American States Water Co.

Mr. Wicks retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company and its subsidiaries on December 31, 2008. He had been the President and Chief Executive Officer of American States Water Company since its formation as a holding company for Golden State Water Company in 1998 until January 1, 2009. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden State Water Company since April 1992, and President and Chief Executive Officer of each of our other subsidiaries since their formation or acquisition by us until January 1, 2009. Mr. Wicks is 65 years old. Mr Wicks is a member of the ASUS committee and the strategy and corporate development committee and has served as vice chair of the board since January 1, 2009. Mr. Wicks has served as a director since 1992. He will continue to serve on the board of directors as a class I director until his successor is elected to the board at the 2009 annual meeting and will provide consulting services to the company through June 30, 2009. His talent, knowledge and contributions to the company will be missed.

Mr. Ross has been the principal of L. Ross Consulting since 2003. He was Managing Partner of Invermex, LP, a developer of hotels in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, from 1997 to 2003. From 1976, prior to becoming Managing Partner of Invermex, LP, Mr. Ross was the President and Chief Executive Officer of SMI Consulting, a commercial and industrial general contracting firm in Irvine, California. Mr. Ross is 68 years old. He has been chair of the board of directors of the company since April 1999 and has served as a director since 1995. He is a non-voting ex-officio member of each of the committees of the board.

Mr. Kathol has been Executive Vice President of Smith Hayes Financial Services Corporation, an investment banking firm in Omaha, Nebraska since 2001. He is a director of the Nebraska Community Foundation, a public entity, G.P. Investments, Inc., and Mount Marty College, a private entity. Mr. Kathol also sits on the audit and finance committees at Mount Marty College. He was Executive Vice President of Kirkpatrick, Pettis, Smith, Polian, Inc. prior to its acquisition by Smith Hayes Financial Services Corporation in 2000. Mr. Kathol is 68 years old. He is a member of the ASUS committee and is chair of the audit and finance committee. Mr. Kathol has served as a director since 1995.

Dr. Bonta is the Vice President of Public Affairs of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, Southern California Region. She previously served as the first Latina Director of the California Department of Health Services from 1999 to 2004. Dr. Bonta holds doctorate and masters degrees in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Bonta is 58 years old. She is a member of the nominating and governance committee, the compensation committee and the ASUS committee. She has served as a director since 2007.

Mr. King retired as a senior audit partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP in 2005 after 34 years of service with the firm. During his career, he served as the lead client service partner on several of Deloitte’s largest publicly-held audit clients in the defense, technology and utility industries. Mr. King is 62 years old. He is a member of the audit and finance committee and chair of the strategy and corporate development committee. Mr. King has served as a director since 2006.

Mr. Dodge has been President of NP Dodge Company, a full-service real estate company in Omaha, Nebraska, since September 1978. He is a director of the Omaha Public Power District and Bridges Investment Fund. Mr. Dodge is 72 years old. He is a member of the nominating and governance committee and audit and finance committee and serves as chair of the ASUS committee. Mr. Dodge has served as a director since 1990.