secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)
CIK:        0001410636
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-15T20:34:52+00:00
Accession:  0001410636-26-000094
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 5.07, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kentucky-American Water files $17.7M rate case; shareholders approve charter amendment, equity plan
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- Kentucky-American Water filed rate request seeking $17.7M annualized incremental revenue, based on 10.75% ROE and $108M capex.
- Proposed interim rates effective Dec 16, 2026; final order expected Q1 2027, subject to KPSC approval.
- Shareholders approved amendment to charter to exculpate officers per Delaware law; effective May 14, 2026.
- Shareholders approved amended 2017 Omnibus Equity Plan (7,180,623 share limit) and amended ESPP (15% discount).
- All 10 director nominees elected; advisory say-on-pay passed; PwC ratified as auditor.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063626000094/0001410636-26-000094-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063626000094/awk-20260513.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001410636-26-000094

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