a5693523.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 19, 2008
AMERICAN
STATES WATER COMPANY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
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001-14431
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95-4676679
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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630
East Foothill Blvd.
San
Dimas, California
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91773
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (909)
394-3600
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GOLDEN
STATE WATER COMPANY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
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001-12008
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95-1243678
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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630
East Foothill Blvd.
San
Dimas, California
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91773
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (909)
394-3600
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Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing requirement of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General
Instruction A.2 below):
¨ Written communications pursuant to
Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12 under the exchange Act (17 CFR 14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Section
5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item
5.02. Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
On May 19,
2008, the Compensation Committee approved $30,800 for Senior Vice President
Denise Kruger for costs to be incurred for relocation to Southern
California.
On May 20,
2008, the shareholders approved the 2008 Stock Incentive Plan or 2008 plan. The
compensation committee makes stock awards to executive officers and as of March
21, 2008, only 131,846 of our common shares were available for the grant of new
awards under the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan or 2000 plan.
The board
adopted, subject to shareholder approval, the 2008 plan, in order to enable the
compensation committee to continue to make stock awards to eligible employees in
a manner consistent with the executive compensation program adopted by the
compensation committee in 2006.
The board
also approved an amendment to the 2000 plan to prohibit the award of additional
awards, other than pursuant to dividend equivalent rights granted to our
executive officers as of March 31, 2008. This amendment was to be
effective only if shareholders approved the 2008 plan.
Section
9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01. Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
Exhibit
10.1. 2008 Stock Incentive
Plan dated April 1, 2008
Exhibit
10.2. American
States Water Company 2000 Stock Incentive Plan as amended
Exhibit
10.3. American
States Water Company 2008 Stock Incentive Plan Form of NonQualified Stock Option
Agreement
Exhibit
10.4. American
States Water Company 2008 Stock Incentive Plan Form of Restricted Stock Unit
Award Agreement
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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AMERICAN
STATES WATER COMPANY
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Robert
J. Sprowls
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Chief
Financial Officer, Exec. Vice President, Corporate Secretary and
Treasurer
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