Waters (WAT) 8-KWaters Corporation Appoints Heather Knight to

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): August 13, 2024

Waters Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(508) 478-2000

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N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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On August 13, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Waters Corporation (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from 9 to 10 members and appointed Heather Knight to the Board, effective August 14, 2024, to fill the vacancy so created. Ms. Knight will serve as a director until the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2025 AGM”) or until her earlier resignation, death, or removal.

The Board has determined that Ms. Knight meets the independence standards established under the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards.

Ms. Knight will receive the standard compensation paid by the Company to all of its non-employee directors and as described under “Director Compensation” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2024. Upon the effective date of her initial appointment to the Board, Ms. Knight will be awarded an initial equity grant valued at $91,666, comprised of 50% of such value in the form of a restricted stock award and 50% of such value in the form of a non-qualified stock option award, both of which will vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant. Ms. Knight will also be entitled to a prorated cash retainer for her service for the period until the 2025 AGM of $54,130 as well as board meeting fees and expenses.

On August 14, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Knight to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) being furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: August 14, 2024