Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-250649
Chunk: 14

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form: 425
Chunk 14
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 State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the
“”). The Merger shall become effective at the time and on the date the Statement of Merger is duly filed with and accepted by the Pennsylvania DOS, or at such later time as is agreed by the Parties and specified in
the Statement of Merger in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Pennsylvania Entity Laws (such date and time is hereinafter referred to as the “”).

Section 1.4 . The effects of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and in the applicable
provisions of the Pennsylvania Entity Laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses and authority of the Company and
Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions and duties of each of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions and duties of the Surviving
Corporation, all as provided under the Pennsylvania Entity Laws.

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Section 1.5 .

(a) . As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action by any Party or any other
Person, the articles of incorporation of the Company in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be amended and restated in their entirety in the form set forth on (with, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
Law, such changes as Parent and the Company may agree in writing prior to the Effective Time), and as so amended and restated, shall be the articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided therein or by
applicable Law.

(b) . The Parties shall take all necessary action such that, as of the Effective Time, the bylaws of the
Company in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be amended and restated in their entirety in the form set forth on (with, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, such changes as Parent and the Company may
agree in writing prior to the Effective Time), and as so amended and restated, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable Law.

Section 1.6 .

(a) . The Parties shall take all necessary action such that, as of the Effective Time, the directors of Merger Sub as of
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation, until the earlier of