[144] Mueller Water Products, Inc. SEC Filing

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (MWA) Form 144 notifies the market that Suzanne G. Smith plans to sell 1,288 common shares through Merrill Lynch on 08/28/2025. These shares were acquired on 08/24/2025 upon vesting of a stock award and were paid as a compensatory payment. The aggregate market value of the proposed sale is $34,654.16 and total shares outstanding are listed as 156,293,515, making the planned sale a very small fraction of outstanding stock. The filing also discloses a prior sale by the same person of 8,621 shares on 08/15/2025 for gross proceeds of $227,351.86. The filer certifies they are not aware of undisclosed material adverse information.

Positive

• Clear disclosure of acquisition date, nature (vesting), broker, and planned sale date
• Prior sales within the past three months are reported, enhancing transparency
• Sale size is small relative to 156,293,515 shares outstanding, limiting market impact

Negative

• Insider selling activity (8,621 shares sold recently) could be noted by investors, though no material nonpublic information is claimed
• Limited context about the filer’s trading plan or any 10b5-1 adoption date is not provided in the filing

Insights

Securities Analyst

TL;DR: Routine insider disposal of vested shares; immaterial relative to total shares outstanding.

The Form 144 reports a small compensatory disposal of 1,288 shares with an aggregate market value of $34,654.16, following vesting on 08/24/2025. Compared with 156,293,515 shares outstanding, this sale represents a negligible portion of issued stock and is a common mechanism for executives to monetize vested awards. The prior sale of 8,621 shares on 08/15/2025 for $227,351.86 is disclosed, providing useful transparency on recent insider activity. From a market-impact perspective, these transactions are unlikely to affect liquidity or valuation materially.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Filing demonstrates compliance and disclosure; no material governance red flags in the notice.

The notice documents acquisition by vesting and an intended sale through a broker, and includes the statutory certification about material nonpublic information. These elements align with Rule 144 disclosure expectations and indicate procedural compliance. The amounts involved are modest and the filing includes prior recent sales, improving transparency about insider dispositions. There is no evidence in the filing of any undisclosed governance issues or compliance breaches.

Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

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Submission Contact Information
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E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer

SEC File Number

Address of Issuer

Phone

Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

Relationship to Issuer

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common	Merrill Lynch 3455 Peachtree Road NE STE 1000 Atlanta GA 30326	1288	34654.16	156293515	08/28/2025	NYSE

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common	08/24/2025	Vesting of a Stock Award	Mueller Water Products, Inc.			1288	08/24/2025	Compensatory Payment

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Name and Address of Seller	Title of Securities Sold	Date of Sale	Amount of Securities Sold	Gross Proceeds
Suzanne G. Smith 1200 ABERNATHY RD, NE SUITE 1200 ATLANTA GA 30328	Mueller Water Products, Inc. - Common	08/15/2025	8621	227351.86

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks

Date of Notice

ATTENTION:

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.

Signature

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)