Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-12-29
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-332292
Chunk: 261

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-29
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 261
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the “”).

(b) Except for (i) such Consents or Filings as may be required under (A) the provisions of the Pennsylvania Entity Laws,
(B) the Exchange Act, (C) the Securities Act, (D) the rules and regulations of the NYSE, (E) the HSR Act and (F) the rules and regulations of the Applicable PSCs (such Consents or Filings referred to in clause (F),
collectively, the “”), and (ii) pre-approvals of license transfers by the FCC, and, subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent
and Merger Sub in , no authorization, consent, order, license, permit or approval of (each, a “”), or registration, declaration, notice, submission or filing (each, a
“”) made to or with any Governmental Entity is necessary or required to be obtained or made under applicable Law in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the performance by the Company
of its obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions by the Company, except for such Consents or Filings that, if not obtained or made, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect.

(c) Except as set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of , the execution and
delivery by the Company of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the provisions hereof will not, (i) conflict with, result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time,
or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, payment or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under any loan, guarantee of indebtedness or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease,
agreement, contract, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, right or license binding upon the Company or any Company Subsidiary or result in the creation of any Lien, other than any such Lien (A) for Taxes or governmental assessments, the
charges or claims of payment for which are not yet due or

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payable, or that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established, (B) which is a carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’,
materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other similar lien