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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-236929"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WAT"
cik: "0001000697"
company_name: "WATERS CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-05-22T20:15:20+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T21:10:31.177503+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Waters shareholders re-elect all 11 directors, ratify PwC, approve say-on-pay at annual meeting

## Summary
- Approx. 90.7M shares (92.4% of eligible) voted at May 21, 2026 annual meeting.
- All 11 directors re-elected; Flemming Ornskov received 83.1M for, 3.96M against.
- Ratification of PwC as auditor for FY 2026 passed with 84.8M for, 4.98M against.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved 76.6M for, 10.7M against.
- Votes on each proposal included broker non-votes totaling 3.39M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-236929
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WAT
- cik: 0001000697
- company_name: WATERS CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-05-22T20:15:20+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000697/000119312526236929/0001193125-26-236929-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000697/000119312526236929/d110015d8k.htm

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