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Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

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Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Documents filed as part of this report:

(1)Financial Statements:

The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are filed as part of this Annual Report and are set forth on pages 63 to 108. The report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PCAOB ID: 238), an independent registered public accounting firm, dated February 23, 2026, is set forth beginning on page 61 of this Annual Report.

(2)Exhibits:
Exhibit NumberDescription of Document
2.1Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2023, by and among Wyatt Technology Corporation, Waters Technologies Corporation, the shareholders named therein and Geofrey Wyatt in his capacity as representative of the shareholders (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated February 15, 2023 (File No. 001-14010)).
2.2Separation Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2025, by and among Waters Corporation, Becton, Dickinson and Company and Augusta SpinCo Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated July 14, 2025 (File No. 001-14010)).†
2.3Amendment No. 1 to Separation Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2026, by and among Waters Corporation, Becton, Dickinson and Company and Augusta SpinCo Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated February 9, 2026 (File No. 001-14010)).†
2.4Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 13, 2025, by and among Waters Corporation, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Beta Merger Sub, Inc. and Augusta SpinCo Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated July 14, 2025 (File No. 001-14010)).†
3.1Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Waters Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K dated March 29, 1996 (File No. 001-14010)).+
3.2Certificate of Amendment of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Waters Corporation, dated as of May 12, 1999 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated August 11, 1999 (File No. 001-14010)).
3.3Certificate of Amendment of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Waters Corporation, dated as of July 27, 2000 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated August 8, 2000 (File No. 001-14010)).
3.4Certificate of Amendment of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Waters Corporation, dated as of May 25, 2001 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K dated March 28, 2002 (File No. 001-14010)).
3.5Certificate of Amendment of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Waters Corporation, dated as of June 24, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated July 31, 2024 (File No. 001-14010)).
3.6Amended and Restated Bylaws of Waters Corporation, dated as of February 23, 2024 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K dated February 27, 2024 (File No. 001-14010)).
4.1Description of Registrant’s Securities (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K dated February 24, 2021 (File No. 001-14010)).
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Exhibit NumberDescription of Document
10.1Waters Corporation Retirement Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated October 24, 1996 (File No. 333-96934)).*+
10.2Amended and Restated Waters 401(k) Restoration Plan, effective January 1, 2008. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated November 2, 2007 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.3Amended and Restated Waters Retirement Restoration Plan, effective January 1, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated February 27, 2009 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.4Amended and Restated Waters Corporation 1996 Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan, Effective January 1, 2008. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated February 27, 2009 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.52014 Waters Corporation Management Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated February 27, 2015 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.6Waters Corporation 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form S-8 dated July 10, 2009 (File No. 333-160507)).*
10.7Waters Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form S-8 dated September 5, 2012 (File No. 333-183721)).*
10.8Form of Waters 2012 Stock Option Agreement - Executive Officers (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 2012 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.9Form of Waters 2012 Stock Option Agreement - Directors (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 2012 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.10Form of Waters 2012 Restricted Stock Agreement - Directors (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 2012 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.11Form of Waters 2012 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Executive Officers - Five Year Vesting. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 2013 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.12Form of Waters 2012 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Executive Officers - One Year Vesting (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 2013 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.13Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 30, 2014, between Waters Corporation and the purchases named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated August 1, 2014 (File No. 001-14010)).
10.14First Amendment to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K/A dated March 1, 2019 (File No. 001-14010)).
10.15Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2016, between Waters Corporation and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated August 5, 2016 (File No. 001-14010)).
10.16First Amendment to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K/A dated March 1, 2019 (File No. 001-14010)).
10.17Form of Waters 2012 Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated December 15, 2016 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.18Form of Change of Control/Severance Agreement (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated March 27, 2017 (File No. 001-14010)).*
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Exhibit NumberDescription of Document
10.19Credit Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2017, among Waters Corporation, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., JP Morgan Europe Limited and other Lenders party thereto (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K dated February 27, 2018 (File No. 001-14010)).
10.20First Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2017, among Waters Corporation, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., JP Morgan Europe Limited and other Lenders party thereto (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K/A dated March 1, 2019 (File No. 001-14010)).
10.21Amendment and Restatement Agreement to the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 17, 2021, by and among the lenders and issuing banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated September 20, 2021 (File No. 001-14010)).
10.22Amendment and Incremental Commitment Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2023, by and among the Company, Waters Technologies Corporation, TA Instruments - Waters L.L.C., Waters Asia Limited, Environmental Resource Associates, Inc., the lenders party thereto, the issuing banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated March 7, 2023 (File No. 001-14010)).
10.23Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2019, between Waters Corporation and the purchasers named therein (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated September 16, 2019 (File No. 001-14010)).
10.24Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Waters Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K dated February 25, 2020 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.25President and Chief Executive Employment Agreement, dated July 14, 2020, between Waters Corporation and Udit Batra (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated July 29, 2020 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.26Change of Control/Severance Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2020, between Waters Corporation and Udit Batra (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated July 29, 2020 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.27Waters Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registration Statement filed on Form S-8 dated June 8, 2020 (File No. 333-239020)).*
10.28Employee Form of Stock Option Award Agreement under the Waters Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated July 29, 2020 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.29Director Form of Stock Option Award Agreement under the Waters Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated July 29, 2020 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.30Form of RSU Agreement under the Waters Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated July 29, 2020 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.31CEO Form of PSU Agreement under the Waters Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated July 29, 2020 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.32Employee (Non-CEO) PSU Agreement under the Waters Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated July 29, 2020 (File No. 001-14010)).*
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Exhibit NumberDescription of Document
10.33Director Form of RSA Agreement under the Waters Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated July 29, 2020 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.34Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2021, by and among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto, including the forms of notes (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated March 4, 2021 (File No. 001-14010)).
10.35Employment Offer Letter, dated April 16, 2021, between Waters Corporation and Amol Chaubal (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated May 6, 2021 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.36Change of Control and Severance Agreement, dated April 16, 2021, between Waters Corporation and Amol Chaubal (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated May 6, 2021 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.37Multi-Currency Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2023, between Waters Corporation, PGIM, Inc. and each of the purchasers listed on Schedules A-1 and A-2 attached thereto (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated May 11, 2023 (File No. 001-14010)).
10.38Master Note Facility Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2024, by and between Waters Corporation and NYL Investors LLC (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated July 18, 2024 (File No. 001-14010)).
10.39Employment Offer Letter, dated February 8, 2021, between Waters Corporation and Jianqing Bennett.*
10.40Employment Offer Letter, dated May 28, 2024, between Waters Corporation and Robert Carpio (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated May 6, 2025 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.41Employee (Non-CEO) Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Waters Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated May 6, 2025 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.42CEO Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Waters Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated May 6, 2025 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.43Employee Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Waters Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated May 6, 2025 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.44Employee Form of Stock Option Award Agreement under the Waters Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q dated May 6, 2025 (File No. 001-14010)).*
10.45Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2025, by and among Waters Corporation, Waters Technologies Corporation, TA Instruments - Waters L.L.C., Waters Asia Limited, Environmental Resource Associates, Inc., Wyatt Technology, LLC, the lenders party thereto, the issuing banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated May 29, 2025 (File No. 001-14010)).
10.46Waters Corporation Amended and Restated 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by references to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated June 13, 2025 (File No. 333-288030)).*
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Exhibit NumberDescription of Document
10.47Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2026, by and among Waters Corporation, Becton, Dickinson and Company and Augusta SpinCo Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated February 9, 2026 (File No. 001-14010)).†
10.48Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2026, by and among Waters Corporation, Becton, Dickinson and Company and Augusta SpinCo Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated February 9, 2026 (File No. 001-14010)).†
10.49Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2026, by and among Waters Corporation, Becton, Dickinson and Company and Augusta SpinCo Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated February 9, 2026 (File No. 001-14010)).†
10.50Transition Services Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2026, by and among Waters Corporation, Becton, Dickinson and Company and Augusta SpinCo Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated February 9, 2026 (File No. 001-14010)).†
10.51Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2026, by and among Augusta SpinCo Corporation, the lenders party thereto and Barclay Bank PLC, as administrative agent, and the other parties party thereto (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated February 9, 2026 (File No. 001-14010)).†
10.52Parent Guarantee Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2026, by and among Augusta SpinCo Corporation, Waters Corporation and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated February 9, 2026 (File No. 001-14010)).†
10.53Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2026, by and among Augusta SpinCo Corporation, Waters Corporation, the subsidiaries of Waters Corporation party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K dated February 9, 2026 (File No. 001-14010)).†
19.1Waters Corporation Insider Trading Policy (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K dated February 25, 2025 (File No. 001-14010)).
21.1Subsidiaries of Waters Corporation.
23.1Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm.
31.1Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
32.2Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
97Waters Corporation Mandatory Clawback Policy (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K dated February 27, 2024 (File No. 001-14010)).*
101The following materials from Waters Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Exhibit NumberDescription of Document
104Cover Page Interactive Date File (formatted in iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
+Paper Filing
†Annexes, schedules and/or exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) and/or Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted attachment to the SEC on a confidential basis upon request.
*Management contract or compensatory plan required to be filed as an exhibit to this Annual Report.
**This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filing, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.
(b)See Item 15 (a) (2) above.
Item 16:Form 10-K Summary

The optional summary in Item 16 has not been included in this Annual Report.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

WATERS CORPORATION
/s/ Amol Chaubal
Amol Chaubal
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: February 23, 2026

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 23, 2026.

/s/ Dr. Flemming Ornskov, M.D., M.P.H.Chair of the Board of Directors
Dr. Flemming Ornskov, M.D., M.P.H.
/s/ Udit Batra, Ph.D.President and Chief Executive Officer
Udit Batra, Ph.D.Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Amol ChaubalSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Amol Chaubal(Principal Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Linda BaddourDirector
Linda Baddour
/s/ Dan BrennanDirector
Dan Brennan
/s/ Richard FearonDirector
Richard Fearon
/s/ Claire M. Fraser, Ph.D.Director
Claire M. Fraser, Ph.D.
/s/ Pearl S. Huang, Ph.D.Director
Pearl S. Huang, Ph.D.
/s/ Wei JiangDirector
Wei Jiang
/s/ Heather KnightDirector
Heather Knight
/s/ Christopher A. KueblerDirector
Christopher A. Kuebler
/s/ Mark VergnanoDirector
Mark Vergnano

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