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01 May 2006

Aqua America Declares June 2006 Dividend

BRYN MAWR, Pa., May 01, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) today declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.1069 per share payable on June 1, 2006, to all shareholders of record as of May 18, 2006. Aqua America has paid a dividend for more than 60

21 Apr 2006

Aqua America Chairman Nicholas DeBenedictis Receives Top Honor from Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

PHILADELPHIA, Apr 21, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce - one of the country's largest - bestows its highest honor for an individual business leader, the William Penn Award(TM), tonight to Nicholas DeBenedictis, Chairman and CEO, Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR).

19 Apr 2006

Aqua America to Report Earnings for First Quarter 2006

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Apr 19, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) expects to report earnings for the quarter ending March 31, 2006 on May 3, 2006. The company's conference call with analysts will take place on Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

13 Apr 2006

Aqua America Executives to Broadcast Analyst Day Presentation Live; Meeting scheduled April 20

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Apr 13, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced today that it will conduct a live webcast of its Analyst Day event on Thursday, April 20, 2006 from 12:30 p.m. to approximately 2:00 p.m. EDT. The conference will be held at the Langham Hotel in Boston,

04 Apr 2006

Aqua America Closes Four New Water System Purchases; First quarter 2006 brings seven acquisitions in four states

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Apr 04, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With the acquisition of four more water systems in Pennsylvania, Texas and North Carolina, Aqua America Inc. (NYSE:WTR) reported today that it closed a total of seven transactions in the first quarter 2006.

17 Mar 2006

Aqua America Subsidiary Purchases Pair of Water Systems in Illinois; Transactions Expand Customer Base in Kankakee and Lake Counties

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Mar 17, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced today that its subsidiary Aqua Illinois, Inc. (Aqua) has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the water system of the Village of Manteno. The purchase price for the system, which serves

15 Mar 2006

Aqua America Chief Financial Officer to Present at the Edward Jones Mid-Cap Utility Conference

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Mar 15, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced today that its Chief Financial Officer David Smeltzer will present at the Edward Jones Mid-Cap Utility Conference on March 28, 2006 at 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Mr.