Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-250649
Chunk: 19

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form: 425
Chunk 19
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 shares of Company Common
Stock to the Exchange Agent and which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent and the Company) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the shares of Company Common Stock in exchange for certificates
representing whole shares of Parent Common Stock (or appropriate alternative arrangements made by Parent if uncertificated shares of Parent Common Stock will be issued), cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to
and any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to . Exchange of any shares of Company Common Stock held in book-entry form shall be effected in accordance
with the Exchange Agent’s customary procedures with respect to securities held in book-entry form. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,

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no holders of shares 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
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