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

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-17
Form: S-4
Chunk 17
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 or represented by proxy at the American Water special meeting and entitled to vote on the share issuance proposal (assuming a quorum has been obtained) is required to approve the share issuance proposal. Only holders of American Water                                                                         
 common stock at the close of business on the American Water record date will be entitled to vote on the share issuance proposal. Abstentions will be counted as a vote “AGAINST” the share issuance proposal; broker non-votes, if any, will not be taken into account in determining the outcome of the share issuance proposal. |

| Q: | What vote is required for American Water shareholders to approve the American Water adjournment proposal? |

| A: | Whether or not a quorum is present, approval of the American Water adjournment proposal requires the                                                                                                                                                   
 affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of American Water common stock present in person, by remote communication, or represented by proxy at the American Water special meeting and entitled to vote on the American Water adjournment proposal. 
 Only holders of American Water common stock at the close of business on the American Water record date will be entitled to vote on the American Water adjournment proposal. Abstentions will be counted as a vote “AGAINST” the                        
 American Water adjournment proposal; broker non-votes, if any, will not be taken into account in determining the outcome of the American Water adjournment proposal.                                                                                   |

The vote on the American Water adjournment proposal is separate and apart from the vote to approve the share issuance proposal and is not a condition to the completion of the merger.

| Q: | Is my vote at the American Water special meeting important, and how are votes counted at the American Water 
 special meeting?                                                                                            |

| A: | Yes, your vote is very important. If you do not submit a proxy or vote virtually at the meeting, it will be  
 more difficult for American Water to obtain the necessary quorum to hold the American Water special meeting. |

With respect to shares of American Water common stock held of record, properly executed proxy cards with no instructions indicated on the proxy card will be voted “ FOR” the share issuance proposal and “ FOR” the American Water adjournment proposal. 7

| Q: | What happens if I sell my American Water common stock before the American Water special meeting? |

| A: | The record date for the American Water special meeting is earlier than the date of the American Water special                                                                                                                            
 meeting. If you sell your shares of American Water