Essential Utilities, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2010

Oct 21, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AQUA AMERICA INC (WTR)
CIK: 0000078128
Period of Report: 2010-10-19

Reporting Person: Franklin Chris (Aqua America Southern Oper)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-10-19	Common Stock	M	6522	$11.46	Acquired	23723.2	Direct
2010-10-19	Common Stock	M	3713	$12.48	Acquired	27436.2	Direct
2010-10-19	Common Stock	S	10235	$21.00	Disposed	17201.2	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-10-19	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$11.46	M	6522	Disposed	2011-03-06	Common Stock (6522)	Direct
2010-10-19	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$12.4875	M	3713	Disposed	2012-06-17	Common Stock (3713)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock 401k	6353.9	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares sold in conjunction with 10b5-1 Plan