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): September 27, 2017

 

CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

(408) 367-8200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Emerging growth company o

 

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Item 5.02.                                        Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(d) On September 27, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of California Water Service Group (the “Company”) voted to elect Carol M. Pottenger, to the Board, effective September 27, 2017, to fill a vacancy created by the increase in the size of the Board.

 

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Pottenger and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Pottenger was selected as a director. There is no information that is required to be disclosed with respect to Ms. Pottenger pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

On September 27, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Ms. Pottenger to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by this reference.

 

Item 8.01.                                        Other Events.

 

On September 27, 2017, the Board voted to increase the size of the Board from nine to ten directors, effective September 27, 2017.

 

Item 9.01.                                        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

We hereby furnish the following exhibit with this report:

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued September 27, 2017

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

	CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP
Date: September  27, 2017	By:	/s/ Thomas F. Smegal
	Name:	Thomas F. Smegal
	Title:	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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