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AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 5, 1994
TO THE HOLDERS OF:
COMMON STOCK
CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK, 5% SERIES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of stockholders of
American Water Works Company, Inc. will be held at the office of the Company,
1025 Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees, New Jersey, on Thursday, May 5, 1994, at
11:00 A.M., E.D.S.T., for the following purposes:
1. To elect 11 directors to hold office until the next annual
election of directors and until their successors are elected and
qualified;
2. To vote on a proposal recommended by the Board of Directors to
adopt and approve a Long-Term Performance-Based Incentive Plan as
described in the accompanying Proxy Statement;
3. To vote to ratify or reject the appointment of independent
accountants made by the Board of Directors to audit the books and
accounts of the Company at the close of the current fiscal year; and
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.
Only holders of voting stock of record at the close of business on
March 7, 1994 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. TIMOTHY POHL, General Counsel and Secretary
Voorhees, New Jersey
March 25, 1994
YOU ARE URGED TO COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE
ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE (TO WHICH NO POSTAGE NEED BE AFFIXED IF MAILED IN THE
UNITED STATES), WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING. IF YOU ATTEND
THE MEETING, YOU MAY VOTE YOUR SHARES IN PERSON.
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AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC.
1025 LAUREL OAK ROAD
VOORHEES, NEW JERSEY 08043
609-346-8200
PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
MAY 5, 1994
This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the Board of Directors of American Water Works Company, Inc.
(hereinafter called the "Company") to be used at the annual meeting of
stockholders of the Company on Thursday, May 5, 1994, and at any adjournment
thereof. Shares represented by properly executed proxies received by the
Company will be voted at the meeting. Where a choice is specified by the
stockholder, the proxy will be voted in accordance with such choice. If no
choice is specified, the proxy will be voted in accordance with the
recommendations of the Board of Directors. Any proxy may be revoked at any
time insofar as it has not been exercised. Stockholders may revoke proxies
by written notice to the Company, or by delivery of a proxy bearing a later
date, or by personally appearing at the meeting and casting a vote. This
notice of meeting, proxy statement and form of proxy are being mailed
beginning March 25, 1994 to the holders of all voting securities.
The presence in person or representation by proxy of stockholders on a
particular matter to be voted upon entitled to cast a majority of votes shall
constitute a quorum for the purpose of considering such matter. A proxy
marked "withheld" in the election of directors or "abstain" on any other
matter to be voted upon, will be considered to be represented at the
meeting. A proxy marked "withheld" in the election of directors will be
considered as not being voted and, therefore, will have no effect inasmuch as
directors are elected by a plurality of votes cast in the election. A proxy
marked "abstain" on any other matter to be voted upon at the meeting and
broker non-votes will have the effect of an "against" vote inasmuch as the
affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter
is necessary for approval of the matter.
The close of business on March 7, 1994 has been fixed as the record date
for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at
the annual meeting and any adjournment thereof. On the record date, there
were outstanding and entitled to vote 31,325,089 shares of Common Stock (one
vote per share) and 101,777 shares of Cumulative Preferred Stock, 5% Series
(one-tenth of a vote per share).
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PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the annual meeting, 11 directors are to be elected to hold office
until the next annual election of directors and until their respective
successors are elected and qualified. It is the intention of the persons
named in the accompanying form of proxy to vote all shares they are empowered
to vote for the election of as many as possible of the persons named in the
following table, all of whom are now directors of the Company. In case any
nominee named in the table withdraws or is otherwise unable to serve, which
is not anticipated, the persons named in the proxy may vote for another
person of their choice.
Stockholders are entitled to cumulative voting rights in the election of
directors. Each holder of Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share,
and each holder of Cumulative Preferred Stock, 5% Series, is entitled to
one-tenth of a vote per share. Each stockholder may cast as many votes as
such stockholder's number of shares shall entitle him or her to vote in the
election of directors multiplied by the number of directors to be elected,
namely 11, and such stockholder may cast all of such votes for a single
director or distribute them among all of the directors to be voted for, or
any two or more of them. A stockholder wishing to exercise his or her
cumulative voting rights should give instructions on the enclosed form of
proxy as to how such stockholder's votes are to be cumulated.
Unless a stockholder specifically exercises his or her cumulative voting
rights, such stockholder's votes may be distributed among the nominees (other
than those from whom the stockholder withholds his or her vote) by the
persons named in the proxy to elect as many as possible of the nominees.
Such persons may vote cumulatively for such of the nominees (in some
circumstances, less than all) as they in their discretion determine if in
their judgment such action is necessary to elect as many of the nominees as
possible.
Information as of March 7, 1994 concerning the nominees is set forth
below:
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NAME, AGE AND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE DIRECTOR OF THE
POSITION WITH COMPANY DURING PAST FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS COMPANY SINCE
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WILLIAM O. ALBERTINI, 50 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Bell Atlantic 1990
(2) (3) Corporation, provider of telecommunications, since February,
1991; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from May,
1989 until February, 1991, and Vice President-Operations and
Planning from May, 1988 until May, 1989, Bell Atlantic
Enterprises Corporation, provider of cellular communications,
computer maintenance and financial services.
WILLIAM R. COBB, 60 Retired since May, 1991; Regional Vice President from March, 1979 1993
(1) (2) (4) to May, 1991, American Water Works Service Company, Inc., service
subsidiary of the Company.
ELIZABETH H. GEMMILL, 48 Vice President and Secretary, Tasty Baking Company, since 1983
(1) (2) (3) February, 1988.
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NAME, AGE AND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE DIRECTOR OF THE
POSITION WITH COMPANY DURING PAST FIVE YEARS; OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS COMPANY SINCE
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HENRY G. HAGER, 59 President, Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, Inc. since 1986
(2) (4) January, 1985; Partner, Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young,
attorneys, since November, 1993; Senior Partner, Liebert, Short
& Hirshland, attorneys, from January, 1982 to November, 1993.
Director: Commonwealth Bank and Trust, N.A.
NELSON G. HARRIS, 67 Chairman of the Executive Committee since May, 1992 and President 1985
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer prior thereto, Tasty Baking Company.
of the Board Director: CoreStates Financial Corp, Philadelphia Electric
(1) (2) (4) Company, Tasty Baking Company, Phillips & Jacobs, Inc.
WILLIAM F. HYLAND, 70 Of Counsel, Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, attorneys. 1984
(3) (4) Director: First Fidelity Bancorporation.
GEORGE W. JOHNSTONE, 55 President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 1991
President and Chief January, 1992 and Vice President of the Company from May, 1987
Executive Officer of until January, 1992; President since May, 1991 and Senior Vice
the Company President-Operating Services from February, 1984 until May, 1991,
(1) American Water Works Service Company, Inc., service subsidiary of
the Company.
MARILYN W. LEWIS, 50 President, KLS Educational Systems, Inc., specialized education 1982
Chairman of the Board and consultants, from March, 1987 until January, 1992; Public
Chairman of the Executive relations consultant and business advisor. Director: Cigna
Committee Corporation, South Jersey Industries, Inc.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
NANCY W. WAINWRIGHT, 57 Vice President, United Propane, Inc., gas distributor. 1984
(2) (3)
PAUL W. WARE, 47 Chairman since June, 1990, Vice Chairman from June, 1987 until 1990(dagger)
(1) (2) June, 1990, President from June, 1989 until March, 1992 and
Executive Vice President from June, 1988 until June, 1989, Penn
Fuel Gas, Inc., gas distributor. Director: York Water Company.
ROSS A. WEBBER, 59 Chairperson of the Management Department and Professor of 1986
(3) (4) Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania;
Private consultant, general management development. Director:
Heidemij, N.V.
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(dagger) Also Director of the Company from May, 1982 to May, 1986
(1) Member of Executive Committee
(2) Member of Audit Committee
(3) Member of Compensation and Management Development Committee
(4) Member of Nominating Committee
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Marilyn W. Lewis and Paul W. Ware are the daughter and son of John H.
Ware, 3rd and Marian S. Ware, who beneficially own more than 5% of the
Company's Common Stock. William R. Cobb is the spouse of Rhoda W. Cobb, who
was a director of the Company and beneficially owns more than 5% of the
Company's Common Stock. Rhoda W. Cobb and Nancy W. Wainwright are sisters
and are cousins of Marilyn W. Lewis and Paul W. Ware.
Attendance at meetings of the Board and committees of the Board by
incumbent directors averaged 95% during 1993. All nominees attended 83% or
more of the meetings of the Board and committees on which he or she served.
There were ten meetings of the Board of Directors and nine meetings of the
Board's Executive Committee during 1993. The Board also has an Audit
Committee, a Compensation and Management Development Committee and a
Nominating Committee. The Audit Committee recommends to the Board the
independent accountants to audit the books and accounts of the Company. The
Audit Committee met with the Company's independent accountants and the
Company's officers three times during 1993 to review the scope of the audit
to be performed and to approve, subject to review by the Board of Directors,
the fee to be paid for the audit and to review the results of the audit of
the financial statements included in the Annual Report and the adequacy of
internal accounting controls and accounting practices. The Compensation and
Management Development Committee met five times during 1993 to evaluate and
report to the Board concerning the Company's compensation practices and
benefit programs and to evaluate and set, subject to the concurrence of the
Board of Directors, the annual salary to be paid to the President and Chief
Executive Officer. The Nominating Committee met three times during 1993.
The Nominating Committee will consider nominees for the Board of Directors
suggested by stockholders. Such suggestions must be in writing and delivered
to the General Counsel and Secretary of the Company.
STOCK OWNERSHIP INFORMATION
The following table sets forth information as of March 7, 1994 with
respect to beneficial ownership of Common Stock of the Company by: (i) the
nominees, (ii) the five most highly compensated executive officers and (iii)
all nominees and executive officers of the Company as a group. If a nominee
owns less than one percent of the Company's Common Stock, no percentage is
shown under the heading "Percent of Class." Information for the table was
obtained from the nominees and executive officers. For purposes of the
table, a person is a "beneficial owner" of the Company's Common Stock if that
person, directly or indirectly, has or shares with others (i) the power to
vote or direct the voting of the Common Stock or (ii) investment power with
respect to the Common Stock, which includes the power to dispose or direct
the disposition of the Common Stock.
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AMOUNT AND NATURE
OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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SOLE VOTING SHARED VOTING SHARES OWNED
NAME OF INDIVIDUAL OR OR INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT BY SPOUSE AND PERCENT OF
NUMBER OF PERSONS IN GROUP POWER(dagger) POWER* MINOR CHILDREN* TOTAL CLASS
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
William O. Albertini...................... 1,691 1,691
William R. Cobb........................... 2,911 5,270 8,181
Elizabeth H. Gemmill...................... 16,141 90,000 15,600 121,741
Henry G. Hager............................ 5,166 5,166
Nelson G. Harris.......................... 2,011 2,011
William F. Hyland......................... 1,109 1,109
George W. Johnstone....................... 6,645 481 7,126
Marilyn W. Lewis.......................... 10,200 443,728 453,928 1.45%
Nancy W. Wainwright....................... 3,462 805,808 809,270 2.58%
Paul W. Ware.............................. 10,200 443,728 453,928 1.45%
Ross A. Webber............................ 851 300 1,151
J. James Barr............................. 357,520 357,520 1.14%
Edward W. Limbach......................... 6,590 6,590
W. Timothy Pohl........................... 1,510 1,510
Gerald C. Smith........................... 7,491 7,491
All nominees and executive officers
as a group (15 persons)................... 433,498 1,479,176 21,651 1,934,325 6.18%
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(dagger) Does not include shares of the Company's Common Stock to be
credited during 1994 to the accounts of the executive officers
pursuant to the Company's Employees' Stock Ownership Plan and
Savings Plan for Employees.
* Ware Foundation, a charitable trust of which Rhoda W. Cobb and
Nancy W. Wainwright are trustees, owns 805,808 shares (2.57%) of
the Common Stock of the Company. Oxford Foundation, Inc., a
non-profit corporation of which Marilyn W. Lewis and Paul W. Ware
are directors, owns 304,088 shares of the Common Stock of the
Company. Warwick Foundation, a charitable foundation of which
Elizabeth H. Gemmill is a trustee, owns 90,000 shares of
the Common Stock of the Company. As the trustees or directors of
these non-profit organizations have voting and investment power,
the shares of the Company's Common Stock held by such non-profit
organizations are shown opposite the name of each such trustee or
director, but such shares are reported only once in the total for
nominees and officers as a group. The nominees deny beneficial
ownership of such shares. The nominees also deny beneficial
ownership of shares owned by their spouses and minor children.
None of the nominees has any material interest in any other stock of the
Company or its subsidiaries.
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Based upon information available to the Company, the following persons
owned beneficially more than 5% of the Company's Common Stock as of March 7,
1994.
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AMOUNT AND NATURE
OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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SOLE VOTING SHARED VOTING
NAME AND ADDRESS OR INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT PERCENT OF
OF BENEFICIAL OWNER POWER POWER CLASS
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Rhoda W. Cobb....................................... 3,670 1,807,064 5.78%
212 Key Palm Road
Boca Raton, FL 33432
John H. Ware, 3rd and............................... 3,340,662 33,160 10.77%
his wife Marian S. Ware
550-A Bunker Hill Road
Strasburg, PA 17579
John H. Ware, 3rd................................... 12,600
550-A Bunker Hill Road
Strasburg, PA 17579
Marian S. Ware...................................... 39,000 304,088 1.10%
550-A Bunker Hill Road
Strasburg, PA 17579
Northern Trust Corporation.......................... 2,897,550 74,990 9.49%
50 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60675
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Based upon filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as of
March 7, 1994 there are no persons who own beneficially more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of the Company's Cumulative Preferred Stock, 5% Series.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
requires the Company's directors, executive officers and persons who own more
than ten percent of the Company's stock to file initial reports of ownership
and reports of changes in ownership of the Company's stock with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange and to
provide copies of all such reports to the Company. Based solely on a review
of the copies of such reports provided to the Company, the Company believes
that during calendar year 1993 all Section 16(a) filing requirements
applicable to its directors, officers and greater-than-ten-percent owners
were complied with.
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MANAGEMENT REMUNERATION
The following table sets forth the annual compensation paid to each of
the Company's five most highly compensated executive officers for services to
the Company and its subsidiaries in all capacities for each of the last three
calendar years.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
ANNUAL
COMPENSATION
NAME OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ---------------------- ALL OTHER
AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY COMPENSATION(dagger)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
George W. Johnstone.................................................... 1993 $377,500 $6,098
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company 1992 351,667 5,556
1991* -0- -0-
J. James Barr.......................................................... 1993 245,833 6,098
Vice President and Treasurer of the Company 1992 233,750 5,396
1991 215,833 4,975
Edward W. Limbach...................................................... 1993 245,833 6,098
Vice President of the Company 1992 233,750 5,365
1991 214,583 4,879
Gerald C. Smith........................................................ 1993 245,833 6,098
Vice President of the Company 1992 233,750 5,192
1991 207,500 4,630
W. Timothy Pohl........................................................ 1993 139,667 3,524
General Counsel and Secretary of the Company 1992 126,667 2,770
1991 110,833 2,450
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(dagger) Value of the shares of the Company's Common Stock purchased with
Company contributions and credited to the account of the named
executive officer under the Employees' Stock Ownership Plan and
Savings Plan for Employees.
* Though Mr. Johnstone has been an employee of the Company or one of
its subsidiaries for more than 27 years, only the compensation
paid to him while serving as President and Chief Executive Officer
is reported.
The Company has maintained since 1976 an Employees' Stock Ownership Plan
(the "ESOP") which has been amended from time to time, primarily to reflect
changes in federal tax law. All employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries who are not included in a bargaining unit and have more than one
year of service with the Company may participate in the ESOP. During 1993,
the Company established a Savings Plan for Employees. All employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries who have completed six months of service may
participate in the Savings Plan. As of March 7, 1994, the ESOP and Savings
Plan together held 3.2% of the Company's Common Stock.
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PENSION PLAN
The following table shows the approximate annual retirement benefits
which will be payable under the Company's Pension Plan, Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan and Supplemental Retirement Plan at the normal
retirement age of 65 (assuming continuation of the plans) for specified years
of service and levels of average remuneration.
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YEARS OF SERVICE
FINAL AVERAGE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
REMUNERATION 15 20 25 30 35 40
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$100,000 30,340 40,460 50,570 54,070 57,570 61,070
150,000 46,840 62,460 78,070 83,320 88,570 93,820
200,000 63,340 84,460 105,570 112,570 119,570 126,570
250,000 79,840 106,460 133,070 141,820 150,570 159,320
300,000 96,340 128,460 160,570 171,070 181,570 192,070
350,000 112,840 150,460 188,070 200,320 212,570 224,820
400,000 129,340 172,460 215,570 229,570 243,570 257,570
450,000 145,840 194,460 243,070 258,820 274,570 290,320
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The Company and its subsidiaries have a defined benefit,
non-contributory Pension Plan which covers substantially all employees,
including the executive officers shown above. Annual amounts which are
contributed to the plan and charged to expense during the year are computed
on an aggregate actuarial basis and cannot be individually allocated. The
remuneration covered under the plan includes salaries, but not directors
fees, paid to plan participants. Directors who are not also employees do not
participate in the plan. Benefits under the plan are calculated as a
percentage of average remuneration over the last five years of employment,
which percentage depends on the employee's total number of years of service.
Benefits are not subject to reduction for Social Security or other benefits,
but are restricted under federal tax law to a maximum of $118,800 per year.
As of March 7, 1994, Messrs. Johnstone, Barr, Limbach, Smith and Pohl have
been credited with 27, 32, 29, 41 and 9 years of service, respectively, under
the plan.
In 1985, the Company established a Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan under which it has agreed to provide additional retirement benefits to
certain employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, designated from time
to time by the Board. Messrs. Johnstone, Barr, Limbach and Smith have been
so designated. Benefits under the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan are
intended to (i) provide the additional retirement benefits that would be
payable under the Company's Pension Plan if federal tax law did not restrict
such benefits as described in the preceding paragraph, (ii) compute the
benefits payable on the basis of average remuneration over the final three
years of employment rather than the final five years and (iii) provide
additional years of service to those covered employees hired in mid-career.
In 1989, recognizing that the federal tax law restrictions on benefits
payable under the Pension Plan had begun to affect employees who were not
eligible for the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, the Company adopted
the Supplemental Retirement Plan (the "SRP"). The SRP is designed to provide
benefits to employees above certain salary grades, or otherwise designated by
the Board of Directors, equal to those that would be provided under the
Pension Plan's benefit formula if it were unaffected by the federal tax law
restrictions on benefits. Benefits payable under the SRP are reduced by any
benefit payable to the same individual under the Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan.
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REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of
Directors (the "Committee") is comprised entirely of the following
independent non-employee directors: William O. Albertini, Elizabeth H.
Gemmill, William F. Hyland, Marilyn W. Lewis, Nancy W. Wainwright and Ross A.
Webber. The Committee establishes, subject to the concurrence of the Board
of Directors, the Company's compensation policy and objective and is
responsible for administering the compensation program for the Company's
executive officers.
The Committee endeavors to ensure that compensation and benefits are at
levels which enable the Company to attract and retain the high-quality
employees it needs. Consistent with this objective, it is the policy of the
Committee that the total compensation paid to executive officers should be
competitive with the remuneration received by those in positions of similar
responsibilities in other utilities of comparable size. To this end, an
independent compensation expert is retained to assist the Committee by
periodically studying the Company's compensation program for officers,
reporting its findings and making recommendations consistent with the
compensation policy. The Committee then establishes the appropriate salary
range or band for each officer position based on the findings of the
independent compensation expert.
The President and Chief Executive Officer, with the concurrence of the
Committee, annually sets the salary within the designated salary band for
each executive officer other than himself based on his personal assessment of
the performance of each such officer.
The Committee, with the concurrence of the Board of Directors, sets a
salary within the designated salary band which is appropriate for the
President and Chief Executive Officer. The salary is reviewed annually, and
an adjustment within the designated salary band is made on the basis of
merit. This evaluation of merit involves an analysis of (i) the Company's
financial performance within the limitations imposed by state utility
regulators and fluctuating and varying weather conditions and (ii) the
performance of the President and Chief Executive Officer in maintaining the
Company as a leader in the water service industry and in expanding the
Company's water service operations consistent with the Company's commitment
to quality water service to customers of its utility subsidiaries.
Inasmuch as water service operations are the Company's principal
business, evaluating the Company's financial performance requires an
understanding of (i) the prevailing regulatory practice in each of the states
in which the Company's utility subsidiaries operate and (ii) the effect
varying weather conditions have on revenues and expenses. Consequently, the
Committee has not adopted a formula relationship between changes in the
Company's financial performance and changes in the level of salary
compensation for the President and Chief Executive Officer. Similarly,
because of the varied subjective considerations involved, the Committee does
not evaluate on a formula basis the performance of the President and Chief
Executive Officer in maintaining the Company as a leader in the water service
industry or in expanding the Company's water service operations.
The salary being paid to George W. Johnstone, the Company's President
and Chief Executive Officer, was reviewed at the April, 1993 meeting of the
Committee, the meeting during each calendar year at which the compensation
paid to executive officers and others is evaluated. Based on the
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analysis described above, Mr. Johnstone's annual salary was increased to
$390,000, effective June 1, 1993.
The independent compensation expert has analyzed various published and
unpublished compensation surveys of utility companies by industry (i.e.,
electric, gas and water) and has found that the salary bands established by
the Committee are competitive, but that the total compensation of the
Company's executives, which is defined by the independent compensation expert
to include incentives in addition to salary, is significantly lower than the
median of total compensation paid to executives of companies reported in the
surveys. At present, the Company does not have an incentive program for its
executives. However, the Committee is recommending the adoption of the
Long-Term Performance-Based Incentive Plan described in this Proxy Statement
to supplement the salaries paid to the Company's executives.
AS SUBMITTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COMPENSATION
AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
William O. Albertini Marilyn W. Lewis
Elizabeth H. Gemmill Nancy W. Wainwright
William F. Hyland Ross A. Webber
Dated: February 4, 1994
DIRECTOR REMUNERATION
The amounts paid to directors who are not employees of the Company or
one of its subsidiaries for their services as such and for their
participation on committees of the Board are as follows: (i) each director
receives a retainer of $15,500 per year plus a fee of $1,200 for each Board
meeting attended, (ii) each member of the Executive Committee receives an
additional retainer of $13,000 per year plus a fee of $1,000 for each
Executive Committee meeting attended and (iii) the Chairmen of the Audit
Committee, Compensation and Management Development Committee and Nominating
Committee each receive an additional retainer of $1,500 per year, and each
member of such committees receives a fee of $1,000 for each meeting attended.
The Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee and Vice Chairman of the
Board receive additional annual retainers of $85,000 and $20,000,
respectively. Directors who are employees of the Company or one of its
subsidiaries do not receive retainers or attendance fees. A retiring
director receives, as a retirement benefit, an annual amount equal to the
retainer for service as a director in effect at the time of retirement. Such
payment continues for a period equal to the lesser of (i) the life of such
director or (ii) the period such director served as a member of the Board,
exclusive of any period when such director was also a salaried employee of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares the changes over the last five years in the
value of $100 invested in (i) the Company's Common Stock ("American"), (ii)
the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and (iii) the Dow Jones Water Utilities
Index.
The year-end values of each investment are based on share price
appreciation plus dividends paid in cash, with the dividends reinvested on
the date they were paid. The calculations exclude trading commissions and
taxes. Total stockholder returns from each investment, whether measured in
dollars or percent, can be calculated from the year-end investment values
shown beneath the graph.
FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
VALUE OF $100 INVESTED ON DECEMBER 31, 1988
[ INSERT PERFORMANCE GRAPH ]
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Dec-88 Dec-89 Dec-90 Dec-91 Dec-92 Dec-93
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American 100 110 102 176 189 215
S&P 500 100 132 128 166 179 197
DJ Water
Utils 100 105 93 142 153 172
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PROPOSAL NO. 2
APPROVAL OF THE
LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN
In order to create incentives for superior performance, to link
compensation to total stockholder returns and to facilitate the retention by
the Company and its designated subsidiaries of valued executive officers and
other key employees, on February 4, 1994, the Board of Directors considered
and adopted the Long-Term Performance-Based Incentive Plan (the "Incentive
Plan"), subject to the approval of the stockholders of the Company. The
Incentive Plan is intended to provide a greater community of interest between
key employees and the Company's stockholders and enable the Company to
attract and retain individuals of outstanding ability.
A maximum of 350,000 shares (subject to adjustment for stock dividends,
stock splits and the like) of the Company's common stock, par value $1.25 per
share ("Common Stock"), will be available to be issued under the Incentive
Plan. If approved by the Company's stockholders, the Incentive Plan will be
effective as of January 1, 1993.
A proposal for stockholder adoption and approval of the Incentive Plan
will be presented at the 1994 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Incentive
Plan is set forth in Appendix A to this proxy statement. The following
summary of certain features of the Incentive Plan is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Incentive Plan.
Administration. The Board of Directors has delegated the responsibility
to administer the Incentive Plan to the Compensation and Management
Development Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors. The
Committee, subject to the provisions of the Incentive Plan, is authorized to
interpret and administer the Incentive Plan, to approve employees to whom
awards will be granted, to determine the type and amount of awards and the
terms and conditions of such awards, and to exercise all powers allocated to
the Committee under the Incentive Plan. No member of the Committee will be
eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan.
The Incentive Plan may be amended in writing by the Board of Directors
without stockholder approval, except that no amendment to the Incentive Plan
may increase the number of shares of Common Stock authorized or available for
award under the Incentive Plan.
Eligibility. Executive officers and other key employees of the Company
or its designated subsidiaries who are recommended from time to time by the
President and Chief Executive Officer and approved by the Committee will be
eligible to receive awards under the Incentive Plan. The receipt of an award
under the Incentive Plan will not confer upon any individual the right to
receive additional awards under the Incentive Plan. Approximately 14
executive officers and key employees will be initially eligible to
participate in the Incentive Plan. However, it is not possible to state at
this time which executive officers or key employees will be granted awards
under the Incentive Plan or the value of such awards since these matters will
be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, based on such factors
as it deems pertinent in granting awards.
Awards. The Committee may upon the recommendation of the President and
Chief Executive Officer from time to time establish performance goals for
participants in the Incentive Plan and grant awards under the Incentive Plan.
Performance goals for participants will institute targets for achievement
during the performance cycle based on earnings-per-share growth and total
return to stockholders of the Company in comparison to a designated peer
group of water companies. The
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Committee will measure the performance of participants over the performance
cycle which will consist of a period of three consecutive calendar years.
The Committee may also set performance goals in relation to the performance
of individual participants or a subsidiary, unit or division, or any
combination thereof.
The President and Chief Executive Officer will report to the Committee
regarding actual performance as soon as practicable after the conclusion of
each performance cycle. The Committee will determine the extent to which
participants have achieved the performance goals established for them and the
amount of the awards to which they may be entitled.
Awards will be paid as soon as practicable after the conclusion of each
performance cycle to which such award relates. Awards may be paid in the
form of cash, restricted shares of Common Stock or a combination of both.
Awards in the form of restricted shares of Common Stock will be subject to
such restrictions as the Committee will determine. The Committee, in its
sole discretion, may issue awards in different classes or series and subject
to such restrictions, terms and conditions that the Committee may determine
and provide for the deferral of any component of an award and the terms and
conditions of such deferral.
An award of "restricted stock" is a grant of shares of Common Stock
which is subject to forfeiture upon the happening of certain events, and such
shares are held in escrow by the Company during the restricted period.
Shares of restricted stock granted under the Incentive Plan may not be sold,
pledged or otherwise transferred by the participant for three years or for
such longer period as the Committee, in its sole discretion, permits the
participant to defer receipt of such shares. During the restricted period,
the participant will have the right to receive cash payments equal to the
dividends declared and paid, if any, in respect of shares of restricted stock
and to vote such shares.
Following the commencement of a performance cycle with respect to a
participant, the Committee may not alter the performance goals established
for such period except in the event of (i) a significant acquisition of
another business by the Company, (ii) a disposition of a significant part of
the business by the Company, (iii) any significant changes due to legislation
or regulations adversely affecting the operation of the Incentive Plan or
(iv) any other extraordinary event, in each case as determined in the
discretion of the Committee.
No award pursuant to the Incentive Plan may be transferred or assigned
by a participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
During the lifetime of a participant, the awards will be exercisable by or
payable to the participant to whom such awards were issued.
The closing price of Common Stock reported on the New York Stock
Exchange on March 8, 1994 was $31.375.
Termination of Employment. In the event that a participant's employment
is terminated during a performance cycle due to death, disability or
retirement on or after attaining age 62, awards will become vested on a pro
rata basis provided that the participant has been an employee of the Company
for at least one year during the performance cycle. In all other cases of
termination of a participant's employment with the Company for any reason
whatsoever (voluntary and involuntary), awards will be forfeited.
Certain Events. In the event that the outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Company are converted into, or exchangeable for, a different
number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company or of another
corporation by reason of a reorganization, merger, consolidation,
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reclassification or combination, appropriate adjustment will be made by the
Board of Directors in the number of shares and kind of Common Stock for which
awards may be or may have been made under the Incentive Plan, so that the
proportionate interests of participants may be maintained as before the
occurrence of such events.
Federal Tax Treatment. Under the present federal tax laws, the federal
income tax treatment of restricted stock under the Incentive Plan is as
follows:
An employee realizes no taxable income and the Company is not entitled
to deduction when a restricted stock award is made. When the restrictions on
the shares of restricted stock lapse, the employee will realize ordinary
income equal to the fair market value of the shares, and the Company will be
entitled to a corresponding deduction. Upon the sale of the shares, the
employee will realize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending
upon whether the shares have been held for more than one year. Such gain or
loss will be equal to the difference between the sale price of the shares and
the fair market value of the shares on the date that the employee recognized
income.
The Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote "FOR" the
proposal to adopt and approve the Long-Term Performance-Based Incentive Plan
as set forth in Appendix A. The persons named in the enclosed proxy intend
to vote "FOR" adoption of the amendment unless otherwise directed.
PROPOSAL NO. 3
RATIFICATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Subject to ratification by stockholders, the Board of Directors, acting
upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has appointed Price
Waterhouse as independent accountants to audit the books and accounts of the
Company at the close of the current fiscal year. Price Waterhouse acted as
independent accountants for the Company during 1993. It is intended that, in
the absence of contrary direction, the proxies will be voted for the
ratification of Price Waterhouse as independent accountants, and the Board of
Directors recommends that the stockholders vote to ratify the appointment of
Price Waterhouse as independent accountants. In the event the appointment of
Price Waterhouse is ratified, it is expected that Price Waterhouse will also
audit the books and accounts of certain subsidiaries of the Company at the
close of their current fiscal years. A representative of Price Waterhouse,
whose report on the Company's financial statements appears in the 1993 Annual
Report, will be present at the annual meeting and will have the opportunity
to make a statement, if he desires to do so, and to respond to appropriate
questions from stockholders.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors does not know of any other matters which may come
before the meeting. However, if any other matters properly come before the
meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying form of
proxy to vote the proxy in accordance with their judgment on such matters.
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SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
The Company will bear the cost of solicitation of proxies. In addition
to the use of the mails, proxies may be solicited by officers, directors and
regular employees of the Company, personally or by telephone or by telegraph,
and the Company may pay banks, brokers or other nominees who hold stock in
their names for their expenses in sending soliciting material to their
principals. Corporate Investors Communications, Inc. has been retained to
assist in the solicitation of proxies at a fee of $5,000, plus expenses.
It is important that proxies be returned promptly. Therefore,
stockholders are urged to complete, date, sign and return the enclosed proxy
in the accompanying envelope (to which no postage need be affixed if mailed
in the United States), whether or not they plan to attend the meeting.
Stockholders attending the meeting may vote their shares in person.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Any stockholder who desires to submit a proposal to be considered for
inclusion in the Company's proxy statement and proxy relating to its annual
meeting of stockholders in 1995 must submit such proposal in writing to the
Company by November 25, 1994. Such proposals should be directed to the
General Counsel and Secretary of the Company.
FORM 10-K REPORT
Upon the written request of any person who on the record date was a
record owner of stock of the Company, or who represents in good faith that he
or she was on such date a beneficial owner of such stock, the Company will
send to such person, without charge, a copy of its annual report on Form 10-K
for 1993, including financial statements and schedules, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Requests for this report should be
directed to: W. Timothy Pohl, General Counsel and Secretary, American Water
Works Company, Inc., 1025 Laurel Oak Road, P. O. Box 1770, Voorhees, New
Jersey 08043.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. TIMOTHY POHL, General Counsel and Secretary
Dated: March 25, 1994
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APPENDIX A
LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE-BASED
INCENTIVE PLAN
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I. PURPOSE
The purpose of the Plan is to promote the success of the Company by
linking incentive opportunities to stockholder gains and enabling the
Company to attract and retain individuals of outstanding ability.
II. DEFINITIONS
A. Award: An Award granted pursuant to Section VI. hereof.
B. Award Agreement: An agreement entered into between the Company
and a Participant, setting forth the terms and conditions
applicable to the Award granted to the Participant.
C. Board: The Board of Directors of the Company.
D. Change of Control Event: A Change of Control Event occurs when
any person or group acquires or announces an offer for 25% or more
of the Company's Common Stock or when, during any two consecutive
calendar years, individuals who at the beginning of such period
were members of the Board of Directors cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors.
E. Committee: The Compensation and Management Development Committee
of the Board.
F. Common Stock: The Common Stock of the Company (par value of $1.25
per share) or any security of the Company issued in substitution,
exchange, or in lieu thereof.
G. Company: American Water Works Company, Inc. a Delaware
corporation, its successors and assigns. Except where the context
indicates otherwise, Company shall include such Subsidiaries as
shall be designated by the Board to participate in the Plan.
H. Earnings Per Share Growth: The average percentage change in
earnings per share, as reported in the Company's annual report to
stockholders during the Performance Cycle, but without regard to
any extraordinary items determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
I. Effective Date: January 1, 1993, the date as of which the first
Performance Cycle commenced.
J. Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any
successor statute, as it may be amended from time to time.
K. Insider: Any person who is subject to Section 16.
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L. Market Price: The average of the closing sale prices of the
Company's Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
Composite Transaction Tape during the twenty trading-day period
consisting of the last ten trading days of December and the first
ten trading days of January. For any Plan Year, Market Price for
or at the beginning of such Plan Year shall be determined by
reference to the twenty-day trading period commencing in the
immediately preceding Plan Year, and Market Price for or at the
end of such Plan Year shall be determined by reference to the
twenty-day trading period ending in the immediately succeeding
Plan Year.
M. Participant: An executive or other key employee of the Company
designated by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan.
N. Performance Cycle: A period of three consecutive Plan Years, over
which performance against the Performance Cycle Goals is to be
measured.
O. Performance Cycle Goals: The performance goals established by the
Committee for a Performance Cycle.
P. Peer Group: Those water utility companies designated by the
Committee as members of a comparison group for a Performance
Cycle.
Q. Plan Year: The calendar year.
R. President: The President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company.
S. Section 16: Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and any successor
statutory provision, and the rules promulgated thereunder, as it
or they may be amended from time to time.
T. Subsidiary: Any corporation in which the Company, directly or
indirectly, controls a majority of the voting stock.
U. Total Return to Stockholders: The average return to stockholders
for each Plan Year of the Performance Cycle, where, for each such
Plan Year, return to stockholders is measured by dividing (i) the
sum of the cumulative dividends for such Plan Year, assuming
dividend reinvestment, and the difference between the Market Price
at the end and at the beginning of such Plan Year by (ii) the
Market Price at the beginning of such Plan Year.
III. ADMINISTRATION
A. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have
the full power, subject to, and within the limits of the Plan, to
(i) make, interpret and approve all rules for the administration
of the Plan, (ii) exercise all powers allocated to it under the
Plan, (iii) determine the time when Awards will be granted and the
terms and conditions thereof and (iv) exercise all other powers
and perform all other acts in connection with the Plan as it deems
necessary or appropriate.
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B. The Committee shall, from time to time, consult with the President
and receive and consider his recommendations regarding the Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall have the sole
power and authority to adopt, amend and rescind administrative
guidelines, rules and regulations pertaining to the Plan; to
accept, modify or reject recommendations of the President; to set
final Awards; and to interpret and rule on any questions
pertaining to the Plan.
C. No member of the Committee shall be eligible to participate in the
Plan.
D. The Committee shall be constituted so as to permit the Plan to
comply with the administration requirement of Rule 16b-3(c)(2)(i)
of the Exchange Act. A majority of the members of the Committee
shall constitute a quorum. The vote of a majority of a quorum
shall constitute action by the Committee.
E. It is the intent of the Company that this Plan and Awards
hereunder satisfy, and be interpreted in a manner that in the case
of Participants who are or may be Insiders, satisfy the applicable
requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, so that such
persons will be entitled to the benefits of Rule 16b-3, or other
exemptive rules under Section 16, and will not be subjected to
avoidable liability thereunder. If any provision of this Plan or
of any Award would otherwise frustrate or conflict with the intent
expressed in this Section, that provision to the extent possible
shall be interpreted and deemed amended so as to avoid such
conflict. To the extent of any remaining irreconcilable conflict
with such intent, such provision shall be deemed void as
applicable to Insiders.
F. The actions and determinations of the Committee on all matters
relating to the Plan and any Awards thereunder shall be final and
conclusive.
G. No member of the Committee or the Board shall be liable for any
action taken or determination made in good faith with respect to
the Plan or any Award thereunder, and the Company shall defend the
Committee and Board members for any actions taken or decisions
made in good faith under the Plan.
IV. PARTICIPATION
Executives and other key employees of the Company who are designated
from time to time by the Committee will be eligible for Awards. The
receipt of an Award shall not confer upon any Participant the right to
receive any additional Awards.
V. PERFORMANCE CYCLE GOALS
A. Performance Cycle Goals for each Performance Cycle will be
recommended by the President and established by the Committee
based on Earnings Per Share Growth and Total Return to
Stockholders relative to the Peer Group. The Committee may also
establish Performance Cycle Goals based on individual Participant,
subsidiary, unit or division performance, or any combination
thereof, provided, however, that in the case of a Participant who
is not an Insider, the President may establish such other
Performance Goals as he deems appropriate.
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B. Once a Performance Cycle has commenced and Performance Cycle Goals
have been established, such goals may not be changed for such
Performance Cycle except in the event of (i) a significant
acquisition of another business by the Company, (ii) a disposition
of a significant part of the business by the Company, (iii) any
significant changes due to legislation or regulations adversely
affecting the operation of the Plan or (iv) any other
extraordinary event, all as determined by the Committee.
VI. TARGET INCENTIVE AWARDS
A. An Award will entitle a Participant to receive a specified amount
determined by the Committee if the terms and conditions specified
in the Award Agreement are satisfied. Each Award shall be subject
to the following terms and conditions, and to such other terms and
conditions, including but not limited to, restrictions upon any
cash, Common Stock, or any combination thereof, issued in respect
of the Award, as the Committee, in its discretion, shall
establish, and shall be embodied in the Award Agreement.
B. The Committee shall determine the value or range of values,
including the maximum value, of an Award to each Participant. The
value of each Award shall be based in whole or in part on the
Market Value of the Common Stock, and dividends paid with respect
thereto, and the extent to which the Performance Cycle Goals have
been attained. Awards may be issued in different classes or
series having different names, terms, and conditions.
C. The President shall report to the Committee regarding actual
performance as soon as practicable following the conclusion of
each Performance Cycle. The Committee shall determine the extent
to which the Performance Cycle Goals have been met; provided,
however, that in the case of a Participant who is not an Insider,
the President shall determine the extent to which the Performance
Cycle Goals, if any, established by the President pursuant to
Section V.A. with respect to such Participant have been met.
Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, the amount
paid to a Participant shall not exceed the maximum value of the
Award established by the Committee and set forth in the Award
Agreement.
D. In the event of the termination of employment of a Participant
during a Performance Cycle due to death, disability or retirement
on or after attaining age 62, Awards shall become vested on a pro
rata basis, provided the Participant has been an employee for at
least one Plan Year during the Performance Cycle. In all other
cases of termination, Awards shall be forfeited.
E. All Awards shall be paid as soon as practicable after the end of
the Performance Cycle to which the Award relates. Awards may be
paid in the form of cash, restricted shares of Common Stock, or a
combination of both. Awards paid in the form of restricted shares
of Common Stock shall be subject to such restrictions as the
Committee shall determine.
F. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide for the deferral of
any component of the Award and the terms and conditions thereof.
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G. Upon a Change of Control Event, all Awards which have been earned
by Participants shall immediately vest and all restrictions
applicable to the Awards shall immediately expire. In addition,
for the Performance Cycles not yet concluded at the time of a
Change of Control Event, pro rata Awards for each of those
Performance Cycles shall be paid to each Participant as soon as
practicable and each such Award shall be vested and without
restriction.
VII. SHARES RESERVED
The number of shares of Common Stock authorized to be issued pursuant
to the Plan is 350,000 shares. Common Stock may be issued from
authorized and unissued shares or out of shares held in the Company's
treasury, or both.
VIII. AMENDMENTS
All amendments to the Plan shall be in writing and shall be effective
when adopted by the Board, provided that no amendment shall be made to
increase the number of shares of Common Stock authorized or available
under the Plan without stockholder approval.
IX. OTHER PROVISIONS
A. The following provisions shall apply to all Common Stock
authorized for issuance under the Plan.
1. In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or other
subdivision or combination of the Common Stock, the number of
shares of Common Stock authorized under the Plan will be
adjusted proportionately. Similarly, in any such event there
will be a proportionate adjustment in the number of shares of
Common Stock subject to restriction.
2. In the event that the outstanding shares of Common Stock are
changed or converted into, or exchanged or exchangeable for,
a different number or kind of shares or other securities of
the Company or of another corporation by reason of a
reorganization, merger, consolidation, reclassification or
combination, appropriate adjustment shall be made by the Board
in the number of shares and kind of Common Stock for which
Awards may be or may have been made under the Plan, to the end
that the proportionate interests of Participants shall be
maintained as before the occurrence of such event.
B. No Award pursuant to the Plan shall be transferable or assignable
by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution and during the lifetime of a Participant shall be
exercisable or payable only by or to him.
C. The Company shall deduct from all Awards paid hereunder any
federal, state or local taxes required by law to be withheld.
D. Subject to stockholder approval, the Plan will become effective
January 1, 1993. The Board may terminate the Plan at any time,
effective at the end of the then-current Plan Year.
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E. This Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by
the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict
of law rules thereof.
F. The Committee's determinations under the Plan need not be uniform
and may be made by it selectively among persons who receive, or
are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan, whether or not
such persons are similarly situated. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Committee will be entitled, among
other things, to make non-uniform and selective determinations and
to establish non-uniform and selective Awards; provided, however,
the Committee may not increase the amount of compensation that
would otherwise be payable upon achievement of the Performance
Cycle Goals.
G. Nothing contained in the Plan will be deemed in any way to limit
or restrict the Company or the Committee from making any Award or
payment to any person under any other plan, arrangement or
understanding, whether now existing or hereafter in effect.
H. If payments are legally required to be made to any person other
than the person to whom any amount is available under the Plan,
payments will be made accordingly. Any such payment will be a
complete discharge of the liability of the Company.
I. No provision of the Plan will require the Company, for the purpose
of satisfying any obligations under the Plan, to purchase assets
or place any assets in a trust or other entity to which
contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets, nor
will the Company maintain separate bank accounts, books, records
or other evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately
maintained or administered fund for such purposes. Participants
will have no rights under the Plan other than as unsecured general
creditors of the Company, except that insofar as they may have
become entitled to payment of additional compensation by
performance of services, they will have the same rights as other
employees under generally applicable law.
J. Nothing contained in this Plan will confer upon any employee or
Participant any right to continue in the employ or other service
of the Company or constitute any contract or limit in any way the
right of the Company to change such person's compensation or other
benefits or to terminate the employment or other service of such
person, with or without cause.
K. The headings contained herein are for the purposes of convenience
only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan,
rather than the headings, will control.
L. If any term or provision contained herein is held to any extent
invalid or unenforceable, such term or provision will be reformed
so that it is valid and such invalidity or unenforceability will
not affect any other provision or part hereof.
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AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY
P FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS ON MAY 5, 1994
R The undersigned, hereby revoking any contrary proxy previously
given, hereby appoints George W. Johnstone and Marilyn W. Lewis, and
O each of them, attorneys and proxies, with full power of substitution
and revocation, to vote all of the shares of the undersigned in
X American Water Works Company, Inc. (the "Company") entitled to vote at
the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company on May 5, 1994, and
Y at any adjournment thereof, as indicated on the reverse side and in
accordance with the judgment of said attorneys and proxies on any other
business which may come before the meeting or any such adjournment.
Except as otherwise indicated on the reverse side, the undersigned
authorizes the proxies appointed hereby to vote cumulatively for such
of the nominees (in some circumstances, less than all) as such proxies
in their discretion determine if in their judgment such action is
necessary to elect as many of the nominees as possible.
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER
DIRECTED BY THE STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL
BE VOTED AS SUCH PROXIES IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.
CONTINUED, AND TO BE SIGNED AND DATED, ON REVERSE SIDE SEE REVERSE
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/X/ PLEASE MARK
VOTES AS IN
THIS EXAMPLE.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
NOMINEES: William O. Albertini, William R. Cobb, Elizabeth H. Gemmill,
Henry G. Hager, Nelson G. Harris, William F. Hyland, George W. Johnstone,
Marilyn W. Lewis, Nancy W. Wainwright, Paul W. Ware, Ross A. Webber
FOR WITHHELD
/ / / /
___________________________________________________________________
Withhold vote from the nominees that I/We have written on the above
line, or cumulate votes as I/We have instructed on the above line
2. Approval of the Long-Term FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Performance-Based Incentive Plan. / / / / / /
3. Ratification of the appointment of / / / / / /
Price Waterhouse as independent
accountants.
4. In their discretion, upon other matters as may properly come before the
meeting.
MARK HERE
FOR ADDRESS / /
CHANGE AND
NOTE AT LEFT
Please date and sign below. If joint account, each owner should sign. When
signing in a representative capacity, please give title. Please sign here
exactly as name is stenciled hereon.
Signature:___________________________________________Date__________________
Signature:___________________________________________Date__________________
Please return your signed proxy at once in the enclosed envelope, which
requires no postage if mailed in the United States, even though you expect to
attend the meeting in person.
