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: November 24, 2014
(Date of earliest event reported)


THE YORK WATER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


PENNSYLVANIA
001-34245
23-1242500
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
130 EAST MARKET STREET
YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
 
17401
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

(717) 845-3601
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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THE YORK WATER COMPANY


Item 8.01
Other Events.

THE YORK WATER COMPANY ANNOUNCES AN INCREASED 576th DIVIDEND

York, Pennsylvania, November 25, 2014: The York Water Company's (NASDAQ:YORW) President and CEO, Jeffrey R. Hines, announced today that the Board of Directors at their November 24th meeting declared a quarterly dividend of $0.1495 per share, an increase of 4.5%.

This is the 576th consecutive dividend to be paid by The York Water Company and is the eighteenth consecutive year that the Company has increased its dividend.  York Water, which is the oldest investor owned utility in the nation, has paid dividends for 199 consecutive years beginning in 1816. This is believed to be the longest record of consecutive dividends in America.



THE YORK WATER COMPANY


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 thereunto duly authorized.



 
THE YORK WATER COMPANY
   
   
 
/s/Kathleen M. Miller
Date: November 25, 2014
Kathleen M. Miller
 
Chief Financial Officer