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    Waters Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

    5/6/25 6:05:51 AM ET
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    8-K
    WATERS CORP /DE/ NYSE false 0001000697 0001000697 2025-05-06 2025-05-06
     
     

    UNITED STATES

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

     

     

    FORM 8-K

     

     

    CURRENT REPORT

    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

    of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2025

     

     

    Waters Corporation

    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

     

     

     

    Delaware   001-14010   13-3668640
    (State or other jurisdiction
    of incorporation)
      (Commission
    File Number)
      (IRS Employer
    Identification No.)

    34 Maple Street

    Milford, Massachusetts 01757

    (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

    (508) 478-2000

    (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

    N/A

    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

     

     

    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

     

    ☐

    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

     

    ☐

    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

     

    ☐

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     

    ☐

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

     

    Title of each class

     

    Trading
    Symbol(s)

     

    Name of each exchange
    on which registered

    Common stock, par value $0.01 per share   WAT   New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

     

     
     


    Item 2.02

    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

    On May 6, 2025, Waters Corporation (“Waters” or the “Company”) announced its results of operations for the quarter ended March 29, 2025. A copy of the related press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

    The information contained in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

     

    Item 9.01

    Financial Statements and Exhibits

     

    Exhibits     
    99.1    Waters Corporation press release dated May 6, 2025, for the quarter ended March 29, 2025.
    104    Cover page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

     


    Signatures

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     

        WATERS CORPORATION
    Dated: May 6, 2025     By:  

    /s/ Amol Chaubal

        Name:   Amol Chaubal
        Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
          (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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