NEWARK, Del., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today the Board of Directors of Artesian Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: ARTNA) declared a regular quarterly dividend on the company's Class A and Class B Common stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.1873 per share is payable February 19, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 5, 2010. This is the 69th 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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