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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 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*

                     Vivendi North America Company ("VNAC")
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   (Last)                           (First)             (Middle)

                         60 East 42nd Street, 36th Floor
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                                    (Street)

                               New York, NY 10165
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   (City)                           (State)              (Zip)

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2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

        Philidelphia Suburban Corp. (PSC)
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3.   IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)


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4.   Statement for Month/Year

        May 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)

     [_]  Director                             [X]  10% Owner
     [_]  Officer (give title below)           [_]  Other (specify below)
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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)

     [_]  Form filed by one Reporting Person
     [X]  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)                          (Month/Day/Year) Code     V                  (D)             and 4)         (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock, par value
$0.50 per share("PSC Shares")         5/10/02         S                73,300      D     $24.0554                D
                                      5/13/02         S               100,000      D     $22.6007                D
                                      5/14/02         S                50,000      D     $22.0322                D
                                      5/15/02         S                72,900      D     $22.0003                D
                                      5/17/02         S                 2,360      D     $22.0000                D
                                      5/20/02         S                50,000      D     $22.2516                D
                                      5/21/02         S                 4,100      D     $22.1156                D
                                      5/23/02         S                50,000      D     $22.0000                D
                                      5/24/02         S                11,600      D     $22.0000     761,655    D
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FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================ 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) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: See attached Exhibit to Form 4, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit to Form 4 Name and Address of Additional Reporting Persons: - ------------------------------------------------ Vivendi Universal, S.A. ("Vivendi Universal") with the following address: 42, avenue de Friedland 75380 Paris, Cedex 08 France Vivendi Environnement ("Environnement") with the following address: 36-38 avenue Kleber 75116 Paris France Explanation of Responses: - ------------------------ During the month of May 2002, Vivendi Universal did not effect any transactions subject to Section 16 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). As of May 31, 2002, Vivendi Universal had indirect beneficial ownership of the 11,095,876 PSC Shares then directly owned by its indirect subsidiaries VNAC and Vivendi Water S.A. During the month of May 2002, Environnement did not effect any transactions subject to Section 16 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). As of May 31, 2002, Environnement had indirect beneficial ownership of the 11,095,876 PSC Shares then directly owned by its wholly owned subsidiaries VNAC and Vivendi Water S.A. Signature Page -------------- VIVENDI UNIVERSAL S.A. By: /s/ Stephen P. Stanczak ----------------------------------- Name: Stephen P. Stanczak Attorney-in-Fact* VIVENDI NORTH AMERICA COMPANY By: /s/ Stephen P. Stanczak ----------------------------------- Name: Stephen P. Stanczak Attorney-in-Fact* VIVENDI ENVIRONNEMENT By: /s/ Jerome Contamine ----------------------------------- Name: Jerome Contamine Chief Financial Officer * See the Special Powers of Attorney filed as exhibits to Amendment No. 20 to Schedule 13D filed by Vivendi Universal, VNAC, Vivendi Water S.A. and Compagnie Generale des Eaux with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2000, which are incorporated herein by reference.