Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-12-29
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-332292
Chunk: 242

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-29
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 242
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, a “”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Parties intend that Merger Sub be merged with and into the Company (the “”), with the Company surviving
the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “”) has unanimously adopted resolutions (a) determining that it is advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the Merger (collectively, the “”), (b) approving, adopting and declaring advisable this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, (c) directing that this Agreement be submitted to a
vote of the Company’s shareholders entitled to vote thereon at a duly held meeting of the Company’s shareholders for such purpose (the “”) and (d) recommending that the Company’s
shareholders adopt and approve this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent (the “”) has, by
the affirmative vote of all directors present, adopted resolutions (a) determining that the Transactions, including the Merger and the Parent Common Stock Issuance, are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Parent and its
stockholders, (b) approving, adopting and declaring advisable this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger and the Parent Common Stock Issuance, (c) directing that the Parent Common Stock Issuance be submitted to
Parent’s stockholders for approval and (d) recommending that Parent’s stockholders approve the Parent Common Stock Issuance;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub has unanimously approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions, including
the Merger, and Parent has executed and not revoked or withdrawn a shareholder consent which adopts and approves this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub;

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger will constitute a “reorganization” within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “”); and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to make
certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements specified herein in connection with the Transactions and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Transactions.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and
intending to be legally bound hereby,