SEC Form 5

FORM 5

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Carson, James D.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

5116 Rosbury Dell Place

(Street)

Antelope, CA 95843

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name
and Ticker or Trading Symbol

American States Water Company

3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)

###-##-####

4. Statement for
Month/Year

01/2003

5. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

(Check all applicable)

Director 10% Owner

X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Description Vice President

7. Individual or Joint/Group
Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X Form filed by One Reporting Person

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2.Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Amount / A/D / Price	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common	Variable			115.0000 / / $	115.0000	D
Common	Variable		P	20.9207 / D / $23.1500	1648.0000	I	401K

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr.8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) A or D	6. Date Exercisable(DE) and Expiration Date(ED) (Month/Day/Year) DE / ED	7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) Title / Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr.5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Year Reported Transaction(s) (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.4)
Stock Options	$20.83	05/01/2000		A		04/30/2001 / 04/30/2010	Common / 165	$20.83	165	D
Stock Options	$20.83	05/01/2000		A		04/30/2002 / 04/30/2010	Common / 165	$20.83	165	D
Stock Options	$20.83	05/01/2000		A		04/30/2003 / 04/30/2010	Common / 170	$20.83	170	D
Stock Options	$23.21	01/02/2001		A		01/01/2002 / 01/01/2011	Common / 165	$23.21	165	D
Stock Options	$23.21	01/02/2001		A		01/01/2003 / 01/01/2011	Common / 165	$23.21	165	D
Stock Options	$23.21	01/02/2001		A		01/01/2004 / 01/01/2011	Common / 170	$23.21	170	D
Stock Options	$23.43	02/04/2002		A		02/03/2003 / 02/03/2012	Common / 247	$23.43	247	D
Stock Options	$23.43	02/04/2002		A		02/03/2004 / 02/03/2012	Common / 248	$23.43	248	D
Stock Options	$23.43	02/04/2002		A		02/03/2005 / 02/03/2012	Common / 255	$23.43	255	D

Explanation of Responses:

By:	Date:
/s/ James D. Carson	01/28/2003

** Signature of Reporting Person	SEC 2270 (09-02)
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.

CARSON JAMES D 5