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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
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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): February 10, 2005
SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 0-8176 95-1840947
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (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)
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report date)
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simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On February 10, 2005, Southwest Water Company issued a press release announcing
its preliminary financial results for the year ended December 31, 2004. A copy
of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit
No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated February 10, 2005
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Richard J Shields
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Name: Richard J. Shields
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 11, 2005
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated February 10, 2005
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