UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SEMPRA ENERGY
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Sempra Energy Annual Shareholders Meeting
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
for the Sempra Energy Annual Shareholders Meeting to be Held on May 9, 2019
You are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the Annual Shareholders Meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy of the proxy materials. The items to be voted on and location of the Annual Shareholders Meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!
This communication is not a form for voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials which contain important information and are available to you on the Internet or by mail. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The Notice of Annual Shareholders Meeting and Proxy Statement, Proxy Card and Annual Report are available at:
http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/Sempra
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Sempra Energy Annual Shareholders Meeting Notice & Admission Ticket
The Sempra Energy 2019 Annual Shareholders Meeting will be held on May 9, 2019 at the Balboa Bay Resort, 1221 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach, California, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Directions to the Annual Shareholders Meeting are located at the end of the Proxy Statement. Upon arrival, please present this admission ticket and photo identification at the registration desk.
Proposals to be voted on at the meeting, along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations, are listed below.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR all of the following director nominees:
| 1. | Election of Directors: Alan L. Boeckmann, Kathleen L. Brown, Andrés Conesa, Maria Contreras-Sweet, Pablo A. Ferrero, William D. Jones, Jeffrey W. Martin, Michael N. Mears, William C. Rusnack, Lynn Schenk, Jack T. Taylor, Cynthia L. Walker and James C. Yardley. |
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following proposals:
| 2. | Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
| 3. | Advisory Approval of Our Executive Compensation. |
| 4. | Approval of Our 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan. |
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote AGAINST proposal 5:
| 5. | Shareholder Proposal Requiring an Independent Board Chairman. |
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