WTRG · Essential Utilities Inc. Common Stock
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| Chris Franklin Chief Executive Officer | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 345,456 Shares held | 2/22/2026 | View profile |
| Christopher Paul Luning Sr. VP, General Counsel & Sec | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 84,608 Shares held | 2/22/2026 | View profile |
| Daniel Schuller Executive Vice President | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 83,504 Shares held | 2/22/2026 | View profile |
| Robert A. Rubin Chief Accounting Officer | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 53,617 Shares held | 2/18/2025 | View profile |
| Rhodes Matthew EVP, Strategy & Corp Dev | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 39,100 Shares held | 2/26/2024 | View profile |
| Daniel J. Hilferty III Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 38,011 Shares held | 6/23/2026 | View profile |
| FOX RICHARD SCOTT Chief Operating Officer | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 32,123 Shares held | 2/28/2022 | View profile |
| Ruff Ellen T Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 30,438 Shares held | 6/20/2023 | View profile |
| Elizabeth B. Amato Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 26,636 Shares held | 6/23/2026 | View profile |
| STEWART LEE C Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 23,003 Shares held | 6/20/2023 | View profile |
| Michael Huwar President | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 21,294 Shares held | 2/22/2026 | View profile |
| Colleen Arnold President | ▼ Sell | Open Market | 17,347 Shares held | 8/7/2026 | View profile |
| David Alan Ciesinski Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 16,800 Shares held | 6/23/2026 | View profile |
| Wilbert Bryan Lewis Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 13,999 Shares held | 6/23/2026 | View profile |
| Tamara Louise Linde Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 10,533 Shares held | 6/23/2026 | View profile |
| Christopher L. Bruner Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 10,533 Shares held | 6/23/2026 | View profile |
| Christopher C. Womack Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 9,083 Shares held | 3/20/2023 | View profile |
| Idehen Francis Osarume Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 6,534 Shares held | 3/31/2022 | View profile |
| WEST RODERICK K Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,071 Shares held | 6/21/2024 | View profile |
| Bradley John Palmer Chief Accounting Officer | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 2,270 Shares held | 2/22/2026 | View profile |
Transaction History
| Colleen Arnold | ▼ Sell | Open Market | 2,855 | $113K | 8/7/2026 |
| Tamara Louise Linde | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,666 | $135K | 6/23/2026 |
| Christopher L. Bruner | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,666 | $135K | 6/23/2026 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,666 | $135K | 6/23/2026 |
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,666 | $135K | 6/23/2026 |
| David Alan Ciesinski | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,666 | $135K | 6/23/2026 |
| Wilbert Bryan Lewis | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,666 | $135K | 6/23/2026 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,804 | $0 | 2/22/2026 |
| Michael Huwar | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 2,068 | $80K | 2/22/2026 |
| Bradley John Palmer | ▲ Buy | Grant | 246 | $0 | 2/22/2026 |
| Bradley John Palmer | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 158 | $6K | 2/22/2026 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,747 | $0 | 2/22/2026 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 2,053 | $80K | 2/22/2026 |
| Chris Franklin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 25,332 | $0 | 2/22/2026 |
| Chris Franklin | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 17,964 | $697K | 2/22/2026 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 3,465 | $134K | 2/22/2026 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▲ Buy | Grant | 6,682 | $0 | 2/22/2026 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 4,681 | $182K | 2/22/2026 |
| Michael Huwar | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,599 | $0 | 2/22/2026 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,531 | $180K | 2/17/2026 |
| Chris Franklin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 10,068 | $400K | 2/17/2026 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,624 | $61K | 2/5/2026 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 643 | $24K | 2/5/2026 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,112 | $42K | 2/5/2026 |
| Bradley John Palmer | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 89 | $3K | 2/5/2026 |
| Michael Huwar | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 652 | $25K | 2/5/2026 |
| Chris Franklin | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 5,917 | $223K | 2/5/2026 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▲ Buy | Grant | 6,351 | $0 | 1/23/2026 |
| Bradley John Palmer | ▲ Buy | Grant | 933 | $0 | 1/23/2026 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,833 | $0 | 1/23/2026 |
| Michael Huwar | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,650 | $0 | 1/23/2026 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▲ Buy | Grant | 9,183 | $0 | 1/23/2026 |
| Chris Franklin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 36,788 | $0 | 1/23/2026 |
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,608 | $135K | 6/23/2025 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,608 | $135K | 6/23/2025 |
| David Alan Ciesinski | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,608 | $135K | 6/23/2025 |
| Wilbert Bryan Lewis | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,608 | $135K | 6/23/2025 |
| Tamara Louise Linde | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,608 | $135K | 6/23/2025 |
| Christopher L. Bruner | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,608 | $135K | 6/23/2025 |
| Chris Franklin | ▼ Sell | Open Market | 7,700 | $303K | 3/14/2025 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,865 | $66K | 2/18/2025 |
| Chris Franklin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 29,539 | $0 | 2/18/2025 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 987 | $35K | 2/18/2025 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 5,206 | $186K | 2/18/2025 |
| Chris Franklin | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 19,022 | $678K | 2/18/2025 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▲ Buy | Grant | 5,765 | $0 | 2/18/2025 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 3,862 | $138K | 2/18/2025 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▲ Buy | Grant | 7,969 | $0 | 2/18/2025 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 1,665 | $0 | 2/18/2025 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,830 | $0 | 2/18/2025 |
| Michael Huwar | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,775 | $0 | 2/18/2025 |
| Michael Huwar | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,859 | $66K | 2/18/2025 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▲ Buy | Grant | 6,974 | $0 | 2/5/2025 |
| Chris Franklin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 39,855 | $0 | 2/5/2025 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▲ Buy | Grant | 10,083 | $0 | 2/5/2025 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,208 | $0 | 2/5/2025 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 1,759 | $0 | 2/5/2025 |
| Michael Huwar | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,008 | $0 | 2/5/2025 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▼ Sell | Gift | 530 | $21K | 11/8/2024 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▼ Sell | Open Market | 2,342 | $88K | 7/1/2024 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,259 | $120K | 6/21/2024 |
| David Alan Ciesinski | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,259 | $120K | 6/21/2024 |
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,259 | $120K | 6/21/2024 |
| Wilbert Bryan Lewis | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,259 | $120K | 6/21/2024 |
| Tamara Louise Linde | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,259 | $120K | 6/21/2024 |
| Christopher L. Bruner | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,259 | $120K | 6/21/2024 |
| WEST RODERICK K | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,259 | $120K | 6/21/2024 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▼ Sell | Open Market | 2,023 | $74K | 5/1/2024 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▼ Sell | Open Market | 5,565 | $207K | 4/1/2024 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▼ Sell | Open Market | 3,551 | $128K | 3/11/2024 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▼ Sell | Open Market | 6,350 | $226K | 3/5/2024 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | ▲ Buy | Open Market | 3,100 | $109K | 3/5/2024 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,336 | $0 | 2/26/2024 |
| Chris Franklin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 24,428 | $0 | 2/26/2024 |
| Chris Franklin | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 18,375 | $652K | 2/26/2024 |
| Rhodes Matthew | ▲ Buy | Grant | 5,294 | $0 | 2/26/2024 |
| Rhodes Matthew | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 4,024 | $143K | 2/26/2024 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,528 | $54K | 2/26/2024 |
| Michael Huwar | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,489 | $0 | 2/26/2024 |
| Michael Huwar | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,779 | $63K | 2/26/2024 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▲ Buy | Grant | 6,468 | $0 | 2/26/2024 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 4,879 | $173K | 2/26/2024 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,738 | $0 | 2/26/2024 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 3,625 | $129K | 2/26/2024 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 1,497 | $0 | 2/26/2024 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,108 | $39K | 2/26/2024 |
| Michael Huwar | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,315 | $0 | 1/24/2024 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,443 | $0 | 1/24/2024 |
| Rhodes Matthew | ▲ Buy | Grant | 5,423 | $0 | 1/24/2024 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 1,190 | $0 | 1/24/2024 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,444 | $0 | 1/24/2024 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▲ Buy | Grant | 6,439 | $0 | 1/24/2024 |
| Chris Franklin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 23,058 | $0 | 1/24/2024 |
| WEST RODERICK K | ▲ Buy | Grant | 812 | $30K | 12/20/2023 |
| David Alan Ciesinski | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,173 | $90K | 6/20/2023 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,173 | $90K | 6/20/2023 |
| STEWART LEE C | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,173 | $90K | 6/20/2023 |
| Ruff Ellen T | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,173 | $90K | 6/20/2023 |
| Wilbert Bryan Lewis | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,173 | $90K | 6/20/2023 |
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,173 | $90K | 6/20/2023 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▼ Sell | Open Market | 1,244 | $52K | 6/14/2023 |
| Wilbert Bryan Lewis | ▲ Buy | Grant | 702 | $30K | 3/20/2023 |
| David Alan Ciesinski | ▲ Buy | Grant | 702 | $30K | 3/20/2023 |
| Christopher C. Womack | ▲ Buy | Grant | 702 | $30K | 3/20/2023 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 702 | $30K | 3/20/2023 |
| STEWART LEE C | ▲ Buy | Grant | 702 | $30K | 3/20/2023 |
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | ▲ Buy | Grant | 702 | $30K | 3/20/2023 |
| Ruff Ellen T | ▲ Buy | Grant | 702 | $30K | 3/20/2023 |
| Chris Franklin | ▲ Buy | Open Market | 37,245 | $1.5M | 3/8/2023 |
| Michael Huwar | ▲ Buy | Grant | 5,214 | $0 | 2/26/2023 |
| Michael Huwar | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 3,214 | $143K | 2/26/2023 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,872 | $0 | 2/26/2023 |
| Rhodes Matthew | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 5,515 | $245K | 2/26/2023 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,820 | $81K | 2/26/2023 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▲ Buy | Grant | 8,361 | $0 | 2/26/2023 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 5,067 | $225K | 2/26/2023 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 7,008 | $311K | 2/26/2023 |
| Chris Franklin | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 24,365 | $1.1M | 2/26/2023 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,788 | $0 | 2/26/2023 |
| Chris Franklin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 41,553 | $0 | 2/26/2023 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▲ Buy | Grant | 11,957 | $0 | 2/26/2023 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 2,288 | $102K | 2/26/2023 |
| Rhodes Matthew | ▲ Buy | Grant | 9,342 | $0 | 2/26/2023 |
| Michael Huwar | ▲ Buy | Grant | 1,639 | $0 | 2/22/2023 |
| Colleen Arnold | ▲ Buy | Grant | 1,732 | $0 | 2/22/2023 |
| Rhodes Matthew | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,473 | $0 | 2/22/2023 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 909 | $0 | 2/22/2023 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,029 | $0 | 2/22/2023 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,213 | $0 | 2/22/2023 |
| Chris Franklin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 15,973 | $0 | 2/22/2023 |
| Wilbert Bryan Lewis | ▲ Buy | Grant | 591 | $28K | 12/20/2022 |
| David Alan Ciesinski | ▲ Buy | Grant | 591 | $28K | 12/20/2022 |
| Christopher C. Womack | ▲ Buy | Grant | 591 | $28K | 12/20/2022 |
| STEWART LEE C | ▲ Buy | Grant | 591 | $28K | 12/20/2022 |
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | ▲ Buy | Grant | 591 | $28K | 12/20/2022 |
| Ruff Ellen T | ▲ Buy | Grant | 591 | $28K | 12/20/2022 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 591 | $28K | 12/20/2022 |
| Ruff Ellen T | ▼ Sell | Open Market | 8,560 | $411K | 11/28/2022 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▼ Sell | Gift | 410 | $19K | 11/14/2022 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▼ Sell | Gift | 45 | $2K | 11/10/2022 |
| David Alan Ciesinski | ▲ Buy | Grant | 600 | $28K | 9/20/2022 |
| Christopher C. Womack | ▲ Buy | Grant | 600 | $28K | 9/20/2022 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 600 | $28K | 9/20/2022 |
| STEWART LEE C | ▲ Buy | Grant | 600 | $28K | 9/20/2022 |
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | ▲ Buy | Grant | 600 | $28K | 9/20/2022 |
| Ruff Ellen T | ▲ Buy | Grant | 600 | $28K | 9/20/2022 |
| Christopher C. Womack | ▲ Buy | Grant | 656 | $27K | 6/21/2022 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 656 | $27K | 6/21/2022 |
| STEWART LEE C | ▲ Buy | Grant | 656 | $27K | 6/21/2022 |
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | ▲ Buy | Grant | 656 | $27K | 6/21/2022 |
| Ruff Ellen T | ▲ Buy | Grant | 656 | $27K | 6/21/2022 |
| David Alan Ciesinski | ▲ Buy | Grant | 656 | $27K | 6/21/2022 |
| Ruff Ellen T | ▲ Buy | Grant | 532 | $27K | 3/31/2022 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 532 | $27K | 3/31/2022 |
| Christopher C. Womack | ▲ Buy | Grant | 532 | $27K | 3/31/2022 |
| Idehen Francis Osarume | ▲ Buy | Grant | 532 | $27K | 3/31/2022 |
| David Alan Ciesinski | ▲ Buy | Grant | 532 | $27K | 3/31/2022 |
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | ▲ Buy | Grant | 532 | $27K | 3/31/2022 |
| STEWART LEE C | ▲ Buy | Grant | 532 | $27K | 3/31/2022 |
| Rhodes Matthew | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,457 | $69K | 2/28/2022 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 448 | $21K | 2/28/2022 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,199 | $57K | 2/28/2022 |
| FOX RICHARD SCOTT | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,191 | $57K | 2/28/2022 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,597 | $76K | 2/28/2022 |
| Chris Franklin | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 5,359 | $254K | 2/28/2022 |
| Rhodes Matthew | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,088 | $0 | 2/16/2022 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,764 | $0 | 2/16/2022 |
| Daniel Schuller | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,821 | $0 | 2/16/2022 |
| Chris Franklin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 14,162 | $0 | 2/16/2022 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▲ Buy | Grant | 798 | $0 | 2/16/2022 |
| FOX RICHARD SCOTT | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,748 | $0 | 2/16/2022 |
| Idehen Francis Osarume | ▲ Buy | Grant | 466 | $25K | 12/31/2021 |
| David Alan Ciesinski | ▲ Buy | Grant | 466 | $25K | 12/31/2021 |
| Ruff Ellen T | ▲ Buy | Grant | 466 | $25K | 12/31/2021 |
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | ▲ Buy | Grant | 466 | $25K | 12/31/2021 |
| STEWART LEE C | ▲ Buy | Grant | 466 | $25K | 12/31/2021 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 466 | $25K | 12/31/2021 |
| Christopher C. Womack | ▲ Buy | Grant | 466 | $25K | 12/31/2021 |
| Robert A. Rubin | ▼ Sell | Open Market | 1,954 | $100K | 12/8/2021 |
| David Alan Ciesinski | ▲ Buy | Grant | 537 | $25K | 9/30/2021 |
| Christopher C. Womack | ▲ Buy | Grant | 537 | $25K | 9/30/2021 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 537 | $25K | 9/30/2021 |
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | ▲ Buy | Grant | 537 | $25K | 9/30/2021 |
| Idehen Francis Osarume | ▲ Buy | Grant | 537 | $25K | 9/30/2021 |
| STEWART LEE C | ▲ Buy | Grant | 537 | $25K | 9/30/2021 |
| Ruff Ellen T | ▲ Buy | Grant | 537 | $25K | 9/30/2021 |
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October 4, 2026
WTRG's Aqua Pennsylvania Acquires Ulster Water Systems
Essential Utilities' Aqua Pennsylvania division has acquired the Ulster Municipal Authority water system in Bradford County. This move expands the company's customer base in Pennsylvania, supporting its long-term growth strategy. The acquisition fits within a broader industry trend of consolidation among utility providers.
WTRG's Aqua Pennsylvania Acquires Ulster Water Systems. Essential Utilities' Aqua Pennsylvania division has acquired the Ulster Municipal Authority water system in Bradford County. This move expands the company's customer base in Pennsylvania, supporting its long-term growth strategy. The acquisition fits within a broader industry trend of consolidation among utility providers.