Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-064607
Chunk: 27

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 27
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 greater of (a) two directors or (b) 20 percent of the directors then serving on the Board (rounded down to the nearest whole number). POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION POLICY As a company whose regulated operations can be significantly impacted by public policies, we participate responsibly in the political process and make reasonable political contributions consistent with all applicable laws and reporting requirements. We also hold memberships in a variety of industry, trade and business associations, which enable us to understand the views of others and obtain feedback on our positions.

As part of our commitment to good governance principles and transparency, we maintain a Political Contribution Policy that requires that our political contributions, which we define as direct contributions or expenditures (in cash or in kind) to a political party, a candidate for an elected office or a candidate’s political campaign, or a political action committee, or PAC (subject to the exclusions referenced below), be made only:

| · |     | by the American Water Works Company, Inc. Employee Federal PAC, referred to as the Federal PAC; or |

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| · |     | to, or through, a PAC sponsored by or associated with one of our subsidiaries or lines of business, referred to as a Subsidiary PAC. |

Political contributions, as defined under this policy, do not include amounts spent in connection with a core business function, such as a water or wastewater system acquisition, defense of a condemnation action filed against us, or other activities that impact or affect the operation of our business, unless made to support a political party, a candidate for an elected office or a political campaign. Also, a payment to a trade association or tax-exemptorganization (other than a PAC, a Section 527 organization, or a similar entity) is not a political contribution under this policy, even if any portion of the payment is used for political purposes. All political contributions by the Company must be approved in advance by our CEO. Political contributions by the Company’s subsidiaries must first be approved by the subsidiary’s or line of business’s president, or similar officer. This pre-approvalrequirement does not apply to contributions by the Federal PAC or a Subsidiary PAC, which are governed by the PAC’s own charter, policies and procedures. Our Political Contribution Policy does not regulate or apply to our employees’ own political contributions. Since 2019, we have disclosed annually on our website, within 180 days after the end of the preceding fiscal year, the following information