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ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 12, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

9Ballot items
642Asset managers
4,623Fund votes
May 7, 2025Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 7, 2025: 9 items on ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 12, 2025: 7 elected · 2 approved.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2024-2025 meeting results reported by ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.

These tallies are ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 12, 2025 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 7, 2025
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Elizabeth B. Amato	196,840,058	--	--	15,037,436	29,176,802	93%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Christopher L. Bruner	205,922,701	--	--	5,954,793	29,176,802	97%	Elected	—
Elect Director: David A. Ciesinski	210,025,894	--	--	1,851,600	29,176,802	99.1%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Christopher H. Franklin	193,308,810	--	--	18,568,684	29,176,802	91%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Daniel J. Hilferty	197,602,806	--	--	14,274,688	29,176,802	93%	Elected	—
Elect Director: W. Bryan Lewis	210,065,737	--	--	1,811,757	29,176,802	99.1%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Tamara L. Linde	207,557,078	--	--	4,320,416	29,176,802	98%	Elected	—
2. Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for 2024 as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting	154,232,438	56,219,963	1,425,093	--	29,176,802	73%	Approved	—
3. Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2025 fiscal year	217,404,799	23,073,054	576,443	--	--	90%	Approved	—

Source: ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 12, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 642 asset managers that disclosed a ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Elizabeth B. Amato

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%

FOR: 196,840,058WITHHELD: 15,037,436

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 109 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect seven nominees as directors: Elizabeth B. Amato

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Elizabeth B. Amato”): 196,840,058 for, 15,037,436 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 12, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following nominees were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 109 asset managers below reported 76,856,591 for, 739,157 withheld, 129,372 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 76,856,591ABSTAIN: 129,372WITHHOLD: 739,157

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: Elizabeth B. Amato” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	29,622,851	6	0	For
BlackRock	16,147,894	0	0	For
State Street	4,757,981	0	0	For
Fidelity	4,217,293	0	0	For
First Trust	3,751,209	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,037,721	0	0	For
Invesco	1,609,011	0	0	For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC	1,548,410	0	0	For
Northern Trust	1,075,875	0	0	For
Virtus	1,036,012	0	0	For
Dimensional	1,035,668	0	0	For
ProShares	931,534	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	900,000	0	0	For
WisdomTree	691,034	0	0	For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS	670,373	0	0	For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund	642,000	0	0	For
Jackson National	498,690	0	0	For
Equitable	473,789	0	0	For
John Hancock	452,716	0	0	For
TIAA	440,078	0	0	For
Principal	106,730	0	276,583	Mixed
Calvert	0	0	367,355	Withhold
Cohen & Steers	289,539	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	284,878	0	0	For
JPMorgan	241,641	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 109 asset managers. See all 109 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Christopher L. Bruner

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 205,922,701WITHHELD: 5,954,793

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 108 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect seven nominees as directors: Christopher L. Bruner

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher L. Bruner”): 205,922,701 for, 5,954,793 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 12, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following nominees were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 108 asset managers below reported 77,647,072 for, 62,118 withheld, 9,550 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 77,647,072ABSTAIN: 9,550WITHHOLD: 62,118

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: Christopher L. Bruner” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	29,622,854	3	For
BlackRock	16,147,894	0	For
State Street	4,757,981	0	For
Fidelity	4,217,293	0	For
First Trust	3,751,209	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,037,721	0	For
Invesco	1,609,011	0	For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC	1,548,410	0	For
Northern Trust	1,075,875	0	For
Virtus	1,036,012	0	For
Dimensional	1,035,668	0	For
ProShares	931,534	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	900,000	0	For
WisdomTree	691,034	0	For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS	670,373	0	For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund	642,000	0	For
Jackson National	498,690	0	For
Equitable	473,789	0	For
John Hancock	452,716	0	For
TIAA	440,078	0	For
Principal	383,313	0	For
Calvert	367,355	0	For
Cohen & Steers	289,539	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	284,878	0	For
JPMorgan	241,641	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 108 asset managers. See all 108 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Christopher H. Franklin

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%

FOR: 193,308,810WITHHELD: 18,568,684

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 108 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect seven nominees as directors: Christopher H. Franklin

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher H. Franklin”): 193,308,810 for, 18,568,684 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 12, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following nominees were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified.”
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 108 asset managers below reported 77,287,897 for, 424,315 withheld, 6,528 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 77,287,897ABSTAIN: 6,528WITHHOLD: 424,315

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: Christopher H. Franklin” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	29,622,849	8	0	For
BlackRock	16,147,894	0	0	For
State Street	4,757,831	0	150	For
Fidelity	4,217,293	0	0	For
First Trust	3,751,209	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,037,721	0	0	For
Invesco	1,609,011	0	0	For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC	1,548,410	0	0	For
Northern Trust	1,075,875	0	0	For
Virtus	1,036,012	0	0	For
Dimensional	1,035,668	0	0	For
ProShares	931,534	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	900,000	0	0	For
WisdomTree	691,034	0	0	For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS	670,373	0	0	For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund	642,000	0	0	For
Jackson National	498,690	0	0	For
Equitable	473,789	0	0	For
John Hancock	452,716	0	0	For
TIAA	440,078	0	0	For
Principal	383,313	0	0	For
Calvert	0	0	367,355	Withhold
Cohen & Steers	289,539	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	284,878	0	0	For
JPMorgan	241,641	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 108 asset managers. See all 108 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Daniel J. Hilferty

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%

FOR: 197,602,806WITHHELD: 14,274,688

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 108 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect seven nominees as directors: Daniel J. Hilferty

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Daniel J. Hilferty”): 197,602,806 for, 14,274,688 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 12, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 108 asset managers below reported 77,177,084 for, 457,427 withheld, 84,229 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 77,177,084ABSTAIN: 84,229WITHHOLD: 457,427

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: Daniel J. Hilferty” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	29,615,734	6	7,117	For
BlackRock	16,147,894	0	0	For
State Street	4,757,981	0	0	For
Fidelity	4,217,293	0	0	For
First Trust	3,751,209	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,037,721	0	0	For
Invesco	1,609,011	0	0	For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC	1,548,410	0	0	For
Northern Trust	1,075,875	0	0	For
Virtus	1,036,012	0	0	For
Dimensional	1,035,668	0	0	For
ProShares	931,534	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	900,000	0	0	For
WisdomTree	691,034	0	0	For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS	670,373	0	0	For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund	642,000	0	0	For
Jackson National	498,690	0	0	For
Equitable	473,789	0	0	For
John Hancock	452,716	0	0	For
TIAA	440,078	0	0	For
Principal	383,313	0	0	For
Calvert	0	0	367,355	Withhold
Cohen & Steers	289,539	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	284,878	0	0	For
JPMorgan	241,641	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 108 asset managers. See all 108 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: W. Bryan Lewis

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%

FOR: 210,065,737WITHHELD: 1,811,757

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 108 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect seven nominees as directors: W. Bryan Lewis

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: W. Bryan Lewis”): 210,065,737 for, 1,811,757 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 12, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following nominees were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified.”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 108 asset managers below reported 77,647,082 for, 62,110 withheld, 9,548 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 77,647,082ABSTAIN: 9,548WITHHOLD: 62,110

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: W. Bryan Lewis” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	29,622,856	1	For
BlackRock	16,147,894	0	For
State Street	4,757,981	0	For
Fidelity	4,217,293	0	For
First Trust	3,751,209	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,037,721	0	For
Invesco	1,609,011	0	For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC	1,548,410	0	For
Northern Trust	1,075,875	0	For
Virtus	1,036,012	0	For
Dimensional	1,035,668	0	For
ProShares	931,534	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	900,000	0	For
WisdomTree	691,034	0	For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS	670,373	0	For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund	642,000	0	For
Jackson National	498,690	0	For
Equitable	473,789	0	For
John Hancock	452,716	0	For
TIAA	440,078	0	For
Principal	383,313	0	For
Calvert	367,355	0	For
Cohen & Steers	289,539	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	284,878	0	For
JPMorgan	241,641	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 108 asset managers. See all 108 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Tamara L. Linde

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 207,557,078WITHHELD: 4,320,416

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 108 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect seven nominees as directors: Tamara L. Linde

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Tamara L. Linde”): 207,557,078 for, 4,320,416 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 12, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following nominees were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 108 asset managers below reported 77,264,138 for, 417,745 withheld, 36,857 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 77,264,138ABSTAIN: 36,857WITHHOLD: 417,745

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: Tamara L. Linde” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	29,622,855	2	0	For
BlackRock	16,147,894	0	0	For
State Street	4,757,981	0	0	For
Fidelity	4,217,293	0	0	For
First Trust	3,751,209	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,037,721	0	0	For
Invesco	1,609,011	0	0	For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC	1,548,410	0	0	For
Northern Trust	1,075,875	0	0	For
Virtus	1,036,012	0	0	For
Dimensional	1,035,668	0	0	For
ProShares	931,534	0	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	900,000	0	0	For
WisdomTree	691,034	0	0	For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS	670,373	0	0	For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund	642,000	0	0	For
Jackson National	498,690	0	0	For
Equitable	473,789	0	0	For
John Hancock	452,716	0	0	For
TIAA	440,078	0	0	For
Principal	383,313	0	0	For
Calvert	0	0	367,355	Withhold
Cohen & Steers	289,539	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	284,878	0	0	For
JPMorgan	241,641	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 108 asset managers. See all 108 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: David A. Ciesinski

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%

FOR: 210,025,894WITHHELD: 1,851,600

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 107 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect seven nominees as directors: David A. Ciesinski

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David A. Ciesinski”): 210,025,894 for, 1,851,600 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 12, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following nominees were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified.”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 107 asset managers below reported 77,645,366 for, 48,053 withheld, 6,521 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 77,645,366ABSTAIN: 6,521WITHHOLD: 48,053

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: David A. Ciesinski” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	29,622,856	1	For
BlackRock	16,147,894	0	For
State Street	4,757,981	0	For
Fidelity	4,217,293	0	For
First Trust	3,751,209	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,037,721	0	For
Invesco	1,609,011	0	For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC	1,548,410	0	For
Northern Trust	1,075,875	0	For
Virtus	1,036,012	0	For
Dimensional	1,035,668	0	For
ProShares	931,534	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	900,000	0	For
WisdomTree	691,034	0	For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS	670,373	0	For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund	642,000	0	For
Jackson National	498,690	0	For
Equitable	473,789	0	For
John Hancock	452,716	0	For
TIAA	440,078	0	For
Principal	383,313	0	For
Calvert	367,355	0	For
Cohen & Steers	289,539	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	284,878	0	For
JPMorgan	241,641	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 107 asset managers. See all 107 in the interactive database.

8. 2. Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for 2024 as disclosed in…

Official result Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

73% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 73%AGAINST

FOR: 154,232,438AGAINST: 56,219,963

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 634 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve an advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for 2024.

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for 2024 as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting”): 154,232,438 for, 56,219,963 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 12, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for 2024 as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting was approved by the following vote of shareholders:”
Support: 73% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 106 asset managers voting on “To approve an advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for 2024.” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	29,622,828	29	For
BlackRock	16,147,894	0	For
State Street	4,750,544	7,437	For
Fidelity	4,217,293	0	For
First Trust	0	3,751,209	Against
Charles Schwab	2,037,721	0	For
Invesco	1,609,011	0	For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC	1,548,410	0	For
Northern Trust	1,062,480	13,395	For
Virtus	865,354	170,658	Mixed
Dimensional	0	1,035,668	Against
ProShares	0	931,534	Against
Franklin Custodian Funds	900,000	0	For
WisdomTree	691,034	0	For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS	670,373	0	For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund	642,000	0	For
Gabelli	551,350	0	For
Jackson National	461,157	37,533	Mixed
Equitable	185,968	287,821	Mixed
John Hancock	0	452,716	Against
TIAA	0	440,078	Against
Principal	0	383,313	Against
Calvert	0	367,355	Against
Cohen & Steers	0	289,539	Against
AIG/SunAmerica	0	284,878	Against

Fund voting reports, all 106 managers: 68,025,378 for, 9,965,499 against, 2 withheld, 48,050 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 556 asset managers voting on “To approve an advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for 2024.” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD	21,661,095	0	For
State Street	11,353,571	166,548	For
BlackRock	8,864,184	116,636	For
PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA	6,223,680	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	4,430,238	0	For
Invesco	3,070,022	0	For
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd	41,266	2,718,831	Against
Fidelity	292,200	2,218,419	Mixed
Amundi	0	2,497,063	Against
Charles Schwab	2,089,146	0	For
KBI Global Investors Ltd	0	2,076,153	Against
MACQUARIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST	0	1,865,410	Against
Northern Trust	1,714,616	48,458	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	1,722,830	0	For
CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC	1,510,311	0	For
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.	0	1,178,781	Against
Boston Trust Walden Co	1,168,259	0	For
Cohen & Steers	0	1,051,395	Against
UBS	0	1,019,996	Against
FRANKLIN ADVISERS INC	900,000	45,613	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	0	847,879	Against
KBI Global Investors (North America) Ltd	0	774,159	Against
Energy Income Partners, LLC	0	709,520	Against
AVIVA INVESTORS GLOBAL SERVICES LTD	0	663,040	Against
Vanguard	600,531	28,781	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 556 managers: 74,129,398 for, 29,226,146 against, 193,107 abstained, 13,183 not voted, 218 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

9. 3. Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for…

Official resultEXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONSReported outcome: Approved

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 90%

FOR: 217,404,799AGAINST: 23,073,054

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 113 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2025 fiscal year.

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2025 fiscal year”): 217,404,799 for, 23,073,054 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 12, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2025 fiscal year was ratified by the following vote of shareholders: The results of this annual advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company's named executive …”
Support: 90% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 113 asset managers below reported 78,059,525 for, 170,112 against, 48,050 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 78,059,525AGAINST: 170,112ABSTAIN: 48,050

Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm f” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	29,615,730	7,127	For
BlackRock	16,147,894	0	For
State Street	4,757,533	448	For
Fidelity	4,217,293	0	For
First Trust	3,751,209	0	For
Charles Schwab	2,037,721	0	For
Invesco	1,609,011	0	For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC	1,548,410	0	For
Northern Trust	1,075,875	0	For
Virtus	1,036,012	0	For
Dimensional	1,035,668	0	For
ProShares	931,534	0	For
Franklin Custodian Funds	900,000	0	For
WisdomTree	691,034	0	For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS	670,373	0	For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund	642,000	0	For
Gabelli	551,350	0	For
Jackson National	498,690	0	For
Equitable	473,789	0	For
John Hancock	452,716	0	For
TIAA	440,078	0	For
Principal	383,313	0	For
Calvert	367,355	0	For
Cohen & Steers	289,539	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	284,878	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 113 asset managers. See all 113 in the interactive database.

Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of May 1, 2024, which belongs to the 2023-2024 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.

Largest ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 280,337,601 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public…”, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	10.57%
2	BlackRock	5.76%
3	State Street	1.70%
4	Fidelity	1.50%
5	First Trust	1.34%
6	Charles Schwab	0.73%
7	Invesco	0.57%
8	DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC	0.55%
9	Northern Trust	0.38%
10	Virtus	0.37%

Institutional-manager reports: top ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve an advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers…”, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD	7.73%
2	State Street	4.11%
3	BlackRock	3.20%
4	PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA	2.22%
5	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1.58%
6	Invesco	1.10%
7	Legal & General Investment Management Ltd	0.98%
8	Fidelity	0.90%
9	Amundi	0.89%
10	Charles Schwab	0.75%

Reported ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	11.66%	13F
Vanguard Group	10.60%	13F
Vanguard Portfolio Management	5.89%	13G
State Street	4.69%	13F
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board	4.16%	13D
Invesco	1.26%	13F
Morgan Stanley	1.16%	13F
Northern Trust	1.15%	13F
BNY Mellon	0.95%	13F
Charles Schwab	0.75%	13F

Percentages above are of 280,337,601 shares outstanding, as reported by ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. on its Form 10-Q dated April 25, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s 10-Q dated April 25, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 7, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 642 asset managers reported how they voted on 9 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 4,623 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve an advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers… — ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 73% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2025.

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