Essential Utilities, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

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

Essential Utilities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Elizabeth B. Amato”): 201,371,233 for, 4,532,152 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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 109 asset managers below reported 80,003,943 for, 411,036 withheld, 26 abstained, 214 not voted.

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

Essential Utilities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher L. Bruner”): 202,590,287 for, 3,313,098 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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 109 asset managers below reported 80,368,959 for, 46,033 withheld, 13 abstained, 214 not voted.

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

Essential Utilities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David A. Ciesinski”): 203,063,096 for, 2,840,289 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 109 asset managers below reported 80,368,958 for, 46,033 withheld, 14 abstained, 214 not voted.

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

Essential Utilities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher H. Franklin”): 190,969,552 for, 14,933,833 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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 80,368,685 for, 46,232 withheld, 88 abstained, 214 not voted.

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

Essential Utilities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Daniel J. Hilferty”): 185,710,239 for, 20,193,146 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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: 90% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 109 asset managers below reported 78,307,887 for, 2,106,997 withheld, 121 abstained, 214 not voted.

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

Essential Utilities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: W. Bryan Lewis”): 189,059,560 for, 16,843,825 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 109 asset managers below reported 79,460,675 for, 901,536 withheld, 52,795 abstained, 214 not voted.

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

Essential Utilities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Tamara L. Linde”): 203,501,982 for, 2,401,403 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 109 asset managers below reported 80,368,964 for, 46,033 withheld, 8 abstained, 214 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: The Merger Agreement Proposal: Approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 26, 2025, by and among American Water Works Company, Inc., Alpha Meger Sub, Inc. and Essential Utilities, Inc., as may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time (the "Merger Agreement"), and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger.

Essential Utilities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“1. A proposal to approve the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger (the "Merger Agreement Proposal"), by the following vote”): 203,644,509 for, 11,155,917 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed February 10, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders approved a proposal to approve the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger (the "Merger Agreement Proposal"), by the following vote:”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 111 asset managers below reported 78,303,024 for, 647,503 against, 16,109 abstained, 211 not voted, 218 unknown.

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The 6 asset managers below reported 3,486,669 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Description as filed by funds: Essential Adjournment Proposal: If presented at the Special Meeting, approval of the adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting from time to time, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) to approve the Merger Agreement Proposal, or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus is timely provided to shareholders of Essential Utilities, Inc.

The 110 asset managers below reported 73,889,196 for, 5,021,388 against, 47,953 abstained, 211 not voted, 218 unknown. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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The 4 asset managers below reported 3,486,453 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Description as filed by funds: To approve, on a non-binding and advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers for 2025.

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 2025 as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting”): 184,594,406 for, 20,085,147 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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 2025 as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting was approved by the following vote of shareholders:”
Support: 90% 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, all 109 managers: 77,756,010 for, 2,142,983 against, 51,039 abstained, 214 not voted, 335 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 576 managers: 86,250,585 for, 9,934,101 against, 57,602 abstained, 87,333 not voted, 218 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: Merger-Related Compensation Proposal: Approval, on a non- binding advisory basis, of the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the named executive officers of Essential Utilities, Inc. in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Essential Utilities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. A proposal, on a non-binding advisory basis, to approve the compensation that may be paid or become payable to executive officers of Essential Utilities in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger A”): 181,618,535 for, 33,058,364 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed February 10, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders approved a proposal, on a non-binding advisory basis, to approve the compensation that may be paid or become payable to executive officers of Essential Utilities in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, by the following vote:”
Support: 85% 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, all 111 managers: 76,322,680 for, 2,816,387 against, 47,953 abstained, 227 not voted, 335 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 567 managers: 74,446,399 for, 23,370,335 against, 61,823 abstained, 20,065 not voted, 218 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports, all 4 managers: 3,486,453 for.

Institutional-manager reports, all 12 managers: 7,224,686 for, 596,065 against.

Description as filed by funds: Say on pay

Essential Utilities, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. A proposal, on a non-binding advisory basis, to approve the compensation that may be paid or become payable to executive officers of Essential Utilities in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger A”): 181,618,535 for, 33,058,364 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed February 10, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders approved a proposal, on a non-binding advisory basis, to approve the compensation that may be paid or become payable to executive officers of Essential Utilities in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, by the following vote:”
Support: 85% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 2 asset managers below reported 1,755,975 for.

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2026 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 2026 fiscal year”): 215,561,365 for, 24,045,886 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 30, 2026 (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 2026 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 80,084,453 for, 290,931 against, 46,033 abstained, 214 not voted.

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