Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent Events

On October 8, 2019, SJW Group entered into a note purchase agreement with the purchasers listed in the agreement, pursuant to which SJW Group sold an aggregate principal amount of $310,000 of its 3.05% Senior Notes, Series 2019A, due November 1, 2029, $75,000 of its 3.15% Senior Notes, Series 2019B, due November 1, 2031, and $125,000 of its 3.53% Senior Notes, Series 2019C, due November 1, 2039. The notes are unsecured obligations of the Company. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1st and November 1st of each year. The note purchase agreement contains customary representations and warranties. Under the note purchase agreement, SJW Group is required to comply with certain customary affirmative and negative covenants for as long as the notes are outstanding. The notes are also subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of which may result in all of the notes then outstanding becoming immediately due and payable. The closing occurred simultaneously with the signing of the note purchase agreement.

On October 9, 2019, SJW Group completed the merger transaction with CTWS, a holding company whose subsidiaries are primarily public utilities providing water service to approximately 138,000 service connections that serve a population of approximately 450,000 people in 80 municipalities with a service area of approximately 269 square miles throughout Connecticut and Maine and 3,000 wastewater connections in Southbury, Connecticut. The total purchase price was $838,476 in cash and the purchase price allocation for the business combination consisted primarily of acquired utility plant and assumed liabilities. Due to the timing of the business combination and the complexities involved in determining fair value of assets acquired, SJW Group has not yet completed the purchase price allocation.