Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-064607
Chunk: 18

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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otential employees   ·   Reviews a risk assessment of our compensation policies and practices and makes appropriate recommendations to the Board   ·   Reviews and recommends to the Board the creation or revision of any compensation recoupment policy applicable to the Board or Section 16 officers   ·   Reviews and monitors employee retirement and other benefit plans   ·   Establishes, periodically reviews and approves stock ownership guidelines and retention requirements   ·   Reviews and recommends to the Board the form and amount of director and Board Chair compensation at least every two years                                                                                                                                              |

| 8 |     | AMERICAN WATER | 2025 PROXY STATEMENT |

| ·   Represents and assists the Board in overseeing and reviewing:   §  our employee and public safety policies and practices; §  our environmental policies and practices, including water quality and conservation and climate variability; §  our technology policy, strategy and governance, including with respect to physical security and cybersecurity, the customer experience and major technology projects; and §  operational performance and risk exposure and mitigation strategies not covered by another committee of the Board   ·   Reviews physical security and cybersecurity threat assessments, emerging issues and related initiatives   ·   Coordinates with the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee on matters related to cybersecurity risk   ·   Reviews and monitors:   §  significant environmental strategies and policy and planning of environmental issues of interest to the Company;   §  compliance with environmental laws and regulations; and   §  environmental performance in regards to Company metrics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ·   Establishes criteria for the selection of new director candidates   ·   Identifies qualified director nominees and recommends their election to the Board   ·   Conducts appropriate background and qualification inquiries into director nominees   ·   Reviews and makes recommendations on the composition and size of the Board   ·   May recommend directors to serve as Board Chair and Lead Director   ·   Recommends members to serve on Board committees   ·   Establishes, monitors and recommends the structure, membership and operations of each committee of the Board and the creation or