Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-250649
Chunk: 89

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form: 425
Chunk 89
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-U.S. Law), (F)
agree to an extension or waiver of any statute of limitations regarding the assessment or collection of any material amount of Tax, except in the ordinary course of business, (G) surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes or
(H) request any material ruling from any Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes (this being the sole provision of this governing Tax matters);

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(xvi) . Pay or settle any material legal
proceedings, other than payments or settlements (A) that do not exceed $25,000,000 individually or $50,000,000 in the aggregate in any consecutive twelve (12)-month period, (B) that have become due and payable prior to the date hereof or
(C) in connection with regulatory proceedings before any Governmental Entities; that the exceptions set forth in this shall not apply to any proceedings arising out of or related to
this Agreement or the Transactions; and

(xvii) agree or commit, in writing or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing
actions.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company may, and may cause any Company Subsidiary to, take reasonable
good faith actions in compliance with applicable Law with respect to any operational emergencies (including any emergency restoration measures in response to any hurricane, snow storm or blizzard, strong winds, ice event, fire, tornado, tsunami,
flood, earthquake or other natural or manmade disaster or severe weather-related event, circumstance or development), equipment failures, outages, or an immediate and material threat to the health or safety of natural Persons; that
the Company shall reasonably consult with Parent with respect to any such actions (prior to taking such actions, to the extent reasonably practicable) and shall consider in good faith feedback from Parent with respect to such actions.

Section 5.2 .

(a) Except (i) for matters set forth in of the Parent Disclosure Schedule or otherwise expressly
contemplated or required by this Agreement, (ii) as required by applicable Law or (iii) with the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the Interim Period,
Parent shall, and shall cause each Parent Subsidiary to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) conduct its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in all material respects and (B) preserve intact its
present business organizations and maintain their relationships with Governmental Entities, customers and