American Water Works Company, Inc. · NYSE:AWK

American Water Works — Investor Day (December 2016)

72 slides from American Water Works's investor day presentation, Dec 15, 2016

  1. Slide 1: 2016 Investor Conference

    Exhibit 99.2 Exhibit 99.2 2016 Investor Conference December 15, 2016

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

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  3. Slide 3: Forward-Looking Statements

    Forward-Looking Ed Vice December NYSE: Vallejo President AWK 2016 www.amwater.com Financial Statements Planning3and Investor Relations

  4. Slide 4: Forward-Looking Statements

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  5. Slide 5: Safety Message

    Safety Message Robert Author: December NYSE: Lacorte AWK Don’t 2016 www.amwater.com Die Financial in a Car Analyst 5

  6. Slide 6: Tap Into Our Talent

    Tap Into Mike Executive December NYSE: Sgro AWK Talent Vice 2016 www.amwater.com President, General6Counsel & Corporate Secretary

  7. Slide 7: Kentucky American Water

    Kentucky “It’s By: Scott WaterSimpson American by American” and Water Charlie Boland Kentucky American Water

  8. Slide 8: Susan Story Overview

    Susan Story Overview December NYSE: AWK2016 President www.amwater.com and Chief Executive 8 Officer

  9. Slide 9: Our Success Cycle

    American Employees, Engaged Smart Investments, and Operations Efficient December Performance Financial NYSE: Safe, AWK Regulatory Water: 2016 Satisfied= CustomersSustainable Constructive HighlyOutcomes www.amwater.com9 Our Success Cycle

  10. Slide 10: Today We Are Affirming and Announcing Guidance

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  11. Slide 11: Possible Impacts of President-Elect Trump's Administration

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  12. Slide 12: Our Next Five Years

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  13. Slide 13: The Customer Experience: Technology and Water Quality

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  14. Slide 14: The Customer Experience: Technology & Water Quality

    The Customer Where December NYSE: Service, AWK2016 www.amwater.com Experience: Technology & Water 14 Quality Meet

  15. Slide 15: Charting Our Growth: Regulated Overview

    Charting Walter Chief December NYSE: Lynch AWK Operating Our 2016 Growth: www.amwater.com15 Officer Regulated Overview

  16. Slide 16: Our Regulated Footprint

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  17. Slide 17: Regulated Infrastructure Investment

    Total– Regulated: 4% Regulated December NYSE: 6% AWK Investment Infrastructure 2016www.amwater.com 5%-8% Investment—the 17 Foundation of our Growth

  18. Slide 18: Regulated Investment: Five-Year Plan

    Regulated Investment A Our 1tax Budget $1.2 Billion Total capex: $1.5B, including $1.2B infrastructure regulated Confronting approximately NYSE: Year Look policies 5-Year 2017–2021 2017 for $5.9 $6.7-$7.3B, including AWK Into 5Billion Plan $5.9B regulated Year Infrastructure capex: Need Plan $15 and

  19. Slide 19: Capital Expenditures 2017-2021 by Purpose

    $6.7B-$7.3B (In $6.7—$7.3 $0.2 $0.6 $1.2 System Regulated 56% 8% 12% Asset 7% Investments $5.9 Capacity Reliability/Quality December 2017-2021 NYSE: $Acquisition Strategic —Regulated Billions) Renewal AWK 13% Expansion 2016 Capital 2017—2021 of www.amwater.com Capital Asset Investments 4%Expenditure

  20. Slide 20: Lead Service Line Replacement

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  21. Slide 21: Balancing System Needs and Customer Bill Impact

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  22. Slide 22: O&M Efficiency Ratio Stretch Target

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  23. Slide 23: Capital Efficiency Helps Deploy Infrastructure Investment

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  24. Slide 24: Regulatory Mechanisms Supporting Investment

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  25. Slide 25: Regulated Acquisitions: Fragmented Water Industry

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  26. Slide 26: Consolidation Legislation Enabling Growth

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  27. Slide 27: Acquisition Process and Timeline

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  28. Slide 28: Customer Growth Through Acquisitions

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  29. Slide 29: Regulated Operations Summary

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  30. Slide 30: Missouri American Water

    Missouri “H2O By: Terrance Serenade” American Green Water Missouri American Water

  31. Slide 31: Charting Our Growth: Market Based Businesses Overview

    Charting Market Linda Chief Officer Enterprises December NYSE: Financial Sullivan AWK Based Our American 2016 Solutions Growth: www.amwater.com Business Deb President Water Degillio Overview Keystone President Dan31Dalton Clearwater and CEO

  32. Slide 32: Why Market-Based Businesses?

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  33. Slide 33: Market-Based Businesses Portfolio

    American Homeowner Warranty Partnerships Fastest 9.1% O&M Services Contract Public-private Minimal Strategic Short Military Operate 50 Identify Acquisition Steady New 12 > Aging December www.amwater.com 800,000 1.6 40 1,700 year bases water contracts Bases million estimated to contracts infrastructu

  34. Slide 34: Military Services and Home Owner Services Strategy

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  35. Slide 35: Keystone Market Overview

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  36. Slide 36: Keystone: Core Business Expansion Strategy

    Keystone: Core Expansion December NYSE:Business AWKOur 2016 Services www.amwater.com Strategy Municipal Ownership for Asset Growth36

  37. Slide 37: Market Based Businesses

    MarketOwner Home Military December NYSE: AWK Based Services 2016 www.amwater.com Keystone Businesses Contract Services Services 37

  38. Slide 38: Charting Our Growth: Corporate Development Overview

    Charting Corporate Mark Senior December Development NYSE: Strauss Vice AWK Our Business 2016 President—Corporate Growth: www.amwater.com Development 38 Overview Strategy and Business

  39. Slide 39: Corporate Development: What We Do

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  40. Slide 40: Evaluating New States: Three Gates

    Evaluating Line December NYSE:of AWK Sight 2016 Newto www.amwater.com 50,000 States –Regulatory Three Gates 40Business Customers Climate Climate within Five Years

  41. Slide 41: Bringing It All Together: Our Financial Plan

    Bringing Linda Chief December NYSE: Financial Sullivan AWK It2016 Allwww.amwater.com Together: Officer Our Financial 41 Plan

  42. Slide 42: A Top Performing Water Investment

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  43. Slide 43: Fastest Growing Water Utility in the Nation

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  44. Slide 44: Regulated Risk Characteristics and Market Diversity

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  45. Slide 45: Regulated Capital and Rate Base Growth

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  46. Slide 46: Regulated Acquisitions Process

    Regulated 6-12 /Agreement Approval Pending Signed Interim Begin 37,500 with (68,500 Rate Authorized Process Long-term Collect December NYSE: www.amwater.com Scranton Case base months operations Customers agreement AWK revenue financing; customers &Served Signing authorized Acquisitions: 2016 financi

  47. Slide 47: Additional Debt Capacity Under Financial Plan

    We2015 $1.4 Additional Strategic Regulated Investments Current *Estimated NYSE: II. Have Billion AWK Plan Financial Additional Acquisitions System Debt based Additional $5.9 $6.7—$7.3 www.amwater.com Capacity Regulated on Plan: Debt FFODebt $1.2 Regulated Billion Capital Capacity toSystem Debt Capac

  48. Slide 48: Potential Interest Rate Impacts on Earnings Per Share

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  49. Slide 49: Potential Corporate Tax Reform Impacts

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  50. Slide 50: Strong Credit Profile and Debt Maturity Schedule

    Strong Credit 14 8C 10 12 of 2N B Debt $574 80% $478 $22 20% $166 30% 40% 50% $457 2017 0% *Includes December NYSE: ompanies umber B+ 4AWK 10% Maturity 70% 60% 2018 BB- Rating Balance AWK 0Rating both BB 56% 2016 2019 6 www.amwater.com of BB+ Schedule fixed Sheet 58% Utility 2020 BBB- rate 2021 Comp

  51. Slide 51: Strong Federal Cash Flow from Operations

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  52. Slide 52: Dividend Growth Leader

    A Top7-10% 10.2% with Current Target American earnings $1.80 $0.80 2011 $0.00 *The dividend December NYSE:2012 dividend CAGR $0.60 Leader to payout Dividend AWK dividend has grow Water 2016 *EPS $0.40 2013 been 10.2% www.amwater.com in ratio normally dividends Dividend Dividends CAGR growth $0.375 *

  53. Slide 53: Financial Plan Overview and Targets

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  54. Slide 54: Wrap Up

    Wrap Up Susan December NYSE: Story AWK2016 President www.amwater.com and Chief Executive 54 Officer

  55. Slide 55: Shareholder Return and Customer Satisfaction Leader

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  56. Slide 56: Key Takeaways

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  57. Slide 57: Investor Relations Contacts

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  58. Slide 58: Appendix

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  59. Slide 59: Non-GAAP Financial Information

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  60. Slide 60: How American Water Earns Allowed Return

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  61. Slide 61: 2016 to 2017 EPS Growth Drivers

    GrowthAWK $0.08—$0.09 *Revised reconciliation NYSE: www.amwater.com Drivers: 2016and $2.98—$3.08 EPS 2016 other 61 GAAP Adjusted further guidance $0.12—$0.16 information. EPS Guidance $2.59-$2.64. $2.81—$2.86—$0.03 December $2.81-$2.86* Revised 20162016 to 2017 Non-GAAP GAAP EPS EPSGuidance guidance

  62. Slide 62: 2017 Guidance and Major Variables

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  63. Slide 63: Rate Base Growth

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  64. Slide 64: How O&M Savings Translate to Shareholder Value

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  65. Slide 65: 2016 Closed and Pending Acquisitions

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  66. Slide 66: Regulated Rate Base and Authorized ROE

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  67. Slide 67: Pending Rate Cases

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  68. Slide 68: Rate Increases Effective 2016

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  69. Slide 69: System Consolidation Legislation

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  70. Slide 70: O&M Efficiency Ratio Reconciliation

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  71. Slide 71: 2014 Adjusted EPS Reconciliation

    Reconciliation (Non-GAAP) Earnings 2014 Income Less: Diluted Freedom Add: Tax Adjusted from December NYSE: Impact continuing AWK /EPS Earnings (Loss) Per Industries diluted 2016 from Share www.amwater.com (0.02) Table: from operations EPS Per continuing GAAP Chemical Common discontinued Previous (no

  72. Slide 72: 2016 Guidance Reconciliation

    GAAP) Reconciliation Low Adjustment Revised December NYSE: EndAWK with Guidance GAAP 2016 High for Adjustments www.amwater.com Table: of Tax Freedom Guidance End 2016 with Impact Revised Revised Adjustments Industries of $2.59$2.64 Freedom 2016 Earnings 72Binding EPS (Non-GAAP) Industries Guidance G

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