Material Agreement

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: September 1, 2023   MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   New Jersey 0-422 22-1114430 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)   485C Route 1 South , Suite 400 , Iselin , New Jersey 08830 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)   732 - 634-1500 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)   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: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, No Par Value MSEX 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. 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement   On August 29, 2023, Middlesex Water Company (the Company) entered into a Settlement Agreement (Agreement) regarding its previously reported litigation with the 3M Company. The terms of the Agreement are confidential at this time. As a utility regulated by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, it is the Company’s intent that any financial benefit which may result from this Agreement will ultimately inure to the benefit of the Company’s customers in the form of mitigating future customer rates for service and therefore, is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s net assets or results of operations.     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 of the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.         MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY                       (Registrant)                       /s/A. Bruce O’Connor   A. Bruce O’Connor   Sr. Vice President, Treasurer and   Chief Financial Officer     Dated: September 1, 2023