{"url_path":"/sec/wat/10-k/2026/item-12","section_key":"item-12","section_title":"Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-02-23","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000697/0001193125-26-062604-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-062604","cik":"0001000697","ticker":"WAT","issuer_name":"WATERS CORP /DE/","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000697/0001193125-26-062604-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001000697","primary_entity_name":"WATERS CORP /DE/"},"word_count":244,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 12: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters\n\nExcept for the Equity Compensation Plan information set forth below, this information will be contained in the 2026 Proxy Statement, under the heading “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management”. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.\n\nEquity Compensation Plan Information\n\nThe following table provides information as of December 31, 2025 about the Company’s common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options, warrants and rights under its existing equity compensation plans (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n  \nA\n \n  \nB\n \n  \nC\n \n\n \n  \nNumber of Securities to be\nIssued Upon Exercise of\nOutstanding Options,\nWarrants and Rights (1)\n \n  \nWeighted-Average Exercise\nPrice of Outstanding\nOptions, Warrants and\nRights (1)\n \n  \nNumber of Securities\nRemaining Available for\nFuture Issuance Under\nEquity Compensation Plans\n(excluding securities\nreflected in column (A))\n \n\nEquity compensation plans approved by security holders\n\n  \n \n1,008\n \n  \n$\n303.53\n \n  \n \n5,808\n \n\nEquity compensation plans not approved by security holders\n\n  \n \n— \n \n  \n \n— \n \n  \n \n— \n \n\n  \n\n \n\n \n\n \n  \n\n \n\n \n\n \n  \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nTotal\n\n  \n \n1,008\n \n  \n$\n303.53\n \n  \n \n5,808\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n \n\n \n  \n\n \n\n \n\n \n  \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(1)\n\nColumn (a) includes an aggregate of 402 shares of common stock to be issued upon settlement of restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance stock units. The weighted-average share price in column (b) does not take into account restricted stock, restricted stock units or performance stock units, which do not have an exercise price.\n\nSee Note 13, Stock-Based Compensation, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the material features of the Company’s equity compensation plans."}