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 15, 2025

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)

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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 15, 2025, Global Water Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”). At the 2025 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected seven directors, each to hold office for a term to expire at the 2026 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, 2025 and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. Each of these proposals is described in more detail in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2025.

The matters voted upon at the 2025 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	18,977,734	237,663	1,006,544
Richard M. Alexander	18,369,578	845,819	1,006,544
Andrew M. Cohn	18,776,246	439,151	1,006,544
Debra G. Coy	17,527,426	1,687,971	1,006,544
Brett Huckelbridge	17,532,484	1,682,913	1,006,544
Jonathan L. Levine	18,769,081	446,316	1,006,544
David Rousseau	18,381,274	834,123	1,006,544

Proposal Two — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
20,179,680	36,164	6,097	0

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


Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
18,956,587	234,197	24,613	1,006,544


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description

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.


						GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, INC.

Date: May 21, 2025						/s/ Michael J. Liebman
						Michael J. Liebman
						Chief Financial Officer

Global Water Resources, Inc. 8-K