UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 18, 2019
Aqua America, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
| Pennsylvania | 001-06659 | 23-1702594 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
762 West Lancaster Avenue Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania | 19010-3489 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(610) 527-8000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On February 18, 2019, Aqua America, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018. The full text of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On August 17, 2018, the Company’s subsidiary, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., filed a base rate case requesting an aggregate increase of $71,769,000 in annual revenues. The base rate case is being reviewed by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. In connection with this filing, on February 8, 2019, the Company’s subsidiary, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. filed a joint settlement of a formal complaint with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (“PPUC”). Under the terms of the settlement, the parties to the settlement, including Aqua Pennsylvania, agree to use reasonable efforts to obtain approval of the settlement terms from the PPUC by May 24, 2019.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Aqua America, Inc., February 18, 2019 |
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
AQUA AMERICA, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Christopher P. Luning | |||
| Christopher P. Luning | ||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
Dated: February 19, 2019