Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-12-17
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-321389
Chunk: 207

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-17
Form: S-4
Chunk 207
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ents from third parties (other than governmental entities) necessary to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.

Headquarters and Operations of American Water

Following the effective time, American Water (i) will retain its current name and maintain its headquarters and principal corporate offices in Camden, New
Jersey and (ii) will, and will cause its subsidiaries to, maintain substantial operations within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including (A) maintaining Essential’s office complex located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania for a period
of five years following the effective time and (B) maintaining the headquarters and principal corporate offices for Essential’s natural gas business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in accordance with Essential’s settlement with the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in connection with the acquisition of the natural gas business.

Community Development and Charitable Contributions

During the two-year period following the effective time, American Water will
provide community development and charitable contributions within Essential’s and its subsidiaries’ utility service areas at levels consistent with those historically provided by Essential and its subsidiaries, and thereafter, at levels
consistent with those of American Water and its subsidiaries within their utility service areas.

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Integration Planning Committee American Water and Essential have created a special transition committee to oversee integration planning, including consulting with respect to operations and major regulatory decisions, providing approvals or consents related to interim operating covenants, and, after the expiration or termination of the HSR Act waiting period, providing post-closing operations recommendations, subject to applicable law. Such committee is co-ledby a designee of each of American Water and Essential. Indemnification and Insurance All rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers and employees of Essential and its subsidiaries as provided in the organizational documents or indemnification agreements of Essential and its subsidiaries, in each case, as in effect as of the effective time, will survive the merger and will continue in full force and effect as obligations of the surviving corporation. For a period of six years after the effective time, American Water will cause the surviving corporation to maintain the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions in effect immediately prior to the effective time unchanged and will not amend, repeal or otherwise modify them in any manner adverse to any such individuals. American Water will assume, guarantee, and be jointly and severally liable for the full performance of these obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of the merger agreement. For a period of six years after the effective time, American Water will