CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP·4

Mar 9, 6:26 PM ET

Scanlon Thomas A 4

4 · CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP · Filed Mar 9, 2026

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California Water (CWT) VP Thomas Scanlon Receives Award, Sells Shares

What Happened Thomas A. Scanlon, VP, Corporate Controller & CAO of California Water Service Group (CWT), received 548 shares on 2026-03-07 as the vesting/award of an equity grant and had 286 shares withheld/surrendered to cover tax withholding obligations in two dispositions (one on 2026-03-05 and two on 2026-03-07). The withheld shares were disposed at approx. $45.59–$45.78 per share for total proceeds of about $13,045. The award shares were acquired with no cash outlay (grant/vesting).

Key Details

  • Transactions:
    • 2026-03-05: 34 shares withheld for taxes at $45.78 — proceeds $1,557 (Disposition, code F)
    • 2026-03-07: 548 shares granted/vested at $0.00 (Acquisition, code A)
    • 2026-03-07: 226 shares withheld for taxes at $45.59 — proceeds $10,303 (Disposition, code F)
    • 2026-03-07: 26 shares withheld for taxes at $45.59 — proceeds $1,185 (Disposition, code F)
  • Net effect: +262 shares (548 acquired − 286 withheld); total cash received from withheld shares ≈ $13,045. The vesting award’s market value was roughly $25k using the ~ $45.6/share price.
  • Footnotes: F1/F3 — shares were surrendered to the issuer to satisfy tax withholding on vesting; F2 — these were Performance Stock Units (PSUs) granted 3/7/2023 that vested in full with a 46% payout of the original goal.
  • Filing: Report filed 2026-03-09 covering transactions on 2026-03-05 and 2026-03-07; no late filing is indicated in the filing information provided.
  • Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the data provided in this summary.

Context

  • These were award vesting and tax-withholding transactions (codes A and F). The surrendered shares were not open-market sales but were retained/surrendered to the company to satisfy withholding obligations (a common, administrative step when equity vests).
  • This is a net acquisition of shares by the insider (+262 shares); such vesting events reflect compensation realization rather than an intentional market buy or sell for investment reasons.

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2026-03-05
Scanlon Thomas A
VP, Corporate Controller & CAO
Transactions
  • Tax Payment

    Common Stock

    [F1]
    2026-03-05$45.78/sh34$1,5575,487.135 total
  • Award

    Common Stock

    [F2]
    2026-03-07+5486,035.135 total
  • Tax Payment

    Common Stock

    [F3]
    2026-03-07$45.59/sh226$10,3035,809.135 total
  • Tax Payment

    Common Stock

    [F1]
    2026-03-07$45.59/sh26$1,1855,783.135 total
Footnotes (3)
  • [F1]Represents the number of shares withheld by and surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy the tax withholding obligations that arose in connection with the vesting of the Restricted Stock Award (RSA)
  • [F2]The reporting person was granted a Performance Stock Unit (PSU) award on 3/7/2023. The PSU vested in full based on the satisfaction of certain performance criteria approved by the Board of Directors. The performance criteria was met resulting in 46% payout of the original goal
  • [F3]Represents the number of shares withheld by and surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy the tax withholding obligations that arose in connection with the vesting of a Performance Stock Unit (PSU) Award.
Signature
By: /s/ Michelle R. Mortensen For: Thomas A Scanlon|2026-03-09

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