UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: November 20, 2012

(Date of earliest event reported)

THE YORK WATER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

PENNSYLVANIA	001-34245		23-1242500
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)		Identification No.)
130 EAST MARKET STREET YORK, PENNSYLVANIA		17401
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(717) 845-3601

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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THE YORK WATER COMPANY

Item 8.01 Other Events.

THE YORK WATER COMPANY ANNOUNCES AN INCREASED 568th DIVIDEND

196 CONSECUTIVE YEARS: LONGEST DIVIDEND RECORD IN AMERICA 
 

York, Pennsylvania, November 20, 2012: The York Water Company's (NASDAQ:YORW) President and CEO, Jeffrey R. Hines, announced today that the Board of Directors at their November 19th meeting declared a quarterly dividend of $0.1383 per share, an increase of 3.5%.  The annualized dividend yield based on yesterday’s stock market closing is about 3.2%.  The dividend is payable January 15, 2013 to shareholders as of record date December 31, 2012.

This is the 568th consecutive dividend to be paid by The York Water Company and is the sixteenth consecutive year that the Company has increased its dividend.  York Water, which is the oldest investor owned utility in the nation, has paid dividends for 196 consecutive years beginning in 1816. This is believed to be the longest record of consecutive dividends in America.

THE YORK WATER COMPANY

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	THE YORK WATER COMPANY
Date: November 20, 2012	By:	/s/Kathleen M. Miller
		Kathleen M. Miller
		Chief Financial Officer