Notice of Annual Shareholders Meeting
Friday, May 14, 2021, 9 a.m. Pacific Time
Virtual-only meeting at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SRE2021
The 2021 annual meeting of shareholders of Sempra Energy (Annual Shareholders Meeting) will be held on Friday, May 14,
2021, at 9 a.m. Pacific Time. The Annual Shareholders Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of our shareholders conducted via live audio webcast. You will be able to attend the Annual Shareholders Meeting, vote and submit your questions
during the Annual Shareholders Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SRE2021 and entering your 16-digit control number as described below. To help protect the health and safety of our shareholders, employees and directors in light of
the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and in compliance with guidance from applicable federal, state and local public health authorities, our Annual Shareholders Meeting will be conducted via live audio webcast using online tools. There will be no physical
location for the meeting.
Business Items
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Election of the following director nominees, all of whom are currently directors: Alan L. Boeckmann; Andrés Conesa;
Maria Contreras-Sweet; Pablo A. Ferrero; William D. Jones; Jeffrey W. Martin; Bethany J. Mayer; Michael N. Mears; Jack T. Taylor; Cynthia L. Walker; Cynthia J. Warner; and James C. Yardley.
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Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm.
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Advisory approval of our executive compensation.
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Shareholder proposal requesting an amendment to our proxy access bylaw to eliminate the shareholder nominating group
limit, if properly presented at the meeting.
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Shareholder proposal requesting a report on the alignment of our lobbying activities with the Paris Agreement, if properly
presented at the meeting.
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Consideration of other matters that may properly come before the meeting, if any.
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Adjournments and Postponements
The business items for
the Annual Shareholders Meeting may be considered at the meeting and any adjournment or postponement of the meeting.
Record Date
The record date for the Annual Shareholders Meeting is March 19, 2021. You are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Shareholders Meeting and any
adjournment or postponement thereof, only if you were a holder of Sempra Energy common stock at the close of business on the record date.
Meeting Attendance and Participation
We will permit all
persons, including shareholders of record, beneficial owners of shares held in street name through a bank, broker or other nominee and guests, to attend the Annual Shareholders Meeting via live audio webcast. Please visit
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SRE2021 at the date and time of the meeting to attend. You will only be permitted to submit questions at the meeting or vote your shares at the meeting if you were a shareholder of record or beneficial owner of
shares of our common stock as of March 19, 2021, the record date for the meeting. To attend the meeting as a shareholder and access these capabilities, you will need to log into the meeting site with the
16-digit control number shown on your notice about the Internet availability of our proxy materials, voting instruction form or proxy card or, if you are a beneficial owner of shares held through a bank,
broker or other nominee and your voting instruction form does not indicate that you may vote your shares through www.proxyvote.com, you will need to obtain a legal proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee (preferably
at least five days before the Annual Shareholders Meeting) to receive a 16-digit control number that may be used to log into the meeting site. If you need to obtain such a legal proxy to attend the meeting, please follow the specific
instructions to do so provided by your bank, broker or other nominee.
Additional instructions on how to attend and participate in the virtual meeting are included in
About the Annual Shareholders Meeting and Voting in the accompanying proxy statement and are posted at www.proxyvote.com. If you encounter difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call (844)
976-0738 (U.S. and Canada) or +1 (303) 562-9301 (International) beginning April 15, 2021 for technical support, which numbers also will be posted on the login page at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SRE2021. The Annual Shareholders Meeting live
audio webcast will begin promptly at 9 a.m. Pacific Time on Friday, May 14, 2021. We encourage you to access the meeting site prior to the start time. Online check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time,
and you should allow ample time for the check-in procedures the day of the Annual Shareholders Meeting.
Voting
Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the virtual Annual Shareholders Meeting, we encourage you to read the
accompanying proxy statement and promptly vote your shares. You may vote in advance of the meeting by completing, signing and dating the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form and returning it in the enclosed envelope (if you received a
paper copy of our proxy materials), or by telephone or via the Internet. Internet and telephone voting for holders of record will be available until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 13, 2021. For specific instructions on how to vote your shares,
please see About the Annual Shareholders Meeting and Voting in the accompanying proxy statement and the instructions on your notice about the Internet availability of our proxy materials, proxy card or voting instruction form.
Our proxy materials, including this Notice of Annual Shareholders Meeting and the accompanying proxy statement and form of proxy card or voting instruction form, are
being provided to shareholders beginning on or about March 26, 2021.
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Jennifer F. Jett
Corporate Secretary
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
for the Annual Shareholders Meeting to be Held on May 14, 2021.
This Notice of Annual Shareholders Meeting, the Accompanying Proxy Statement, the Proxy Card and the
Annual Report to Shareholders are available on the Internet at www.proxyvote.com.