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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) October 17, 2017

 

 

Waters Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

01-14010   13-3668640
(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)

 

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b) On October 17, 2017, Douglas A. Berthiaume notified Waters Corporation (the “Company”) of his decision to resign as a Director and Chairman of the Board of the Company, effective December 31, 2017.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

The Company issued a press release on October 19, 2017 related to the matters discussed in Item 5.02 above. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Exhibit

99.1    Waters Corporation press release dated October 19, 2017


SIGNATURE

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: October 20, 2017     By:  

/s/ Sherry L. Buck

    Name:   Sherry L. Buck
    Title:   Senior Vice President and
      Chief Financial Officer