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April 2026 Stockholder Outreach NYSE: AWR
Forward-Looking Statement This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “should,” “growing,” “achieving,” “outlook” and similar phrases and expressions, and
variations or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the growth of the company’s dividends, the stable rating of the company’s and Golden State Water Company’s credit
ratings, the expansion of the company’s regulated water operations, new capital upgrade projects awarded in 2025 for military contracts that are expected to be completed through 2028, and target reductions in Greenhouse Gas emissions. They are
not guarantees or assurances of any outcomes, financial results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon them. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of
estimates and assumptions, and known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those described in greater detail in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), particularly those described in the
company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are encouraged to review the company’s filings with the SEC for a more complete discussion of risks and other factors that could affect any forward-looking
statements. The statements made herein speak only as of the date of this presentation and except as required by law, the company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement. 01
This presentation includes a discussion of certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP) in the United States, and constitute “non-GAAP financial measures” under SEC rules. These non-GAAP financial measures are derived from consolidated financial information but are not presented in our financial
statements that are prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures in this presentation include references to diluted earnings per share by business subsidiary/segment, which is based on each business segment’s net income
divided by the company’s weighted average number of diluted shares. Furthermore, when presenting historical consolidated diluted EPS, an adjustment has been made to 2024’s diluted EPS to help facilitate comparisons of performance from period to
period, which resulted from receiving a final decision from the CPUC in the water general rate case. Non-GAAP financial measures supplement our GAAP disclosures and should not be considered as alternatives to the GAAP measures. Furthermore,
the non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures of other registrants. The company uses non-GAAP measures in evaluating its operating results and believes these measures are useful internal
benchmarks in evaluating the performance of its operating segments. The company reviews these measures regularly and compares them to historical periods and to the operating budget. The computations and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to
the most directly comparable GAAP measures are presented herein. Non-GAAP Financial Measures 02
Corporate Profile AWR is a low volatility water utility with a secure and growing dividend, operating in a constructive regulatory
environment in California, along with a growing unregulated contracted services business serving military bases under 50-year contracts Listed on the NYSE: AWR AWR debt rating → A Stable GSWC debt ratings → A+ Stable As of April 9, 2026:
~39.2 million common shares outstanding Institutional Ownership → ~85% 52-week low/high → $69.45/$82.94 Average daily volume → ~262,400 shares (3 months) Market capitalization → ~$3.1 billion Dividend yield → 2.62% The contracted
services business has one 15-year contract A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, it may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization, and each rating should be
evaluated independently of any other rating (3) Source: Yahoo! Finance (1) (3) (3) 03 (3) (3) (3) (2) (2)
American States Water Company (AWR) Investor-owned public utility holding company 100% owner of subsidiaries $3.37 earnings per
share (EPS) in 2025 Regulated water utility services: 265,100 customer connections in California Golden State Water Company (GSWC) $2.61 per share of 2025 AWR EPS (or 77.4%) Regulated electric utility services: 24,900 customer
connections in California Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc. (BVES) $0.25 per share of 2025 AWR EPS (or 7.4%) Contracted water and wastewater services for 12 military bases under 50-year contracts and 1 under a 15-year contract American
States Utility Services, Inc. (ASUS) $0.61 per share of 2025 AWR EPS (or 18.1%) Company Organizational Structure Note: AWR consolidated fully diluted earnings per share as reported for 2025 were $3.37 per share. The chart on this slide sets
forth the recorded diluted earnings per share contribution by business subsidiary/segment in 2025. The consolidated AWR EPS figure also includes a negative $0.09 per share attributable to AWR (parent) and the effects of rounding. 04 The
company has provided the computations and reconciliations of diluted earnings per share from the measure of net income (loss) by business segment to AWR’s consolidated fully diluted earnings per share later in this presentation.
2025 Financial Highlights Reported earnings per share (EPS) for 2025 were $3.37, compared to $3.17 per share reported for 2024.
When compared against adjusted earnings of $3.04 for 2024, EPS increased by $0.33, or 10.9%, primarily driven by the implementation of new customer rates at both of our water and electric utilities, and an increase in management fee
revenue, higher construction activities, and lower interest expense at our contracted services business. Achieved a consolidated return on equity of 13.3%, despite a 15.9% increase in average consolidated equity balance compared to 2024
partially due to equity issuance under an ATM program. This compares very favorably to other publicly-traded water utilities. Increased our quarterly dividend by 8.3% AWR has increased the calendar year dividend for the 71st consecutive
year. Our dividend growth is consistent with our policy of achieving a compound annual dividend growth rate of more than 7% over the long term. (1) Recorded earnings for 2024 were $3.17 per share (GAAP measure). Adjusted earnings per share
for 2024 was $3.04, excluding the impact of a one-time tax benefit of $0.13 per share recorded during the fourth quarter of 2024 because of receiving a final decision from the CPUC in the water general rate case. 05 (1) (1)
For the 10-year period ended December 31, 2025, the company has achieved: a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7% in its
reported consolidated diluted earnings per share (EPS); and an 8.3% CAGR in its calendar year dividend payments. Over the past five years, the company also achieved: a 7.7% CAGR in reported consolidated diluted EPS; an 8.7% CAGR in its
calendar year dividend payments; and an 8.8% CAGR in net utility plant at the regulated utilities (invested $932.1 million in company-funded capital expenditures). Long-Term Performance Highlights 06
Key Developments in 2025 Water utility general rate case sets new rates for 2025-2027 (received a 38.4% increase in authorized
capital investments compared to the last rate cycle) Water utility’s adopted average rate base grows at a 5-Year CAGR of 11.3% through 2026. Electric utility general rate case sets new rates for 2023-2026, retroactive to January 1, 2023
(adopted an ROE of 10.0% and approved all requested capital expenditures and other incremental operating costs in connection with BVES’s wildfire mitigation plans). Total regulated utilities’ spend on company-funded capital work was $210.9
million in 2025. AWR’s regulated utilities received final decisions from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) authorizing approximately $650 million in capital investments in connection with the utilities’ general rate cases The
CPUC approved the large California water utilities’ request to defer the cost of capital application by one year to May 1, 2027, with a corresponding effective date of January 1, 2028. With the deferral, GSWC will retain its authorized return
on equity of 10.06% and a 57% equity ratio through the end of 2027. 07
Key Developments in 2025 (cont.) Expansion of regulated water operations in three areas of California including two new planned
communities that at full build out over the next 20+ years will serve 18,800 customer connections. ASUS was awarded $29.4 million in new capital upgrade (NCU) projects for military contracts expected to be completed through 2028. Our
regulated utilities’ spending with diverse suppliers was 30.8%, exceeding the CPUC’s target for the 13th consecutive year. Currently, the CPUC’s target is 23%. Our record of maintaining strong credit ratings continued this year. We have an
A credit rating from S&P on AWR and A+ for GSWC, with stable outlooks on both ratings. These are some of the highest credit ratings in the U.S. investor-owned water utility industry. Recognized as one of TIME’s America’s Best Mid-Size
Companies and Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies. Named one of America’s most trustworthy companies by Newsweek (AWR was Ranked #1 in the Energy & Utilities Industry). 08 A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or
hold securities, it may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization, and each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating (1) (2) Newsweek’s ranking was released April 1, 2026, based
on data primarily collected during the fall of 2025, with additional information gathered through January 2026. (2)
Governance Practices Promote Long-Term Focus and Strengthen Accountability 09 AWR has a “1” rating on Governance from ISS Board
Chairman and CEO positions are separated All independent directors except CEO No poison pill AWR received 94% support for our “Say on Pay” ballot measure in 2025 Utility Industry Experience or Knowledge Government
Contracting Government Engineering Corporate Governance, Environmental and Social Matters Acquisitions Accounting, Finance and/or Audit Information Technology Leadership Legal Public Relations Public Utility Regulation Strategic
Planning
Environmental Stewardship We have a sustainability oversight management team, which is responsible for the policies and operational
controls of environmental, health, safety and social risks. The nominating and governance committee has oversight responsibilities for our environmental, social and governance policies and practices. We continue to emphasize the reduction of
our Market-based Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, on our way to a 60% reduction by 2035 as compared to our 2020 base year; Our regulated utilities over the past five years have invested $932.1 million in company-funded capital,
improving water and electric reliability and reducing water loss throughout our water systems; GSWC supplies recycled water to serve recycled water customers in several service areas, as well as participates in regional water use projects that
use recycled water to replenish groundwater basins; With the help of our incentive programs and the public’s awareness of the need to conserve, GSWC customers used 38.1% less water per customer than in 2007; and ASUS has spent $626.2 million
to renew and replace utility infrastructure, and made $722.1 million of upgrades to utility infrastructure on military bases since commencing its first military privatization contract in 2004. 10
Compensation Philosophy and Design Overview 4 Key Principles Compensation Committee annually assesses compensation peer group with
independent consultant Compensation peer group reflects reasonably sized peers in relevant industries (utility industry) to establish compensation levels and consistent plan design; priority is given to the two California water utility
companies with the same regulatory oversight agencies Rigorous performance goals are established in advance and based on the Company’s operating budget, three-year goals and three-year relative performance (compared to our most comparable
public peers – water utilities) Over the past five years, no named executive officer has achieved maximum payout under either the short-term incentive plan or the performance stock plan Performance goals and adjustments are defined in
advance Compensation Committee limits discretion to 20% of each executive’s annual incentive opportunity (or 5% of total direct compensation for the CEO) and has full discretion to downward adjust payouts under the annual incentive opportunity
Thorough Process for Setting Compensation that Reflects Challenging Metrics 11
75% of CEO’s target total direct compensation is at risk, consisting of an annual incentive cash award, and equity awards that are
time-vested (RSUs) and performance-based (PSUs) 75% of CEO’s long-term incentives are tied to performance measures (PSUs) PSU goals for the CEO are based on three-year objectives PSU goals for the CEO are comprised of relative goals
(relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) against public-traded water utilities’ TSR) and internal goals (Aggregate GSWC Operating Expense Level & ASUS Cumulative Net Earnings) Approximately 75% of CEO’s Compensation is at
Risk 12 Compensation Philosophy and Design Overview 4 Key Principles (cont.) (1) (1) Total direct compensation is comprised of salary, annual incentives and long-term incentive awards
Annual and long-term incentive goals tailored for each executive officer depending on role Annual incentive (CEO) 60% based on
profitability and capital expenditures 20% based on customer complaints, supplier diversity and compliance 20% based on individual performance Long-term incentives (CEO) 19% based on total shareholder return relative to a defined peer group
of water utilities 45% based on GSWC’s water segment operating expense achievement 11% based on ASUS cumulative net earnings achievement 25% based on service-based RSUs Executive Compensation Program Designed with Shareholder, Regulator,
and Customer Considerations 13 Compensation Philosophy and Design Overview 4 Key Principles (cont.)
Compensation Committee conducts an annual assessment of whether the company’s executive or broad-based compensation programs
encourage excessive risk taking Shareholder and customer interests are balanced by weighting a portion of total direct compensation to the achievement of a mix of performance metrics, both internal and relative to our peers No annual
incentive measure for the CEO is weighted more than 20% of his total annual incentive, and no annual incentive measure for the other named executive officers is weighted more than 40% of their total annual incentive Long-term incentive is
comprised of performance-based PSUs and time-based RSUs PSUs are based on three performance metrics required for Mr. Sprowls, Ms. Tang, Mr. Connor and Ms. Farrow, and two performance metrics required for Mr. Rowley Annual incentives and PSU
opportunities have maximum award levels which have less upside than the median practices among the compensation peer group Executives are subject to stock ownership guidelines, our “clawback” policy, and anti-hedging and pledging policies We
do not provide employment agreements, “single trigger” cash severance payments or tax gross-ups, guaranteed bonuses or allow repricing, repurchasing or discounting of stock options Plan Design Emphasizes Holistic Approach to Performance
Assessment with Significant Risk Mitigators Compensation Philosophy and Design Overview 4 Key Principles (cont.) 14
Base salary – 3.2% Target cash incentive – 3.2% Target LTIP grant – 10.3% Target Total Direct Compensation – 6.5% Moderate
changes in CEO target pay with increasing emphasis on alignment with shareholder results. The amounts presented below represent the average annual increases in the components of the CEO’s compensation for the five-year period
2022-2026: Resulted in Moderate CEO Target Total Direct Compensation Changes 15 Target cash compensation – 3.2% The average increase in reported EPS for the five-year period 2021-2025 – 10.4%
W G E P O E E G W E G P O W G E E G G G E O W List of Compensation Peers ALLETE, Inc. (1) Owing to the
limited number of similarly sized highly-regulated water utilities (with annual revenues between $300 million and $2.5 billion), a group of utilities was selected as our current peer group based on similarity in industry (water, gas and
electric utilities), size and being highly regulated. Avista Corporation California Water Service Group Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Essential Utilities, Inc. IDACORP, Inc. MGE Energy, Inc. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. Northwest
Natural Holding Company Otter Tail Corporation H2O America (formerly SJW Group) Water Natural Gas Electric Propane Other 16 (1) ALLETE, Inc. was taken private on December 15, 2025 E
Alignment of CEO Pay with Performance The following chart illustrates the pay for performance analysis of our CEO using realizable
pay relative to each member of our current peer group over the two pay periods, 2020-2024 and 2021-2025. 17 Blue ring represents a pay period for AWR from 2020-2024 and Total Shareholder Return from 12/31/2019 to 12/31/2024. Green ring
represents a pay period for AWR from 2021-2025 and Total Shareholder Return from 12/31/2020 to 12/31/2025. Diamonds represent Current Peers for a pay period and Total Shareholder Return period from 12/31/2019 to 12/31/2024. NOTE: Projected
realizable pay ranks presented to the left exclude ALLETE, Inc.; company’s stock price increased significantly following their May 2024 announcement that the company would be taken private.
List of Water Utility Peers American Water Works Company, Inc. Essential Utilities, Inc. California Water Service Group H2O
America (formerly SJW Group) Middlesex Water Company The York Water Company Artesian Resources Corporation $25,464 $10,855 $2,582 $1,754 $925 $460 $337 American States Water Company’s market capitalization was $2,806 ($mill) as of
12/31/2025. Presented to the left is a list of the 7 publicly-traded water utilities that management considers peers for 10-K reporting purposes along with market capitalization as of 12/31/2025. Compensation Peer Source: CapitalIQ Market
Capitalization ($mill) 18
Peer Comparisons The company’s financial and operational success can also be measured on a relative basis by comparing the
company’s performance to that of peer companies. Due to the limited number of publicly-traded water utility companies of similar size, the company’s compensation peer group is comprised of a more diverse group of water, gas and electric
utilities, which may experience differing market conditions affecting performance. For example, among 72 US publicly held utility companies classified by S&P, the average non-weighted three year annualized total shareholder return as of
December 31, 2025 was 14% for electric utilities, 9% for gas utilities, 7% for multi-utilities, -5% for water utilities, and -15% for renewable electricity. The company also reviews the performance of the seven publicly-traded water utility
companies (four of which have not been included in the compensation peer group due to differing size). As measured by five key metrics: EPS Growth, Return on Equity (ROE), Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), Return on Assets (ROA) and Market
Capitalization (MC) to Book Value (BV), over the past three years, the company’s performance has placed it in the top quartile on all five measures. 19
Peer Comparisons (cont.) The company’s total shareholder return, including reinvested dividends, can also be measured on a
relative basis by comparing the company’s performance to that of peer companies. Over three, five, seven and ten year periods, compared to the compensation peer group, the company was in the third quartile for one measurement period, the second
quartile for two of the measurement periods, and the first quartile for one measurement period. Since 2024, our compensation peer group’s total shareholder return performance has been, in part, affected by the expectations of increased
electrification and artificial intelligence demands. Compared to the seven publicly-traded water utility companies, AWR had the highest performance for the five-year period, and was in the third quartile for the other three measurement periods.
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Executive Compensation Practices At a Glance Pay for Performance Absolute and Relative: We link pay to performance and shareholder
and customer interests by weighting a portion of total direct compensation to the achievement of a balanced mix of performance metrics, both internal and relative to our peers, established in advance by the Compensation Committee What We
Do What We Do Not Do No Employment Agreements: We do not have employment agreements with any of our executive officers Generally, at least 50% of Long-Term Equity Awards Are Performance-Based: At least 75% of long-term equity awards to the
CEO have been in the form of performance awards tied to three-year performance objectives. Generally, at least 50% of long-term equity awards to executive officers are in the form of performance awards tied to three-year performance
objectives No ‘‘Single Trigger’’ Cash Severance Payments, Equity Awards or Tax Gross Ups: We do not have ‘‘single trigger’’ cash severance payments or equity awards paid solely because of the occurrence of a change in control event and do not
provide tax gross ups Thoughtful Peer Group Analysis: The Compensation Committee reviews external market data when making compensation decisions and annually reviews our peer group with our independent compensation consultant No Hedging in
Company Securities: We have a policy prohibiting executives and directors from engaging in any hedging transaction with respect to company equity securities Compensation Risk Assessment: The Compensation Committee conducts an annual assessment
of whether the company’s executive or broad-based compensation programs encourage excessive risk taking No Pledging Company Securities: We have a policy generally prohibiting pledges of company securities by our executives and directors unless
the nominating and governance committee approves it in advance. No officer or director has pledged shares since the policy was implemented Stock Ownership Guidelines: Executives are subject to stock ownership guidelines equal to a multiple of
their annual base salaries (5x for the CEO, 1.5x for senior vice presidents and 1x for vice presidents); directors are also subject to stock ownership guidelines and restrictions on sales of common shares until they own stock equal to 3x their
annual cash retainer No Repricing, Repurchasing or Discounting of Options: We do not reprice or repurchase underwater awards and we do not grant options at a discount to fair market value on the date of grant “Clawback’’ Policy: Our clawback
policy provides for the recoupment of cash and stock incentive compensation from an executive officer if, as a result of an accounting restatement, the Compensation Committee determines that the company would have paid the executive officer
less than he or she was paid prior to the restatement as required by New York Stock Exchange rules No Guaranteed Bonuses: We do not provide guaranteed minimum bonuses or uncapped incentives under our annual cash incentive
plan 21 x x x x x x
FOR the election of the following directors to class III of the board of directors to serve until the annual meeting in 2029 or
until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Mr. Thomas A. Eichelberger Mr. Roger M. Ervin Mr. C. James Levin; 01 FOR the approval of the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers; and FOR the
ratification of the appointment of Pricewaterhouse- Coopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm. We Ask for Your Vote at Our Annual Meeting 03 04 Our Board values your support for its recommendations on the following
proposals: 22 FOR the approval of the 2026 Stock Incentive Plan; 02
Computations and Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Below are the computations and reconciliations of diluted earnings
per share from the measure of net income (loss) by business segment to AWR’s consolidated diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2025 (as disclosed in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC): 23
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