secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Aris Water Solutions, Inc. (—)
CIK:        0001865187
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-240243
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 1.02, 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Aris Water Solutions acquired by Western Midstream Partners; shares delisted from NYSE
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- Merger completed Oct 15, 2025; each ARIS share converted to 0.625 WES units, or 0.45 units + $7 cash, or $25 cash (capped at $415M).
- Tax Receivable Agreement terminated with $80M cash payment to TRA holders; credit agreement terminated and all obligations paid off.
- All directors and officers resigned effective merger close; new directors appointed by WES subsidiary; company wholly owned by WES.
- Stockholders approved merger at Oct 14 special meeting: 44.8M For, 88k Against, 30k Abstain; ~75.9% quorum.
- ARIS Class A common stock ceased trading on NYSE before Oct 15; company to file Form 15 to suspend reporting obligations.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865187/000119312525240243/0001193125-25-240243-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865187/000119312525240243/d918586d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-240243

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