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):   May 13, 2010

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Aqua America, Inc. was held on May 13, 2010 at the Drexelbrook Banquet Facility & Corporate Events Center, Drexelbrook Drive and Valley Road, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, pursuant to the Notice sent on or about April 2, 2010 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2010. At that meeting:

  (1)   The following nominees were elected as directors of Aqua America, Inc. for terms expiring in the year 2013 and received the votes set forth adjacent to their names below:
                 
Name of Nominee   For   Withheld
Richard L. Smoot
     73,486,625       2,565,273  
 
                
William P. Hankowsky
     72,954,777       3,097,121  
 
                
Andrew J. Sordoni III
     74,484,646       1,567,252  
 
                

There were a total of 33,212,286 broker non-votes for the election of directors.

Since the Board of Directors is divided into three classes with one class elected each year to hold office for a three-year term, the term of office for the following directors continued after the Annual Meeting: Mary C. Carroll; Ellen T. Ruff; Mario Mele; Nicholas DeBenedictis; Richard H. Glanton; and Lon R. Greenberg.

  (2)   The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2010 fiscal year was ratified by the following vote of:
                 
For   Against   Abstain
107,017,850
    1,609,411       636,923  
 
               

  (3)   The shareholder proposal regarding the preparation and publication of a sustainability report was not adopted by the following vote of:
                         
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
21,086,123
    45,628,444       9,337,331       33,212,286  
 
                       

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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.
          
May 18, 2010   By:   Roy H. Stahl
       
        Name: Roy H. Stahl
        Title: Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary