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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on
May 10, 2012.
AQUA AMERICA,
INC.
AQUA AMERICA, INC. 762 WEST LANCASTER AVENUE BRYN MAWR, PA 19010 |
Meeting Information | ||||
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting | ||||
For holders as of: March 12, 2012 | ||||
Date: May 10, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m., EDT | ||||
Location: | Drexelbrook Banquet & Corporate Events Center | |||
4700 Drexelbrook Drive | ||||
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 | ||||
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Voting Items | ||||||
The
Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR ALL of the following nominees for director: | ||||||
1. |
Election
of Directors |
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Nominees: | ||||||
01) Nick DeBenedictis 02) Richard Glanton 03) Lon Greenberg 04) Wendell Holland |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: | |||||
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: | 4. |
To consider and take action on the Company's 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. | ||||
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To consider and take action on the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2012 fiscal year. |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the
following proposal: |
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5. | To consider and take action on an advisory vote on the Company's executive compensation programs as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. | |||||
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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: | The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal: | |||||
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To consider and take action on an Amendment to the
Company's Articles of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors
and to provide for the transition to the annual election of
directors. |
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To consider and take action on a shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors create a comprehensive policy articulating the Company's respect for and commitment to the human right to water, if properly presented at the meeting. | |||
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. |
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