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) July 26, 2011

 

 

AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California

001-14431

95-4676679

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification
No.)

 

 

 

630 East Foothill Blvd.
San Dimas, California

 

91773

(Address of principal executive
offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (909) 394-3600

 

 

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):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the exchange Act (17 CFR 14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o 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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On July 26, 2011, the Board of Directors approved the payment of a special one time bonus for Robert J. Sprowls, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Eva G. Tang, Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer of the Company, and Denise L. Kruger, Senior Vice President-Regulated Utilities of $50,000, $35,000 and $25,000, respectively, based on the Board’s subjective assessment of their performance in connection with the sale of Chaparral City Water Company, to EPCOR Water (USA) Inc.

 



 

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.

 

 

 

AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY

 

 

Date:  July 29, 2011

/s/ Eva G. Tang

 

Eva G. Tang

 

Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial

 

Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer