Duffy Maureen 4

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.