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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;11, 2009
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>AQUA AMERICA, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>762 W. Lancaster Avenue<BR>
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3489</B><BR>
(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>AQUA AMERICA, INC. 2009 OMNIBUS EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Roy H. Stahl<BR>
Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel<BR>
Aqua America, Inc.<BR>
762 W. Lancaster Avenue<BR>
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3489<BR>
(610)&nbsp;527-8000</B><BR>
(Name, Address, Zip Code and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copy of all Communications to:</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Stephen A. Jannetta<BR>
Brian C. Miner<BR>
Morgan, Lewis &#038; Bockius LLP<BR>
1701 Market Street<BR>
Philadelphia, PA 19103<BR>
(215)&nbsp;963-5000</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.&nbsp;&nbsp;See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Check one):
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.50 par
value per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">5,000,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">16.63</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">83,150,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">4,639.77</TD>
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    <TD>This registration statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) covers shares of common stock, $0.50 par value (the
&#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Aqua America, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) which may be offered and sold from time to time pursuant
to the Company&#146;s 2009 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), the number of shares being registered shall be
adjusted to include any additional shares which may become issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends
or similar transactions in accordance with the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated pursuant to paragraphs (c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Rule&nbsp;457 under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee, based upon the average of the reported high and low sales prices for shares of
Common Stock on June&nbsp;10, 2009, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.</TD>
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    <TD>Calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act, as follows: $55.80 per $1,000,000 of proposed maximum
aggregate offering price.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="w74447exv5w1.htm">Exhibit 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="w74447exv23w1.htm">Exhibit 23.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="w74447exv99w1.htm">Exhibit 99.1</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) are incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement:
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    <TD>Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008,
filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;27, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD>Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2009, filed
with the Commission on May&nbsp;7, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD>Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;7, 2009; and</TD>
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    <TD>The description of our common stock set forth in our Registration Statement
on Form 8-A, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents that we file pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
or deemed to be a part of this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this
Registration Statement or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference or deemed to be a part of this Registration Statement modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any statement contained in a document that is deemed to be incorporated
by reference or deemed to be a part of this Registration Statement after the most recent effective
date may modify or replace existing statements contained in this Registration Statement. In either
case, any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement except as so modified or superseded.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our Exchange Act file number with the Commission is 1-6659.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>EXPERTS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our consolidated financial statements and management&#146;s assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management&#146;s Report on Internal
Control over Financial Reporting), incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference to our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008, have been so incorporated in
reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting
firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If, and only if, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP consents to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of its reports relating to audited financial statements and effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting included in a document subsequently filed by the Company,
such audited financial statements and management&#146;s assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting shall be incorporated herein in reliance upon such reports of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
auditing and accounting.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company is a Pennsylvania corporation. Sections&nbsp;1741 and 1742 of the Pennsylvania
Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended (the &#147;PBCL&#148;), provide that, unless otherwise
restricted in its bylaws, a business corporation may indemnify directors and officers against
liabilities they may incur as such provided that the particular person acted in good faith and in a
manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
or her conduct was unlawful. In general, the power to indemnify under these sections does not exist
in the case of actions against a director or officer by or in the right of the corporation if the
person otherwise entitled to indemnification shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless it is judicially determined that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification for specified expenses. Section&nbsp;1743 of the PBCL requires a business corporation to
indemnify directors and officers against expenses they may incur in defending actions against them
in such capacities if they are successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of such
actions.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;1713 of the PBCL permits the shareholders to adopt a bylaw provision relieving a
director (but not an officer) of personal liability for monetary damages except where (i)&nbsp;the
director has breached the applicable standard of care, and (ii)&nbsp;such conduct constitutes
self-dealing, willful misconduct or recklessness. This Section also provides that a director may
not be relieved of liability for the payment of taxes pursuant to any federal, state or local law
or of liability or responsibility under a criminal statute. Section&nbsp;4.01 of the Registrant&#146;s bylaws
limits the liability of any director of the Registrant to the fullest extent permitted by Section
1713 of the PBCL.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;1746 of the PBCL grants a corporation broad authority to indemnify its directors,
officers and other agents for liabilities and expenses incurred in such capacity, except in
circumstances where the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim for indemnification is
determined by a court to have constituted willful misconduct or recklessness. Article&nbsp;VII of the
Company&#146;s bylaws provides indemnification of directors, officers and other agents of the Company
broader than the indemnification permitted by Section&nbsp;1741 of the PBCL and pursuant to the
authority of Section&nbsp;1746 of the PBCL.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VII of the bylaws provides, except as expressly prohibited by law, an unconditional
right to indemnification for expenses and any liability paid or incurred by any director or officer
of the Company, or any other person designated by the board of directors as an indemnified
representative, in connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding
(including derivative suits) in which he or she may be involved by reason of being or having been a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or, at the request of the Company, of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity. The bylaws
specifically authorize indemnification against both judgments and amounts paid in settlement of
derivative suits, unlike Section&nbsp;1742 of the PBCL which authorizes indemnification only of expenses
incurred in defending and in settlement of a derivative
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">action. In addition, Article&nbsp;VII of the bylaws also allows indemnification for punitive damages and
liabilities incurred under the federal securities laws.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unlike the provisions of PBCL Sections&nbsp;1741 and 1742, Article&nbsp;VII does not require the Company
to determine the availability of indemnification by the procedures or the standard of conduct
specified in Sections&nbsp;1741 or 1742 of the PBCL. A person who has incurred an indemnifiable expense
or liability has a right to be indemnified independent of any procedures or determinations that
would otherwise be required, and that right is enforceable against the Company as long as
indemnification is not prohibited by law. To the extent indemnification is permitted only for a
portion of a liability, the bylaw provisions require the Company to indemnify such portion. If the
indemnification provided for in Article&nbsp;VII is unavailable for any reason in respect of any
liability or portion thereof, the bylaws require the Company to make a contribution toward the
liability. Indemnification rights under the bylaws do not depend upon the approval of any future
board of directors.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;7.04 of the Company&#146;s bylaws also authorizes the Company to further effect or secure
its indemnification obligations by entering into indemnification agreements, maintaining insurance,
creating a trust fund, granting a security interest in its assets or property, establishing a
letter of credit, or using any other means that may be available from time to time. Section&nbsp;1747 of
the PBCL also enables a business corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a
person who is or was serving as a representative of the corporation or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a representative of another entity against any liability asserted
against that representative in his capacity as such, whether or not the corporation would have the
power to indemnify him against that liability under the PBCL.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company maintains, on behalf of its directors and officers, insurance protection against
certain liabilities arising out of the discharge of their duties, as well as insurance covering the
Company for indemnification payments made to its directors and officers for certain liabilities.
The premiums for such insurance are paid by the Company.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A list of exhibits filed herewith or incorporated by reference is contained in the Exhibit
Index immediately following the signature pages and is incorporated herein by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information in the
Registration Statement; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) of this section shall not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section
13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on June&nbsp;11, 2009.
</DIV>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Aqua America, Inc.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:<BR>
Name:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Nicholas DeBenedictis
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Nicholas DeBenedictis
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Title:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That the undersigned officers and directors of Aqua America, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation,
do hereby constitute and appoint Roy H. Stahl, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel,
and David P. Smeltzer, Chief Financial Officer, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or
advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any
rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with
this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority,
the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers
and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, and to any and all
instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or
amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all
that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B>, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date
indicated.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed below by the following persons, in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Nicholas DeBenedictis
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Nicholas DeBenedictis
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;11, 2009</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David P. Smeltzer
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>David P. Smeltzer
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer (Principal<BR>
Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;11, 2009</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert A. Rubin
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert A. Rubin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President, Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;11, 2009</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mary C. Carroll
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mary C. Carroll
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;11, 2009</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Richard H. Glanton
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Richard H. Glanton
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;11, 2009</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Lon R. Greenberg
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Lon R. Greenberg
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;11, 2009</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William P. Hankowsky
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William P. Hankowsky
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;11, 2009</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ellen T. Ruff
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ellen T. Ruff
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;11, 2009</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Richard L. Smoot
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Richard L. Smoot
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;11, 2009</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Andrew J. Sordoni,III
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Andrew J. Sordoni, III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June&nbsp;11, 2009</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2009
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AQUA AMERICA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Pennsylvania
23-1702594
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
762 W. Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3489
(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
AQUA AMERICA, INC. 2009 OMNIBUS EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Roy H. Stahl
Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
Aqua America, Inc.
762 W. Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3489
(610) 527-8000
(Name, Address, Zip Code and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
Copy of all Communications to:
Stephen A. Jannetta
Brian C. Miner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 963-5000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.  (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of Securities to be
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Registration Fee
Registered
Registered (1)
Share
Price (2)
(3)
Common Stock, $0.50 par
value per share
5,000,000
$
16.63
$
83,150,000
$
4,639.77
(1)
This registration statement (the "Registration Statement") covers shares of common stock, $0.50 par value (the
"Common Stock"), of Aqua America, Inc. (the "Company") which may be offered and sold from time to time pursuant
to the Company's 2009 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the number of shares being registered shall be
adjusted to include any additional shares which may become issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends
or similar transactions in accordance with the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.
(2)
Estimated pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee, based upon the average of the reported high and low sales prices for shares of
Common Stock on June 10, 2009, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
(3)
Calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act, as follows: $55.80 per $1,000,000 of proposed maximum
aggregate offering price.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 5.1
Exhibit 23.1
Exhibit 99.1
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") are incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a)
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008,
filed with the Commission on February 27, 2009;
(b)
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed
with the Commission on May 7, 2009;
(c)
Our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 7, 2009; and
(d)
The description of our common stock set forth in our Registration Statement
on Form 8-A, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
In addition, all documents that we file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
or deemed to be a part of this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this
Registration Statement or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference or deemed to be a part of this Registration Statement modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any statement contained in a document that is deemed to be incorporated
by reference or deemed to be a part of this Registration Statement after the most recent effective
date may modify or replace existing statements contained in this Registration Statement. In either
case, any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement except as so modified or superseded.
Our Exchange Act file number with the Commission is 1-6659.
EXPERTS
Our consolidated financial statements and management's assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management's Report on Internal
Control over Financial Reporting), incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference to our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, have been so incorporated in
reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting
firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
If, and only if, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP consents to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of its reports relating to audited financial statements and effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting included in a document subsequently filed by the Company,
such audited financial statements and management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting shall be incorporated herein in reliance upon such reports of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an
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independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
auditing and accounting.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company is a Pennsylvania corporation. Sections 1741 and 1742 of the Pennsylvania
Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended (the "PBCL"), provide that, unless otherwise
restricted in its bylaws, a business corporation may indemnify directors and officers against
liabilities they may incur as such provided that the particular person acted in good faith and in a
manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
or her conduct was unlawful. In general, the power to indemnify under these sections does not exist
in the case of actions against a director or officer by or in the right of the corporation if the
person otherwise entitled to indemnification shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless it is judicially determined that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification for specified expenses. Section 1743 of the PBCL requires a business corporation to
indemnify directors and officers against expenses they may incur in defending actions against them
in such capacities if they are successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of such
actions.
Section 1713 of the PBCL permits the shareholders to adopt a bylaw provision relieving a
director (but not an officer) of personal liability for monetary damages except where (i) the
director has breached the applicable standard of care, and (ii) such conduct constitutes
self-dealing, willful misconduct or recklessness. This Section also provides that a director may
not be relieved of liability for the payment of taxes pursuant to any federal, state or local law
or of liability or responsibility under a criminal statute. Section 4.01 of the Registrant's bylaws
limits the liability of any director of the Registrant to the fullest extent permitted by Section
1713 of the PBCL.
Section 1746 of the PBCL grants a corporation broad authority to indemnify its directors,
officers and other agents for liabilities and expenses incurred in such capacity, except in
circumstances where the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim for indemnification is
determined by a court to have constituted willful misconduct or recklessness. Article VII of the
Company's bylaws provides indemnification of directors, officers and other agents of the Company
broader than the indemnification permitted by Section 1741 of the PBCL and pursuant to the
authority of Section 1746 of the PBCL.
Article VII of the bylaws provides, except as expressly prohibited by law, an unconditional
right to indemnification for expenses and any liability paid or incurred by any director or officer
of the Company, or any other person designated by the board of directors as an indemnified
representative, in connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding
(including derivative suits) in which he or she may be involved by reason of being or having been a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or, at the request of the Company, of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity. The bylaws
specifically authorize indemnification against both judgments and amounts paid in settlement of
derivative suits, unlike Section 1742 of the PBCL which authorizes indemnification only of expenses
incurred in defending and in settlement of a derivative
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action. In addition, Article VII of the bylaws also allows indemnification for punitive damages and
liabilities incurred under the federal securities laws.
Unlike the provisions of PBCL Sections 1741 and 1742, Article VII does not require the Company
to determine the availability of indemnification by the procedures or the standard of conduct
specified in Sections 1741 or 1742 of the PBCL. A person who has incurred an indemnifiable expense
or liability has a right to be indemnified independent of any procedures or determinations that
would otherwise be required, and that right is enforceable against the Company as long as
indemnification is not prohibited by law. To the extent indemnification is permitted only for a
portion of a liability, the bylaw provisions require the Company to indemnify such portion. If the
indemnification provided for in Article VII is unavailable for any reason in respect of any
liability or portion thereof, the bylaws require the Company to make a contribution toward the
liability. Indemnification rights under the bylaws do not depend upon the approval of any future
board of directors.
Section 7.04 of the Company's bylaws also authorizes the Company to further effect or secure
its indemnification obligations by entering into indemnification agreements, maintaining insurance,
creating a trust fund, granting a security interest in its assets or property, establishing a
letter of credit, or using any other means that may be available from time to time. Section 1747 of
the PBCL also enables a business corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a
person who is or was serving as a representative of the corporation or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a representative of another entity against any liability asserted
against that representative in his capacity as such, whether or not the corporation would have the
power to indemnify him against that liability under the PBCL.
The Company maintains, on behalf of its directors and officers, insurance protection against
certain liabilities arising out of the discharge of their duties, as well as insurance covering the
Company for indemnification payments made to its directors and officers for certain liabilities.
The premiums for such insurance are paid by the Company.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
A list of exhibits filed herewith or incorporated by reference is contained in the Exhibit
Index immediately following the signature pages and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information in the
Registration Statement; and
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) of this section shall not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to section
13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on June 11, 2009.
Aqua America, Inc.
By:
Name:
/s/ Nicholas DeBenedictis
Nicholas DeBenedictis
Title:
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned officers and directors of Aqua America, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation,
do hereby constitute and appoint Roy H. Stahl, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel,
and David P. Smeltzer, Chief Financial Officer, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or
advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any
rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with
this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority,
the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers
and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, and to any and all
instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or
amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all
that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date
indicated.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed below by the following persons, in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Nicholas DeBenedictis
Nicholas DeBenedictis
Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
June 11, 2009
/s/ David P. Smeltzer
David P. Smeltzer
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
June 11, 2009
/s/ Robert A. Rubin
Robert A. Rubin
Vice President, Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer)
June 11, 2009
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Mary C. Carroll
Mary C. Carroll
Director
June 11, 2009
/s/ Richard H. Glanton
Richard H. Glanton
Director
June 11, 2009
/s/ Lon R. Greenberg
Lon R. Greenberg
Director
June 11, 2009
/s/ William P. Hankowsky
William P. Hankowsky
Director
June 11, 2009
/s/ Ellen T. Ruff
Ellen T. Ruff
Director
June 11, 2009
/s/ Richard L. Smoot
Richard L. Smoot
Director
June 11, 2009
/s/ Andrew J. Sordoni,III
Andrew J. Sordoni, III
Director
June 11, 2009
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2
Consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 filed herewith)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto)
99.1
Aqua America, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan