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): June 29, 2023

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)

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:

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

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. ¨

On June 29, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of California Water Service Group (the “Company”) voted to increase the size of the Board from nine to ten directors and to elect Charles R. Patton to the Board, effective July 1, 2023.

In connection with his appointment to the Board, Mr. Patton will be eligible to receive compensation in accordance with the Company’s compensatory arrangements for non-employee directors as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2023 under the heading “Corporate Governance Matters—Director Compensation.”

The Company intends to enter into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Patton in substantially the same form as the Company has entered into with each of the Company’s existing directors and as previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

On July 5, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Mr. Patton to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

We hereby furnish the following exhibits, which shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing, with this report:

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.