December 26, 2012
Andrew D. Mew
Accounting Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F. Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: American States Water Company
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011
Filed March 12, 2012
File No. 1-14431
Dear Mr. Mew:
With respect to your letter dated December 20, 2012, regarding your review of our above-referenced filing, you request a response to the respective comments within 10 business days or for us to advise of when we would provide a response. I am writing to request additional time to provide our responses. Due primarily to the upcoming holiday and related vacation schedules of certain key individuals, I would appreciate an extension for our response until January 18, 2013.
Thank you for your consideration.
Very truly yours, |
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/s/ EVA G. TANG |
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Eva G. Tang |
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American States Water Company |
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Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, |
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Corporate Secretary and Treasurer |
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