NEWARK, Del., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Artesian Resources Corporation (ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock.  The quarterly dividend of $0.1978 is payable on August 22, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 13, 2012.  This is the 79^th consecutive quarterly dividend paid to shareholders.

About Artesian Resources
Artesian Resources Corporation operates as the holding company of eight wholly-owned subsidiaries offering water, wastewater and engineering services on the Delmarva Peninsula.  Artesian Water Company, the principal subsidiary, is the oldest and largest investor-owned public water utility on the Delmarva Peninsula, and has been providing water service since 1905.

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