---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001552781-25-000177"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTRG"
cik: "0000078128"
company_name: "Essential Utilities, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T00:56:25.371133+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Essential Utilities announces 2025 annual meeting voting results; all director nominees elected, say-on-pay approved

## Summary
- All seven director nominees elected with majority for votes; broker non-votes of ~29.2M.
- Say-on-pay advisory vote passed with ~154.2M for, ~56.2M against, ~1.4M abstain (73% support).
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor passed with ~217.4M for, ~23.1M against.
- Annual meeting held virtually on May 7, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001552781-25-000177
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTRG
- cik: 0000078128
- company_name: Essential Utilities, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278125000177/0001552781-25-000177-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278125000177/e25192_wtrg-8k.htm

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