Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-12-29
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-332292
Chunk: 197

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-29
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 197
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 prior written consent, American Water may only adjourn or postpone the
American Water special meeting (i) to solicit additional proxies for the purpose of obtaining the American Water shareholder approval of the share issuance proposal, (ii) for the absence of a quorum, and (iii) to allow reasonable
additional time for the filing or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosure that American Water has determined after consultation with outside legal counsel is reasonably likely to be required under applicable law and for such supplemental
or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by American Water shareholders prior to the American Water special meeting; provided that American Water may postpone or adjourn the American Water special meeting once for up to 30 days upon the
reasonable request of Essential. Without the prior written consent of Essential (which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed), the share issuance proposal, the American Water adjournment proposal, any other matters of a purely
administrative nature as mutually agreed to between the parties and any other matters that are required by applicable law are the only matters to be voted upon by American Water shareholders at the American Water special meeting.

Unless the merger agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, the obligation of American Water to hold the American Water special meeting and submit
the share issuance proposal to American Water shareholders to obtain the shareholder approval will not be limited or otherwise affected by the commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission of any superior proposal or competing proposal, or by
any American Water adverse recommendation change.

Essential Shareholders Meeting

As required by the merger agreement, Essential has set a record date for, and has duly called and given notice of, and will convene and hold, the Essential
special meeting following the mailing of this joint proxy statement/prospectus for the purpose of obtaining the Essential shareholder approval of the merger agreement proposal. Unless the Essential board has made an adverse recommendation change in
compliance with the provisions of the merger agreement, Essential will include its recommendation for the Essential shareholders to vote to approve the merger agreement proposal in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and will solicit in favor of
the approval of the merger agreement proposal.

Except with American Water’s prior written consent, Essential may only adjourn or postpone the
Essential special meeting (i) to solicit additional proxies for the purpose of obtaining the Essential shareholder approval of the merger agreement proposal, (ii) for the absence of a quorum, and (iii) to allow reasonable additional
time for the filing or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosure that Essential has