Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-064607
Chunk: 29

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 29
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 exclusions and/or limitations provided for under state or federal election law. Members of senior management report annually to the Board on our lobbying activities to provide oversight for these activities.

| AMERICAN WATER | 2025 PROXY STATEMENT |     | 15 |

PROPOSAL 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS EXPLANATION OF THE PROPOSAL

In accordance with our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, the number of directors is fixed from time to time by the Board. Kimberly J. Harris resigned from the Board effective March 24, 2025, for personal reasons to focus on her health and recovery from a recent medical issue. The Board and the Company wish Ms. Harris a complete and speedy recovery and thank Ms. Harris for her many years of faithful service to the Board. There are currently nine directors serving on the Board. Eight persons have been named as director nominees for election at the 2025 Annual Meeting. Ms. Goss will not be standing for re-electionat the annual meeting in accordance with the director retirement provisions in our Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Board wishes to thank Ms. Goss for her distinguished and faithful service as a member of our Board since 2003. In addition, on February 19, 2025, Ms. Hardwick notified the Board of her decision to retire as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and principal executive officer, effective as of the conclusion of the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting, and not to stand for re-electionto the Board at the 2025 Annual Meeting. The Board wishes to extend its sincere appreciation and thanks to Ms. Hardwick for her six years of outstanding leadership of the Company, and, since February 2022, for her service as a member of the Board. On the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, the Board has nominated for election to the Board the following persons:

| · |     | Jeffrey N. Edwards |

| · |     | John C. Griffith |

| · |     | Laurie P. Havanec |

| · |     | Julia L. Johnson |

| · |     | Patricia L. Kampling |

| · |     | Karl F. Kurz |

| · |     | Michael L. Marberry |

| · |     | Stuart M. McGuigan |

Each of these nominees, except for Mr. Griffith, is currently a member of the Board. If elected, each nominee would hold office until the date of the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, and