At a meeting held on February 14, 2018, the Board of Directors of American Water Works Company, Inc. appointed each of Jeffrey N. Edwards and Admiral James Stavridis to serve as independent directors of the Company, with a term beginning on March 1, 2018 and ending on the date of the company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. The Board also approved changes to the Board’s standing committees, effective April 19, 2018. First, the Board approved the combination of the Audit Committee and the Finance and Risk Committee into the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. The Board appointed Mr. Edwards, Martha Clark Goss, Karl F. Kurz and Admiral Stavridis, with Ms. Goss serving as Chair, as members of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. Second, the Board approved the creation of the Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations (“SETO”) Committee as a new standing committee of the Board. The Board appointed Mr. Edwards, Veronica M. Hagen and Admiral Stavridis, with Ms. Hagen serving as Chair, as members of the SETO Committee. Edwards is partner and chief operating officer at investment advisor New Vernon Capital. Prior to New Vernon Capital, Edwards capped a 22-year career at Merrill Lynch & Co. as vice chairman, and, prior to that, chief financial officer. His previous positions at Merrill Lynch include Head of Origination, Americas, Head of Global Capital Markets and Co-Head of Global Equities. Edwards currently serves on the board of directors of Raymond James Financial, Inc. and Medusind, Inc., and is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Pingry School. He previously served on the policy and finance committees of the board of directors of NASDAQ. Stavridis is currently Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and Chairman of the U.S. Naval Institute Board of Directors. He also serves on the board of directors of the Neuberger Berman Mutual Funds and NFP Corp.