EnergySouth Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Sempra Energy

  
    
  
  
    
      EnergySouth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSI) today announced approval of the 
      acquisition of the company by San Diego, California based Sempra Energy 
      (NYSE: SRE) by a majority of its shareholders.
    
    
      Seventy-one percent or 5,769,675 of the company’s 
      8,115,435 outstanding shares voted in favor of the acquisition with two 
      percent or 157,436 shares voting against. Less than one percent (.4%) or 
      32,120 of the outstanding shares abstained. Of the outstanding shares 
      voted, ninety-seven percent voted in favor of the acquisition.
    
    
      “We’re pleased to 
      see this transaction move smoothly toward completion,” 
      said Dean Liollio, President and Chief Executive Officer of EnergySouth, 
      Inc. EnergySouth and Sempra Energy jointly announced a definitive 
      agreement to the acquisition deal in July of 2008. “We’re 
      also very proud of the accomplishments of the EnergySouth family, its 
      employees and shareholders,” said Liollio.
    
    
      Sempra Energy will acquire all EnergySouth operations including the 
      company’s principal businesses, EnergySouth 
      Midstream and Mobile Gas. All regulatory approvals needed to close the 
      acquisition deal have been received. Company officials said the 
      acquisition deal will be completed on October 1, 2008. EnergySouth 
      shareholders will receive $61.50 per share in cash upon completion of 
      the acquisition.
    
    
      EnergySouth, Inc. is the parent company of a group of energy related 
      subsidiaries operating in the midstream and distribution segments of the 
      natural gas industry. The company’s primary 
      subsidiaries are EnergySouth Midstream and Mobile Gas Service. 
      EnergySouth Midstream is a midstream services company operating Bay Gas 
      Storage and Mississippi Hub. Mobile Gas Service Corporation is a natural 
      gas distribution company operating in Mobile and Baldwin counties in 
      southwest Alabama.