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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-021751"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AWR"
cik: "0001056903"
company_name: "AMERICAN STATES WATER CO"
filed_at: "2026-03-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:31:19.666643+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AWR approves 2026 STIP; CEO Sprowls target bonus 100% of base salary

## Summary
- Executive officers eligible for objective (80%) and discretionary (20%) cash bonuses based on 2026 performance.
- CEO Robert J. Sprowls target aggregate bonus = 100% of base salary; CFO Eva G. Tang = 40.4%.
- Objective bonus tied to EPS, capital expenditures, customer complaints, safety, SOX deficiencies, and supplier diversity.
- Discretionary bonus based on subjective assessment of individual performance by the Compensation Committee.
- Bonus payout subject to recoupment policy and forfeiture if employment ends before payment date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-021751
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AWR
- cik: 0001056903
- company_name: AMERICAN STATES WATER CO
- filed_at: 2026-03-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056903/000162828026021751/0001628280-26-021751-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056903/000162828026021751/awr-20260326.htm

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