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


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 22, 2016


SJW Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



 
California
 
1-8966
 
77-0066628
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
  
 
 
110 W. Taylor Street, San Jose, California
 
95110
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(408) 279-7800
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 

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Item 8.01:    Other Events

On February 22, 2016, SJW Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, a conservation and reclamation district and political subdivision of the State of Texas ("GBRA"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell all of its equity interests in its wholly-owned subsidiary Texas Water Alliance Limited ("TWA") to GBRA for $31,000,000 in cash (the "Agreement").  Pursuant to the Agreement, (i) upon closing of the transaction, GBRA will hold back $3,000,000 in the payment of the total purchase price and (ii) such holdback amount, subject to reductions under certain circumstances, shall be paid to the Company four years following the closing.  The Agreement is subject to specified closing conditions, including without limitation the completion of a financing by GBRA to fund the purchase price.


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 thereunto duly authorized.



SJW CORP.

Date: February 22, 2016
 
/s/ JAMES P. LYNCH
 
 
James P. Lynch
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer