Essential Utilities, Inc.

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a. Chief Accounting Officer Retirement and Appointment

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​On July 31, 2025, Robert A. Rubin retired as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Bradley J. Palmer was promoted to Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer upon Mr. Rubin’s retirement. Mr. Palmer, age 43, has served as Vice President, Deputy Chief Accounting Officer since November 1, 2024, and previously was Controller of Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. from June 2021 to October 2024. Mr. Palmer is a Certified Public Accountant and, prior to joining the Company, 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.

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​There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Palmer and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Palmer was selected as an officer, no family relationships between Mr. Palmer and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, and no transactions involving Mr. Palmer or a member of his immediate family that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

b. Security Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers

During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, 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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