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)
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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