secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)
CIK:        0000078128
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-15T13:00:19+00:00
Accession:  0001552781-26-000331
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

PUCO approves Essential Utilities & American Water merger; second regulatory nod
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- PUCO issued order approving all-stock merger announced Oct 27, 2025.
- Kentucky approved the merger on April 21, 2026; shareholder approvals already obtained.
- Combined company to serve >4.7M water/wastewater and >740K gas connections; HQ in Camden, NJ.
- Expected close by end of Q1 2027, subject to HSR clearance and remaining utility commission approvals.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278126000331/0001552781-26-000331-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278126000331/e26263_wtrg-8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-26-000331

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