UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) August 20, 2004


American States Water Company


(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



California



(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)






     
     
     






    333-47647

     
    95-4676679



    
 


    (Commission File Number)

     
    (IRS Employer Identification No.)


     
     
     



    630 East Foothill Blvd.

     
    San Dimas, California 91773



    
 


    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

     
    (Zip Code)








(909) 394-3600



(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



NA



(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):


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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


 






Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 20 2004 American States Water Company announced that the CPUC
approved retroactive rate increases for Region I & II of its Southern
California Water Company (“SCW”) unit. This decision is expected to result in a
net pre-tax gain in the third quarter of 2004, which the Company is in the
process of calculating. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


This Form 8-K and the attached exhibit are furnished to, but not filed with,
the Securities and Exchange Commission.













 









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: August 20, 2004

     
    /s/ Floyd E. Wicks



    


     
    
 


    


     
    Floyd E. Wicks


    


     
    President and CEO



















 









EXHIBIT INDEX






     
     
     


    Exhibit No.

     
    Description








    
99.1

     
    Press Release dated August 20, 2004