Essential Utilities — Aug 4, 2026 release

The Company continues to be a leader in the United States at replacing miles of aged underground utility pipes and is committed to maintaining elevated levels of infrastructure investment. Essential is on track to invest $1.7 billion in needed infrastructure investments in 2026.   Water Utility Growth by Acquisition Essential’s continued growth by acquisition allows the company to provide safe and reliable water and wastewater service to a larger customer base than it could from organic customer growth alone. Since 2015, Essential has acquired approximately $570 million in rate base and added more than 138,000 new customers or equivalent dwelling units to the company’s footprint. In May 2026, the Company acquired Integra Water Texas, LLC’s wastewater system in Bastrop County, Texas, for approximately $4.9 million. The Company has signed purchase agreements for additional water and wastewater systems in Pennsylvania, Texas, North Carolina and New Jersey that are pending closing and are expected to serve over 200,000 customers or equivalent dwelling units and total approximately $282 million in purchase price. The Company’s $276.5 million agreement to acquire the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA), a Pennsylvania sewer authority that serves approximately 198,000 equivalent dwelling units in the Philadelphia suburbs, is included among these signed purchase agreements