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| | <issuerName> AMERICAN STATES WATER CO </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> AWR </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
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| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001855829 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> Kubiak Patrick </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 630 E. FOOTHILL BLVD. </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> SAN DIMAS </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> CA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 91773 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isOfficer> true </isOfficer> |
| | | <officerTitle> VP of Asset Management </officerTitle> |
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| | | <transactionDate> |
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| <value> 71.64 </value> |
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| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
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| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 2052.42 </value> |
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| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
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| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
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| | | <transactionAmounts> |
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| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
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| | | <transactionDate> |
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| | | <transactionAmounts> |
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| <transactionPricePerShare> |
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| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Der units credited on 03/01/2024 at FMV </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> 216.9372 shares withheld to satisfy tax liability </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Patrick Kubiak </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2024-03-15 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
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