Essential Utilities, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2007

Feb 23, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AQUA AMERICA INC (WTR)
CIK: 0000078128
Period of Report: 2007-02-22

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-02-02	Common Stock	G	5280	$22.72	Disposed	524657.96	Direct
2007-02-22	Restricted	A	15000	$20.74	Acquired	44222	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-02-22	Stock Options (Right to buy)	$23.26	A	55000	Acquired	2017-02-22	Common Stock (55000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON STOCK - IRA	3480.595	Direct
COMMON STOCK 401K	12433.04	Direct
COMMON STOCK - IRA	2783.96	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 5 Gifts of 1,056 shares