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, 2017

 
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 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 Company’s executive compensation as reported in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Shareholders Meeting; and
(4)
adopted the advisory approval that the Company should conduct future advisory approvals on the Company’s 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
Andrés 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 Company’s 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
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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 Company’s Board of Directors' recommendation in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Shareholders Meeting, the Board of Directors determined that the Company will hold a future advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation every year until the next required vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation.










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 15, 2017
By: /s/ Trevor I. Mihalik
 
Trevor I. Mihalik
Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer