UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
November 14, 2018
(Date of earliest event reported)
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Cayman Islands, B.W.I. | 0-25248 | 98-0619652 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Incorporation) |
Regatta Office Park
Windward Three, 4th Floor
West Bay Road, P.O. Box 1114
Grand Cayman, KY1-1102
Cayman Islands
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(345) 945-4277
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 November 14, 2018, Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (the “Company”) appointed Linda Beidler-D’Aguilar to the Company’s board of directors. Ms. Beidler-D’Aguilar will be a Group I director and will serve as director from November 14, 2018 until her successor is elected and qualified, or until her earlier death, resignation or removal. Directors in Group I will be eligible for re-election at the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in 2019. Upon election, Group I directors will serve for a three-year term. On November 20, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Beidler-D’Aguilar. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Title | |
99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on November 20, 2018. |
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.
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD. | |||
By: | /s/ David W. Sasnett | ||
Name: | David W. Sasnett | ||
Title: | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: November 20, 2018 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on November 20, 2018. |
Exhibit 99.1
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. Appoints
Linda Beidler-D’Aguilar to Board of Directors
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, November 20, 2018 -- Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq Global Select Market: CWCO), a leading developer and operator of seawater desalination plants, today announced that it has appointed Linda Beidler-D’Aguilar, a partner at the law firm of Glinton Sweeting O’Brien, as a new independent director to its Board of Directors, effective November 14, 2018. She has been the Secretary of the Board of Directors of Consolidated Water (Bahamas) Ltd., a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, since February 2010.
Wilmer Pergande, Chairman of the Board, commented: “We’re very pleased to have Linda join our Board. This is an important change to our corporate governance structure, and it demonstrates our ongoing commitment to innovative thinking and enriching our board membership with diverse expertise. Her deep knowledge and a remarkable track record in securities law and corporate transactions, public and private offerings, regulatory compliance, banking, structured financing and general commercial matters in both the consulting and corporate arenas will be invaluable to Consolidated Water.”
Ms. Beidler-D’Aguilar is an attorney and has lived and worked in The Bahamas since 1991. Since July 2015, she has been a partner and head of the financial services practice at Glinton Sweeting O'Brien, a full-service boutique law firm located in Nassau, Bahamas, which specializes in financial services, corporate advisory services, securitization, real estate and resort development and commercial litigation. From January 2005 to July 2015, Ms. Beidler-D’Aguilar was a partner at Graham Thompson, a law firm located in The Bahamas and Turks & Caicos specializing in trust and estate planning, commercial matters, civil litigation, family law, securitization, employment and immigration matters. Prior to joining Graham Thompson, Ms. Beidler-D’Aguilar worked briefly at another local law firm, before which she served as Vice President – Legal & Trademark, overseeing global intellectual property and domestic legal matters, at Bacardi & Company Limited for almost 9 years. Previously she was employed by two major trust companies in The Bahamas. Before moving to The Bahamas, Ms. Beidler-D’Aguilar practiced law in the United States.
She was a Director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board from 2010 to 2014 and continues to be active in the Bahamas Financial Services Board’s regulatory, legislative and product development initiatives. She holds various awards from the Bahamas Financial Services Board for services to the financial industry and speaks regularly at financial services conferences worldwide. Currently, Mrs. Beidler-D’Aguilar serves as a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of Clairmont Trust Company Limited. She is also actively involved in scholarship programs that assist talented Bahamian students to get the best possible post-secondary education and training. Ms. Beidler-D’Aguilar received a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in 1984 and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1988.
About Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of the world where naturally occurring supplies of potable water are scarce. The Company operates water production and/or distribution facilities in the Cayman Islands, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, and Bali, Indonesia. The Company also manufactures and services a wide range of products and provides design, engineering, management, operating and other services applicable to commercial and municipal water production, supply and treatment, and industrial water and wastewater treatment in the United States.
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. is headquartered in George Town, Grand Cayman, in the Cayman Islands. The Company's ordinary (common) shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "CWCO". Additional information on the Company is available on its website at http://www.cwco.com.
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