SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31, 2009 - The boards of directors of Southern California Gas Co. (The Gas Company) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) have declared regular quarterly dividends for the preferred and preference series stock of the companies as follows:

        The Gas Company:
        6% Preferred Series                          $0.375 per share
        6% Series “A” Preferred                     $0.375 per share

        SDG&E:
        Cumulative Preferred 5% Series           $0.25 per share
        Cumulative Preferred 4.60% Series       $0.23 per share
        Cumulative Preferred 4.50% Series       $0.225 per share
        Cumulative Preferred 4.40% Series       $0.22 per share
        Preference Stock (Cumulative)            $1.70 Series $0.425 per share
        Preference Stock (Cumulative)            $1.82 Series $0.455 per share

        Additionally, regular quarterly preferred dividends were declared by Pacific Enterprises, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), 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

        The dividends are payable on Oct. 15, 2009, to shareholders of record on Sept. 10, 2009.

        The Gas Company is the nation’s largest natural gas distribution utility, providing safe and reliable energy to 20.5 million consumers through 5.7 million meters.  SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides safe and reliable energy service to 3.4 million consumers through 1.4 million electric meters and 840,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties. 

        The Gas Company and SDG&E are subsidiaries of Sempra Energy.  Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with 2008 revenues of nearly $11 billion.  The Sempra Energy companies’ 13,600 employees serve about 29 million consumers worldwide.

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