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: October 30, 2008
MIDDLESEX WATER
COMPANY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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NEW
JERSEY
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0-422
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22-1114430
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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1500 RONSON ROAD, P.O. BOX
1500, ISELIN, NEW JERSEY 08830
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(732)-634-1500
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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:
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240.13e-4(c))
Item.
8.01. Other Events
On October
30, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing an increase
in the quarterly dividend on the Company’s common shares from $0.1750 to
$0.1775, and declared a quarterly cash dividend payable on December 1, 2008 for
shareholders of record as of November 14, 2008.
The
information contained in the news release is incorporated herein by reference
and furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The
following exhibit is filed herewith:
99.1 On
October 30, 2008, a press release was issued announcing
the increase and declaration of quarterly cash
dividends.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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MIDDLESEX
WATER COMPANY
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(Registrant)
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s/Kenneth J.
Quinn
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Kenneth
J. Quinn
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Vice
President, General Counsel,
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Secretary
and Treasurer
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Dated: October
30, 2008
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Exhibit
99.1
MIDDLESEX
WATER COMPANY INCREASES DIVIDEND
ISELIN,
NJ, October 30, 2008 Middlesex Water Company,
(NASDAQ:MSEX), a provider of water and wastewater and related services in New
Jersey and Delaware, announced that on October 28, 2008, the Company’s Board of
Directors approved an increase in the Company's quarterly cash dividend to
$0.1775 from $0.1750. The new dividend rate is payable December 1,
2008 to shareholders of record as of November 14, 2008. This dividend increase
raises the annual dividend to $0.71 from $0.70 per share of common
stock. The Company has paid cash dividends in varying amounts
continually since 1912. Middlesex Water has a Dividend Reinvestment
Plan (DRP), available to registered shareholders, under which dividends and
optional cash payments can be used to purchase additional shares of Common
stock.
About Middlesex Water
Company
Middlesex Water Company, organized in
1897, provides regulated and unregulated water and wastewater utility services
in New Jersey and Delaware through various subsidiary companies. For additional
information regarding Middlesex Water Company including information about the
Company’s DRP Program, visit the Company’s Web site at www.middlesexwater.com
or call (732) 634-1500.
Contact:
Bernadette
Sohler, Vice President – Corporate Affairs
Middlesex
Water Company
1500
Ronson Road
Iselin,
New Jersey 08830
(732)
638-7549
www.middlesexwater.com