VOORHEES, N. J., May 4, 2001 — At their annual meeting yesterday, shareholders of American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) re-elected Henry G. Hager, Frederick S. Kirkpatrick, Gerald C. Smith, Anthony P. Terracciano, and Marilyn Ware to serve on the Company's Board of Directors. The 15 member board is divided into three classes, with members of each class serving staggered terms of three years.
Shareholders also ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent accountants.
Following the shareholders' meeting, the Board of Directors re-elected Marilyn Ware, Chairman; Anthony P. Terracciano, Vice Chairman; and J. James Barr, President and Chief Executive Officer.
American Water Works Company is the nation's largest and most geographically diverse publicly-traded utility enterprise devoted exclusively to water and wastewater business opportunities. Its subsidiaries serve more than 10 million people in 1,300 communities in 23 states from coast-to-coast.
