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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-23-024398
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230512
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230512

FILER:

	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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14431
		FILM NUMBER:		23916403

	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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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 540pt;"><a name="ny20009130x1_defa14a_100-regcov_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><div class="block-frill" style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div><div class="rule-full" style="height: 0pt; width: 100%; border-bottom: 2pt solid #000000; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> </div><div class="rule-full" style="height: 0pt; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; margin-bottom: 1pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 4pt;"> </div></div></div><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 540pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 8pt; text-align: center;">UNITED STATES<br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION <br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Washington, D.C. 20549 </div><div><div class="rule-partial" style="height: 0pt; width: 96pt; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 13.25pt;"> </div></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 13.5pt; text-align: center;">SCHEDULE 14A <br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 18.5pt; text-align: center;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the <br></div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1) </div><div><div class="rule-partial" style="height: 0pt; width: 96pt; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000; margin-bottom: 2pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 14.25pt;"> </div></div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 14.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Filed by the Registrant &#x2612; </div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant <font style="font-size: 1pt;">&#8201;</font>&#x2610; </div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8.5pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Check the appropriate box: </div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 2pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;"> </div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="txttab" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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<div class="page" style="text-align: left; margin: auto; position: relative; width: 456pt;"><a name="ny20009130x1_defa14a_101-ammend_pg1"><!--Anchor--></a><div class="page-content"><div class="block-main" style="width: 456pt; margin-left: 0pt;"><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6.75pt; text-align: center;">AMENDMENT NO 1 TO PROXY STATEMENT DATED APRIL 7, 2023 </div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: center;">EXPLANATORY NOTE</div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;">This supplement (&#8220;Supplement&#8221;) is being filed to amend American States Water Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement for its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2023 (the &#8220;2023 Proxy Statement&#8221;). This Supplement clarifies certain disclosures in the 2023 Proxy Statement regarding the effect of broker non-votes on &#8220;Proposal 2: Approval of 2023 Nonemployee Directors Stock Plan&#8221; (&#8220;Proposal 2&#8221;), &#8220;Proposal 3: Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of our Named Executive Officers&#8221; (&#8220;Proposal 3&#8221;), and &#8220;Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on Frequency of Vote on Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers&#8221; (&#8220;Proposal 4&#8221;).</div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;">No other changes have been made to the 2023 Proxy Statement or to any matter to be considered by shareholders. All portions of the 2023 Proxy Statement are incorporated by reference without change. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Supplement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the 2023 Proxy Statement. This Supplement should be read in conjunction with the 2023 Proxy Statement.</div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;">If you have already returned your proxy card or provided voting instructions, you do not need to take any action unless you wish to change your vote. Any shareholder of record who wishes to recast the shareholder&#8217;s vote may do so by voting in accordance with the procedures described in the 2023 Proxy Statement. Any subsequently filed proxy will revoke the previously filed proxy.</div><div class="h1" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 15pt; text-align: center;">SUPPLEMENT TO 2023 PROXY STATEMENT</div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;">The text under the caption &#8220;Information About the 2023 Annual Meeting-What vote is required to approve each of the proposals?-Proposal 2&#8221; on page 4 is hereby revised in its entirety to read as follows:</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 15pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Proposal 2</div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;">A majority of our common shares represented at the 2023 annual meeting in person or by proxy and voting must vote in favor of the 2023 directors plan and the shares voting affirmatively also must constitute at least a majority of the required quorum at the 2023 annual meeting in order for grants of restricted stock units to be made under the 2023 directors plan. Abstentions and broker non-votes on this proposal will have the effect of a vote against the proposal. Brokers are not authorized to vote on this proposal unless you instruct otherwise.</div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;">The text under the caption &#8220;Information About the 2023 Annual Meeting-What vote is required to approve each of the proposals?-Proposal 3&#8221; on page 4 is hereby revised in its entirety to read as follows:</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 15pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Proposal 3</div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;">The compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation rules of the SEC, including the compensation discussion and analysis, compensation tables and any related material disclosed in this proxy statement will be approved upon an affirmative vote of a majority of our common shares represented at the virtual annual meeting or by proxy and voting, provided that the shares voting affirmatively also constitute at least a majority of the required quorum at the 2023 annual meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes on this proposal will have the effect of a vote against the proposal. Brokers are not authorized to vote on this proposal unless you instruct otherwise. This vote is advisory and non-binding on the company, the compensation committee and the board.</div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;">The text under the caption &#8220;Information About the 2023 Annual Meeting-What vote is required to approve each of the proposals?-Proposal 4&#8221; on page 4 is hereby revised in its entirety to read as follows:</div><div class="h2" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 15pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">Proposal 4</div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;">We are requesting your views regarding whether a &#8220;say-on-pay&#8221; advisory vote should be held every one, two or three years. We are not seeking your approval of the board&#8217;s recommendation to hold a &#8220;say-on-pay&#8221; advisory vote every year. Abstentions and broker non-votes on this proposal will have no effect on this proposal. Brokers are not authorized to vote on this proposal unless you instruct otherwise. This vote is advisory and non-binding on the company and the board.</div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify;">IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY ON MAY 23, 2023<font style="font-weight: normal;">: The 2023 Proxy </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">Statement, this Supplement, the Company&#8217;s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and the </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">Proxy Card are available online at </font><font style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">www.proxyvote.com</font><font style="font-weight: normal;">.</font></div><div class="fpara" style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 8pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left;">This Supplement is being filed with the SEC on May 12, 2023.</div></div></div></div>
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