Norton Cheryl 4
4 · American Water Works Company, Inc. · Filed Feb 2, 2026
Research Summary
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American Water (AWK) EVP Cheryl Norton Sells 1,777 Shares for Tax Withholding
What Happened
- Cheryl Norton, EVP and COO of American Water Works Company, disposed of 1,777 shares on January 31, 2026. The shares were disposed at $129.13 per share, totaling approximately $229,464.
- This transaction is listed with code F, meaning the shares were used to satisfy an exercise price or tax liability (i.e., shares withheld for tax/payment), not an open-market sale for investment purposes.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-01-31 at $129.13 per share; total value ≈ $229,464.
- Shares owned after the reported transaction: not stated in the provided filing summary.
- Footnote: F1 notes ~346 shares were acquired via automatic dividend reinvestment (DRIP) since the last Form 4; those DRIP shares are exempt from Section 16 reporting under Rule 16a-11.
- Filing timeliness: no late-filing flag provided in the supplied information.
Context
- Code F transactions are typically tax-withholding or exercise-price payments following an option exercise or restricted stock vesting. They are routine administrative disposals and do not necessarily indicate a change in the insider’s view on the company.
- For retail investors, purchases signal stronger affirmative interest than routine withholding disposals like this one.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Norton Cheryl
EVP and COO
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-01-31$129.13/sh−1,777$229,464→ 21,492 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Includes approximately 346 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 Cheryl Norton|2026-02-02