WATWaters Corporation

Health care · Lab Instruments · NYSE

Deals between WAT and its directors, executives, owners of more than 5% or their families: a relative on the payroll, a plane the company charters from its CEO, a director's company that buys from it. SEC rules (Item 404) make the company list every such deal over $120,000 in its proxy statement. Below: what the proxy filed 2026-04-09 reports that the one filed 2025-04-09 did not, quoted as filed.

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Paragraphs about a deal, a person or a relative with nothing like them in the proxy filed 2025-04-09.

Related Party Transactions Policy

“The Audit & Finance Committee and the Board have reviewed and determined that certain categories of Interested Transactions are deemed to be pre-approved or ratified (as applicable) by the Board under the terms of the policy. These are: (a) the employment and compensation arrangements of named executive officers required to be reported in the Company’s proxy statement; (b) Director compensation required to be reported in the Company’s proxy statement; (c) ordinary course charitable contributions periodically reviewed by the Compensation Committee of the Board; and (d) ordinary course business transactions conducted on an “arm’s length” basis with Galderma S.A. (of which Dr. Flemming Ørnskov is Chief Executive Officer), Avient Corp. (of which Mr. Fearon is an independent director but not an employee), Boston Scientific Corporation (of which Mr. Brennan served as Chief Financial Officer until June 2025 and remained a senior advisor through October 2025), Solventum Corporation (of which Ms. Knight is the Chief Commercial Officer), and Baxter International Inc. (of which Ms. Knight served as Executive Vice President and Group President, Medical Products & Therapies until October 2025).”
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The whole section 3 paragraphs, proxy filed 2026-04-09

Related Party Transactions Policy

“The Board has adopted a written Related Party Transactions Policy, which covers “Interested Transactions” between a “Related Party” or parties and the Company. An Interested Transaction is a transaction or arrangement in which the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any calendar year and in which the Company and/or any Related Party may have an interest. A Related Party includes an executive officer, director or nominee for election as a director of the Company, any holder of more than a 5% beneficial ownership interest in the Company, any immediate family member of any of the foregoing, or any firm, corporation or entity in which any of the foregoing persons is employed or is a general partner or principal or in which such person or persons collectively have a 10% or greater beneficial ownership interest.”
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Related Party Transactions Policy

“The General Counsel is responsible for identifying potential Interested Transactions and determining whether a proposed transaction is an Interested Transaction and accordingly, reportable to the Audit & Finance Committee for consideration at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The Audit & Finance Committee will review the material facts of all Interested Transactions and report its recommendations to the Board which will either approve or disapprove the Interested Transaction.”
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Related Party Transactions Policy

“The Audit & Finance Committee and the Board have reviewed and determined that certain categories of Interested Transactions are deemed to be pre-approved or ratified (as applicable) by the Board under the terms of the policy. These are: (a) the employment and compensation arrangements of named executive officers required to be reported in the Company’s proxy statement; (b) Director compensation required to be reported in the Company’s proxy statement; (c) ordinary course charitable contributions periodically reviewed by the Compensation Committee of the Board; and (d) ordinary course business transactions conducted on an “arm’s length” basis with Galderma S.A. (of which Dr. Flemming Ørnskov is Chief Executive Officer), Avient Corp. (of which Mr. Fearon is an independent director but not an employee), Boston Scientific Corporation (of which Mr. Brennan served as Chief Financial Officer until June 2025 and remained a senior advisor through October 2025), Solventum Corporation (of which Ms. Knight is the Chief Commercial Officer), and Baxter International Inc. (of which Ms. Knight served as Executive Vice President and Group President, Medical Products & Therapies until October 2025).”
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Paragraphs are compared by their words, not read by AI: one counts as new when no paragraph last year shares half of its words, or when it names a person or company last year's section did not. A deal reported again with a new amount is not new. Always check the filing. Open the proxy ↗ · Last year's proxy ↗

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