WATERS CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: To elect directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected: Christopher A. Kuebler

WATERS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher A. Kuebler”): 47,475,620 for, 4,281,367 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the annual meeting are as follows: 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 …”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 144 asset managers below reported 17,927,638 for, 623,420 against, 10,067 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected: Dan Brennan

WATERS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dan Brennan”): 52,361,673 for, 245,473 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the annual meeting are as follows: 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 …”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 144 asset managers below reported 18,548,835 for, 2,205 against, 10,067 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected: Dr. Flemming Ornskov, M.D., M.P.H.

WATERS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Flemming Ornskov, M.D., M.P.H.”): 41,843,917 for, 9,657,141 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the annual meeting are as follows: 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 …”
Support: 81% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 144 asset managers below reported 17,141,097 for, 1,409,926 against, 10,067 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected: Linda Baddour

WATERS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Linda Baddour”): 52,392,318 for, 215,659 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the annual meeting are as follows: 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 …”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 144 asset managers below reported 18,550,764 for, 242 against, 10,067 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected: Mark Vergnano

WATERS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mark Vergnano”): 50,082,052 for, 2,517,093 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the annual meeting are as follows: 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 …”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 144 asset managers below reported 18,397,007 for, 146,107 against, 17,942 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected: Pearl S. Huang, Ph.D.

WATERS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Pearl. S. Huang, Ph.D.”): 50,753,236 for, 1,856,813 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the annual meeting are as follows: 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 …”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 144 asset managers below reported 18,423,240 for, 127,731 against, 10,067 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected: Richard Fearon

WATERS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Richard Fearon”): 50,123,030 for, 2,484,094 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the annual meeting are as follows: 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 …”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 144 asset managers below reported 17,580,671 for, 970,284 against, 10,067 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected: Udit Batra, Ph.D.

WATERS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Udit Batra, Ph.D.”): 52,401,761 for, 204,963 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the annual meeting are as follows: 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 …”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 144 asset managers below reported 18,548,463 for, 2,475 against, 10,067 abstained.

Showing the 25 largest of 144 asset managers. See all 144 in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To elect directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected: Wei Jiang

WATERS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Wei Jiang”): 52,387,679 for, 220,624 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the annual meeting are as follows: 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 …”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 144 asset managers below reported 18,548,446 for, 2,475 against, 10,067 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To amend the Company's certificate of incorporation to provide for exculpation of certain officers of the Company as permitted by recent amendments to Delaware law; and

WATERS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“4. AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO PROVIDE FOR EXCULPATION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AS PERMITTED BY RECENT AMENDMENTS TO DELAWARE LAW”): 48,746,987 for, 3,854,281 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Pursuant to the foregoing vote, the proposal to amend the Company's certificate of incorporation to provide for exculpation of certain officers as permitted by recent amendments to Delaware law was approved.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 144 asset managers below reported 17,494,122 for, 1,058,974 against, 7,807 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve, by non-binding vote, executive compensation;

WATERS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“3. NON-BINDING VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION”): 41,947,552 for, 10,653,338 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Pursuant to the foregoing vote, the stockholders adopted a non-binding advisory resolution indicating their approval of the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.”
Support: 80% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 141 managers: 17,884,328 for, 806,843 against, 7,875 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 568 managers: 26,074,815 for, 9,456,832 against, 200 abstained, 467 not voted, 5,958 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024;

WATERS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“2. RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM”): 50,417,234 for, 3,881,263 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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, 2024 was approved.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 141 asset managers below reported 18,507,998 for, 22,326 against, 7,246 abstained.

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