Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-12-17
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-321389
Chunk: 254

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-17
Form: S-4
Chunk 254
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 of Company Common Stock held in book-entry form shall be
required to deliver a share certificate or an executed letter of transmittal to the Exchange Agent to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of such book-entry shares. Upon (A) in the case of shares of Company Common Stock represented by
certificates, surrender of shares for cancellation to the Exchange Agent, together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and (B) in the case of shares of Company Common
Stock held in book-entry form, receipt by the Exchange Agent of an “agent’s message” in customary form (it being understood that the holders of such book-entry shares shall be deemed to have surrendered such book-entry shares upon
receipt by the Exchange Agent of such “agent’s message” or such other evidence, if any, as the

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Exchange Agent may reasonably request), in each case together with such other customary documents as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent or Parent, the holder of such shares of
Company Common Stock shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock (after taking into account all shares of Company Common Stock surrendered by such holder) to which such holder is entitled
pursuant to (which shall be in uncertificated book-entry form), payment by cash or check in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock which such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to
and any dividends or distributions payable pursuant to , and the shares of Company Common Stock so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. If any portion of the Merger
Consideration is to be registered in the name of a Person other than the Person in whose name the applicable surrendered share of Company Common Stock is registered, it shall be a condition to the registration thereof that the surrendered share of
Company Common Stock be in proper form for transfer and that the Person requesting such delivery of the Merger Consideration pay any and all transfer and other similar Taxes required to be paid as a result of such registration in the name of a
Person other than the registered holder of such share of Company Common Stock or establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such Taxes have been paid or are not payable. Until surrendered as contemplated by this
, each share of Company Common Stock shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration (and any amounts to be paid pursuant to
or ) upon such surrender. No interest