Middlesex Water (MSEX) will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.9 percent to $0.22375 per share in the fourth quarter of 2017.

The declared dividend is payable on December 1, 2017 to shareholders of record as of November 9, 2017.  Middlesex Water Company has paid cash dividends in varying amounts continually since 1912.

“The Company’s management and Board work on an ongoing basis to balance the needs of our shareholders, customers and employees and we continue to appreciate the loyalty of our investors,” said Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis W. Doll.  “We are pleased to be able to share the Company’s continued success with our shareholders as we keep a sharp focus on improving shareholder value while delivering quality service to our customers.”

Middlesex Water Company is a water utility company. Organized in 1897, Middlesex Water provides regulated and unregulated water and wastewater utility services in New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania through various subsidiary companies. Middlesex Water engages in collecting, treating, distributing and selling water for domestic, commercial, municipal, industrial and fire protection purposes.