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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-18-019870
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180322
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180323
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180323

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN STATES WATER CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001056903
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER SUPPLY [4941]
		IRS NUMBER:				954676679
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14431
		FILM NUMBER:		18710304

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		630 E FOOTHILL BLVD
		CITY:			SAN DIMAS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91773-9016
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9093943600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		630 E FOOTHILL
		CITY:			SAN DIMAS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91773-9016
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)<b> March&nbsp;22, 2018</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 48.95pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:justify;text-indent:-48.95pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02.&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On March&nbsp;22, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved the 2018 short-term incentive program (the &#147;Bonus Program&#148;) for the executive officers (the &#147;Executive Officers&#148;) of American States Water Company.&nbsp; Under the terms of the Bonus Program, each of the Executive Officers is eligible to earn an objective cash bonus and a discretionary cash bonus for the 2018 calendar year.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The target aggregate bonus for Robert J. Sprowls, President and Chief Executive Officer of American States Water Company and its subsidiaries, Eva G. Tang, Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of American States Water Company and its subsidiaries and Treasurer of American States Water Company, Denise L. Kruger, Senior Vice President-Regulated Utilities for Golden State Water Company, James C. Cotton III, Senior Vice President and Procurement Officer of American States Utility Services,&nbsp;Inc. and its subsidiaries, and Patrick R. Scanlon, Vice President-Water Operations for Golden State Water Company is 71%, 31.5%, 31.5%, 51.5% and 26%, respectively, of his or her base salary for 2017.&nbsp; The objective bonus is 80% of the target aggregate bonus for each of these Executive Officers and will become payable based upon each Executive Officer&#146;s attainment of specific performance targets set forth in the Bonus Program.&nbsp; The discretionary bonus is 20% of the target aggregate bonus for each of these Executive Officers and is payable based on the Company&#146;s subjective assessment of the Executive Officer&#146;s performance in the areas of our business over which he or she has responsibility.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:   March&nbsp;23, 2018</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2018 SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></i></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Purpose of 2018 Short-Term Incentive Program</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">American States Water Company, a California corporation, (the &#147;<b>Corporation</b>&#148;) has adopted the American States Water Company Performance Incentive Plan (the &#147;<b>Plan</b>&#148;) to promote the success of the Corporation by (a)&nbsp;motivating executives selected to participate in the Plan to maximize the performance of the Corporation both from a financial perspective and in serving its customers and (b)&nbsp;rewarding them with cash Objective Bonuses directly related to such performance.&#160; The Corporation&#146;s board of directors recognizes that the ability of the Corporation and its subsidiaries to attract capital at a low cost is based on its financial performance and that the Corporation&#146;s customers benefit through its ability to attract low cost capital.&#160; This 2018 Short-Term Incentive Program (the &#147;<b>2018 STIP</b>&#148;) sets forth the names of the individuals selected to be Participants who are eligible to earn Objective Bonuses under the Plan for the 2018 calendar year and the applicable Business Criteria, Additional Objective Criteria, Performance Targets, and Payout Percentages for the 2018 calendar year.&#160; The 2018 STIP also provides for Discretionary Bonuses, which when added to the Objective Bonuses under the Plan, equal the Aggregate Bonuses payable under the 2018 STIP for the 2018 calendar year.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">2.</font></i></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Term of 2018 STIP</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The Performance Period covered by the 2018 STIP (the &#147;<b>Term</b>&#148;) began on January&nbsp;1, 2018 and will end on December&nbsp;31, 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">3.</font></i></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Relationship to American States Water Company Performance Incentive Plan</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The Objective Bonuses based on the Business Criteria payable under Awards granted under the 2018 STIP are granted under the authority of the Plan and are subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, as it may be amended from time to time, and any rules&nbsp;adopted by the Committee in accordance with the terms of the Plan, as such rules&nbsp;are in effect from time to time.&#160; The Discretionary Bonuses and the Objectives Bonuses based solely on the satisfaction of the Additional Objective Criteria are granted under the general authority of the Compensation Committee to determine the compensation payable to Executives.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">4.</font></i></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Definitions</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Plan.&#160; In addition, the following phrases shall have the meanings specified below:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Additional Objective Criteria</b>&#148; means Direct Operating Margin - ASUS.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Adjusted EPS - ASUS</b>&#148; means the EPS of ASUS for 2018 adjusted to remove the general office allocation to ASUS related to any transaction fees and/or gain or loss on sale recognized in the financial statements in 2018 associated with a sale of any of the Corporation&#146;s business units or the acquisition of any new businesses.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Adjusted EPS - AWR Consolidated</b>&#148; means the Corporation&#146;s EPS for 2018 adjusted to remove 1) any write-offs associated with the CPUC&#146;s 2018 procurement audit of GSWC arising out of the settlement of claims approved by the CPUC in December&nbsp;2011 related to the capital projects contracting matter and 2) any transaction fees and/or gain or loss on sale recognized in the financial statements in 2018 associated with a sale or restructuring of any of the Corporation&#146;s business units or the acquisition of any new businesses.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Adjusted EPS - Regulated Utilities</b>&#148; means the sum of the EPS of each of the Regulated Utilities for 2018 adjusted to remove 1) any write-offs associated with the CPUC&#146;s 2018 procurement audit of GSWC arising out of the settlement of claims approved by the CPUC in December&nbsp;2011 related to the capital projects contracting matter and 2) any transaction fees and/or gain or loss on sale recognized in the financial statements in 2018 associated with a sale or restructuring of any of the Corporation&#146;s business units or the acquisition of any new businesses.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Aggregate Bonus</b>&#148; means the combination of a Participant&#146;s Objective Bonus and his or her Discretionary Bonus.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;ASUS&#148;</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;"> means American States Utility Services,&nbsp;Inc., a California corporation, and wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiaries.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Award Agreement&#148;</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;"> means a written agreement setting forth the material terms and conditions of the Award as determined by the Committee consistent with the express limitations of the Plan and the 2018 STIP.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Base Salary&#148;</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;"> means the Participant&#146;s rate of annual base pay on the date the Committee approves the Business Criteria, the Additional Objective Criteria and the Performance Targets.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;</font></b><b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Board of Directors</font></b><b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#148;</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;"> means the Corporation&#146;s board of directors.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Business Criteria&#148;</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;"> means Adjusted EPS-AWR Consolidated, Adjusted EPS-Regulated Utilities, Adjusted EPS-ASUS, Customer Complaints-RU, Customer Complaint Standards-RU, Capital Expenditures-RU, Construction Revenues-ASUS, Direct Construction Margin-ASUS, Expense Optimization-ASUS, SOX Deficiencies-RU, SOX Deficiencies-ASUS, Economic Value Added-ASUS, Safety Recordable Work Incidents-ASUS, Safety-Recordable Work Incidents-RU and Supplier Diversity-RU.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Construction Revenues &#150; ASUS</b>&#148; &#150; means the total revenues from the construction segment of ASUS during 2018 for the military bases served by subsidiaries of ASUS.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Committee</b>&#148; means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>CPUC</b>&#148; means the California Public Utilities Commission.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Customer Complaints - RU</b>&#148; means the number of water quality, pressure, and leak complaints received from water customers by GSWC divided by the average number of water customers served by GSWC during 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Direct Construction Margin &#150; ASUS</b>&#148; means a percentage determined by dividing total construction revenues less ASUS construction costs (reported as expenses in the Corporation&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K for 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) by total construction revenues. Construction revenues and construction costs for this purpose shall exclude the construction revenues and construction costs of Fort Riley Utility Services,&nbsp;Inc. and any new base construction revenues and construction costs.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Direct Operating Margin &#150; ASUS&#148;</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;"> means a percentage determined by dividing total operations and maintenance revenues less direct operations and maintenance expense by total operations and maintenance revenues as recorded in the Corporation&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K.&#160; Total operations and maintenance revenues for this purpose shall exclude revenues of Fort Riley Utility Services,&nbsp;Inc. and any new base awards received in 2018. Direct operations and maintenance expense for this purpose shall include other operation, administration and general, depreciation and amortization, maintenance and property and other taxes as reflected in the Corporation&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K, but shall exclude (i)&nbsp;expenses of Fort Riley Utility Services,&nbsp;Inc. and any new base received during 2018, (ii)&nbsp;expenses of ASUS administration and centralized functions, (iii)&nbsp;general office expenses of GSWC approved by the CPUC to be allocated to ASUS, and (iv)&nbsp;property and other taxes allocable to construction activities.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:39.0pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Discretionary Bonus</b>&#148; means a bonus payable to a Participant based on that Participant&#146;s Individual Performance Measures.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:39.0pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Economic Value Added &#150; ASUS&#148; </font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">means the percentage increase over the EV Goal &#150; ASUS.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:39.0pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;EPS&#148;</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;"> means fully diluted earnings per share as reported in the Corporation&#146;s consolidated financial statements for 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:39.0pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Expense Optimization &#150; ASUS&#148;</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;"> means the sum of other operations, maintenance, and administrative and general expenses of ASUS in 2018 (as reflected in the Corporation&#146;s 10-K) excluding (i)&nbsp;expenses of Fort Riley Utility Services,&nbsp;Inc., (ii)&nbsp;expenses of ASUS incurred in connection with any new base awards during 2018, (iii)&nbsp;general office expenses of GSWC approved by the CPUC to be allocated to ASUS, (iv)&nbsp;expenses incurred in connection with ASUS&#146;s new business development cost center, and (v)&nbsp;expenses included in the Corporation&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K for awards recorded under the plan and the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:39.0pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Individual Performance Measures</b>&#148; means the criteria or goals utilized to determine the amounts of each Participant&#146;s Discretionary Bonus.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:39.0pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Objective Bonus</b>&#148; means a bonus based on the degree of achievement of the Performance Targets for the Business Criteria and the Additional Objective Criteria.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Operating Budget</b>&#148; means the Company&#146;s operating budget for 2018 as presented to the Board of Directors at its January&nbsp;30, 2018 meeting as adjusted for the impact of decisions of the CPUC and other adjustments required to be made under Section&nbsp;4.6 of the Plan.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Payout Percentage</b>&#148; means the percentage of a Participant&#146;s Target Aggregate Bonus that is payable based on the degree of satisfaction of a Performance Target or the Individual Performance Measures.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Performance Measures</b>&#148; means the Business Criteria, the Additional Objective Criteria and Individual Performance Measures.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Performance Target</b>&#148; means a specific goal established by the Committee with respect to the Business Criteria or the Additional Objective Criteria as set forth in Section&nbsp;6.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:39.0pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Regulated Utilities&#148;</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;"> means GSWC and any other utility that becomes a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation which is designated a &#147;regulated utility&#148; by the Committee.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Safety-Recordable Work Incidents &#150; ASUS&#148;</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;"> means the number of work-related injuries and illnesses as reported on the OSHA Form&nbsp;300s for ASUS other than for Fort Riley Utility Services,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:39.0pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Safety-Recordable Work Incidents - RU</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#148; means the number of work-related injuries and illnesses as reported on the OSHA Form&nbsp;300 for GSWC.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:39.0pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>SOX Deficiencies - ASUS</b>&#148; means the number of &#147;control deficiencies&#148; (each a &#147;<b>CD</b>&#148;), &#147;significant deficiencies&#148; (each an &#147;<b>SD</b>&#148;) and &#147;material weaknesses&#148; (each a &#147;<b>MW</b>&#148;) reported for ASUS in the independent auditor&#146;s report for 2018 pursuant to Section&nbsp;404 of SOX.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>SOX Deficiencies - RU</b>&#148; means the number of CDs, SDs and MWs reported for the Regulated Utilities in the independent auditor&#146;s report for 2018 pursuant to Section&nbsp;404 of SOX.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#147;Supplier Diversity - RU&#148;</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;"> means the percentage reported by the Regulated Utilities to the CPUC annually by March&nbsp;1 in its General Order 156 Compliance Filing.&nbsp; The percentage is calculated by taking the Regulated Utilities&#146; total procurement dollars for the reporting period with CPUC qualified women-owned, minority-owned, disabled veteran-owned, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-owned business enterprises divided by the Regulated Utilities&#146; total procurement dollars (net of exclusions allowed under the General Order 156 Compliance Filing for the reporting period, such as payments for purchased water, purchased power, pump taxes, income taxes, franchise fees, and postage).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#147;<b>Target Aggregate Bonus</b>&#148; means the amount of bonus that would be payable if each of the Performance Targets were met at the targeted level and the Participant&#146;s Individual Performance Measures were met at the targeted level.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The individuals who have been selected as Participants in the 2018 STIP are set forth below together with the amount of their Target Aggregate Bonuses as a percentage of Base Salary:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Eva G. Tang</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Gladys M. Farrow</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Patrick R.   Scanlon</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">William C.   Gedney</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">26.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Bryan K. Switzer   (Keith)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">26.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">James C. Cotton   III</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">51.5%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Granville R.   Hodges,&nbsp;Jr. (Rusty)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">26.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">For purposes of this 2018 STIP, the GSWC officers will be divided into (1)&nbsp;Administrative and General Officers and (2)&nbsp;Operations Officers.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The Corporation will enter into an Award Agreement with each Participant that (a)&nbsp;describes his or her Individual Performance Measures and sets forth his or her Target Aggregate Bonus, (b)&nbsp;sets forth his or her threshold, target and maximum Performance Targets and (c)&nbsp;incorporates the terms and conditions of the Plan and this 2018 STIP by reference.&#160; The Target Aggregate Bonus amount set forth above shall represent the aggregate amount of up to three separate bonuses: an Objective Bonus under the Plan, an Objective Bonus based solely on satisfaction of the Additional Objective Criteria and a Discretionary Bonus.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">6.</font></i></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Performance Targets for Objective Bonuses</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The threshold, target and maximum Performance Targets for the 2018 STIP are set forth in Exhibit&nbsp;A to this 2018 STIP.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">7.</font></i></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Determination of Participants&#146; Aggregate Bonuses</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The Aggregate Bonus payable to each Participant shall be determined on the basis of the extent to which the Performance Targets for the Business Criteria, the Additional Objective Criteria and that Participant&#146;s Individual Performance Measures are achieved.&#160; The amount of Aggregate Bonus payable is equal to the amount of the Target Aggregate Bonus multiplied by the sum of the Payout Percentages for each of the Performance Measures as determined pursuant to the tables in (a)&nbsp;Section&nbsp;B of Exhibit&nbsp;A for Participants that are Administrative and General Officers employed by GSWC, (b)&nbsp;Section&nbsp;C for Participants that are Operations Officers employed by GSWC and (c)&nbsp;Section&nbsp;D for Participants employed by ASUS.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">As soon as practicable following the end of the Term of the 2018 STIP and the completion of the independent auditor&#146;s report for 2018, the Committee shall determine the extent to which the Performance Targets for the Business Criteria and the Additional Objective Criteria are achieved and the extent to which the Individual Performance Measures are achieved, and determine the Payout Percentage for each of the Performance Measures.&#160; In order for a Participant to receive any payment with respect to the Participant&#146;s Discretionary Bonus, the Participant must meet the standards established for the Participant&#146;s position, which standards shall be one of the components of the Participant&#146;s Individual Performance Measures.&#160; The determination of whether the standards established for the Participant&#146;s position are achieved shall be made by the Committee, which (other than for the Company&#146;s President and Chief Executive Officer) determination shall be based on the recommendations of the President and Chief Executive Officer or another direct supervisor of the Participant.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">For levels of achievement between threshold and maximum, the Committee shall determine the Payout Percentage by interpolation.&#160; Subject to Section&nbsp;8 below, the Aggregate Bonus for each Participant shall be the sum of the Payout Percentages determined with respect to each Performance Measure multiplied by the amount of Participant&#146;s Target Aggregate Bonus.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">8.</font></i></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Payment of Accounts</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">At the time the Committee makes the determinations described in Section&nbsp;7, it shall certify, in accordance with Section&nbsp;4.8 of the Plan, the amounts of the Objective Bonuses payable to Participants.&#160; The Committee shall, at the same time, determine the amount of the Discretionary Bonus payable to Participants.&#160; Payment of such bonuses (the Aggregate Bonuses) shall be made as soon as practicable following the Committee&#146;s determination and certification, but in no event later than December&nbsp;31, 2019.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Objective Bonus otherwise payable to any Participant under this 2018 STIP shall be subject to the adjustments, limitations (including the dollar limitation</font>  <font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">under Section&nbsp;4.3 of the Plan), the Committee&#146;s discretionary authority to make downward adjustments and other terms and conditions set forth in the Plan.&#160; Any Discretionary Bonus otherwise payable under this 2018 STIP shall be subject to any adjustments, limitations, upward or downward adjustments in amounts and any other terms or conditions that the Committee may impose in its sole discretion.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">9.</font></i></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Effect of Termination of Employment</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Except as otherwise provided in an employment agreement, memorandum of understanding, other contract between a Participant and the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries, or by the Committee in its sole discretion, the bonuses payable under a Participant&#146;s Award will be forfeited, and the Participant will not be entitled to any bonus payments with respect to such Award if the Participant ceases to be employed by the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries for any reason prior to the date the bonus payments under the 2018 STIP are paid to Participants.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">10.</font></i></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><i><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Recoupment of Bonuses</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Any payment of an Objective Bonus, Discretionary Bonus or Aggregate Bonus under this 2018 STIP is subject to recoupment pursuant to the Corporation&#146;s Policy Regarding the Recoupment of Certain Performance-Based Compensation Payments as in effect from time to time, or as otherwise may be required by law and a Participant shall promptly make any reimbursement requested by the Board of Directors or the Committee pursuant to such policy with respect to any such bonuses.&#160; Further, each Participant shall agree, by accepting an Award under the 2018 STIP and executing an Award Agreement, that the Corporation and/or any of its affiliates may deduct from any amounts it may owe the Participant from time to time (such as wages or other compensation) any and all amounts the Participant is required to reimburse the Corporation pursuant to such policy with respect to the Award.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2018 STIP</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PERFORMANCE TARGETS AND PAYOUT PERCENTAGES</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A.</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b>PERFORMANCE TARGETS FOR OBJECTIVE BONUSES</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">120% Budget</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Adjusted EPS -   Regulated Utilities (RU)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">80% Budget</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">100% Budget</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">120% Budget</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Adjusted EPS - ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">80% Budget</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">100% Budget</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">130% Budget</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Customer Complaints -   RU</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&lt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 0.16%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&lt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 0.12%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&lt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 0.08%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Customer Complaint   Standards - RU </font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Rate of   Complaints to the CAB</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&lt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 0.0275%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Rate of   Complaints to the CAB</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&lt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 0.0225%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Rate of   Complaints to the CAB</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&lt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 0.0175%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Capital Expenditures -   RU</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> $96.5 million </font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> $110 million </font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> $120 million</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Supplier   Diversity - RU</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 24.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 27.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 30.5%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Safety -   Recordable Work Incidents&nbsp; - RU</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">23</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">17</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">13</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">SOX Deficiencies - RU</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">No MW, No   SD&nbsp;&amp; No more than 4 CDs</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">No MW, No   SD&nbsp;&amp; No more than 2 CDs</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">No MW, No   SD&nbsp;&amp; No CD</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">SOX Deficiencies - ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">No MW, No   SD&nbsp;&amp; No more than 1 CD</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">No MW, No SD&nbsp;&amp;   No CD</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">N/A</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Economic Value Added -   ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 100% of EV Goal</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 102.8% of EV Goal</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 105.6% of EV Goal</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Construction Revenues -   ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 90% of Budget</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;"> 100% of Budget</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;"> 110% of Budget</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Expense Optimization -   ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&lt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 101% of Budget</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&lt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 98% of Budget</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&lt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 96% of Budget</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Direct Construction   Margin - ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> Budget less 100 basis points</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Direct Operating Margin   &#150; ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> Budget plus 200 basis points</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&gt;</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> Budget plus 300 basis points</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Safety - Recordable   Work Incidents&nbsp; - ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">13</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">10</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">B.</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b>PAYOUT PERCENTAGES FOR PERFORMANCE MEASURES - GSWC ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL OFFICERS</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance <br>    Measure</font></b></p>     </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Adjusted EPS - AWR   Consolidated</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">10.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">20.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">35.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Adjusted EPS -   Regulated Utilities (RU) </font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">11.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">20.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">29.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Adjusted EPS - ASUS </font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">10.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">20.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Customer Complaints -   RU</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">7.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">7.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Capital Expenditures -   RU</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">10.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">SOX Deficiencies - RU</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">7.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">SOX Deficiencies - ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Objective Bonus Total</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">37.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">80.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">120.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Individual Performance   Measure<u><br>    </u>(Discretionary Bonus)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">12.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">20.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">35.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Aggregate Bonus</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">50.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">100.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">155.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance <br>    Measure</font></b></p>     </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">20.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">40.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">60.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">7.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">7.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">7.5% </font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">7.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">7.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Objective Bonus Total</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">37.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">80.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">115.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Individual Performance   Measure<br>   (Discretionary Bonus)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">12.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">20.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">35.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Aggregate Bonus</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">50.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">100.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">150.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p align="center" style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance <br>   Measure</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Adjusted EPS - ASUS </font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">15.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">40.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">70.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Economic Value Added - ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">6.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">12.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Construction Revenues -   ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">6.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">12.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Expense Optimization -   ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">6.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">12.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Direct Construction   Margin - ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">4.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">6.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">12.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Safety &#150; Recordable   Work Incidents -ASUS</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Objective Bonus Total</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">80.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">135.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Individual Performance   Measure<br>   (Discretionary Bonus)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">12.5%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">20.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">35.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">100.0%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">170.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;OF AWARD AGREEMENT FOR</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY <br> 2018 SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">March&nbsp;22, 2018</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">To:&#160; 2018 Short-Term Incentive Program Participants</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">American States Water Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) is pleased to inform you that you have been selected as a participant in the Company&#146;s 2018 Short-Term Incentive Program (the &#147;Bonus Program&#148;).&#160; Unless otherwise defined in this award agreement, capitalized terms used in this award agreement have the same meanings as in the Bonus Program.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As a participant in the Bonus Program, you are eligible to earn two separate cash bonuses for the 2018 calendar year&#151;an Objective Bonus and a Discretionary Bonus.&#160; Your total Target Aggregate Bonus is set forth opposite your name in the Bonus Program and is equal to the sum of the target amount of your Objective Bonus plus the target amount of your Discretionary Bonus.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Your Objective Bonus is subject to the terms of the Bonus Program and the Company&#146;s Performance Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), and will only become payable if all of the applicable terms and conditions of both the Bonus Program and the Plan are satisfied.&#160; The portion of your Target Aggregate Bonus attributable to your Objective Bonus will become payable based on the Company&#146;s attainment of the specific Performance Targets established for the Business Criteria&#160; and the Additional Objective Criteria that have been established for you.&#160; Your applicable Business Criteria, Additional Objective Criteria, Performance Targets (including the threshold, target and maximum Performance Targets) and Payout Percentages are set forth in Exhibit&nbsp;A to the Bonus Program.&#160; Please note, however, that payment of your Objective Bonus remains subject to the Compensation Committee&#146;s discretion to reduce Objective Bonuses pursuant to Section&nbsp;4 of the Plan.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Your Discretionary Bonus is subject to the terms of the Bonus Program (but not the Plan), and will only become payable if all of the applicable terms and conditions of the Bonus Program are satisfied. The portion of your Target Aggregate Bonus attributable to your Discretionary Bonus will become payable based on the Company&#146;s assessment of your attainment of the core performance objectives for your position, and you will only be entitled to receive a Discretionary Bonus if you are determined to meet the standards established for your position.&#160; These individual performance requirements applicable to your Discretionary Bonus are referred to as your Individual Performance Measures.&#160; The Payout Percentage for your Discretionary Bonus is set forth in Exhibit&nbsp;A to the Bonus Program.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any Objective Bonus or Discretionary Bonus that becomes payable to you will be paid as soon as practicable following the Compensation Committee&#146;s determination and certification pursuant to Section&nbsp;8 of the Bonus Program, but in no event later than December&nbsp;31, 2019.&#160; However, any Objective Bonus or Discretionary Bonus that becomes payable to you is subject to recoupment pursuant to the Company&#146;s Policy Regarding the Recoupment of Certain Performance-Based Compensation Payments as in effect from time to time or as otherwise may be required by law, and you agree to promptly make any reimbursement requested by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee pursuant to such policy with respect to any such bonuses.&#160; In addition, you agree that the Company and/or any of its affiliates may deduct from any amounts it may owe you from time to time (such as wages or other compensation) any and all amounts that you are required to reimburse the Company pursuant to such policy.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Copies of the Bonus Program and the Plan are being provided to you with this award agreement. The Company advises you to read these documents carefully because they are legal documents that establish the terms and conditions of your Objective Bonus and your Discretionary Bonus.&#160; The Bonus Program and the Plan are each incorporated into this award agreement by reference and will control in the event there is any conflict between the terms of this award agreement and the Bonus Program or Plan, as applicable.</font></p>
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