Standard & Poor's Initiates Factual Stock Report Coverage on California Water Service Group

Standard & Poor’s announced today that it has commenced Factual Stock Report coverage on California Water Service Group. California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT), through subsidiaries, is engaged in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public and irrigation uses, and for fire protection. The company operates five subsidiaries: California Water Service Company (Cal Water); CWS Utility Services (Utility Services); New Mexico Water Service Company (New Mexico Water); Washington Water Service Company (Washington Water); and Hawaii Water Service Company, Inc. (Hawaii Water). Cal Water, New Mexico Water, Washington Water and Hawaii Water are regulated public utilities. The regulated utility entities also provide non-regulated services. Utility Services provides non-regulated services to private companies and municipalities. This report will also be accessible on an ongoing basis to the investment community -- scores of buy-side institutions and sell-side firms that utilize S&P research and information platforms daily. Millions of self-directed investors also have access to the report via their e-brokerage accounts. About Standard & Poor's Factual Stock Reports This Standard & Poor’s service provides factual research coverage enabling information about California Water Service Group and other securities to reach a wide investor audience of Buy and Sell-side investors, helping them understand a company’s fundamentals and business prospects. Currently profiling over 1,000 issuers, S&P Factual Stock Reports increase market awareness for issuers in the investment community with insightful commentary and key statistics/information. Updated weekly with the latest pricing, trading volume, and other data, the reports include recent developments, a financial review, key operating information, Industry and peer comparisons, institutional holdings analysis, Street Consensus and opinions, performance charts, business summary, fundamental data, and news. Because coverage of these reports is sponsored by the issuer, S&P does not offer investment opinions concerning the advisability of investing in these stocks. Standard & Poor’s Factual Stock Reports are produced separately from any other analytic activity of Standard & Poor’s. Standard & Poor’s Factual Report research has no access to non-public information received by other units of Standard & Poor’s. Standard & Poor’s does not trade on its own account. Note: All U.S. and Canadian Companies listed on a National Exchange (not covered by S&P’s STARS research) are eligible to obtain this coverage. About Standard & Poor's Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is the world's foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately 7,500 employees, including wholly owned affiliates, located in 21 countries, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit http://www.standardandpoors.com.