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

Essential Utilities Issues $500 Million in 5.125% Senior Notes Due 2036

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Essential Utilities closed a $500 million offering of 5.125% senior notes maturing March 15, 2036, issued under a 2019 indenture and a new supplemental indenture dated March 9, 2026. The filing is a routine debt financing that adds $500 million of long-term borrowing, and the filing does not state how the proceeds will be used.

Key points

  • $500 million principal amount of 5.125% Senior Notes due March 15, 2036, issued March 9, 2026
  • Interest payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, starting September 15, 2026
  • Company may redeem the notes before December 15, 2035 at the greater of a make-whole amount or par, and at par afterward
  • Barclays Capital, PNC Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets were representatives of the underwriters

The filing

CompanyEssential Utilities (WTRG)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 9, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
Accession number0001552781-26-000098

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement8.01 Other Events

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 March 09, 2026.

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