Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
(a)On November 6, 2024, we entered into the sales agreement with Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (each an agent) and the forward purchasers (as defined below), providing for the offer and sale of shares of Sempra common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $3.0 billion through the agents, as our sales agents or, if applicable, as forward sellers, or directly to the agents as principals.
The shares may be offered and sold in amounts and at times to be determined by us from time to time. Actual sales, if any, will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by us and the agents from time to time, including, among other things, market conditions, the trading price of our common stock, capital needs and determinations by us of the appropriate sources of our funding.
Sales of the shares, if any, pursuant to the sales agreement will be made in negotiated transactions, including block trades, or transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, including sales made directly on the NYSE, sales made to or through a market maker and sales made through other securities exchanges or electronic communications networks or by any other method permitted by applicable law as otherwise agreed between the applicable agent and us.
The sales agreement contemplates that, in addition to the issuance and sale by us of shares of our common stock to or through the agents, we may enter into separate forward sale agreements with Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of America, N.A., Citibank, N.A., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Royal Bank of Canada, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or one of their respective affiliates (the forward purchasers). If we enter into a forward sale agreement with any forward purchaser, we expect that such forward purchaser (or its affiliate) will attempt to borrow from third parties and sell, through the relevant agent, acting as sales agent for such forward purchaser, shares of our common stock to hedge
such forward purchaser’s exposure under such forward sale agreement. We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of shares borrowed by a forward purchaser (or its affiliate) and sold through a forward seller.
A copy of the opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP relating to the validity of the securities to be issued pursuant to the sales agreement is filed hereto as Exhibit 5.1.
We currently expect to fully physically settle each forward sale agreement, if any, on one or more dates specified by us on or prior to the maturity date of such forward sale agreement. However, we will generally have the right, subject to certain exceptions, to elect to cash settle or net share settle all or any portion of our obligations under any such forward sale agreement. If we elect or are deemed to have elected to physically settle any forward sale agreement by delivering shares of our common stock, we will receive an amount of cash from the relevant forward purchaser equal to the product of (1) the initial forward price per share under such forward sale agreement and (2) the number of shares as to which we have elected or are deemed to have elected physical settlement, subject to the price adjustment and other provisions of such forward sale agreement.
The agents are not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of shares but have agreed to use their commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with their normal trading and sales practices and applicable law and regulations, as our sales agents or as forward sellers, and subject to the terms of the sales agreement and, in the case of shares offered through such agents as forward sellers, the relevant forward sale agreement, to sell shares of our common stock on mutually agreed terms between the agent and us.
The sales agreement provides that an agent will be entitled to a commission that will not exceed 1.0% of the gross sales price of all shares sold through it as agent pursuant to the sales agreement. We may also sell shares to one or more agents as principal, at a price per share to be agreed upon at the time of sale. If we sell shares to one or more of the agents as principal, we will enter into a separate agreement with such agent or agents setting forth the terms of such transaction. In connection with any forward sale agreement under the sales agreement, the applicable agent, as forward seller, will receive a commission, in the form of a reduction to the initial forward price under the related forward sale agreement, at a mutually agreed rate that will not exceed (subject to certain exceptions) 1.0% of the volume-weighted average of the gross sales price per share of all of the borrowed shares of our common stock sold through such agent, as forward seller, during the applicable forward selling period for such shares.
We intend to use a substantial portion of the net proceeds we receive from the issuance and sale by us of any shares of our common stock to or through the agents and any net proceeds we receive pursuant to the settlement of any forward sale agreements with the relevant forward purchasers for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including to partly finance anticipated increases to our long-term capital plan and to repay outstanding commercial paper and potentially other indebtedness.
The foregoing description of the sales agreement and any forward sale agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the sales agreement and the form of forward sale agreement, which are filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q does not constitute an offer to sell the shares of our common stock subject to the sales agreement or a solicitation of an offer to buy any such shares, nor shall there be any sale of such shares in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
(b)None.
(c)During the most recent fiscal quarter, (i) each of the individuals listed below, who were at the time Sempra directors or officers, adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement with respect to the securities of Sempra, with the material terms described below; (ii) no Sempra directors or officers terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or adopted or terminated a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement with respect to the securities of Sempra; and (iii) no SDG&E or SoCalGas directors or officers adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement with respect to the securities of each such Registrant. As used herein, directors and officers are as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act, a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement is as defined in Item 408(a) of SEC Regulation S-K, and a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement is as defined in Item 408(c) of SEC Regulation S-K. The Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement listed below is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act.
| RULE 10B5-1 TRADING ARRANGEMENT | |||||||||||
| (Three months ended September 30, 2024) | |||||||||||
| Name and title of the director or officer | Date on which the director or officer adopted or terminated the trading arrangement | Duration of the trading arrangement | Aggregate number of securities to be purchased or sold pursuant to the trading arrangement | ||||||||
| Sempra: | |||||||||||
| Justin C. Bird, Executive Vice President | September 18, 2024 | From April 1, 2025 until all shares are sold or the trading arrangement is otherwise terminated | ▪35% of the shares of Sempra common stock subject to 4,579 performance-based RSUs vesting in January and February of 2025(1) ▪35% of the shares of Sempra common stock subject to 4,756 performance-based RSUs vesting in January and February of 2026(1) in each case, less shares to which Mr. Bird would otherwise be entitled that are withheld to satisfy minimum statutory tax withholding requirements | ||||||||
| Jeffrey W. Martin, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | August 12, 2024 | From January 30, 2025 until all shares are sold or the trading arrangement is otherwise terminated | All shares of Sempra common stock subject to 104,540 performance-based RSUs vesting in January and February of 2025(1), less shares to which Mr. Martin would otherwise be entitled that are withheld to satisfy minimum statutory tax withholding requirements |
(1) Shares subject to the performance-based RSUs scheduled to vest in January and February of 2025 and 2026 generally will vest, in whole or in part, or be forfeited in early 2025 or early 2026, as applicable, based on our total shareholder return for the three-year performance period ending on January 2, 2025 and January 2, 2026, as applicable, and EPS growth (as adjusted for long-term incentive plan purposes) for the three-year performance period ending on December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025, as applicable. The number of shares that will vest may range from 0% to 200% of the target number of shares (plus dividend equivalents) and cannot be ascertained until the performance period has ended and the Compensation and Talent Development Committee of Sempra’s board of directors has certified the results.
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