8-K

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)

Delaware		001-37756	90-0632193
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

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).

Emerging growth company ☐ 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 9, 2024, Global Water Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”). At the 2024 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected seven directors, each to hold office for a term to expire at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, with each director to hold office until his or her successor is duly elected or until his or her earlier resignation or removal, (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the company's named executive officers, and (iv) approved the First Amendment to the Global Water Resources, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each of these proposals is described in more detail in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2024.

The matters voted upon at the 2024 Annual Meeting and the results of the votes are as follows:

Proposal One — Election of Directors.

	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Ron L. Fleming	19,450,399	208,787	1,022,850
Richard M. Alexander	18,756,037	903,149	1,022,850
Andrew M. Cohn	19,334,741	324,445	1,022,850
Debra G. Coy	17,714,292	1,944,894	1,022,850
Brett Huckelbridge	19,321,525	337,661	1,022,850
Jonathan L. Levine	19,347,311	311,875	1,022,850
David Rousseau	18,807,278	851,908	1,022,850

Proposal Two — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
20,623,352	41,712	16,972	0

Proposal Three — Advisory Vote to Approve The Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
19,397,303	237,548	24,335	1,022,850

Proposal Four — Approval of the First Amendment to the Global Water Resources, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
19,469,455	165,291	24,440	1,022,850

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.

 

	GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC.
Date: May 10, 2024	/s/ Michael J. Liebman
	Michael J. Liebman
	Chief Financial Officer

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