LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15, 2017 /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:
|
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Preferred
Stock
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$0.375 per
share
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Preferred Stock,
Series A
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$0.375 per
share
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The dividends are payable on October 15,
2017, to shareholders of record on September 10, 2017.
About SoCalGas
Headquartered in Los Angeles, SoCalGas® is the
largest natural gas distribution utility in the United States, providing clean, safe,
affordable and reliable natural gas service to 21.7 million
customers in Central and Southern
California. Its service territory spans 22,000 square miles
from Fresno to the Mexican border,
reaching more than 550 communities through 5.9 million meters and
101,000 miles of pipeline. More than 90 percent of Southern California single-family home
residents use natural gas for home heat and hot water. In addition,
natural gas plays a key role in providing electricity to
Californians—about 60 percent of electric power generated in the
state comes from gas-fired power plants.
SoCalGas has served communities in California for 150 years and is committed to
being a leader in the region's clean energy future. The company has
committed to spending $6 billion over
the next five years to modernize and upgrade its gas
infrastructure, while also reducing methane emissions. SoCalGas is
working to accelerate the use of renewable natural gas, a
carbon-neutral or carbon-negative fuel created by capturing and
conditioning greenhouse gas emissions from farms, landfills and
wastewater treatment plants. The company is a subsidiary of Sempra
Energy (NYSE: SRE), a Fortune 500 energy services holding company
based in San Diego. For more
information visit socalgas.com/newsroom or connect with SoCalGas on
Twitter (@SoCalGas), Instagram (@SoCalGas) and Facebook.
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