American Water Closes $50 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes

VOORHEES, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK), the largest investor-owned U.S.
water and wastewater utility company, today announced that its financing
subsidiary, American Water Capital Corp., successfully closed its private
placement offering of $25.5 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.27 %
Senior Unsecured Notes due 2039 and $24.5 million in aggregate principal amount
of 7.21 % Senior Unsecured Notes due 2019.

American Water will use the net proceeds of the offering to repay short-term
debt.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and
wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company
employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water,
wastewater and other related services to approximately 15 million people in 32
states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by visiting
www.amwater.com.

American Water Works Company, Inc.
Maureen Duffy
Director, External Communications
856-309-4546
maureen.duffy@amwater.com

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