Artesian Resources Corporation : Artesian Declares Common Stock Dividend

For Immediate Release Artesian Resources Corporation Declares Common Stock Dividend Newark, DE, January 22, 2014 - Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: 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 $0.2088 is payable February 21,

2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 10, 2014. This is the 85th
consecutive quarterly dividend paid to shareholders.

About Artesian Resources

Artesian Resources Corporation (www.artesianwater.com) operates as the holding company of wholly-owned subsidiaries offering water, wastewater services and related 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. Artesian supplies over 7.4 billion gallons of water per year through
1,162 miles of water mains to about 300,000 people on the Delmarva Peninsula.
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