American Water Works 8-K, filed Nov 5, 2026

Summary

American Water Works, Essential Utilities and certain of their affiliates filed a Stipulation of Settlement with all parties to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities proceeding over their proposed merger, including NJBPU staff and the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel, and the stipulation remains subject to NJBPU review and approval. The merger, agreed in October 2025, would fold Essential Utilities into a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water.

Key points

• American Water Works, its subsidiary Alpha Merger Sub and Essential Utilities signed an Agreement and Plan of Merger on October 26, 2025, under which Merger Sub would merge into Essential Utilities, which would survive as a wholly owned American Water subsidiary.
• The Stipulation of Settlement was filed on November 2, 2026 in the NJBPU proceeding seeking approval of the merger and was entered into with all parties, including NJBPU staff and the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel.
• The stipulation was posted to the NJBPU's website as of November 5, 2026 and is subject to NJBPU review and approval.
• American Water's Form S-4 registration statement for the merger was declared effective by the SEC on December 30, 2025.

Written by an AI model from the filing text. It can be incomplete or wrong; the filing on SEC.gov is the record.