AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY (NYSE:AWR) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Mr. Patrick R. Scanlon, Vice President – Water Operations of Golden State Water Company (GSWC), a wholly owned subsidiary of American States Water Company, retired from his position at GSWC on May 17, 2019 at the age of 61.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 21, 2019. The results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote are set forth below.
The following table presents the voting results of the election of Class II directors at this meeting:
Prior to her election as a Class II director, Ms. Hopkins had not previously served on the board of directors of American States Water Company or any of its committees. The board of directors has determined that Ms. Hopkins is an independent director of the Company. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Hopkins and any other person to which she was appointed a director of the Company. Ms. Hopkins has not had any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction between the Company or any of its subsidiaries involving more than $120,000 during the last fiscal year nor is there any such proposed transaction. For more details, see the Companys proxy statement for the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The advisory vote on the compensation of the Companys named executive officers as described in the Companys proxy statement, received the votes presented below. 97.7% of the total votes cast either in favor of or against the Companys executive compensation plan were cast in favor of the plan.
· 26,283,277 shares voted in favor
· 620,885 shares voted against
· 250,462 shares abstained from voting
· 7,257,448 shares broker non-votes
Shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm, with 33,533,004 voting in favor of the appointment, 633,541 shares voting against the appointment and 245,527 shares abstaining from voting on the appointment.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On May 21, 2019, the board of directors of American States Water Company appointed Ms. Anne M. Holloway as the new chairman of the board.