Company: MWA
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001350593-25-000069
Chunk: 68

Company: Mueller Water Products, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 68
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 fees     |     | $ |    — |     | $ |    — |
| Total fees         |     | $ |  3.1 |     | $ |  2.7 |

(1) Reflects fees for professional services performed by EY for annual audits, including the audit of internal control over financial reporting, reviews of our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and statutory audits required internationally.

(2) Reflects fees for tax compliance services related to certain international tax filings, tax advice and tax planning.

Pre-Approval of Services Performed by the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Audit Committee has adopted procedures for pre-approving all audit and non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm. For both types of pre-approval, the Audit Committee considers whether the services are consistent with the SEC rules on auditor independence and whether the independent registered public

#### 68MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC.
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

accounting firm is able to provide the most effective service. Audit and non-audit fees to be incurred by the independent registered public accounting firm for services permitted by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to be performed by such firm must be approved in ad vance by the Audit Committee Chair or another designated member of the Audit Committee for individual projects in amounts up to $150,000, and the Audit Committee must approve all such services for individual projects in amounts greater than $150,000. Th e Audit Committee periodically monitors the services rendered and actual fees paid to the independent registered public accounting firm to ensure the services are within the parameters approved by the Audit Committee.

#### Report of the Audit Committee

#### Committee Composition and Skills
The Audit Committee is composed of three independent directors meeting the requirements of applicable SEC and NYSE rules. The Board has determined all Audit Committee members are “financially literate” for purposes of the NYSE Listed Company Manual and select members qualify as audit committee “financial experts” within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the SEC. See “Proposal One - Election of Nine Directors — The Board of Directors” for a description of the business background of each member. No member of the Audit Committee serves on the audit committee of more than three public companies.

#### Meetings
The Audit Committee met 11 times during fiscal 2025, including 6 times by video/teleconference. Meetings include periodic executive sessions with the independent registered public accounting firm, internal auditors and