Aqua America Declares March 2008 Dividend
BRYN MAWR, Pa., Feb 07, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) today declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.125 per share payable on March 1, 2008, to all shareholders of record as of February 15, 2008.
The March dividend payment of $0.125 per share is nine percent higher than the dividend the company paid in March 2007 of $0.115 per share. Aqua America has paid a dividend for more than 61 years and has increased the company dividend 17 times in the last 16 years.
Aqua America, Inc. is the largest U.S.-based publicly-traded water and wastewater utility serving more than three million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, Maine, Missouri, New York, and South Carolina. Aqua America is listed on the New York and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges under the ticker symbol WTR.
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SOURCE: Aqua America, Inc.
Aqua America, Inc. Kevin M. Brophy Director, Investor Relations 610-645-1020 kmbrophy@aquaamerica.com or Donna Alston Director, Communications 610-645-1095 dpalston@aquaamerica.com
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