Sempra
Energy Declares Common Dividend
SAN
DIEGO, June 14, 2011 - The board of directors of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) today declared a quarterly dividend of 48 cents per
share of common stock. The current dividend is payable July 15, 2011, to
shareholders of record on June 24, 2011.
Sempra
Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company
with 2010 revenues of $9 billion. The Sempra Energy companies' nearly 16,000
employees serve about 26 million consumers worldwide.
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California Public Utilities Commission, California State Legislature, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, California
Energy Commission, California Air Resources Board, and other regulatory,
governmental and environmental bodies in the United States and other
countries where the company does business; capital market conditions and
inflation, interest and exchange rates; energy markets, including the timing
and extent of changes and volatility in commodity prices; the availability of
electric power, natural gas and liquefied natural gas; weather conditions and
conservation efforts; war and terrorist attacks; business, regulatory,
environmental and legal decisions and requirements; the status of
deregulation of retail natural gas and electricity delivery; the timing and
success of business development efforts; the resolution of litigation; and
other uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which
are beyond the control of the company. These risks and uncertainties are
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Sempra
Generation, Sempra LNG and Sempra Pipelines and Storage are not the same
company as the utility, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) or Southern
California Gas Company (SoCalGas), and Sempra
Generation, Sempra LNG and Sempra Pipelines & Storage are not regulated
by the California Public Utilities Commission.