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 (Date of earliest event reported): January 14, 2003 ---------------- Philadelphia Suburban Corporation ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania 001-06659 23-1702594 ---------------------------- --------------- -------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 762 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010-3489 ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 527-8000 -------------- Item 5. Other Events. Philadelphia Suburban Corporation (the "Company") previously filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Securities and Exchange Commission File Number 333-93243) on December 22, 1999 (the "Registration Statement"). As a result of the application of the Company's 5-for-4 common stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend distributed on December 1, 2001 to shareholders of record on November 16, 2001, and the Company's 5-for-4 common stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend distributed on December 1, 2000 to shareholders of record on November 15, 2000, and by virtue of the filing of this Form 8-K (which, in accordance with Commission staff interpretations, may be used in lieu of an amendment to the Registration Statement), pursuant to Rule 416(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the number of shares of the Company's common stock registered under the Registration Statement that remain unsold is increased from 1,136,101 to 1,775,157. 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 hereunto duly authorized. PHILADELPHIA SUBURBAN CORPORATION Date: January 14, 2003 By: /s/ Roy H. Stahl ------------------------------- Name: Roy H. Stahl Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel