Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the information in our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC in connection with our 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2020 Proxy Statement”) under the captions “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors,” "Board Composition and Refreshment," "Board Committees - Audit Committee," "Audit Committee Report" and “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports.”

The information called for by Item 10 with respect to executive officers is set forth in Part I of this Report under the caption “Information about our Executive Officers” and is incorporated by reference in this section.

We have adopted corporate governance principles and charters for each of our board committees. The principles address director qualification standards, responsibilities, access to management and independent advisors, compensation, orientation and continuing education, succession planning and board and committee self-evaluation. The corporate governance principles and board committee charters are available on the Company’s website at www.xylem.com/en-us/investors/. A copy of the corporate governance principles and board committee charters are also available to any shareholder who requests a copy from the Company’s Corporate Secretary at our Principal Executive Offices.

We have also adopted a written code of conduct which is applicable to all of our directors, officers and employees, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and other executive officers identified pursuant to this Item 10. In accordance with the SEC’s rules and regulations, a copy of the Code of Conduct has been posted to our website and it is also available to any shareholder who requests a copy from the Company's Corporate Secretary. We intend to disclose any changes in our Code of Conduct and waivers of the Code of Conduct on our website at www.xylem.com within four business days following the date of the amendment or waiver.