Portland General Electric announces acquisition of Washington state utility operations and select assets from PacifiCorp  
 
PGE will bring a proven mission of reliable power and customer-first service to 140,000 Washington customers  

PORTLAND, Ore. — February 17, 2026 — Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) today announced an agreement to acquire select Washington state generation, transmission and electric utility operations from PacifiCorp for $1.9 billion. The acquisition will enable PGE to extend its long-standing commitments to reliability, affordability, economic development and a customer-centric approach to approximately 140,000 Washington customers. 

“We are excited for the opportunity to continue to grow, expanding into Washington and building upon PGE's foundation of operational excellence and customer service," said Maria Pope, president and CEO. "We look forward to our partnership with Manulife Investment Management, who brings a track record of investment success across the utility sector and Pacific Northwest agriculture and timberland industries."  

Under the agreement, PGE will acquire three generation facilities: the Chehalis natural-gas plant (477 MW), the Goodnoe Hills wind facility (94 MW), and the Marengo I and II wind facilities (234 MW). The acquisition also includes 4,500 miles of transmission and distribution lines, and local utility operations across 2,700 square miles. 

PGE will manage the Washington operations as a separate company through a newly formed subsidiary regulated by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. PGE will retain current Washington employees and honor the existing labor process. PGE corporate functions will provide shared support for both Washington and Oregon companies.  

Washington and Oregon customers will not be impacted by costs associated with executing the acquisition and transaction financing. PGE expects the state and federal regulatory reviews of the acquisition to close 12 months after submission of regulatory filings. 

Central to this acquisition is PGE’s partnership with Manulife Infrastructure Fund III L.P. and its affiliates including John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA), which will collectively be a 49% owner of the Washington utility business. Manulife Investment Management is an experienced, long-term investor in infrastructure, agriculture, and timberland with roots in the region — having managed farms and forests in the Pacific Northwest for more than two decades. 

“We are pleased to partner with PGE to support this investment in reliable generation, transmission, and distribution for Washington communities,” said Recep Kendircioglu, Global Head of Infrastructure, Manulife Investment Management. “This partnership represents an opportunity that fits well within our infrastructure strategy and leverages our experience in utility investments.”  

Lazard served as lead financial advisor and provided a fairness opinion to Portland General Electric. Barclays, J.P. Morgan and Citi also served as financial advisors to Portland General Electric. Latham & Watkins served as legal advisor to Portland General Electric. 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as financial advisor to Manulife Investment Management. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as legal advisor to Manulife Investment Management.  

For additional information about the acquisition announcement, visit portlandgeneral.com/pnwenergy. 

Business Update, Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Earnings Call and Webcast - Feb. 17, 2026 

PGE will host a conference call with financial analysts and investors on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 8 a.m. ET. The conference call will be webcast live on the PGE website at investors.portlandgeneral.com. A webcast replay will also be available on PGE's investor website "Events & Presentations" page beginning at 2 p.m. ET on February 17, 2026. The previously scheduled conference call for February 20, 2026 will be cancelled. 

About Portland General Electric Company  

Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) is an integrated energy company that generates, transmits and distributes electricity to nearly 960,000 customers serving an area of approximately 2 million Oregonians. Since 1889, Portland General Electric (PGE) has been powering economies, delivering safe, affordable and reliable electricity while working to transform energy systems to meet evolving customer needs. PGE continues to make progress toward emissions reduction targets, and customers have set the standard for prioritizing clean energy with the No. 1 voluntary renewable energy program in the country. PGE is ranked a top ten utility in the 2025 Forrester U.S. Customer Experience Index. In 2025, PGE employees and retirees volunteered over 18,300 hours to more than 400 nonprofit organizations. Through the PGE Foundation, along with corporate contributions and the employee matching gift program, more than $5 million was directed to charitable organizations supporting economic growth and community resilience across our service area. For information: portlandgeneral.com/news.    

About Manulife Investment Management 

For more information on Manulife Investment Management, visit their site. 

Safe Harbor Statement  

Statements in this press release that relate to future plans, objectives, expectations, performance, events and the like may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions as of the date of this report, and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other factors. Investors should not rely unduly on any forward-looking statements. 

Forward-looking statements include statements, other than statements of historical or current fact, regarding the Company's earnings guidance (including all the assumptions and expectations upon which such guidance is based), the Company’s proposed purchase of electric utility operations and certain assets in Washington state from PacifiCorp (the “Acquisition”), the Company’s financing plans for the Acquisition, the timing of the closing of the Acquisition, and the realization of anticipated benefits of the Acquisition, as well as other statements containing words such as "anticipates," "assumptions," "believes," "continue,” "could," "estimates," "expects," "expected," "forecast," "goals," "guidance,” "intends," “may,” "plans," "predicts," “proposed,” "seeks," "should," well-positioned to execute,” "will," “working to,” or similar expressions. 

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, which could cause future events and actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: the timing or outcome of various legal and regulatory actions; closing of the Acquisition being delayed or not occurring at all due to regulatory approvals not being obtained or other closing conditions not being fulfilled; opposition of the Acquisition from special interest groups; the Acquisition may encounter unanticipated delays or be postponed or canceled due to the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the delay or termination of the Acquisition; the ability of the Company and Manulife Investment Management to obtain financing and remain invested in the acquired business; successful integration of the acquired business and the Company’s ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the Acquisition within the expected timeframe; the acquired assets not performing as expected; the Company assuming unexpected risks, liabilities and obligations of the acquired assets; significant transaction costs associated with the Acquisition; the risk that disruptions from the Acquisition will harm the businesses, including current plans and operations; the ability to retain and/or hire key personnel to successfully operate and integrate the acquired assets; potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the Acquisition; new or revised governmental policies, executive orders, legislative actions, and regulatory audits, investigations and actions; uncertainties associated with increased energy demand or significant accelerated growth in demand due to new data centers; general economic conditions; trade tariffs; rising inflation; volatility in interest rates; changes in the tax code; risks and uncertainties related to current or future All-Source Request for Proposals; changing customer expectations and choices that may reduce customer demand; natural or human-caused disasters and other risks or events that disrupt PGE operations, damage PGE facilities and systems, cause the release of harmful materials, cause fires, and subject the Company to liability; ignitions caused by PGE assets or PGE’s ability to effectively implement a Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) and de-energize its system in the event of heightened wildfire risk or implement effective system hardening programs; impacts from legislative action on wildfire-related liability; operational factors affecting the Company's power generating and battery storage facilities; default or nonperformance on the part of any parties from whom PGE purchases fuel, capacity or energy; complications arising from PGE’s jointly-owned plant; delays in the supply chain and increased supply costs; failure to complete capital projects on schedule or within budget; failure to obtain permits for capital projects; PGE’s ability to complete negotiations on contracts for capital projects; failure of counterparties to perform under agreements for capital projects; abandonment of capital projects; volatility in wholesale power and natural gas prices; changes in the availability and price of wholesale power and fuels; changes in capital market conditions; future laws, regulations and proceedings that could increase the Company’s costs of operating its thermal generating plants; changes in, and compliance with, and general uncertainty surrounding environmental laws and policies; the effects of climate change, whether global or local in nature; changes in customer growth or demographic patterns; changes in the Company's or Manulife Investment Management credit ratings, any of which could impact cost of capital and access to capital markets to support requirements for funding the Acquisition, working capital, construction of capital projects, repayments of maturing debt, and stock-based compensation plans; the effectiveness of PGE's risk management policies and procedures; cybersecurity attacks, data security breaches, physical attacks and security breaches, or other malicious acts internally or to third parties; reputational damage from negative publicity, protests, fines, penalties and other negative consequences; employee workforce factors, including potential strikes, work stoppages, transitions in senior management, and the ability to recruit and retain key employees and other talent and turnover; failure to achieve the Company's greenhouse gas emission goals or being perceived to have either failed to act responsibly with respect to the environment or effectively responded to legislative requirements concerning greenhouse gas emission reductions; acts of war, terrorism or civil disruption; and those risks, uncertainties, and other factors identified in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and available through the EDGAR system free-of-charge on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov and on the Company's website, investors.portlandgeneral.com.