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accession: "0001552781-22-000647"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTRG"
cik: "0000078128"
company_name: "Essential Utilities, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-12-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T07:06:23.870936+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Essential Utilities increases non-employee director annual equity award to $120,000

## Summary
- Board approved a $10,000 increase in annual equity award for all non-employee directors to $120,000, effective Jan 1, 2023.
- Annual cash retainer unchanged at $105,000; additional retainers for committee chairs ($15,000-$30,000) and Lead Independent Director ($30,000).
- Change based on advice from compensation consultant Pay Governance and Board deliberation on December 7, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001552781-22-000647
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTRG
- cik: 0000078128
- company_name: Essential Utilities, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-12-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278122000647/0001552781-22-000647-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278122000647/e22511_wtrg-8k.htm

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