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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
 
 
 
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
Date of Report
 
(Date of earliest event reported):
May 10, 2018

 
SEMPRA ENERGY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 
 
 
 
CALIFORNIA
 
1-14201
 
33-0732627
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 
 
 
488 8th AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
 
92101
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(619) 696-2000

 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)








 
 
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FORM 8-K
Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2018 Annual Shareholders Meeting of Sempra Energy (the “Company”) was held on May 10, 2018. At the Annual Shareholders Meeting, shareholders:
(1)
elected for the ensuing year all fourteen of the director nominees listed below;
(2)
ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2018;
(3)
adopted by a majority of votes cast the advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation as reported in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Shareholders Meeting; and
 
 
(4)
rejected a shareholder proposal on enhanced shareholder proxy access.

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
217,561,210

98.99
%
2,225,909

1.01
%
327,402

23,552,220

Kathleen L. Brown
218,922,115

99.62
%
833,260

0.38
%
359,146

23,552,220

Andrés Conesa
219,342,288

99.80
%
444,500

0.20
%
327,733

23,552,220

Maria Contreras-Sweet
219,278,380

99.77
%
494,778

0.23
%
341,363

23,552,220

Pablo A. Ferrero
219,240,768

99.76
%
526,490

0.24
%
347,263

23,552,220

William D. Jones
214,837,478

97.75
%
4,943,968

2.25
%
333,075

23,552,220

Jeffrey W. Martin
219,294,294

99.78
%
479,599

0.22
%
340,628

23,552,220

Bethany J. Mayer
219,339,305

99.80
%
440,163

0.20
%
335,053

23,552,220

William G. Ouchi
215,951,249

98.26
%
3,819,949

1.74
%
343,323

23,552,220

Debra L. Reed
217,452,574

98.93
%
2,349,289

1.07
%
312,658

23,552,220

William C. Rusnack
214,154,910

97.45
%
5,612,183

2.55
%
347,428

23,552,220

Lynn Schenk
217,298,367

98.88
%
2,459,306

1.12
%
356,848

23,552,220

Jack T. Taylor
219,283,419

99.80
%
445,008

0.20
%
386,094

23,552,220

James C. Yardley
219,143,819

99.73
%
585,127

0.27
%
385,575

23,552,220

Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
Votes
% of Votes Cast
Votes For
239,214,409

98.32
%
Votes Against
4,083,657

1.68
%
Abstentions
368,675

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Proposal 3: Advisory Approval of our Executive Compensation
 
Votes
% of Votes Cast
Votes For
212,424,148

96.88
%
Votes Against
6,849,290

3.12
%
Abstentions
841,083

--

Broker Non-Votes
23,552,220

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Proposal 4: Shareholder Proposal On Enhanced Shareholder Proxy Access
 
Votes
% of Votes Cast
Votes For
43,383,495

19.82
%
Votes Against
175,532,614

80.18
%
Abstentions
1,198,412

--

Broker Non-Votes
23,552,220

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
SEMPRA ENERGY,
 
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: May 11, 2018
By: /s/ Peter R. Wall
 
Peter R. Wall Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer