Essential Utilities — May 12, 2025 release

        Multi-Year Financial and Growth Guidance   The company reaffirms its previously initiated long-term earnings guidance. The company’s latest expectations are the following:   · 2025 diluted earnings per share guidance range of $2.07 to $2.11. · Grow long-term earnings per share at a compounded annual growth rate of 5 to 7% from the adjusted 2024 earnings per share of $1.97 (Non-GAAP) for the three-year period through 2027. · In 2025, regulated infrastructure investments will be $1.4 to $1.5 billion. · Through 2029, we plan to make regulated infrastructure investments of approximately $7.8 billion. · Through 2029, the regulated water segment rate base will grow at a compounded annual growth rate of approximately 6%; this only includes acquisitions scheduled to close in 2025 and excludes DELCORA. · Through 2029, the regulated natural gas segment rate base will grow at a compounded annual growth rate of approximately 11%. · Through 2029, the combined regulated utility rate base will grow at a compounded annual growth rate of over 8%. · The regulated water customer base (or equivalent dwelling units) of the business will grow at an average annual growth rate of between 2 and 3% from acquisitions and organic customer growth over the long term. · The regulated natural gas customer base of the business will be stable for 2025. · Through 2027, the company expects to raise equity via its ATM program. In 2025, the company expects to raise a total of appr