Form: 8-K/A

Current report filing

June 7, 2022

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K/A

 

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 6, 2022 (May 25, 2022)

 

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)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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. ¨

 

 

 

 

Explanatory Note

 

California Water Service Group (the “Company”) is filing an amendment to its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 26, 2022 (the “Original Filing”) solely for the purpose of amending and restating the Broker Non-Vote information for Proposals 3 and 4. The corrected information below supersedes and replaces in its entirety the votes previously reported for these proposals.

 

This Amendment does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Original Filing other than to correct the Broker Non-Vote information presented below for Proposals 3 and 4.

 

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

 

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 25, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”). Stockholders acted on the following items of business at the Annual Meeting:

 

1.       The following nominees for Director were elected to serve until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders based upon the following votes:

 

Nominee   Votes For     Votes Against     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes  
Gregory E. Aliff     42,585,320       263,326       114,211       4,591,045  
Terry P. Bayer     42,634,866       208,768       119,223       4,591,045  
Shelly M. Esque     42,436,979       424,756       101,122       4,591,045  
Martin A. Kropelnicki     42,599,743       252,964       110,150       4,591,045  
Thomas M. Krummel, M.D.     42,085,770       760,466       116,621       4,591,045  
Richard P. Magnuson     41,331,606       1,515,966       115,285       4,591,045  
Yvonne A. Maldonado, M.D.     42,513,342       350,719       98,796       4,591,045  
Scott L. Morris     42,645,663       199,055       118,139       4,591,045  
Peter C. Nelson     41,789,966       1,063,709       109,182       4,591,045  
Carol M. Pottenger     42,525,650       338,715       98,492       4,591,045  
Lester A. Snow     42,392,476       453,254       117,127       4,591,045  
Patricia K. Wagner     42,776,882       87,605       98,370       4,591,045  

 

2.      The 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
39,361,252   3,402,509   199,096   4,591,045

 

3.      The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 was ratified as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
46,986,563   387,638   179,701   0

 

4.      The amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 68,000,000 to 136,000,000 was approved as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
45,386,831   1,759,124   407,947   0

 

 

 

 

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: June 6, 2022 By: /s/ Martin A. Kropelnicki
  Name: Martin A. Kropelnicki
  Title: President & Chief Executive Officer