EX-10.2A



 Exhibit 10.2A 
 FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE 
 This First
Amendment (“Amendment”) to the Agreement and General Release (the “Agreement”) is entered into by Ellen Wolf (the “Executive”) and American Water Works Company, Inc. (“American Water” or the
“Company”). 
 WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company entered into an Agreement and General Release that was executed
by the parties on March 25, 2013 (the “Agreement”) and 
 WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company have agreed to
make changes to the Agreement to reflect their intent on hours worked by the Executive during the Consult Period described in the Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and conditions set forth herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive agree as follows: 

1. Section 3 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: 

 

	 	3.	Post-Employment Consult Period. For a period commencing at the conclusion of the Transition Period and the Executive’s Retirement from Employment Date and
ending on the close of business on August 30, 2013 (the “Consult Period”), the Executive shall be reasonably available to answer questions and provide assistance on matters for which the Executive has knowledge or relevant
information. Such reasonable assistance shall not be construed to require the Executive to provide more than de minimis services of up to one hundred (100) hours during the Consult Period without compensation. 


 

	 	a.	During the Consult Period, the Executive’s physical presence in the office will not be required unless mutually agreed to by the Executive, the President and Chief
Executive Officer or his designee and/or the succeeding Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”) or her designee. 

  

	 	b.	If the Company requests the Executive to perform any work or to be physically present in the office during the Consult Period in excess of the one-hundred
(100) hours of service described in Section 3, the Employer will compensate the Executive at the hourly rate of Three Hundred Sixty Nine Dollars and Twenty-One Cents ($369.21), less all applicable federal, state and local taxes and
deductions. 

  

	 	2.	This Amendment embodies the entire agreement between the Executive and the Company with respect to the Amendment of the Agreement. In the event of any conflict or
inconsistency between the provisions of the Agreement and this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall control and govern. 


  
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	 	3.	Except as specifically modified and amended herein, all of the terms, provisions, requirements and specifications contained in the Agreement remain in full force and
effect. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the parties do not intend to, and the execution of this Amendment shall not, in any manner impair the Agreement, the purpose of this Amendment being simply to amend and ratify the Agreement, as
hereby amended and ratified, and to confirm and carry forward the Agreement, as hereby amended, in full force and effect. 

  

	 	4.	This Amendment shall be construed and governed by the laws of the state of New Jersey 

 The Company and the Executive have carefully read and understand all of the provisions of this Amendment. They enter into this Amendment freely, knowingly, and voluntarily. In entering into this
Amendment, neither the Company nor the Executive is relying upon any representations or promises not expressly set forth in this Agreement. Intending to be legally bound to this Amendment, the Company’s representative and the Executive sign
their names below. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereunto have executed this Amendment as of the date set forth
below. 
  

									
		 		 		 	AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC.
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Ellen Wolf
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Jeffry Sterba

		 	Ellen Wolf	 		 		 	President and Chief Executive Officer
				
	Date:	 	March 27, 2013	 		 	Date: March 27, 2013


  

					
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