Board Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- (Business Wire)

SJW Corp. (NYSE:SJW) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. Operating revenue was $51.2 million in the quarter compared to $43.7 million in 2011. The $7.5 million increase in revenue reflects higher customer water usage of $4.7 million, cumulative rate increases of $2.5 million and $178,000 from new customers compared to a year ago. In addition, the Company earned $144,000 in higher revenue from real estate operations.

Net income was $1.1 million and diluted earnings per common share were $0.06, compared to $610,000 and $0.03 per share, respectively, in the first quarter of 2011.

Water production costs for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 were $20.1 million compared to $15.5 million in 2011, an increase of $4.6 million. The increase in water production costs is primarily attributable to $2.3 million in higher customer water usage, $1.3 million in higher per unit costs for purchased water and groundwater extraction charges and $1.0 million in higher costs due to a decrease in available surface water supply.

Operating expenses, excluding water production costs, for the first quarter were $24.3 million compared to $22.6 million in 2011. The increase of $1.7 million reflects an additional $912,000 in administrative and general expenses, $514,000 of depreciation expense, and $348,000 in taxes other than income tax, partially offset by a decrease of $59,000 in maintenance expenses. Income tax expense for the first quarter increased to $799,000 in 2012 from $433,000 in 2011 as a result of higher pre-tax income.

The Directors of SJW Corp. today declared a quarterly dividend on common stock of $0.1775 per share. The dividend is payable on June 1, 2012 to shareholders of record on May 7, 2012.

SJW Corp. is a publicly traded holding company headquartered in San Jose, California. SJW Corp. is the parent company of San Jose Water Company, SJWTX, Inc., Texas Water Alliance Limited, and SJW Land Company. Together, San Jose Water Company and SJWTX, Inc. provide regulated and nonregulated water service to more than one million people in San Jose, California and nearby communities and in Canyon Lake, Texas and nearby communities. SJW Land Company owns and operates commercial real estate investments.

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements including but not limited to statements relating to SJW Corp.'s plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of SJW Corp. to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.The results for a quarter are not indicative of results for a full year due to seasonality and other factors.Certain factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to materially differ are described in SJW Corp.'s most recent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.SJW Corp. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contacts:

SJW Corp.
Suzy Papazian, 408-279-7961
Corporate Secretary/Attorney

Source: SJW Corp.