{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001410636-25-000054","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"AWK","cik":"0001410636","company_name":"American Water Works Company, Inc.","filed_at":"2025-02-28T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:03.552390+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-25T22:51:04.567396+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.4,"confidence":"high","headline":"American Water Works EVP & CHRO Kennedy to depart March 1; severance disclosed","bullets":["Separation effective March 1, 2025; 12 months base salary severance of $487,953.","Prorated 2025 annual bonus at 65% of base salary through separation date.","Supplemental cash payment of $300,000; COBRA coverage extended by up to 8 months.","Agreement requires general release, non-solicitation, non-disparagement, and confidentiality.","Severance includes eligible benefits under Company's Executive Severance Policy."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001410636-25-000054","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001410636-25-000054.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001410636-25-000054.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001410636-25-000054.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063625000054/0001410636-25-000054-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063625000054/awk-20250228.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-25T22:51:04.567396+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"a487ce8d1c","claim":"Melanie M. Kennedy departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at American Water Works Company, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On February 28, 2025 , the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of American Water Works Company, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved a Severance Agreement and General Release (the “Severance Agreement”) to be entered into between Melanie M. Kennedy, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, and American Water Works Service Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and Ms. Kennedy’s employer.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063625000054/0001410636-25-000054-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"departed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}