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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) March 29, 2024       WATSCO, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)     Florida (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   1-5581   59-0778222 (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.) 2665 South Bayshore Drive   Suite 901 Miami , Florida   33133 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) (305) 714-4100 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) N/A (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):   ☐ 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 Symbols   Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock, $0.50 par value   WSO   New York Stock Exchange Class B common stock, $0.50 par value   WSOB   New York Stock Exchange 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 Items. On March 29, 2024, Watsco, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “ Company ”), filed a prospectus supplement to the prospectus contained in the Company’s effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-260758). The prospectus supplement relates to the Watsco, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “ Plan ”), under which existing shareholders may, in accordance with the Plan, acquire shares of the Company’s Common stock, par value $0.50 per share or Class B Common stock, par value $0.50 per share, as applicable (collectively “ common stock ”), by reinvesting all or a portion of the cash dividends paid on such shareholders’ shares of common stock. In connection with the filing of the prospectus supplement, the Company is filing as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K the opinion of its counsel, Greenberg Traurig, P.A., regarding the validity of the common stock being registered for issuance under the Plan. Neither this Current Report on Form 8-K nor any exhibit attached hereto is an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein or therein.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits   Exhibit Number    Description 5.1    Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. 23.1    Consent of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto) 104    Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the 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, thereunto duly authorized.       WATSCO, INC. Dated: March 29, 2024     By:   /s/ Ana M. Menendez       Ana M. Menendez,       Chief Financial Officer