Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Jensen Palle
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/26/2011
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SJW CORP [SJW]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
110 W TAYLOR STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP of Regulatory Affairs
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95110
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 4,695 (1) (2)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Jensen Palle
110 W TAYLOR STREET
SAN JOSE, CA 95110
      Sr. VP of Regulatory Affairs  

Signatures

/s/ Suzy Papazian Attorney-in-Fact for Palle Jensen 10/28/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes (i) 3,315 shares of the issuer's common stock, (ii) 74 shares of the issuer's common stock currently subject to a restricted stock unit award made on January 2, 2008 and issuable as that award vests in one installment over the one-year period of the reporting person's continued service with the issuer measured from January 2, 2011, (iii) 255 shares of the issuer's common stock currently subject to a restricted stock unit award made on January 2, 2009 and issuable as that award vests in a series of two successive annual installments over the two-year period of the reporting person's continued service with the issuer measured from January 2, 2011.
(2) Also includes (i) 483 shares of the issuer's common stock currently subject to a restricted stock unit award made on January 4, 2010 and issuable as that award vests in a series of three successive annual installments over the three-year period of the reporting person's continued service with the issuer measured from January 4, 2011,(ii) 568 shares of the issuer's common stock currently subject to a restricted stock unit award made on January 3, 2011 and issuable as that award vests in a series of four successive annual installments over the four-year period of the reporting person's continued service with the issuer measured from January 3, 2011.

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