Artesian Resources Corporation Declares Common Stock Dividend

NEWARK, Del., July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock.  The quarterly dividend of $0.1902 is payable on August 19, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 8, 2011.  This is the 75th consecutive quarterly dividend paid to shareholders.

About Artesian Resources

Artesian Resources Corporation operates as the holding company of eight wholly-owned subsidiaries offering water, wastewater and engineering services on the Delmarva Peninsula. Artesian Water Company, the principal subsidiary, is the oldest and largest investor-owned public water utility on the Delmarva Peninsula, and has been providing water service since 1905.

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