Form: 8-K

Current report filing

May 27, 2021

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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): May 26, 2021

 

CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		   1-13883
(Commission file number)		   77-0448994
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

1720 North First Street
San Jose, California
(Address of principal executive offices)		   95112
(Zip Code)

 

(408) 367-8200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

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

 

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:

 

¨     Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, par value $0.01   CWT   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On May 26, 2021, in connection with the election of Dr. Yvonne A. Maldonado to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of California Water Service Group (the “Company”) at its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), the Board amended Section 2.2 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to change the specified Board size from a range of 7-11 directors to a range of 7-14 directors, the exact number to be fixed by a resolution of stockholders or the Board.

 

The foregoing is a general description only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual language of the Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The “Company held the Annual Meeting on May 26, 2021. Stockholders acted on the following items of business at the Annual Meeting:

 

1. The following nominees for Director were elected to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders based upon the following votes:

 

Nominee   Votes For     Votes Against     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes  
Gregory E. Aliff   39,203,811     474,815     139,708     4,868,757  
Terry P. Bayer   38,098,848     1,585,245     134,241     4,868,757  
Shelly M. Esque   39,502,575     193,393     122,366     4,868,757  
Martin A. Kropelnicki   39,443,643     249,647     125,044     4,868,757  
Thomas M. Krummel, M.D.   37,918,978     1,762,982     136,374     4,868,757  
Richard P. Magnuson   38,252,782     1,425,591     139,961     4,868,757  
Yvonne A. Maldonado, M.D.   39,537,108     161,562     119,664     4,868,757  
Scott L. Morris   38,051,651     1,630,603     136,080     4,868,757  
Peter C. Nelson   38,473,182     1,217,399     127,753     4,868,757  
Carol M. Pottenger   39,479,961     219,418     118,955     4,868,757  
Lester A. Snow   38,004,853     1,673,478     140,003     4,868,757  
Patricia K. Wagner   39,506,014     185,986     126,334     4,868,757  

 

2. The proposal for an advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers was approved as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
36,953,393   2,619,749   245,192   4,868,757

 

3. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for 2021 was ratified as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
44,086,264   448,954   151,873

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

We hereby include the following exhibits with this report:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Amended and Restated Bylaws of California Water Service Group
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

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: May 27, 2021 By: /s/ Martin A. Kropelnicki
  Name: Martin A. Kropelnicki
  Title: President & Chief Executive Officer