SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): April 6, 1999 Aqua Alliance Inc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 033-017921 13-3418759 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 30 Harvard Mill Square, Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (781) 246-5200 No change - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ITEM 5. Other Events On April 6, 1999, Aqua Alliance Inc. ("AAI") announced that on April 2, 1999, three purported class action complaints were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery against Vivendi ("Vivendi"), a wholly-owned United States subsidiary of Vivendi, AAI and each of the members of AAI's Board of Directors. The complaints relate to AAI's announcement on April 1, 1999 that Vivendi, its largest stockholder, had on such date submitted to members of a Special Committee of AAI's Board of Directors a proposal to take AAI private for $2.00 per share in cash for each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock. On April 6, 1999, AAI issued a press release concerning the filing of the complaints. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press release of AAI dated April 6, 1999. 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 ALLIANCE INC. By: /s/ Alain Brunais --------------------------------- Name: Alain Brunais Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Date: April 6, 1999 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description Page No. - ----------- ----------- ------- 99.1 Press release of AAI dated April 6, 1999. 5