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 21, 2017
(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)

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

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 DECLARES AN INCREASED DIVIDEND

York, Pennsylvania, November 21, 2017: The York Water Company's (NASDAQ:YORW) President and CEO, Jeffrey R. Hines, announced today that the Board of Directors at their November 20th meeting declared a quarterly dividend of $0.1666 per share, a 4% increase.  The dividend is payable January 16, 2018 to shareholders as of record date December 29, 2017.

This is the 588th consecutive dividend to be paid by The York Water Company and is the twenty-first consecutive year that the Company has increased its dividend.   York Water is the oldest investor-owned utility in the nation, and is believed to have the longest record of consecutive dividends in America, having paid dividends for over 200 years.



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 21, 2017
Kathleen M. Miller
 
Chief Financial Officer