American States Water Company to Hold Fourth Quarter Results Conference Call.

SAN DIMAS, Calif. -- American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) will release its fourth quarter results before market on Thursday, March 17, 2005. The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, March 17, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT), during which management will be making a brief presentation focusing on the company's results, strategies, and operating trends.

Interested parties can listen to the live conference call over the Internet by logging onto www.aswater.com. The call will also be recorded and replayed beginning Thursday, March 17, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. PT and will run through Thursday, March 24, 2005. The dial-in number for the audio replay is [phone], Confirmation Code 4689624.

American States Water Company is the parent of Southern California Water Company, American States Utility Services, Inc. and Chaparral City Water Company. Through its subsidiaries, AWR provides water service to 1 out of 30 Californians located within 75 communities throughout 10 counties in Northern, Coastal and Southern California and to approximately 12,000 customers in the city of Fountain Hills, Arizona and portions of Scottsdale, Arizona. The Company also distributes electricity to approximately 22,000 customers in the Big Bear recreational area of California. Through its non-regulated subsidiary, American States Utility Services, the company contracts with various municipalities, the U.S. Government and private entities to provide a variety of services, including billing and meter reading, water marketing and operation and maintenance of water and wastewater systems.