Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-12-29
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-332292
Chunk: 36

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-29
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 36
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 although none of them have entered into any agreements obligating them to do so.

For more information regarding the American Water special meeting, see “Information Regarding the American Water Special Meeting” beginning
on page 49.

Essential Special Meeting

Essential’s shareholders are receiving this joint proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the calling by the Essential board of the Essential
special meeting. The special meeting is to be held virtually on February 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time. At the Essential special meeting, Essential’s shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon (i) the merger agreement
proposal, (ii) the merger-related compensation proposal, and (iii) the Essential adjournment proposal.

The record date for the Essential
special meeting is December 29, 2025. Essential’s shareholders of record as of the close of business on the record date will receive notice of, and to vote at, the Essential special meeting. As of December 29, 2025, there were
[ ] shares of Essential common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Essential special meeting, and such shares were held by approximately [ ]
holders of record.

The presence, in person or by proxy, of shareholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes which all shareholders are entitled
to cast at the Essential special meeting shall constitute a quorum at the Essential special meeting. Each share of Essential common stock outstanding on the record date 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 be brought before the meeting by the Essential board. 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.

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 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.

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Assuming a quorum is present at the Essential special meeting, approval of the merger-related compensation
proposal, which is