CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP (NYSE:CWT) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP (NYSE:CWT) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

California Water Service Group (the Company) held its Annual
Meeting of Stockholders on May24, 2017 (the Annual Meeting).
Stockholders acted on items of business at the Annual Meeting.
The voting results are as follows:

1. The following nominees for Director were elected to serve
until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders based upon the
following votes:

Nominee

VotesFor

VotesAgainst

Abstentions

BrokerNon-Votes

Gregory E. Aliff

34,836,989

339,078

180,646

7,950,814

Terry P. Bayer

34,824,086

374,275

158,352

7,950,814

Edwin A. Guiles

34,798,981

380,232

177,500

7,950,814

Martin A. Kropelnicki

34,783,584

406,126

167,003

7,950,814

Thomas M. Krummel, M.D.

34,755,424

422,996

178,293

7,950,814

Richard P. Magnuson

34,363,174

829,069

164,470

7,950,814

Peter C. Nelson

34,439,586

733,924

183,203

7,950,814

Lester A. Snow

34,811,917

377,774

167,022

7,950,814

George A. Vera

34,446,570

741,601

168,542

7,950,814

2. The proposal for an advisory vote on the compensation paid to
the Companys named executive officers was approved as follows:

VotesFor

VotesAgainst

Abstentions

BrokerNon-Votes

32,998,219

2,048,579

309,915

7,950,814

3. The proposal for an advisory vote on the preferred frequency
of future advisory votes on the compensation paid to the Companys
named executive officers was voted on as follows:

1Year

2Years

3Years

Abstentions

BrokerNon-Votes

26,512,276

327,707

8,306,246

210,484

7,950,814

In light of these voting results, the Company plans to hold
future advisory votes on the compensation paid to the Companys
named executive officers annually until the next required vote on
the frequency of such advisory votes, or until the Board of
Directors of the Company otherwise determines that a different
frequency is in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders.

4. The appointment of Deloitte Touche LLP as the independent
registered public accounting firm of the Company for 2017 was
ratified as follows:

VotesFor

VotesAgainst

Abstentions

42,562,876

544,820

199,831


About CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP (NYSE:CWT)

California Water Service Group is a holding company that provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico and Hawaii through its subsidiaries. It operates through supply and distribution of water, and providing water-related utility services segment. Its business comprises the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public and irrigation uses, and for fire protection. It provides non-regulated water-related services under agreements with municipalities and other private companies. The non-regulated services include water system operation, billing and meter reading services. Non-regulated operations also include the lease of communication antenna sites and lab services. Its subsidiaries include California Water Service Company, New Mexico Water Service Company, Washington Water Service Company, Hawaii Water Service Company, Inc., CWS Utility Services and HWS Utility Services LLC.

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