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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 2025-05-12 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.

  • 16Reported items
  • 676Asset managers
  • 4,697Fund votes
  • 2025-05-07Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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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 2025-05-12 (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 2025-05-07
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesOutcome
Elect Director: Elizabeth B. Amato 196,840,058---- 15,037,436-- Majority: yes
Elect Director: Christopher L. Bruner 205,922,701---- 5,954,793-- Majority: yes
Elect Director: David A. Ciesinski 210,025,894---- 1,851,600-- Majority: yes
Elect Director: Christopher H. Franklin 193,308,810---- 18,568,684-- Majority: yes
Elect Director: Daniel J. Hilferty 197,602,806---- 14,274,688-- Majority: yes
Elect Director: W. Bryan Lewis 210,065,737---- 1,811,757-- Majority: yes
Elect Director: Tamara L. Linde 207,557,078---- 4,320,416-- Majority: yes

Source: ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-05-12 — read the filing on EDGAR.

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

Each item below shows how the 676 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. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. To approve an advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for 2024.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

78% fund support · no official result

FOR 78%AGAINST 22%

The 632 asset managers below cast 78% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (142,142,368 for, 39,191,645 against).

FOR: 142,142,368 (78.3%)AGAINST: 39,191,645 (21.6%)ABSTAIN: 241,159 (0.1%)NOT VOTED: 13,183 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 218 (0.0%)
Largest 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 managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard30,223,35928,810 00For
BlackRock25,012,078116,636 00For
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD21,661,0950 00For
State Street16,104,115173,985 00For
Fidelity4,509,4932,218,419 00For
PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA6,223,6800 00For
Invesco4,679,0330 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC4,430,2380 00For
Charles Schwab4,126,8670 00For
First Trust3,5283,752,476 00Against
Northern Trust2,777,09661,853 00For
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd41,2662,718,831 00Against
Amundi02,497,063 00Against
KBI Global Investors Ltd02,076,153 00Against
MACQUARIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST01,865,410 00Against
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp1,722,8300 00For
Dimensional01,634,431 00Against
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC1,548,4100 00For
CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LISTED REAL ASSETS LLC1,510,3110 00For
Cohen & Steers01,340,934 00Against
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.01,178,781 00Against
Boston Trust Walden Co1,168,2590 00For
Virtus865,354170,658 00For
UBS01,019,996 00Against
FRANKLIN ADVISERS INC900,00045,613 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 632 asset managers. See all 632 in the interactive database.

2. To elect seven nominees as directors: Elizabeth B. Amato

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%7%
FOR: 196,840,058WITHHELD: 15,037,436

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 2025-05-12 (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. Of all 280,337,601 outstanding shares: 70% for, 5% withheld (76% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 109 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (76,856,591 for, 0 against).

FOR 99%
FOR: 76,856,591 (98.9%)ABSTAIN: 868,529 (1.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: Elizabeth B. Amato” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard29,622,8510 60For
BlackRock16,147,8940 00For
State Street4,757,9810 00For
Fidelity4,217,2930 00For
First Trust3,751,2090 00For
Charles Schwab2,037,7210 00For
Invesco1,609,0110 00For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC1,548,4100 00For
Northern Trust1,075,8750 00For
Virtus1,036,0120 00For
Dimensional1,035,6680 00For
ProShares931,5340 00For
Franklin Custodian Funds900,0000 00For
WisdomTree691,0340 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS670,3730 00For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund642,0000 00For
Jackson National498,6900 00For
Equitable473,7890 00For
John Hancock452,7160 00For
TIAA440,0780 00For
Principal106,7300 276,5830Abstain
Calvert00 367,3550Abstain
Cohen & Steers289,5390 00For
AIG/SunAmerica284,8780 00For
JPMorgan241,6410 00For

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

3. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2025 fiscal year.

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.8%

The 109 asset managers below cast 99.8% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (77,926,071 for, 91,288 against).

FOR: 77,926,071 (99.8%)AGAINST: 91,288 (0.1%)ABSTAIN: 48,050 (0.1%)
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 managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard29,615,7307,127 00For
BlackRock16,147,8940 00For
State Street4,757,533448 00For
Fidelity4,217,2930 00For
First Trust3,751,2090 00For
Charles Schwab2,037,7210 00For
Invesco1,609,0110 00For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC1,548,4100 00For
Northern Trust1,075,8750 00For
Virtus1,036,0120 00For
Dimensional1,035,6680 00For
ProShares931,5340 00For
Franklin Custodian Funds900,0000 00For
WisdomTree691,0340 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS670,3730 00For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund642,0000 00For
Gabelli551,3500 00For
Jackson National498,6900 00For
Equitable473,7890 00For
John Hancock452,7160 00For
TIAA440,0780 00For
Principal383,3130 00For
Calvert367,3550 00For
Cohen & Steers289,5390 00For
AIG/SunAmerica284,8780 00For

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

4. To elect seven nominees as directors: Christopher L. Bruner

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

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

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 2025-05-12 (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. Of all 280,337,601 outstanding shares: 73% for, 2% withheld (76% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (77,647,072 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%
FOR: 77,647,072 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 71,668 (0.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: Christopher L. Bruner” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard29,622,8540 30For
BlackRock16,147,8940 00For
State Street4,757,9810 00For
Fidelity4,217,2930 00For
First Trust3,751,2090 00For
Charles Schwab2,037,7210 00For
Invesco1,609,0110 00For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC1,548,4100 00For
Northern Trust1,075,8750 00For
Virtus1,036,0120 00For
Dimensional1,035,6680 00For
ProShares931,5340 00For
Franklin Custodian Funds900,0000 00For
WisdomTree691,0340 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS670,3730 00For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund642,0000 00For
Jackson National498,6900 00For
Equitable473,7890 00For
John Hancock452,7160 00For
TIAA440,0780 00For
Principal383,3130 00For
Calvert367,3550 00For
Cohen & Steers289,5390 00For
AIG/SunAmerica284,8780 00For
JPMorgan241,6410 00For

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

5. To elect seven nominees as directors: Christopher H. Franklin

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%9%
FOR: 193,308,810WITHHELD: 18,568,684

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 2025-05-12 (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. Of all 280,337,601 outstanding shares: 69% for, 7% withheld (76% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (77,287,897 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.4%
FOR: 77,287,897 (99.4%)ABSTAIN: 430,843 (0.6%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: Christopher H. Franklin” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard29,622,8490 80For
BlackRock16,147,8940 00For
State Street4,757,8310 1500For
Fidelity4,217,2930 00For
First Trust3,751,2090 00For
Charles Schwab2,037,7210 00For
Invesco1,609,0110 00For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC1,548,4100 00For
Northern Trust1,075,8750 00For
Virtus1,036,0120 00For
Dimensional1,035,6680 00For
ProShares931,5340 00For
Franklin Custodian Funds900,0000 00For
WisdomTree691,0340 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS670,3730 00For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund642,0000 00For
Jackson National498,6900 00For
Equitable473,7890 00For
John Hancock452,7160 00For
TIAA440,0780 00For
Principal383,3130 00For
Calvert00 367,3550Abstain
Cohen & Steers289,5390 00For
AIG/SunAmerica284,8780 00For
JPMorgan241,6410 00For

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

6. To elect seven nominees as directors: Daniel J. Hilferty

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

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

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 2025-05-12 (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. Of all 280,337,601 outstanding shares: 70% for, 5% withheld (76% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (77,177,084 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.3%
FOR: 77,177,084 (99.3%)ABSTAIN: 541,656 (0.7%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: Daniel J. Hilferty” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard29,615,7340 7,1230For
BlackRock16,147,8940 00For
State Street4,757,9810 00For
Fidelity4,217,2930 00For
First Trust3,751,2090 00For
Charles Schwab2,037,7210 00For
Invesco1,609,0110 00For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC1,548,4100 00For
Northern Trust1,075,8750 00For
Virtus1,036,0120 00For
Dimensional1,035,6680 00For
ProShares931,5340 00For
Franklin Custodian Funds900,0000 00For
WisdomTree691,0340 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS670,3730 00For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund642,0000 00For
Jackson National498,6900 00For
Equitable473,7890 00For
John Hancock452,7160 00For
TIAA440,0780 00For
Principal383,3130 00For
Calvert00 367,3550Abstain
Cohen & Steers289,5390 00For
AIG/SunAmerica284,8780 00For
JPMorgan241,6410 00For

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

7. To elect seven nominees as directors: W. Bryan Lewis

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

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

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 2025-05-12 (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. Of all 280,337,601 outstanding shares: 75% for, 0.7% withheld (76% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (77,647,082 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%
FOR: 77,647,082 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 71,658 (0.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: W. Bryan Lewis” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard29,622,8560 10For
BlackRock16,147,8940 00For
State Street4,757,9810 00For
Fidelity4,217,2930 00For
First Trust3,751,2090 00For
Charles Schwab2,037,7210 00For
Invesco1,609,0110 00For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC1,548,4100 00For
Northern Trust1,075,8750 00For
Virtus1,036,0120 00For
Dimensional1,035,6680 00For
ProShares931,5340 00For
Franklin Custodian Funds900,0000 00For
WisdomTree691,0340 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS670,3730 00For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund642,0000 00For
Jackson National498,6900 00For
Equitable473,7890 00For
John Hancock452,7160 00For
TIAA440,0780 00For
Principal383,3130 00For
Calvert367,3550 00For
Cohen & Steers289,5390 00For
AIG/SunAmerica284,8780 00For
JPMorgan241,6410 00For

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

8. To elect seven nominees as directors: Tamara L. Linde

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

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

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 2025-05-12 (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. Of all 280,337,601 outstanding shares: 74% for, 2% withheld (76% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (77,264,138 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.4%
FOR: 77,264,138 (99.4%)ABSTAIN: 454,602 (0.6%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: Tamara L. Linde” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard29,622,8550 20For
BlackRock16,147,8940 00For
State Street4,757,9810 00For
Fidelity4,217,2930 00For
First Trust3,751,2090 00For
Charles Schwab2,037,7210 00For
Invesco1,609,0110 00For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC1,548,4100 00For
Northern Trust1,075,8750 00For
Virtus1,036,0120 00For
Dimensional1,035,6680 00For
ProShares931,5340 00For
Franklin Custodian Funds900,0000 00For
WisdomTree691,0340 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS670,3730 00For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund642,0000 00For
Jackson National498,6900 00For
Equitable473,7890 00For
John Hancock452,7160 00For
TIAA440,0780 00For
Principal383,3130 00For
Calvert00 367,3550Abstain
Cohen & Steers289,5390 00For
AIG/SunAmerica284,8780 00For
JPMorgan241,6410 00For

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

9. To elect seven nominees as directors: David A. Ciesinski

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

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

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 2025-05-12 (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. Of all 280,337,601 outstanding shares: 75% for, 0.7% withheld (76% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 107 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (77,645,366 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%
FOR: 77,645,366 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 54,574 (0.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect seven nominees as directors: David A. Ciesinski” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard29,622,8560 10For
BlackRock16,147,8940 00For
State Street4,757,9810 00For
Fidelity4,217,2930 00For
First Trust3,751,2090 00For
Charles Schwab2,037,7210 00For
Invesco1,609,0110 00For
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND INC1,548,4100 00For
Northern Trust1,075,8750 00For
Virtus1,036,0120 00For
Dimensional1,035,6680 00For
ProShares931,5340 00For
Franklin Custodian Funds900,0000 00For
WisdomTree691,0340 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS670,3730 00For
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund642,0000 00For
Jackson National498,6900 00For
Equitable473,7890 00For
John Hancock452,7160 00For
TIAA440,0780 00For
Principal383,3130 00For
Calvert367,3550 00For
Cohen & Steers289,5390 00For
AIG/SunAmerica284,8780 00For
JPMorgan241,6410 00For

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

10. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

2% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 98%

The 20 asset managers below cast 2% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (223,098 for, 9,064,080 against).

FOR: 223,098 (2.4%)AGAINST: 9,064,080 (97.6%)ABSTAIN: 216 (0.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB07,152,269 00Against
APG Asset Management US Inc.0611,736 00Against
JPMorgan0517,416 00Against
Thematics Asset Management0446,715 00Against
CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC205,4430 00For
Empower0130,570 00Against
Cardano Risk Management B.V.078,824 00Against
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.060,087 00Against
TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC027,773 00Against
Resolution Capital Ltd026,520 00Against
OSSIAM11,7710 00For
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.09,530 00Against
Metzler Asset Management GmbH4,5520 00For
GuideStone01,884 00Against
FAYEZ SAROFIM & CO9750 00For
Colony Family Offices, LLC0377 00Against
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Ma3570 00For
Regime de rentes du Mouvement Desjardins0333 00Against
Investment Partners Asset Management, Inc.00 2160Abstain
Plato Investment Management Ltd046 00Against

11. To approve an advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for 2023.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2024-05-01 (outside the 2024-2025 season's 1 July to 30 June window; reported in this season's filings).

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 8 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (20,005 for, 0 against).

FOR: 20,005 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “To approve an advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers for 2023.” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
CANTOR FITZGERALD INFRASTRUCTURE FUND15,3280 00For
DIVIDEND ASSETS CAPITAL, LLC2,5520 00For
COLDSTREAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC9280 00For
First Trust6000 00For
VAUGHAN DAVID INVESTMENTS LLC/IL3750 00For
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.1600 00For
Axiom Financial Strategies, LLC620 00For
Echo45 Advisors LLC00 00--

12. 14A Executive Compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

98% fund support · no official result

FOR 98%

The 3 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (8,758 for, 152 against).

FOR: 8,758 (98.3%)AGAINST: 152 (1.7%)
Largest asset managers voting on “14A Executive Compensation” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Focus Partners Wealth6,158152 00For
OLD SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF AURORA1,6000 00For
VOISARD ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.1,0000 00For

13. DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (551,350 for, 0 against).

FOR: 551,350 (100.0%)W: 218 (0.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “DIRECTOR” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Gabelli551,3500 00For
ZEVIN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC00 00W
Family Firm, Inc.00 00--

14. Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

1% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99%

The 2 asset managers below cast 1% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,000 for, 78,824 against).

FOR: 1,000 (1.3%)AGAINST: 78,824 (98.7%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Cardano Risk Management B.V.078,824 00Against
VOISARD ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.1,0000 00For

15. Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (132,454 for, 0 against).

FOR: 132,454 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Empower130,5700 00For
GuideStone1,8840 00For

16. Say on pay

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2025-05-07.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,630,482 for, 0 against).

FOR: 1,630,482 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Say on pay” at ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Empower1,629,5820 00For
CHELSEA COUNSEL CO9000 00For

Largest ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked by the number of ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 280,337,601 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. shareholders by shares voted, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 10.79%
2BlackRock 8.96%
3CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 7.73%
4State Street 5.81%
5Fidelity 2.40%
6PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 2.22%
7Invesco 1.67%
8GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.58%
9Charles Schwab 1.47%
10First Trust 1.34%

Reported ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. beneficial owners on record 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 2025-04-25 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, 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 2025-04-25. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2025-05-07, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 676 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 4,697 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 16 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC.'s own Form 8-K tally for this meeting is published below, but no row in it could be matched to the most widely held item, so this page states no certified outcome for that item. On that item — To approve an advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers… — the reporting funds cast 78% of the shares they voted in favour (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). That is the aggregate of those managers' own N-PX disclosures, not the company's certified result, and the funds are a subset of all shareholders.

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