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22 Nov 2004

Aqua America's Pennsylvania Subsidiary Maintains Standard & Poor's A+ Credit Rating

Aqua America's Pennsylvania Subsidiary Maintains Standard & Poor's A+ Credit Rating BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2004--Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced today that Standard and Poor's (S&P) has confirmed an A+ corporate credit rating on Aqua America's largest subsidiary, Aqua

17 Nov 2004

Aqua America Chairman to Present At NYSSA Water Conference

Aqua America Chairman to Present At NYSSA Water Conference BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2004--Chairman and President of Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) Nicholas DeBenedictis will present at the New York Society of Security Analysts' (NYSSA) Water Industry Conference on December 2, 2004

11 Nov 2004

Aqua America Announces Public Equity Offering; Over-Allotment Exercised in Full

Aqua America Announces Public Equity Offering; Over-Allotment Exercised in Full BRYN MAWR, Pa., Nov 11, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced today the pricing on November 9, 2004 of an underwritten public offering of 1.955 million shares of its common stock at a price to

02 Nov 2004

Aqua America Reports Increases in Revenue and Operating Income for Third Quarter 2004

Aqua America Reports Increases in Revenue and Operating Income for Third Quarter 2004 BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2004-- Net income up despite heavy rainfall; 8.3 percent dividend increase set for December 1 payment Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) cited customer growth and rate awards in

21 Oct 2004

Aqua America to Report Third Quarter Earnings November 2, 2004

Aqua America to Report Third Quarter Earnings November 2, 2004 BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2004--Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) plans to report earnings for the quarter ending September 30, 2004 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The company's conference call with analysts will take place

18 Oct 2004

Aqua America Selects Cary, North Carolina for Site of National Call Center

Aqua America Selects Cary, North Carolina for Site of National Call Center BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2004--Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced today that Cary, North Carolina will be the site of one of three national call centers the company will operate beginning in 2006.

16 Sep 2004

Aqua America's Pennsylvania Subsidiary Buys Two Water Systems

Aqua America's Pennsylvania Subsidiary Buys Two Water Systems BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2004--Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced today that its Pennsylvania subsidiary, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., (Aqua) recently completed two water utility acquisitions.