UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
|_| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
(Print of Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Sullivan Dennis G.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
6 Bowsprit Drive
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(Street)
Bayville NJ 08721
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Middlesex Water Company (MSEX)
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
085-34-0054
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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
May 2003
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
|X| Director |_| 10% Owner
|X| Officer (give title below) |_| Other (specify below)
President
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable line)
|X| Form Filed by One Reporting Person
|_| Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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5.
Amount of 6.
4. Securities Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Beneficially ship
2A. 3. Disposed of (D) Owned Form: 7.
2. Deemed Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Following Direct Nature of
Trans- Execution Code ------------------------------- Reported (D) or Indirect
1. action Date, if (Instr. 8) (A) Transaction(s) Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date any ------------ or (Instr. 3 & (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (mm/dd/yy) Code V Amount (D) Price Instr.4) (Instr.4) (Instr.4)
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Common Stock 6,000 D
(Restricted Stock)
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Common Stock 950 D
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Common Stock 5/02/03 V 3 A 21.2610 1,431 D Joint
(Dividend Reinvestment) Account
with
Spouse
Mary G.
Sullivan
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Common Stock 226 I Custodial
(Dividend Reinvestment) Account.
for Son -
Dennis J
Sullivan
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Common Stock 218 I Custodial
(Dividend Reinvestment) Account
for
Daughter -
Christina
H.
Sullivan
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9.
Number 10.
of Owner-
deriv- ship
ative Form
2. Secur- of
Conver- 5. 7. ities Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Bene- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ficially Secur- of
Exer- 3A. 4. Securities Date Securities Price Owned ity: In-
cise Deemed Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of Follow- Direct direct
Price 3. Execut- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- ing (D) or Bene-
1. of Trans- ion Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Reported In- ficial
Title of Deriv- action Date if (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Trans- direct Owner-
Derivative ative Date any 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity action(s) (I) ship
Security Secur- (mm/dd/ (mm/dd/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity yy) yy) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ M.F. Reynolds, Power of Attorney for
Dennis G. Sullivan May 21, 2003
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
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Criminal Violations.
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