Essential Utilities shareholders elect directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify auditor at annual meeting

1. The following nominees were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified. The votes received are set forth adjacent to the names below: Name of Nominee For Withheld Elizabeth B. Amato 201,371,233 4,532,152 Christopher L. Bruner 202,590,287 3,313,098 David A. Ciesinski 203,063,096 2,840,289 Christopher H. Franklin 190,969,552 14,933,833 Daniel J. Hilferty 185,710,239 20,193,146 W. Bryan Lewis 189,059,560 16,843,825 Tamara L. Linde 203,501,982 2,401,403 There were 34,169,760 broker non-votes recorded for each nominee.

2. The advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for 2025 as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting was approved by the following vote of shareholders: For Against Abstain 184,594,406 20,085,147 1,223,832 There were 34,169,760 broker non-votes for this proposal.

3. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2026 fiscal year was ratified by the following vote of shareholders: For Against Abstain 215,561,365 24,045,886 465,894 There were no broker non-votes for the ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm.