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
MOERBEEK, PETER J.
SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
225 North Barranca Avenue
Suite 200
West Covina, CA 91791
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
January 31, 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
V.P. Finance, CFO and Secretary
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|01/01/|I | |12 |A |$11.5650 |6,824 |D |Jt. Ten. /1 |
ue |99 | | | | | | | | |
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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|$5.29 |8/24/|A | |19,845 |A |/2 |8/25/|Common Stock|19,845 | |15,876 |D | |
Buy) | |94 | | | | | |04 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$7.22 |2/8/9|A | |9,292 |A |/3 |2/9/0|Common Stock|9,292 | |9,292 |D | |
Buy) | |6 | | | | | |6 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$10.10 |2/12/|A | |10,500 |A |/4 |2/13/|Common Stock|10,500 | |10,500 |D | |
Buy) | |97 | | | | | |07 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$12.80 |1/27/|A | |25,000 |A |/5 |1/28/|Common Stock|25,000 | |25,000 |D | |
Buy) | |98 | | | | | |08 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
/1, /2, /3 and /4 adjusted for stock dividends on 1/20/96, 1/20/97, 1/20/98
and 10/20/98.
/2 exercisable @ 1/5 a year beginning 8/24/95. /3 Exercisable @ 1/5 a year
beginning 2/8/97. /4 exercisable @
1/5 a year beginning 2/12/98.
/5 Exercisable @ 1/5 a year beginning
1/27/99.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Peter J. Moerbeek
DATE
February 3, 1999
