UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

þ		ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File number 1-6659

AQUA AMERICA, INC.

(a Pennsylvania corporation)
762 W. Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010-3489
(610) 527-8000
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 23-1702594

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $.50 per share		New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “small reporting company” in Rule 12(b)-2 of the Exchange Act.:

Large accelerated filer þ		Accelerated filer o		Non-accelerated filer o		Small reporting company o
				(do not check if smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No þ

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2010: $2,405,487,848

For purposes of determining this amount only, registrant has defined affiliates as including (a) the executive officers named in Part I of this 10-K report, (b) all directors of registrant, and (c) each shareholder that has informed registrant by June 30, 2010, that it has sole or shared voting power of 5% or more of the outstanding common stock of registrant.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of February 11, 2011: 137,968,188

(1) Portions of registrant’s 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders have been incorporated by reference into Parts I and II of this Form 10-K.

(2) Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement, relative to the May 12, 2011 annual meeting of shareholders of registrant, to be filed within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K, have been incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Part I
Item 1. Business			4
Item 1A. Risk Factors			15
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments			20
Item 2. Properties			21
Item 3. Legal Proceedings			21
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)			23
Part II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities			23
Item 6. Selected Financial Data			24
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			24
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			25
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data			25
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure			25
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures			25
Item 9B. Other Information			26
Part III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance			28
Item 11. Executive Compensation			30
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters			30
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence			30
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services			31
Part IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules			31
Signatures			32
Exhibit Index			34
Exhibit 4.34
Exhibit 4.35
Exhibit 10.22
Exhibit 10.42
Exhibit 10.51
Exhibit 13.1
Exhibit 21.1
Exhibit 23.1
Exhibit 31.1
Exhibit 31.2
Exhibit 32.1
Exhibit 32.2
EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT
EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT
EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“10-K”), or incorporated by reference into this 10-K, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are made based upon, among other things, our current assumptions, expectations, plans, and beliefs concerning future events and their potential effect on us. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside our control, that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements where statements are preceded by, followed by or include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “future,” “potential,” “probably,” “predictions,” “continue” or the negative of such terms or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this 10-K, or incorporated by reference into this 10-K, include, but are not limited to, statements regarding:

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projected capital expenditures and related funding requirements;

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the availability and cost of capital;

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developments, trends and consolidation in the water and wastewater utility industries;

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dividend payment projections;

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opportunities for future acquisitions, the success of pending acquisitions and the impact of future acquisitions;

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the capacity of our water supplies, water facilities and wastewater facilities;

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the impact of geographic diversity on our exposure to unusual weather;

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the impact of conservation awareness of customers and more efficient plumbing fixtures and appliances on water usage per customer;

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our capability to pursue timely rate increase requests;

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our authority to carry on our business without unduly burdensome restrictions;

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our ability to obtain fair market value for condemned assets;

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the impact of fines and penalties;

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the impact of changes in governmental laws, regulations and policies, including those dealing with taxation, the environment, health and water quality, and public utility regulation;

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the impact of decisions of governmental and regulatory bodies, including decisions to raise or lower rates;

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the development of new services and technologies by us or our competitors;

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the availability of qualified personnel;

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the condition of our assets;

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the impact of legal proceedings;

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general economic conditions;

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acquisition-related costs and synergies; and

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the forward-looking statements contained under the heading “Forward-Looking Statements” in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” from the portion of our 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof.

Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including but not limited to:

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changes in general economic, business, credit and financial market conditions;

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changes in governmental laws, regulations and policies, including those dealing with taxation, the environment, health and water quality, and public utility regulation;

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changes in environmental conditions, including those that result in water use restrictions;

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abnormal weather conditions;

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changes in, or unanticipated, capital requirements;

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changes in our credit rating or the market price of our common stock;

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our ability to integrate businesses, technologies or services which we may acquire;

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our ability to manage the expansion of our business;

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the extent to which we are able to develop and market new and improved services;

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the effect of the loss of major customers;

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our ability to retain the services of key personnel and to hire qualified personnel as we expand;

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labor disputes;

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increasing difficulties in obtaining insurance and increased cost of insurance;

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cost overruns relating to improvements or the expansion of our operations;

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increases in the costs of goods and services;

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civil disturbance or terroristic threats or acts; and

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changes in accounting pronouncements.

Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. You should read this 10-K and the documents that we incorporate by reference into this 10-K completely and with the understanding that our actual future results, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. These forward-looking statements represent assumptions, expectations, plans, and beliefs only as of the date of this 10-K. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose certain information under the federal securities laws, we are not obligated, and assume no obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, even though our situation may change in the future. For further information or other factors which could affect our financial results and such forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors.” We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

PART I

Item 1.		Business

The Company

Aqua America, Inc. (referred to as “Aqua America”, the “Company”, “we”, or “us”) is the holding company for regulated utilities providing water or wastewater services to what we estimate to be approximately 3 million people in Pennsylvania, Texas, North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Florida, Indiana, Virginia, Maine, Missouri, and Georgia. Our largest operating subsidiary, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., accounted for approximately 53% of our operating revenues for 2010 and as of December 31, 2010, provided water or wastewater services to approximately one-half of the total number of people we serve, and is located in the suburban areas in counties north and west of the City of Philadelphia and in 25 other counties in Pennsylvania. Our other subsidiaries provide similar services in 12 other states. In September 2010, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our wastewater operation in South Carolina, which served approximately 400 customers. The sale of our utility operation in South Carolina closed in December 2010, concluding our utility operations in South Carolina. In addition, in December 2010, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our regulated water and wastewater operations in Missouri, which serves approximately 3,900 customers. This sale is conditioned, among other things, on the receipt of regulatory approval, and is expected to close by the third quarter of 2011. The completion of this transaction will conclude our regulated utility operations in Missouri. In addition, we provide water and wastewater services through operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities and other parties close to our utility companies’ service territories as well as sludge hauling, septage and grease services, backflow prevention services, and certain other non-regulated water and wastewater services.

Aqua America, which prior to its name change in 2004 was known as Philadelphia Suburban Corporation, was formed in 1968 as a holding company for its primary subsidiary, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., formerly known as Philadelphia Suburban Water Company. In the early 1990s we embarked on a growth through acquisition strategy focused on water and wastewater operations. Our most significant transactions to date have been the merger with Consumers Water Company in 1999, the acquisition of the regulated water and wastewater operations of AquaSource, Inc. in 2003, the acquisition of Heater Utilities, Inc. in 2004, and the acquisition of New York Water Service Corporation in 2007. Since the early 1990s, our business strategy has been primarily directed toward the regulated water and wastewater utility industry and has extended our regulated operations from southeastern Pennsylvania to include operations in 12 other states. In 2009, we began operations in Georgia through the acquisition of a wastewater utility business that is currently not subject to economic regulation by the Georgia Public Service Commission, but is included within our Regulated segment as it provides services similar to our regulated utility subsidiaries.

The following table reports our operating revenues by principal state for the Regulated segment and Other for the year ended December 31, 2010:

		Operating				Operating
		Revenues				Revenues
		(000’s)				(%)
Pennsylvania		$	382,802				52.7	%
Texas			56,816				7.8	%
North Carolina			45,631				6.3	%
Ohio			44,468				6.1	%
Illinois			42,539				5.9	%
Other states*			142,251				19.6	%
Regulated segment total			714,507				98.4	%
Other			11,565				1.6	%
Consolidated		$	726,072				100.0	%

Information concerning revenues, net income, identifiable assets and related financial information of the Regulated segment and Other for 2010, 2009, and 2008 is set forth in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in Note 17 — Segment Information in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” from the portions of our 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders filed as Exhibit 13.1 to this Form 10-K. The information from these sections of our 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated by reference herein.

The following table summarizes our operating revenues, by utility customer class, for the Regulated segment and Other for the year ended December 31, 2010:

		Operating				Operating
		Revenues				Revenues
		(000’s)				(%)
Residential water		$	431,178				59.4	%
Commercial water			105,294				14.5	%
Fire protection			30,381				4.2	%
Industrial water			21,550				3.0	%
Other water			40,047				5.5	%
Water			628,450				86.6	%
Wastewater			73,939				10.2	%
Other utility			12,118				1.6	%
Regulated segment total			714,507				98.4	%
Other			11,565				1.6	%
Consolidated		$	726,072				100.0	%

Our utility customer base is diversified among residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, other water, wastewater customers and other utility customers (consisting of certain operating contracts that are closely associated with the utility operations). Residential customers make up the largest component of our utility customer base, with these customers representing approximately 70% of our water and wastewater revenues. Substantially all of our water customers are metered, which allows us to measure and bill for our customers’ water consumption. Water consumption per customer is affected by local weather conditions during the year, especially during the late spring and summer in our northern U.S. service territories. In general, during these seasons, an extended period of dry weather increases consumption, while above average rainfall decreases consumption. Also, an increase in the average temperature generally causes an increase in water consumption. On occasion, abnormally dry weather in our service areas can result in governmental authorities declaring drought warnings and water use restrictions in the affected areas, which could reduce water consumption. See “Water Supplies, Water Facilities and Wastewater Facilities” for a discussion of water use restrictions that may impact water consumption during abnormally dry weather. The geographic diversity of our utility customer base reduces the effect of our exposure to extreme or unusual weather conditions in any one area of our service territory. Water usage is also affected by changing consumption patterns by our customers, resulting from such causes as increased water conservation and the installation of water saving devices and appliances that can result in decreased water usage.

Our growth in revenues over the past five years is primarily a result of increases in water and wastewater rates and in our utility customer base. See “Economic Regulation” for a discussion of water and wastewater rates. The majority of the increase in our utility customer base has been due to customers added through acquisitions. In 2006, the utility customer growth rate was 7.2%, including 44,792 customers associated with the New York Water Service Corporation acquisition, which was completed on January 1, 2007. In 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007, the utility customer growth rate due to acquisitions and other growth ventures was 1.0%, 1.0%, 2.0%, and 2.6%, respectively. In 2008, our net customer count declined by 3,838 customers, or 0.4%, due to the sale or relinquishment of two utility systems, pursuant to our plan to evaluate and dispose of underperforming utility operations and one system that was turned over to the local city through condemnation. Overall, for the five-year period of 2006 through 2010, our utility customer base increased at an annual compound rate of 2.2%. If the number of customers associated with utility system dispositions during the past five years was excluded from the January 1, 2006 utility customer base, the annual compound growth rate would have been 2.7% for that same period.

Acquisitions and Water Sale Agreements

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), approximately 85% of the U.S. population obtained its water from community water systems, and 15% of the U.S. population obtained its water from private wells. With approximately 52,000 community water systems in the U.S. (83% of which serve less than 3,300 customers), the water industry is the most fragmented of the major utility industries (telephone, natural gas, electric, water and wastewater). The majority of these community water systems are government-owned, and the balance of the systems are privately-owned (or investor-owned). The nation’s water systems range in size from large government-owned systems, such as the New York City water system which serves approximately 9 million people, to small systems, where a few customers share a common well. In the states where we operate, we believe there are approximately 23,000 community water systems of widely-varying size, with the majority of the population being served by government-owned water systems.

Although not as fragmented as the water industry, the wastewater industry in the U.S. also presents opportunities for consolidation. According to the EPA most recent survey of wastewater treatment facilities (which includes both government-owned and privately-owned facilities) in 2008, there are approximately 15,000 such facilities in the nation serving approximately 74% of the U.S. population. The remaining population represents individual homeowners with their own treatment facilities; for example, community on-lot disposal systems and septic tank systems. The vast majority of wastewater facilities are government-owned rather than privately-owned. The EPA survey also indicated that there are approximately 9,600 wastewater facilities in operation or planned in the 13 states where we operate.

Because of the fragmented nature of the water and wastewater utility industries, we believe that there are many potential water and wastewater system acquisition candidates throughout the U.S. We believe the factors driving consolidation of these systems are:

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the benefits of economies of scale;

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increasingly stringent environmental regulations;

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the monetizing of public assets to support the financial condition of municipalities;

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the need for substantial capital investment;

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limited access to cost-effective financing; and

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the need for technological and managerial expertise.

We are actively exploring opportunities to expand our utility operations through acquisitions or other growth ventures. During the five-year period ended December 31, 2010, we completed 104 acquisitions or other growth ventures.

We believe that acquisitions will continue to be an important source of customer growth for us. We intend to continue to pursue acquisitions of government-owned and privately-owned water and wastewater systems that provide services in areas near our existing service territories or in new service areas. We engage in continuing activities with respect to potential acquisitions, including calling on prospective sellers, performing analyses and investigations of acquisition candidates, making preliminary acquisition proposals and negotiating the terms of potential acquisitions.

Water Supplies, Water Facilities and Wastewater Facilities

Our water utility operations obtain their water supplies from surface water sources such as reservoirs, lakes, ponds, rivers and streams, in addition to obtaining water from wells and purchasing water from other water suppliers. Approximately 9% of our water sales are purchased from other suppliers. It is our policy to obtain and maintain the permits necessary to obtain the water we distribute. The water supplies for the service areas in the principal states in which we operate in are as follows:

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Pennsylvania — The principal supply of water is surface water from streams, rivers and reservoirs. Wells and interconnections with adjacent municipal authorities supplement these surface supplies. We operate 12 surface water treatment plants.

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Texas — Water supply in more than 300 water systems is obtained principally from wells, supplemented in some cases by purchased water from adjacent water systems.

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North Carolina — Water supply in more than 700 systems is obtained principally from wells. Several systems purchase water from neighboring municipal systems.

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Ohio — Water supply is obtained for customers in Lake County from Lake Erie. Customers in Mahoning County obtain their water from man-made lakes. Water supply is obtained for customers in Stark, Williams, Richland and Summit counties from wells supplemented with purchased water from an adjacent municipal system in Stark and Summit counties.

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Illinois — Water supply is obtained for customers in the Kankakee system from the Kankakee River. Three small separate systems in Kankakee County are supplied from wells. Customers in Danville (Vermilion County) are supplied from Lake Vermilion. One small separate system in Vermillion County is supplied from wells. In Will, Boone, Lake, and Knox counties, customers are served from wells. Water supplied to two small systems is purchased from neighboring systems.

We believe that the capacities of our sources of supply, and our water treatment, pumping and distribution facilities, are generally sufficient to meet the present requirements of our customers under normal conditions. We plan system improvements and additions to capacity in response to changing regulatory standards, changing patterns of consumption and increased demand from customer growth. The various state public utility commissions have generally recognized the operating and capital costs associated with these improvements in setting water rates.

On occasion, drought warnings and water use restrictions are issued by governmental authorities for portions of our service territories in response to extended periods of dry weather conditions. The timing and duration of the warnings and restrictions can have an impact on our water revenues and net income. In general, water consumption in the summer months is more affected by drought warnings and restrictions because discretionary and recreational use of water is at its highest during the summer months. At other times of the year, warnings and restrictions generally have less of an effect on water consumption.

We believe that our wastewater treatment facilities are generally adequate to meet the present requirements of our customers under normal conditions. In addition, we own several sewer collection systems where the wastewater is treated at a municipally-owned facility. Changes in regulatory requirements can be reflected in revised permit limits and conditions when National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permits are renewed, typically on a five-year cycle, or when treatment capacity is expanded. Capital improvements are planned and budgeted to meet anticipated changes in regulations and needs for increased capacity related to projected growth, and to correct inflow and infiltration to collection systems. The various state public utility commissions have generally recognized the operating and capital costs associated with these improvements in setting wastewater rates for current customers and capacity charges for new customers.

Economic Regulation

Most of our water and wastewater utility operations are subject to regulation by their respective state regulatory commissions, which have broad administrative power and authority to regulate rates and charges, determine franchise areas and conditions of service, approve acquisitions and authorize the issuance of securities. The regulatory commissions also establish uniform systems of accounts and approve the terms of contracts with affiliates and customers, business combinations with other utility systems, loans and other financings, and the franchise areas that we serve. A small number of our operations are subject to rate regulation by county or city governments. The profitability of our utility operations is influenced to a great extent by the timeliness and adequacy of rate allowances we are granted by the respective regulatory commissions or authorities in the various states in which we operate.

Accordingly, we maintain a rate case management capability, the objective of which is to provide that the tariffs of our utility operations reflect, to the extent practicable, the timely recovery of increases in costs of operations, capital, taxes, energy, materials and compliance with environmental regulations. We file rate increase requests to recover and earn a return on the capital investments that we make in improving or replacing our facilities and to recover expenses. In the states in which we operate, we are primarily subject to economic regulation by the following state regulatory commissions:

State		Regulatory Commission
Pennsylvania		Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Ohio		The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
North Carolina		North Carolina Utilities Commission
Illinois		Illinois Commerce Commission
Texas		Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
New Jersey		New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
New York		New York Public Service Commission
Florida		Florida Public Service Commission
Indiana		Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Virginia		Virginia State Corporation Commission
Maine		Maine Public Utilities Commission
Missouri		Missouri Public Service Commission

Our water and wastewater operations are comprised of 129 rate divisions, each of which requires a separate rate filing for the evaluation of the cost of service, including the recovery of investments, in connection with the establishment of tariff rates for that rate division. When feasible and beneficial to our utility customers, we will seek approval to consolidate rate divisions to achieve a more even distribution of costs over a larger customer base. Eight of the states in which we operate permit some form of consolidated rates in varying degrees for the rate divisions in that state, and two states currently permit us to fully consolidate state-wide rate filings within either our water or wastewater operations. Due to the length of time since the last rate increase for some of our systems and the large amount of capital improvements relative to the number of customers in some smaller systems, the proposed rate increase in some of these systems may be substantial. Also, as a result of the condition of some of the systems acquired and capital investments required to maintain compliance, some divisions are experiencing longer periods of regulatory lag. We can provide no assurance that the rate increases will be granted in a timely or sufficient manner to cover the investments and expenses for which we initially sought the rate increases.

In some regulatory jurisdictions, we may seek authorization to bill our utility customers in accordance with a rate filing that is pending before the respective regulatory commission. Furthermore, some regulatory commissions authorize the use of expense deferrals and amortization in order to provide for an impact on our operating income by an amount that approximates the requested amount in a rate request. The additional revenue billed and collected prior to the final regulatory commission ruling is subject to refund based on the outcome of the ruling. The revenue recognized and the expenses deferred by us reflect an estimate as to the final outcome of the ruling. If the request is denied completely or in part, we could be required to refund some or all of the revenue billed to date, and write-off some or all of the deferred expenses.

Six states in which we operate water utilities, and two states in which we operate wastewater utilities, permit us to add a surcharge to water or wastewater bills to offset the additional depreciation and capital costs associated with certain capital expenditures related to replacing and rehabilitating infrastructure systems. Without a surcharge mechanism, a water and wastewater utility absorbs all of the depreciation and capital costs of these projects between base rate increases without the benefit of additional revenues. The gap between the time that a capital project is completed and the recovery of its costs in rates is known as regulatory lag. The infrastructure rehabilitation surcharge mechanism is intended to substantially reduce regulatory lag, which often acted as a disincentive to water and wastewater utilities to rehabilitate their infrastructure. In addition, our subsidiaries in certain states use a surcharge or credit on their bills to reflect changes in certain costs, such as changes in state tax rates, other taxes and purchased water, until such time as the costs are incorporated into base rates.

Currently, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Indiana, and Missouri allow for the use of infrastructure rehabilitation surcharges. These mechanisms typically adjust periodically based on additional qualified capital expenditures completed or anticipated in a future period. The infrastructure rehabilitation surcharge is capped at a percentage of base rates, generally at 5% to 9% of base rates, and is reset to zero when new base rates that reflect the costs of those additions become effective in final rates or when a utility’s earnings exceed a regulatory benchmark. Infrastructure rehabilitation surcharges provided revenues of $14,207,000 in 2010, $16,900,000 in 2009, and $11,771,000 in 2008.

In general, we believe that Aqua America, Inc. and its subsidiaries have valid authority, free from unduly burdensome restrictions, to enable us to carry on our business as presently conducted in the franchised or contracted areas we now serve. The rights to provide water or wastewater service to a particular franchised service territory are generally non-exclusive, although the applicable regulatory commissions usually allow only one regulated utility to provide service to a given area. In some instances, another water utility provides service to a separate area within the same political subdivision served by one of our subsidiaries. Therefore, as a regulated utility, there is little or no competition for the daily water and wastewater service we provide to our customers. Water and wastewater utilities may compete for new customers in new service territories. Competition for new territory generally comes from nearby utilities, either investor-owned or municipal-owned. There is also often competition for the acquisition of other utilities. Competition for the acquisition of other water or wastewater utilities may come from other investor-owned utilities, nearby municipally-owned utilities and sometimes from strategic or financial purchasers seeking to enter or expand in the water and wastewater industry. The addition of new service territory and the acquisition of other utilities by regulated utilities such as us are generally subject to review and approval by the applicable state regulatory commissions.

In the states where our subsidiaries operate, it is possible that portions of our subsidiaries’ operations could be acquired by municipal governments by one or more of the following methods:

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eminent domain;

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the right of purchase given or reserved by a municipality or political subdivision when the original franchise was granted; and

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the right of purchase given or reserved under the law of the state in which the subsidiary was incorporated or from which it received its permit.

The price to be paid upon such an acquisition by the municipal government is usually determined in accordance with applicable law governing the taking of lands and other property under eminent domain. In other instances, the price may be negotiated, fixed by appraisers selected by the parties or computed in accordance with a formula prescribed in the law of the state or in the particular franchise or charter. We believe that our operating subsidiaries will be entitled to fair market value for any assets that are condemned, and we believe the fair market value will be in excess of the book value for such assets.

In a limited number of instances, in our southern states, where there are municipally-owned water or wastewater systems near our operating divisions, the municipally-owned system may either have water distribution or wastewater collection mains that are located adjacent to our division’s mains or may construct new mains that parallel our mains. In these circumstances, on occasion, the municipally-owned system may attempt to take over the customers who are connected to our mains, resulting in our mains becoming surplus or underutilized without compensation.

The City of Fort Wayne, Indiana (the “City”) has authorized the acquisition by eminent domain of the northern portion of the utility system of one of the operating subsidiaries that we acquired in connection with the AquaSource acquisition in 2003. We had challenged whether the City was following the correct legal procedures in connection with the City’s attempted condemnation, but the Indiana Supreme Court, in an opinion issued in June 2007, supported the City’s position. In October 2007, the City’s Board of Public Works approved proceeding with its process to condemn the northern portion of our utility system at a preliminary price based on the City’s valuation. We filed an appeal with the Allen County Circuit Court challenging the Board of Public Works’ valuation on several bases. In November 2007, the City Council authorized the taking of the northern portion of the Company’s system and the payment of $16,910,500 based on the City’s valuation of this portion of the system. In January 2008, we reached a settlement agreement with the City to transition the northern portion of the system in February 2008 upon receipt of the City’s initial valuation payment of $16,910,500. The settlement agreement specifically stated that the final valuation of the northern portion of the Company’s system will be determined through a continuation of the legal proceedings that were filed challenging the City’s valuation. On February 12, 2008, we turned over the northern portion of the system to the City upon receipt of the initial valuation payment. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission also reviewed and acknowledged the transfer of the Certificate of Territorial Authority for the northern portion of the system to the City. The proceeds received by the Company are in excess of the book value of the assets relinquished. No gain has been recognized due to the contingency over the final valuation of the assets. The net book value of the assets relinquished has been removed from the consolidated balance sheet and the difference between the net book value and the initial payment received has been deferred and is recorded in other accrued liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Once the contingency is resolved and the asset valuation is finalized, through the finalization of the litigation between the Company and the City of Fort Wayne, the amounts deferred will be recognized in the Company’s consolidated income statement. On March 16, 2009, oral argument was held on certain procedural aspects with respect to the valuation evidence that may be presented and whether the Company is entitled to a jury trial. On October 12, 2010, the Wells County Indiana Circuit Court ruled that the Company is not entitled to a jury trial, and that the Wells County judge should review the City of Fort Wayne Board of Public Works’ assessment based upon a “capricious, arbitrary or an abuse of discretion” standard. The Company disagrees with the Court’s decision and as such on November 11, 2010, requested that the Wells County Indiana Circuit Court certify those issues for an interim appeal. The Wells County Indiana Circuit Court has granted that request and on January 14, 2011, the Company filed a request with the Indiana Court of Appeals to review the decision of those issues on appeal. The Company continues to evaluate its legal options with respect to this decision. Depending upon the ultimate outcome of all of the legal proceeding, the Company may be required to refund a portion of the initial valuation payment, or may receive additional proceeds. The northern portion of the utility system relinquished represents approximately 0.50% of Aqua America’s total assets.

Despite the condemnation referred to above, our primary strategy continues to be to acquire additional water and wastewater systems, to maintain our existing systems where there is a business or a strategic benefit, and to actively oppose unilateral efforts by municipal governments to acquire any of our operations, particularly for less than the fair market value of our operations or where the municipal government seeks to acquire more than it is entitled to under the applicable law or agreement. On occasion, we may voluntarily agree to sell systems or portions of systems in order to help focus our efforts in areas where we have more critical mass and economies of scale.

Environmental, Health and Safety Regulation

Provision of water and wastewater services is subject to regulation under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Water Act and related state laws, and under federal and state regulations issued under these laws. These laws and regulations establish criteria and standards for drinking water and for wastewater discharges. In addition, we are subject to federal and state laws and other regulations relating to solid waste disposal, dam safety and other aspects of our operations. Capital expenditures and operating costs required as a result of water quality standards and environmental requirements have been traditionally recognized by state public utility commissions as appropriate for inclusion in establishing rates.

From time to time, Aqua America has acquired, and may acquire, systems that have environmental compliance issues. Environmental compliance issues also arise in the course of normal operations or as a result of regulatory changes. Aqua America attempts to align capital budgeting and expenditures to address these issues in a timely manner. We believe that the capital expenditures required to address outstanding compliance issues have been budgeted in our capital program and represent less than 10% of our expected total capital expenditures over the next five years. We are parties to agreements with regulatory agencies in Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida, Indiana, and Virginia under which we have committed to make certain improvements for environmental compliance. These agreements are intended to provide the regulators with assurance that problems covered by these agreements will be addressed, and the agreements generally provide protection from fines, penalties and other actions while corrective measures are being implemented. We are actively working directly with state environmental officials to implement or amend these agreements as necessary.

Safe Drinking Water Act — The Safe Drinking Water Act establishes criteria and procedures for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) to develop national quality standards for drinking water. Regulations issued pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act and its amendments set standards on the amount of certain microbial and chemical contaminants and radionuclides allowable in drinking water. Current requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act are not expected to have a material impact on our business, financial condition, or results of operations as we have made and are making investments to meet existing water quality standards. We may, in the future, be required to change our method of treating drinking water at certain sources of supply and make additional capital investments if additional regulations become effective.

In order to remove or inactivate microbial organisms, rules were issued by the EPA to improve disinfection and filtration of potable water and reduce consumers’ exposure to disinfectants and by-products of the disinfection process. Our subsidiary in Maine installed filtration for its one unfiltered surface water supply in 2010. The project was completed in 2010 at a cost of less than $7,000,000.

The EPA promulgated the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule and a Stage 2 Disinfection/Disinfection By-product Rule in January 2006. These rules resulted in additional one-time special monitoring costs of approximately $600,000 over a five-year period from 2007 to 2011. Monitoring for all but the smallest systems has been completed, and none of the results have exceeded levels that would require modification of treatment.

The federal Groundwater Rule became effective December 1, 2009. This rule requires additional testing of water from well sources, and under certain circumstances requires demonstration and maintenance of effective disinfection. States throughout the country are taking a variety of approaches to implementation of the Groundwater Rule. Pennsylvania has taken a position that all wells will be required to demonstrate and maintain effective disinfection. We estimate that the capital cost of compliance with this regulation in Pennsylvania will be about $5,000,000 over the next five years. The rule is also expected to require modifications to a few wells or well stations in Texas, North Carolina, and New York. In North Carolina, the rule is being coupled with an existing requirement for visitation of well stations or installation of monitoring equipment. The capital cost of compliance with these requirements in North Carolina is estimated to be about $4,600,000 over the next five years. In aggregate, the costs of compliance with the requirements of the Ground Water Rule in all of our operating states is estimated at less than 1% of our planned capital program over the next five years.

A rule lowering the limit on arsenic was promulgated in 2001 by the EPA and became effective in January 2006, with a provision for further time extensions for small systems. One system in Texas was equipped with treatment in 2009. Construction was completed in 2010 for treatment of one well in Pennsylvania acquired in 2008. No additional capital expenditures for arsenic treatment are anticipated at this time. If treatment is required in the future for an acquired system, the anticipated cost of treatment will be considered in our analysis of the system within the first two years of acquisition.

The Safe Drinking Water Act provides for the regulation of radionuclides other than radon, such as radium and uranium. Revisions to the Radionuclides Rule that became effective in 2003 changed the monitoring protocols and added a maximum contaminant level for uranium. Under the revised rule, some of our groundwater facilities exceeded one or more of the radionuclide standards and required treatment. Treatment has been installed at all wells that remain in service and that had been identified as needing treatment in the initial round of testing. Ongoing testing continues on quarterly, annual, 3-year or 9-year cycles, and occasionally test results for an individual well trigger requirements for public notification and/or treatment. The future capital cost of compliance over the next five years is expected to be less than 1% of our planned capital budget over that time.

Clean Water Act — The Clean Water Act regulates discharges from drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities into lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater. It is our policy to obtain and maintain all required permits and approvals for the discharges from our water and wastewater facilities, and to comply with all conditions of those permits and other regulatory requirements. A program is in place to monitor facilities for compliance with permitting, monitoring and reporting for wastewater discharges. From time to time, discharge violations may occur which may result in fines. These fines and penalties, if any, are not expected to have a material impact on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. We are also parties to compliance agreements with regulatory agencies in several states where we operate while improvements are being made to address wastewater discharge compliance issues. The required costs to comply with the agreements previously cited are included in our capital program, are expected to be less than 1% of our planned five-year capital budget, and are expected to be recoverable in rates.

Solid Waste Disposal — The handling and disposal of residuals and solid waste generated from water and wastewater treatment facilities is governed by federal and state laws and regulations. A program is in place to monitor our facilities for compliance with regulatory requirements, and we are not aware of any significant environmental remediation costs necessary from our handling and disposal of waste material from our water and wastewater operations. However, we do anticipate capital expenditures of less than $2,000,000, that have been included within our five-year capital budget, related to the expansion and/or replacement of some of our current waste disposal facilities in Pennsylvania and Ohio, to support our large surface water treatment facilities in these states. Our capital budget also includes funds for capital projects intended to reduce waste volume and extend the life of our disposal facilities.

Dam Safety — Our subsidiaries own eighteen major dams that are subject to the requirements of the federal and state regulations related to dam safety. All major dams undergo an annual engineering inspection. We believe that all eighteen dams are structurally sound and well-maintained.

We performed studies of our dams that identified two dams in Pennsylvania and three dams in Ohio requiring capital improvements resulting from the adoption by the Department of Environmental Protection in Pennsylvania, and by the Department of Natural Resources in Ohio, of revised formulas for determining the magnitude of a probable maximum flood. Capital improvements remain to be performed on one dam in Pennsylvania totaling approximately $14,000,000 planned during the three-year period from 2011 to 2013. Expenditures in the aggregate during the five-year period from 2011 to 2015 are expected to be approximately 1% of our planned capital program over the next five years. We continue to study alternatives for these remaining dams which may change the cost estimates of these capital improvements.

Safety Standards — Our facilities and operations may be subject to inspections by representatives of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from time to time. We maintain safety policies and procedures to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s rules and regulations, but violations may occur from time to time, which may result in fines and penalties, which are not expected to be material. We endeavor to correct such violations promptly when they come to our attention.

Security

We maintain security measures at our facilities, and collaborate with federal, state and local authorities and industry trade associations regarding information on possible threats and security measures for water utility operations. In the event of an increase in the cost of security, including capital expenditures, the costs incurred are expected to be recoverable in water rates and are not expected to have a material impact on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Employee Relations

As of December 31, 2010, we employed a total of 1,632 full-time employees. Our subsidiaries are parties to 11 labor agreements with labor unions covering 510 employees. The labor agreements expire at various times between March 2011 and December 2014.

Available Information

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). You may read and copy any document we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. You may also obtain our SEC filings from the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov.

Our Internet Web site address is www.aquaamerica.com. We make available free of charge through our Web site’s “Investor Relations” page all of our filings with the SEC, including our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and other information. These reports and information are available as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC.

In addition, you may request a copy of the foregoing filings, at no cost by writing or telephoning us at the following address or telephone number:

Investor Relations Department
Aqua America, Inc.
762 W. Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3489
Telephone: 610-527-8000

Our Board of Directors has various committees including an audit committee, an executive compensation committee and a corporate governance committee. Each of these committees has a formal charter. We also have Corporate Governance Guidelines and a Code of Ethical Business Conduct. Copies of these charters, guidelines, and codes can be obtained free of charge from our Web site, www.aquaamerica.com. In the event we change or waive any portion of the Code of Ethical Business Conduct that applies to any of our directors, executive officers, or senior financial officers, we will post that information on our Web site.

The references to our Web site and the SEC’s Web site are intended to be inactive textual references only, and the contents of those Web sites are not incorporated by reference herein and should not be considered part of this or any other report that we file with or furnish to the SEC.

Item 1A.		Risk Factors

In addition to the other information included or incorporated by reference in this 10-K, the following factors should be considered in evaluating our business and future prospects. Any of the following risks, either alone or taken together, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial position or results of operations. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from what we projected.

The rates we charge our customers are subject to regulation. If we are unable to obtain government approval of our requests for rate increases, or if approved rate increases are untimely or inadequate to recover and earn a return on our capital investments, to recover expenses, or to take into account changes in water usage, our profitability may suffer.

The rates we charge our customers are subject to approval by public utility commissions or similar regulatory bodies in the states in which we operate. We file rate increase requests, from time to time, to recover our investments in utility plant and expenses. Our ability to maintain and meet our financial objectives is dependent upon the recovery of and return on our capital investments and expenses through the rates we charge our customers. Once a rate increase petition is filed with a public utility commission, the ensuing administrative and hearing process may be lengthy and costly, and the cost to the Company may not always be fully recoverable. The timing of our rate increase requests are therefore partially dependent upon the estimated cost of the administrative process in relation to the investments and expenses that we hope to recover through the rate increase to the extent approved. In addition, the amount of rate increases may be decreased as a result of changes in income tax laws regarding tax-basis depreciation as it applies to our capital expenditures. We can provide no assurances that any future rate increase request will be approved by the appropriate state public utility commission; and, if approved, we cannot guarantee that these rate increases will be granted in a timely or sufficient manner to cover the investments, expenses, and return for which we initially sought the rate increase.

In some regulatory jurisdictions, we may seek authorization to bill our utility customers in accordance with a rate filing that is pending before the respective regulatory commission. Furthermore, some regulatory commissions authorize the use of expense deferrals and amortization in order to provide for an impact on our operating income by an amount that approximates the requested amount in a rate request. The additional revenue billed and collected prior to the final ruling is subject to refund based on the outcome of the ruling. The revenue recognized and the expenses deferred by us reflect an estimate as to the final outcome of the ruling. If the request is denied completely or in part, we could be required to refund some or all of the revenue billed to date, and write-off some or all of the deferred expenses.

Our business requires significant capital expenditures that are dependent on our ability to secure appropriate funding. Disruptions in the capital and credit markets may limit our access to capital. If we are unable to obtain sufficient capital, or if the cost of borrowing increases, it may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our business is capital intensive. In addition to the capital required to fund our growth through acquisition strategy, on an annual basis, we spend significant sums for additions to or replacement of property, plant and equipment. We obtain funds for our capital expenditures from operations, contributions, and advances by developers and others, equity issuances and debt issuances. Our ability to maintain and meet our financial objectives is dependent upon the availability of adequate capital, and we may not be able to access the debt and equity markets on favorable terms or at all. The U.S. credit and liquidity crisis that started in 2008 caused substantial volatility in capital markets, including credit markets and the banking industry, and generally reduced the availability of credit from financing sources, which may re-occur in the future. If in the future, our credit facilities are not renewed or our short-term borrowings are called for repayment, we would have to seek alternative financing sources; however, there can be no assurance that these alternative financing sources would be available on terms acceptable to us or at all. In the event we are unable to obtain sufficient capital, we may need to reduce our capital expenditures and our ability to pursue acquisitions that we may rely on for future growth could be impaired. The reduction in capital expenditures may result in reduced potential earnings growth, affect our ability to meet environmental laws and regulations, and limit our ability to improve or expand our utility systems to the level we believe appropriate. There is no guarantee that we will be able to obtain sufficient capital in the future on reasonable terms and conditions for expansion, construction and maintenance. In addition, delays in completing major capital projects could delay the recovery of the capital expenditures associated with such projects through rates. If the cost of borrowing increases, we might not be able to recover increases in our cost of capital through rates. The inability to recover higher borrowing costs through rates, or the regulatory lag associated with the time that it takes to begin recovery, may adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Our inability to comply with debt covenants under our credit facilities could result in prepayment obligations.

We are obligated to comply with debt covenants under some of our loan and debt agreements. Failure to comply with covenants under our credit facilities could result in an event of default, which if not cured or waived, could result in us being required to repay or finance these borrowings before their due date, limit future borrowings, cause cross default issues, and increase borrowing costs. If we are forced to repay or refinance (on less favorable terms) these borrowings our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected by increased costs and rates.

General economic conditions may affect our financial condition and results of operations.

A general economic downturn may lead to a number of impacts on our business that may affect our financial condition and results of operations. Such impacts may include: a reduction in discretionary and recreational water use by our residential water customers, particularly during the summer months when such discretionary usage is normally at its highest; a decline in usage by industrial and commercial customers as a result of decreased business activity; an increased incidence of customers’ inability to pay or delays in paying their utility bills, or an increase in customer bankruptcies, which may lead to higher bad debt expense and reduced cash flow; a lower natural customer growth rate due to a decline in new housing starts; and a decline in the number of active customers due to housing vacancies or abandonments. General economic turmoil may also lead to an investment market downturn, which may result in our pension plans’ asset market values suffering a decline and significant volatility. A decline in our pension plans’ asset market values could increase our required cash contributions to these plans and pension expense in subsequent years.

Federal and state environmental laws and regulations impose substantial compliance requirements on our operations. Our operating costs could be significantly increased in order to comply with new or stricter regulatory standards imposed by federal and state environmental agencies.

Our water and wastewater services are governed by various federal and state environmental protection and health and safety laws and regulations, including the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Water Act and similar state laws, and federal and state regulations issued under these laws by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state environmental regulatory agencies. These laws and regulations establish, among other things, criteria and standards for drinking water and for discharges into the waters of the U.S. and states. Pursuant to these laws, we are required to obtain various environmental permits from environmental regulatory agencies for our operations. We cannot assure you that we will be at all times in total compliance with these laws, regulations and permits. If we violate or fail to comply with these laws, regulations or permits, we could be fined or otherwise sanctioned by regulators. Environmental laws and regulations are complex and change frequently. These laws, and the enforcement thereof, have tended to become more stringent over time. While we have budgeted for future capital and operating expenditures to comply with these laws and our permits, it is possible that new or stricter standards could be imposed that will require additional capital expenditures or raise our operating costs. Although these expenditures and costs may be recovered in the form of higher rates, there can be no assurance that the various state public utility commissions or similar regulatory bodies that govern our business would approve rate increases to enable us to recover such expenditures and costs. In summary, we cannot assure you that our costs of complying with, or discharging liability under, current and future environmental and health and safety laws will not adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Our business is impacted by weather conditions and is subject to seasonal fluctuations, which could adversely affect demand for our water service and our revenues and earnings.

Demand for our water during the warmer months is generally greater than during cooler months due primarily to additional requirements for water in connection with irrigation systems, swimming pools, cooling systems and other outside water use. Throughout the year, and particularly during typically warmer months, demand will vary with temperature, rainfall levels and rainfall frequency. In the event that temperatures during the typically warmer months are cooler than normal, if there is more rainfall than normal, or rainfall is more frequent than normal, the demand for our water may decrease and adversely affect our revenues and earnings.

Decreased residential customer water consumption as a result of water conservation efforts may adversely affect demand for our water service and may reduce our revenues and earnings.

We believe there have been general declines in water usage per residential customer as a result of an increase in conservation awareness, and the structural impact of an increased use of more efficient plumbing fixtures and appliances. These gradual, long-term changes are normally taken into account by the public utility commissions in setting rates, whereas short-term changes in water usage, if significant, may not be fully reflected in the rates we charge. We are dependent upon the revenue generated from rates charged to our residential customers for the volume of water used. If we are unable to obtain future rate increases to offset decreased residential customer water consumption to cover our investments, expenses, and return for which we initially sought the rate increase, our revenues and earnings may be adversely affected.

Drought conditions and government imposed water use restrictions may impact our ability to serve our current and future customers, and may impact our customers’ use of our water, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We depend on an adequate water supply to meet the present and future demands of our customers. Drought conditions could interfere with our sources of water supply and could adversely affect our ability to supply water in sufficient quantities to our existing and future customers. An interruption in our water supply could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Moreover, governmental restrictions on water usage during drought conditions may result in a decreased demand for our water, even if our water supplies are sufficient to serve our customers during these drought conditions, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

An important element of our growth strategy is the acquisition of water and wastewater systems. Any future acquisitions we decide to undertake may involve risks.

An important element of our growth strategy is the acquisition and integration of water and wastewater systems in order to broaden our current, and move into new, service areas. We will not be able to acquire other businesses if we cannot identify suitable acquisition opportunities or reach mutually agreeable terms with acquisition candidates. It is our intent, when practical, to integrate any businesses we acquire with our existing operations. The negotiation of potential acquisitions as well as the integration of acquired businesses could require us to incur significant costs and cause diversion of our management’s time and resources. Future acquisitions by us could result in:

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dilutive issuances of our equity securities;

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incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities, and environmental liabilities;

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failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting;

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recording goodwill and other intangible assets for which we may never realize their full value and may result in an asset impairment that may negatively affect our results of operations;

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fluctuations in quarterly results;

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other acquisition-related expenses; and

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exposure to unknown or unexpected risks and liabilities.

Some or all of these items could have a material adverse effect on our business and our ability to finance our business and to comply with regulatory requirements. The businesses we acquire in the future may not achieve sales and profitability that would justify our investment, and any difficulties we encounter in the integration process, including in the integration of processes necessary for internal control and financial reporting, could interfere with our operations, reduce our operating margins and adversely affect our internal controls. In addition, as consolidation becomes more prevalent in the water and wastewater industries and competition for acquisitions increases, the prices for suitable acquisition candidates may increase to unacceptable levels and limit our ability to grow through acquisitions. Any of these risks may adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Our water and wastewater systems may be subject to condemnations or other methods of taking by governmental entities.

In the states where our subsidiaries operate, it is possible that portions of our subsidiaries’ operations could be acquired by municipal governments by one or more of the following methods:

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eminent domain;

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the right of purchase given or reserved by a municipality or political subdivision when the original franchise was granted; and

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the right of purchase given or reserved under the law of the state in which the subsidiary was incorporated or from which it received its permit given or reserved by a municipality or political subdivision when the original franchise was granted.

The price to be paid upon such an acquisition by the municipal government is usually determined in accordance with applicable law governing the taking of lands and other property under eminent domain. In other instances, the price may be negotiated, fixed by appraisers selected by the parties or computed in accordance with a formula prescribed in the law of the state or in the particular franchise or charter. We believe that our operating subsidiaries will be entitled to receive fair market value for any assets that are condemned. However, there is no assurance that the fair market value received for assets condemned will be in excess of book value.

In a limited number of instances in our southern states where there are municipally-owned water or wastewater systems near our operating divisions, the municipally-owned system may either have water distribution or wastewater collection mains that are located adjacent to our division’s mains or may construct new mains that parallel our mains. In these circumstances, on occasion, the municipally-owned system may attempt to take over the customers who are connected to our mains, resulting in our mains becoming surplus or underutilized without compensation.

Contamination to our water supply may result in disruption in our services and litigation which could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

Our water supplies are subject to possible contamination, including contamination from naturally-occurring compounds, chemicals in groundwater systems, pollution resulting from man-made sources, such as man-made organic chemicals, and possible terrorist attacks. In the event that a water supply is contaminated, we may have to interrupt the use of that water supply until we are able to substitute, where feasible, the flow of water from an uncontaminated water source. In addition, we may incur significant costs in order to treat the contaminated source through expansion of our current treatment facilities, or development of new treatment methods. If we are unable to substitute water supply from an uncontaminated water source, or to adequately treat the contaminated water source in a cost-effective manner, there may be an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. The costs we incur to decontaminate a water source or an underground water system could be significant and could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations, and may not be recoverable in rates. We could also be held liable for consequences arising out of human exposure to hazardous substances in our water supplies or other environmental damage. Our insurance policies may not be sufficient to cover the costs of these claims.

In addition to the potential pollution of our water supply as described above, we maintain security measures at our facilities and have heightened employee awareness of potential threats to our water systems. We have and will continue to bear any increase in costs for security precautions to protect our facilities, operations, and supplies, most of which have been recoverable under state regulatory policies. While the costs of increases in security, including capital expenditures, may be significant, we expect these costs to continue to be recoverable in water and wastewater rates. Despite our security measures, we may not be in a position to control the outcome of terrorist events, or other attacks on our water systems should they occur.

Wastewater operations entail significant risks and may impose significant costs.

Wastewater collection and treatment and septage pumping and sludge hauling involve various unique risks. If collection or treatment systems fail or do not operate properly, or if there is a spill, untreated or partially treated wastewater could discharge onto property or into nearby streams and rivers, causing various damages and injuries, including environmental damage. These risks are most acute during periods of substantial rainfall or flooding, which are the main causes of sewer overflow and system failure. Liabilities resulting from such damages and injuries could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Dams and reservoirs present unique risks.

Several of our water systems include impounding dams and reservoirs of various sizes. Although we believe our dams are structurally sound and well-maintained, the failure of a dam could result in significant downstream property damage or injuries for which we may be liable. We periodically inspect our dams and purchase liability insurance to cover such risks, but depending on the nature of the downstream damage and cause of the failure, the policy limits of insurance coverage may not be sufficient. A dam failure could also result in damage to, or disruption of, our water treatment and pumping facilities that are often located downstream from our dams and reservoirs. Significant damage to these facilities could affect our ability to provide water to our customers and, consequently, our results of operations until the facilities and a sufficient raw water impoundment can be restored. The estimated costs to maintain our dams are included in our capital budget projections and, although such costs to date have been recoverable in rates, there can be no assurance that rate increases will be granted in a timely or sufficient manner to recover such costs in the future, if at all.

Work stoppages and other labor relations matters could adversely affect our operating results.

Approximately 30% of our workforce is unionized under 11 labor contracts with labor unions, which expire over several years. We believe our labor relations are good, but in light of rising costs for healthcare and retirement benefits, contract negotiations in the future may be difficult. We are subject to a risk of work stoppages and other labor relations matters as we negotiate with the unions to address these issues, which could affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We cannot assure you that issues with our labor forces will be resolved favorably to us in the future or that we will not experience work stoppages.

Significant or prolonged disruptions in the supply of important goods or services from third parties could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We are dependent on a continuing flow of important goods and services from suppliers for our water and wastewater businesses. A disruption or prolonged delays in obtaining important supplies or services, such as maintenance services, purchased water, chemicals, electricity, or other materials, could adversely affect our water or wastewater services and our ability to operate in compliance with all regulatory requirements, which could have a significant effect on our results of operations. In certain circumstances, we rely on third parties to provide certain important services (such as certain customer bill print and mail activities or utility service operations in some of our divisions) and a disruption in these services could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

We are increasingly dependent on the continuous and reliable operation of our information technology systems, and a disruption of these systems could adversely affect our business.

We rely on our information technology systems in connection with the operation of our business, especially with respect to customer service and billing, accounting and, in some cases, the monitoring and operation of our treatment, storage and pumping facilities. A loss of these systems or major problems with the operation of these systems could adversely affect our operations and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We depend significantly on the services of the members of our management team, and the departure of any of those persons could cause our operating results to suffer.

Our success depends significantly on the continued individual and collective contributions of our management team. The loss of the services of any member of our management team or the inability to hire and retain experienced management personnel could harm our operating results.

Climate change laws and regulations may be adopted that could require compliance with greenhouse gas emissions standards and other climate change initiatives. Additional capital expenditures could be required and our operating costs could be increased in order to comply with new regulatory standards imposed by federal and state environmental agencies.

Climate change is receiving ever increasing attention worldwide. Many scientists, legislators, and others attribute global warming to increased levels of greenhouse gases (GHG), including carbon dioxide. Climate change legislation is currently pending in Congress, and if enacted, would limit GHG emissions from covered entities through a “cap and trade” system to reduce the quantity of national GHG emissions in accordance with established goals and timelines. Possible new climate change laws and regulations, if enacted, may require us to monitor and/or change our utility operations. GHG emissions occur at several points across our utility operations, notably our use of service vehicles and energy. It is possible that new standards could be imposed that will require additional capital expenditures or raise our operating costs. Because it is uncertain what laws will be enacted, we cannot predict the potential impact of such laws on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Although these expenditures and costs may be recovered in the form of higher rates, there can be no assurance that the various state public utility commissions or similar regulatory bodies that govern our business would approve rate increases to enable us to recover such expenditures and costs. We cannot assure you that our costs of complying with new standards or laws will not adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Item 1B.		Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

Item 2.		Properties.

Our properties consist of transmission and distribution mains and conduits, water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping facilities, wells, tanks, meters, pipes, dams, reservoirs, buildings, vehicles, land, easements, rights and other facilities and equipment used for the operation of our systems, including the collection, treatment, storage, and distribution of water and the collection and treatment of wastewater. Substantially all of our treatment, storage, and distribution properties are owned by our subsidiaries, and a substantial portion of our property is subject to liens of mortgage or indentures. These liens secure bonds, notes and other evidences of long-term indebtedness of our subsidiaries. For certain properties that we acquired through the exercise of the power of eminent domain and certain other properties we purchased, we hold title for water supply purposes only. We own, operate and maintain over ten thousand miles of transmission and distribution mains, surface water treatment plants, and many well treatment stations and wastewater treatment plants. A minority of the properties are leased under long-term leases.

The following table indicates our net property, plant and equipment, in thousands of dollars, as of December 31, 2010 in the principal states where we operate:

		Net Property,
		Plant and
		Equipment
Pennsylvania		$	2,036,579				58.7	%
North Carolina			250,547				7.2	%
Illinois			238,844				6.9	%
Ohio			212,107				6.1	%
Texas			205,848				5.9	%
Other*			525,333				15.2	%
		$	3,469,258				100.0	%

We believe that our properties are generally maintained in good condition and in accordance with current standards of good water and wastewater works industry practice. We believe that our facilities are adequate and suitable for the conduct of our business and to meet customer requirements under normal circumstances.

Our corporate offices are leased from our subsidiary, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., and are located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Item 3.		Legal Proceedings

There are various legal proceedings in which we are involved. Although the results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, there are no pending legal proceedings, other than as set forth below, to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party or to which any of our properties is the subject that we believe are material or are expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

For legal proceedings which were concluded during the first nine months of 2010, refer to our respective 2010 10-Q filings for disclosure of the conclusion of these legal proceedings.

The City of Fort Wayne, Indiana (the “City”) authorized the acquisition by eminent domain of the northern portion of the utility system of one of the Company’s operating subsidiaries in Indiana. We challenged whether the City was following the correct legal procedures in connection with the City’s attempted condemnation, but the Indiana Supreme Court, in an opinion issued in June 2007, supported the City’s position. In October 2007, the City’s Board of Public Works approved proceeding with its process to condemn the northern portion of our utility system at a preliminary price based on the City’s valuation. In October 2007, we filed an appeal with the Allen County Circuit Court challenging the Board of Public Works’ valuation on several bases. In November 2007, the City Council authorized the taking of this portion of our system and the payment of $16,910,500 based on the City’s valuation of the system. In January 2008, we reached a settlement agreement with the City to transition this portion of the system in February 2008 upon receipt of the City’s initial valuation payment of $16,910,500. The settlement agreement specifically stated that the final valuation of the system will be determined through a continuation of the legal proceedings that were filed challenging the City’s valuation. On February 12, 2008, we turned over the northern portion of the system to the City upon receipt of the initial valuation payment. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission also reviewed and acknowledged the transfer of the Certificate of Territorial Authority for the northern portion of the system to the City. The proceeds received by the Company are in excess of the book value of the assets relinquished. No gain has been recognized due to the contingency over the final valuation of the assets. The net book value of the assets relinquished has been removed from the consolidated balance sheet and the difference between the net book value and the initial payment received has been deferred and is recorded in other accrued liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Once the contingency is resolved and the asset valuation is finalized, through the finalization of the litigation between the Company and the City of Fort Wayne, the amounts deferred will be recognized in the Company’s consolidated income statement. On March 16, 2009, oral argument was held before the Allen County Circuit Court on certain procedural aspects with respect to the valuation evidence that may be presented and whether we are entitled to a jury trial. On October 12, 2010, the Wells County Indiana Circuit Court ruled that the Company is not entitled to a jury trial, and that the Wells County judge should review the City of Fort Wayne Board of Public Works’ assessment based upon a “capricious, arbitrary or an abuse of discretion” standard. The Company disagrees with the Court’s decision and as such, on November 11, 2010, requested that the Wells County Indiana Circuit Court certify those issues for an interim appeal. The Wells County Circuit Court has granted that request and on January 14, 2011, the Company filed a request with the Indiana Court of Appeals to review the decision of those issues on appeal. The Company continues to evaluate its legal options with respect to this decision. Depending upon the ultimate outcome of all of the legal proceedings we may be required to refund a portion of the initial valuation payment, or may receive additional proceeds. The northern portion of the system relinquished represented approximately 0.50% of Aqua America’s total assets.

A lawsuit was filed by a husband and wife who lived in a house abutting a percolation pond at a wastewater treatment plant owned by one of the Company’s subsidiaries, Aqua Utilities Florida, Inc., in Pasco County, Florida. The lawsuit was originally filed in August 2006 in the circuit court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pasco County, Florida and has been amended several times by the plaintiffs. The lawsuit alleges our subsidiary was negligent in the design, operation and maintenance of the plant, resulting in bodily injury to the plaintiffs and various damages to their property. Subsequent amendments to the complaint included additional counts alleging trespass, nuisance, and strict liability. A trial of this matter during January 2011 resulted in a dismissal of the count for strict liability and jury verdicts in favor of the Company on the remaining counts. On January 13, 2011, the plaintiffs filed a motion requesting a new trial. In the third quarter of 2008, approximately thirty-five additional plaintiffs, associated with approximately eight other homes in the area, filed another lawsuit with the same court making similar allegations against our subsidiary with respect to the operation of the facility. No trial date has been set for this lawsuit, but some of the plaintiffs testified in the trial of the original lawsuit. Both lawsuits have been submitted to our insurance carriers, who have reserved their rights with respect to various portions of the plaintiffs’ claims. Based on the ultimate outcome of the litigation, we may or may not have insurance coverage for parts or all of the claims. The Company continues to assess these matters and any potential losses. At this time, the Company believes that the estimated amount of any potential losses would not be material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial condition.

One of the Company’s subsidiaries, South Haven Sewer Works, acquired in 2008 has been operating under a Consent Decree with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Justice entered into in 2003. The Consent Decree addresses the elimination of sanitary sewer overflows from the subsidiary’s sewer system. Although substantial improvements to the system have been made to significantly reduce the number of sanitary sewer overflows at the sewer system since the Company’s acquisition of the subsidiary, the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice proposed on May 11, 2010, a revised Consent Decree, including new dates for completing work to address sanitary sewer overflows in the system and a proposed civil penalty of $364,000 for purported sanitary sewer overflow violations since the date of the original Consent Decree. The Company’s subsidiary has contested the appropriateness of calculating the proposed penalty based on sanitary sewer violations occurring prior to the acquisition of the subsidiary and the amount of the proposed penalty. The Company intends to seek indemnification from the seller for this matter.

In July 2010 one of the Company’s subsidiaries, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., received a notice of violation from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”). The notice of violation resulted from the subsidiary’s commencement of construction of a water tank prior to receipt of a construction permit from DEP. The permit was subsequently received. On September 29, 2010, the DEP notified the Company about a proposed penalty of $120,000 in connection with the notice of violation. The Company’s subsidiary is contesting the amount of the proposed penalty and is working with the DEP to reach an amicable resolution.

Item 4.		(Removed and Reserved)

PART II

Item 5.		Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Stockholder Matters and Purchases of Equity Securities

Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WTR. As of February 11, 2011, there were approximately 27,193 holders of record of our common stock.

The following table shows the high and low intraday sales prices for our common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange composite transactions reporting system and the cash dividends paid per share for the periods indicated:

		First				Second				Third				Fourth
		Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Year
2010
Dividend paid per common share		$	0.145			$	0.145			$	0.145			$	0.155			$	0.590
Dividend declared per common share			0.145				0.145				0.300				—				0.590
Price range of common stock
- high			17.88				18.73				20.99				22.97				22.97
- low			16.45				16.52				17.38				20.20				16.45
2009
Dividend paid per common share		$	0.135			$	0.135			$	0.135			$	0.145			$	0.550
Dividend declared per common share			0.135				0.135				0.280				—				0.550
Price range of common stock
- high			21.50				20.37				18.34				17.89				21.50
- low			16.59				16.12				16.50				15.39				15.39

We have paid common dividends consecutively for 66 years. Effective August 3, 2010, our Board of Directors authorized an increase of 6.9% in the December 1, 2010 quarterly dividend over the dividend Aqua America, Inc. paid in the previous quarter. As a result of this authorization, beginning with the dividend payment in December 2010, the annualized dividend rate increased to $0.62 per share. This is the 20^th dividend increase in the past 19 years and the twelfth consecutive year that we have increased our dividend in excess of five percent. We presently intend to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future, on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1, subject to our earnings and financial condition, restrictions set forth in our debt instruments, regulatory requirements and such other factors as our Board of Directors may deem relevant. During the past five years, our common dividends paid have averaged 67.4% of net income.

The following table summarizes the Company’s purchases of its common stock for the quarter ending December 31, 2010:

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Total

Maximum

Number of

Number of

Shares

Shares

Purchased

that May

as Part of

Yet Be

Total

Publicly

Purchased

Number

Average

Announced

Under the

of Shares

Price Paid

Plans or

Plan or

Period

Purchased (1)

per Share

Programs

Programs (2)

October 1-31, 2010

—

$

—

—

548,278

November 1-30, 2010

1,188

$

21.63

—

548,278

December 1-31, 2010

—

$

—

—

548,278

Total

1,188

$

21.63

—

548,278

Item 6.		Selected Financial Data

The information appearing in the section captioned “Summary of Selected Financial Data” from the portions of our 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders filed as Exhibit 13.1 to this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The information appearing in the section captioned “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” from the portions of our 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders filed as Exhibit 13.1 to this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7A.		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are subject to market risks in the normal course of business, including changes in interest rates and equity prices. The exposure to changes in interest rates is a result of financings through the issuance of fixed rate, long-term debt. Such exposure is typically related to financings between utility rate increases, since generally our rate increases include a revenue level to allow recovery of our current cost of capital. Interest rate risk is managed through the use of a combination of long-term debt, which is at fixed interest rates and short-term debt, which is at floating interest rates. As of December 31, 2010, the debt maturities by period, in thousands of dollars, and the weighted average interest rate for long-term debt are as follows:

																														Fair
		2011				2012				2013				2014				2015				Thereafter				Total				Value
Long-term debt:
Fixed rate		$	28,413			$	39,638			$	34,393			$	85,692			$	63,215			$	1,244,038			$	1,495,389			$	1,418,173
Variable rate							65,000								—				—				—				65,000				65,000
Total		$	28,413			$	104,638			$	34,393			$	85,692			$	63,215			$	1,244,038			$	1,560,389			$	1,483,173
Weighted average interest rate*			6.09	%			2.37	%			5.36	%			5.21	%			5.28	%			5.31	%			5.14	%

From time to time, we make investments in marketable equity securities. As a result, we are exposed to the risk of changes in equity prices for the “available-for-sale” marketable equity securities. As of December 31, 2010, our carrying value of certain investments, in thousands of dollars, was $6,209, which reflects the market value of such investments and is in excess of our original cost.

Item 8.		Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Information appearing under the captions “Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income,” “Consolidated Balance Sheets,” “Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows,” “Consolidated Statements of Capitalization,” “Consolidated Statements of Equity” and “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” from the portions of our 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders filed as Exhibit 13.1 to this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference herein. Also, the information appearing in the sections captioned “Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” and “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” from the portions of our 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders filed as Exhibit 13.1 to this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.		Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A.		Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures — Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report are effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. A controls system cannot provide absolute assurance, however, that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.

(b) Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting — The information appearing in the section captioned “Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” from the mportions of our 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders filed as Exhibit 13.1 to this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference herein.

(c) Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm — The Attestation Report of our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm as to our internal control over financial reporting, contained in our 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders filed as Exhibit 13.1 to this Form 10-K, is incorporated by reference herein. With the exception of the aforementioned information and the information incorporated by reference in Items 6, 7, and 8, the 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders is not to be deemed filed as part of the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(d) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting — No change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B.		Other Information

The executive compensation committee of our Board of Directors previously approved the 2009 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), effective May 8, 2009, with the purpose to encourage an individual receiving a grant under the Plan to contribute to the success of the Company, align the economic interests of the grantee with those of our shareholders and provide a means through which we can attract and retain officers, other key employees, non-employee directors and key consultants. In connection with the annual review by the executive compensation committee of the equity incentive compensation grants to be made under the Plan, starting in 2011, the executive compensation committee decided to increase the proportion of performance-based equity incentives as part of the annual equity incentive grants to the Company’s officers. As permitted under the Plan, the new performance-based awards were made in the form of performance share units, which along with restricted stock units comprise the 2011 equity incentive awards to the Company's Named Executive Officers. The performance share units and the restricted share units have the following general features:

Performance Share Units. A “performance share unit” (or “PSU”) represents the right to receive a share of our common stock based on the value of a share of our common stock, if specified performance goals are met.

Each grantee shall receive a target award of performance share units (PSUs may be earned up to 200% of such target amount). The PSUs shall be eligible to be earned over a three-year period beginning on January 1, 2011 and ending on December 31, 2013 (the “Performance Period”). The PSUs are contingently awarded and will become earned and payable if and to the extent that total shareholder return and earning per share performance goals (the “Performance Goals”) and certain other conditions are met. Dividend equivalents are credited on PSUs as dividends are paid on our common stock.

If the Committee certifies that Performance Goals are met, shares of our common stock equal to the vested PSUs shall be issued to the grantee on the third anniversary of the date of grant. If the grantee’s employment or service terminates during the Performance Period as a result of the grantee’s death or disability, the PSUs shall remain outstanding during the Performance Period and will vest based on the achievement of the Performance Goals. In the event of the grantee’s retirement, the PSUs shall remain outstanding during the Performance Period and the grantee may earn a pro-rata portion of his or her PSUs determined based on the number of months the grantee was employed during the Performance Period and on the achievement of the Performance Goals. In the case of the grantee’s termination by reason or death or disability or the grantee’s retirement, the vested PSUs will be paid to the grantee (or the grantee’s estate, as applicable) on the third anniversary of the grant date. PSUs shall be forfeited in the event of any other termination of employment before the third anniversary of the date of grant (except in the event of a Change in Control, as provided below).

If a Change in Control occurs, performance will be measured at the date of the Change in Control and the number of earned PSUs will be determined as of the date of the Change in Control. If a Change in Control occurs more than one year after the date of grant, the number of PSUs earned shall be the greater of the amount earned based on actual performance and the target number of PSUs. If a change in control occurs within one year after the date of grant, the number of PSUs earned shall be a pro-rata portion, determined based on the number of months the grantee was employed from the date of grant to the date of the Change in Control, of the greater of the amount earned based on actual performance and the target number of PSUs. In order for a grantee to vest in the earned PSUs, the grantee must continue to be employed by, or provide service to us, until the third anniversary of the date of grant and the payment with respect to such earned PSUs will be made on the third anniversary of the date of grant, except in the case of an earlier termination of employment as described below. Any PSUs that are not earned at the date of the Change in Control will be forfeited.

If the grantee terminates employment following a Change in Control as a result of the grantee’s death, disability, retirement or termination by us without Cause and the Committee certifies that the Performance Goals have been met, the grantee shall fully vest in his or her earned PSUs. If the grantee is a senior officer of the Company, the grantee shall also fully vest in his or her earned PSUs if the grantee terminates his or her employment for good reason after a Change in Control. Earned PSUs shall be paid to the grantee (or the grantee’s estate, as applicable) upon the grantee’s termination or retirement (unless the grantee is retirement eligible or becomes retirement eligible during the Performance Period, in which case, payment upon the grantee’s retirement may be made on the third anniversary of the date of grant), as applicable. If a grantee terminates for any other reason after a Change in Control, the grantee shall forfeit his or her unvested PSUs. If, in the transaction giving rise to the Change in Control, the PSUs are converted into the right to receive cash or other consideration, the earned PSUs will be paid in such consideration.

Certain grantees are subject to a twelve-month non-compete provision.

Restricted Stock Units. A “restricted stock unit” (or “RSU”) represents the right to receive a share of our common stock based on the value of a share of our common stock, if specified conditions are met.

The RSUs shall be eligible to be earned at the end of a three-year period beginning on the date of grant. The grantee must remain employed until the third anniversary of the date of grant to earn RSUs, except in the case of the grantee’s retirement, death or disability or certain other terminations from employment after a change in control, as described below. Dividend equivalents are credited on the RSUs as dividends are paid on our common stock. Shares of our common stock equal to the vested RSUs shall be issued to the grantee on the third anniversary of the date of the applicable grant.

If the grantee terminates employment with us prior to the third anniversary of the date of grant by reason of death or disability, the grantee will fully vest in his or her RSUs and payment will be made to the grantee (or the grantee’s estate, as applicable) upon termination of employment. In the event of the grantee’s retirement prior to the third anniversary of the date of grant, the grantee will earn a pro-rata portion of his or her RSUs based on the number of months the grantee was employed during the three-year vesting period. Such vested RSUs will be paid upon the grantee’s retirement.

If a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) of the Company occurs, a grantee’s RSUs shall continue to vest based on the grantee’s continued employment with us through the third anniversary of the date of grant and the vested RSUs will be paid in February 2014, except upon an earlier termination as described below. If, after a Change in Control, the grantee terminates employment by reason of death, disability, retirement or termination by us without Cause (as defined in the Plan), the grantee shall fully vest in his or her RSUs. If the grantee is a senior officer of the Company, the grantee shall also fully vest in his or her RSUs if the grantee terminates his or her employment for good reason after a Change in Control. The vested RSUs shall be paid to the grantee (or the grantee’s estate, as applicable) upon such termination or retirement, as applicable. If a grantee terminates his or her employment for any other reason after a Change in Control, the grantee shall forfeit his or her unvested RSUs. If, in the transaction giving rise to the Change in Control, the RSUs are converted into the right to receive cash or other consideration, the vested RSUs will be paid in such consideration.

Certain grantees are subject to a twelve-month non-compete provision.

The following table summarizes the RSU and PSU awards granted to the Company’s Named Executive Officers on February 25, 2011. Each of the awards described below was made pursuant to, and is governed by, the terms of the Plan.

		Grants
		Restricted				Performance
		Stock Units				Share Units
		(# of units)				(# of units)
Nicholas DeBenedictis, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)		22,000		*	14,400
David P. Smeltzer, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)		3,335			6,025
Roy H. Stahl, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary		3,281			5,928
Karl M. Kyriss, Regional President- Northeastern Operations		2,238			4,042
Christopher H. Franklin, Regional President- Midwest and Southern Operations and Senior Vice President Corp. & Public Affairs		2,194			3,965

PART III

Item 10.		Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

We make available free of charge within the “Investor Relations / Corporate Governance” section of our Internet Web site, at www.aquaamerica.com, our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Charters of each Committee of our Board of Directors, and our Code of Ethical Business Conduct (the “Code”). Amendments to the Code, and any grant of a waiver from a provision of the Code requiring disclosure under applicable SEC rules, will be disclosed on our Web site. The reference to our Web site is intended to be an inactive textual reference only, and the contents of such Web site are not incorporated by reference herein and should not be considered part of this or any other report that we file with or furnish to the SEC.

Directors of the Registrant, Audit Committee, Audit Committee Financial Expert and Filings under Section 16(a)

The information appearing in the sections captioned “Information Regarding Nominees and Directors,” “Corporate Governance — Code of Ethics”, — “Board and Board Committees”, and — “Audit Committee” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” of the definitive Proxy Statement relating to our May 12, 2011, annual meeting of shareholders, to be filed within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K, is incorporated by reference herein.

Our Executive Officers

The following table and the notes thereto set forth information with respect to our executive officers, including their names, ages, positions with Aqua America, Inc. and business experience during the last five years:

						Position with
Name		Age				Aqua America, Inc. (1)
Nicholas DeBenedictis			65			Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (May 1993 to present); President and Chief Executive Officer (July 1992 to May 1993); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (July 1992 to present); President, Philadelphia Suburban Water Company (February 1995 to January 1999) (2)
Roy H. Stahl			58			Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel (February 2007 to present), and Secretary (June 2001 to present); Executive Vice President and General Counsel (May 2000 to February 2007); Senior Vice President and General Counsel (April 1991 to May 2000) (3)
David P. Smeltzer			52			Chief Financial Officer (February 2007 to present); Senior Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer (December 1999 to February 2007); Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer (May 1999 to December 1999); Vice President — Rates and Regulatory Relations, Philadelphia Suburban Water Company (March 1991 to May 1999) (4)
Christopher H. Franklin			46			Regional President — Midwest and Southern Operations and Senior Vice President, Corporate and Public Affairs (January 2010 to present); Regional President, Aqua America — Southern Operations and Senior Vice President, Public Affairs and Customer Operations (January 2007 to January 2010); Vice President, Public Affairs and Customer Operations (July 2002 to January 2007) (5)
Karl M. Kyriss			60			Regional President — Northeastern Operations (January 2010 to present); Regional President, Aqua Mid-Atlantic Operations (February 2007 to January 2010); President — Aqua Pennsylvania (March 2003 to present) and President, Mid-Atlantic Operations (May 2005 to February 2007) (6)
Robert A. Rubin			48			Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (May 2005 to present); Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (March 2004 to May 2005); Controller (March 1999 to March 2004) (7)

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information appearing in the sections captioned “Executive Compensation” and “Director Compensation” of the definitive Proxy Statement relating to our May 12, 2011, annual meeting of shareholders, to be filed within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K, is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Ownership of Common Stock — The information appearing in the section captioned “Ownership of Common Stock” of the Proxy Statement relating to our May 12, 2011, annual meeting of shareholders, to be filed within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K, is incorporated by reference herein.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans — The following table provides information for our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2010:

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Number of securities

Number of securities

remaining available for

to be issued upon

Weighted-average

future issuance under

exercise of

exercise price of

equity compensation plans

outstanding options,

outstanding options,

(excluding securities

warrants and rights

warrants and rights

reflected in column (a)

Plan Category

(a)

(b)

(c)

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

3,839,197

$

19.54

4,324,907

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

0

0

0

Total

3,839,197

$

19.54

4,324,907

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

The information appearing in the sections captioned “Corporate Governance — Director Independence” and “ — Policies and Procedures For Approval of Related Person Transactions” of the definitive Proxy Statement relating to our May 12, 2011, annual meeting of shareholders, to be filed within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K, is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information appearing in the section captioned “Proposal No. 2 — Services and Fees” of the definitive Proxy Statement relating to our May 12, 2011, annual meeting of shareholders, to be filed within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K, is incorporated by reference herein.

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

Financial Statements. The following is a list of our consolidated financial statements and supplementary data incorporated by reference in Item 8 hereof:

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Balance Sheets — December 31, 2010 and 2009

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income — 2010, 2009, and 2008

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — 2010, 2009, and 2008

Consolidated Statements of Capitalization — December 31, 2010 and 2009

Consolidated Statements of Equity — 2010, 2009, and 2008

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Financial Statement Schedules. All schedules to our consolidated financial statements are omitted because they are not applicable or not required, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

Exhibits, Including Those Incorporated by Reference. A list of exhibits filed as part of this Form 10-K is set forth in the Exhibit Index hereto which is incorporated by reference herein. Where so indicated by footnote, exhibits which were previously filed are incorporated by reference. For exhibits incorporated by reference, the location of the exhibit in the previous filing is indicated in parentheses.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 25, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this report on Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Nicholas DeBenedictis   Nicholas DeBenedictis		David P. Smeltzer   David P. Smeltzer
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Robert A. Rubin   Robert A. Rubin		Mary C. Carroll   Mary C. Carroll
Vice President, Controller and		Director
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
Richard H. Glanton   Richard H. Glanton		Lon R. Greenberg   Lon R. Greenberg
Director		Director
William P. Hankowsky   William P. Hankowsky		Mario Mele   Mario Mele
Director		Director
Ellen T. Ruff   Ellen T. Ruff		Richard L. Smoot   Richard L. Smoot
Director		Director
Andrew J. Sordoni III   Andrew J. Sordoni III
Director

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.			Description
3.1			Restated Articles of Incorporation as of December 9, 2004 (17) (Exhibit 3.1)
3.2			By-Laws, as amended as of December 31, 2007 (26) (Exhibit 3.2)
3.3			Amendments to Sections 7.09 and 7.11 of the Bylaws as of December 31, 2008 (28) (Exhibit 3.3)
3.4			Amendments to Sections 3.17, 4.04, and 4.14 of the Bylaws as of October 5, 2010 (33) (Exhibit 3.2)
4.1			Indenture of Mortgage dated as of January 1, 1941 between Philadelphia Suburban Water Company and The Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities(now First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A.), as Trustee, with supplements thereto through the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 1, 1983 (2) (Exhibits 4.1 through 4.16)
4.2			Agreement to furnish copies of other long-term debt instruments (1) (Exhibit 4.7)
4.3			Twenty-fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1,1988 (3) (Exhibit 4.5)
4.4			Twenty-fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 1, 1990 (4) (Exhibit 4.6)
4.5			Twenty-sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November1, 1991 (5) (Exhibit 4.12)
4.6			Twenty-ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 30,1995 (6) (Exhibit 4.17)
4.7			Thirty-third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 15, 1999 (10) (Exhibit 4.27)
4.8			Revolving Credit Agreement between Philadelphia Suburban Water Company and PNC Bank National Association, First Union National Bank, N.A., Mellon Bank, N.A. dated as of December 22, 1999 (10) (Exhibit 4.27)
4.9			First Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 28, 2000, between Philadelphia Suburban Water Company and PNC Bank, National Association, First Union National Bank, N.A., Mellon Bank, N.A. dated as of December 22, 1999 (11) (Exhibit 4.19)
4.10			Second Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 18, 2001, between Philadelphia Suburban Water Company (and its successor Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company) and PNC Bank, National Association, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, First Union National Bank, N.A., Fleet National Bank dated as of December 22, 1999 (12) (Exhibit 4.20)
4.11			Thirty-fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 15, 2001 (12) (Exhibit 4.21)
4.12			Thirty-fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 1, 2002 (12) (Exhibit 4.22)
4.13			Thirty-sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2002 (14) (Exhibit 4.23)
4.14			Thirty-seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 15, 2002 (15) (Exhibit 4.23)
4.15			Third Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 16, 2002, between Philadelphia Suburban Water Company (and its successor Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company) and PNC Bank, National Association, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Fleet National Bank dated as of December 22, 1999 (15) (Exhibit 4.25)
4.16			Fourth Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 24, 2002, between Philadelphia Suburban Water Company (and its successor Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company) and PNC Bank, National Association, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Fleet National Bank, National City Bank dated as of December 22, 1999 (15) (Exhibit 4.26)
4.17			Note Purchase Agreement among the note purchasers and Philadelphia Suburban Corporation, dated July 31, 2003 (16) (Exhibit 4.27)
4.18			Fifth Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 14, 2003, between Philadelphia Suburban Water Company (and its successor Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company) and PNC Bank, National Association, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Fleet National Bank, National City Bank dated as of December 22, 1999 (18) (Exhibit 4.25)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.			Description
4.19			Sixth Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 12, 2004 between Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (formerly known as Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company, successor by merger to Philadelphia Suburban Water Company) and PNC Bank, National Association, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Fleet National Bank, National City Bank dated as of December 22, 1999 (21) (Exhibit 4.27)
4.20			Thirty-eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 15, 2004 (21) (Exhibit 4.28)
4.21			Thirty-ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2005 (20) (Exhibit 4.29)
4.22			Seventh Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 6, 2005 between Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (formerly known as Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company, successor by merger to Philadelphia Suburban Water Company) and PNC Bank, National Association, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Bank of America, N.A. (formerly Fleet National Bank), National City Bank dated as of December 22, 1999 (13) (Exhibit 4.30)
4.23			Fortieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 15, 2005 (13) (Exhibit 4.31)
4.24			Eighth Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 1, 2006 between Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (formerly known as Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company, successor by merger to Philadelphia Suburban Water Company) and PNC Bank, National Association, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Bank of America, N.A. (formerly Fleet National Bank), National City Bank dated as of December 22, 1999 (22) (Exhibit 4.32)
4.25			Ninth Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February 28, 2007 between Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (formerly known as Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company, successor by merger to Philadelphia Suburban Water Company) and PNC Bank, National Association, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Bank of America, N.A. (formerly Fleet National Bank), National City Bank dated as of December 22, 1999 (26) (Exhibit 4.33)
4.26			Tenth Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 6, 2007 between Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (formerly known as Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company, successor by merger to Philadelphia Suburban Water Company) and PNC Bank, National Association, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Bank of America, N.A. (formerly Fleet National Bank), National City Bank dated as of December 22, 1999 (26) (Exhibit 4.34)
4.27			Forty-first Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 1, 2007 (25) (Exhibit 4.1)
4.28			Forty-second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2007 (26) (Exhibit 4.36)
4.29			Eleventh Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 4, 2008 between Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (formerly known as Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company, successor by merger to Philadelphia Suburban Water Company) and PNC Bank, National Association, and TD Bank, N.A., dated as of December 22, 1999 (28) (Exhibit 4.36)
4.30			Forty-third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2008 (28) (Exhibit 4.37)
4.31			Forty-fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2009 (29) (Exhibit 4.38)
4.32			Forty-fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 15, 2009 (32) (Exhibit 4.39)
4.33			Twelfth Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 2, 2009 between Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (formerly known as Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company, successor by merger to Philadelphia Suburban Water Company) and PNC Bank, National Association, and TD Bank, N.A., dated as of December 22, 1999 (32) (Exhibit 4.39)
4.34			Revolving Credit Agreement between Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association, TD Bank, N.A., and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, dated as of November 30, 2010
4.35			Forty-sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 15, 2010
4.36			1994 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended by Amendment effective August 5, 2003* (18) (Exhibit 10.5)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.			Description
4.37			Placement Agency Agreement between Philadelphia Suburban Water Company and PaineWebber Incorporated dated as of March 30, 1995 (6) (Exhibit 10.12)
10.1			Philadelphia Suburban Corporation Amended and Restated Executive Deferral Plan as of December 31, 2003* (18) (Exhibit 10.9)
10.2			Philadelphia Suburban Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan Master Trust Agreement with PNC Bank, National Association, dated as of December 31, 1996* (7) (Exhibit 10.24)
10.3			Bond Purchase Agreement among the Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, Philadelphia Suburban Water Company and Commerce Capital Markets dated September 29, 1999 (9) (Exhibit 10.37)
10.4			Construction and Financing Agreement between the Delaware County Industrial Development Authority and Philadelphia Suburban Water Company dated as of October 1, 1999 (9) (Exhibit 10.38)
10.5			Placement Agency Agreement between Philadelphia Suburban Water Company and Merrill Lynch & Co., PaineWebber Incorporated, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., First Union Securities, Inc., PNC Capital Markets, Inc. and Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc., dated as of November 15, 1999 (10) (Exhibit 10.41)
10.6			Bond Purchase Agreement among the Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, Philadelphia Suburban Water Company and The GMS Group, L.L.C., dated October 23, 2001 (12) (Exhibit 10.35)
10.7			Construction and Financing Agreement between the Delaware County Industrial Development Authority and Philadelphia Suburban Water Company dated as of October 15, 2001 (12) (Exhibit 10.36)
10.8			Bond Purchase Agreement among the Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, dated May 21, 2002 (14) (Exhibit 10.42)
10.9			Construction and Financing Agreement between the Bucks County Industrial Development Authority and Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company dated as of June 1, 2002 (14) (Exhibit 10.43)
10.10			Bond Purchase Agreement among the Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company, and The GMS Group, L.L.C., dated December 19, 2002 (15) (Exhibit 10.44)
10.11			Construction and Financing Agreement between the Delaware County Industrial Development Authority and Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company dated as of December 15, 2002 (15) (Exhibit 10.45)
10.12			Aqua America, Inc. 2004 Equity Compensation Plan as amended by Amendment effective February 22, 2007* (22) (Exhibit 10.29)
10.13			2010 Annual Cash Incentive Compensation Plan* (32) (Exhibit 10.24)
10.14			Bond Purchase Agreement among the Northumberland County Industrial Development Authority, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., and Sovereign Securities Corporation, LLC, dated November 16, 2004 (21) (Exhibit 10.31)
10.15			Aqua America, Inc. 2004 Equity Compensation Plan* (19) (Appendix C)
10.16			2005 Executive Deferral Plan* (21) (Exhibit 10.33)
10.17			Bond Purchase Agreement among the Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. and Sovereign Securities Corporation, LLC, dated December 12, 2007 (26) (Exhibit 10.34)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.			Description
10.18			Bond Purchase Agreement among the Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. and Sovereign Securities Corporation, LLC, dated May 10, 2005 (20) (Exhibit 10.36)
10.19			Bond Purchase Agreement among the Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. and Sovereign Securities Corporation, LLC, dated December 21, 2005 (13) (Exhibit 10.37)
10.20			Aqua America, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan* (26)
10.21			Aqua America, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan* (13) (Exhibit 10.39)
10.22			Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation for 2011*
10.23			Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation for 2010* (28) (Exhibit 10.32)
10.24			Bond Purchase Agreement among the Chester County Industrial Development Authority, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. and Sovereign Securities Corporation, LLC, dated December 21, 2006 (25) (Exhibit 10.2)
10.25			Bond Purchase Agreement among the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. and Sovereign Securities Corporation, LLC, dated December 4, 2008 (28) (Exhibit 10.35)
10.26			Aqua America, Inc. 2004 Equity Compensation Plan (amended and restated as of January 1, 2009)* (28) (Exhibit 10.36)
10.27			Amendment to Incentive Stock Option and Dividend Equivalent Grant Agreements between Aqua America, Inc. and Nicholas DeBenedictis* (28) (Exhibit 10.37)
10.28			Amendment to Incentive Stock Option and Dividend Equivalent Grant Agreements between Aqua America, Inc. and Roy H. Stahl* (28) (Exhibit 10.38)
10.29			Amendment to Incentive Stock Option and Dividend Equivalent Grant Agreements between Aqua America, Inc. and David P. Smeltzer* (28) (Exhibit 10.39)
10.30			Amendment to Incentive Stock Option and Dividend Equivalent Grant Agreements between Aqua America, Inc. and Karl M. Kyriss* (28) (Exhibit 10.40)
10.31			Amendment to Incentive Stock Option and Dividend Equivalent Grant Agreements between Aqua America, Inc. and Christopher H. Franklin* (28) (Exhibit 10.41)
10.32			Change in Control and Severance Agreement between Aqua America, Inc. and Nicholas DeBenedictis* (28) (Exhibit 10.42)
10.33			Change in Control Agreement between Aqua America, Inc. and Roy H. Stahl* (28) (Exhibit 10.43)
10.34			Change in Control Agreement between Aqua America, Inc. and David P. Smeltzer* (28) (Exhibit 10.44)
10.35			Change in Control Agreement between Aqua America, Inc. and Karl M. Kyriss* (28) (Exhibit 10.45)
10.36			Change in Control Agreement between Aqua America, Inc. and Christopher H. Franklin* (28) (Exhibit 10.46)
10.37			Aqua America, Inc. Supplemental Pension Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees (as amended and restated effective January 1, 2008)* (28) (Exhibit 10.47)
10.38			Aqua America, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Nicholas DeBenedictis (as amended and restated effective January 1, 2008)* (28) (Exhibit 10.48)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.			Description
10.39			Amendment 2008-1 to the Aqua America, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan Master Trust Agreement dated as of December 15, 2008* (28) (Exhibit 10.50)
10.40			Aqua America, Inc. 2009 Executive Deferral Plan, As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2009* (27) (Exhibit 4.1)
10.41			Aqua America, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan* (30) (Exhibit 99.1)
10.42			Aqua America, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, As Amended Effective February 25, 2011 *
10.43			Employment agreement dated January 31, 2010, between Aqua America, Inc. and Nicholas DeBenedictis * (31) (Exhibit 10.1)
10.44			First amendment to Aqua America, Inc. Supplemental Pension Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees (as amended and restated effective January 1, 2008)* (32) (Exhibit 10.54)
10.45			Second amendment to Aqua America, Inc. Supplemental Pension Benefit Plan for Salaried Employees (as amended and restated effective January 1, 2008)* (31) (Exhibit 10.3)
10.46			First amendment to Aqua America, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Nicholas DeBenedictis (as amended and restated effective January 1, 2008)* (32) (Exhibit 10.56)
10.47			Second amendment to Aqua America, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Nicholas DeBenedictis (as amended and restated effective January 1, 2008)* (31) (Exhibit 10.4)
10.48			Bond Purchase Agreement among the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., Jeffries and Company, Inc., and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, dated June 30, 2009 (29) (Exhibit 10.52)
10.49			Bond Purchase Agreement among the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., Jeffries and Company, Inc., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, and PNC Capital Markets LLC, dated October 20, 2009 (32) (Exhibit 10.59)
10.50			Restricted Stock Grant Agreement made by Aqua America, Inc. to Nicholas DeBenedictis dated January 31, 2010* (31) (Exhibit 10.2)
10.51			Bond Purchase Agreement among the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., Jeffries and Company, Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, and TD Securities (USA) LLC, dated October 27, 2010
13.1			Selected portions of Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2010 incorporated by reference in Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
21.1			Subsidiaries of Aqua America, Inc.
23.1			Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
31.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
31.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
32.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
32.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
101.INS			XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRES		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

In accordance with Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, copies of certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company or its subsidiaries are not filed herewith. Pursuant to this regulation, we hereby agree to furnish a copy of any such instrument to the SEC upon request.

Notes -
Documents Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit 4.34

CREDIT AGREEMENT

among

AQUA PENNSYLVANIA, INC.

and

THE BANKS PARTY HERETO

and

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Agent

Dated as of November 30, 2010

$100,000,000

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
BACKGROUND			1
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Defined Terms			1
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions			16
1.3 Construction			16
SECTION 2. THE CREDITS
2.1 Revolving Credit Loans			17
2.2 Swing Line Loans			18
2.3 General Provisions Regarding Loans			20
2.4 Fees			22
2.5 Revolving Credit Notes; Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans			22
2.6 Interest on Revolving Credit Loans			22
2.7 Default Rate; Additional Interest; Alternate Rate of Interest			22
2.8 Termination, Reduction, Extension of Commitments; Additional Banks			23
2.9 Optional and Mandatory Prepayments of Loans			24
2.10 Illegality			25
2.11 Requirements of Law			25
2.12 Taxes			26
2.13 Indemnity			28
2.14 Pro Rata Treatment, etc.			28
2.15 Payments			28
2.16 Conversion and Continuation Options			29
2.17 Defaulting Banks			29
SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Financial Condition			31
3.2 No Adverse Change			31
3.3 Existence; Compliance with Law			31
3.4 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations			32
3.5 No Legal Bar			32
3.6 No Material Litigation			32
3.7 No Default			32
3.8 Taxes			32
3.9 Federal Regulations			33
3.10 ERISA			33
3.11 Investment Company Act			33
3.12 Purpose of Loans			34

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3.13 Environmental Matters			34
3.14 Ownership of the Borrower			34
3.15 Patents, Trademarks, etc.			34
3.16 Ownership of Property			35
3.17 Licenses, etc.			35
3.18 Labor Matters			35
3.19 Partnerships			35
3.20 No Material Misstatements			35
3.21 Anti-Terrorism Laws			35
SECTION 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT; CLOSING
4.1 Conditions to Closing			36
4.2 Conditions to Each Loan			38
4.3 Closing			39
SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
5.1 Financial Statements			39
5.2 Certificates; Other Information			39
5.3 Payment of Obligations			40
5.4 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence			40
5.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance			40
5.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions			40
5.7 Notices			41
5.8 Environmental Laws			41
5.9 Taxes			42
5.10 Covenants of the Indenture			42
5.11 Guarantees of Obligations			42
5.12 Anti-Terrorism Laws			42
SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
6.1 Financial Covenants.			43
6.2 Limitation on Certain Debt			43
6.3 Limitation on Liens			43
6.4 Limitations on Fundamental Changes			44
6.5 Limitation on Sale of Assets			45
6.6 Limitations on Acquisitions			45
6.7 Limitation on Distributions and Investments			45
6.8 Transactions with Affiliates			45
6.9 Sale and Leaseback			46
6.10 Fiscal Year			46
6.11 Continuation of or Change in Business			46

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SECTION 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
7.1 Events of Default			46
7.2 Remedies			48
SECTION 8. THE AGENT
8.1 Appointment			50
8.2 Delegation of Duties			50
8.3 Exculpatory Provisions			51
8.4 Reliance by Agent			51
8.5 Notice of Default			51
8.6 Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Banks			52
8.7 Indemnification			52
8.8 Agent in its Individual Capacity			52
8.9 Successor Agent			52
8.10 Beneficiaries			53
8.11 USA Patriot Act			53
SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Amendments and Waivers			53
9.2 Notices			54
9.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies			55
9.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties			55
9.5 Payment of Expenses and Taxes			56
9.6 Successors and Assigns			56
9.7 Confidentiality			59
9.8 Adjustments; Set-off			60
9.9 Counterparts			60
9.10 Severability			60
9.11 Integration			60
9.12 GOVERNING LAW			61
9.13 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers			61
9.14 Acknowledgments			61
9.15 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL			62
9.16 USA PATRIOT ACT			62

SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE I		Bank and Commitment Information
SCHEDULE 3.6		Existing Litigation
SCHEDULE 3.11		Regulatory Approvals
SCHEDULE 3.13		Environmental Matters
SCHEDULE 3.19		Interests in Partnerships
SCHEDULE 6.3		Existing Liens
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A		Form of Borrowing Request
EXHIBIT B-1		Form of Note
EXHIBIT B-2		Form of Swing Line Note
EXHIBIT C		Form of Assignment and Acceptance

CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of November 30, 2010, by and among AQUA PENNSYLVANIA, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “Banks”), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”).

BACKGROUND

The Borrower has requested that the Banks make Loans (that term and certain other terms are defined in Section 1.1 hereof) to the Borrower, and the Banks severally have agreed to make Loans on the terms and conditions herein contained. Proceeds of the Loans will be used for refinancing existing indebtedness and general working capital purposes including financing acquisitions.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of their mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth and for other consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and intending to be legally bound hereby, covenant and agree as follows:

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS

1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Adjusted Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage”: with respect to any non-Defaulting Bank, the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of such Bank’s aggregate Commitment divided by the aggregate Commitments of all non-Defaulting Banks.

“Affiliate”: any Person (other than a Subsidiary, or an officer, director or employee of the Borrower who would not be an Affiliate but for such Person’s status as an officer, director and/or employee) which, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Borrower, and any member, director, officer or employee of any such Person or any Subsidiary of the Borrower. For purposes of this definition, “control” shall mean the power, directly or indirectly, either to (i) vote 5% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (ii) direct or in effect cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.

“Anti-Terrorism Laws”: any laws relating to terrorism or money laundering, including Executive Order No. 13224, and the USA Patriot Act.

“Assignment and Acceptance”: an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Bank and an assignee, and acknowledged by the Agent, in the form of Exhibit C or such other form as shall be approved by the Agent.

“Base Rate”: for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1%) equal to the highest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Open Rate in effect on such day plus fifty (50) basis points (0.5%) and (c) the Daily LIBOR Rate plus one hundred (100) basis points (1.0%). If for any reason the Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Open Rate or the Daily LIBOR Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the definition of such term, the Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) or (c) as the case may be, of the first sentence of this definition until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Open Rate or the Daily LIBOR Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Open Rate or the Daily LIBOR Rate, as the case may be.

“Base Rate Borrowing”: a Borrowing comprised of Base Rate Loans.

“Base Rate Loan”: any Revolving Credit Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.

“Borrower”: as defined in the heading of this Agreement.

“Borrowing”: a Swing Line Loan made by the Swing Line Bank or each group of Revolving Credit Loans of a single Type made by the Banks on a single date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

“Borrowing Request”: a request made pursuant to Section 2.1(c) in the form of Exhibit A.

“Business Day”: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are authorized or required by law to close; provided, however, that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London Interbank Market.

“Capital Lease”: at any time, a lease with respect to which the lessee is required to recognize the acquisition of an asset and the incurrence of a liability in accordance with GAAP.

“Capital Stock”: any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

“Closing”: as defined in Section 4.3.

“Closing Date”: as defined in Section 4.3.

“Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

“Commitment”: as to any Bank, the obligation of such Bank to make Loans to the Borrower hereunder in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Bank’s name on Schedule I or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Bank becomes a party to this Agreement, as the same may be permanently terminated, reduced and extended from time to time pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.9 or changed by subsequent assignments pursuant to subsection 9.6(b).

“Commitment Percentage”: as to any Bank at any time, the proportion (expressed as a percentage) that such Bank’s Commitment bears to the Total Commitment (or, at any time after the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, the percentage which the amount of such Bank’s Loans constitutes of the aggregate amount of the Loans of the Banks then outstanding).

“Commonly Controlled Entity”: an entity, whether or not incorporated, which is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group which includes the Borrower and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“Consolidated Assets”: at any time, the amount at which all assets (including, without duplication, the capitalized value of any leasehold interest under any Capital Lease) of the Borrower would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower at such time.

“Consolidated EBIT”: for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus the amount of income taxes and interest expense deducted from earnings in determining such Consolidated Net Income.

“Consolidated EBITDA”: for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus the amount of income taxes, interest expense, depreciation and amortization deducted from earnings in determining such Consolidated Net Income.

“Consolidated Funded Debt”: at any time, all Debt of the Borrower determined on a consolidated basis consisting of, without duplication (a) borrowed money Debt, including without limitation capitalized lease obligations;(b) reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees and the like; and (c) Debt in the nature of a Contingent Obligation, whether or not required to be reflected on a balance sheet of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Interest Expense”: for any period, the amount of cash interest expense deducted from earnings of the Borrower in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Net Income”: for any fiscal period, net earnings (or loss) after income and other taxes computed on the basis of income of the Borrower for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but excluding:

(a) the amount of any extraordinary items included in such calculation of net earnings (or loss);

(b) any gain or loss resulting from the write-up or write-off of fixed assets;

(c) earnings of any Subsidiary accrued prior to the date it became a Subsidiary;

(d) earnings of any Person, substantially all assets of which have been acquired in any manner, realized by such Person prior to the date of such acquisition; and

(e) any gain arising from the acquisition of any Securities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof.

“Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity”: at a particular date, the net book value of the shareholders’ equity of the Borrower as would be shown on a consolidated balance sheet at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Contingent Obligation”: with respect to any Person (for the purpose of this definition, the “Obligor”) any obligation (except the endorsement in the ordinary course of business of instruments for deposit or collection) of the Obligor guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any indebtedness of any other Person (for the purpose of this definition, the “Primary Obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including (without limitation) indebtedness incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise, by the Obligor:

(a) to purchase such indebtedness of the Primary Obligor or any Property or assets constituting security therefor;

(b) to advance or supply funds

(i) for the purpose of payment of such indebtedness (except to the extent such indebtedness otherwise appears on Borrower’s balance sheet as indebtedness), or

(ii) to maintain working capital or other balance sheet condition or any income statement condition of the Primary Obligor or otherwise to advance or make available funds for the purchase or payment of such indebtedness or obligation; or

(c) to lease Property or to purchase Securities or other Property or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of such indebtedness or obligation of the ability of the Primary Obligor to make payment of the indebtedness or obligation.

For purposes of computing the amount of any Contingent Obligation, in connection with any computation of indebtedness or other liability, it shall be assumed that, without duplication, the indebtedness or other liabilities of the Primary Obligor that are the subject of such Contingent Obligation are direct obligations of the issuer of such Obligation.

“Contractual Obligation”: as to any Person, any provision of any Security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

“Daily LIBOR Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum determined by the Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100^th of 1%) (x) the Published Rate by (y) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements. The Published Rate shall be adjusted as of each Business Day based on changes in the Published Rate or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements without notice to the Borrower, and shall be applicable from the effective date of any such change.

“Debt”: with respect to any Person, at any time, without duplication, all of (i) its liabilities for borrowed money, (ii) liabilities secured by any Lien existing on property owned by such Person (whether or not such liabilities have been assumed), (iii) its liabilities in respect to Capital Leases; (iv) its liabilities under Contingent Obligations; and (v) all other obligations which are required by GAAP to be shown as liabilities on its balance sheet but excluding (x) deferred taxes and other deferred or long-term liabilities and other amounts not in respect of borrowed money and (y) the aggregate amount of accounts receivable sold, factored or otherwise transferred for value without recourse (other than for breach of representations).

“Default”: any of the events specified in Section 7, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition precedent therein set forth, has been satisfied.

“Defaulting Bank”: any Bank, as determined by the Agent, that has (a) failed to fund any portion of its Revolving Credit Loans or participations in Swing Line Loans within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) notified the Borrower, the Agent, the Swing Line Bank or any Bank in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) failed, within three Business Days after request by the Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Revolving Credit Loans or participations in Swing Line Loans, (d) otherwise failed to pay over to the Agent or any other Bank any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) (i) become or is insolvent or has a parent company that has become or is insolvent or (ii) become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment (it being understood that a Defaulting Bank shall cease to be a Defaulting Bank if the Borrower, the Agent and the Swing Line Bank shall each agree that such Defaulting Bank has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Bank to be a Defaulting Bank).

“Distribution”: in respect of any corporation, (a) dividends, distributions or other payments on account of any capital stock of the corporation (except distributions in common stock of such corporation); (b) the redemption or acquisition of such stock or of warrants, rights or other options to purchase such stock (except when solely in exchange for common stock of such corporation); and (c) any payment on account of, or the setting apart of any assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of any share of any class of capital stock of such corporation or any warrants or options to purchase any such stock.

“Dollars” and “$”: dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.

“Environmental Laws”: any and all applicable foreign, Federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees or binding requirements of any Governmental Authority, or binding Requirement of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of the environment or public health, remediation of environmental conditions, or damages arising from such conditions, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.

“Equity to Capital Ratio”: at the date of determination, the ratio of Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity to the sum of (i) Consolidated Funded Debt and (ii) Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity.

“ERISA”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

“Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements”: for any day as applied to a Eurodollar Loan, the aggregate (without duplication) of the rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on such day (including, without limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves under any regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto) dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of such Board) maintained by a member bank of such System.

“Eurodollar Rate”: with respect to the Loans comprising any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the interest rate per annum determined by the Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1% per annum) (a) the rate which appears on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on such other substitute Bloomberg page that displays rates at which US dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market), or the rate which is quoted by another source selected by the Agent which has been approved by the British Bankers’ Association as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying rates at which US dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market (for purposes of this definition, an “Alternate Source”), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period as the London interbank offered rate for U.S. Dollars for an amount comparable to such Eurodollar Borrowing and having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such Interest Period (of if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or any substitute page) or any Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error)), by (b) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements. The Eurodollar Rate may also be expressed by the following formula:

Eurodollar Rate =		London interbank offered rates quoted by Bloomberg
		or appropriate successor as shown on Bloomberg Page BBAM1
		1.00 — Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements

The Eurodollar Rate shall be adjusted with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing that is outstanding on the effective date of any change in the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements as of such effective date. The Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower of the Eurodollar Rate as determined or adjusted in accordance herewith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

“Eurodollar Borrowing”: a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Loans.

“Eurodollar Loan”: any Revolving Credit Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.

“Event of Default”: any of the events specified in Section 7, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition, has been satisfied.

“Executive Order No. 13224”: Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.

“Exposure”: as to any Bank at any date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Loans made by such Bank then outstanding and (b) the principal amount of such Bank’s pro rata share of Swing Line Loans then outstanding based on its Commitment Percentage.

“Federal Funds Effective Rate”: for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

“Federal Funds Open Rate” for any day shall mean the rate per annum which is the daily federal funds open rate as quoted by ICAP North America, Inc. (or any successor) as set forth on the Bloomberg Screen BTMM for that day opposite the caption “OPEN” (or on such other substitute Bloomberg Screen that displays such rate), or as set forth on such other recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying such rate as selected by the Agent (an “Alternate Federal Funds Source”) (or if such rate for such day does not appear on the Bloomberg Screen BTMM (or any substitute screen) or on any Alternate Federal Funds Source, or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Screen BTMM (or any substitute screen) or any Alternate Federal Funds Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error)); provided, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Open Rate for such day shall be the Federal Funds Open Rate on the immediately preceding Business Day.”

“Fee Letters”: collectively, the two letters from the Agent to the Borrower dated November 19, 2010 regarding certain fees.

“Fees”: as defined in subsection 2.4(a).

“GAAP”: at any time with respect to the determination of the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense, or any consolidation or other accounting computation, generally accepted accounting principles as applied to the public utility industry, as such principles shall be in effect on the date of, or at the end of the period covered by, the financial statements from which such asset, liability, item of income, or item of expense, is derived, or, in the case of any such computation, as in effect on the date when such computation is required to be determined, subject to Section 1.3(b).

“Governmental Authority”: any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

“Guarantor”: any Material Subsidiary which becomes a “Guarantor” after the date hereof pursuant to Section 5.11.

“Guaranty”: any Guaranty Agreement entered into by a Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.11.

“Indenture”: means the Indenture of Mortgage dated as of January 1, 1941 between the Borrower and Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association, as successor Trustee, as amended and supplemented.

“Insolvency”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.

“Insolvent”: pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.

“Interest Coverage Ratio”: at the date of determination, the ratio of Consolidated EBIT to Consolidated Interest Expense, in each case for the prior four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters.

“Interest Payment Date”: (a) as to any Base Rate Loan or Swing Line Loan, the last day of each month, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, and (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day which is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period.

“Interest Period”: with respect to any Eurodollar Loan:

(i) initially the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in their notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, given with respect thereto; and

(ii) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Agent not less than three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto;

provided that, the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:

(i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(ii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month;

(iii) an Interest Period that otherwise would extend beyond the Termination Date shall end on the Termination Date; and

(iv) the Borrower shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Loan during an Interest Period for such Loan.

“Investments”: investments (by loan or extension of credit, purchase, advance, guaranty, capital contribution or otherwise) made in cash or by delivery of Property, by the Borrower (i) in any Person, whether by acquisition of stock or other ownership interest, indebtedness or other obligation or Security, or by loan, advance or capital contribution, or (ii) in any Property or (iii) any agreement to do any of the foregoing.

“Lien”: any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any Capital Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

“Loan Documents”: this Agreement, the Notes and any Guaranty.

“Loans”: the collective reference to the Revolving Credit Loans and the Swing Line Loans.

“Material” means material in relation to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Borrower and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

“Material Adverse Effect”: a material adverse effect on (a) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) the business, Property, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower, (c) the ability of the Borrower duly and punctually to pay its Debts and perform its obligations hereunder, or (d) the ability of the Agent or any of the Banks, to the extent permitted, to enforce their legal remedies pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

“Material Subsidiary”: a Subsidiary of the Borrower the assets or net earnings of which, determined in accordance with GAAP, constitute more than 5% of the Borrower’s Consolidated Assets or Consolidated Net Income, as the case may be.

“Materials of Environmental Concern”: any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, or pollutants or contaminants defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, and ureaformaldehyde insulation.

“Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

“Multiemployer Plan”: a Plan which is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

“Non-Defaulting Bank”: at any time, all Banks other than any Defaulting Banks at such time.

“Notes”: the Revolving Credit Notes and the Swing Line Notes.

“Parent Company”: Aqua America, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation.

“Participant”: as defined in Section 9.6(f).

“PBGC”: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA.

“Permitted Acquisition”: an acquisition by the Borrower of the stock or assets of a Person engaged in businesses similar or incidental or ancillary to Borrower’s existing business, provided that at least 30 days prior to the consummation of any such acquisition for which cash consideration paid by the Borrower (including the assumption of Debt in connection therewith) exceeds $70,000,000, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would exist if such acquisition were consummated on such date (assuming for purposes of the covenants contained in Section 6.1 that pro forma adjustments are made to the financial statements of the Borrower reflecting such acquisition; provided, that historical EBIT of the Person to be acquired (or the assets of which are to be acquired) shall be included for purposes of calculating such covenant compliance only if historical financial statements of such Person are received by the Agent at least 30 days prior to the consummation of such acquisition), and the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer showing calculations in reasonable detail demonstrating such pro forma compliance with the covenants contained in Section 6.1, and provided further, that any such acquisition for which cash consideration paid by the Borrower (including the assumption of Debt in connection therewith) exceeds $75,000,000, shall also have been consented to by the Required Banks.

“Permitted Investments”: Investments in:

(a) one or more Material or Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries thereof;

(b) Property to be used in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower;

(c) current assets arising from the sale or purchase of goods and services in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower;

(d) direct obligations of the United States of America, or any agency or instrumentality thereof or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America, provided that such obligations mature within one (1) year from the date of acquisition thereof;

(e) certificates of deposit, time deposits or banker’s acceptances, maturing within one (1) year from the date of acquisition, with banks or trust companies organized under the laws of the United States, the unsecured long-term debt obligations of which are rated “A3” or higher by Moody’s or “A-” or higher by S&P, and issued, or in the case of banker’s acceptance, accepted, by a bank or trust company having capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least $250,000,000;

(f) commercial paper given the highest rating by either S&P or Moody’s maturing not more than 270 days from the date of creation thereof;

(g) mutual funds registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that hold themselves out as “money market funds;”

(h) trade credit extended on usual and customary terms in the ordinary course of business;

(i) advances to employees to meet expenses incurred by such employees in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Permitted Acquisitions; and

(k) other loans, advances and investments not exceeding in the aggregate $2,000,000 at any one time outstanding.

(l) investments in tax exempt obligations of any state of the United States of America, or any municipality of any such State, in each case rated “Aa2” or higher by Moody’s or “AA” or higher by S&P or an equivalent credit rating by another credit rating agency of recognized national standing, provided that such obligations mature or can be tendered by the holder within 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof; and

(m) investments in repurchase agreements.

“Person”: an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.

“Plan”: at a particular time, any employee benefit plan which is covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

“PNC”: PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association.

“Prime Rate”: the rate of interest per annum announced from time to time by PNC as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective on the date such change is announced as effective.

“Property”: any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, and whether tangible or intangible.

“Published Rate” shall mean the rate of interest published each Business Day in The Wall Street Journal “Money Rates” listing under the caption “London Interbank Offered Rates” for a one month period (or, if no such rate is published therein for any reason, then the Published Rate shall be the eurodollar rate for a one month period as published in another publication determined by the Agent).

“Regulation U”: Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect, and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Regulation X”: Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect, and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“Reorganization”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.

“Reportable Event”: any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA, except to the extent that notice thereof has been waived by the PBGC.

“Required Banks”: at any time, (a) Banks the Exposures of which aggregate at least 51% of the Total Exposure at such time of the Banks, or (b) if there are no Loans outstanding, Banks whose Commitments aggregate at least 51% of the Total Commitment at such time.

“Requirement of Law”: as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws, Operating Agreement or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

“Responsible Officer”: as to any Borrower, any officer of such Borrower or of the manager of such Borrower.

“Revolving Credit Loans”: the revolving loans made by the Banks to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a). Each Loan shall be a Eurodollar Loan or a Base Rate Loan.

“Revolving Credit Note”: a promissory note of the Borrower in the form of Exhibit B-1, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

“Security”: “security” as defined in Section 2(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Single Employer Plan”: any Plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but which is not a Multiemployer Plan.

“Solvent”: as to any Person, as of the time of determination, the financial condition under which the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) the fair market value of the assets of such Person will exceed the debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of such Person; and

(b) the present fair saleable value of the Property of such Person will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; and

(c) such Person will be able to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and

(d) such Person will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which it is engaged as such businesses are then conducted and are proposed to be conducted after the date thereof.

“Subordinated Debt”: at any time, all Debt of the Borrower subordinated to all of the obligations of the Borrower to the Banks on terms satisfactory to the Banks.

“Subsidiary”: as to any Person, (i) any corporation, limited liability company, company or trust of which 50% or more (by number of shares or number of votes) of the outstanding capital stock, interests, shares or similar items of beneficial interest normally entitled to vote for the election of one or more directors, managers or trustees (regardless of any contingency which does or may suspend or dilute the voting rights) is at such time owned directly or indirectly by such person or one or more of such Person’s Subsidiaries, or any partnership of which such Person is a general partner or of which 50% or more of the partnership interests is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person or one or more of such Person’s Subsidiaries, and (ii) any corporation, company, trust, partnership or other entity which is controlled or capable of being controlled by such Person or one or more of such Person’s subsidiaries. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

“Supplemental Indenture”: means the Forty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture dated as of October 15, 2010.

“Swing Line Bank”: PNC Bank, National Association, or any other Bank to which the Swing Line Commitment is assigned pursuant to the terms of Section 9.6.

“Swing Line Collateral Account”: as defined in Section 2.17(b)(ii).

“Swing Line Commitment”: the amount set forth opposite the Swing Line Bank’s name under the heading “Swing Line Commitment” on Schedule I hereto, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.2(f).

“Swing Line Loans”: has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.2(a).

“Swing Line Note”: has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.2(c), as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Swing Line Repayment Date”: has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.2(b).

“Termination Date”: the earlier of (a) November 28, 2011 or any later date to which the Termination Date shall have been extended pursuant to subsection 2.8(d) hereof and (b) the date the Commitments are terminated as provided herein.

“Total Commitment”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Banks’ Commitments, as in effect at such time.

“Total Commitment Percentage”: as to any Bank at any time, the proportion (expressed as a percentage) that such Bank’s Commitment bears to the Total Commitment.

“Total Exposure”: at any time, the aggregate amount of the Banks’ Exposures at such time.

“Tranche”: the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans whose Interest Periods begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans originally were made on the same date).

“Type”: when used in respect of any Revolving Credit Loan or Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans, shall refer to the Rate by reference to which interest on such Revolving Credit Loan or on the Revolving Credit Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined. For purposes hereof, “Rate” shall include the Eurodollar Rate and the Base Rate.

“USA Patriot Act”: shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.

“Voting Stock”: capital stock of any class or classes of a corporation the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) and, as applicable, any equity, participation or ownership interests in any partnership, business trust, joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or any other Person which interests are similar by analogy to capital stock or ownership rights giving rise to voting or governance rights.

“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary”: at any time, any Subsidiary one hundred percent (100%) of all of the equity Securities (except directors’ qualifying shares) and voting Securities of which are owned by any one or more of the Borrower at such time.

1.2 Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the Notes or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto.

(b) The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

1.3 Construction. (a) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, references to the plural include the singular, the singular the plural and the part the whole, “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or,” and “including” has the meaning represented by the phrase “including without limitation.” References in this Agreement to “determination” of or by the Agent or the Banks shall be deemed to include good faith estimates by the Agent or the Banks (in the case of quantitative determinations) and good faith beliefs by the Agent or the Banks (in the case of qualitative determinations). Whenever the Agent or the Banks are granted the right herein to act in their sole discretion or to grant or withhold consent such right shall be exercised in good faith, except as otherwise provided herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to the “knowledge of” or “best knowledge of” the Borrower shall be deemed to refer to the knowledge of a Responsible Officer thereof. The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder”, “hereby” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement and the Table of Contents preceding this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not control or affect the construction of this Agreement or the interpretation thereof in any respect. Section, subsection, schedule and exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all computations and determinations as to accounting or financial matters and all financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be made and prepared in accordance with GAAP (including principles of consolidation where appropriate). As used herein and in the Notes, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, accounting terms relating to the Borrower and any Subsidiary thereof not defined in subsection 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in subsection 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP. In the event that any future change in GAAP, without more, materially affects the Borrower’s compliance with any financial covenant herein, the Borrower, the Banks and the Agent shall use their best efforts to modify such covenant in order to account for such change and to secure for the Banks the intended benefits of such covenant.

SECTION 2. THE CREDITS

2.1 Revolving Credit Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, each Bank, severally and not jointly, agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower, at any time or from time to time on or after the date hereof and until the Termination Date or until the Commitment of such Bank shall have been terminated in accordance with the terms hereof, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding which, when added to such Bank’s Commitment Percentage of the principal amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding does not exceed such Bank’s Commitment subject, however, to the conditions that (i) at no time shall (x) the sum of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Loans made by all Banks exceed (y) the Total Commitment and (ii) at all times the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans required to be made by each Bank shall equal the product of (x) its Commitment Percentage times (y) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans required to be made pursuant to subsection 2.1 at such time. Such Commitments may be terminated or reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.8. Within the foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow under the Commitment on or after the date hereof and prior to the Termination Date, subject to the terms, provisions and limitations set forth herein.

(b) Each Revolving Credit Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Credit Loans made by the Banks ratably in accordance with their Commitment Percentages; provided, however, that the failure of any Bank to make any Revolving Credit Loan shall not in itself relieve any other Bank of its obligation to lend hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Bank shall be responsible for the failure of any other Bank to make any Revolving Credit Loan required to be made by such other Bank). The Revolving Credit Loans comprising any Eurodollar Borrowing shall be in a minimum aggregate principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or an aggregate principal amount equal to the remaining balance of the available Commitments) and the Revolving Credit Loans comprising any Base Rate Borrowing shall be in a minimum aggregate principal amount of $250,000 or a whole multiple of $50,000 in excess thereof (or an aggregate principal amount equal to the remaining balance of the available Commitments). Each Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans shall be comprised entirely of Eurodollar Loans or Base Rate Loans, as the Borrower may request pursuant to Section 2.1.

(c) In order to request a Borrowing, the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or notify by telephone and promptly confirm by hand delivery or telecopy) to the Agent the information requested by the form of Borrowing Request attached as Exhibit A hereto (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Philadelphia time, three Business Days before a proposed Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Philadelphia time, on the day of a proposed Borrowing. Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall in each case specify (x) whether the Borrowing then being requested is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing or a Base Rate Borrowing; (y) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and the amount thereof; and (z) if such Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period with respect thereto. If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the requested Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Borrowing. If no Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. The Agent shall promptly advise the Banks of any notice given pursuant to this Section 2.1 and of each Bank’s portion of the requested Borrowing.

2.2 Swing Line Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Bank may in its discretion make swing line loans (the “Swing Line Loans”) to the Borrower from time to time until the Termination Date or until the Swing Line Commitment is terminated in accordance with the terms hereof in the aggregate up to the amount of the Swing Line Commitment for periods requested by the Borrower and agreed to by the Swing Line Bank; provided, that, no Swing Line Loan shall be made if, after giving effect to the making of such Loan and the simultaneous application of the proceeds thereof, the Total Exposure would exceed the Total Commitment. Within the foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow under the Swing Line Commitment, subject to and in accordance with the terms and limitations hereof.

(b) The Borrower may request a Swing Line Loan to be made on any Business Day. Each request for a Swing Line Loan shall be in writing (or by telephone promptly confirmed in writing) and delivered to the Swing Line Bank not later than 12:00 noon, Philadelphia time, on the Business Day such Swing Line Loan is to be made, specifying in each case (i) the amount to be borrowed, (ii) the requested borrowing date, (iii) whether the interest rate applicable to such Swing Line Loan is to be: (A) the Base Rate or (B) an interest rate mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and the Swing Line Bank and (iv) the date such Swing Line Loan is to be repaid (the “Swing Line Repayment Date”). The request for such Swing Line Loan shall be irrevocable. Provided that all applicable conditions precedent contained in Section 4.2 hereof have been satisfied, the Swing Line Bank shall, not later than 4:00 p.m., Philadelphia time, on the date specified in the Borrower’s request for such Swing Line Loan, make such Swing Line Loan by crediting the Borrower’s deposit account with the Swing Line Bank.

(c) The obligation of the Borrower to repay the Swing Line Loans shall be evidenced by a promissory note of the Borrower dated the date hereof, payable to the order of the Swing Line Bank in the principal amount of the Swing Line Commitment and substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Swing Line Note”).

(d) Interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal balance of a Swing Line Loan at the interest rate chosen by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.2(b) with respect to such Swing Line Loan and shall be payable on each applicable Interest Payment Date and upon the repayment of such Swing Line Loan.

(e) A Swing Line Loan shall be repaid on the earlier of (i) the Termination Date and (ii) the Swing Line Repayment Date for such Swing Line Loan. Unless the Borrower shall have notified the Agent prior to 11:00 a.m., Philadelphia time, on such Swing Line Repayment Date that the Borrower intends to repay such Swing Line Loan with funds other than the proceeds of a Revolving Credit Loan, the Borrower shall be deemed to have given notice to the Agent requesting the Banks to make a Revolving Credit Loan which shall be a Base Rate Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.1 on the Swing Line Repayment Date in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such Swing Line Loan plus interest thereon, and (A) subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions specified in Section 4.2, the Banks shall, on the Swing Line Repayment Date, make a Revolving Credit Loan which shall be a Base Rate Borrowing, in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such Swing Line Loan plus interest thereon, the proceeds of which shall be applied directly by the Agent to repay the Swing Line Bank for such Swing Line Loan plus accrued interest thereon; and provided, further, that if for any reason the proceeds of such Base Rate Borrowing are not received by the Swing Line Bank on the Swing Line Repayment Date in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such Swing Line Loan plus accrued interest, the Borrower shall reimburse the Swing Line Bank on the day immediately following the Swing Line Repayment Date, in same day funds, in an amount equal to the excess of the amount of such Swing Line Loan over the aggregate amount of such Base Rate Borrowing, if any, received plus accrued interest thereon.

(f) In the event that the Borrower shall fail to repay the Swing Line Bank as provided in Section 2.2(e) in an amount equal to the amount required under Section 2.2(e), the Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of the unpaid amount of such Swing Line Loan and of such Bank’s respective participation therein in an amount equal to such Bank’s Commitment Percentage of such Swing Line Loan. Each Bank shall make available to the Agent for payment to the Swing Line Bank an amount equal to its respective participation therein (including without limitation its pro rata share of accrued but unpaid interest thereon), in same day funds, at the office of the Agent specified in such notice, not later than 11:00 a.m., Philadelphia time, on the Business Day after the date the Agent notifies each Bank. In the event that any Bank fails to make available to the Agent the amount of such Bank’s participation in such unpaid amount as provided herein, the Swing Line Bank shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Bank together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate for each day during the period between the Swing Line Repayment Date and the date on which such Bank makes available its participation in such unpaid amount. The failure of any Bank to make available to the Agent its pro rata share of any such unpaid amount shall not relieve any other Bank of its obligations hereunder to make available to the Agent its pro rata share of such unpaid amount on the Swing Line Repayment Date. The Agent shall distribute to each Bank which has paid all amounts payable by it under this Section 2.2(f) with respect to the unpaid amount of any Swing Line Loan, such Bank’s Commitment Percentage of all payments received by the Agent from the Borrower in repayment of such Swing Line Loan when such payments are received. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Bank which has paid all amounts payable by it under this Section 2.2(f) shall have a direct right to repayment of such amounts from the Borrower subject to the procedures for repaying Banks set forth in this Section 2.2.

(g) In the event the Commitments are terminated in accordance with Section 2.8 hereof, the Swing Line Commitment shall also be terminated automatically. In the event the Borrower reduces the Total Commitment to less than the Swing Line Commitment, the Swing Line Commitment shall immediately be reduced to an amount equal to the Total Commitment. In the event the Borrower reduces the Total Commitment to less than the outstanding principal amount of the Swing Line Loans, the Borrower shall immediately repay the amount by which the outstanding Swing Line Loans exceed the Swing Line Commitment as so reduced plus accrued interest thereon.

(h) At no time shall there be more than two outstanding Swing Line Loans.

(i) Each Swing Line Loan shall be in an original principal amount of $100,000 or multiples of $50,000 in excess thereof.

(j) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Swing Line Loan, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon prior written, telecopy or telephonic notice to the Swing Line Bank given no later than 1:00 p.m., Philadelphia time, on the date of any proposed prepayment. Each notice of prepayment shall specify the Swing Line Loan to be prepaid and the amount to be prepaid, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower to prepay such amount on such date, with accrued interest thereon.

(k) In addition to making Swing Line Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.2, the Swing Line Bank may also make Swing Line Loans to the Borrower without the requirement for a specific request from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2(b) in accordance with the provisions of the agreements between the Borrower and the Swing Line Bank relating to the Borrower’s deposit, sweep and other accounts at the Swing Line Bank and related arrangements and agreements regarding the management and investment of Borrower’s cash assets as in effect from time to time (the “Cash Management Agreements”) to the extent of the daily aggregate net negative balance in the Borrower’s accounts which are subject to the provisions of the Cash Management Agreements. Swing Line Loans made pursuant to this Section 2.2(k) in accordance with the provisions of the Cash Management Agreements shall (i) be subject to the limitations as to aggregate amount set forth in Section 2.2(a), (ii) not be subject to the limitations as to number or individual amount set forth in Sections 2.2(h) and (i), (iii) be payable by the Borrower, both as to principal and interest, at the times set forth in the Cash Management Agreements (but in no event later than the Termination Date), (iv) not be made at any time after the Swing Line Bank has notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, (v) if not repaid by the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the Cash Management Agreements, be subject to each Bank’s obligation to purchase participating interests therein pursuant to Section 2.2(f), and (vi) except as provided in the foregoing subsections (i) through (v), be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Section 2.2.

2.3 General Provisions Regarding Loans. Subject to Section 2.3(b), each Bank shall make each Revolving Credit Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Agent in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, not later than 1:00 p.m., Philadelphia time, and the Agent shall by 3:00 p.m., Philadelphia time, credit the amounts so received to the general deposit account of the Borrower with the Agent or, if a Borrowing shall not occur on such date because any condition precedent herein specified shall not have been met, return the amounts so received to the respective Banks. Loans shall be made by the Banks pro rata in accordance with Section 2.14. Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Bank prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Bank will not make available to the Agent such Bank’s portion of such Borrowing, the Agent may assume that such Bank has made such portion available to the Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with this paragraph (c) and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Bank shall not have made such portion available to the Agent, such Bank and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Agent at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Revolving Credit Loans comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Bank, the Federal Funds Effective Rate. If such Bank shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount shall constitute such Bank’s Revolving Credit Loan as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.

(b) The Borrower may refinance all or any part of any Borrowing with any other Borrowing, subject to the conditions and limitations set forth herein and elsewhere in this Agreement. Any Borrowing or part thereof so refinanced shall be deemed to be repaid in accordance with Section 2.5 with the proceeds of a new Borrowing hereunder and the proceeds of the new Borrowing, to the extent they do not exceed the principal amount of the Borrowing being refinanced, shall not be paid by the Banks to the Agent or by the Agent to the Borrower; provided, however, that (i) if the principal amount extended by a Bank in a refinancing is greater than the principal amount extended by such Bank in the Borrowing being refinanced, then such Bank shall pay such difference to the Agent for distribution to the Banks described in (ii) below, (ii) if the principal amount extended by a Bank in the Borrowing being refinanced is greater than the principal amount agreed to be extended by such Bank in the refinancing, the Agent shall return the difference to such Bank out of amounts received pursuant to (i) above, and (iii) to the extent any Bank fails to pay the Agent amounts due from it pursuant to (i) above, any Revolving Credit Loan or portion thereof being refinanced with such amounts shall not be deemed repaid in accordance with Section 2.5 and shall be payable by the Borrower without prejudice to the Borrower’s rights against any such Bank.

(c) Each Bank may at its option fulfill its commitment hereunder with respect to any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Bank to make such Revolving Credit Loan; provided, however, that (A) any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Revolving Credit Loan in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and the applicable Note and (B) the Borrower shall not be liable for increased costs under Sections 2.11 or 2.12 to the extent that (x) such costs could be avoided by the use of a different branch or Affiliate to make Eurodollar Loans and (y) such use would not, in the judgment of such Bank, entail any significant additional expense for which such Bank shall not be indemnified hereunder or otherwise be disadvantageous to it; and

(d) All Borrowings, conversions and continuations of Revolving Credit Loans hereunder and all selections of Interest Periods hereunder shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections that, after giving effect thereto, (A) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans comprising each Tranche of Eurodollar Loans shall be equal to $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (B) the Borrower shall not have outstanding at any one time more than in the aggregate five (5) separate Tranches of Eurodollar Loans.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Termination Date.

2.4 Fees. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent the fees at the times and in the amounts as are set forth in the Fee Letters (collectively, the “Fees”).

(b) All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Agent for distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Banks. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable under any circumstances.

2.5 Revolving Credit Notes; Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans. The Revolving Credit Loans made by each Bank shall be evidenced by a single Revolving Credit Note duly executed on behalf of the Borrower, dated the Closing Date, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 with the blanks appropriately filled, payable to such Bank in a principal amount equal to the Commitment of such Bank. Each Revolving Credit Note shall bear interest from the date thereof on the outstanding principal balance thereof as set forth in Section 2.6. Each Bank shall, and is hereby authorized by the Borrower to, endorse on the schedule attached to the relevant Revolving Credit Note held by such Bank (or on a continuation of such schedule attached to each such Revolving Credit Note and made a part thereof), or otherwise to record in such Bank’s internal records, an appropriate notation evidencing the date and amount of each Revolving Credit Loan of such Bank, each payment or prepayment of principal of any Revolving Credit Loan, and the other information provided for on such schedule; provided, however, that the failure of any Bank to make such a notation or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Bank in accordance with the terms of the relevant Revolving Credit Note. The outstanding principal balance of each Revolving Credit Loan, as evidenced by the relevant Revolving Credit Note, shall be payable on the Termination Date.

2.6 Interest on Revolving Credit Loans. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.7, each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate.

(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.7, each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Loan plus seventy-five (75) basis points (0.75%).

(c) Interest on each Revolving Credit Loan shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date applicable to such Revolving Credit Loan; provided that, interest accruing on overdue amounts pursuant to Section 2.7 shall be payable on demand as provided in the Revolving Credit Notes. The Eurodollar Rate and the Base Rate shall be determined by the Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent error.

2.7 Default Rate; Additional Interest; Alternate Rate of Interest. (a) To the extent not contrary to any Requirement of Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, any principal, past due interest, fee or other amount outstanding hereunder shall, at the option of the Required Banks, bear interest for each day thereafter until paid in full (after as well as before judgment) at a rate per annum which shall be equal to two percent (2%) above the Base Rate (but in no event shall any such rate exceed the maximum rate permitted by any Requirement of Law). The Borrower acknowledges that such increased interest rate reflects, among other things, the fact that such loans or other amounts have become a substantially greater risk given their default status and that the Banks are entitled to additional compensation for such risk.

(b) In the event, and on each occasion, that on the day two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan, the Agent shall have determined (which determination absent manifest error shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that dollar deposits in the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan are not generally available in the London Interbank Market, or that the rate at which such dollar deposits are being offered will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Banks of making or maintaining the principal amount of such Eurodollar Loan during such Interest Period, or that reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate, the Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give written, telegraphic or telephonic notice of such determination to the Borrower and the Banks, and any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Loan or for conversion to or maintenance of a Eurodollar Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed a request for a Base Rate Loan. After such notice shall have been given and until the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, each request for a Eurodollar Loan shall be deemed to be a request for a Base Rate Loan. Each determination by the Agent hereunder shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

2.8 Termination, Reduction, Extension of Commitments; Additional Banks. (a) The Commitments shall be automatically terminated on the Termination Date.

(b) Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph, upon at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable written or telecopy notice to the Agent, the Borrower may at any time in whole permanently terminate, or from time to time permanently reduce, the Total Commitment. Each partial reduction of the Total Commitment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 or in whole multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof, and no such termination or reduction shall be made which would reduce the Total Commitment to an amount less than the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans.

(c) Each reduction in the Total Commitment hereunder shall be made ratably among the Banks in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. In connection with any reduction of the Total Commitment, the Borrower shall make any prepayment required under subsection 2.9(b).

(d) During the period beginning ninety days prior to the Termination Date then in effect and ending sixty days prior to such Termination Date, the Borrower may deliver to the Agent (which shall promptly transmit to each Bank) a notice requesting that the Commitments be extended for a 364 day period beyond the Termination Date then in effect. Within thirty days after its receipt of any such notice, each Bank shall notify the Agent of its willingness or unwillingness so to extend its Commitment. Any Bank that shall fail so to notify the Agent within such period shall be deemed to have declined to extend its Commitment. If each (but only if each) Bank agrees to extend its Commitment, the Agent shall so notify the Company and each Bank, whereupon (i) the respective Commitments of the Banks shall without further act by any party hereto, be extended for a 364 day period beyond the Termination Date then in effect and (ii) the term “Termination Date” shall thereafter mean the last day of such period. Any such extension shall be evidenced by a written agreement among the Agent, the Banks and the Borrower, such agreement to be in form and substance acceptable to the Agent, the Banks and the Borrower. In the event that one or more Banks (each a “Non-Electing Bank”) shall have

declined or been deemed to have declined to extend its or their Commitment and Banks holding a majority in amount of the Commitments shall have notified the Agent of their desire to extend their Commitments, the Borrower shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its own expense, upon notice to each such Non-Electing Bank and the Agent, to replace all (but not less than all) such Non-Electing Banks (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.6) at any time before the twentieth (20th) day prior to the Termination Date with one or more assignees (each a “Replacement Bank”) willing to purchase the Non-Electing Banks’ interests hereunder and to agree to extend its or their Commitment in accordance with the notice referred to in the first sentence of this clause (d). In such event, each Non-Electing Bank shall promptly upon request transfer and assign without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.6) all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to the applicable Replacement Bank; provided, however, that (i) no such assignment shall conflict with any law or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority, (ii) the applicable Replacement Bank shall pay to the applicable Non-Electing Bank in immediately available funds on the date of such assignment the principal of and interest accrued to the date of payment on the Loans made by such Non-Electing Bank hereunder and all other amounts accrued for such Non-Electing Bank’s account or owed to it hereunder (including any unpaid costs or expenses), and (iii) a Non-Electing Bank shall not be required to sell its interests hereunder unless the Borrower has arranged for one or more Replacement Banks to acquire the interests of all other Non-Electing Banks. If, as a result of the foregoing, each Bank (including Replacement Banks, but excluding Non-Electing Banks whose interests have been purchased as provided above) has agreed to extend its Commitment, the Commitments shall be extended as provided in clause (i) of the fourth sentence of this paragraph and the term Termination Date shall have the meaning set forth in clause (ii) in such fourth sentence of this clause (d).

(e) Any bank or financial institution becoming a party to this Agreement in compliance with the provisions of subsection 2.8(d) hereof shall execute and deliver to the Agent and the Banks and the Borrower a joinder and assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent. Upon execution and delivery of such joinder such additional bank or financial institution shall be a party hereto and one of the Banks hereunder for all purposes, all as of the date of such joinder. Simultaneously therewith the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such additional Bank an additional Note to the order of such additional Bank in an amount equal to the Commitment assumed by such additional Bank.

2.9 Optional and Mandatory Prepayments of Loans. (a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (but in any event subject to Section 2.13), upon prior written, telecopy or telephonic notice to the Agent given no later than 11:00 a.m., Philadelphia time, one Business Day before any proposed prepayment; provided, however, that each such partial prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be in the principal amount of at least $500,000 or in whole multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof and each such partial prepayment of a Base Rate Borrowing shall be in the principal amount of at least $250,000 or in whole multiples of $50,000 in excess thereof.

(b) On the date of any termination or reduction of the Total Commitment pursuant to Section 2.8, the Borrower shall pay or prepay so much of the Borrowings as shall be necessary in order that the aggregate principal amount of the Loans then outstanding will not exceed the Total Commitment after giving effect to such termination or reduction.

(c) Each notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing to be prepaid, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower to prepay such Borrowing (or portion thereof) by the amount stated therein. All prepayments under this Section on other than Base Rate Borrowings shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of prepayment.

2.10 Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Bank to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans as contemplated by this Agreement, (a) the commitment of such Bank hereunder to make Eurodollar Loans, continue Eurodollar Loans as such and convert or refinance Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Loans shall forthwith be cancelled and (b) such Bank’s Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding as Eurodollar Loans, if any, shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Revolving Credit Loans or within such earlier period as required by law. If any such conversion of a Eurodollar Loan occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrower shall pay to such Bank such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Section 2.13.

2.11 Requirements of Law. (a) In the event that any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation, or application thereof or compliance by any Bank with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof:

(i) shall subject any Bank to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Note or any Eurodollar Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Bank in respect thereof (except for taxes covered by Section 2.12 and changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income, gross receipts or revenue of such Bank);

(ii) shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Bank which is not otherwise included in the determination of the interest rate on such Eurodollar Loan hereunder; or

(iii) shall impose on such Bank any other condition;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Bank, by an amount which such Bank reasonably deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof then, in any such case, the Borrower shall as promptly as practicable pay such Bank, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Bank for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable; provided, that the Borrower shall not be liable for any such amounts incurred by such Bank more than 180 days prior to the date of such Bank’s notification to the Borrower. If any Bank becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this subsection, it shall as promptly as practicable notify the Borrower, through the Agent, of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled. A certificate describing in reasonable detail the determination of any additional amounts payable pursuant to this subsection submitted by such Bank, through the Agent, to the Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder. If any amount is refunded to such Bank, such Bank will reimburse Borrower for amounts paid in respect of the refunded amount.

(b) In the event that any Bank shall have determined that any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Bank or any corporation controlling such Bank with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof does or shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Bank’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Bank or such corporation could have achieved but for such change or compliance (taking into consideration such Bank’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount reasonably deemed by such Bank to be material, then from time to time, after submission as promptly as practicable by such Bank to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank for such reduction.

(c) Each Bank agrees that it will use reasonable efforts in order to avoid or to minimize, as the case may be, the payment by the Borrower of any additional amount under subsections 2.11(a) and (b); provided, however, that no Bank shall be obligated to incur any expense, cost or other amount in connection with utilizing such reasonable efforts. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.11, no Bank shall apply the provisions of subsections 2.11(a) or (b) hereof with respect to the Borrower if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of the Bank exercising its rights hereunder to apply the provisions similar to those of this Section 2.11 to other Borrower in substantially similar circumstances under substantially comparable provisions of other credit agreements.

2.12 Taxes. (a) All payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority, excluding, in the case of the Agent and each Bank, net income taxes and franchise or gross receipts taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed on the Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, as a result of a present or former connection between the jurisdiction of the government or taxing authority imposing such tax and the Agent or such Bank or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions and withholdings being hereinafter called “Taxes”). Except as provided in Section 2.12(c) and the penultimate sentence of this Section 2.12(a), if any Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the Agent or any Bank hereunder or under the Notes, the amounts so payable

to the Agent or such Bank shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Agent or such Bank (after payment of all Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement and the Notes. Whenever any Taxes are payable by the Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the Agent for its own account or for the account of such Bank, as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower showing payment thereof. If the Borrower fails to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fail to remit to the Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the Agent and the Banks for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the Agent or any Bank as a result of any such failure. If as a result of a payment by the Borrower of Taxes pursuant to this subsection a Bank receives a tax benefit or tax savings such as by receiving a credit against, refund of, or reduction in Taxes which such Bank would not have received but for the payment by the Borrower of Taxes pursuant to this subsection, then such Bank shall promptly pay to the Borrower the amount of such credit, refund, reduction or any other similar item. The agreements in this subsection shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder.

(b) Each Bank that is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof agrees that it will deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (i) two duly completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 ECI, W-8 BEN or W-8 IMY or successor applicable form, as the case may be, and (ii) an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 or W-9 or successor applicable form. Each such Bank also agrees to deliver to the Borrower and the Agent two further copies of the said Form W-8 ECI, W-8 BEN or W-8 IMY and Form W-8 or W-9, or successor applicable forms or other manner of certification, as the case may be, on or before the date that any such form expires or becomes obsolete or after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form previously delivered by it to the Borrower, and such extensions or renewals thereof as may reasonably be requested by the Borrower or the Agent, unless in any such case an event (including, without limitation, any change in treaty, law or regulation) has occurred prior to the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required which renders all such forms inapplicable or which would prevent such Bank from duly completing and delivering any such form with respect to it and such Bank so advises the Borrower and the Agent. Such Bank shall certify (i) in the case of a Form W-8 ECI, W-8 BEN or W-8 IMY that it is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes and (ii) in the case of a Form W-8 or W-9, that it is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax. Each Bank shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent, with respect to Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority other than the United States of America, similar forms, if available (or the information that would be contained in similar forms if such forms were available), to the forms which are required to be provided under this subsection with respect to Taxes of the United States of America.

(c) The Borrower shall not be required to pay any additional amounts to the Agent or any Bank in respect of payments of United States withholding tax or other Taxes made by the Borrower which are consistent with the forms and information delivered to the Borrower and the Agent or if the payment of such amounts would not have arisen but for a failure by the Agent or such Bank to comply with the requirements of subsection 2.12(b) or the Agent or such Bank did not timely deliver to the Borrower the forms listed or described in subsection 2.12(b) or did not take such other steps as reasonably may be available to it under applicable tax laws and any applicable tax treaty or convention to obtain an exemption from, or reduction (to the lowest applicable rate) of, such United States withholding tax and other Taxes or, if such steps were taken, the information was not timely and duly delivered to Borrower.

2.13 Indemnity. The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Bank and to hold each Bank harmless from any loss or expense which such Bank may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in payment when due of the principal amount of or interest on any Eurodollar Loan, (b) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (c) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (d) the making of a prepayment of Eurodollar Loans on a day which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, including, without limitation, in each case, any such loss or expense arising from the reemployment of funds obtained by it or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder.

2.14 Pro Rata Treatment, etc. Except as required under Sections 2.2 and 2.10, each Borrowing, each payment or prepayment of principal of any Borrowing, each payment of interest on the Loans, each reduction of the Commitments, each refinancing of any Borrowing with a Borrowing of any Type and each conversion of Loans, shall be made pro rata among the Banks in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. Each Bank agrees that in computing such Bank’s portion of any Borrowing to be made hereunder, the Agent may, in its discretion, round each Bank’s percentage of such Borrowing to the next higher or lower whole dollar amount.

2.15 Payments. (a) The Borrower shall make each payment (including principal of or interest on any Loan or any Fees or other amounts) hereunder not later than 12:00 (noon), Philadelphia time, on the date when due in Dollars to the Agent at its offices at 1600 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or at such other place as may be designated by the Agent, in immediately available funds.

(b) Whenever any payment (including principal of or interest on any Loan or any Fees or other amounts) hereunder shall become due, or otherwise would occur, on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or Fees, if applicable.

2.16 Conversion and Continuation Options. The Borrower shall have the right at any time upon prior irrevocable notice to the Agent (i) not later than 11:00 a.m., Philadelphia time, on the Business Day of conversion, to convert any Eurodollar Loan to a Base Rate Loan, (ii) not later than 11:00 a.m., Philadelphia time, three Business Days prior to conversion or continuation, (y) to convert any Base Rate Loan into a Eurodollar Loan, or (z) to continue any Eurodollar Loan as a Eurodollar Loan for any additional Interest Period, and (iii) not later than 11:00 a.m., Philadelphia time, three Business Days prior to conversion, to convert the Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Loan to another permissible Interest Period, subject in each case to the following:

(a) a Eurodollar Loan may not be converted at a time other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto;

(b) any portion of a Revolving Credit Loan maturing or required to be repaid in less than one month may not be converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Loan;

(c) no Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such and no Base Rate Loan may be converted to a Eurodollar Loan when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(d) any portion of a Eurodollar Loan that cannot be converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Loan by reason of paragraph 2.16(b) or 2.16(c) automatically shall be converted at the end of the Interest Period in effect for such Revolving Credit Loan to a Base Rate Loan;

(e) if by the third Business Day prior to the last day of any Interest Period for Eurodollar Loans, the Borrower has failed to give notice of conversion or continuation as described in this subsection, the Agent shall give notice thereof to the Banks and such Revolving Credit Loans shall be automatically converted to Base Rate Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period; and

(f) each request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Credit Loan shall constitute a representation and warranty that each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein is true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date.

Accrued interest on a Revolving Credit Loan (or portion thereof) being converted shall be paid by the Borrower at the time of conversion.

2.17 Defaulting Banks. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Bank becomes a Defaulting Bank, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Bank is a Defaulting Bank:

(a) such Defaulting Bank, or the Exposure and Commitment Percentage of such Defaulting Bank, as applicable, shall not be included in determining whether all Banks or Required Banks have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment or waiver pursuant to Section 9.1), provided that any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Banks or each affected Bank which affects such Defaulting Bank differently than other affected Banks shall require the consent of such Defaulting Bank;

(b) if any outstanding Swing Line Loans exist at the time a Bank becomes a Defaulting Bank then:

(i) such Defaulting Bank’s pro rata portion of such Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Banks in accordance with their respective Adjusted Commitment Percentages but only to the extent (x) the sum of (A) the Revolving Credit Loans of all Non-Defaulting Banks plus (B) all Non-Defaulting Banks’ Adjusted Commitment Percentages of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swing Line Loans then outstanding does not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Banks and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 are satisfied at such time;

(ii) to the extent that all or any part of such Defaulting Bank’s pro rata portion of Swing Line Loans cannot be reallocated pursuant to Section 2.17(b)(i), then the Borrower (A) shall, within 15 days following notice from the Agent until such Defaulting Bank ceases to be a Defaulting Bank under this Agreement, establish and, thereafter, maintain a special collateral account (the “Swing Line Collateral Account”) at the Agent’s office at the address specified pursuant to Section 9.2, in the name of the Borrower but under the sole dominion and control of the Agent, (B) grant to the Agent for the benefit of the Banks, solely as security for repayment of the unallocated portion of such Defaulting Bank’s Commitment Percentage of outstanding Swing Line Loans, a security interest in and to the Swing Line Collateral Account and any funds that may thereafter be deposited therein and (C) shall maintain in the Swing Line Collateral Account an amount equal to the unallocated portion of such Defaulting Bank’s Commitment Percentage of outstanding Swing Line Loans; and

(iii) the Swing Line Bank shall not be required to, but in its sole discretion may from time to time elect to, fund any Swing Line Loan, unless it is satisfied in its sole discretion that the related exposure will be 100% covered by the Non-Defaulting Banks and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.17(b)(ii).

(iv) any amount payable to a Defaulting Bank hereunder (whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise) shall, in lieu of being distributed to such Defaulting Bank, be retained by the Agent in a segregated account and, subject to any applicable requirements of law, be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent (i) first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Bank to the Agent hereunder, (ii) second, pro rata, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Bank to the Swing Line Bank hereunder, (iii) third, to the funding of any Revolving Credit Loan or the funding of any participating interest in any Swing Line Loan or in respect of which such Defaulting Bank has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent, (iv) fourth, if so determined by the Agent and the Borrower, held in such account as cash collateral for future funding obligations of the Defaulting Bank under this Agreement, (v) fifth, pro rata, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower or the Banks as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower or any Bank against such Defaulting Bank as a result of such Defaulting Bank’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; provided that, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any payments that would be made to the Borrower shall be applied by the Agent to the Obligations in such order as the Agent shall elect and (vi) sixth, to such Defaulting Bank or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is (x) a payment of the principal amount of any Revolving Credit Loans for which a Defaulting Bank has not fully funded its participation obligations and (y) made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 are satisfied, the remaining portion of such payment shall be applied solely to prepay the Revolving Credit Loans of, and reimbursement obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Banks pro rata prior to being applied to the prepayment of any Revolving Credit Loans of, or reimbursement obligations owed to, any Defaulting Bank.

(v) In the event that the Borrower, the Agent and the Swing Line Bank each agrees that a Defaulting Bank has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Bank to be a Defaulting Bank, then the Swing Line Loans of the Banks shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Bank’s Commitment Percentage and on such date such Bank shall purchase at par such of the Revolving Credit Loans of the other Banks (other than Swing Line Loans) as the Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Bank to hold such Revolving Credit Loans in accordance with its Commitment Percentage, subject to the provisions of Section 2.13.

SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

To induce the Banks to enter into this Agreement, and to make the Loans, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and each Bank that:

3.1 Financial Condition. (a) The audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2009 and the related consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, and the consolidated balance sheet as at September 30, 2010 and the statements of income and cash flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010, copies of all of which have heretofore been furnished to each Bank, present fairly the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower as at such dates, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the periods covered thereby. All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries had, at the date of the most recent balance sheet referred to above, any material Contingent Obligation, liability for taxes, or any long-term lease or unusual forward or long-term commitment, including, without limitation, any interest rate or foreign currency swap or exchange transaction, which is required by GAAP to be but is not reflected in the foregoing statements or in the notes thereto.

(b) (i) As of the Closing Date and after giving effect to this Agreement and any Loans to be made on the Closing Date, the Borrower is Solvent.

(ii) The Borrower does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing of and amounts of cash to be received by it and the timing of the amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its Debt.

3.2 No Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2009, there has been no development or event which has had a Material Adverse Effect.

3.3 Existence; Compliance with Law. The Borrower (a) is duly organized, and subsisting under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (b) has the corporate power and authority to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, (c) is duly qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law the non-compliance with which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.4 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. The Borrower has the corporate power, authority, and legal right, to make, deliver and perform this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and to borrow hereunder and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the borrowings on the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Notes and to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party. No consent or authorization of, filing with or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person (including stockholders and creditors of the Borrower) is required in connection with the borrowings hereunder or with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes or the other Loan Documents. This Agreement has been, and each Note and other Loan Document will be, duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower. This Agreement constitutes, and each Note and other Loan Document when executed and delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).

3.5 No Legal Bar. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents by the Borrower, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not violate any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or of any of the Subsidiaries and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its or their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any such Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation.

3.6 No Material Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.6, no litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or against any of the properties or revenues of the Borrower (a) with respect to this Agreement, the Notes or the other Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) as to which there is a reasonable likelihood of an adverse determination and which, if adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.7 No Default. The Borrower is not in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations, including without limitation, those under the Indenture in any respect which would have a Material Adverse Effect. No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

3.8 Taxes. The Borrower has filed or caused to be filed all tax returns which are required to be filed (or has obtained authorized extensions for such filings) and has paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it or any of its property and all other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than any the amount or validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower, as the case may be); no material tax Lien has been filed against the Borrower, and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such tax, fee or other charges.

3.9 Federal Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loans will be used for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U or for any purpose which violates the provisions of Regulation U. If requested by any Bank or the Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Agent and each Bank a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form U-l referred to in said Regulation U. No part of the proceeds of the Loans hereunder will be used for any purpose which violates, or which is inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation X.

3.10 ERISA.

(a) Each Plan has complied in all respects with the applicable provisions of the ERISA and the Code and has been administered in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that failure(s) to so comply, or to so administer the Plan, in the aggregate, has not resulted in and could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Single Employer Plan which presents a material risk of termination of the Plan by the PBGC. There have been no “prohibited transactions” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in connection with which the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity could be subject to any Material civil penalty under 502(i) of ERISA or any Material excise tax under Section 4975 of the Code.

(b) With respect to each Single Employer Plan maintained by the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity, the adjusted funding target attainment percentage (within the meaning of Section 436(j)(2) of the Code) of each such Single Employer Plan, as of the close of the most recent plan year for such Plan as certified by the Plan’s actuary, is not less than eighty percent (80%).

(c) Neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has incurred any withdrawal liabilities (and are not subject to contingent withdrawal liabilities) under Section 4201 or 4204 of ERISA in respect of Multiemployer Plans that individually or in the aggregate are Material. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no Multiemployer Plan is in Reorganization as defined in Section 4241 of ERISA or is Insolvent.

(d) The expected post-retirement benefit obligation (determined as of the last day of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal year in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 715-60 (formerly FASB Statement No. 106), without regard to liabilities attributable to continuation coverage mandated by Section 4980B of the Code) of the Company and its Subsidiaries would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.11 Investment Company Act. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11, the Borrower is not (a) an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended or (b) subject to any other federal or state law or regulation which purports to restrict or regulate its ability to borrow money.

3.12 Purpose of Loans. The proceeds of the Loans shall be used by the Borrower for refinancing existing indebtedness of the Borrower and the Borrower’s general working capital purposes including the financing of Permitted Acquisitions.

3.13 Environmental Matters. To the best knowledge of the Borrower, except as may be disclosed on Schedule 3.13 and except to the extent that the aggregate cost of any remediation or other expense to the Borrower as a consequence of the failure of any of the following representations to be true and correct does not exceed $1,000,000, each of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this subsection is true and correct with respect to each parcel of real property owned or operated by the Borrower (the “Properties”):

(a) the Borrower does not have any knowledge of any claim nor has it received any written notice of any claim, and no proceeding has been instituted of which it has received written notice, raising any claim against the Borrower or any of its real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by it, or other assets, alleging damage to the environment or any violation of or liability arising under any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(b) the Borrower does not have knowledge of any facts which would give rise to any claim, public or private, for violation of or liability arising under Environmental Laws or damage to the environment emanating from, occurring on or in any way related to real properties or to operation of other assets now or formerly owned, leased or operated by it or for its use, except, in each case, such as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) the Borrower has not stored any Materials of Environment Concern on real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by it, and has not disposed of or released any Materials of Environment Concern in a manner that may give rise to liability under any Environmental Laws and in any manner that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d) all buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by the Borrower are and have been constructed, maintained and operated in a manner that will not give rise to liability under applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

3.14 Ownership of the Borrower. As of the Closing Date the Borrower is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Parent Company.

3.15 Patents, Trademarks, etc. The Borrower has obtained and holds in full force and effect all patents, trademarks, servicemarks, trade names, copyrights or licenses therefor and other such rights, free from burdensome restrictions, which are necessary for the operation of its business as presently conducted. To the Borrower’s best knowledge, no material product, process, method, substance, part or other material presently sold by or employed by the Borrower in connection with such business infringes any patent, trademark, service mark, trade name, copyright, license or other right owned by any other Person so as to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is not pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened any claim or litigation against or affecting the Borrower contesting its right to sell or use any such product, process, method, substance, part or other material.

3.16 Ownership of Property. The Borrower has good and marketable fee simple title to or valid leasehold interests in all real property owned or leased by the Borrower (except in the case of certain properties not material to its business as to which its title was obtained by quit-claim or special warranty deed), and good title to all of its personal property subject to no Lien of any kind except Liens permitted hereby. The Borrower enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all of its respective material leases.

3.17 Licenses, etc. The Borrower has obtained and holds in full force and effect, all franchises, licenses, permits, certificates, authorizations, qualifications, easements, rights of way and other rights, consents and approvals which are necessary for the operation of its business as presently conducted, except where the failure to obtain and hold such rights, consents or approvals could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.18 Labor Matters. The Borrower has not, within the last five years, suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other labor difficulty involving a material number of its employees and, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, there are none now threatened.

3.19 Partnerships. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.19, as of the Closing Date, the Borrower is not a partner in any partnership or in any joint venture.

3.20 No Material Misstatements. To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, no information, report, financial statement, exhibit or schedule furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Agent or any Bank in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any Note or other Loan Document or included therein contains any misstatement of fact, or omitted or omits to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, where such misstatement or omission would in the Borrower’s judgment be material to the interests of the Banks with respect to the Borrower’s performance of its obligations hereunder.

3.21 Anti-Terrorism Laws. (a) Neither the Borrower nor its Subsidiaries or Affiliates are in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law nor does the Borrower or its Subsidiaries engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law.

(b) Executive Order No. 13224. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates or agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the extensions of credit or other transactions hereunder, is any of the following (each a “Blocked Person”):

(i) a Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224;

(ii) a Person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224;

(iii) a Person or entity with which any Bank is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law;

(iv) a Person or entity that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in Executive Order No. 13224;

(v) a Person or entity that is named as a “specially designated national” on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control at its official website or any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list; or

(vi) a person or entity who is affiliated or affiliated with a person or entity listed above.

The Borrower does not nor does any of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates or agents acting in any capacity in connection with the extensions of credit hereunder or other transactions hereunder (x) conduct any business or engage in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, or (y) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to the Executive Order No. 13224.

All of the foregoing representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of the Notes and the making by the Banks of the Loans hereunder.

SECTION 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT; CLOSING

4.1 Conditions to Closing. The agreement of each Bank to enter into this Agreement and make its initial Loan hereunder is subject to the satisfaction, immediately prior to or concurrently with such Loans, of the following conditions precedent:

(a) Loan Documents. The Agent shall have received (i) this Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower, with a counterpart for each Bank, (ii) for the account of each Bank, a Revolving Credit Note conforming to the requirements hereof and executed by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower and (iii) for the account of the Swing Line Bank, the Swing Line Note conforming to the requirements hereof and executed by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower.

(b) Corporate Proceedings of the Borrower. The Agent shall have received a copy of the resolutions or other corporate proceedings or action, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, taken on behalf of the Borrower authorizing (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) the borrowings contemplated hereunder, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as of the Closing Date, which certificate shall state that such resolutions, or other proceedings or action thereby certified have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.

(c) Representations and Warranties True; No Default. The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Section 3 hereof shall be true and accurate on and as of the Closing Date in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date (except representations and warranties which relate solely to an earlier date or time, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct on and as of the specific dates or times referred to therein), and the Borrower shall have performed and complied with all covenants and conditions hereof; and no Event of Default or Default under this Agreement shall have occurred and be continuing or shall exist.

(d) Corporate Documents. The Agent shall have received, with a counterpart for each Bank, true and complete copies of (i) the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Borrower, certified as of the Closing Date as complete and correct copies thereof by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower; and (ii) good standing certificates issued by the Secretaries of State (or the equivalent thereof) of each state in which the Borrower has been formed or is required to be qualified to transact business no earlier than thirty days prior to the Closing Date.

(e) Incumbency. The Agent shall have received a written certificate dated the Closing Date by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to the names and signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Agent may conclusively rely on such certificate until it shall receive a further certificate by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower amending such prior certificate.

(f) Indenture. The Agent shall have received, with a counterpart for each Bank, true and complete copies of the Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture.

(g) Fees. The Borrower shall have paid or caused to be paid to the Agent (i) all Fees then due hereunder and (ii) all other fees and expenses due and payable hereunder on or before the Closing Date (if then invoiced), including without limitation the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Agent.

(h) Legal Opinion. The Agent shall have received, with a counterpart for each Bank, the executed legal opinion of the General Counsel of the Borrower, addressed to the Banks and satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent and its counsel covering such matters incident to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Agent may reasonably require. The Borrower hereby directs such counsel to deliver such opinion, upon which the Banks and the Agent may rely.

(i) No Material Adverse Change. There shall be no material adverse change in the business, operations, Property or financial or other condition of the Borrower nor any material change in the management of the Borrower or an event which would cause or constitute a Material Adverse Effect; and there shall be delivered to the Agent for the benefit of each Bank a certificate dated the Closing Date and signed on behalf of the Borrower by a Responsible Officer to each such effect.

(j) No Litigation. No action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation shall have been instituted, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened or proposed before any court, governmental agency or legislative body to enjoin, restrain or prohibit, or to obtain damages in respect of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or which, in the Agent’s sole discretion, would make it inadvisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(k) Evidence of Insurance. The Borrower shall have provided to each of the Banks copies of the evidence of insurance required by subsection 5.5(b).

(l) Existing Indebtedness. The existing loans owed by the Borrower pursuant to a Revolving Credit Agreement by and among the Borrower, the banks party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent, dated as of December 29, 1999, as amended, shall have been repaid in full or arrangements satisfactory to the Agent shall exist for the repayment thereof from the proceeds of the initial Loans hereunder, and the commitments thereunder terminated.

(m) Evidence of Regulatory Approval. The Borrower shall have provided to the Agent a copy of each and every authorization, permit, consent, and approval of and other actions by, and notice to and filing with, every Governmental Authority which is required to be obtained or made by the Borrower for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, if any.

(n) Additional Documents. The Agent shall have received such additional documents, certificates and information as the Agent may require pursuant to the hereof or as the Agent may otherwise reasonably request.

4.2 Conditions to Each Loan. The agreement of each Bank to make any Loan requested to be made by it on any date (including, without limitation, the first such Loan hereunder) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein or which are contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date; provided, however, that for purposes of the representations in Section 3.1 hereof, the annual and quarterly financial information referred to in such Section shall be deemed to be the most recent such information furnished to each Bank.

(b) No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the Loans requested to be made or the Letter of Credit is to be issued on such date.

(c) No Contravention of Law. The making of the Loans or the issuance of the Letter of Credit shall not contravene any Requirement of Law applicable to the Borrower or any of the Banks.

Each borrowing by the Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such Loan that the conditions contained in this Section 4.2 have been satisfied.

4.3 Closing. The closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions contemplated hereby shall take place at the offices of Ballard Spahr LLP, commencing at 10:00 a.m., Philadelphia time, on November 30, 2010 or such other place or date as to which the Agent, the Banks and the Borrower shall agree. The date on which the Closing shall be completed is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”.

SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Note remains outstanding and unpaid, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any other amount is owing to any Bank or the Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall:

5.1 Financial Statements. Furnish to each Bank (i) within 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of each such fiscal quarter and statements of income for the period from the beginning of such fiscal year to the end of such fiscal quarter, and (ii) within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of each fiscal year and statements of income, statements of retained earnings and cash flow for such fiscal year. All financial statements will be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistently maintained throughout the period involved and with the prior periods, such annual financial statements to be certified by independent certified public accountants selected by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Agent, without any exception or qualification arising out of the restricted or limited nature of the examination made by such accountants.

5.2 Certificates; Other Information. Furnish to each Bank:

(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsection 5.1, a certificate on behalf of the Borrower executed by a Responsible Officer, (i) showing in detail the calculations supporting such statements in respect of Section 6.1; and (ii) stating that, to the best of his or her knowledge, the Borrower during such period has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant and condition contained in this Agreement and in the Notes and the other Loan Documents applicable to it and that he or she obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specifically indicated;

(b) on or prior to February 15 of each fiscal year, a budgeted balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flow for the current fiscal year; and

(c) promptly, such additional financial and other information as any Bank or the Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

5.3 Payment of Obligations. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all its obligations of whatever nature, except (x) in the case of indebtedness other than that described in subsection 7.1(f), when the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of the Borrower or (y) where the failure so to pay such indebtedness is in the normal course of the Borrower’s business as now conducted and would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.4 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence. Subject to Section 6.4 hereof, continue to engage in business of the same general type as now conducted by it and, except to the extent that failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect, preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, trademarks, trade names, licenses, franchises and other authorizations necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business; comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law except to the extent that failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to have, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

5.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance. (a) Maintain in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) in accordance with the general practice of other businesses of similar character and size, all of those properties material or necessary to its business, and from time to time make or cause to be made all appropriate repairs, renewals or replacements thereof; provided, however, that this Section shall not prevent the Borrower from discontinuing the operation and the maintenance of any of its properties if such discontinuance is desirable in the conduct of its business and the Borrower has concluded that such discontinuance would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on its business, operations, affairs, financial condition, property or assets, taken as a whole.

(b) Insure its properties and assets against loss or damage by fire and such other insurable hazards as such assets are commonly insured (including fire, extended coverage, property damage, worker’s compensation, public liability and business interruption insurance) and against other risks (including errors and omissions) in such amounts as similar properties and assets are insured by prudent companies in similar circumstances carrying on similar businesses, and with reputable and financially sound insurers, including self-insurance to the extent customary. The Borrower shall deliver at the request of the Agent from time to time a summary schedule indicating all insurance then in force with respect to the Borrower.

5.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions. (a) Permit any of the officers or authorized employees or representatives of the Agent or any of the Banks to visit and inspect during normal business hours any of its properties and to examine and make excerpts from its books and records and discuss its business affairs, finances and accounts (including those of its Affiliates) with its officers, all in such detail and at such times and as often as any of the Banks may reasonably request, provided that each Bank shall provide the Borrower and the Agent with reasonable notice prior to any visit or inspection. In the event Required Banks desire to conduct an audit of the Borrower (to which the Borrower hereby consents), such Banks shall make a reasonable effort to conduct such audit contemporaneously with any audit to be performed by the Agent.

(b) Maintain and keep proper books of record and account which enable the Borrower and the Parent Company to issue financial statements in accordance with GAAP and as otherwise required by applicable Requirements of Law, and in which full, true and correct entries shall be made in all material respects of all its dealings and business and financial affairs.

5.7 Notices. Promptly, upon the Borrower becoming aware, give notice to the Agent and each Bank of:

(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(b) any (i) default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower, including, without limitation, the Indenture, or (ii) litigation, investigation or proceeding which may exist at any time between the Borrower and any Governmental Authority, which in either case, if not cured or if adversely determined, as the case may be, would have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) any litigation or proceeding which, if adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) the following events, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after the Borrower knows or has reason to know thereof: (i) the occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Single Employer Plan which presents a material risk of termination fo the Plan by the PBGC, (ii) any withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of any Multiemployer Plan, (iii) the adjusted funding target attainment percentage (within the meaning of Section 436(j)(2) of the Code) with respect to any Single Employer Plan maintained by the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is certified by the Single Employer Plan’s actuary to be less than eighty percent (80%) or deemed by operation of Section 436 of the Code in the absence of such certification to be less than eighty percent (80%), or (iv) the institution of proceedings or the taking of any action by the PBGC or the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan with respect to the termination of any Single Employer Plan in a distress termination under Section 4041(c) of ERISA or the withdrawal from or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency, of any Multiemployer Plan; and

(e) an event which has had a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice pursuant to this subsection shall be accompanied by a statement of the Borrower, executed on its behalf by a Responsible Officer, setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower propose to take with respect thereto.

5.8 Environmental Laws. (a) Comply with, and require compliance by all tenants and to the extent possible, all subtenants, if any, with, all Environmental Laws and obtain and comply with and maintain, and require that all tenants and to the extent possible, all subtenants obtain and comply with and maintain, any and all licenses, approvals, registrations or permits required by Environmental Laws except to the extent that failure to so comply or obtain or maintain such documents would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13, comply with all lawful and binding orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities respecting Environmental Laws except to the extent that failure to so comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and the Banks, and their respective employees, agents, officers and directors, from and against any claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, arising out of, or in any way relating to the violation of, noncompliance with or liability arising under any Environmental Laws applicable to the real property owned or operated by or the operations of the Borrower, or any orders, requirements or demands of Governmental Authorities related thereto, including, without limitation, attorneys’ and consultants’ fees, investigation and laboratory fees, court costs and litigation expenses, except to the extent that any of the foregoing arise out of the negligence or willful misconduct of any of the foregoing enumerated parties.

5.9 Taxes. Pay when due all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or any of its properties or that it is required to withhold and pay over, except where contested in good faith and where adequate reserves have been set aside to the extent required under GAAP.

5.10 Covenants of the Indenture. Comply at all times with the covenants contained in the Indenture, as last supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, without regard to any amendment of or supplement to the Indenture occurring after October 15, 2010.

5.11 Guarantees of Obligations. It is the intent of the parties hereto that all of the obligations of the Borrower hereunder shall be unconditionally guaranteed by all of its Material Subsidiaries to the maximum extent permitted under any Requirement of Law applicable to any such Material Subsidiary. Accordingly, in the event that any Material Subsidiary shall be formed, acquired or come into existence after the date hereof then the Borrower will cause such Material Subsidiary to (i) execute and deliver a Guaranty Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent pursuant to which such Material Subsidiary will become a “Guarantor” hereunder, and guarantee the obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the Notes and other Loan Documents and (ii) deliver such proof of corporate or other action, incumbency of officers, opinions of counsel and other documents as is consistent with those delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.1 on the Closing Date or as the Agent shall have reasonably requested.

5.12 Anti-Terrorism Laws. Neither the Borrower nor its Affiliates, Subsidiaries or agents shall (a) conduct any business or engage in any transaction or dealing with any Blocked Person, including the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, (b) deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224; or (c) engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in Executive Order No. 13224 or the USA Patriot Act. The Borrower shall deliver to Agent any certification or other evidence requested from time to time by the Agent in its sole discretion, confirming Borrower’s and its Affiliates’ and Subsidiaries’ compliance with this Section 5.12.

SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Note remains outstanding and unpaid or any other amount is owing to any Bank or the Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall not directly or indirectly:

6.1 Financial Covenants.

(a) Equity to Capital Ratio. Permit as of the end of any fiscal quarter the Equity to Capital Ratio to be less than thirty eight percent (38%).

(b) Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit as of the end of any fiscal quarter the Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.8 to 1.

6.2 Limitation on Certain Debt. Except for the Commitments under the Loan Documents, at any time enter into, assume or suffer to exist lines of credit or comparable extensions of credit from one or more commercial banks (or their Affiliates) under which the Borrower has incurred or may incur aggregate Debt in excess of $15,000,000.

6.3 Limitation on Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, including, without limitation, the stock of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for:

(a) The following, (i) if the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate and lawful proceedings diligently conducted so long as levy and execution thereon have been stayed and continue to be stayed or (ii) if a final judgment is entered and such judgment is discharged within thirty (30) days of entry, and in either case they do not materially impair the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents:

(A) Claims or Liens for taxes, assessments or charges due and payable and subject to interest or penalty, provided that the Borrower maintains such reserves or other appropriate provisions as shall be required by GAAP and pays all such taxes, assessments or charges forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any such Lien;

(B) Claims, Liens or encumbrances upon, and defects of title to, real or personal property including any attachment of personal or real property or other legal process prior to adjudication of a dispute on the merits; and

(C) Claims or Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers, or other statutory nonconsensual Liens;

(b) pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation;

(c) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower;

(d) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and which do not interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower;

(e) Liens which were in existence on the date hereof and shown on Schedule 6.3 and replacements, extensions or replacements thereof;

(f) Liens on assets acquired by the Borrower in acquisitions permitted by Section 6.6 (which liens were in existence at the time of such acquisitions);

(g) Liens upon real property, which property was acquired after the Closing Date by the Borrower, each of which Liens existed on such property before the time of its acquisition or was created to finance, refinance or refund the cost (including the cost of construction) of the respective property; provided, however, that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any accounts receivable or inventory under any circumstances or any property of the Borrower other than the respective property so acquired and improvements thereon, and the principal amount of indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall not exceed the fair market value of the respective property at the time it was acquired;

(h) Capital Leases as and to the extent permitted under this Agreement;

(i) purchase money security interests on capital equipment purchased in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Liens granted to secure indebtedness permitted by Section 6.2(vii) to the extent such Liens are also permitted under the Indenture;

(k) the Lien of the Indenture and other Liens in connection with the issuance of industrial revenue bonds or pollution control bonds, to the extent such Liens are permitted under the Indenture; and

(l) in addition to the Liens permitted by the preceding subparagraphs (a) through (k), inclusive, of this Section 6.3, Liens securing Debt of the Borrower provided that the aggregate principal amount of Debt secured by Liens pursuant to this Section 6.3(l) shall not exceed $10,000,000.

6.4 Limitations on Fundamental Changes. Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, all or substantially all of its property, business or assets except:

(a) the Borrower may merge into the Parent Company, so long as the Parent Company is the surviving entity;

(b) any corporation or limited liability company (other than the Parent Company) may be merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation); and

(c) a merger in connection with a Permitted Acquisition in accordance with Section 6.6 in which the surviving entity is the Borrower;

provided that, immediately after each such transaction and after giving effect thereto, the Borrower is in compliance with this Agreement and no Default or Event of Default shall be in existence or result from such transaction.

6.5 Limitation on Sale of Assets. Convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its property, business or assets (including, without limitation, accounts receivable and leasehold interests), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

(i) obsolete or worn out property disposed of in the ordinary course of business;

(ii) the sale of inventory or other assets, or the licensing of intellectual property, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(iii) any sale, transfer or lease of assets (i) which are replaced by like-kind assets or (ii) the proceeds of the sale of which are used within one-hundred and twenty (120) days of such sale to purchase like-kind assets;

(iv) any sale, transfer or lease of assets the proceeds of the sale of which are used to permanently reduce the Commitments; and

(v) in addition to the above subsections 6.5(a)(i) through 6.5(a)(iv), inclusive, any such conveyances, sales, leases, assignments, transfers or other disposals, the aggregate amount of which for any fiscal year does not exceed 5% of the Borrower’s Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity as at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

6.6 Limitations on Acquisitions. Purchase, hold or acquire beneficially any stock, other securities or evidences of indebtedness of, or make or permit any investment or acquire any interest whatsoever in, any other Person, except for Permitted Acquisitions.

6.7 Limitation on Distributions and Investments. (a) At any time make (or incur any liability to make) or pay any Distribution in respect of the Borrower (other than a Distribution payable to the Parent Company); provided, however, that as of the declaration date of any such Distribution and after giving effect to the declaration or payment of any such Distribution no Default or Event of Default would exist; or

(b) Make any Investments other than Permitted Investments.

6.8 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as expressly permitted in this Agreement, directly or indirectly enter into any transaction or arrangement whatsoever or make any payment to or otherwise deal with any Affiliate, except, as to all of the foregoing in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the Borrower’s business and upon fair and reasonable terms not materially less favorable to the Borrower than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of the Borrower.

6.9 Sale and Leaseback. Except if reasonably contemporaneous with the Borrower’s purchase, enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Borrower of real or personal property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Borrower to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of such Borrower.

6.10 Fiscal Year. Permit its Fiscal Year to end on a day other than December 31.

6.11 Continuation of or Change in Business. Discontinue any substantial part, or change the nature of, the existing business activities of the Borrower, or engage in any business either directly or through any Subsidiary except for businesses in which the Borrower is engaged on the date of this Agreement and any business activities directly related, similar or incidental or ancillary to such existing businesses.

SECTION 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

7.1 Events of Default. If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:

(a) The Borrower shall fail to pay when due any principal of any Note, or shall fail to pay within five (5) days after the date when due any interest, Fees or other amount payable hereunder; or

(b) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower or any Guarantor herein or in any other Loan Document or which is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished at any time under or in connection with this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made; or

(c) The Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in Section 6; or

(d) The Borrower or any Guarantor shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement (other than as provided in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 7.1) or any other Loan Document, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after notice of such default is given by the Agent; or

(e) One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower or any Guarantor involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or fully covered by insurance) of $10,000,000 or more and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, settled, satisfied or paid, or stayed or bonded pending appeal, within thirty (30) days from the entry thereof; or

(f) The Borrower shall (i) default in the payment of any amount due under any Debt of the Borrower in excess of $10,000,000 in the aggregate (other than the Notes), beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Debt was created; or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in any such Debt or in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto beyond any applicable notice and grace period, or any other event shall occur the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Debt (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause such Debt to become due and payable prior to its stated maturity or any such Debt is declared to be due and payable prior to its stated maturity unless such default, event or declaration referred to in this subparagraph (ii) is waived or cured to the satisfaction of such other party as demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Agent by the Borrower prior to the Agent taking any action under Section 7.2 in respect of such occurrence; or

(g) (i) The Borrower or any Guarantor shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or the Borrower or any Guarantor shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any Guarantor any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of sixty (60) days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any Guarantor any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process on a claim in excess of $10,000,000 against all or any substantial part of its assets which results in the entry of an order for any such relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the Borrower or any Guarantor shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) the Borrower or any Guarantor shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or

(h) (i) Any Person shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan, (ii) the adjusted target attainment percentage (within the meaning of Section 436(j)(2) of the Code) with respect to any Single Employer Plan maintained by the Borrower or Commonly Controlled Entity is certified by the Single Employer Plan’s actuary to be less than eighty percent (80%) or deemed by operation of Section 436 of the Code in the absence of such certification to be less than eighty percent (80%), (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed, to administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which Reportable Event or institution of proceedings is, in the reasonable opinion of the Required Banks, likely to result in the termination by action of the PBGC or any court of such Single Employer Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (v) any Single Employer Plan, if any, shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, or (v) the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity should completely or partially withdraw from a Multiemployer Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (v) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(i) Any change in control of the Borrower shall occur (as used herein, the term “change in control” means either (A) any change in ownership of any class of stock or capital stock generally of the Borrower which would result in a change or transfer in the power to control the election of a majority of the board of directors or in other indicia of majority voting control to persons or entities other than those persons who have such majority voting control on the Closing Date or (B) a decrease in such persons’ right to vote at shareholders’ meetings to an aggregate level less than 51%); or

(j) Any of the Loan Documents shall cease to be legal, valid and binding agreements enforceable against the party executing the same or such party’s successors and assigns (as permitted under the Loan Documents) in accordance with the respective terms thereof or shall in any way be terminated (except in accordance with its terms) or become or be declared ineffective or inoperative or shall in any way be challenged and thereby deprive or deny the Banks and the Agent the intended benefits thereof or they shall thereby cease substantially to have the rights, titles, interests, remedies, powers or privileges intended to be created thereby; or

(k) A notice of lien or assessment in excess of $2,000,000 is filed of record with respect to all or any part of the Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s assets having a value of at least that amount by the United States, or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, or by any state, county, municipal, or other governmental agency, including, without limitation, the PBGC, becomes payable and the same is not paid, vacated, bonded or stayed pending appeal within thirty (30) days after the same becomes payable; or

(l) The Borrower ceases to be Solvent; or

(m) Except as otherwise permitted in this Agreement, the Borrower ceases to conduct its business as contemplated or the Borrower is enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by court order from conducting all or any material part of its business so as to cause or result in a Material Adverse Effect, and such injunction, restraint or other preventive order is not dismissed within thirty (30) days after the entry thereof.

7.2 Remedies. (a) If an Event of Default specified under subsections 7.1 (a) through (f) or (h) through (m) shall occur and be continuing, the Banks shall be under no further obligation to make Loans hereunder, and the Agent upon the request of the Required Banks shall by written notice to the Borrower, terminate the Commitments and the Swing Line Commitment and/or declare the unpaid principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and all interest accrued thereon, any unpaid fees and all other obligations of the Borrower to the Banks hereunder and thereunder to be forthwith due and payable, and the same shall thereupon become and be immediately due and payable to the Agent for the benefit of each Bank without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived.

(b) If an Event of Default specified under subsections 7.1(g) hereof shall occur, the Commitments and the Swing Line Commitment shall immediately terminate and the Banks shall be under no further obligations to make Loans hereunder, and the unpaid principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and all interest accrued thereon, any unpaid fees and all other obligations of the Borrower to the Banks hereunder and thereunder shall be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived.

(c) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, any Bank to whom any obligation is owed by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any participant of such Bank which has agreed in writing to be bound by the provisions of Section 9.6 hereof and any branch, subsidiary or Affiliate of such Bank or Participant shall have the right, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to it, without notice to the Borrower, to set-off against and apply to the then unpaid balance of all the Loans and all other obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document any debt owing to, and any other funds held in any manner for the account of, the Borrower by such Bank or participant or by such branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate, including, without limitation, all funds in all deposit accounts (whether time or demand, general or special, provisionally credited or finally credited, or otherwise) now or hereafter maintained by the Borrower for its own account (but not including funds held in custodian or trust accounts or other accounts established solely for the benefit of parties other than the Borrower) with such Bank or Participant or such branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate. Such right shall exist whether or not any Bank or the Agent shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether or not such debt owing to or funds held for the account of the Borrower is or are matured or unmatured and regardless of the existence or adequacy of any collateral, guaranty or any other security, right or remedy available to any Bank or the Agent.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary or in the other Loan Documents, any proceeds received by the Agent from any payment made by the Borrower under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents after the Commitments and the Swing Line Commitment have been terminated, or received by the Agent from the foreclosure, sale, lease, collection upon, realization of or other disposition of any collateral which may have been provided to the Agent for the obligations of the Borrower hereunder after the Commitments and the Swing Line Commitment have been terminated (including without limitation insurance proceeds), shall be applied by the Agent as follows, unless otherwise agreed by all the Banks:

(i) first, to reimburse the Agent for out-of-pocket costs, expenses and disbursements, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses, incurred by the Agent in connection with collection of any obligations of the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents;

(ii) second, to accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans;

(iii) third, to the principal amount of the Loans then outstanding;

(iv) fourth, to fees payable under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (ratably according to the respective amounts then outstanding);

(v) fifth, to the repayment of all other indebtedness then due and unpaid of the Borrower to the Banks incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, whether of principal, interest, fees, expenses or otherwise (ratably according to the respective amounts then outstanding); and

(vi) the balance, if any, as required by law.

(e) Each Bank agrees that (i) if at any time it shall receive the proceeds of any collateral or any proceeds thereof or (ii) if after the Commitments and the Swing Line Commitment have been terminated it shall receive any payment on account of the Loans or any other amounts owing hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, under an Interest Rate Protection Agreement (in either case other than through application by the Agent in accordance with subsection 7.2(d)), it shall promptly turn the same over to the Agent for application in accordance with the terms of subsection 7.2(d).

(f) In addition to the other rights and remedies contained in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, the Loans shall, at the Required Banks’ option, bear the interest rates provided in Section 2.7 hereof.

(g) In addition to all of the rights and remedies contained in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, the Agent shall have all of the rights and remedies under applicable law, all of which rights and remedies shall be cumulative and non-exclusive, to the extent permitted by law. The Agent may, and upon the request of the Required Banks shall, exercise all post-default rights granted to it and the Banks under the Loan Documents or applicable law.

SECTION 8. THE AGENT

8.1 Appointment. Each Bank hereby irrevocably designates and appoints PNC as the Agent of such Bank under this Agreement. Each such Bank irrevocably authorizes the Agent, as the agent for such Bank to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Agent by the terms of this Agreement, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Bank, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist against the Agent. The Agent agrees to act as the Agent on behalf of the Banks to the extent provided in this Agreement.

8.2 Delegation of Duties. The Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to engage and pay for the advice and services of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Agent shall not be responsible to the Banks for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.

8.3 Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by them or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement (except for their or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Banks for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Borrower or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Notes or the other Loan Documents or for any failure of the Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Bank to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower.

8.4 Reliance by Agent. The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any Note, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Agent. The Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Agent. The Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Banks as they deem appropriate or they shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Banks against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Banks, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Banks and all future holders of the Notes.

8.5 Notice of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless they have received notice from a Bank or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Agent receives such a notice, the Agent shall give notice thereof to the Banks. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Banks; provided that unless and until the Agent shall have received such directions, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Banks.

8.6 Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Banks. Each Bank expressly acknowledges that neither the Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Agent to any Bank. Each Bank represents to the Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Bank, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Bank also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Bank, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Banks by the Agent hereunder, the Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Bank with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrower which may come into the possession of the Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.

8.7 Indemnification. The Banks agree to indemnify the Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Commitment Percentages, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever which may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Notes) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Bank shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting solely from the Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section 8.7 shall survive the payment of the Notes and all other amounts payable hereunder.

8.8 Agent in its Individual Capacity. The Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower as though it was not the Agent hereunder. With respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and any Note issued to it, the Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent, and the terms “Bank” and “Banks” shall include the Agent in its individual capacity.

8.9 Successor Agent. The Agent may resign as Agent upon sixty (60) days’ notice to the Banks and the Borrower. If such Agent shall resign as Agent under this Agreement, then the Required Banks shall appoint from among the Banks a successor agent for the Banks, which appointment shall be subject to the approval of the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of an Agent, and the term “Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon its appointment, and the former Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Notes. After any retiring Agent’s resignation as Agent, the provisions of this Section 8.9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement.

8.10 Beneficiaries. Except as expressly provided herein, the provisions of this Section 8 are solely for the benefit of the Agent and the Banks, and the Borrower shall not have any rights to rely on or enforce any of the provisions hereof. In performing their functions and duties under this Agreement the Agent shall act solely as agent of the Banks and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation toward or relationship of agency or trust with or for the Borrower.

8.11 USA Patriot Act. (a) Each Bank or assignee or participant of a Bank that is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof (and is not excepted from the certification requirement contained in Section 313 of the USA Patriot Act and the applicable regulations because it is both (a) an Affiliate of a depository institution or foreign bank that maintains a physical presence in the United States or foreign country, and (b) subject to supervision by a banking authority regulating such affiliated depository institution or foreign bank) shall deliver to the Agent the certification, or, if applicable, recertification, certifying that such Bank is not a “shell” and certifying to other matters as required by Section 313 of the USA Patriot Act and the applicable regulations: (i) within 10 days after the Closing Date, and (ii) at such other times as are required under the USA Patriot Act.

(b) Each Bank acknowledges and agrees that neither such Bank, nor any of its Affiliates, participants or assignees, may rely on the Agent to carry out such Bank’s, Affiliate’s, participant’s or assignee’s customer identification program, or other obligations required or imposed under or pursuant to the USA Patriot Act or the regulations thereunder, including the regulations contained in 31 CFR 103.121 (as hereafter amended or replaced, the “CIP Regulations”), or any other Anti-Terrorism Law, including any programs involving any of the following items relating to or in connection with the Borrower, its Affiliates or their agents, the Loan Documents or the transactions hereunder or contemplated hereby: (i) any identity verification procedures,(ii) any recordkeeping, (iii) comparisons with government lists, (iv) customer notices or (v) other procedures required under the CIP Regulations or such other Anti-Terrorism Laws.

SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS

9.1 Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement, any Note or any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof of thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. With the written consent of the Required Banks, the Agent and the Borrower may, from time to time, enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the Notes and the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or

the Notes or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Banks or of the Borrower hereunder or thereunder or waiving, on such terms and conditions as the Agent may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the Notes or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall directly or indirectly (a) reduce the amount or extend the maturity of any Note or any installment thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any Fees payable to any Bank hereunder, or change the duration or amount of any Bank’s Commitment, in each case without the consent of the Bank affected thereby or (b) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 9.1 or reduce the percentages specified in the definition of Required Banks or consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, in each case without the written consent of all the Banks, (c) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.2 without the written consent of the then Swing Line Bank or (d) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 8 without the written consent of the then Agent. Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Banks and shall be binding upon the Borrower, the Banks, the Agent and all future holders of the Notes. In the case of any waiver, the Borrower, the Banks and the Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the outstanding Notes, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.

9.2 Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including electronic transmission, facsimile transmission or posting on a secured web site), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered by hand, or three days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of facsimile transmission notice, when sent during normal business hours with electronic confirmation or otherwise when received, or in the case of electronic transmission, when received and in the case of posting on a secured web site, upon receipt of (i) notice of such posting and (ii) rights to access such web site, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower and the Agent, and as set forth in Schedule I in the case of the other parties hereto, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto and any future holders of the Notes:

		the Borrower:		Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. 762 W. Lancaster Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3489 Attention: Diana Moy Kelly                  Treasurer
				Facsimile: (610) 645-0908
		with a copy to:		Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. 762 West Lancaster Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Attention: Roy H. Stahl                  Chief Administrative Officer and                  General Counsel