SAN DIMAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2003--American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) Floyd E. Wicks, Chief Executive Officer will present the American States Water Company Overview at the Investing in Water Conference on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 11:40 a.m. (EDT). This event, hosted by the Wall Street Transcript, will be held at the Harvard Club at 27 West 44th Street, New York City, NY. After his presentation, he and McClellan Harris III, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American States Water Company, will be available to meet with current and prospective investors who have pre-registered with the conference hosts.

If you are interested in attending the conference, registration material can be found at http://www.twst.com/conferences/gateway/water.html. Individuals who are unable to attend and wish to access a live web cast of the presentation should log to the www.aswater.com web site and click on the Web Casts link. The web cast will also be archived and available on the web site through Tuesday, June 24, 2003.

American States Water Company is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, provides water service to 1 out of 30 Californians located within 75 communities throughout 10 counties in Northern, Coastal and Southern California and to approximately 12,000 customers in the city of Fountain Hills, Arizona and portions of Scottsdale, Arizona. The Company also distributes electricity to approximately 22,000 customers in the Big Bear recreational area of California and contracts with various municipalities in both California and Arizona to provide services to an additional 91,500 customers.

CONTACT: American States Water Company
Jan L. Allnutt, (Investors), 909/394-3600, ext. 704

SOURCE: American States Water Company