Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-064607
Chunk: 90

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 90
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@amwater.com. The Company’s Secretary reviews and provides summaries and/or copies of the communications to the Board and relevant committees. All communications are treated confidentially. Such communications related to purely contractual, utility or customer relations matters are typically forwarded to appropriate members of management, rather than to the Board. Our “whistleblower” policy prohibits American Water and any of its employees from retaliating or taking any adverse action against anyone for raising a concern in good faith. If an interested party nonetheless prefers to raise their concern to the Board in a confidential or anonymous manner, the concern may be directed to our confidential ethics hotline at (877) 207-4888or via the Internet at www.amwater.ethicspoint.com. Such matters raised on the hotline are investigated by the Compliance and Ethics Department. SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS, PROXY ACCESS DEADLINES AND DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS Shareholder Proposals Except as provided below under “—Proxy Access Deadlines,” any shareholder who, in accordance with SEC Rule 14a-8,wishes to present a proposal for inclusion in the proxy materials to be distributed in connection with the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders must submit the proposal so that it is received by our Secretary at our principal executive offices on or before November 25, 2025, and must comply in all other respects with applicable SEC rules. If the date of the 2026 annual meeting is changed by more than 30 days from the date of the 2025 annual meeting, then the deadline for receipt of the proposal would be a reasonable time before we begin to print and send our proxy materials. Shareholder proposals must be delivered to our Secretary as described under “—Contacting Us or Our Transfer Agent” on page 73 of this proxy statement. Any shareholder who wishes to propose any business to be considered by the shareholders at the 2026 annual meeting (other than a proposal for inclusion in the proxy statement pursuant to SEC Rule 14a-8),or to nominate a person for election to the Board at that meeting (including via universal proxy or a solicitation relying on Rule 14a-19under the Exchange Act), must provide timely and proper notice to American Water in writing, including the specified information described in our Amended and Restated Bylaws concerning the proposed business or nominee and information required by Rule 14a-19. The requirements for such notice are set forth in our Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which can be obtained from the Company upon request. The notice