American Water Works (NYSE: AWK) appoints Lisa A. Grow to its Board

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

American Water Works Company, Inc. appointed Lisa A. Grow as an independent director effective August 26, 2025, and increased the Board size from nine to ten members. Her term runs until the 2026 annual meeting or until an earlier departure. She will also serve on the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and the Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee.

Ms. Grow will receive an annual cash retainer of $120,000, paid quarterly and prorated for her initial service. On the effective date, she received director stock units under the 2017 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, representing the prorated portion of $175,000 in annual equity compensation, with the underlying common shares to be distributed within 30 days. Under the company’s stock ownership policy, by August 2030 she must hold shares equal to at least five times her annual cash retainer.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 26, 2025

American Water Works Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-34028

Delaware			51-0063696
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1 Water Street

Camden, NJ 08102-1658

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(856) 955-4001

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

AWK

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

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Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On August 26, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Water Works Company, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from nine to ten members. Upon the recommendation of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the “Nominating Committee”), the Board appointed Lisa A. Grow as an independent director, effective as of the Effective Date and for a term ending on the date of the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or until her earlier death, resignation or removal. Upon the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, the Board appointed Ms. Grow to the Nominating Committee and the Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee of the Board.

In accordance with the Board’s compensation arrangements currently in effect, Ms. Grow will receive an annual cash retainer of $120,000, payable quarterly and prorated for the director’s initial term of service, as well as reimbursement for expenses incurred in attending Board and committee meetings and reimbursement for attending one continuing director education program per year. On the Effective Date, Ms. Grow was also granted an award of director stock units under the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, each of which represents an immediately vested contractual right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock. The stock units represent the prorated portion of $175,000 in annual equity compensation for her initial term of service. Shares of Company common stock underlying this award are to be distributed to Ms. Grow within 30 days after the date of grant. Under the Company’s non-employee director stock ownership policy, by August 2030, Ms. Grow is required to hold shares with a value of at least five times her annual cash retainer.

Ms. Grow has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction in which the Company is or is to be a participant and which would require reporting under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Other than as described above, there are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Grow and any other person, pursuant to which the director was selected as such.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 27, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Ms. Grow as an independent member of the Board. A copy of the press release has been included as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information furnished in response to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits to this Current Report have been provided herewith as noted below:

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1*						Press Release, dated August 27, 2025, issued by the Company.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are included and formatted as Inline XBRL).
*Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC.

Dated:

August 27, 2025

By:

/s/ DAVID M. BOWLER

David M. Bowler

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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FAQ

What board change did American Water Works (AWK) disclose in this 8-K?

The company increased its Board from nine to ten members and appointed Lisa A. Grow as an independent director effective August 26, 2025, with a term through the 2026 annual meeting unless she departs earlier.

What committees will Lisa A. Grow serve on at American Water Works (AWK)?

Lisa A. Grow was appointed to the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and the Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee of the Board.

How will American Water Works (AWK) compensate new director Lisa A. Grow?

She will receive an annual cash retainer of $120,000, payable quarterly and prorated for her initial term, plus reimbursement of expenses for Board and committee meetings and one director education program per year.

What equity award did Lisa A. Grow receive from American Water Works (AWK)?

On the effective date, she received director stock units under the 2017 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, representing the prorated portion of $175,000 in annual equity compensation, each unit being an immediately vested right to one share of common stock.

When will Lisa A. Grow receive the shares underlying her director stock units at AWK?

Shares of American Water Works common stock underlying the director stock units will be distributed to Lisa A. Grow within 30 days after the date of grant.

What stock ownership requirement applies to American Water Works (AWK) director Lisa A. Grow?

Under the company’s non-employee director stock ownership policy, by August 2030 Ms. Grow must hold shares with a value of at least five times her annual cash retainer.

Did American Water Works (AWK) issue a press release about Lisa A. Grow’s appointment?

Yes. On August 27, 2025, the company issued a press release announcing her election as an independent Board member, which is included as Exhibit 99.1 and furnished under Regulation FD.