Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-12-17
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-321389
Chunk: 9

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-17
Form: S-4
Chunk 9
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 compensation that may be paid or become payable to the named executive officers of Essential in connection with the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, which proposal is referred to as the merger-related compensation proposal; and |

| 3. | a proposal to adjourn or postpone the Essential special meeting from time to time, if necessary or appropriate,                                                                                                                                   
 to solicit additional proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Essential special meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) to approve the merger agreement proposal, or to ensure that any supplement or 
 amendment to the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus is timely provided to Essential shareholders, which proposal is referred to as the Essential adjournment proposal.                                                                 |

Approval of the merger agreement proposal by the Essential shareholders is required to complete the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. Essential will transact no other business at the Essential special meeting, except for business properly brought before the Essential special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof by or at the direction of the Essential board of directors. The accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus describes the matters to be considered at the Essential special meeting in more detail. The Essential board of directors has set [ ], 202[ ] as the record date for determining the Essential shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Essential special meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on [ ], 202[ ] are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting. You may participate in the Essential special meeting via the Internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WTRG2026SM . Instructions on how to participate in the Essential special meeting are described in the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus and posted at [ ]. Your vote is very important regardless of the number of shares of Essential common stock that you own. The transactions contemplated by the merger agreement cannot be completed without approval of the merger agreement proposal by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders entitled to vote on the merger agreement proposal at the Essential special meeting (so long as a quorum is present), or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Whether or not you expect to participate in the

Essential special meeting, Essential urges you to submit a proxy or voting instruction form to have your shares voted as promptly as possible, either: (i) via the Internet (see proxy card or voting instruction form for instructions); (ii) by telephone (see proxy card or