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   <title>Form  425        Essential Utilities,                   Filed by: Essential Utilities, Inc.</title>
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   <title>Form  425        Essential Utilities,                   Filed by: Essential Utilities, Inc.</title>
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   <title>Form  425        Essential Utilities,                   Filed by: American Water Works Company, Inc.</title>
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   <description>&lt;p&gt;American Water Works Company (NYSE: AWK) and Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) announced that the Virginia State Corporation Commission has approved their proposed merger, marking the third regulatory approval the deal has received.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Virginia approval is the first from a state where both companies have regulated water and wastewater operations. Earlier approvals came from the Kentucky Public Service Commission on April 21, 2026, and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on May 13, 2026. Shareholders of both companies also previously approved the transaction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The all-stock merger was announced October 27, 2025. The combined company would serve more than 4.7 million water and</description>
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   <description>&lt;p&gt;American Water Works Company (NYSE: AWK) and Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) announced that the Virginia State Corporation Commission has approved their proposed merger, marking the third regulatory approval the deal has received.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Virginia approval is the first from a state where both companies have regulated water and wastewater operations. Earlier approvals came from the Kentucky Public Service Commission on April 21, 2026, and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on May 13, 2026. Shareholders of both companies also previously approved the transaction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The all-stock merger was announced October 27, 2025. The combined company would serve more than 4.7 million water and</description>
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   <description>&lt;p&gt;American Water Works Company (NYSE: AWK) and Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) announced that the Virginia State Corporation Commission has approved their proposed merger, marking the third regulatory approval the deal has received.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Virginia approval is the first from a state where both companies have regulated water and wastewater operations. Earlier approvals came from the Kentucky Public Service Commission on April 21, 2026, and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on May 13, 2026. Shareholders of both companies also previously approved the transaction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The all-stock merger was announced October 27, 2025. The combined company would serve more than 4.7 million water and</description>
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   <description>&lt;p&gt;American Water Works Company (NYSE: AWK) and Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) announced that the Virginia State Corporation Commission has approved their proposed merger, marking the third regulatory approval the deal has received.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Virginia approval is the first from a state where both companies have regulated water and wastewater operations. Earlier approvals came from the Kentucky Public Service Commission on April 21, 2026, and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on May 13, 2026. Shareholders of both companies also previously approved the transaction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The all-stock merger was announced October 27, 2025. The combined company would serve more than 4.7 million water and</description>
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