UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to
Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
Report: October 26, 2007
MIDDLESEX
WATER COMPANY
(Exact
name
of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
NEW
JERSEY
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0-422
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22-1114430
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|
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
|
(Commission
File
Number)
|
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1500
RONSON ROAD, P.O. BOX 1500, ISELIN, NEW JERSEY 08830
(Address
of
principal executive offices, including zip code)
(732)-634-1500
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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240.13e-4(c))
Section
7 –
Regulation FD.
Item.
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On
October
26, Middlesex Water Company announced an increase in its quarterly dividend
from
$0.1725 to $0.1750 payable December 3, 2007 to common stock shareholders of
record as of November 15, 2007. A copy of the Press Release dated
October 26, 2007 announcing the increase is attached hereto.
Section
9 –
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01 – (d) Exhibits
Press
release dated October 26, 2007 announcing an increase in its quarterly dividend
from $0.1725 to $0.1750 payable December 3, 2007 to common stock shareholders
of
record as of November 15, 2007.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
MIDDLESEX
WATER
COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/Kenneth
J.
Quinn
Kenneth
J. Quinn
Vice
President, General
Counsel,
Secretary
and Treasurer
Dated: October
26, 2007