Sempra Energy declares common dividend

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        SAN DIEGO, June 6, 2006 – The board of directors of Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) today declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share of common stock.  The current dividend is payable July 15, 2006, to shareholders of record on June 22, 2006.

        Additionally, regular quarterly preferred dividends were declared by Pacific Enterprises, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, as follows:

        Pacific Enterprises:
        $4.36 Preferred                $1.09 per share
        $4.40 Preferred                $1.10 per share
        $4.50 Preferred                $1.125 per share
        $4.75 Preferred (2 Series)  $1.1875 per share

        Each of the preferred dividends is payable on July 15, 2006, to shareholders of record on June 22, 2006.

        Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with 2005 revenues of $11.7 billion.  The Sempra Energy companies’ 14,000 employees serve more than 29 million consumers in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, South America and Asia.

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