# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001000697
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-057075
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 10785
**Document Hash:** f50f294f2ebf09a6dfbae2f4c20d9148
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-057075.hdr.sgml**: 20260218

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-057075

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260209

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260218

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260218

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Fraser Claire
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001382031

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-14010
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26648462

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
- **CITY:** FRANKLIN LAKES
- **STATE:** NJ
- **ZIP:** 07417

**FORMER NAME:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Fraser-Liggett Claire
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20061122
**ISSUER**: 

**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

**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

## Ex-24

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

**FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS**

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Keeley Aleman, Michael Lynn, Kimberly Larie, and Meg Green, and each of them individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, including substitution and revocation, as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) with respect to the securities of Waters Corporation, a Delaware corporation and any successor issuer thereto (the "Company"), with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any national securities exchanges and the Company, as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act");

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 144 (including any amendments thereto) with respect to the securities of the Company, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any national securities exchanges and the Company, as considered necessary or advisable under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "Securities Act");

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to the undersigned or such attorney in-fact and hereby approves and ratifies any such release of information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with the foregoing.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, such attorney-in-fact to act in their discretion on information provided to such attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)any documents prepared and/or executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act, or the Securities Act, as applicable, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, or (iv) any liability for failure to quality for the safe harbor Rule 144; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act, or Securities Act, as applicable, including without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned hereby gives and grants the foregoing attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that such attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney. Any previous Power of Attorney covering the same subject matter hereof is hereby revoked effective the date hereof.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 144, 3, 4, or 5 or if earlier, until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 9th day of February, 2026.

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| By: /s/ Claire M. Fraser |
| Name: Claire M. Fraser<br>|

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### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Fraser Claire<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>34 MAPLE STREET<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>MILFORD, MA 01757<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>WATERS CORP /DE/ [ WAT ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2026-02-09 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 131<sup>(1)(2)</sup> | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) Represents (i) 128 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of the Issuer received by the reporting person on February 9, 2026, immediately prior to the reporting person's appointment to the board of directors of the Issuer, in exchange for 953 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("SpinCo Common Stock"), of Augusta SpinCo Corporation ("SpinCo") in connection with the transactions (the "Transactions") set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 13, 2025, by and among the Issuer, Becton, Dickinson and Company ("BD"), SpinCo and Beta Merger Sub, Inc., and the Separation Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2025, by and among the Issuer, BD and SpinCo, and (ii) 3 shares of Common Stock held by the reporting person at the time of the reporting person's appointment to the board of directors of the Issuer and prior to the consummation of the Transactions.

(2) (Continued from footnote 1) The Transactions included a distribution of one share of SpinCo Common Stock for each issued and outstanding share of BD common stock, par value $1.00 per share, held by BD shareholders as of the close of business on February 5, 2026, and the subsequent exchange of each such share of SpinCo Common Stock for 0.135343148384084 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.

**Remarks:**
Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

**Signature:** /s/ Kimberly Larie, attorney-in-fact for Claire Fraser  
**Date:** 2026-02-18

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**