Operator

Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us, and welcome to Essential Utilities, Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions]

I will now hand the conference over to Brian Dingerdissen. Brian, please go ahead.

Brian Dingerdissen
Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury, and Investor Relations

Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us for our first quarter 2026 earnings call. If you did not receive a copy of the press release, you can find it on our Investor Relations website. The slides can also be found on the website along with the webcast.

As a reminder, some of the matters discussed today may include forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Please refer to our most recent 10-Q, 10-K and other SEC filings for a description of such risks and uncertainties. References may be made to certain non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliation of any non-GAAP to GAAP financial measures is posted in the Investor Relations section of our website.

We will begin with Chris Franklin, our Chairman and CEO, who will provide an update on the company. Then Dan Schuller, our Chief Financial Officer, will provide an overview of the financial results. With that, I will turn it over to Chris Franklin.