SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) July 20, 2000 (July 19, 2000)
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UNITED WATER RESOURCES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New Jersey 1-858-6 22-2441477
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
200 Old Hook Road, Harrington Park, New Jersey 07640
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (201) 784-9434
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On August 20, 1999, United Water Resources Inc. (the "Company") entered
into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Lyonnaise American Holding, Inc., LAH
Acquisition Co. ("LAH"), and Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux ("SLDE"), pursuant to which
the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of SLDE but will retain its
corporate existence. The Company publicly announced receipt of the approval of
the New York State Public Service Commission to consummate the Company's merger
with LAH in a press release dated July 19, 2000. This approval represented the
last remaining federal or state approval needed to complete the transaction. A
copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
The press release filed as an exhibit hereto contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. The forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and
uncertainties. For a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, see
the Note to subsection (A) of Item 1, and the subsection entitled "Prospective
Information" of Item 7, in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999.
SIGNATURE
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.
UNITED WATER RESOURCES INC.
Dated: July 20, 2000 By:
/s/ Donald Correll
Name: Donald Correll
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press Release of United Water Resources Inc. issued on July 19, 2000.
