UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 28, 2019

 

AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

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Section 1-Registrant’s Business and Operations

 

Item 1.01.                                        Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On March 28, 2019, American States Water Company executed a Seventh Amendment to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 3, 2005 (the “Credit Agreement”) among American States Water Company, as Borrower, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Lender.  The provisions of the Seventh Amendment are described in Item 2.03.  The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

 

Item 2.03.                                         Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

On March 28, 2019, the Company entered into a Seventh Amendment to its Credit Agreement in order to increase the aggregate commitment of the Lender by an additional $50,000,000 to $200,000,000.

 

Section 9- Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01.                                        Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

The following document is filed as an Exhibit to this report:

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 3, 2005 among American States Water Company, as Borrower, the Lenders named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders and Lead Arranger, as amended.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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
Date: April 2, 2019	/s/ Eva G. Tang
	Eva G. Tang
	Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer

 

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