Mitchell Stacy A. 4
4 · American Water Works Company, Inc. · Filed Feb 2, 2026
Research Summary
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American Water (AWK) EVP Stacy A. Mitchell Surrenders 729 Shares for Taxes
What Happened
- Stacy A. Mitchell, EVP and General Counsel of American Water Works (AWK), disposed of 729 shares on Jan 31, 2026 to satisfy a tax liability (reporting code F). The shares were valued at $129.13 each, totaling about $94,136. This was a share surrender to cover taxes rather than an open-market sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: January 31, 2026; filing date: February 2, 2026 (Form 4).
- Disposal: 729 shares at $129.13 per share for a total of ~$94,136.
- Transaction code F indicates shares were withheld/surrendered to cover tax obligations (common after option exercises or vesting).
- Footnote: approximately 80 shares were acquired via automatic dividend reinvestment since the last Form 4; those reinvested shares are exempt from Section 16 under Rule 16a-11.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not provided in the supplied excerpt.
Context
- Code F transactions are typically routine tax-withholding actions (the company retains/surrenders shares to satisfy tax withholding) and do not necessarily signal a deliberate market-sale decision by the insider.
- For retail investors, such transactions are usually administrative; purchases or open-market sales by insiders are generally more informative about sentiment.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Mitchell Stacy A.
EVP and General Counsel
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-01-31$129.13/sh−729$94,136→ 6,117 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Includes approximately 80 shares acquired pursuant to the automatic reinvestment in shares of common stock of American Water Works Company, Inc. (the "Company") of cash dividends paid on Company common stock to the reporting person, received since the reporting person's last Form 4 report, which acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to Rule 16a-11 thereunder.
Signature
/s/ Jeffrey M. Taylor, as attorney-in-fact for Stacy A. Mitchell|2026-02-02