Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-12-17
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-321389
Chunk: 324

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-17
Form: S-4
Chunk 324
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 (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 suppliers and others having significant business dealings with them; that no action by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary with
respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of shall be deemed a breach of this unless such action would constitute a breach of
.

(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth in
of the Parent Disclosure Schedule or otherwise required or expressly contemplated by this Agreement, as required by applicable Law, or with the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall