Essential declares 7% dividend increase

Bryn mawr, pa.--(business wire)--the board of directors of essential utilities inc. (nyse: wtrg) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.2870 per share, payable sept. 1, 2022 to all shareholders of record on aug. 12, 2022. the sept. 2022 dividend will represent a 7% increase compared to the $0.2682 cash dividend the company paid in june of this year. this marks the 32nd dividend increase in the past 31 years. the company has paid a consecutive quarterly cash dividend for 77 years. follow
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