---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001056903-22-000071"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AWR"
cik: "0001056903"
company_name: "AMERICAN STATES WATER CO"
filed_at: "2022-08-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T00:12:20.310432+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Sarah J. Anderson to resign from AWR board effective Feb 2023 for personal reasons

## Summary
- Director Sarah J. Anderson provided advance notice of resignation from boards of American States Water and Golden State Water, effective February 8, 2023.
- Resignation is for personal/family reasons; no disagreement with management or board on operations, policies, or practices.
- Company plans to find a replacement during the interim period to minimize disruption.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001056903-22-000071
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AWR
- cik: 0001056903
- company_name: AMERICAN STATES WATER CO
- filed_at: 2022-08-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056903/000105690322000071/0001056903-22-000071-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92116/000105690322000071/awr-20220810.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001056903-22-000071
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001056903-22-000071.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001056903-22-000071.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sarah J. Anderson resigned as Director at AMERICAN STATES WATER CO.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 10, 2022, Sarah J. Anderson provided the Company with advance written notice of her plans to resign as a member of the Boards of Directors (the “Boards”) of American States Water Company (NYSE: AWR) and Golden State Water Company effective February 8, 2023 in order to allow the Boards time to find a replacement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056903/000105690322000071/0001056903-22-000071-index.htm

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