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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Essential Utilities (WTRG)

Essential Utilities Issues $500 Million 4.800% Senior Notes Due 2027

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Essential Utilities, Inc. issued $500 million of 4.800% senior notes maturing August 15, 2027, under an indenture with U.S. Bank Trust Company as trustee. The filing describes routine debt financing terms, including semi-annual interest payments and a make-whole redemption option before July 15, 2027.

Key points

  • Principal amount: $500 million, issued August 15, 2024
  • Interest rate of 4.800% per year, paid semi-annually on February 15 and August 15, starting February 15, 2025
  • Maturity date August 15, 2027; redeemable before July 15, 2027 at the greater of a make-whole amount or par
  • Holders of at least 25% of outstanding notes may accelerate payment upon certain events of default

The filing

CompanyEssential Utilities (WTRG)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 15, 2024, 1:16 PM ET
Accession number0001552781-24-000496

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 15, 2024.

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