Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-250649
Chunk: 20

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form: 425
Chunk 20
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 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 shall be paid or shall accrue on or with respect to the Merger Consideration or on or with respect to any amount payable pursuant to or .

(c) . No dividends or other distributions with respect to shares of Parent Common
Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered share of Company Common Stock with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock represented thereby, and no cash payment in lieu of fractional shares
of Parent Common Stock shall be paid to any such holder pursuant to , until such share of Company Common Stock has been surrendered in accordance with this . Subject to
applicable Laws, following surrender of any such share of Company Common Stock, there shall be paid to the recordholder thereof, without interest, (i) promptly after such surrender, the number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock issuable in
exchange therefor pursuant to this , together with any cash payable in lieu of a fractional share of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to and
the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other
distributions with a record date after the Effective Time and a payment date subsequent to such surrender payable with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock.

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(d) . Each of the Parties, the Surviving Corporation and the Exchange
Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold (or cause to be deducted and withheld), from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable under this Agreement to any holder of record of a share of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the
Effective Time or any other Person who is entitled to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant