Bradley John Palmer - 23 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

Role: Chief Accounting Officer
Signature: Kimberly A. Joyce, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Palmer
Issuer symbol: WTRG
Transactions as of: 23 Jan 2026
Net transactions value: +$87,864
Form type: 4
Filing time: 27 Jan 2026, 17:11:28 UTC
Previous filing: 08 Aug 2025
Next filing: 09 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Palmer Bradley John	Chief Accounting Officer	762 W. LANCASTER AVENUE, BRYN MAWR	Kimberly A. Joyce, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Palmer	27 Jan 2026	0002080725

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	WTRG	Common Stock	Award	$0	+933	+70%	$0.000000	2,271	23 Jan 2026	Direct	F1, F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	WTRG	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	Award	$87,864	+2,242		$39.19	2,242	23 Jan 2026	Common Stock	2,242	$39.13	Direct	F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents the award of restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. The restricted stock units vest one-third each year on the anniversary.
F2	Includes RSU shares not included in item 7 in the 2025 Form 4.
F3	Grant of 2,242 shares of stock options which vest one-third each year on the anniversary of the grant.