Essential Utilities, Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2013

Mar 25, 2013

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AQUA AMERICA, INC. AQUA AMERICA, INC. 762 WEST LANCASTER AVENUE BRYN MAWR, PA 19010

Meeting Information
Meeting Type:	Annual
Meeting
For holders as
of:	March 11,
2013
Date: May 8 2013	Time: 8:30 a.m.,
EDT
Location:	Drexelbrook
Banquet Facility & Corporate Events Center
	4700
Drexelbrook Drive
	Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
19026

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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends that you
vote FOR ALL of the following nominees for director:
1.	Election of Directors
	Nominees:
	01)	Nick
DeBenedictis	04)	William
Hankowsky
	02)	Richard
Glanton	05)	Wendell
Holland
	03)	Lon
Greenberg	06)	Andrew Sordoni
III

| The Board of
Directors recommends you vote FOR the following
proposal: | |
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| 2. | To consider and take
action on the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company
for the 2013 fiscal year. |
| The Board of
Directors recommends you vote FOR the following
proposal: | |
| 3. | To consider and take
action on an advisory vote on the Company's executive compensation
programs as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. |
| The Board of
Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following
proposal: | |
| 4. | To consider and take
action on a shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors
create a comprehensive policy articulating the Company's respect for and
commitment to the human right to water, if properly presented at the
meeting. |
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the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may
properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements
thereof. | |