Aqua America Declares March 2017 Dividend

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The Board of Directors of Aqua America WTR today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1913 per share, payable on March 1, 2017 to all shareholders of record on February 15, 2017.

The March 1, 2017 dividend marks the 72^nd consecutive year of paying quarterly cash dividends. Aqua America has increased the dividend 26 times in the last 25 years.

Aqua America is one of the largest U.S.-based, publicly traded water utilities and serves nearly 3 million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana and Virginia. Aqua America is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WTR. Visit AquaAmerica.com for more information.

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