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) February 4, 2016

 

AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

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

 

 

GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

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 obligation 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))

 

 

 

Item 8.01.                                        Other Events

 

Golden State Water Company (“GSWC”), a subsidiary of American States Water Company, along with three other investor-owned water utilities that serve California, has reached an agreement with the California Public Utilities Commission to defer the cost of capital application for another year.  As a result, GSWC will file its next cost of capital application by March 31, 2017. As part of the agreement for the deferred filing date, the four water utilities agreed to forgo any adjustment that would be triggered by the Water Cost of Capital Adjustment Mechanism for one year. GSWC’s current authorized cost of capital (a weighted return on equity and cost of debt) of 8.34% will continue in effect through December 31, 2017.

 

This Form 8-K is 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: February 5, 2016	/s/ Eva G. Tang
	Eva G. Tang Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

	GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY:
Date: February 5, 2016	/s/ Eva G. Tang
	Eva G. Tang Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

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