Southern California Gas Co. Declares Preferred Dividends

LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has declared regular quarterly dividends for the preferred series stock of the company as follows:

SoCalGas:

Preferred Stock

$0.375 per share

Preferred Stock, Series A

$0.375 per share

The dividends are payable on July 15, 2013, to shareholders of record on June 10, 2013.

Southern California Gas Co. has been delivering clean, safe and reliable natural gas to its customers for more than 140 years.  It is the nation's largest natural gas distribution utility, providing safe and reliable energy to 20.9 million consumers connected through nearly 5.8 million meters in more than 500 communities. The company's service territory encompasses approximately 20,000 square miles throughout Central and Southern California, from Visalia to the Mexican border. Southern California Gas Co. is a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE).  Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with 2012 revenues of approximately $10 billion.  The Sempra Energy companies' nearly 17,000 employees serve more than 31 million consumers worldwide. 

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SOURCE Southern California Gas Co.

For further information: Media Contact, Denise King, Southern California Gas Co., +1-877-643-2331, www.socalgas.com, or Financial Contact, Victor Vilaplana, Sempra Energy, +1-877-736-7727, investor@sempra.com