Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-250649
Chunk: 124

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form: 425
Chunk 124
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 Company Common Stock) or acquisitions of Parent Common Stock (including derivative
securities with respect to Parent Common Stock) resulting from the Transactions by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company or will become subject to such
reporting requirements with respect to Parent to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Section 5.15 .

(a) Parent shall reasonably promptly notify the Company, and the Company shall reasonably promptly notify Parent, in each case, if such Party
becomes aware of any fact or circumstance that would reasonably be likely to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (the “”).

(b) Each of Parent and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain, and reasonably cooperate with the
other Party in connection with the issuance to Parent or the Company of any Tax opinion(s) of counsel (i) required to be issued in connection with the declaration of effectiveness of the Form S-4 by the
SEC regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Merger or (ii) reasonably necessary to confirm (or otherwise permit one or more of the Parties to report the Merger consistently with) the Intended Tax Treatment, in each case,
including using reasonable best efforts to deliver to the relevant counsel certificates (dated as of the necessary date and signed by an officer of Parent or of the Company, as applicable) that contain customary representations reasonably necessary
or appropriate for such counsel to render such opinions.

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(c) Each of Parent and the Company shall (and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries and
Affiliates to) use its commercially reasonable efforts (i) to cause the Merger to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment with respect to which Parent and the Company will each be a “party to the reorganization” within the meaning of
Section 368(b) of the Code and (ii) not to, and not permit or cause any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates to, take or cause to be taken any action, or fail to take or cause to be taken any action, which action, failure or
cessation, as applicable, could reasonably be expected to cause the Merger to fail to or cease to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment; , , that taking, permitting or causing to be taken any action, or any failure to
act, in each