SEC Form 8-K filed by Waters Corporation

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)

 

 

Delaware		001-14010		13-3668640
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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:

 

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

 

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

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. ☐

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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

 

		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Flemming Ornskov, M.D., M.P.H.			83,104,653				3,955,483				280,693				3,388,679
Linda Baddour			86,221,152				1,030,608				89,069				3,388,679
Udit Batra, Ph.D.			87,140,621				113,050				87,158				3,388,679
Dan Brennan			86,409,051				842,947				88,831				3,388,679
Richard Fearon			86,317,068				934,399				89,363				3,388,679
Claire M. Fraser, Ph.D.			87,199,890				56,704				84,235				3,388,679
Pearl S. Huang, Ph.D.			86,184,541				1,024,668				131,621				3,388,679
Wei Jiang			86,445,585				800,073				95,172				3,388,679
Heather Knight			86,159,243				1,044,180				137,407				3,388,679
Christopher A. Kuebler			82,799,542				3,610,545				930,743				3,388,679
Mark Vergnano			86,045,351				1,207,514				87,964				3,388,679

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

 

For		Against		Abstain
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

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
76,557,521		10,653,534		129,775		3,388,679

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

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.

 

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