American States Water Company · NYSE:AWR
American States Water — Shareholder Meeting (April 2026)
25 slides from American States Water's shareholder meeting presentation, Apr 13, 2026
Slide 1: April 2026 Stockholder Outreach
April 2026 Stockholder Outreach NYSE: AWR
Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statement
Forward-Looking Statement This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “should,” “growing,” “a
Slide 3: Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This presentation includes a discussion of certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in the United States, and constitute “non-GAAP financial measures” under SEC rules. These non-GAAP financial measures are derived from consol
Slide 4: Corporate Profile
Corporate Profile AWR is a low volatility water utility with a secure and growing dividend, operating in a constructive regulatory environment in California, along with a growing unregulated contracted services business serving military bases under 50-year contracts Listed on the NYSE: AWR AWR debt
Slide 5: American States Water Company Organizational Structure
American States Water Company (AWR) Investor-owned public utility holding company 100% owner of subsidiaries $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) in 2025 Regulated water utility services: 265,100 customer connections in California Golden State Water Company (GSWC) $2.61 per share of 2025 AWR EPS (or 77.4%
Slide 6: 2025 Financial Highlights
2025 Financial Highlights Reported earnings per share (EPS) for 2025 were $3.37, compared to $3.17 per share reported for 2024. When compared against adjusted earnings of $3.04 for 2024, EPS increased by $0.33, or 10.9%, primarily driven by the implementation of new customer rates at both of our wat
Slide 7: Long-Term Performance Highlights
For the 10-year period ended December 31, 2025, the company has achieved: a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7% in its reported consolidated diluted earnings per share (EPS); and an 8.3% CAGR in its calendar year dividend payments. Over the past five years, the company also achieved: a 7.7% C
Slide 8: Key Developments in 2025
Key Developments in 2025 Water utility general rate case sets new rates for 2025-2027 (received a 38.4% increase in authorized capital investments compared to the last rate cycle) Water utility’s adopted average rate base grows at a 5-Year CAGR of 11.3% through 2026. Electric utility general rate ca
Slide 9: Key Developments in 2025 (cont.)
Key Developments in 2025 (cont.) Expansion of regulated water operations in three areas of California including two new planned communities that at full build out over the next 20+ years will serve 18,800 customer connections. ASUS was awarded $29.4 million in new capital upgrade (NCU) projects for
Slide 10: Governance Practices Promote Long-Term Focus and Strengthen Accountability
Governance Practices Promote Long-Term Focus and Strengthen Accountability 09 AWR has a “1” rating on Governance from ISS Board Chairman and CEO positions are separated All independent directors except CEO No poison pill AWR received 94% support for our “Say on Pay” ballot measure in 2025 Utility In
Slide 11: Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship We have a sustainability oversight management team, which is responsible for the policies and operational controls of environmental, health, safety and social risks. The nominating and governance committee has oversight responsibilities for our environmental, social and gov
Slide 12: Compensation Philosophy and Design Overview
Compensation Philosophy and Design Overview 4 Key Principles Compensation Committee annually assesses compensation peer group with independent consultant Compensation peer group reflects reasonably sized peers in relevant industries (utility industry) to establish compensation levels and consistent
Slide 13: Approximately 75% of CEO's Compensation is at Risk
75% of CEO’s target total direct compensation is at risk, consisting of an annual incentive cash award, and equity awards that are time-vested (RSUs) and performance-based (PSUs) 75% of CEO’s long-term incentives are tied to performance measures (PSUs) PSU goals for the CEO are based on three-year o
Slide 14: Executive Compensation Program Designed with Shareholder, Regulator, and Customer Considerations
Annual and long-term incentive goals tailored for each executive officer depending on role Annual incentive (CEO) 60% based on profitability and capital expenditures 20% based on customer complaints, supplier diversity and compliance 20% based on individual performance Long-term incentives (CEO) 19%
Slide 15: Compensation Risk Assessment and Incentive Design
Compensation Committee conducts an annual assessment of whether the company’s executive or broad-based compensation programs encourage excessive risk taking Shareholder and customer interests are balanced by weighting a portion of total direct compensation to the achievement of a mix of performance
Slide 16: Resulted in Moderate CEO Target Total Direct Compensation Changes
Base salary – 3.2% Target cash incentive – 3.2% Target LTIP grant – 10.3% Target Total Direct Compensation – 6.5% Moderate changes in CEO target pay with increasing emphasis on alignment with shareholder results. The amounts presented below represent the average annual increases in the components of
Slide 17: List of Compensation Peers
W G E P O E E G W E G P O W G E E G G G E O W List of Compensation Peers ALLETE, Inc. (1) Owing to the limited number of similarly sized highly-regulated water utilities (with annual revenues between $300 million and $2.5 billion), a group of utilities was selected as our current peer group based on
Slide 18: Alignment of CEO Pay with Performance
Alignment of CEO Pay with Performance The following chart illustrates the pay for performance analysis of our CEO using realizable pay relative to each member of our current peer group over the two pay periods, 2020-2024 and 2021-2025. 17 Blue ring represents a pay period for AWR from 2020-2024 and
Slide 19: List of Water Utility Peers
List of Water Utility Peers American Water Works Company, Inc. Essential Utilities, Inc. California Water Service Group H2O America (formerly SJW Group) Middlesex Water Company The York Water Company Artesian Resources Corporation $25,464 $10,855 $2,582 $1,754 $925 $460 $337 American States Water Co
Slide 20: Peer Comparisons
Peer Comparisons The company’s financial and operational success can also be measured on a relative basis by comparing the company’s performance to that of peer companies. Due to the limited number of publicly-traded water utility companies of similar size, the company’s compensation peer group is c
Slide 21: Peer Comparisons (cont.)
Peer Comparisons (cont.) The company’s total shareholder return, including reinvested dividends, can also be measured on a relative basis by comparing the company’s performance to that of peer companies. Over three, five, seven and ten year periods, compared to the compensation peer group, the compa
Slide 22: Executive Compensation Practices At a Glance
Executive Compensation Practices At a Glance Pay for Performance Absolute and Relative: We link pay to performance and shareholder and customer interests by weighting a portion of total direct compensation to the achievement of a balanced mix of performance metrics, both internal and relative to our
Slide 23: We Ask for Your Vote at Our Annual Meeting
FOR the election of the following directors to class III of the board of directors to serve until the annual meeting in 2029 or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Mr. Thomas A. Eichelberger Mr. Roger M. Ervin Mr. C. James Levin; 01 FOR the approval of the advisory vote on the com
Slide 24: Computations and Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Computations and Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Below are the computations and reconciliations of diluted earnings per share from the measure of net income (loss) by business segment to AWR’s consolidated diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2025 (as disclosed i
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