UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

 

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SEMPRA ENERGY

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Sempra Energy Annual Shareholders Meeting

Notice & Admission Ticket

 

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials

for the Sempra Energy Annual Shareholders Meeting to be Held on May 10, 2018

You are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual 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

 

				Easy Online Access — A Convenient Way to View Proxy Materials and Vote
						When you go online to view materials, you can also vote your shares.
						Step 1:		Go to www.voteproxy.com.
						Step 2:		To view your proxy materials, click View Materials Online.
						Step 3:		Click on the specific Sempra Energy document you would like to view.
						Step 4:		To vote your shares, click Vote Your Online Proxy and follow the
								instructions. The website will also give you a toll-free telephone number if
								you wish to vote by telephone.

When you go online, you can also help the environment by consenting to receive electronic delivery of future materials.

 

 

Obtaining a Paper or Email Copy of the Proxy Materials — If you want to receive a paper or email copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side of this notice on or before April 26, 2018 to facilitate timely delivery.

 

 

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Sempra Energy Annual Shareholders Meeting Notice & Admission Ticket

The Sempra Energy 2018 Annual Shareholders Meeting will be held on May 10, 2018 at the Fashion Island Hotel, 690 Newport Center Drive, 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, Bethany J. Mayer, William G. Ouchi, Debra L. Reed, William C. Rusnack, Lynn Schenk, Jack T. Taylor 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.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote for AGAINST proposal 4:

 

4.

Shareholder Proposal on Enhanced Shareholder Proxy Access.

 

 

PLEASE NOTE: YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE.

To vote your shares, you must vote online, request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card, or call the toll-free number provided at www.voteproxy.com. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.

 

 

Here is how to order a copy of the proxy materials and select a future delivery preference:

Paper copies: Current and future paper delivery requests can be submitted via the Internet, telephone or email options below.

Email copies: Current and future email delivery requests must be submitted via the Internet following the instructions below. If you request an email copy of current materials, you will receive an email with a link to the materials.

PLEASE NOTE: You must use the numbers in the boxes on the first page of this notice when requesting a set of proxy materials.

 

To facilitate timely delivery, request for paper copies of the proxy materials must be received by April 26, 2018.