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

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-29
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 12
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 the SEC, American Water, Essential, or any other entity into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. The inclusion of the website addresses in this joint proxy statement/prospectus are intended as inactive textual reference only, and we are providing the information about how you can obtain certain documents that are incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus at these websites only for your convenience.

ABOUT THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

Except where the context otherwise states, American Water has supplied all information contained in or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy
statement/prospectus relating to American Water (including the annexes hereto), and Essential has supplied all information contained in or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to Essential (including the
annexes hereto). American Water and Essential both contributed information relating to the merger.

This joint proxy statement/prospectus forms a part
of a registration statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-292182) filed by American Water with the SEC. It constitutes a prospectus of American Water under
Section 5 of the Securities Act, and the rules thereunder, with respect to the shares of American Water common stock to be issued to Essential shareholders in the merger. It also constitutes a proxy statement under Section 14(a) of the
Exchange Act and a notice of meeting (i) with respect to the American Water special meeting at which American Water shareholders will consider and vote on the share issuance proposal and the American Water adjournment proposal and
(ii) with respect to the Essential special meeting at which Essential shareholders will consider and vote on the merger agreement proposal, the merger-related compensation proposal, and the Essential adjournment proposal.

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus (including the annexes hereto).No one has been authorized to provide you with information that is different from that contained in or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus (including the annexes hereto). You should not assume
that the information contained herein, including in any annexes hereto, or contained in any document incorporated by reference herein is accurate as of any date other than the date of such information or document. Any statement contained herein
(including in any annex hereto) or in a document incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed