MIDDLESEX WATER CO

Certain statements contained in this annual report and in the documents incorporated by reference constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Some of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “projects,” “strategy,” or “anticipates,” or the negative of those words or other comparable terminology. Middlesex Water Company (the Company) intends that these statements be covered by the safe harbors created under those laws. They include, but are not limited to statements as to:

-expected financial condition, performance, prospects and earnings of the Company;

-strategic plans for growth;

-the amount and timing of rate increases and other regulatory matters, including the recovery of certain costs recorded as regulatory assets;

-the Company’s expected liquidity needs during the upcoming fiscal year and beyond and the sources and availability of funds to meet its liquidity needs;

-expected customer rates, consumption volumes, service fees, revenues, margins, expenses and operating results;

-financial projections;

-the expected amount of cash contributions to fund the Company’s retirement benefit plans, anticipated discount rates and rates of return on plan assets;

-the ability of the Company to pay dividends;

-the Company’s compliance with environmental laws and regulations and estimations of the materiality of any related costs;

-the safety and reliability of the Company’s equipment, facilities and operations;

-the Company’s plans to renew municipal franchises and consents in the territories it serves;

-trends; and

-the availability and quality of our water supply.

These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results and outcomes include, but are not limited to:

-effects of general economic conditions;

-increases in competition for growth in non-franchised markets ;

-ability of the Company to adequately control selected operating expenses which are necessary to maintain safe and proper utility services, and which may be beyond the Company’s control;

-availability of adequate supplies of water;

-actions taken by government regulators, including decisions on rate increase requests;

-new or modified water quality standards and compliance with related legal and regulatory requirements;

-weather variations and other natural phenomena impacting utility operations;

-financial and operating risks associated with acquisitions and, or privatizations;

-acts of war or terrorism;

-cyber-attacks;

-changes in the pace of real estate development;

-availability and cost of capital resources;

-timely availability of materials and supplies for operations and for critical infrastructure projects;

-effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting; and

-other factors discussed elsewhere in this annual report.

Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which only speak to the Company’s understanding as of the date of this report. The Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this annual report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

For an additional discussion of factors that may affect the Company’s business and results of operations, see Item 1A - Risk Factors.