Essential Utilities, Inc. — Investor Presentation 2020

Feb 27, 2020

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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, 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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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	WTRG	New York Stock Exchange
6.00% Tangible Equity Units	WTRU	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 27, 2020, Essential Utilities, Inc. (the “Company”) is holding an Analyst Day via webcast from the New York Stock Exchange. As disclosed in its press release, dated January 28, 2020, the Analyst Day will begin at 8:30 a.m. on February 27, 2020. President and Chief Executive Officer Chris Franklin and other members of the Company’s senior leadership team will present on the Company's current operations, corporate finance, regulatory affairs, the status of the Peoples Natural Gas acquisition and the Company’s future growth strategy. The presentation to be used during the Analyst Day is attached as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.

The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it 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 such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Description

99.1 Corporate Presentation of Essential Utilities, Inc., February 2020

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in inline XBRL)

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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.

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.

By:
Christopher P. Luning
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: February 27, 2020

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