Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-12-29
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-332292
Chunk: 75

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-29
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 75
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 and wastewater utilities and to opportunistically pursue growth ventures in select market-based activities,
such as infrastructure opportunities that are supplementary and complementary to its regulated water utility businesses.

Essential is a corporation
incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania. Its principal executive offices are located at 762 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010, and its telephone number is (610) 527-8000. Essential common
stock is listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “WTRG.” Essential’s website address is essential.co. The inclusion of Essential’s website address in this joint proxy statement/prospectus is intended as an inactive
textual reference only, and the information contained on or accessible from Essential’s website does not constitute a part of this joint proxy statement/prospectus and is not incorporated by reference herein.

Merger Sub

Merger Sub is a
corporation incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania on October 23, 2025, solely for the purpose of effecting the merger. Merger Sub has not conducted any activities to date, except for activities

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incidental to its formation and activities undertaken in connection with the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. Its principal executive offices are located at 1 Water Street,
Camden, New Jersey 08102-1658, and its telephone number is (856) 955-4001.

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INFORMATION REGARDING THE AMERICAN WATER SPECIAL MEETING

Date, Time, Place, and Purpose of the American Water Special Meeting

American Water’s shareholders have received this joint proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the calling by the American Water board of the
American Water special meeting. The American Water special meeting is to be held virtually (and not at a physical location) on February 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time (unless it is adjourned or postponed to a later date) via remote
communication at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AWK2026SM. At the American Water special meeting, American Water’s shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon (i) the share issuance proposal and (ii) the
American Water adjournment proposal.

American Water will transact no other business at the American Water special meeting, except for business
properly brought before the American Water special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof by or at the direction of the American Water board.

Only the approval of the share issuance proposal is required to complete the