[144] Mueller Water Products, Inc. SEC Filing

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Mueller Water Products (MWA) filed a Form 144 notifying the proposed sale of 24,005 common shares through Merrill Lynch on the NYSE, with an aggregate market value of $627,717.90. The filing reports the approximate date of sale as 08/18/2025 and shows 156,293,515 shares outstanding, indicating the sale represents a small fraction of total shares. The shares being sold were acquired through vesting of stock awards from Mueller Water Products between 2012 and 2016, in lots ranging from 1,505 to 4,831 shares. No securities were reported sold by the seller in the past three months, and several administrative fields (filer contact and CIK) are not populated in the notice.

Positive

• Planned sale fully disclosed: Form 144 provides broker, exchange, number of shares, aggregate market value, and acquisition history.
• Securities were acquired via compensatory stock awards: acquisition dates and amounts from 2012–2016 are listed, showing these are vested awards.

Negative

• None.

Insights

Securities Compliance Analyst

TL;DR: Routine Form 144 disclosing an insider's planned sale of vested shares; appears procedural and regulatory in nature.

The filing documents a proposed sale under Rule 144 of 24,005 common shares via Merrill Lynch with an indicated sale date of 08/18/2025. Acquisitions listed are all described as vesting of stock awards from 2012–2016, and the filer attests to lacking undisclosed material adverse information. The form lacks certain identifying contact fields, but the core Rule 144 disclosures (shares, acquisition history, broker, market value, exchange) are present, supporting compliance with resale notice requirements.

Corporate Governance Specialist

TL;DR: Transaction appears non-material to the company and follows normal insider sale procedures under Rule 144.

The notice connects the securities to compensatory stock award vesting events between 2012 and 2016 and specifies the broker and exchange for execution. The amount to be sold represents a very small portion of the 156,293,515 shares outstanding reported in the filing. There are no disclosures of other recent sales by the same account in the prior three months. The filing includes the standard attestation regarding material nonpublic information.

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

Filer CIK
Filer CCC
Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?	LIVE TEST
Submission Contact Information
Name
Phone
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	24005	627717.90	156293515	08/18/2025	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	10/26/2012	Vesting of a Stock Award	Mueller Water Products, Inc.			4831	10/26/2012	Compensatory Payment
Common	10/26/2013	Vesting of a Stock Award	Mueller Water Products, Inc.			4830	10/26/2013	Compensatory Payment
Common	01/30/2014	Vesting of a Stock Award	Mueller Water Products, Inc.			2256	01/30/2014	Compensatory Payment
Common	10/26/2014	Vesting of a Stock Award	Mueller Water Products, Inc.			4831	10/26/2014	Compensatory Payment
Common	01/29/2015	Vesting of a Stock Award	Mueller Water Products, Inc.			1748	01/29/2015	Compensatory Payment
Common	01/30/2015	Vesting of a Stock Award	Mueller Water Products, Inc.			2256	01/30/2015	Compensatory Payment
Common	01/28/2016	Vesting of a Stock Award	Mueller Water Products, Inc.			1505	01/28/2016	Compensatory Payment
Common	01/29/2016	Vesting of a Stock Award	Mueller Water Products, Inc.			1748	01/29/2016	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

Nothing to Report

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)

FAQ

What does Mueller Water Products (MWA) report in this Form 144?

The filing notifies a proposed sale of 24,005 common shares on 08/18/2025 via Merrill Lynch on the NYSE with an aggregate market value of $627,717.90.

How many shares outstanding does the filing report for MWA?

The filing reports 156,293,515 shares outstanding.

How were the shares being sold originally acquired?

All listed shares were acquired through vesting of stock awards from Mueller Water Products between 2012 and 2016.

Did the filer report any sales in the past three months?

The filing indicates Nothing to Report for securities sold during the past three months.

Which broker and exchange are named for the proposed sale?

The broker is Merrill Lynch (address shown) and the named exchange is the NYSE.