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): November 3, 2020

 

Essential Utilities, 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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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		WTRG		New York Stock Exchange
6.00% Tangible Equity Units		WTRU		New York Stock Exchange

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.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 3, 2020, Essential Utilities, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended and nine months ended September 30, 2020. The full text of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

 

99.1		Press Release issued by Essential Utilities, Inc., November 3, 2020
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as 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.

 

Dated: November 4, 2020