Dian Taylor, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board for Artesian Resources Corporation,
Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

Friday, February 17, 2006
at NASDAQ's MarketSite
in New York City.

Artesian Resources Corporation

Dian Taylor, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board for Artesian Resources Corporation, presides over the closing bell. Artesian Resources Corporation is celebrating the completion of its first 100 years of operations as well as the 10-year anniversary of the Company's listing on the NASDAQ National Market. Artesian Resources Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Artesian Water Company, is the largest investor owned regulated public water utility in the State of Delaware and has been providing water within the state since 1905. Artesian distributes and sells water to residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, municipal and utility customers throughout the state.

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