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 7, 2006 (June 30, 2006)
Connecticut Water Service, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Connecticut
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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06-0739839 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 93 West Main Street, Clinton, Connecticut
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06413-0562 |
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860-669-8630
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(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
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers |
On July 7, 2006, Connecticut Water Service, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Company’s
Board of Directors on June 30, 2006 unanimously elected Heather Hunt to fill a newly created
vacancy on the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Heather Hunt is an attorney
whose regulatory law practice in Stratford, Connecticut focuses on utility and energy matters. She
is also managing member of w.h. Robert & h.f. Hunt, LLC, a state and federal government regulations
consulting firm. Prior to establishing her practices, Ms. Hunt was United Technologies
Corporation’s Director of State and Local Government Affairs, and Vice President of Regulatory and
Public Policy at Southern Connecticut Gas. In addition, she has served as a Commissioner at both
the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control and the Maine Public Utility Commission.
Ms. Hunt is expected to be appointed to the Board’s Strategic Planning Committee.
The Company confirms, as required by regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
that (1) there is no family relationship between Ms. Hunt and any director or executive officer of
the Company, (2) there was no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Hunt and any other person
pursuant to which she was elected as a director, and (3) there is no transaction between Ms. Hunt
and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following is filed herewith as an exhibit.
(c) Exhibits
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Company press release dated July 7, 2006. |
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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. |
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a Connecticut corporation |
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Date: July 7, 2006
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/s/ David C. Benoit |
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Name: David C. Benoit |
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Title: Vice President — Finance and Chief
Financial Officer |
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