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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 7, 2014.

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 10, 2014  
   Date: May 7, 2014 Time: 8:30 a.m., EDT  
   Location:   Drexelbrook Banquet & 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)        Nicholas DeBenedictis        05)        William P. Hankowsky
02) Michael L. Browne 06) Wendell F. Holland
03) Richard H. Glanton 07) Ellen T. Ruff
04) Lon R. Greenberg 08) Andrew J. Sordoni III
   

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:

 
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 2014 fiscal year.

       
3.

To consider and take an advisory vote to approve the Company's executive compensation as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

 
4.

To consider and take action on the approval of the Amended Aqua America, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Compensation Plan.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposals:

 
5.

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.

       
6.

To consider and take action on a shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors create a policy in which the Board's Chairman is an independent director who has not previously served as an executive officer of the Company, if properly presented at the meeting.

 

In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.