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): ~~October~~March 3012, ~~2025~~2026

ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION

(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)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

302-453-6900

Not Applicable

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(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 Symbols (s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	ARTNA	The Nasdaq Stock Market

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. ☐

1 Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 12, 2026, Artesian Resources Corporation (“Artesian Resources” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 52.02~~(e)~~, ~~Departure~~including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of ~~Directors~~Section or18 ~~Certain~~of ~~Officers;~~the ~~Election~~Securities Exchange Act of ~~Directors;~~1934 ~~Appointment~~(the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of ~~Certain~~the ~~Officers;~~Company ~~Compensatory~~under ~~Arrangements~~the Securities Act of ~~Certain~~1933 ~~Officers~~or the Exchange Act.

On October 30, 2025, Artesian Resources Corporation (the “Company”) held a special meeting (the “Special Meeting”) of shareholders of the Company’s Class B common stock (the “Class B stockholders”) to vote on the adoption of the Artesian Resources Corporation 2025 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2025 Plan”).

The Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) voted to adopt the 2025 Plan on August 19, 2025, subject to approval by the Company’s Class B stockholders. Upon approval by the Class B stockholders at the Special Meeting, the 2025 Plan became effective October 30, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), and replaces the Company’s 2015 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2015 Plan”), which is expiring on its terms. Subject to adjustment as described therein, the 2025 Plan provides for the issuance of 263,932 shares of the Company’s Class A non-voting common stock (the “Class A non-voting common stock”), plus the number of shares of Class A non-voting common stock subject to outstanding grants under the 2015 Plan as of the Effective Date that terminate, expire or are cancelled, forfeited, exchanged or surrendered without having been exercised, vested or paid under the 2015 Plan on or after the Effective Date. The 2025 Plan provides that grants may be in any of the following forms: (i) incentive stock options, (ii) nonqualified stock options, (iii) stock units, (iv) stock awards, (v) dividend equivalents, and (vi) other stock-based awards.

The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2025 Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On October 30, 2025, the Class B stockholders approved the adoption of the 2025 Plan at the Special Meeting. Only holders of record of the Company’s Class B common stock were entitled to vote on the 2025 Plan.

Votes were cast as follows with respect to the 2025 Plan:

		For		Against		Withheld
Artesian Resources Corporation 2025 Equity Compensation Plan		675,338		32,158		0

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits

Exhibit Number:	Title:
10.1*	Artesian Resources Corporation 2025 Equity Compensation Plan.
99.1*	Press release regarding earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025, issued on March 12, 2026, by Artesian Resources Corporation.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

~~Filed~~ Exhibit ~~herewith~~99.1 is intended to be deemed furnished rather than filed pursuant to General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K.

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.

		ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION
November 3, 2025	By:	/s/ David B. Spacht
March 13, 2026	By:	/s/ David B. Spacht
		David B. Spacht
		Chief Financial Officer

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