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8-K 1 d533107d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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 27, 2018

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).

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 27, 2018, Aqua America, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended and year ended December 31, 2017. The full text of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 28, 2018, Aqua America, Inc. is holding an Earnings Guidance Call via phone and webcast. As disclosed in its press release, dated February 27, 2018, the Earnings Guidance Call will begin at 12:15 p.m. on February 28, 2018. The presentation to be used during the Earnings Guidance Call is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.

The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall this Form 8-K or its exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1	Press Release issued by Aqua America, Inc., February 27, 2018
99.2	Corporation Presentation of Aqua America, Inc., February 28, 2018

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 27, 2018