SEMPRA ENERGY (NYSE:SRE) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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SEMPRA ENERGY (NYSE:SRE) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2017 Annual Shareholders Meeting of Sempra Energy (the Company)
was held on May 12, 2017. At the Annual Shareholders Meeting,
shareholders:
(1) elected for the ensuing year all thirteen of the director
nominees listed below;
(2) ratified the selection of Deloitte Touche LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for 2017;
(3) adopted the advisory approval of the Companys executive
compensation as reported in the Companys proxy statement for the
Annual Shareholders Meeting; and
(4)
adopted the advisory approval that the Company should conduct
future advisory approvals on the Companys executive
compensation every year.
Below are the final voting results.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Nominees
Votes For
% of Votes Cast
Votes
Against
% of Votes Cast
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
Alan L. Boeckmann
200,623,116
99.65%
709,565
0.35%
479,324
23,122,020
Kathleen L. Brown
200,284,166
99.48%
1,055,822
0.52%
472,017
23,122,020
Andrs Conesa
200,792,576
99.75%
495,373
0.25%
524,056
23,122,020
Maria Contreras-Sweet
200,714,390
99.70%
605,068
0.30%
492,547
23,122,020
Pablo A. Ferrero
200,845,236
99.76%
479,988
0.24%
486,781
23,122,020
William D. Jones
196,715,942
97.72%
4,594,045
2.28%
502,018
23,122,020
Bethany J. Mayer
200,856,899
99.78%
437,871
0.22%
517,235
23,122,020
William G. Ouchi
199,466,106
99.08%
1,850,250
0.92%
495,649
23,122,020
Debra L. Reed
190,109,434
94.59%
10,866,663
5.41%
835,908
23,122,020
William C. Rusnack
197,551,341
98.13%
3,763,997
1.87%
496,667
23,122,020
Lynn Schenk
200,585,649
99.65%
709,159
0.35%
517,197
23,122,020
Jack T. Taylor
200,824,788
99.76%
482,751
0.24%
504,466
23,122,020
James C. Yardley
200,780,559
99.73%
538,373
0.27%
493,073
23,122,020
As previously reported in the Companys proxy statement for the
Annual Shareholders Meeting and in accordance with our retirement
policy, William P. Rutledge was not nominated to stand for
reelection as a director of the Company. Accordingly, Mr. Rutledge
retired as a director of the Company effective upon the adjournment
of the Annual Shareholders Meeting.
Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
Votes
% of Votes Cast
Votes For
222,475,198
99.11%
Votes Against
2,003,764
0.89%
Abstentions
455,063
—
Proposal 3: Advisory Approval of our Executive Compensation
Votes
% of Votes Cast
Votes For
196,770,593
97.91%
Votes Against
4,193,632
2.09%
Abstentions
847,780
—
Broker Non-Votes
23,122,020
—
Proposal 4: Advisory Approval of how often Shareholders will vote
on our Executive Compensation
Votes
% of Votes Cast
Votes For Every One Year
181,234,385
90.00%
Votes For Every Two Years
500,465
0.25%
Votes For Every Three Years
19,635,465
9.75%
Abstentions
441,690
—
Broker Non-Votes
23,122,020
—
On May 12, 2017, based on the voting results for Proposal 4 and
consistent with the Companys Board of Directors’ recommendation in
the Companys proxy statement for the Annual Shareholders Meeting,
the Board of Directors determined that the Company will hold a
future advisory vote on the Companys executive compensation every
year until the next required vote on the frequency of future
advisory votes on the Companys executive compensation.


About SEMPRA ENERGY (NYSE:SRE)

Sempra Energy is a holding company. The Company’s principal operating units are San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas); Sempra International, which includes Sempra South American Utilities and Sempra Mexico segments, and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, which includes Sempra Renewables and Sempra Natural Gas segments. Sempra Mexico segment owns and operates a natural gas-fired power plant and interests in a wind generation facility in Baja California, Mexico; natural gas distribution systems in Mexicali, Chihuahua, and the La Laguna-Durango zone in north-central Mexico; natural gas pipelines between the United States border and Baja California, Mexico and Sonora, Mexico, and the Energia Costa Azul LNG regasification terminal located in Baja California, Mexico. Sempra Mexico also owns interests in a joint venture that operates several natural gas pipelines, and propane and ethane systems in Mexico.

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