Duffy Maureen 4
4 · American Water Works Company, Inc. · Filed Feb 2, 2026
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American Water (AWK) EVP Maureen Duffy Surrenders 603 Shares for Taxes
What Happened
- Maureen Duffy, EVP of Communications & External Affairs at American Water Works (AWK), disposed of 603 shares on 2026-01-31 to satisfy a tax or withholding obligation. The shares were valued at $129.13 each, totaling approximately $77,865. This was a tax-withholding/settlement action (transaction code F), not an open-market sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-01-31; Filed: 2026-02-02 (Form 4 accession 0001531235-26-000002).
- Price: $129.13 per share; Total value: ~$77,865.
- Shares surrendered: 603 (disposed to cover tax liability).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
- Footnote: 560 of the referenced shares were acquired via automatic dividend reinvestment since the last Form 4; those reinvested shares are exempt from Section 16 reporting under Rule 16a-11.
- Filing timeliness: filed the business day after the transaction date (appears timely under Form 4 rules).
Context
- Code F (tax withholding) typically means shares were surrendered to cover tax obligations from an equity award (vested shares or option exercise). This is a routine administrative step and does not indicate an open-market sale or necessarily reflect the insider’s view of the company. The filing does not state what specific award or event triggered the withholding.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Duffy Maureen
EVP, Comms & External Affairs
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-01-31$129.13/sh−603$77,865→ 26,523 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Includes 560 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 Maureen Duffy|2026-02-02