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.) |
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 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 | -- | ||
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 | -- | ||
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 | -- | ||
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 | |