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a. Chief Accounting Officer Retirement

On November 1, 2024, Robert A. Rubin submitted his intention to retire as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer effective in August 2025. The Company accepted his resignation notice and promoted Bradley J. Palmer, the Controller of Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, to Vice President, Deputy Chief Accounting Officer effective immediately. Mr. Palmer is expected to succeed Mr. Rubin as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer upon Mr. Rubin’s retirement.

Mr. Palmer, age 42, has served as Controller of Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. since June 2021 and is a Certified Public Accountant. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Palmer was a Senior Manager with Deloitte, where he practiced primarily in the power & utilities sector from January 2018 to June 2021. Prior to this role, Mr. Palmer worked as an Accounting Manager for two large publicly traded utilities, and he also held previous roles with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.

b. Security Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers

During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, none of the Company’s directors or executive officers adopted, modified orterminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of Company securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement”.

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