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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001350593-24-000082"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MWA"
cik: "0001350593"
company_name: "Mueller Water Products, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-12-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T04:39:52.434047+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mueller Water revises CEO severance; removes enhanced benefits without change-in-control

## Summary
- CEO Marietta Edmunds Zakas entered new letter agreement replacing Aug 2023 side letter.
- Prior agreement provided full CIC severance benefits without a change-in-control; now only applies after CIC.
- CEO retains $900k base salary, 110% target bonus, 333% long-term incentive, and three-times severance multiple.
- New agreement adds prorated bonus, COBRA coverage with 150% premium payments, and continued life insurance in certain terminations.
- Change reduces potential severance costs; CEO agreed to forego prior enhanced benefits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001350593-24-000082
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MWA
- cik: 0001350593
- company_name: Mueller Water Products, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-12-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350593/000135059324000082/0001350593-24-000082-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350593/000135059324000082/mwa-20241209.htm

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