Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2021 Annual Shareholders Meeting of Sempra Energy (the “Company”) was held on May 14, 2021. At the Annual Shareholders Meeting, the Company’s shareholders:
(1)elected for the ensuing year all 12 of the director nominees up for election and listed below;
(2)ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021;
(3)approved, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation as reported in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Shareholders Meeting;
(4)did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting an amendment to the Company’s proxy access bylaw to eliminate the shareholder nominating group limit; and
(5)did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a report on the alignment of the Company’s lobbying activities with the Paris Agreement.
Below are the final voting results for each matter voted on at the Annual Shareholders Meeting, as certified by the Company’s inspector of election at such meeting.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
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Nominees
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Votes For
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% of Votes Cast
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Votes
Against
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% of Votes Cast
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Abstentions
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Alan L. Boeckmann
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249,747,697
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99.21
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%
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2,000,785
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0.79
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%
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307,546
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20,166,671
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Andrés Conesa
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249,853,208
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99.25
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%
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1,888,449
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0.75
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%
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314,371
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20,166,671
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Maria Contreras-Sweet
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248,694,552
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98.79
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%
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3,049,511
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1.21
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%
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311,965
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20,166,671
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Pablo A. Ferrero
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250,578,010
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99.54
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%
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1,167,989
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0.46
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%
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310,029
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20,166,671
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William D. Jones
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241,325,690
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95.87
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%
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10,395,204
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4.13
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%
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335,134
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20,166,671
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Jeffrey W. Martin
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233,641,116
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93.15
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%
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17,183,779
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6.85
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%
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1,231,133
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20,166,671
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Bethany J. Mayer
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249,411,480
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99.07
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%
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2,342,329
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0.93
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%
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302,219
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20,166,671
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Michael N. Mears
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250,282,377
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99.42
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%
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1,466,687
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0.58
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%
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306,964
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20,166,671
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Jack T. Taylor
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249,792,775
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99.22
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%
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1,952,436
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0.78
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%
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310,817
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20,166,671
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Cynthia L. Walker
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250,493,661
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99.49
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%
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1,273,025
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0.51
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%
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289,342
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20,166,671
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Cynthia J. Warner
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250,366,060
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99.45
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%
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1,372,375
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0.55
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%
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317,593
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20,166,671
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James C. Yardley
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250,486,009
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99.50
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%
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1,251,024
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0.50
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%
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318,995
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20,166,671
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As previously reported in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Shareholders Meeting and in accordance with its director retirement policy, Kathleen L. Brown was not nominated to stand for re-election as a director of the Company at the Annual Shareholders Meeting. Accordingly, Ms. Brown retired as a director of the Company effective May 14, 2021.
Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Votes
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% of Votes Cast
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Votes For
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262,541,997
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96.55
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%
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Votes Against
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9,371,589
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3.45
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%
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Abstentions
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309,113
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—
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%
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Broker Non-Votes
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—
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—
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%
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Proposal 3: Advisory Approval of the Company’s Executive Compensation
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Votes
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% of Votes Cast
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Votes For
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244,113,359
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97.11
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%
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Votes Against
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7,267,393
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2.89
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%
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Abstentions
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675,276
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—
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%
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Broker Non-Votes
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20,166,671
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—
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%
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Proposal 4: Shareholder Proposal Requesting an Amendment to the Company’s Proxy Access Bylaw to Eliminate the
Shareholder Nominating Group Limit
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Votes
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% of Votes Cast
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Votes For
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61,186,471
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24.66
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%
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Votes Against
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186,887,044
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75.34
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%
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Abstentions
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3,982,513
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—
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%
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Broker Non-Votes
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20,166,671
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—
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%
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Proposal 5: Shareholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Alignment of the Company’s Lobbying Activities with the Paris
Agreement
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Votes
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% of Votes Cast
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Votes For
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92,978,629
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37.47
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%
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Votes Against
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155,179,155
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62.53
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%
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Abstentions
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3,898,244
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—
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%
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Broker Non-Votes
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20,166,671
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—
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%
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