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: September 27, 2004
MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW JERSEY 0-422 22-1114430
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
1500 RONSON ROAD, P.O. BOX 1500, ISELIN, NEW JERSEY 08830
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(732)-634-1500
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Middlesex Water Company
Item. 5.02. Departure of Director or Principal Officers; Election of Director;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
Announcement of Appointment of Executive Vice President as set forth in the
attached press release.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY
(Registrant)
s/Kenneth J. Quinn
Kenneth J. Quinn
General Counsel, Secretary and Treasurer
Dated: September 27, 2004
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Contact: Bernadette M. Sohler, Director of Communications (732) 634-1500
MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS
DENNIS W. DOLL EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
ISELIN, NJ, (September 27, 2004) Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ:MSEX) CEO
and President Dennis G. Sullivan has announced that the Company's Board of
Directors has appointed Dennis W. Doll as Executive Vice President. Mr. Doll
brings to the company nearly 20 years of diverse experience in both regulated
and non-regulated utility management and served most recently as a member of the
executive management team of the Northeast Region of American Water, the
nation's largest investor-owned water purveyor.
"Mr. Doll has a solid financial management background including water and
wastewater utilities, contract operations, construction and real estate as well
as business process design and capital management. His strengths also include
strategic planning and organizational development," said Dennis G. Sullivan.
"We're looking forward to the contribution we expect Dennis to make toward
helping us continue to achieve our goals of enhancing value for the benefit of
our shareholders, our customers and our employees," said Mr. Sullivan.
Mr. Doll, a Certified Public Accountant, is a graduate of Upsala College
with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting and Economics.
Middlesex Water Company, organized in 1897, is a water utility, serving
customers in central and southern New Jersey and in the State of Delaware. The
Company and its New Jersey subsidiaries - Pinelands Water Company, Pinelands
Wastewater Company and Bayview Water Company -- are subject to the regulations
of the Board of Public Utilities of the State of New Jersey. Middlesex Water
operates the water and wastewater utilities for the City of Perth Amboy through
its subsidiary, Utility Service Affiliates (Perth Amboy), Inc. The Company's
principal Delaware subsidiary, Tidewater Utilities, Inc., is subject to the
regulations of the Public Service Commission in Delaware. These companies are
also subject to various Federal and State and regulatory agencies concerning
water quality standards and the environment.
For additional information regarding Middlesex Water Company, visit the
Company's Web site at www.middlesexwater.com or call (732) 634-1500.
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Certain matters discussed in this press release are "forward-looking statements"
regarding the Company's results of operations and financial position. Such
statements address future plans, objectives, expectations and events concerning
various matters such as capital expenditures, earnings, litigation, growth
potential, rate, regulatory matters, liquidity, capital resources and accounting
matters. Actual results in each case could differ materially from those
currently anticipated in such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
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