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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2000
AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
California 333-68299 95-46679
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer Identification
of Incorporation) File Number) 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
Not applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events
The Registrant has agreed to issue up to 1,000,000 of its Common Shares
pursuant to the terms of an Underwriting Agreement dated August 10, 2000
attached as Exhibit 1.01.
Item. 7(c) Exhibits.
1.01 Underwriting Agreement dated August 10, 2000 among the Registrant
and the underwriters named in Schedule I thereto
5.01 Opinion of O'Melveny & Myers LLP as to the validity of the Common
Shares
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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
By: /s/ McClellan Harris III
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McClellan Harris III
Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer and Secretary
DATED: August 10, 2000
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