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EX-4.1 - INDENTURE - American Water Works Company, Inc.dex41.htm
EX-12.1 - COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS - American Water Works Company, Inc.dex121.htm

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 8-K

 

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 3, 2010

 

 

American Water Works Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-34028

 

Delaware   51-0063696

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1025 Laurel Oak Road

Voorhees, NJ 08043

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(856) 346-8200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 8.01. Other Events.

Each of American Water Works Company, Inc.’s and American Water Capital Corp.’s Computation of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007, December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is attached as Exhibit 12.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

  

Description

4.1    Indenture, dated as of December 4, 2009, between American Water Capital Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
12.1    Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC.
Dated: December 3, 2010     By:  

/s/ Ellen C. Wolf

      Ellen C. Wolf
     

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer