American Water Works Company, Inc. (Form: 8-K, Received: 02/15/2022 16:09:21)

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): February 15, 2022

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)

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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 8.01. Other Events.

On February 15, 2022, American Water Works Company, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that James H. Gallegos has been named as the Company’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, effective April 1, 2022. Mr. Gallegos replaces Michael A. Sgro, who the Company previously announced retired effective February 1, 2022. Mr. Gallegos has served since February 2020 as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Alliant Energy Corporation, a regulated, investor-owned public utility holding company, and its two utility subsidiaries (collectively, “Alliant Energy”). From February 2015 to February 2020, Mr. Gallegos served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Alliant Energy.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits have been provided herewith, as indicated below:


Exhibit No.						Description of Exhibit

99.1*						Press Release, dated February 15, 2022 , issued by American Water Works Company, Inc.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are included and formatted as Inline XBRL)
*Filed herewith.

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: February 15, 2022	By:	/s/ M. SUSAN HARDWICK
		M. Susan Hardwick
		President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

American Water Names James H. Gallegos Executive Vice President and General Counsel

CAMDEN, N.J., February 15, 2022 – American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today announced that James H. Gallegos has been named the Executive Vice President and General Counsel effective April 1, 2022. Gallegos replaces Mike Sgro, who retired earlier in the month.

“Jim is an outstanding addition to our executive team,” said Susan Hardwick, president and CEO of American Water. “He brings nearly 20 years of General Counsel experience and has a unique combination of knowledge and skills that include strategic regulatory experience, strong corporate governance, extensive litigation, business planning, strategy development and leading multi-state regulatory and legal teams. Jim is also passionate on inclusion, equity and diversity matters, which fully aligns with American Water’s values.”

Gallegos most recently served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Alliant Energy Corporation, which provides regulated electric and natural gas service to approximately 975,000 electric and approximately 420,000 natural gas customers in the Midwest.

Prior to joining Alliant Energy in 2010, Gallegos served as the Vice President and Corporate General Counsel for Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Corporation, one of North America’s leading freight transportation companies. Prior to that role, Gallegos served as Vice President Legal Affairs for Qwest Communications International, Inc. He also held multiple other roles at Qwest prior to his vice president role.

Gallegos started his legal career as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and law clerk for a Federal District Court Judge. He currently serves as Chair on the Clean Lakes

Alliance Board of Directors. He has also served on the Board of Urban League and on the Board of Edgewood College.

Gallegos received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the University of Colorado and a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law Center, where he graduated Cum Laude.

About American Water

With a history dating back to 1886, American Water (NYSE:AWK) is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs approximately 6,400 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and regulated-like drinking water and wastewater services to an estimated 14 million people in 24 states. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to help keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com and follow American Water on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Investor Contact:

Aaron Musgrave

Senior Director, Investor Relations

(856) 955-4029

aaron.musgrave@amwater.com

Media Contact:

Ruben Rodriguez

Senior Director, External Communications

(856) 955-4180

ruben.e.rodriguez@amwater.com

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