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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 9, 2024
GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-37756 | | 90-0632193 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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21410 N. 19th Avenue #220 | | | | |
Phoenix, | Arizona | | | | 85027 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 360-7775
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | GWRS | 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).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 9, 2024, the stockholders of Global Water Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Global Water Resources, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Plan”) to increase the total number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, available for grant thereunder by 967,010 shares.
The material terms of the Plan Amendment were described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 26, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”) under the caption “Proposal Four – Approval of the First Amendment to the Global Water Resources, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan,” which description is incorporated herein by reference.
The descriptions of the Plan Amendment contained herein and in the Proxy Statement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
10.1 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC. |
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Date: May 15, 2024 | | /s/ Michael J. Liebman |
| | Michael J. Liebman |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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