Essent Group Ltd.

2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

On May 6, 2026, we held our 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). A total of 94,009,619 common shares were entitled to vote as of March 6, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, of which 84,026,864 shares were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The following is a summary of the final voting results for each matter presented to shareholders at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1 - Election of three Class III directors to serve through the 2029 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders:

Proposal 2 - The re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 and until the 2027 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, and the referral of the determination of the auditors' compensation to the board of directors, was ratified:

Proposal 3 - Provide a non-binding, advisory vote on our executive compensation:

Executive Trading Plans

On March 10, 2026, David Weinstock, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, entered into a 10b5-1 sales plan (the “Plan”) intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. The Plan provides for the sale of up to an aggregate of 11,000 shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Weinstock during the term of the Plan and will be in effect until the earlier of (1)June 10, 2027, and (2) the date on which an aggregate of 11,000 shares of the Company’s common shares have been sold under the Plan.