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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001552781-25-000394
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		14
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20251104
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251105

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Essential Utilities, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000078128
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER SUPPLY [4941]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				231702594
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06659
		FILM NUMBER:		251452385

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		762 W. LANCASTER AVE
		CITY:			BRYN MAWR
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19010-3489
		BUSINESS PHONE:		610-527-8000

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		STREET 1:		762 W. LANCASTER AVE
		CITY:			BRYN MAWR
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19010-3489

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AQUA AMERICA INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040120

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PHILADELPHIA SUBURBAN CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><b>Item 2.02 &#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations
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as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.</span></p>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Essential
Utilities Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>BRYN MAWR, Pa. (November 4, 2025)
&ndash; </B>Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.&nbsp;Essential&rsquo;s
net income of $92.1 million or $0.33 per share for the third quarter of 2025 compared favorably to $69.4 million or $0.25 per
share reported for the third quarter of 2024.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;As
we delivered another robust quarter, both our water and gas divisions continue to contribute to Essential&rsquo;s consistent track record
of growth and fidelity to our stakeholder commitments,&rdquo; said Essential Utilities Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Christopher
Franklin. &ldquo;With our recently announced investment in an exciting data center project, we are demonstrating our advanced
capability to innovate so we can meet evolving customer and community needs.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Operating Results</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Essential reported net income
of $92.1 million and earnings per share of $0.33 for the third quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $69.4 million and earnings
per share of $0.25 for the same period in 2024. Comparing this quarter&rsquo;s earnings to those of the third quarter of 2024,
primary drivers include increases in rates across both business segments and a prior year credit to bad debt expense related to
its Pennsylvania water customer assistance program. These are partially offset by increases in depreciation and amortization expense,
interest expense, and operations and maintenance expense.</FONT></P>

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and maintenance expenses increased to $153.1 million for the third quarter 2025, compared to $144.4 million in the third quarter of 2024,
primarily due to increases in employee-related costs, bad debt expense, production costs for water and wastewater operations, and other
costs. These were partially offset by a decrease in legal expense, outside services, and other expenses in our regulated natural gas
segment due to capitalization in the current period compared to the prior period.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.35pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Essential&rsquo;s regulated
water segment reported revenues for the quarter of $364.1 million, an increase of 8.8% compared to $334.5 million in the third
quarter of 2024. Water and wastewater rates were the largest contributor to the increase in revenues for the period. Operations
and maintenance expenses for Essential&rsquo;s regulated water segment increased to $105.7 million for the third quarter of 2025
compared to $96.4 million in the third quarter of 2024, driven partially by a prior year credit to bad debt expense related to
its Pennsylvania water customer assistance program, employee-related costs, and production costs for water and wastewater operations.</FONT></P>

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natural gas segment reported revenues for the quarter of $108.5 million, a 12.1% increase compared to $96.7 million in the third
quarter of 2024, driven primarily by increased rates. Operations and maintenance expenses for Essential&rsquo;s regulated natural
gas segment decreased to $47.5 million for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $49.0 million in the third quarter of 2024, primarily
due to decreases in materials and supplies expense, legal expense, and outside services and other expenses due to capitalization
in the current period compared to the prior period. These were partially offset by increases in labor and employee benefits and
other costs.</FONT></P>

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of September 30, 2025, Essential reported year-to-date net income of $483.7 million, or $1.73 per share, compared to $410.6 million,
or $1.50 per share through the same period of 2024.</FONT></P>

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first nine months of 2025, the company reported revenues of $1,775.5 million, an increase of 19.8%, due mainly to regulatory recoveries,
increased purchased gas costs, and higher volumes in the regulated natural gas segment, compared to $1,481.7 million in the first
nine months of 2024. Operations and maintenance expenses for the first nine months of 2025 were $439.4 million compared to $423.8
million in 2024, an increase of 3.7%.</FONT></P>

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be payable on December 1<SUP>st</SUP>, 2025, to shareholders of record on November 12<SUP>th</SUP>, 2025. The company has paid
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">As of September 30, 2025, Essential&rsquo;s
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Additionally, as of September 30, 2025, the company has raised approximately $300 million in equity pursuant to its ATM program.</FONT></P>

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regulated water segment received rate awards and infrastructure surcharges in North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania,
of $92.6 million, and its regulated natural gas segment received surcharges in Kentucky and Pennsylvania of $8.9 million. The
company currently has base rate cases pending in North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia for its regulated water and wastewater
segment for an estimated $96.5 million in incremental annual revenues, and its regulated natural gas segment has a surcharge pending
in Kentucky for an estimated $2.9 million in incremental annual revenues.</FONT></P>

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in the first nine months of the year to improve its regulated water and natural gas infrastructure systems and to enhance customer
service across its operations. The company continues to be a leader in replacing miles of aged underground utility pipe and is
committed to maintaining elevated levels of infrastructure investment. From 2025 through 2029, the company plans to invest approximately
$7.8 billion to improve water and natural gas systems and better serve customers through improved information technology. Investments
during this five-year period will include addressing PFAS with over 300 associated projects across its footprint, replacing and
expanding its water and wastewater utility infrastructure, and replacing and upgrading its natural gas utility infrastructure,
with the latter expected to lead to significant reductions in methane emissions that occur in aged gas pipes.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Essential believes it is a leader
in remediating PFAS and will comply with the final EPA rule. The capital investments made to rehabilitate and expand the infrastructure
of the communities Essential serves are critical to its mission of safely and reliably delivering Earth&rsquo;s most essential
resources.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 10pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Essential&rsquo;s strategic growth
through acquisition expansion significantly amplifies its capacity to deliver safe and reliable water and wastewater services.
This targeted acquisition strategy enables the company to expand its customer base and service footprint more rapidly than could
be achieved through organic growth initiatives alone. Since 2015, Essential has successfully added acquisitions with over $548
million in rate base, integrating more than 136,000 new customers or equivalent dwelling units into its operations. Year-to-date
in 2025, the company has completed system acquisitions serving approximately 10,300 customers for a total investment of approximately
$58 million.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The company has four signed purchase
agreements for additional wastewater systems in Pennsylvania and Texas that are pending closing and are expected to serve over
200,000 customers or equivalent dwelling units and total approximately $301 million in purchase price. The company&rsquo;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.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The pipeline of potential water and
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">On August 27th, 2025, the
company announced, via press release, an agreement with International Electric Power III, LLC (IEP), to become an investor in
a 1,400 acre data center facility in Greene County, Pennsylvania.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Based on the agreement, Essential
Utilities, through its subsidiary Aqua, plans to design, build, and operate an 18 million gallons per day (MGD) water treatment
plant to service the power plant and data center. Using raw water from the adjacent Monongahela River, the water plant will support
both power generation and data center cooling needs, leveraging Essential&rsquo;s deep expertise in water infrastructure and environmental
stewardship. In addition, Essential&rsquo;s subsidiary Peoples, the largest natural gas utility in Pennsylvania, will provide
gas consulting services and energy management services to the project.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Greene County project,
expected to be operational in mid-2029, underscores Essential&rsquo;s commitment to innovation, sustainability, and regional economic
development, while positioning the company&rsquo;s water, wastewater, and gas expertise as a critical component of the AI-driven
data infrastructure revolution.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Essential previously informed investors
that the company was in active discussions with data center developers representing over 5 gigawatts of power demand.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Merger Agreement with American
Water Works Company, Inc.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">On October 27, 2025, the company
announced the entry into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock, tax-free merger with American Water Works Company,
Inc. to create a leading regulated U.S. water and wastewater public utility with a pro forma market capitalization of approximately
$40 billion and a combined enterprise value of approximately $63 billion, based on closing stock prices as of October 24, 2025.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The transaction is expected to close
by the end of the first quarter of 2027, subject to customary closing conditions, including, among others, approval from each
company&rsquo;s shareholders, clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and regulatory approvals, including approval from the
applicable public utility commissions.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Multi-Year Financial and
Growth Guidance</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The company reaffirms its
previously initiated long-term earnings guidance. The company&rsquo;s latest expectations are the following:</FONT></P>

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                                         2025, expect to achieve GAAP earnings per share above the prior guidance range of $2.07-$2.11
                                         due to non-recurring benefits.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                         the company&rsquo;s 2024 earnings per share was $2.17 on a GAAP basis, anticipated growth
                                         in 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.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 15pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In
                                         2025, regulated infrastructure investments are expected to be $1.4 to $1.5 billion.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 15pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Through
                                         2029, we plan to make regulated infrastructure investments of approximately $7.8 billion.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 15pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Through
                                         2029, the regulated water segment rate base is expected to grow at a compounded annual
                                         growth rate of approximately 6%; this only includes acquisitions scheduled to close in
                                         2025 and excludes DELCORA.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 15pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Through
                                         2029, the regulated natural gas segment rate base is expected to grow at a compounded
                                         annual growth rate of approximately 11%.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 15pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Through
                                         2029, the combined regulated utility rate base is expected to grow at a compounded annual
                                         growth rate of over 8%.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 15pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
                                         regulated water customer base (or equivalent dwelling units) of the business is expected
                                         to grow at an average annual growth rate of between 2 and 3% from acquisitions and organic
                                         customer growth over the long term.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 15pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
                                         regulated natural gas customer base of the business is expected to be stable for 2025.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 15pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Through
                                         2027, the company expects to raise equity via its ATM program. In 2025, the company expects
                                         to raise a total of approximately $350 million in equity, including $25 million to finance
                                         its recently announced data center investment. To date, in 2025, the company has issued
                                         approximately $300 million of equity using its ATM.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 15pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Anticipate
                                         the reduction of Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2035 from the
                                         company&rsquo;s 2019 baseline.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 15pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Multiyear
                                         plan to ensure that finished water does not exceed the federal maximum contaminant level
                                         of the six EPA-regulated PFAS chemicals.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 15pt; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Essential
reaffirms its commitment to substantially reduce Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2035. The company plans to achieve
these reductions through extensive gas pipeline replacement, the purchase of renewable energy, accelerated methane leak detection
and repair, and various other planned initiatives. Essential continues to be an industry leader regarding water quality with its
commitment to test and treat for six regulated PFAS chemicals across all states served by its regulated water segment. The company
reaffirms its commitment to providing finished water that will meet the EPA timelines and standards.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Guidance Assumptions </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Essential
Utilities does not guarantee future results of any kind. Guidance is subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation,
those factors outlined in the &ldquo;Forward Looking Statements&rdquo; of this release and the &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; section
of the company&rsquo;s annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The earnings per share,
infrastructure investment, and rate base guidance include the municipal water and wastewater acquisitions for which the company
has entered into signed purchase agreements as of the date the guidance was announced but do not include DELCORA or other potential
acquisitions from the company&rsquo;s list of acquisition opportunities that currently represents over 400,000 customer equivalents.
While the company remains confident in its ability to close DELCORA, for guidance purposes, DELCORA has been removed from all
guidance metrics. The company&rsquo;s guidance includes the expectation that the company will continue to issue equity and debt
on an as-needed basis to support acquisitions and capital investment plans.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Essential
Utilities believes that the non-GAAP financial measure &ldquo;adjusted earnings per share&rdquo; used for 2024 and identified
as part of its multi-year financial and growth guidance provides investors the ability to measure the company&rsquo;s financial
operating performance for 2024 by adjustment, which was more indicative of the company&rsquo;s ongoing operating performance in
2024 and against its guidance range (GAAP) for 2025.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Third Quarter 2025 Webcast
Remarks</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 10pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: November 5, 2025</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Time: 9 a.m. ET</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Webcast remarks and slide presentation
link: https://www.essential.co/events-and-presentations/events-calendar</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Essential will post webcast remarks
for interested parties, who can listen over the internet by logging on to Essential.co and following the link for Investors. The
webcast will be archived in the Investor Relations section of the company&rsquo;s website for one year following the call. In
light of the recent announcement of the pending merger with American Water Works Company, Inc., Essential will not host an associated
question and answer session as part of its earnings announcement this quarter. Essential expects to resume normal earnings practices
when it reports its fourth quarter 2025 results.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>About Essential</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">Essential
Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and
entire communities. With a focus on water, wastewater and natural gas, Essential is committed to sustainable growth, operational
excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status. We are advocates for the communities we serve and are
dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting thousands of acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Operating as the Aqua and Peoples
brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across nine states. Essential is&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">one
of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S</FONT>. Learn more at <FONT STYLE="color: Black; background-color: white">www.essential.co</FONT></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which generally include words such as &ldquo;believes,&rdquo;
&ldquo;expects,&rdquo; &ldquo;intends,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipates,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimates,&rdquo; and similar expressions. The
company can give no assurance that any actual or future results or events discussed in these statements will be achieved. Any
forward-looking statements represent its views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of
any subsequent date. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties
that could cause the company&rsquo;s actual results to differ materially from the statements contained in this release. Such forward-looking
statements include, among others: the company&rsquo;s belief that it will comply with the finalized EPA PFAS rules, the guidance
range of net income per diluted common share; the anticipated amount of infrastructure investment in 2025 through 2029; the rate
base growth of the company through 2029; that the company is on track to invest $1.4 to $1.5 billion in infrastructure in 2025;
the reduction of Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2035 from the company&rsquo;s 2019 baseline; the rate
base growth from its organic capital investment program through 2029; the company&rsquo;s anticipated use of its commercial paper
program; the company&rsquo;s water utility customer base growth at an average annual long term growth rate of between 2-3% for
acquisitions and organic customer growth; that the company has a multiyear plan to ensure that finished water does not exceed
the federal maximum contaminant level for the six EPA regulated PFAS chemicals; the regulated natural gas customer base of the
business will be stable in 2025; and the expected closing date of the pending merger with American Water by the end of the first
quarter of 2027. There are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied
by such forward-looking statements including: changes in the EPAs regulations; changes in the United States&rsquo; governmental
policies, including those from the Executive Branch; disruptions in the global economy; potential disruptions in the supply chain
for raw and finished materials; the continuation of the company&rsquo;s growth-through-acquisition program; general economic business
conditions; the company&rsquo;s ability to raise additional equity, including on an as needed basis; housing and customer growth
trends; unfavorable weather conditions; the success of certain cost-containment initiatives; changes in regulations or regulatory
treatment; the company&rsquo;s ability to successfully close the acquisitions of municipally owned systems presently under signed
agreements and successfully complete other acquisitions and dispositions; the conditions to closing the pending merger with American
Water, including regulatory approvals; and other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q, which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information regarding risks and uncertainties
associated with Essential&rsquo;s business, please refer to Essential&rsquo;s annual, quarterly, and other SEC filings. Essential is not under
any obligation - and expressly disclaims any such obligation - to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise.</FONT></P>


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Inc. and Subsidiaries</FONT></P>

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Data</FONT></P>

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except per share amounts)</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Unaudited)</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">Operating revenues</TD><TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 8%; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">476,971</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 3%; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 8%; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">435,255</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD><TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 8%; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">1,775,504</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 3%; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 8%; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">1,481,730</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">Operations and maintenance expense</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">153,088</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">144,368</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">439,422</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">423,780</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">Net income</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">92,077</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">69,402</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">483,693</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">410,559</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Basic net income per common share</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">0.33</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">0.25</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.73</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.50</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">Diluted net income per common share</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">0.33</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">0.25</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">1.73</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">1.50</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD>Basic average common shares outstanding</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">281,784</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">274,021</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">279,027</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">273,656</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">Diluted average common shares outstanding</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">282,298</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">274,543</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">279,560</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">274,127</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="6" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">Quarter Ended</TD><TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">Nine Months Ended</TD><TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">September 30,</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="6" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">September 30,</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2025</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2024</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2025</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2024</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">Operating revenues</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">476,971</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">435,255</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1,775,504</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1,481,730</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">Cost &amp; expenses:</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; text-align: left; text-indent: 0; padding-left: 8.65pt">Operations and maintenance</TD><TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 8%; text-align: right">153,088</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 8%; text-align: right">144,368</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 8%; text-align: right">439,422</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 8%; text-align: right">423,780</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0; padding-left: 8.65pt">Purchased gas</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">22,506</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">19,095</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">263,882</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">182,498</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0; padding-left: 8.65pt">Depreciation</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">103,322</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">91,448</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">299,628</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">269,742</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0; padding-left: 8.65pt">Amortization</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">3,744</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1,153</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">10,334</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">3,309</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-indent: 0; padding-left: 8.65pt">Taxes other than income taxes</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">24,540</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">24,102</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">68,291</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">71,359</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">Total</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">307,200</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">280,166</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">1,081,557</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">950,688</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">Operating income</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">169,771</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">155,089</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">693,947</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">531,042</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">Other expense (income):</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0; padding-left: 8.65pt">Interest expense</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">82,269</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">76,846</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">244,143</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">223,164</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0; padding-left: 8.65pt">Interest income</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">(1,079</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">)</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">(1,394</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">)</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">(1,609</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">)</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">(2,659</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0; padding-left: 8.65pt">Allowance for funds used during construction</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">(6,180</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">)</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">(5,593</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">)</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">(19,039</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">)</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">(15,503</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0; padding-left: 8.65pt">Gain on sale of other assets</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">(176</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">)</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">(239</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">)</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">(669</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">)</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">(92,067</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-indent: 0; padding-left: 8.65pt">Other, net</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">(1,439</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">227</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">(848</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">486</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0">Income before income taxes</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">96,376</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">85,242</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">471,969</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">417,621</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0">Provision for income tax expense (benefit)</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">4,299</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">15,840</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">(11,724</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">7,062</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">Net income</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">92,077</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">69,402</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">483,693</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">410,559</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">Net income per common share:</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 8.65pt; text-indent: 0">Basic</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">0.33</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">0.25</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.73</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.50</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 8.65pt; text-indent: 0">Diluted</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">0.33</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">0.25</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.73</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.50</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">Average common shares outstanding:</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; padding-left: 8.65pt; text-indent: 0">Basic</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">281,784</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">274,021</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">279,027</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">273,656</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; padding-left: 8.65pt; text-indent: 0">Diluted</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">282,298</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">274,543</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">279,560</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">274,127</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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of dollars)</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">September 30,</TD><TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">December 31,</TD><TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2025</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2024</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 74%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.75pt">Net property, plant and equipment</TD><TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 8%; text-align: right">13,899,519</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 8%; text-align: right">13,143,476</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.75pt">Current assets</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">433,570</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">485,911</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.75pt">Regulatory assets and other assets</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">4,560,043</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">4,397,167</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; padding-left: 0.75pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">18,893,132</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">18,026,554</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.75pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.75pt">Total equity</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">6,816,299</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">6,198,809</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.75pt">Long-term debt, excluding current portion, net of debt issuance costs and unamortized discount on debt</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">7,692,091</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">7,368,381</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.75pt">Current portion of long-term debt and loans payable</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">232,129</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">329,349</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.75pt">Other current liabilities</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">495,981</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">645,319</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0.75pt">Deferred credits and other liabilities</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">3,656,632</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">3,484,696</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; padding-left: 0.75pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">18,893,132</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">18,026,554</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Essential Utilities,
Inc. and Subsidiaries</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Reconciliation
of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(In thousands,
except per share amounts)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Company is providing disclosure
of the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. The Company believes
that the non-GAAP financial measures &ldquo;adjusted income&rdquo; and &ldquo;adjusted diluted income per common share&rdquo; provide
investors the ability to measure the Company&rsquo;s financial operating performance by adjustment, which is more indicative of
the Company&rsquo;s ongoing operating performance. The Company further believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial
measures is useful to investors as a more meaningful way to compare the Company&rsquo;s operating performance against its guidance
range for 2024.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This reconciliation includes a presentation
of the non-GAAP financial measures &ldquo;adjusted income&rdquo; and &ldquo;adjusted diluted income per common share&rdquo; and
have been adjusted for the following items:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(1) During the first quarter
of 2024, the Company completed the sale of its interest in three non-utility local microgrid and distributed energy projects and
recognized a gain of $91,236, net of transaction expenses. In October 2023, the Company completed the sale of its regulated natural
gas utility assets in West Virginia. In 2024, the Company received additional proceeds from this sale of regulated natural gas
utility assets in West Virginia and post-transaction activities.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(2) Estimated impact to
Peoples Natural Gas (PNG) operating revenues from warmer than normal weather conditions during 2024 and nonrecurring usage. These
impacts are partially offset by favorable regulated water consumption in 2024 due to drier than normal weather conditions.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(3) The income tax impact
of the non-GAAP adjustments described above.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">These financial measures are measures
of the Company&rsquo;s operating performance that do not comply with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and
are thus considered to be &ldquo;non-GAAP financial measures&rdquo; under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission regulations.
These non-GAAP financial measures are derived from our consolidated financial information, if available, and is provided to supplement
the Company&rsquo;s GAAP measures, and should not be considered as a substitute for measures of financial performance prepared in accordance
with GAAP.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The following reconciles our GAAP
results to the non-GAAP information we disclose :</FONT></P>



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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">Year Ended</TD><TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">December 31, 2024</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 67%; text-align: left">Net income (GAAP financial measure)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 8%; text-align: right">595,314</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 8.65pt">Adjustments:</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0; padding-left: 8.65pt">(1) Gain on sales of assets and related transaction activities</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">(94,024</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 0; padding-left: 8.65pt">(2) Adjustments for estimated effects of unfavorable weather (addback)</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">18,749</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-indent: 0; padding-left: 8.65pt">(3) Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">20,859</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">Adjusted income (Non-GAAP financial measure)</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">540,898</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Net income per common share (GAAP financial measure):</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 8.65pt">Basic</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">2.17</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 8.65pt">Diluted</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">2.17</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Adjusted income per common share (Non-GAAP financial measure):</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 8.65pt">Basic</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.97</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 8.65pt">Diluted</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">1.97</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD>Average common shares outstanding:</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; padding-left: 8.65pt">Basic</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">273,914</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; padding-left: 8.65pt">Diluted</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; text-align: right">274,421</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">David Kralle</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Brian Dingerdissen</FONT></P>

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<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Cover<br></strong></div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Nov. 04, 2025</div></th>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_DocumentType', window );">Document Type</a></td>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityFileNumber', window );">Entity File Number</a></td>
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<td class="text">Essential
Utilities, Inc.<span></span>
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<td class="text">PA<span></span>
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<td class="text">PA<span></span>
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<td class="text">(610)<span></span>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Area code of city</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_CityAreaCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_CoverAbstract">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Cover page.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_CoverAbstract</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</div></td></tr>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period. The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:dateItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_DocumentType">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_DocumentType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:submissionTypeItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:stateOrProvinceItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityCentralIndexKey</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:centralIndexKeyItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityFileNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityFileNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:fileNumberItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarStateCountryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityRegistrantName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:employerIdItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Local phone number for entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_LocalPhoneNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer">
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