Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-12-17
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-321389
Chunk: 84

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-17
Form: S-4
Chunk 84
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entitles its holder to cast one vote on each of the merger agreement proposal, the merger-related compensation proposal, the Essential adjournment proposal and any other proposals that may properly come before the meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum at the Essential special meeting. Failure of a quorum at the Essential special meeting may result in an adjournment of the
Essential special meeting and may subject Essential to additional costs and expenses.

Required Vote

Assuming a quorum is present at the Essential special meeting, approval of the merger agreement proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the
votes cast by all shareholders entitled to vote on the merger

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agreement proposal at the Essential special meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on determining the outcome of the merger
agreement proposal.

Assuming a quorum is present at the Essential special meeting, approval of the merger-related compensation proposal, which is a non-binding advisory vote, requires the approval of shareholders present, in person or by proxy, entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes which all shareholders present in person or by proxy are entitled to
cast at the Essential special meeting. Abstentions will be counted as a vote “AGAINST” the merger-related compensation proposal and broker non-votes will have no effect on determining the
outcome of the merger-related compensation proposal.

Whether or not a quorum is present, approval of the Essential adjournment proposal requires the
approval of shareholders present, in person or by proxy, entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes which all shareholders present in person or by proxy are entitled to cast at the Essential special meeting. Abstentions will be counted as a
vote “AGAINST” the Essential adjournment proposal and broker non-votes will have no effect on determining the outcome of the Essential adjournment proposal.

Voting Rights; Proxies; Revocation

Attending and Voting at the Special Meeting

Essential is holding the special meeting solely via remote communications, also known as a “virtual meeting,” rather than at a physical location.
Shareholders will not be able to attend the meeting in person. However, the virtual meeting format will provide shareholders with an opportunity to participate in the meeting as they would at an in-person
meeting. Instructions on how to attend and participate in the virtual meeting, as well as how to obtain technical and general support on the day of the meeting