# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001000697
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-236929
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 6132
**Document Hash:** 725e385677577010028db76843affac5
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-236929.hdr.sgml**: 20260522

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-236929

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260521

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260522

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260522

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** WATERS CORP /DE/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001000697
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS [3826]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 133668640
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-14010
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261013981

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 34 MAPLE ST
- **CITY:** MILFORD
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 01757
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 5084782000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 34 MAPLE STREET
- **CITY:** MILFORD
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 01757

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** WCD INVESTORS INC /DE/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19960605

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### 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): May 21, 2026

## Waters Corporation

#### (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **001-14010** | **13-3668640** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation)** | **(Commission<br>File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |

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#### 34 Maple Street

#### Milford, Massachusetts 01757

#### (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(508) 478-2000

#### (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

#### N/A

#### (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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange<br>on which registered** |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | WAT | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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| **Item 5.07** | **Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders**  |

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A total of approximately 90,729,508 shares were present or represented by proxy at the annual meeting of stockholders of Waters Corporation (the "Company") on May 21, 2026, representing approximately 92.4% of all shares entitled to vote. The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the annual meeting are as follows:

#### PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | For | Against | Abstain | Broker<br>Non-Votes |
|  Flemming Ornskov, M.D., M.P.H. | 83104653 | 3955483 | 280693 | 3388679 |
|  Linda Baddour | 86221152 | 1030608 | 89069 | 3388679 |
|  Udit Batra, Ph.D. | 87140621 | 113050 | 87158 | 3388679 |
|  Dan Brennan | 86409051 | 842947 | 88831 | 3388679 |
|  Richard Fearon | 86317068 | 934399 | 89363 | 3388679 |
|  Claire M. Fraser, Ph.D. | 87199890 | 56704 | 84235 | 3388679 |
|  Pearl S. Huang, Ph.D. | 86184541 | 1024668 | 131621 | 3388679 |
|  Wei Jiang | 86445585 | 800073 | 95172 | 3388679 |
|  Heather Knight | 86159243 | 1044180 | 137407 | 3388679 |
|  Christopher A. Kuebler | 82799542 | 3610545 | 930743 | 3388679 |
|  Mark Vergnano | 86045351 | 1207514 | 87964 | 3388679 |

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In accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and pursuant to the foregoing vote, each of the nominated directors was re-elected to the Company's Board of Directors.

#### PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
<u> For</u> <u> Against</u> <u> Abstain</u> <br> 84,825,213 4,979,244 925,052

Pursuant to the foregoing vote, the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was approved.

#### PROPOSAL 3: NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker<br>Non-Votes |
| 76557521 | 10653534 | 129775 | 3388679 |

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Pursuant to the foregoing vote, the stockholders adopted a non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.

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#### 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.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | WATERS CORPORATION | WATERS CORPORATION |
| Dated: May 22, 2026 | By: | /s/ Keeley A. Aleman |
|  | Name: | Keeley A. Aleman |
|  | Title: | Corporate Secretary |

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