Note 3 – Capitalization

Common Stock

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, there were 48,414 common shares (approximately $1.1 million) and 54,627 common shares (approximately $1.1 million), respectively, issued under the Middlesex Water Company Investment Plan (the Investment Plan), a direct share purchase and sale and dividend reinvestment plan for Middlesex common stock. In July 2015, the Company filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission registering an additional 700,000 common shares for potential issuance under the Investment Plan.

Long-term Debt
In 2014, the NJBPU approved Middlesex's request to borrow up to $5.0 million through the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust (NJEIT) under the New Jersey State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan program. This loan was intended to fund the current year RENEW Program, which is our ongoing initiative to clean and cement all unlined mains in the Middlesex system. Due to administrative changes in the New Jersey SRF loan program, participants are now required to complete construction of the qualifying project prior to closing on a long-term loan or, in the alternative, enter into a construction loan agreement with the NJEIT until the project is complete. At that time, the construction loan can be rolled into the next NJEIT long-term loan. Middlesex is currently reviewing the impact of these new requirements. These changes, along with an assessment of the condition of the mains subject to rehabilitation under the current year RENEW Program, will delay the project until 2016. During the fourth quarter of 2015, Middlesex expects to file an update to its petition with the NJPBU seeking approval to modify the previous granted financing timetable to accommodate the New Jersey SRF loan program changes.

In the second quarter of 2015, the NJEIT de-obligated future principal payments of $0.5 million on Series FF SRF long-term debt.

In 2014, Tidewater completed a $15.0 million debt transaction. Through September 30, 2015, Tidewater has drawn down $13.0 million, including $5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. $11.0 million of the loan is at a fixed interest rate of 4.46% and $2.0 million is at a market-based variable interest rate. The proceeds were used to pay down short-term debt and for other general corporate purposes. In October 2015, Tidewater drew down the remaining $2.0 million at a market-based variable interest rate. Those funds are expected to be used for general corporate purposes. The interest rates on loans that are variable can be fixed at Tidewater's discretion. The final maturity date of all borrowings under this loan agreement is April 2040.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosure for financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value. The carrying amounts reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, accounts payable and notes payable approximate their respective fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. The fair value of the Company's long-term debt relating to First Mortgage and SRF Bonds (Bonds) is based on quoted market prices for similar issues. Under the fair value hierarchy, the fair value of cash and cash equivalents is classified as a Level 1 measurement and the fair value of the Bonds in the table below are classified as Level 2 measurements. The carrying amount and fair value of the Company's bonds were as follows:

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Amount		Value		Amount		Value
First Mortgage Bonds	$	85,143	$	87,054	$	88,628	$	90,115
SRF Bonds	$	457	$	459	$	540	$	542

For other long-term debt for which there was no quoted market price and there is not an active trading market, it was not practicable to estimate their fair value (for details, including carrying value, interest rate and due date on these series of long-term debt, please refer to those series noted as “Amortizing Secured Note” and “State Revolving Trust Note” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Capital Stock and Long-Term Debt). The carrying amount of these instruments was $53.6 million at September 30, 2015 and $50.8 million at December 31, 2014. Customer advances for construction have carrying amounts of $20.9 million and $22.0 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Their relative fair values cannot be accurately estimated since future refund payments depend on several variables, including new customer connections, customer consumption levels and future rate increases.