Current Report Filing (8-k)

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2023

ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		000-18516		51-0002090
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

664 Churchmans Road

Newark, Delaware 19702

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(302) 453-6900

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	ARTNA	NASDAQ

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 8.01 Other Events.

On May 18, 2023, Artesian Resources Corporation (“Artesian”) issued a press release announcing a proposed public offering of shares of our Class A Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Offering”). A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

On May 19, 2023, Artesian issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Offering. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Neither this Current Report on Form 8-K nor either press release constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein or therein, nor shall there be any sale of such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Exhibit
99.1		Press Release dated May 18, 2023

99.2		Press Release dated May 19, 2023

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document)

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.