---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-142138"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XYL"
cik: "0001524472"
company_name: "Xylem Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T04:02:28.024693+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Xylem shareholders approve share issuance for Evoqua merger; closing awaits China clearance

## Summary
- Shareholders voted 145.6M FOR, 585K AGAINST, 1.4M abstentions on share issuance proposal.
- Merger with Evoqua remains subject to regulatory clearance from China.
- Special meeting held May 11, 2023; quorum of 147.6M shares present.
- Deal announced Jan 22, 2023; Xylem to issue shares to Evoqua stockholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-142138
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XYL
- cik: 0001524472
- company_name: Xylem Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000119312523142138/0001193125-23-142138-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000119312523142138/d355851d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-142138
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-142138.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-142138.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Xylem Inc. shareholders approved Approval of Xylem Share Issuance Proposal at the 2023-05-11 meeting.
  - Proposal: merger approval
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-11
  source text: Xylem’s shareholders approved the proposal (the “Share Issuance Proposal”) to issue shares of Xylem Common Stock to Evoqua’s stockholders in connection with the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000119312523142138/0001193125-23-142138-index.htm

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