Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Officers of the Company are elected annually by the Board of Directors and hold office at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The following persons serve as executive officers of the Company:

Dr. Udit Batra, 50, was appointed a Director of the Company as well as President and CEO on September 1, 2020. He most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which operates as MilliporeSigma in the United States and Canada, and as a member of its Executive Board, roles he held from 2014 and 2016, respectively, through July 2020. Prior to that, Dr. Batra served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s Consumer Health business. Dr. Batra oversaw the company’s Bioethics Advisory Panel and had Board responsibility for the global Information Technology function. Before joining Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Dr. Batra held several positions of increasing responsibility at Novartis, including Global Head of Corporate Strategy in Switzerland, Country President for the Pharma Business of Novartis in Australia and New Zealand and the Global Head of Public Health and Market Access in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Batra also served at the global consultancy McKinsey & Company across the healthcare, consumer and

non-profit

sectors. Dr. Batra started his career at Merck Research Labs in West Point, Pennsylvania as a research engineer.

Keeley Aleman, 44, was appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in October of 2019. Ms. Aleman joined Waters Corporation in 2006 as the Assistant General Counsel and held various legal roles focusing on business transactions, commercial strategies, international development, compliance, corporate governance and organizational matters. Prior to joining Waters Corporation she held corporate associate positions at Goodwin Procter, LLP, and Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP.

Robert G. Carson, 47, was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Development in February 2018. Prior to joining Waters Corporation, he held several positions during his 16 years at Medtronic plc, including Vice President and General Manager, Pacemaker Business from January 2017 to January 2018. In addition, Mr. Carson spent nearly 12 years in Medtronic’s spinal implants and biologics business, serving as Vice President and General Manager from July 2016 to January 2017, Vice President of Global Marketing & Strategy from April 2015 to July 2016 and Vice President & Therapy Segment Leader from October 2012 to April 2015. Mr. Carson began his career with Banc of America Securities.

Dr. Michael C. Harrington, 60, was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Markets in February 2016. Dr. Harrington joined Waters Corporation in 1987 and has held several senior positions with Waters Corporation, including Vice President, Europe and Asia Pacific Operations, Senior Director of US Sales Operations, Director of US Chemistry Sales and General Manager of Phase Separations. Prior to joining Waters Corporation, Dr. Harrington held senior sales positions at Celsis, Inc.

Belinda Hyde, 50, was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources of Waters Corporation in January 2021. She is responsible for all aspects of the Global Human Resources function including talent management, total rewards, HR business partners, HR operations and technology, employee engagement and diversity and inclusion. Prior to joining Waters, Belinda served as the Chief Human Resources Officer for SPX FLOW, from July 2015 to December 2020, and Schnitzer Steel. She has also held leadership roles in business and cultural transformation, executive development, talent management, compensation, benefits, training, internal communications and business partner support at companies such as Caltex Petroleum, Dell Technologies, Invitrogen and Celanese Corporation. Belinda earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Texas, as well as both a master’s degree and doctorate in industrial and organizational psychology from the University of Houston.

Ian S. King, 64, was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Products in July 2017. Mr. King joined Waters in 1982 and previously served as Senior Vice President, Instrument Technology; Vice President, Separations Technologies; and Vice President and General Manager of Consumable Division, as well as a variety of scientific and management positions in Waters Corporation’s international subsidiaries. Prior to joining Waters Corporation, Mr. King worked at Edinburgh University as a research scientist.

Jonathan M. Pratt, 51, was appointed Senior Vice President and President, TA Instruments in August 2019. Prior to joining Waters Corporation, Mr. Pratt was President of Beckman Coulter Life Sciences from January 2017 to April 2019. Additionally, he held senior positions at Pall Corporation from 2001 to 2017, where he was Vice President and General Manager from October 2015 to December 2016 following Pall Corporation’s acquisition by Danaher Corporation and, prior to that, President of its Food & Beverage, Laboratory and ForteBio businesses from April 2011 to October 2015. In August 2020, Mr. Pratt was appointed to the Board of SPX FLOW, Inc. (NYSE:FLOW) as an independent director and a member of the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating & Governance Committees.

Michael F. Silveira, 54, was elected by the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as the interim Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2021. Mr. Silveira has been with the Company for 16 years and is a Certified Public Accountant. He joined Waters Corporation in 2004 as Assistant Corporate Controller and was most recently appointed Vice President and Corporate Controller in 2013. Prior to joining the Company, he held several financial management positions with

Astro-Med,

Inc (nka AstroNova), Textron, Inc. and KPMG.

Dan Welch, 59, was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Operations in July 2020 and was Vice President of Global Supply Chain since July 2019 and Senior Director, Supply Chain Management since August 2017. Mr. Welch joined Waters Corporation in May 2012 as General Manager and Senior Director of Manufacturing Operations. Prior to joining Waters Corporation, he held senior operations and engineering positions at semiconductor and solar energy companies.

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