Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. The 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2021 Annual Meeting") ofAmerican Water Works Company, Inc. , aDelaware corporation (the "Company"), was held onMay 12, 2021 . An aggregate of 159,209,009 shares, or 87.7% of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock as ofMarch 17, 2021 , the record date for the 2021 Annual Meeting, was represented in person or by proxy at the 2021 Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. The results of voting at the 2021 Annual Meeting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company's shareholders thereat is as set forth below. 1.The following 11 nominees were elected as directors of the Company for a term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and received the votes set forth adjacent to their names below: Director Nominee For Against
Abstain Broker Non-Votes
Jeffrey N. Edwards 140,082,980 2,066,674 129,533 16,929,822 Martha Clark Goss 129,357,847 12,826,871 94,469 16,929,822 Veronica M. Hagen 139,316,154 2,841,083 121,950 16,929,822 Kimberly J. Harris 141,367,043 814,998 97,146 16,929,822 Julia L. Johnson 136,053,865 6,127,900 97,422 16,929,822 Patricia L. Kampling 140,823,817 1,359,970 95,400 16,929,822 Karl F. Kurz 140,804,857 1,340,803 133,527 16,929,822 Walter J. Lynch 141,492,592 672,287 114,308 16,929,822 George MacKenzie 131,329,498 10,813,272 136,417 16,929,822 James G. Stavridis 138,242,331 3,905,718 131,138 16,929,822 Lloyd M. Yates 140,014,144 2,129,585 135,458 16,929,822
2.The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers by the following vote:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 134,576,866 7,344,209 358,112 16,929,822 3.The ratification of the appointment, by theAudit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Board"), ofPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2021, was approved by the following vote: For Against Abstain 146,333,337 12,675,786 199,886 Item 8.01. Other Events. Appointment of Chairman and Board Committee Members Following the 2021 Annual Meeting, at the Board's annual meeting, the Board appointed directorKarl F. Kurz to continue to serve as Chairman of the Board and the following directors to serve as members of the Board's four standing committees, each effective as ofMay 12, 2021 and until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Committee Members Jeffrey N.
Goss,Patricia L. Kampling , George Audit, Finance and Risk MacKenzie andLloyd M. Yates Patricia L.
Kampling (Chair),
Goss,Veronica M. Hagen ,Kimberly J. Harris Executive Development and Compensation andJulia L. Johnson Kimberly J. Harris (Chair), Jeffrey N. Edwards,Veronica M. Hagen , Julia L. Johnson,George MacKenzie andAdmiral James Nominating/Corporate GovernanceG. Stavridis Admiral James
Veronica M. Hagen , Kimberly J. Harris, Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Patricia L.
Kampling, and
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