8-K

WATSCO, INC.

Dated: March 29, 2024

/s/ Ana M. Menendez

Ana M. Menendez,

Chief Financial Officer

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

LOGO

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):

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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)