Aqua America, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   April 24, 2008

Aqua America, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Pennsylvania 001-06659 23-1702594
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
762 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania   19010-3489
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   610-527-8000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee Benefit Plans.

Aqua America, Inc. ("Aqua") is changing the recordkeeper for the Aqua America, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan"). In connection with this change, a conversion period will be required to transition accounts and plan records from the existing recordkeepers. At least thirty days prior to this period, called a "blackout period", Aqua sent a notice to participants in the Plan advising them that during the blackout period, they will temporarily be unable to exercise certain rights available under the Plan. During this blackout period, participants will be unable to obtain a loan from the Plan, obtain a distribution from the plan or make any type of investment change to their account, including any investment in Aqua America Common Stock under the Plan. The blackout period is expected to begin on May 19, 2008 and end during the calendar week of June 15, 2008.

On April 24, 2008, Aqua sent a separate blackout trading restriction notice (the "Notice") to its directors and executive officers indicating that, pursuant to Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2005 and Regulation BTR, they will be prohibited from purchasing, selling or otherwise acquiring or transferring equity securities of Aqua, directly or indirectly, during the blackout period. A copy of this Notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

A participant in the Plan, a security holder or other interested person may obtain, without charge, information regarding the blackout period by contacting Roy H. Stahl, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary by telephone at 610-527-8000 or by mail to Roy H. Stahl, Aqua America, Inc., 762 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Aqua America, Inc.
          
April 24, 2008   By:   Roy H. Stahl
       
        Name: Roy H. Stahl
        Title: Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Notice to Directors and Executive Officers of Blackout Period Restrictions dated April 24, 2008