UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 8, 2011 (August 4, 2011)
Commission File Number 0-8084
Connecticut Water Service, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Connecticut
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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06-0739839
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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93 West Main Street, Clinton, CT
(Address of principal executive office)
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06413
(Zip Code)
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(860) 669-8636
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On August 4, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company approved amendments, to be effective as of January 1, 2012, to the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") that (a) authorize officers of the Company to establish a discount of between 0.00% and 5.00% on the purchase price of shares of Common Stock purchased by participants under the Plan and also the discretionary authority to lower, raise, suspend or eliminate the discount in the future, in accordance with the revised terms of the Plan; (b) revise certain annual purchase limits under the Plan and (c) make other technical changes. The Company intends to file a copy of the Plan, as amended and restated on August 4, 2011, as an exhibit to its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2011.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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CONNECTICUT WATER SERVICE, INC.
a Connecticut corporation
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Date: August 8, 2011
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By: /s/ David C. Benoit
David C. Benoit
Title: Vice President – Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
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