American Water Works Company, Inc. Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share Underwriting AgreementUnderwriting Agreement • December 18th, 2008 • American Water Works Company, Inc. • Water supply • New York
American Water Works Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) an aggregate of [—] shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Stock”) of the Company and RWE Aqua Holdings GmbH, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (the “Selling Stockholder”) proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to sell to the Underwriters an aggregate of [—] shares and, at the election of the Underwriters, up to [—] additional shares of Stock (the “Offering”). The aggregate of [—] shares to be sold by the Company and the Selling Stockholder is herein called the “Firm Shares” and the aggregate of [—] additional shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholder is herein called the “Optional Shares”. The Firm Shares and the Optional Shares that the Underwriters elect to purchase pursuan
