form8-k.htm
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): July 24, 2008 (July 21,
2008)
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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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
CONNNECTICUT
WATER SERVICE, INC.
Item
1.01 Entry into
a Material Definitive Agreement
On July
21, 2008, Connecticut Water Service, Inc.’s (“CWS”) principal operating subsidiary, The Connecticut
Water Company (“CWC”) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the
Ellington Acres Company (“EAC”), a regulated water utility company that provides
water service to approximately 750 customers in the towns of Ellington and
Somers, Connecticut. Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement,
CWC will purchase all issued and outstanding shares of EAC for
$1,495,000. The acquisition is subject to approval by the
Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control.
On July
23, 2008, CWS issued a press release describing the acquisition of
EAC. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit
99.1 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference. CWS will
file a copy of the stock purchase agreement as an exhibit to its next regularly
scheduled Form 10-Q filing to be made in August 2008 with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits
The following is filed herewith as an
exhibit
(c) Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
release of CWS regarding the acquisition of Ellington Acres Company, dated
July 23, 2008.
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CONNNECTICUT
WATER SERVICE, INC.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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.
(Registrant)
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Date:
July 24, 2008
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By: /s/ Nicholas A.
Rinaldi
Nicholas
A. Rinaldi
Controller
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