MIDDLESEX WATER CO — Capital/Financing Update 2021

Aug 30, 2021

UNITED STATES

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: August 30, 2021

MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey	0-422	22-1114430
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

485C Route 1 South , Suite 400 , Iselin , New Jersey 08830

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

732 - 634-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, No Par Value	MSEX	The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

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. ☐

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Item. 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Announcement of Middlesex Water Company entering into a definitive agreement to sell its regulated Delaware wastewater utility operations business, Tidewater Environmental Services, Inc. to Artesian Wastewater Management, Inc., a subsidiary of Artesian Resources Corporation as set forth in the attached press release.

The transaction is subject to approval by the Delaware Public Service Commission and other customary closing conditions, and is expected to be finalized prior to December 31, 2021.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number	Description of Document
99.1	Press Release issued by Middlesex Water Company, dated August 30, 2021.

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 of the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY
(Registrant)
s/A. Bruce O’Connor
A. Bruce O’Connor
Sr. Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer

Dated: August 30, 2021

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