American States Water — Nov 6, 2024 release

Excluding the additional revenues from the advice letter capital projects discussed above, under the terms of the settlement agreement (i) BVES’s adopted operating revenues less electric supply costs for 2023 are projected to increase by approximately $5.1 million as compared to the 2022 adopted and recorded operating revenues less electric supply costs to cover, among other things, the higher incremental operating costs as settled in the revenue requirement related to BVES’s wildfire mitigation plans that were previously not included in customer rates and not expensed because they were being tracked in memorandum accounts, and (ii) it provides increases in the adopted operating revenues of $2.2 million for each of the years 2024 and 2025, and by $3.3 million in 2026. The rate increases for 2024 - 2026 are not subject to an earnings test. As previously mentioned, the advice letter projects of $23.1 million plus AFUDC are expected to generate additional annual operating revenues of approximately $3 million when the respective projects are completed and filed for recovery. Due to the delay in finalizing the electric general rate case, electric revenues billed to customers for 2023 and through September 30, 2024 have been based on 2022 adopted rates, and will remain in effect until finalization of the pending general rate case proceeding. BVES has been authorized to establish a general rate case memorandum account that will make the new rates retroactive to January 1, 2023 and, therefore, when a final decision is issued by the CPUC, cumulative adjustments will be recorded at that time to reflect the full impact of retroactive rates. The CPUC has extended the statutory deadline of this proceeding to January 31, 2025. Therefore, a decision on the electric general rate case is scheduled to be issued by the first quarter of 2025. Dividends On October 29, 2024, AWR’s Board of Directors approved a fourth quarter dividend of $0.4655 per share on AWR’s Common Shares. Dividends on the Common Shares will be paid on December 2, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2024. AWR has paid common dividends every year since 1931, and has increased the dividends receive