U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Tompkins Richard J.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
23 Hidden Pine Drive
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(Street)
Colts Neck NJ 07722-1566
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Middlesex Water Company (MSEX)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
October 2002
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
CEO
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[_] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 10/1/02 1,500 A 22.4386 10,950 D
(Restricted Stock)
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Common Stock 15,050 D
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Common Stock 6,451 D
(Dividend Reinvestment)
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Common Stock 600 D
( Ten w Spouse)
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Common Stock 1,648 D
(Dividend Reinvestment w/Spouse)
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Common Stock 713 I Son
(Dividend Reinvestment)
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Response) (Over)
FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ M.F. Reynolds, Power of Attorney for
J. Richard Tompkins October 1, 2002
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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This Power of attorney is made on August 22, 2002
I, J. RICHARD TOMPKINS, as a member of the Board of Directors of Middlesex
Water Company hereby appoint the Corporate Secretary or Assistant Corporate
Secretary of Middlesex Water Compay as Attorney-in-Fact on my behalf to prepare,
sign and file SEC form 4 with respect to those transactions required to be
reported, including but not limited to, change in ownership of any equity
security, under Section 403 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. I further
authorize my Attorney-in-Fact to do any and all things necessary on my behalf to
accomplish the foregoing in order that SEC form 4 may be filed timely in
accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1934, as the same may be
amended from time to time.
This Power of Attorney shall not be affected by subsequent disability or
incapacity of the undersigned, or lapse of time.
By signing below, I acknowledge that I have received a copy of this Power
of Attorney and that I understand its terms.
Witness:
/s/ Kenneth J. Quinn /s/ J. Richard Tompkins
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J. Richard Tompkins
State of New Jersey
County Of Middlesex
I certify that on August 22, 2002 J. Richard Tompkins personally came
before me and stated to my satisfaction that this person:
(a) was the maker of the above instrument, and
(b) executed this instrument as his/her own act.
/s/ Janine Y. Bauer
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Janine Y. Bauer
Notary Public
My Commission Expires
March 1, 2006
