American States Water Company Announces Regular Common Dividends

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Oct 28, 2021

On October 26, 2021, the Board of Directors of American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR, Financial) approved a quarterly dividend of $0.365 per share on the Common Shares of the company. This action marks the 342nd consecutive dividend payment by the company. For 67 consecutive years, American States Water Company shareholders have received an increase in their calendar year dividend, which places it in an exclusive group of companies on the New York Stock Exchange that have achieved that result. The company’s current policy is to achieve a compound annual growth rate in the dividend of more than 7% over the long-term. With the payment of this dividend, the company will have achieved nearly a 10% compound annual growth rate in its calendar year dividend payments from 2011 – 2021.