YORK WATER CO

This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy are being furnished to the shareholders of The York Water Company (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company, whereby shareholders would appoint Douglas S. Brossman, Jody L. Keller, SPHR, and William T. Yanavitch II as Proxies on behalf of the shareholders, to be used at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company to be held at The Appell Center for the Performing Arts, 50 North George Street, York, Pennsylvania 17401 at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”), and at any adjournment thereof.

Solicitation of proxies will be made by mail, telephone, and internet. Those shareholders who previously opted out of printed copies of the proxy materials will receive a Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) by mail. The Notice will instruct you as to how you may access and review the proxy materials. The Notice also instructs you as to how you may submit your proxy via internet or by telephone. If you previously opted out of printed copies of the proxy materials but would like to receive a printed copy of such materials, you should follow the instructions included in the Notice. Those shareholders who have requested printed copies and some of those who have not specifically opted out of printed copies of the proxy materials will be provided with printed copies. It is anticipated that proxy materials will first be mailed and made available via internet on March 24, 2026.

The expense of this solicitation will be paid by the Company. If necessary, some of the officers of the Company and regular employees of the Company may solicit proxies personally or by telephone for no additional pay. Banks, brokerage houses and other institutions and fiduciaries will be requested to forward the proxy materials to beneficial owners and to obtain authorization for the execution of proxies.

A shareholder who submits a proxy by mail, electronically, or by telephone is not precluded from attending the Annual Meeting and voting his or her shares at the meeting and may revoke the proxy by delivering a later dated proxy or by written notification to the corporate secretary at any time before the proxy is exercised.

PURPOSE OF THE MEETING