8-K

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): October 18, 2023

Waters Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

01-14010

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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On October 18, 2023, Jonathan Pratt notified Waters Corporation (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from his position as Senior Vice President of the Waters Division, effective October 24, 2023.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 24, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing a business unit leadership transition, including the resignation of Mr. Pratt and the appointment of Christos Ross as Interim Senior Vice President of the Waters Division. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for 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 incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Number		Description of Exhibits

99.1		Press release dated October 24, 2023.

104		The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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

By:		/s/ Keeley A. Aleman
Name:		Keeley A. Aleman
Title:		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: October 24, 2023

Waters Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure