ISELIN, NJ, July 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ: MSEX) announced that its board of directors yesterday declared a cash dividend of $ 0.2725 per share on its common stock payable on the 1st September 2021 to record holders through August 13, 2021. Middlesex Water has paid cash dividends of varying amounts continuously since 1912 and has increased its annual dividend rate for 48 consecutive years. Information on Middlesex Water’s investment plan (direct buying and selling of shares and dividend reinvestment plan) can be found in the Investors section at https://www.middlesexwater.com/

Established in 1897, Middlesex Water provides regulated and unregulated water and wastewater utilities primarily in New Jersey and Delaware through various subsidiaries.

ABOUT MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY

Middlesex Water Company is a trusted provider of high quality life sustaining water service for residential, commercial, industrial and fire protection purposes. The Company offers a full range of water, wastewater and related services. An investor-owned utility company, Middlesex Water is a professional service provider specializing in municipal and industrial contracting operations as well as technical operation and maintenance of water and sewer systems. The company and its subsidiaries form the Middlesex Water family of companies, which collectively serves a population of nearly half a million people in New Jersey and Delaware. We invest in our people, our infrastructure and the communities we serve to support reliable and resilient public services, economic growth and quality of life.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, our long-term strategy and expectations, the state of our acquisition program, the impact of our acquisitions, ‘impact of and projected rate requests and the impact of our capital program on our environmental compliance. There are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including: general economic conditions, adverse weather conditions, the success of certain cost containment initiatives, changes in regulation or regulatory treatment, availability and cost of capital, success of growth initiatives and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:
Bernadette Sohler, Vice-president – Corporate Affairs
Middlesex Water Company
(732) 638-7549
www.middlesexwater.com