American Water Works
AWK · New York Stock Exchange · Utilities
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What shareholders voted on
From American Water Works’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A proposal (the “Share Issuance Proposal”) for the Company to issue shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, by the following vote | Company proposal | 99.6% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following vote | Say on pay | 88.1% | Passed | |
| The ratification of the appointment, by the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 | Auditor | 88.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Laurie P. Havanec | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Stuart M. McGuigan | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of John C. Griffith | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael L. Marberry | Director | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Patricia L. Kampling | Director | 96% | Passed | |
| Election of Julia L. Johnson | Director | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey N. Edwards | Director | 94.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Karl F. Kurz | Director | 93.7% | Passed |
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following vote | Say on pay | 87.5% | Passed | |
| The ratification of the appointment, by the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 | Auditor | 88.6% | Passed | |
| Election of M. Susan Hardwick | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Laurie P. Havanec | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Patricia L. Kampling | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey N. Edwards | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Kimberly J. Harris | Director | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael L. Marberry | Director | 95.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Julia L. Johnson | Director | 94.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Karl F. Kurz | Director | 93.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Martha Clark Goss | Director | 93.5% | Passed |
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following vote | Say on pay | 93.8% | Passed | |
| Racial Equity Audit | Company proposal | 40% | Failed | |
| The ratification of the appointment, by the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 | Auditor | 91.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Laurie P. Havanec | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of M. Susan Hardwick | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael L. Marberry | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Karl F. Kurz | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Patricia L. Kampling | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey N. Edwards | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Kimberly J. Harris | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Julia L. Johnson | Director | 95.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Martha Clark Goss | Director | 94.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Admiral James G. Stavridis | Director | 92.6% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following vote | Say on pay | 90.7% | Passed | |
| Racial Justice Audit | Company proposal | 48.3% | Failed | |
| The ratification of the appointment, by the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 | Auditor | 90.4% | Passed | |
| Election of M. Susan Hardwick | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Karl F. Kurz | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Patricia L. Kampling | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Kimberly J. Harris | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey N. Edwards | Director | 96% | Passed | |
| Election of Julia L. Johnson | Director | 93.9% | Passed | |
| Election of James G. Stavridis | Director | 91.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Martha Clark Goss | Director | 91.8% | Passed | |
| Election of George MacKenzie | Director | 90% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following vote | Say on pay | 94.8% | Passed | |
| The ratification of the appointment, by the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 | Auditor | 92% | Passed | |
| Election of Walter J. Lynch | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Kimberly J. Harris | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Karl F. Kurz | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Patricia L. Kampling | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Lloyd M. Yates | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey N. Edwards | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Veronica M. Hagen | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of James G. Stavridis | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Julia L. Johnson | Director | 95.7% | Passed | |
| Election of George MacKenzie | Director | 92.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Martha Clark Goss | Director | 91% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following vote | Say on pay | 96.5% | Passed | |
| The ratification of the appointment, by the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 | Auditor | 94.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Karl F. Kurz | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Patricia L. Kampling | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Kimberly J. Harris | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Veronica M. Hagen | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey N. Edwards | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Lloyd M. Yates | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Walter J. Lynch | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of James G. Stavridis | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Julia L. Johnson | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of George MacKenzie | Director | 93.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Martha Clark Goss | Director | 93.1% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the following vote | Say on pay | 97.3% | Passed | |
| The ratification of the appointment, by the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 | Auditor | 95.4% | Passed | |
| Election of James G. Stavridis | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Karl F. Kurz | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Veronica M. Hagen | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey N. Edwards | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan N. Story | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Martha Clark Goss | Director | 94.4% | Passed | |
| Election of George MacKenzie | Director | 94.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Julia L. Johnson | Director | 93.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Lobbying Expenditures | Director | 39.6% | Failed | |
| Election of Political Contributions | Director | 37% | Failed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from American Water Works’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-05-15 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-03-24 |
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-02-10 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-16 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-03-27 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-17 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-03-26 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-05-12 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-03-28 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-05-12 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-03-29 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-05-13 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-03-30 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-05-18 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-03-31 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-05-10 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-03-26 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-05-11 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-03-27 |
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