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<div style="font-size:12pt"><p>INCOME TAXES</p><table style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 20px;"><tr><td width="560" align="left" colspan="12" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" height="17"><b>INCOME TAX EXPENSE AND EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RATES</b></td></tr><tr><td width="560" align="left" height="17" colspan="12"><i>(Dollars in millions)</i></td></tr><tr><td height="14" width="17" align="left"> </td><td height="14" width="178" align="left"> </td><td height="14" width="16" align="left"> </td><td width="349" align="center" colspan="9" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">Three months ended September 30,</td></tr><tr><td height="14" width="17" align="left"> </td><td height="14" width="178" align="left"> </td><td height="14" width="16" align="left"> </td><td width="167" align="center" colspan="4" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">2009 </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="15"> </td><td width="167" align="center" colspan="4" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">2008 </td></tr><tr><td height="14" width="17" align="left"> </td><td height="14" width="178" align="left"> </td><td height="14" width="16" align="left"> </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Income Tax </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="19"> </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Effective Income</td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="20"> </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="15"> </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Income Tax </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="19"> </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Effective Income</td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="20"> </td></tr><tr><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="17"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="178"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="16"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Expense</td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="19"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Tax Rate</td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="20"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="15"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Expense</td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="19"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Tax Rate*</td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="20"> </td></tr><tr><td width="195" align="left" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" height="17">Sempra Energy Consolidated</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="64"> 128 </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="19"> </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="64">31 </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="20">%</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="15">$</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="64"> 94 </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="19"> </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="64">25 </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="20">%</td></tr><tr><td width="195" align="left" height="17" colspan="2">SDG&E</td><td height="17" width="16" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">53 </td><td height="17" width="19" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">37 </td><td height="17" width="20" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="15" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">54 </td><td height="17" width="19" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">31 </td><td height="17" width="20" align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td width="195" align="left" height="17" colspan="2">PE</td><td height="17" width="16" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">41 </td><td height="17" width="19" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">36 </td><td height="17" width="20" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="15" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">42 </td><td height="17" width="19" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">34 </td><td height="17" width="20" align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td width="195" align="left" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" height="18">SoCalGas</td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="16"> </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="64">42 </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="19"> </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="64">36 </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="20"> </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="15"> </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="64">41 </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="19"> </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="64">35 </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="20"> </td></tr><tr><td height="18" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="17"> </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="178"> </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="16"> </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="64"> </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="19"> </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="64"> </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="20"> </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="15"> </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="64"> </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="19"> </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="64"> </td><td height="18" style="border-top: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="20"> </td></tr><tr><td height="14" width="17" align="left"> </td><td height="14" width="178" align="left"> </td><td height="14" width="16" align="left"> </td><td width="349" align="center" colspan="9" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">Nine months ended September 30,</td></tr><tr><td height="14" width="17" align="left"> </td><td height="14" width="178" align="left"> </td><td height="14" width="16" align="left"> </td><td width="167" align="center" colspan="4" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">2009 </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="15"> </td><td width="167" align="center" colspan="4" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">2008 </td></tr><tr><td height="14" width="17" align="left"> </td><td height="14" width="178" align="left"> </td><td height="14" width="16" align="left"> </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Income Tax </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="19"> </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Effective Income</td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="20"> </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="15"> </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Income Tax </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="19"> </td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Effective Income</td><td height="14" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="20"> </td></tr><tr><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="17"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="178"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="16"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Expense</td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="19"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Tax Rate</td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="20"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="15"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Expense</td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="19"> </td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="64">Tax Rate*</td><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="20"> </td></tr><tr><td width="195" align="left" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" height="17">Sempra Energy Consolidated</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="64"> 327 </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="19"> </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="64">30 </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="20">%</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="15">$</td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="64"> 423 </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="19"> </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="64">36 </td><td height="17" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="20">%</td></tr><tr><td width="195" align="left" height="17" colspan="2">SDG&E</td><td height="17" width="16" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">141 </td><td height="17" width="19" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">33 </td><td height="17" width="20" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="15" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">121 </td><td height="17" width="19" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">31 </td><td height="17" width="20" align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td width="195" align="left" height="17" colspan="2">PE</td><td height="17" width="16" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">117 </td><td height="17" width="19" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">38 </td><td height="17" width="20" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="15" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">119 </td><td height="17" width="19" align="left"> </td><td height="17" width="64" align="right">38 </td><td height="17" width="20" align="left"> </td></tr><tr><td width="195" align="left" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" height="18">SoCalGas</td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="16"> </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="64">115 </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="left" width="19"> </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid #C0C0C0;" align="right" width="64">37 </td><td height="18" style="border-bottom: 3px solid 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was due primarily to lower pretax income in countries with lower statutory rates, and higher estimated investment tax credits in 2008 for Sempra Generation's solar-energy facility in Nevada.<br />The decrease in the effective income tax rate for the first nine months of 2009 was due to:<br /></p><ul><li>higher pretax income in countries with lower statutory rates;<br /></li><li>lower income tax expense related to Mexican currency translation and inflation adjustments; and<br /></li><li>higher favorable impact of the resolution of prior years' income tax issues.<br /></li></ul><p>SDG&E<br />The increase in the effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was due to:<br /></p><ul><li>lower favorable impact from the resolution of prior years' income tax issues; offset by <br /></li><li>higher deductions allowed for depreciation not treated as deferred tax liabilities for ratemaking purposes; <br /></li><li>higher deductions for self-developed software; and <br /></li><li>higher deductions for asset removal costs.<br /></li></ul><p>The increase in the effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was due to:<br /></p><ul><li>lower favorable impact from the resolution of prior years' income tax issues; and<br /></li><li>lower deductions allowed for depreciation not treated as deferred tax liabilities for ratemaking purposes; offset by <br /></li><li>higher deductions for self-developed software costs; and <br /></li><li>higher deductions for asset removal costs.<br /></li></ul><p>PE and SoCalGas<br />The increases in the effective income tax rates for both PE and SoCalGas for the three months ended September 30, 2009 were due to:<br /></p><ul><li>lower favorable impact from the resolution of prior years' income tax issues; offset by<br /></li><li>higher deductions for self-developed software costs; and<br /></li><li>higher Medicare subsidy, as discussed in Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report.<br /></li></ul><p>The effective income tax rates for PE and SoCalGas for the first nine months of 2009 were impacted by:<br /></p><ul><li>higher deductions for self-developed software costs; and<br /></li><li>higher Medicare subsidy.</li></ul><p></p></div>
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