UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 4, 2016
SEMPRA ENERGY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| CALIFORNIA | 1-14201 | 33-0732627 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 488 8th AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA |
92101 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (619) 696-2000
(former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 7, 2016, Sempra Energy (the “Company”) closed the public offering and sale of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.625% Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). Proceeds to the Company (after deducting underwriting discounts but before other expenses estimated at approximately $500,000) for the Notes was 99.448% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes. The sale of the Notes was registered under the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-198572). The Notes will mature on October 7, 2019. Interest on the Notes accrues from October 7, 2016 and is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 7 and October 7 of each year, beginning on April 7, 2017. The Notes will be redeemable prior to maturity, at the Company’s option, at the applicable redemption prices and under the circumstances described in the form of Notes, which form is attached hereto in Exhibit 4.1. Further information regarding the sale of the Notes is contained in the underwriting agreement, dated October 4, 2016, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated October 4, 2016, between Sempra Energy and the several underwriters named therein. | |
| 4.1 | Officers’ Certificate of the Company, including the form of 1.625% Note due 2019. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Mayer Brown LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Mayer Brown LLP (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto). | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| SEMPRA ENERGY
Date: October 7, 2016 | ||
| By: | /s/ Trevor I. Mihalik | |
| Name: | Trevor I. Mihalik | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated October 4, 2016, between Sempra Energy and the several underwriters named therein. | |
| 4.1 | Officers’ Certificate of the Company, including the form of 1.625% Note due 2019. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Mayer Brown LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Mayer Brown LLP (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto). | |
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