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0001187379
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001056903
AMERICAN STATES WATER CO
001-14431
630 E FOOTHILL BLVD
SAN DIMAS
CA
91773-9016
9093943600
HOLLOWAY ANNE M
Officer
Common Class A
Charles Schwab Corporation
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
400
32144.00
36980592
11/14/2023
NYSE
Common Class A
09/05/2023
Stock Option Exercise
Issuer
N
400
09/05/2023
Cash
Y
11/14/2023
Anne M Holloway