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AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC.
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Important Notice Regarding the
Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on May 12, 2017.
AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC.
AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. 1025 LAUREL OAK ROAD
VOORHEES, NJ 08043
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: March 16, 2017
Date: May 12, 2017 Time: 10:00 AM ET Location: The Camden Adventure Aquarium
1 Riverside Drive
Camden, New Jersey 08103
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all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. This notice also constitutes Notice of the 2017Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the
nominees listed below:
1. Election of Directors
Nominees:
1a. Julie A. Dobson 1b. Paul J. Evanson 1c. Martha Clark Goss 1d. Veronica M. Hagen 1e. Julia L. Johnson 1f. Karl F. Kurz 1g. George MacKenzie 1h. Susan N. Story
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR proposals 2, 4, 5 and 6. The Board of Directors recommends that you vote for 1 YEAR on proposal 3.
2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
3.
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
4. Approval of
the American Water Works Company, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan.
5. Approval of the American Water Works Company, Inc. and its Designated Subsidiaries 2017
Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
6. Ratification of the appointment, by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017.
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
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