Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-12-29
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-332292
Chunk: 368

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-29
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 368
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of the other Parties) shall have any liability or obligation (and, in furtherance thereof, hereby expressly waives and relinquishes any and all rights, Claims and causes of action (whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, or whether at law or in
equity) against any such Person) based on, arising out of, relating to or in connection this Agreement (or the negotiation, execution, performance or subject matter of this Agreement) or the Transactions (including for any alleged nondisclosure or
misrepresentations made by any such Person). Each Party acknowledges and agrees that it has conducted to its satisfaction its own independent investigation of the Transactions and, in making its determination to enter into this Agreement and proceed
with the Transactions, has relied solely on the Express Representations, and except for such Express Representations, it has not relied on, or been induced by, any representation, warranty or other statement of or by any other Party (or the
Affiliates or other Representatives of any Party) or any other Person, including any Projection, in determining to enter into this Agreement and proceed with the Transactions.

Section 8.2 . Except as otherwise provided in , whether or not the Merger is
consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger, this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the Party incurring or required to incur such expenses, except that (a) the HSR Act filing fees, (b) the costs
and expenses incurred in connection with the printing, filing and mailing of the Form S-4 and Joint Proxy Statement (including applicable SEC filing fees or registration fees) and (c) any filing fees in
connection with the applications to the Applicable PSCs in connection with the Transactions shall be borne equally by Parent and the Company.

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Section 8.3 . This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. An executed copy of this Agreement delivered by email, facsimile or other means of electronic
transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original executed copy of this Agreement.

Section 8.4
. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action of the Parties (whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, or whether at law or in equity) that may be based on, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation,
execution,