Edgar Filing: SEMPRA ENERGY

8-K

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 12, 2016

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 8^th 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.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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FORM 8-K

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

The 2016 Annual Shareholders Meeting of Sempra Energy (the “Company”) was held on May 12, 2016. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders:

(1)

elected for the ensuing year all eleven of the director nominees listed below;

(2)

ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2016; and

(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 Meeting.

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		191,634,703		99.01	%		1,919,713		0.99	%		478,443		23,924,389
Kathleen L. Brown		183,174,411		94.68	%		10,291,594		5.32	%		566,854		23,924,389
Pablo A. Ferrero		183,699,522		94.95	%		9,766,256		5.05	%		567,081		23,924,389
William D. Jones		189,801,282		98.10	%		3,670,283		1.90	%		561,294		23,924,389
William G. Ouchi		190,182,410		98.29	%		3,310,939		1.71	%		539,510		23,924,389
Debra L. Reed		183,181,544		94.86	%		9,933,760		5.14	%		917,555		23,924,389
William C. Rusnack		190,077,555		98.24	%		3,408,627		1.76	%		546,677		23,924,389
William P. Rutledge		178,191,047		92.09	%		15,299,133		7.91	%		542,679		23,924,389
Lynn Schenk		182,890,471		94.51	%		10,617,944		5.49	%		524,444		23,924,389
Jack T. Taylor		183,753,342		94.98	%		9,713,337		5.02	%		566,180		23,924,389
James C. Yardley		183,683,187		94.93	%		9,806,176		5.07	%		543,496		23,924,389

As previously reported, in accordance with our retirement policy, James G. Brocksmith Jr. was not nominated to stand for reelection as a director of the Company and retired effective upon the adjournment of the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


	Votes		% of Votes Cast
Votes For		215,328,489		99.06	%
Votes Against		2,036,793		0.94	%
Abstentions		591,966		—

Proposal 3: Advisory Approval of our Executive Compensation


	Votes		% of Votes Cast
Votes For		136,198,509		70.83	%
Votes Against		56,095,864		29.17	%
Abstentions		1,738,486		—
Broker Non-Votes		23,924,389		—

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 thereunto duly authorized.

SEMPRA ENERGY

(Registrant)


Date: May 16, 2016	By:	/s/ Joseph A. Householder
	Joseph A. Householder Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer