MIDDLESEX WATER CO

In September 2021, the NJDEP issued a Notice to Middlesex based on self-reporting by Middlesex that the level of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in water treated at its Park Avenue Plant in New Jersey exceeded a recently promulgated NJDEP standard effective in 2021. Neither the NJDEP nor Middlesex characterized this exceedance as an acute health emergency. However, Middlesex was required to notify its affected customers and the Company

complied in due course. Water currently being delivered to customers is in compliance with all USEPA and NJDEP drinking water standards, including the newly established water quality standard for PFOA.

In 2021, the Company was served with two PFOA-related class action lawsuits seeking restitution for medical, water filter replacement and other claimed related costs. On August 30, 2024, the parties to theVera et al. v. Middlesex Water Company andLonsk et al v. Middlesex Water Company litigations entered into a signed Settlement Term Sheet (Term Sheet) in a step towards resolution of both matters. The parties are in the process of memorializing the settlement into a Settlement Agreement that is expected to be completed by the parties in the first quarter of 2025. The Company does not believe that the Term Sheet and the anticipated Settlement Agreement, once executed, will have any material financial or operational impact to Middlesex.

The Company is a defendant in other lawsuits in the normal course of business. We believe the resolution of these pending claims and legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.