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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
 
                 
 
  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.

         
2.     

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:
 

 
5. To consider and take action on an advisory vote on the Company's executive compensation programs as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
 
 
 
    
 
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:     The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal:
 
 
 
    
 
3.
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.
  6.      

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.