SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2020-01-31

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<div><a name="s105EBF94A2C737FF97C8EE7E7E7D4690"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2016 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2020 PERFORMANCE AWARD AGREEMENT </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS PERFORMANCE AWARD AGREEMENT</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;(this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Agreement&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">) is dated as of [&#160;], 2020 by and between American States Water Company, a California corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Corporation</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), and [ ] (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Participant</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">W I T N E S S E T H</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, pursuant to the American States Water Company 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), the Corporation has granted to the Participant effective as of the date hereof (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Award Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), an award of Performance Awards under the Plan (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Award</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">NOW, THEREFORE</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, in consideration of services rendered and to be rendered by the Participant, and the mutual promises made herein and the mutual benefits to be derived therefrom, the parties agree as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">1.&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Defined Terms</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Plan. The following phrases shall have the following meanings:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Aggregate GSWC Operating Expense Level</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the cumulative operating expenses of the Water Segment as reported in the Corporation&#8217;s Form 10-Ks filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the period beginning January 1, 2020 and ending on the last day of the Performance Period, as adjusted to remove (i) Water Supply, depreciation and amortization and maintenance expenses as reported in such Form 10-Ks, (ii) public relations, legal and other professional services expenses of GSWC during the Performa