---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001056903-21-000143"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AWR"
cik: "0001056903"
company_name: "AMERICAN STATES WATER CO"
filed_at: "2021-12-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T01:32:38.969175+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American States Water promotes Paul Rowley to SVP of Regulated Water Utility

## Summary
- Effective Dec 10, 2021, Paul Rowley appointed SVP – Regulated Water Utility at Golden State Water Company (AWR subsidiary).
- Annual base salary set at $400,000 through 2022; eligible for short-term and stock incentive programs.
- Granted 55 time-vested RSUs on Dec 10, 2021, vesting 33%/33%/34% over three years.
- Rowley had served as VP – Water Operations since January 2016; joined GSWC in April 2007.
- No arrangements with other persons for appointment; no reportable transactions under Item 404(a).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001056903-21-000143
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AWR
- cik: 0001056903
- company_name: AMERICAN STATES WATER CO
- filed_at: 2021-12-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056903/000105690321000143/0001056903-21-000143-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92116/000105690321000143/awr-20211210.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001056903-21-000143
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001056903-21-000143.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001056903-21-000143.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul J. Rowley was appointed as Senior Vice President – Regulated Water Utility at AMERICAN STATES WATER CO.
  - Action: appointed and promoted
  - Role: Senior Vice President – Regulated Water Utility
  source text: Effective December 10, 2021, Golden State Water Company (“GSWC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of American States Water Company (“AWR” or “the Company”), announces the appointment and promotion of Paul J. Rowley, age 57, to the position of Senior Vice President – Regulated Water Utility.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056903/000105690321000143/0001056903-21-000143-index.htm

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