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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-152550"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XYL"
cik: "0001524472"
company_name: "Xylem Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T15:56:17.788619+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Xylem completes $7.5B all-stock acquisition of Evoqua; forms world's largest pure-play water tech company

## Summary
- Each Evoqua share converted into 0.48 Xylem share; Xylem holders own ~75%, Evoqua ~25% fully diluted.
- Pro forma combined revenue of $7.3B; global workforce exceeds 22,000 employees.
- Lisa Glatch and Lynn C. Swann, former Evoqua directors, appointed to Xylem board effective at closing.
- At May 18 annual meeting, all 10 director nominees elected; say-on-pay approved; independent chair proposal defeated.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-152550
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XYL
- cik: 0001524472
- company_name: Xylem Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000119312523152550/0001193125-23-152550-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000119312523152550/d506226d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lisa Glatch was appointed as Director at Xylem Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Lisa Glatch and Lynn C. Swann as members of the Board to fill the resulting vacancies.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000119312523152550/0001193125-23-152550-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lynn C. Swann was appointed as Director at Xylem Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Lisa Glatch and Lynn C. Swann as members of the Board to fill the resulting vacancies.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000119312523152550/0001193125-23-152550-index.htm
- M&A Transactions
  Xylem Inc. completed an acquisition involving Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. for all-stock transaction valued at approximately $7.5 billion (closed 2023-05-24).
  - Action: acquisition
  - Counterparty: Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.
  - Consideration: all-stock transaction valued at approximately $7.5 billion
  - Closing: 2023-05-24
  source text: of Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (“Evoqua”), a leader in mission-critical water treatment solutions and services, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $7.5 billion. The combination creates the world’s most advanced platform of capabilities to address customers’ and communities’ critical water challenges. Headquartered in Washington, D.C.,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000119312523152550/0001193125-23-152550-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Xylem Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: 2. Proposal Two: Ratification of Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000119312523152550/0001193125-23-152550-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Xylem Inc. shareholders approved Election of Ten Directors at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: 1. Proposal One: Election of Ten Directors. The following nominees were elected to serve as directors of the Company for a one-year term:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000119312523152550/0001193125-23-152550-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Xylem Inc. shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal – Policy Requiring Independent Board Chair at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: 4. Proposal Four: Shareholder Proposal – Policy Requiring Independent Board Chair. The shareholder proposal did not obtain approval because it did not receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000119312523152550/0001193125-23-152550-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Xylem Inc. shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Named Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-18
  source text: 3. Proposal Three: Advisory Vote on Named Executive Compensation . Shareholders approved a resolution approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Company’s 2023 proxy statement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000119312523152550/0001193125-23-152550-index.htm

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