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Event Id:	E5DOZ3P0D
Action Type:	MERGER
Action Status:	ANNOUNCED
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Target Symbol:	WTRG
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News References:	https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251026992287/en/

Action Notes

American Water Works Company, Inc and Essential Utilities, Inc today announced that each company's board of directors has unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock, tax-free merger as a leading regulated U.S. water and wastewater public utility with a pro forma market capitalization of approximately $40 billion and a combined enterprise value of approximately $63 billion, based on closing stock prices as of October 24, 2025. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2027, subject to customary closing conditions, including, among others, approval from each company's shareholders, clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and regulatory approvals, including approval from the applicable public utility commissions.