UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 12, 2010
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation) | | 0-8176
(Commission File Number) | | 95-1840947
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Wilshire Building
624 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900
Los Angeles, CA 90017-3782
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(213) 929-1800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report date)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 12, 2010 a news release was issued announcing the Company’s board of directors has declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.05 per share of common stock and $0.65625 per share of Series A preferred stock. The dividends are payable on March 31, 2010 to stockholders of record as of March 22, 2010.
The information contained in the news release is incorporated herein by reference and furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | News Release issued March 12, 2010 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.
| | SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
(Registrant) |
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By:
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/s/ William K. Dix
Name: William K. Dix
Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Date: March 12, 2010
