0000078128 WTR:Sec6.00TangibleEquityUnitsMember 2020-01-16 2020-01-16
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): January 16, 2020
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) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, $.50 par value | | WTR | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.00% Tangible Equity Units | | WTRU | | New York Stock Exchange |
Corporate Name Change to Essential Utilities, Inc.
On January 16, 2020, Aqua America, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its intention to change the name of the Company to Essential Utilities, Inc. in connection with the closing of the pending acquisition of the Peoples Gas entities through its acquisition of LDC Parent, LLC (“Peoples Gas”). The Company believes the name change helps to better align the name of the Company with the anticipated business plan of the Company following the acquisition of Peoples Gas. The name change will become effective on February 3, 2020.
A press release issued by the Company describing the corporate name change and rebranding is filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
The Company notes that both the CUSIP number and ticker symbol for its common stock will change as a result of the corporate name change. The new ticker symbol for its common stock will be “WTRG”. The CUSIP number for the Company’s 6.00% Tangible Equity Units will change but the ticker symbol will remain the same.
Effective February 3, 2020, the Company’s website will change to www.essential.co.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in inline XBRL) |
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 |
| | | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Dated: January 16, 2020
