UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
KELTON, RICHARD
BOLLENBACHER & KELTON
2716 Ocean Park Boulevard
Suite 3006
Santa Monica, CA 90405-5207
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
SWWC
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
May 31, 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, $0.01 par val| | | | | | |23,416 |D |/1 |
ue | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock, $0.01 par val| | | | | | |9,240 |I |/2 |
ue | | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Stock Option (Right to|$11.72 |02/01|J | |1,653 |A |/3 |02/02|Common Stock|1,653 | |1,653 |D | |
Buy) | |/90 | | | | | |/00 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$11.72 |03/11|A | |1,653 |A |/4 |03/12|Common Stock|1,653 | |1,653 |D | |
Buy) | |/91 | | | | | |/01 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$7.37 |03/28|A | |793 |A |/5 |03/29|Common Stock|793 | |793 |D | |
Buy) | |/94 | | | | | |/04 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$11.90 |05/22|A | |1,260 |A |/6 |05/23|Common Stock|1,260 | |1,260 |D | |
Buy) | |/97 | | | | | |/07 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$16.125 |05/28|A | |1,260 |A |/7 |05/29|Common Stock|1,260 | |1,260 |D | |
Buy) | |/98 | | | | | |/08 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
/1, /2, /3, /4, /5 and /6 Adjusted for stock dividends on 01/02/96, 01/02/97
and 01/02/98.
/2 Owned by The Kelton Foundation, a charitable corporation. Mr. Kelton
disclaims any beneficial (pecuniary) interest in these shares. As President
of The Kelton Foundation, Mr. Kelton possesses sole voting control of these
shares.
/3 Issued under SWWC's Stock Purchase Plan under old Rule 16b-3. Exercisable @
1/5 a year beginning 02/01/91.
/4 Exercisable @ 1/5 a year beginning 03/11/92. /5 Exercisable @ 1/5 a year
beginning 03/28/95.
/6 Granted under SWWC's Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
Exercisable @ 1/2 a year beginning 05/22/98.
/7 Granted under SWWC's Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
Exercisable @ 1/2 a year beginning 05/28/99.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Richard Kelton
DATE
June 5, 1998
