DEFA14A: Additional definitive proxy soliciting materials and Rule 14(a)(12) material
Published on May 12, 2017
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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The following material amends and supplements our definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2017 relating to the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of California Water Service Group (Group) to be held on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.
The purpose of this supplement is to correct information that appears on page 10 of the Proxy Statement, under the section Independence of Directors, where Mr. Peter C. Nelson, the Chairman of the Board, was inadvertently included in the list of the Groups independent directors. The following text replaces the second sentence of that section in its entirety: Currently, the Groups independent directors are Gregory E. Aliff, Terry P. Bayer, Edwin A. Guiles, Bonnie G. Hill (who will retire from the Board as of the Annual Meeting), Thomas M. Krummel, M.D., Richard P. Magnuson, Lester A. Snow, and George A. Vera.
In addition, the chart on page 14 of the Proxy Statement is amended, in relevant part, to read as follows:
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Peter C. Nelson |
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Chairman of the Board |
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This supplement should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement.