Exhibit 10.5

SEMPRA ENERGY
2008 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ STOCK PLAN

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Sempra Energy, a California corporation, hereby grants an option to purchase
shares of its common stock to the optionee named below.  The terms and
conditions of the option are set forth in this cover sheet, in the attachment
hereto, and in the Sempra Energy 2008 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Plan (the
“Plan”).

Date of Option Grant:  

 

Name of Optionee:

 

Optionee's Social Security Number:

 

Number of Shares of Sempra Energy Common Stock Covered by Option:  

 

Exercise Price per Share:  

 

Normal Vesting Date:

{YEAR} Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Expiration Date:  

Tenth anniversary of Date of Option Grant or if earlier five years after
termination of service

By signing this cover sheet, you agree to all of the terms
and conditions described in the attachment and in the Plan.

Optionee:

 

X

 

 

(Signature)

Sempra Energy:

 

/S/  Donald E. Felsinger

 

 

(Signature)

Title:

 

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Attachment

SEMPRA ENERGY
2008 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ STOCK PLAN

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Vesting

Your right to exercise this option fully vests and becomes exercisable on the
date of the Sempra Energy {YEAR} Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

In the event that you cease to be a member of the Board of Directors of Sempra
Energy (the “Board”) as a result of death, disability, Retirement (as defined in
the Plan) or your involuntary termination of service on the Board other than for
cause, your option shall thereupon become fully vested and exercisable.

Term

Your option will expire at the close of business at Sempra Energy headquarters
on the day before the 10th anniversary of the Date of Option Grant shown on the
cover sheet, and is subject to earlier expiration (as described below) if your
service on the Board terminates.

Exercise of Option Following Termination of Service

If you cease to be a member of the Board for any reason, then (A) you shall have
the right, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan,
to exercise your option, to the extent that it has vested as of the date of such
termination of service, at any time within five years after the date of such
termination or the earlier expiration of the ten-year term of the option, and
(B) the unvested portion of your option shall be forfeited as of the date of
such termination.

Restrictions on Exercise

Sempra Energy will not permit you to exercise this option if the issuance of
shares at that time would violate any law or regulation.

Notice of Exercise

When you wish to exercise this option, you must notify Sempra Energy by filing
the proper “Notice of Exercise” form at the address given on the form.  Your
notice must specify how many shares you wish to purchase.   Your notice must
also specify how your shares should be registered (in your name only or in your
and your spouse’s names as community property or as joint tenants with right of
survivorship).  The notice will be effective when it is received.

 

If someone else wants to exercise this option after your death, that person must
establish that he or she is entitled to do so.

Form of Payment

When you submit your notice of exercise, you must include payment of the option
price for the shares you are purchasing.  Payment may be made in one (or a
combination of two or more) of the following forms:

 

*

Your personal check, a cashier’s check or a money order.

 

*

Certificates for shares of Sempra Energy common stock that you have owned for at
least six months, along with any forms needed to effect a transfer of the shares
to Sempra Energy.  The value of the shares, determined as of the effective date
of the option exercise, will be applied to the option price.

 

*

To the extent permitted by law, arrangements can be made to permit a “cashless
exercise” whereby you direct a securities broker approved by Sempra Energy to
sell your option shares and to deliver sufficient sale proceeds to Sempra Energy
in payment of the option price and any required withholding.  The directions
must be given by signing a special “Notice of Exercise” form provided by Sempra
Energy.

Withholding Taxes

You will not be permitted to exercise this option unless you make acceptable
arrangements to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of the
option exercise.  Payment of withholding taxes may be made by any combination of
the methods described under “Form of Payment.”

Restrictions on Resale

By signing this Agreement, you agree not to sell any option shares at a time
when applicable laws or Sempra Energy policies prohibit a sale.

Transfer of Option

Prior to your death, only you or the trustee of a revocable living trust
established by you or your spouse may exercise this option.  You cannot
otherwise transfer or assign this option.  For example, you may not sell this
option or use it as security for a loan.  If you attempt to do any of these
things, this option will immediately become invalid.  You may, however, dispose
of this option in your will, and this option may be transferred pursuant to a
“qualified domestic relations order” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended.

Retention Rights

Neither your option nor this Agreement creates any obligation on the part of the
Board to nominate you for reelection to the Board, or confers upon you the right
to remain a member of the Board for any period of time, or at any particular
rate of compensation.

Shareholder Rights

You, or your estate or heirs, have no rights as a shareholder of Sempra Energy
until a certificate for your option shares has been issued.  No adjustments are
made for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before
your stock certificate is issued, except as described in the Plan.

Adjustments

In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Sempra
Energy common stock, the number of shares covered by this option and the
exercise price per share may be adjusted pursuant to the Plan.

Change in Control

Subject to certain limitations set forth in the Plan, in the event of a Change
in Control (as defined in the Plan), your option will automatically become fully
vested and exercisable as of the date of the Change in Control, and may, in the
discretion of Sempra Energy’s compensation committee, be cashed-out.

No Dividend Equivalents

No dividend equivalents will be paid by Sempra Energy with respect to your
option or the shares covered by your option.

Nonqualified Stock Option

This option is not intended to be an incentive stock option under section 422 of
the Internal Revenue Code.

Applicable Law

This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of
California.

The Plan and Other Agreements

The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference.

This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and
Sempra Energy regarding this option.  Any prior agreements, commitments or
negotiations concerning this option are superseded.

By signing the cover sheet of this Agreement, you agree to all of the terms and
conditions described above and in the Plan.

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