Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-064607
Chunk: 88

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 88
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 of the Company’s federal and state tax returns and tax advice related to tax compliance, tax planning and tax refund claims. |

| (4) | Represents fees for software licensing for disclosure checklists and accounting research tools. |

PRE-APPROVALOF SERVICES PROVIDED BY INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Audit, Finance and Risk Committee is required to approve in advance all audit and permitted non-auditservices performed by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. As permitted by the Company’s pre-approvalpolicy, the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee has delegated to its Chair the authority to pre-approveaudit and permitted non-auditservices to be provided by its independent registered public accounting firm and associated fees of up to $250,000 in the aggregate. The Chair of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee must report any pre-approvalof services pursuant to this delegated authority to the full Audit, Finance and Risk Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting following the pre-approval,which report then resets the authority limit to $250,000. RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD The Board unanimously recommends a vote “ FOR” the ratification of the appointment, by the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

| AMERICAN WATER | 2025 PROXY STATEMENT |     | 67 |

CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP MATTERS SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth information as of March 17, 2025, regarding the beneficial ownership of common stock by:

| · |     | each director; |

| · |     | each director nominee; |

| · |     | each NEO included in the 2024 Summary Compensation Table; and |

| · |     | all of the Company’s directors and executive officers as a group. |

As of March 17, 2025, 195,010,945 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. The number of shares beneficially owned by each shareholder is determined under rules promulgated by the SEC. The information does not necessarily indicate beneficial ownership for any other purpose. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of common stock subject to options or

rights held by that person, which options or rights are currently exercisable or will become exercisable on or before May 16, 2025 (60 days after March 17,