---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001350593-21-000063"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MWA"
cik: "0001350593"
company_name: "Mueller Water Products, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-12-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T04:05:56.561435+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Jerry W. Kolb to retire from Mueller Water Board in Feb 2022; Van Arsdell to chair Audit Committee

## Summary
- Jerry W. Kolb, director since 2006 and Audit Committee Chair since 2015, will retire at the Feb 7, 2022 annual meeting.
- Stephen C. Van Arsdell to become Audit Committee Chair effective Jan 1, 2022; he is an audit committee financial expert.
- Board plans to reduce from 11 to 10 directors after Kolb's retirement.
- Retirement was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or management.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001350593-21-000063
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MWA
- cik: 0001350593
- company_name: Mueller Water Products, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-12-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350593/000135059321000063/0001350593-21-000063-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350593/000135059321000063/mwa-20211201.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001350593-21-000063
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001350593-21-000063.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001350593-21-000063.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jerry W. Kolb departed as Director at Mueller Water Products, Inc..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 1, 2021, Jerry W. Kolb informed Mueller Water Products, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will retire from the board of directors (the "Board") of the Company effective at the conclusion of his current term of service, which will end at the Company’s annual meeting on February 7, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350593/000135059321000063/0001350593-21-000063-index.htm

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