As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2005 Registration No. 333-127383 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------- POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under The Securities Act of 1933 ------------------------- SJW CORP. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) California 77-0066628 (State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer Identification No.) of incorporation or organization) 374 W. Santa Clara Street San Jose, CA 95113 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) ---------------------- SJW CORP. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (Full title of the Plan) ---------------------- W. Richard Roth President and Chief Executive Officer SJW Corp. 374 W. Santa Clara Street San Jose, CA 95113 (Name and address of agent for service) (408) 279-7800 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ---------------------- EXPLANATORY NOTE On August 10, 2005 SJW Corp. (the "Registrant") registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on a Form S-8 Registration Statement, Registration Number 333-127383 (the "Registration Statement"), 135,200 shares of its Common Stock under the Registrant's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Exhibit 23.1 to the Registration Statement contained an inadvertent error. As a result of such error, the consent of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to incorporate by reference its attestation report on management's assessment of internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, which reports appear in Registrant's December 31, 2004 annual report on Form 10-K, was not included in Exhibit 23.1. To correct such inadvertent error, the Registrant hereby amends Exhibit 23.1, in the form filed as Exhibit 23.1 hereto, effective retroactive to the August 10, 2005 filing date of the Registration Statement. The filing of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 is not an admission by the registrant that the Registration Statement No. 333-127383 on Form S-8, when filed, knowingly included any untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading. PART II Information Required in the Registration Statement Item 8. Exhibit -------- Exhibit Number Exhibit -------------- ------- 23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California on this 11th day of August, 2005. SJW Corp. By: /s/ W. Richard Roth ----------------------- W. Richard Roth President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ W. Richard Roth President, Chief Executive August 11, 2005 ------------------- Officer and Director W. Richard Roth (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Angela Yip Chief Financial Officer and August 11, 2005 ------------------- Treasurer (Principal Financial Angela Yip and Accounting Officer) */s/ Mark L. Cali Director August 11, 2005 ------------------- Mark L. Cali */s/ J. Philip DiNapoli Director August 11, 2005 ------------------- J. Philip DiNapoli */s/ Drew Gibson Director August 11, 2005 ------------------- Drew Gibson */s/ Douglas R. King Director August 11, 2005 ------------------- Douglas R. King */s/ George E. Moss Director August 11, 2005 ------------------- George E. Moss */s/ Charles J. Toeniskoetter Director August 11, 2005 ------------------- Charles J. Toeniskoetter */s/ Frederick R. Ulrich, Jr. Director August 11, 2005 ------------------- Frederick R. Ulrich, Jr. * By: /s/ Angela Yip Attorney-in-fact EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Exhibit -------------- ------- 23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.