































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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2.    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements are prepared on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is a basis of accounting other than U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The modified cash basis of accounting utilizes the cash basis of accounting while carrying investments at fair value and recording investment income on the accrual basis.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements requires Plan management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits and changes therein and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan permits Participants to select from among various investment options. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near-term and that such changes could materially affect Participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the financial statements.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

The Plan’s investment is in the Master Trust. The investments maintained in the Master Trust are stated at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Mutual funds are valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Master Trust are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Master Trust are deemed to be actively traded and are redeemable daily without restriction. Shares held by the Common Stock of PSEG are valued at their closing price reported on the active market on which the security is traded daily.

Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Capital gain distributions are included in dividend income. Net appreciation or depreciation includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

Payment of Benefits

Benefit payments to Participants are recorded when paid.

Administrative Expenses of the Plan

Certain expenses incurred with the general administration of the Plan, including taxes and brokerage costs, are recorded in the accompanying Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits. Certain administrative functions performed by the officers and employees of ServCo are paid by the Employers (Note 6).

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

New Accounting Pronouncement

In February 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-06, Employee Benefit Plan Master Trust Reporting - a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force, which is intended to improve the usefulness of the information reported to users of employee benefit plan financial statements. The ASU relates primarily to how a plan reports its interest in a master trust. For each master trust in which a plan holds an interest, the plan will be required to disclose, as separate line items, the plan’s interest in the statement of net assets available for benefits and any changes in that interest in the statement if changes in net assets available for benefits. In addition, a plan with a divided interest in the individual investments of the master trust will no longer be required to disclose its percentage interest in the master trust, but rather will be required to disclose the master trust’s investments by general type and the individual plan’s dollar amount of its interest in the master trust’s investments by general type. Further, all plans will be required to disclose both their master trust’s other assets and liability balances and the dollar amount of the individual plan’s interest in each of those balances.

The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. Entities will be required to adopt the guidance retrospectively to all periods presented. Management has elected to early adopt the ASU for the current year and the adoption of the ASU did not have a material impact on the financial statements.

Subsequent Events

The Plan has evaluated the effects of events that have occurred subsequent to December 31, 2018, through the filing date of this Form 11-K and have identified no subsequent events.


























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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3.
INVESTMENT OF THE PLAN AND THE LONG ISLAND ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVCO LLC INCENTIVE THRIFT PLAN II (THRIFT PLAN II) IN THE MASTER TRUST

Use of the Master Trust permits the commingling of trust assets with the assets of the Thrift Plan II for investment and administrative purposes. The Thrift Plan II is a defined contribution retirement plan available to represented employees of ServCo. Although assets of both plans are commingled in the Master Trust, the Trustee maintains supporting records for the purpose of allocating the net assets and net income or loss of the investment account to the respective participating plans. The net assets and the net investment income or loss of the investment assets is allocated by the Trustee to each participating plan based on the relationship of the interest of each plan to the total of the interests of the participating plans. Assets and investment loss of the Master Trust consist of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(Thousands)
 
Investments of Master Trust at Fair Value:
 
 
 
 
Mutual Funds
$
352,877

 
$
354,012

 
Commingled Bonds

8,714

 

 
Common Stock of PSEG*
7,061

 
6,260

 
Total Investments
$
368,652

 
$
360,272

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 For the Year Ended
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
(Thousands)
 
Investment Loss of Master Trust:
 
 
 
 
Net Depreciation in Fair Value of Mutual Funds
 
 
$
(19,860
)
 
Net Appreciation in Fair Value of Commingled Bonds
 
 
98

 
Net Appreciation in Fair Value of Common Stock of PSEG*
 
 
94

 
Dividends from Common Stock of PSEG*
 
 
229

 
Total Investment Loss, Net
 
 
$
(19,439
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Permitted party-in-interest.















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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The changes in net assets of the Master Trust for the year ended December 31, 2018 are summarized as follows:
 
(Thousands)
 
Changes in Net Assets:
 
 
Net Depreciation of Investments
$
(19,668
)
 
Dividends from Common Stock of PSEG
229

 
Net Investment Loss
(19,439
)
 
 
 
 
Administrative Expenses
(178
)
 
Net Transfers
27,997

 
Increase in Net Assets
8,380

 
 
 
 
Net Assets:
 
 
Beginning of Year
360,272

 
End of Year
$
368,652

 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Plan’s interests in the assets of the Master Trust were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(Thousands)
 
Plan Interest in Master Employee Benefit Plan Trust:
 
 
 
 
Mutual Funds
$
136,041

 
$
130,724

 
Commingled Bonds

4,596

 

 
Common Stock of PSEG*
4,470

 
3,827

 
Total Investments
$
145,107

 
$
134,551

 
 
 
 
 
 
* Permitted party-in-interest.

4.    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The framework for measuring fair value provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC 820 are described as follows:

Level 1—Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.
Level 2—Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

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Level 3—Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The asset or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The following tables present information about the Master Trust’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, including the fair value measurements and the levels of inputs used in determining those fair values.
 
Recurring Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2018
 
Description
Total
 
Quoted Market Prices for Identical Assets
 (Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
 (Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
 
(Thousands)
 
Mutual Funds
$
352,877

 
$
352,877

 
$

 
$

 
Commingled Bonds
8,714

 
8,714

 

 

 
Common Stock of PSEG
7,061

 
7,061

 

 

 
Total Investment in Master Trust
$
368,652

 
$
368,652

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recurring Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2017
 
Description
Total
 
Quoted Market Prices for Identical Assets
 (Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
 (Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
 
(Thousands)
 
Mutual Funds
$
354,012

 
$
354,012

 
$

 
$

 
Common Stock of PSEG
6,260

 
6,260

 

 

 
Total Investment in Master Trust
$
360,272

 
$
360,272

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Mutual funds: Valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Plan are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the SEC. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value (NAV) and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded.

Common Stock of PSEG: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual security is traded.

Investments in commingled bond funds have a readily determinable fair value as the funds’ NAV is priced and published daily.  The funds are redeemable daily, without restriction, and are, therefore, considered Level 1.
 

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5.    FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined and informed ServCo by a letter dated April 14, 2015, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC. Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter to adopt IRS required amendments in connection with issuing the determination letter, the Plan Administrator and the Plan’s Benefits Counsel believe that the Plan is designed, and is currently being operated, in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and, therefore, believe that the Plan is qualified, and the related trust is tax-exempt.

The Plan Administrator is currently performing an internal audit of the Plan. The Plan Administrator will correct the errors, if any, that are discovered during the audit in accordance with the IRS correction program. If appropriate under the IRS correction program, the Plan Administrator will file a VCP submission with the IRS.

The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.

6.    RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Certain Plan investments are in the Common Stock of PSEG. Since PSEG is the parent of ServCo, the Plan Sponsor, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Certain administrative functions are performed by the officers and employees of ServCo (who may also be Participants in the Plan) at no cost to the Plan.

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Master Trust held approximately 135,652 and 121,559 shares, respectively, of PSEG Common Stock, with a market value per share of $52.05 and $51.50, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Master Trust recorded dividend income of approximately $229,377 from PSEG Common Stock.

These transactions are not deemed prohibited party-in-interest transactions, because they are covered by statutory or administrative exemptions from ERISA’s rules on prohibited transactions.

7.    PLAN TERMINATION

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, ServCo has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth in ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, Participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.




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LONG ISLAND ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVCO LLC
INCENTIVE THRIFT PLAN I
PLAN No. 002, EIN No. 45-4652143
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
(MODIFIED CASH BASIS)
DECEMBER 31, 2018
(a)
 
(b)
 
(c)
 
(d)
 
(e)
 
 
Identity of Issue, Borrower or Similar Party
 
Description of Investment
 
Cost
 
Current Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
Various Participants
 
Participant Loans (maturing 2019 to 2045 at interest rates of 3.25% to 9.25%), secured by participant accounts
 
**
 
$
3,149,855

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*    Permitted party-in-interest.
**    Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments and loans, and therefore is not
included.



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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this Annual Report to be signed by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


Long Island Electric Utility ServCo LLC
Incentive Thrift Plan I
(Name of Plan)


By:   /s/ Margaret M. Pego  
Margaret M. Pego
Chairperson of Employee
Benefits Committee

Date: June 28, 2019

 


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