Hilferty Daniel J III 4

What Happened
Daniel J. Hilferty III, a director of Essential Utilities, received an award/grant of 3,666 shares on 2026-06-23. The reported acquisition price per share is $36.82, for a total reported value of $134,982. The transaction is coded as an award/grant (A) rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-23; reported on Form 4 filed 2026-06-24 (appears timely).
• Shares received: 3,666; price per share: $36.82; total value: $134,982.
• Transaction code: A (award/grant — acquired).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or other footnotes were provided in the summary supplied.

Context
Grants to directors are commonly part of regular compensation or equity retention plans and do not by themselves signal a buy/sell decision in the open market. Purchases (open-market buys) are generally considered more informative of insider sentiment than routine awards. This filing documents an acquisition by grant rather than a market transaction.