SAN DIMAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003--American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) announces that Floyd E. Wicks, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be making a presentation on behalf of the Company at the New York Society of Security Analysts, Inc. (NYSSA) on Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 9:50 a.m. Eastern Time. This event, hosted by the NYSSA, will be held at the Harvard Club at 27 West 44th Street, New York, 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 at the conference.

Individuals who wish to access a live web cast of the presentation should log onto 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, December 23, 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 97,000 customers.

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

SOURCE: American States Water Company