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: June 23, 2010
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)
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Middlesex
Water Company
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Item
5.02
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DEPARTURE
OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
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On June
22, 2010, Middlesex Water Company (the “Company”) announced that its Board of
Directors accepted the resignation of board member John P. Mulkerin as outlined
in the attached press release. Mr. Mulkerin was a Class I Director
whose term was to expire at the May 2012 Annual Meeting. Director
Steven M. Klein has been appointed to succeed Mr. Mulkerin as Chairman of the
Audit Committee and has been designated the Audit Committee Financial
Expert.
Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
The
following is filed herewith as an exhibit.
(c) Exhibits
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99.1
Company press release dated June 23,
2010.
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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: June
23, 2010
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Middlesex
Water Company Announces Board Change
ISELIN, NJ, (June 23,
2010) Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ:MSEX) has
announced the
resignation of John P. Mulkerin from its Board of Directors, effective as of the
Board of Directors meeting held June 22, 2010. Mr. Mulkerin was a Class I
Director whose term was to expire in May 2012.
Mr.
Mulkerin was elected to the Board in 1997 and has since served as Chairman of
the Company’s Audit Committee and as the designated Audit Committee Financial
Expert. He also served as a member of the Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee and the Pension Committee.
“John’s
financial, legal and management background has been a tremendous asset to the
Board of Middlesex Water for the past 13 years. We are grateful for
his years of dedicated service, his leadership and for his valued counsel with
respect to executing the company’s plans,” said
Dennis W. Doll, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Steven M.
Klein, a member of the Audit Committee since September 2009, was appointed
Chairman of the Audit Committee and named as the designated Audit
Committee Financial Expert, at the June 22, 2010 Board of
Directors meeting, to succeed Mr. Mulkerin in these capacities.
About Middlesex Water
Company
Middlesex Water Company, organized in
1897, provides regulated and unregulated water and wastewater utility services
primarily in New Jersey and Delaware through various subsidiary companies. For
additional information regarding Middlesex Water Company, 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