Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-064607
Chunk: 87

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 87
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 is under no obligation to engage a different auditing firm. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee believes that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders. A representative of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is expected to attend the annual meeting virtually and may respond to appropriate questions from shareholders at the meeting or make a statement, if requested. FEES PAID TO INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The following table presents fees paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for professional services rendered with respect to 2024 and 2023. All of the services described in the footnotes to the table below were approved in advance by the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee, in accordance with its policy on the pre-approvalof services to be provided by our independent registered public accounting firm.

| (In thousands)         |     | Fiscal Year 2024 |         |     | Fiscal Year 2023 |         |
|:-----------------------|:----|:-----------------|--------:|:----|:-----------------|--------:|
| Audit Fees (1)         |     | $                | 4,254.0 |     | $                | 4,712.5 |
| Audit-Related Fees (2) |     |                  |       — |     |                  |   244.0 |
| Tax Fees (3)           |     |                  |   186.5 |     |                  |   234.5 |
| All Other Fees (4)     |     |                  |     2.0 |     |                  |     0.9 |
| Total                  |     | $                | 4,442.5 |     | $                | 5,191.9 |

| (1) | Represents fees for professional services rendered in connection with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements, interim financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual subsidiary audits and services in connection with comfort letters, consents and procedures related to documents filed with the SEC. |

| 66 |     | AMERICAN WATER | 2025 PROXY STATEMENT |

| (2) | Represents fees for professional services rendered in connection with internal control review services. |

| (3) | Represents fees for professional services in connection with the review