UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
Title of Each Class |
Trading Symbol |
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| SEMPRA: | ||||
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY:
None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company | ||
| SEMPRA | ||
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
| SEMPRA | ☐ | |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY | ☐ |
Item 8.01 |
Other Events. |
On August 14, 2024, Southern California Gas Company (the “Company”), an indirect subsidiary of Sempra, closed its previously announced public offering and sale of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.050% First Mortgage Bonds, Series CCC, due 2034 (the “Bonds”) with proceeds to the Company (after deducting the underwriting discount but before deducting the Company’s other offering expenses estimated at approximately $1.6 million) of 98.864% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds. The sale of the Bonds was registered under the Company’s Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (File No. 333-270939).
The Bonds were issued pursuant to a Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2024 (the “Supplemental Indenture”), which is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1. The Bonds will mature on September 1, 2034. The Bonds will bear interest at the rate of 5.050% per annum. Interest on the Bonds will accrue from August 14, 2024 and is payable semiannually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on March 1, 2025. The Bonds will be redeemable prior to maturity, at the Company’s option, at the redemption prices described in the form of Bond, which form is included in Exhibit 4.1 hereto.
The foregoing description of some of the terms of the Bonds is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by the form of Bond and the Supplemental Indenture, which are filed as exhibits herewith and are incorporated herein by reference. Further information regarding the sale of the Bonds is contained in the Underwriting Agreement, dated August 8, 2024, which was filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2024. Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description | |
| 4.1 | Supplemental Indenture of Southern California Gas Company to U.S. Bank National Association, dated as of August 14, 2024. | |
| 4.2 | Form of Series CCC Bond (Included in Exhibit 4.1 hereto). | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto). | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SEMPRA, | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
Date: August 14, 2024 |
By: | /s/ Peter R. Wall | ||||
| Peter R. Wall | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY, | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
Date: August 14, 2024 |
By: | /s/ Sara P. Mijares | ||||
| Sara P. Mijares | ||||||
| Vice President, Controller, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Treasurer | ||||||