Essential Utilities, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2006

Mar 9, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AQUA AMERICA INC (WTR)
CIK: 0000078128
Period of Report: 2006-03-07

Reporting Person: DEBENEDICTIS NICHOLAS (Director, CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-03-07	Restricted	A	15000	$29.46	Acquired	15000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-03-07	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$29.46	A	55000	Acquired	2016-03-07	Common Stock (55000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	546545.549	Direct
COMMON STOCK - IRA	4444.145	Direct
COMMON STOCK 401K	11916.782	Direct
COMMON STOCK - IRA	2731.88	Indirect