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NEWARK, Del., May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: ARTNA), a leading provider on the Delmarva Peninsula of water and wastewater services, and a number of other related business services, today announced earnings results for the first quarter of 2025.

Newark, Del., April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: ARTNA), a leading provider of water and wastewater services, and a number of other related core business services, on the Delmarva Peninsula, today announced that its 2024 Annual Report is available electronically to shareholders through its website at https://www.artesianwater.com/investor-relations/annual-report/. If any shareholder would like to receive a print copy of the 2024 Annual Report, they can request one free of charge by writing or calling Artesian Resources Corporation, 664 Churchmans Road, Newark, Delaware 19702, Attention Laura Slayman (Phone Number: 302-453-6900).

NEWARK, Del., April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Water Company, Inc. (“Artesian”), a subsidiary of Artesian Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: ARTNA), filed an application with the Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) today for a change in customer rates. The rate application submitted to the PSC for review and approval consists of a requested increase in revenue of 12.41%, or approximately $10.8 million, on an annualized basis. The increase also reflects the recovery of investments made under the Distribution System Improvement Charge (DSIC) of 1.66% currently in place that will reset to 0.0% once new base rates are implemented, meaning the incremental increase to existing billed rates would be 10.75%. This rate filing will undergo extensive review by both the PSC and the Division of the Public Advocate (DPA).

NEWARK, Del., Jan. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artesian Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: ARTNA) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend on the company's Class A and Class B Common Stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.3014 is payable February 21, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 7, 2025, providing a $1.2056 annualized dividend rate. This is Artesian's 129th consecutive quarterly dividend paid to shareholders.

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Artesian Resources just upped its quarterly dividend paid to shareholders. Customer growth and new water rates pushed revenue and diluted EPS higher in Q3. ARTNA's debt-to-capital ratio implies that it is financially secure.