SJW Group Announces Deferral of San Jose Water Company’s Cost of Capital Filing to May 1, 2025

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SJW Group announces the deferral of their scheduled 2024 Cost of Capital filings to May 1, 2025, along with three other California water utilities. The decision was granted by the California Public Utilities Commission, and the Water Cost of Capital Mechanism remains in place for 2025, subject to adjustments based on the movement in the Moody’s Aa Utility Bond Index.

Water Cost of Capital Mechanism Remains in place for 2025

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SJW Group (NYSE: SJW) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, San Jose Water Company, along with three other California water utilities (the “Joint Parties”) received a letter dated Feb. 2, 2024, from the Executive Director of the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) granting the Joint Parties’ request to defer their scheduled 2024 Cost of Capital (“COC”) filings to May 1, 2025.

On December 15, 2023, the Joint Parties filed a request for a one-year postponement of their COC filings otherwise scheduled to be filed on May 1, 2024. Pursuant to the CPUC’s rate case plan, the Joint Parties are required to file their COC applications every three years. The last COC decision, issued on June 29, 2023, is in effect through the end of 2024. Postponing the filing for one year alleviates administrative processing costs for both the Joint Parties and CPUC staff.

The deferral includes a provision that the Water Cost of Capital Mechanism remains in place for 2025 and allowing it to adjust up or down in accordance with the movement in the Moody’s Aa Utility Bond Index.

About SJW Group

SJW Group is among the largest investor-owned pure-play water and wastewater utilities in the United States, providing life-sustaining and high-quality water service to nearly 1.5 million people. SJW Group’s locally led and operated water utilities - San Jose Water Company in California, The Connecticut Water Company in Connecticut, The Maine Water Company in Maine, and SJWTX, Inc. (dba The Texas Water Company) in Texas - possess the financial strength, operational expertise, and technological innovation to safeguard the environment, deliver outstanding service to customers, and provide opportunities to employees. SJW Group remains focused on investing in its operations, remaining actively engaged in its local communities, and delivering continued sustainable value to its stockholders. For more information about SJW Group, please visit www.sjwgroup.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Some of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “seeks,” “plans,” “projects,” “may,” “should,” “will,” or the negative of those words or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict.

These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, but not limited to, the following factors: (1) the effect of water, utility, environmental and other governmental policies and regulations, including regulatory actions concerning rates, authorized return on equity, authorized capital structures, capital expenditures and other decisions; (2) changes in demand for water and other services; (3) unanticipated weather conditions and changes in seasonality including those affecting water supply and customer usage; (4) the effect of the impact of climate change; (5) unexpected costs, charges or expenses; (6) our ability to successfully evaluate investments in new business and growth initiatives; (7) contamination of our water supplies and damage or failure of our water equipment and infrastructure; (8) the risk of work stoppages, strikes and other labor-related actions; (9) catastrophic events such as fires, earthquakes, explosions, floods, ice storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, terrorist acts, physical attacks, cyber-attacks, epidemic, or similar occurrences; (10) changes in general economic, political, business and financial market conditions; (11) the ability to obtain financing on favorable terms, which can be affected by various factors, including credit ratings, changes in interest rates, compliance with regulatory requirements, compliance with the terms and conditions of our outstanding indebtedness, and general market and economic conditions; and (12) legislative, and general market and economic developments. The risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of SJW Group to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Results for a quarter are not indicative of results for a full year due to seasonality and other factors. Other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to materially differ are described in SJW Group’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance, and speak only as of the date made. SJW Group undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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SJW Group Contacts:

Andrew F. Walters

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

408-279-7818

Andrew.Walters@sjwater.com

Daniel J. Meaney

Director of Investor Relations

860.664.6016

Daniel.Meaney@ctwater.com

San Jose Water Company Contacts:

John B. Tang

Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations

408.279.7933

John.Tang@sjwater.com

Liann Walborsky

Director of Corporate Communications

408.918.7247

Liann.Walborsky@sjwater.com

Source: SJW Group

FAQ

What is the latest announcement from SJW Group?

SJW Group announced the deferral of their 2024 Cost of Capital filings to May 1, 2025.

Who granted the deferral of the COC filings?

The deferral was granted by the California Public Utilities Commission.

What is the provision included in the deferral?

The deferral includes a provision that the Water Cost of Capital Mechanism remains in place for 2025 and can be adjusted based on the Moody’s Aa Utility Bond Index movement.

What is the ticker symbol for SJW Group?

The ticker symbol for SJW Group is SJW.

When are the COC filings now scheduled to be filed?

The COC filings are now scheduled to be filed on May 1, 2025, instead of the original date of May 1, 2024.