UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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D03368-P34741 *** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder
Meeting to Be Held on May 19, 2020. AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: March 20, 2020 Date: May 19, 2020 Time: 11:00 a.m. PDT Location: The Hilton Pasadena 168 S. Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, California 91101 Meeting Directions: See inside front cover of the Proxy Statement (available at www.proxyvote.com) for directions to the meeting location. AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY 630 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD SAN DIMAS, CA 91773 You
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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: 1. Election of Class III Directors Nominees: 01) Mr. John R. Fielder 02) Mr. C. James Levin 03) Ms. Janice F. Wilkins The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following
proposals: 2. Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. 3. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm. NOTE: Such other business as may properly
come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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