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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): November 11, 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).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 11, 2025 the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company elected Christa Steele as a member of the Board, effective January 1, 2026. Ms. Steele was appointed to serve on the Audit Committee and as Chair of the Corporate Governance, Nominating, Environmental, and Health and Safety Committee, effective January 1, 2026.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Steele and any other person pursuant to which she was selected as a director, and Ms. Steele does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Ms. Steele will receive the same compensation as the Company’s other non-employee directors as described under “Corporate Governance-Compensation of Directors” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2025.
On November 17, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Ms. Steele. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press release of Global Water Resources, Inc., dated November 1 7, 2025

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: November 17, 2025 |  | /s/ Michael J. Liebman
|  | Michael J. Liebman
|  | Chief Financial Officer