SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 7
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 22-1114430
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1500 Ronson Road, Iselin, New Jersey 08830
(Address of principal executive offices)
732-634-1500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
MARION F. REYNOLDS
Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer
Middlesex Water Company
1500 Ronson Road
Iselin, New Jersey 08830
732-634-1500
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to:
PETER D. HUTCHEON
Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus
721 Route 202 & 206 North
PO Box 1018
Somerville, NJ 08876-1018
The Post Effective Amendment filed herewith relates to
Registration No. 33-11717 on Form S-E filed by the
registrant on December 12. 1991.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement is January 30, 2002.
RE: SPECIAL 5% DISCOUNT OFFER TO DRIP PLAN PARTICIPANTS
Dear Shareholder:
This letter supplements certain information contained in the prospectus
dated January 25, 2000, (the "Prospectus") covering the Company's Dividend
Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"). It refers especially
to the reduced purchase price provision covered in the answer to Question 25 of
the Prospectus.
For a limited period of time Middlesex Water Company is offering to sell
shares of its Common Stock at a 5% discount to participants in the Plan. The
offer applies to all purchases under the Plan made between March 1, 2002, and
August 1, 2002, whether by Optional Cash Payment, Dividend Reinvestment or
employee payroll deduction. To take advantage of this offer through Optional
Cash Payments, the cash payment form attached to your statement of account,
together with your payment, must be received by the Agent (Registrar and
Transfer Company, 10 Commerce Drive, Cranford, NJ 07016) between February 20,
2002, and July 20, 2002.
The 5% reduction in price will also apply to dividends paid and reinvested
on March 1, 2002, (to holders of record February 15, 2002, and June 1, 2002, (to
holders of record May 15, 2002).
This offer is limited to an aggregate of 100,000 shares on a first-come,
first-served basis. During this reduction period, the price of the stock will be
95% of the purchase price as described in the answer to Question 24 of the
Prospectus.
If purchases are made at the reduced price and shares are then withdrawn
from the Plan within six months after the purchase you will be subject to a
withdrawal fee equal to the original 5% share reduction on all shares withdrawn.
You should refer to the Prospectus for details and other terms of the Plan.
If you have any questions about this proposal or need an additional copy of the
Prospectus, please feel free to call Marion F. Reynolds, Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer of the Company. If you do not wish to participate in
this offer, except for the reinvestment of dividends, no action is required on
your part.
Sincerely,
MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY
/s/ J. Richard Tompkins
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J. Richard Tompkins
Chairman of the Board
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
Certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement or Amendment thereto, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the Township of Woodbridge, State of New Jersey on
the 30th day of January 2002.
MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY
J. Richard Tompkins
Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement or Amendment has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Title Signature Date
Chairman of the Board and /s/ J. Richard Tompkins 1/30/02
Director -----------------------
J. Richard Tompkins
President and Director /s/ Dennis G. Sullivan 1/30/02
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Dennis G. Sullivan
Director /s/ John C. Cutting 1/30/02
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John C. Cutting
Director /s/ John R. Middleton 1/30/02
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John R. Middleton
Director /s/ John P. Mulkerin 1/30/02
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John P. Mulkerin
Director /s/ Stephen H. Mundy 1/30/02
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Stephen H. Mundy
Director /s/ Jeffries Shein 1/30/02
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Jeffries Shein