Waters Corporation 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

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 Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Flemming Ornskov, M.D., M.P.H.”): 83,104,653 for, 3,955,483 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS In accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and pursuant to the foregoing vote, each of the nominated directors was re-…”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 183 asset managers below reported 39,197,254 for, 93,073 against, 2,271 abstained, 83 not voted.

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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 Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Linda Baddour”): 86,221,152 for, 1,030,608 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS In accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and pursuant to the foregoing vote, each of the nominated directors was re-…”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 183 asset managers below reported 39,287,440 for, 2,887 against, 2,268 abstained, 83 not voted.

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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 Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Udit Batra, Ph.D.”): 87,140,621 for, 113,050 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS In accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and pursuant to the foregoing vote, each of the nominated directors was re-…”
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 183 asset managers below reported 39,288,164 for, 2,165 against, 2,268 abstained, 83 not voted.

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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 Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dan Brennan”): 86,409,051 for, 842,947 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS In accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and pursuant to the foregoing vote, each of the nominated directors was re-…”
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 183 asset managers below reported 39,288,157 for, 2,173 against, 2,268 abstained, 83 not voted.

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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 Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Richard Fearon”): 86,317,068 for, 934,399 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS In accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and pursuant to the foregoing vote, each of the nominated directors was re-…”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 183 asset managers below reported 39,287,443 for, 2,886 against, 2,268 abstained, 83 not voted.

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

Waters Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Claire M. Fraser, Ph.D.”): 87,199,890 for, 56,704 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS In accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and pursuant to the foregoing vote, each of the nominated directors was re-…”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 183 asset managers below reported 39,288,166 for, 2,164 against, 2,268 abstained, 83 not voted.

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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 Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Pearl S. Huang, Ph.D.”): 86,184,541 for, 1,024,668 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS In accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and pursuant to the foregoing vote, each of the nominated directors was re-…”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 183 asset managers below reported 39,288,152 for, 2,178 against, 2,269 abstained, 83 not voted.

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

Waters Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Wei Jiang”): 86,445,585 for, 800,073 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS In accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and pursuant to the foregoing vote, each of the nominated directors was re-…”
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 183 asset managers below reported 39,288,158 for, 2,172 against, 2,268 abstained, 83 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 183 asset managers. See all 183 in the interactive database.

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

Waters Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Heather Knight”): 86,159,243 for, 1,044,180 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS In accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and pursuant to the foregoing vote, each of the nominated directors was re-…”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 183 asset managers below reported 39,288,152 for, 2,178 against, 2,269 abstained, 83 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 183 asset managers. See all 183 in the interactive database.

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

Waters Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher A. Kuebler”): 82,799,542 for, 3,610,545 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS In accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and pursuant to the foregoing vote, each of the nominated directors was re-…”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 183 asset managers below reported 39,275,148 for, 15,172 against, 2,279 abstained, 83 not voted.

Showing the 25 largest of 183 asset managers. See all 183 in the interactive database.

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

Waters Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mark Vergnano”): 86,045,351 for, 1,207,514 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS In accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and pursuant to the foregoing vote, each of the nominated directors was re-…”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 183 asset managers below reported 39,287,264 for, 3,066 against, 2,268 abstained, 83 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve the issuance of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the "Waters Common Stock"), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 13, 2025, by and among the Company, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Augusta SpinCo Corporation and Beta Merger Sub, Inc., as amended from time to time (the "Share Issuance Proposal").

Waters Corporation’s own tally for this item (“1. SHARE ISSUANCE PROPOSAL At the Special Meeting, Waters' shareholders voted upon a proposal to approve the issuance of shares of Waters Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the "Share Issuance Proposal")”): 53,910,265 for, 136,468 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed January 27, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Pursuant to the foregoing vote, the shareholders approved the Share Issuance Proposal.”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 157 asset managers below reported 21,232,046 for, 2,083 against, 45 not voted, 155 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, (a) to solicit additional proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Share Issuance Proposal, (b) if there are insufficient shares of Waters Common Stock represented (either in person via the Internet or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct business at the Special Meeting or (c) to allow reasonable time for the filing or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosures that the Company has determined, based on the advice of outside legal counsel, are reasonably likely to be required under applicable law and for such supplemental or amended disclosures to be disseminated and reviewed by the Company's shareholders prior to the Special Meeting.

The 82 asset managers below reported 15,050,473 for, 1,053,937 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: APPROVE ADJOURNING THE SPECIAL MEETING, IF NECESSARY, (A) TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES TO APPROVE THE SHARE ISSUANCE PROPOSAL, (B) IF INSUFFICIENT SHARES OF WATERS COMMON STOCK ARE REPRESENTED (ONLINE OR BY PROXY) TO CONDUCT BUSINESS AT THE SPECIAL MEETING, AND (C) TO ALLOW TIME TO FILE OR MAIL ANY SUPPLEMENTAL OR AMENDED LEGAL DISCLOSURES REQUIRED BY LAW, AND TO GIVE SHAREHOLDERS SUFFICIENT TIME TO RECEIVE AND REVIEW SUCH DISCLOSURES BEFORE THE SPECIAL MEETING.

The 52 asset managers below reported 3,946,123 for, 30,320 against, 155 unknown. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, (a) to solicit additional proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Share Issuance Proposal, (b) if there are insufficient shares of Waters Common Stock represented (either in person via the Internet or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct business at the Special Meeting, or (c) to allow reasonable time for the filing or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosures that the Company has determined, based on the advice of outside legal counsel, are reasonably likely to be required under applicable law and for such supplemental or amended disclosures to be disseminated and reviewed by the Company's stockholders.

The 19 asset managers below reported 974,941 for, 1,547 abstained, 45 not voted. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports, all 6 managers: 153,085 for.

Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 12,123 for.

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports, all 1 managers: 2,000 for.

Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 150 for.

Description as filed by funds: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's executive officers.

Waters Corporation’s own tally for this item (“3. NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON COMPENSATION OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS”): 76,557,521 for, 10,653,534 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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 approving the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.”
Support: 88% 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 173 managers: 39,014,154 for, 259,257 against, 5,672 abstained, 271 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 1,037 managers: 49,671,808 for, 8,939,117 against, 10,915 abstained, 36,420 not voted. 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, 2026; and

Waters Corporation’s own tally for this item (“2. RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM”): 84,825,213 for, 4,979,244 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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, 2026 was approved.”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of Waters Corporation’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors” (6 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown).

The 177 asset managers below reported 39,047,650 for, 25,697 against, 2,278 abstained, 83 not voted.

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