Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-250649
Chunk: 69

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form: 425
Chunk 69
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 aside in accounts for such purpose, any amounts so withheld, deducted or collected to the appropriate Governmental Entity), and (B) have otherwise complied with all applicable Laws relating
to the payment, withholding, collection and remittance of Taxes (including information reporting requirements).

(e) Neither Parent nor
any Parent Subsidiary has distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355(a) of the Code within the past
two (2) years or otherwise as part of a plan that includes the Merger.

(f) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has participated
in any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) of the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code (or any analogous or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law).

(g) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary (i) has filed or agreed to any
extension of time within which to file any Tax Returns that have not been filed, except for automatic extensions of time to file income Tax Returns entered into in the ordinary course of business, (ii) has entered into any agreement or other
arrangement waiving or extending the statute of limitations or the period of assessment or collection of any Taxes, (iii) has applied for a ruling from a taxing authority relating to any Taxes that has not been granted or has proposed to enter
into an agreement with a taxing authority that is pending or (iv) is party to or bound by any “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any analogous or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law) or any private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreement or rulings by or with any taxing authority.

(h) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has taken or agreed to take any action, intends to take any action, or has Knowledge of any fact
or circumstance, in each case, that could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as, or to cause the Merger to fail to qualify as, a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1) of the
Code.

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(i) It is agreed and understood that no representation or warranty is made by Parent in
respect of Tax matters in any Section of this Agreement other than , this and .

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