Waters Corporation Form 8-K Summary
Business Context and Reporting Period
This filing is a Current Report (Form 8-K) for Waters Corporation, a Delaware corporation, dated May 9, 2018. The report details the results of the Company's annual meeting of stockholders held on that date. A total of 70,592,506 shares were present or represented by proxy, representing approximately 90.16% of all shares entitled to vote.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This document focuses exclusively on corporate governance voting results and does not contain financial performance data.
Material Changes and Voting Results
The following matters were submitted to a vote of security holders:
- Proposal 1: Election of Directors - All eight nominated directors were re-elected. Notable voting results included:
- Christopher J. O'Connell: 63,370,689 For; 2,532,788 Against.
- Michael J. Berendt, Ph.D.: 60,249,178 For; 5,870,826 Against.
- Thomas P. Salice: 61,123,819 For; 5,117,888 Against.
- Flemming Ornskov, M.D.: 65,913,941 For; 328,356 Against.
- Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Auditor - Stockholders approved the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the independent registered public accounting firm with 69,135,164 votes For and 1,395,834 votes Against.
- Proposal 3: Executive Compensation (Say-on-Pay) - Stockholders adopted a non-binding advisory resolution approving executive compensation with 55,147,479 votes For and 11,053,542 votes Against.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide a clear value for guidance, outlook, management commentary, risks, contingencies, or unusual items.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the specific vote counts for directors receiving the highest "Against" votes (Michael J. Berendt and Thomas P. Salice) to assess shareholder sentiment.
- Confirm the total number of shares outstanding to contextualize the 90.16% participation rate.
- Review the Company's most recent 10-K or 10-Q for financial metrics, as this 8-K contains no financial data.
- Check subsequent filings for any changes in board composition or auditor selection following this meeting.