Daniel Schuller - 16 Feb 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

Role: Executive Vice President
Signature: /s/ Brian Dingerdissen, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Schuller
Issuer symbol: WTRG
Transactions as of: 16 Feb 2022
Transactions value $: $321,211
Form type: 4
Filing time: 18 Feb 2022, 16:20:41 UTC
Previous filing: 01 Sep 2021
Next filing: 02 Mar 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	WTRG	Common Stock	Award	$0	+3.82K	+9.17%	$0.00	45.5K	16 Feb 2022	Direct	F1
holding	WTRG	Common Stock 401k						945	16 Feb 2022	401k	F2

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

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	WTRG	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	Award	$321K	+7.11K		$45.19	7.11K	16 Feb 2022	Common Stock	7.11K	$45.19	Direct	F3

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents award of restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. The restricted stock units vest on 02/16/2025.
F2	Includes shares acquired under the Company's 401k plan since the last filing.
F3	Grant of 7,108 shares of stock options which vest one-third each year on the anniversary of the grant, subject to achievement of designated performance goals.