Aqua America Declares June 2008 Dividend
BRYN MAWR, Pa., May 01, 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 June 1, 2008, to all shareholders of record as of May 16, 2008.
The June dividend payment of $0.125 per share is nine percent higher than the dividend the company paid in June 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 a publicly traded water and wastewater utility holding company, with operating subsidiaries serving approximately three million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, New York, Indiana, Florida, Virginia, Maine, Missouri 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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