Chaubal Amol 4

What Happened

• Amol Chaubal, Chief Financial Officer of Waters Corp (WAT), had 709 shares of common stock withheld by the company to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting/settlement of previously reported performance stock units. The per-share value used was $307.23, for a total of $217,826. This is a tax-withholding disposition (not an open-market sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-02; Filing date: 2026-03-03 (timely).
• Price per share: $307.23; Shares withheld/disposed: 709; Total value: $217,826.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not reported on this Form 4.
• Footnote: F1 — shares were withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding on vested/settled performance stock units.
• Transaction code: F (tax withholding/payment of tax liability). Not a 10b5-1 sale or gift; not reported late.

Context

• This was a routine net-share settlement to cover taxes when performance stock units vested—common for executives and does not necessarily indicate a change in sentiment. Purchases would generally be viewed as a stronger bullish signal than tax-withholdings or other non-market dispositions.