Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-250649
Chunk: 7

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form: 425
Chunk 7
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, and the amount of and the intended use of net proceeds from any such future settlement or settlements; the outcome and impact on
other governmental and regulatory investigations; the filing of class action lawsuits and other litigation and legal proceedings related to the proposed merger; the ability to complete, and the timing and efficacy of, the design, development,
implementation and improvement of technology and other strategic initiatives; each party’s ability to comply with new and changing environmental regulations; regulatory, legislative, tax policy or legal developments; and impacts that future
significant tax legislation may have on each such party and on its business, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity.

These
forward-looking statements are predictions based on currently available information, the parties’ current respective expectations and assumptions regarding future events that American Water and Essential believe to be reasonable. They are not,
however, guarantees or assurances of any outcomes, performance or achievements, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon them. You should not regard any forward-looking statement as a representation or warranty by American Water,
Essential or any other person that the expectation, plan or objective expressed in such forward-looking statement will be successfully achieved in any specified time frame, or at all. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of
estimates and assumptions, and known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on
Form 8-K as a result of the factors discussed in American Water’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the
SEC on February 19, 2025 (available at: ir.amwater.com), Essential’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the SEC on February 27, 2025
(available at: essential.co), and each party’s other filings with the SEC, and additional risks and uncertainties, including with respect to (1) the parties’ ability to consummate the proposed merger pursuant to the terms of
the definitive merger agreement or at all; (2) the ability to timely or at all obtain the requisite shareholder approvals with respect to each party; (3) each party’s requirement to obtain required governmental and regulatory
approvals required for the proposed merger (and/or that such approvals may result in the imposition of burdensome or commercially undesirable conditions, including required dispositions, that could adversely affect the combined company or the
expected benefits