Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001193125-25-250643
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Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 7.01
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Item 7.01.      Regulation FD Disclosure.  

On October 27, 2025, American Water and Essential issued a joint press release announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement. A copy of the joint release is furnished asExhibit 99.1. On October 27, 2025, American Water and Essential also released a joint investor presentation relating to the Merger. A copy of the investor presentation is furnished asExhibit 99.2.

The information furnished in response to this Item 7.01, includingExhibit 99.1andExhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act”), nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

  Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.  

  (d)      Exhibits.  

The following exhibits to this Current Report have been filed herewith (except as noted below):

  Exhibit      Description                                                                                                                                                         
  No.                                                                                                                                                                              
  2.1*         Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 26, 2025, by and among American Water Works Company, Inc., Alpha Merger Sub, Inc., and Essential Utilities, Inc.  
  99.1**       Joint Press Release, dated October 27, 2025, issued by American Water Works Company, Inc. and Essential Utilities, Inc.                                             
  99.2**       Joint Investor Presentation of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Essential Utilities, Inc., as of October 27, 2025.                                            
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  104          Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are included and formatted as Inline XBRL).                                                              

  Filed herewith. Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish the omitted schedules and exhibits to t...  

  Furnished herewith.  

The Merger Agreement filed asExhibit 2.1herewith has been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not